Tsingtao, Aug. 8, Tsingtao has just emerged from the throes of a typhoon which lasted for practically. five whole days. The strong winds blowing piled the wild seas high on the beaches, damaging many front row bathing boxes at the Strand Beach, also the road at the east end, The sea wall at the Pacific Road Beach was breached and a foreign man, woman and two children were injured at the German Beach—they were foolish enough to try conclu~ sions with the heavy seas there and were bruised and out on the rocks, Diving rafts at all the beaches were damaged and sent adrift and the wild seas even broke over and on. to the Foods.
Light and telephone wires and many trees suffered damage also and shipping schedules were disarranged causing many holidaymakers returning to Shanghai to be held up. The winds abated on the 6th and misty and uncertain weather prevails now. tion was not yet complete, as witness the recent purge and executions of high oflieers many of whom were Dr. Yen's personal friends, and. the tremendous social, economical and political experiments were being watched by the world with great interest, He also said that in respect to the size and nature of Russia, Tue Civic Association of the First!
[Special District in Shanghai has recently received large quantities of Jserap iron and copper from citizens in the district, according to a local report to the China Times which says that the Association will continue to collect the discarded metals.
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