[AFTER its bluff of Friday night, the typhoon—or typhoons, if there were two in coalition, some observers thought its "fickle course.
Tk did actually veer away after directly threatening Shanghai, but early Saturday morning it changed course again and once more came directly towards Shanghai.
The very high wind caused a certain amount of damage—the uprooting of a big tree the British Consulate grounds and the hea: ings of the N.Y-K. on the Bund being typical. deluge of rain added to the unpleasantness, but the worst was the flooding of a very large part of the Settlement to the extent of several feet, through the wind, on the rising tide, whipping up to the Whangpo to an exceptional height.
Due precautions were taken in the daninens aren, specially airist flooded basetnents, which imigiv, be ya consequence of "high rater and" ire Brigade" pumps Frere held in readiness. In. the residential, areas the. more. wary Hoeoned "tele shutters rly and istered! up saplings and" Howe! Bushes In" both sections, those rho hil failed. to. close their win dows paid the price for new one She' wind also exacted. toll from Roosely "attached hoardings "and Station reported six or seven inches of water in the engine-room. Hong Kew and Tiendong Road stations had the same experience.
Late at night the Rowing Club was reported flooded and it was Inecessary to bring the boats from the. pontoon into the gymmasiumn. So great was the flood that water came up the overflow pipe into the [swiniming pool as Soochow Road bejeame inundated Their Own Weather most concerneds During the mom-shipping' people were" the
Ang' steamships arrived, "but the the 93rd Highlanders maint: nined And through it all, two men of unbroken guard over' the. military faflornoon saw the river" quiet. depot in Hongkong Rest. More he" Kulmetland, Hannah Moller, than two, of course, but two at a Havre Mara, and Nagasaki" Mar time. In'between rain squalls, they arrived from Japan and China tramped with parade-ground' pre-Borts, while five iver boats are 2 cision to meet and return, and when' Row "tied up after breasting the there Was a trifle too much rain aves of the Yangtze, they sought the shelter of their "Outgoing skippers as a rule delay-sentry-boxes, Every "now and sailings although those in charge St "the benident MeKinley and fan corporal would ade out see them dorring ity and that they President: Hoover took them out 10 had not been 20 cate lens as to. get on" Woorumg, 'Pwo. river-boats any "part of their "uniforms "or founded the. Whangpoo-Yangize corner before the wind gained great intensity, "Other than these hin accent, Was. well used te: such 'At least one of them, judged b Movements, shipping was' at A affairs, ahd apparently. dit "not Pootunie Point was flanked with Consider it anything. greatly differ: Yoeal erate five deep in places, {nt from what he had gone thtoush, while smaller boats filled the Probably off Skye or elsewhere sat Soochow Creek well unto the Chi the end' of "the road to, the Ines clang Road bridge. 'A "much Mood night, sentry, "Fine duced ferry service was maintain. her be na sac cushy." for your" litle Job!" "Ase, ed. until dark, while the hardy tampan man, daring for 'a fare, ound hig flat prow entirely awash.
How Shanghai Survived At 12 noon on Friday, the baron moter reading wag 7543 min, With the typhoon heading for noon. yesterday 748.3, A greater regions unknown after approaching drop _oceurved. between..0on and G'pm, when. the reading wa vanghad day was able to ithin sixty miles of the city,
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