On the last day of the month 9 vicious typhoon rudely shociced re~ Gidents of Dairen out of the lethargy induced by one of the hottest sum= mers on record as it tore wildly through the city, fAinging the green fruit from trees in mischievous abandon and ashing the sea to such a frenzy thet it leapt over the Draokwaters and piled up en the wharves to a dept fof over three feet.
The furious wind, driving the usually placid sea into hugo waves, provided many spectacular sight Bampans and other small boats that nnd gone adrift were carried of terrific speed, to the bottom of the sea-valeg and then shot up to the top of the hills as though launched from a catapult, Sometimes they even lett the surface of the sea and Were thrown Into the alr, to be overturned after a little while and sunk when the sea tired of its play.
Sweeping irresistibly up the beach at Rokotan the lower portion of the Hotel there was 6oon under several feot of water and, as the soa rushed inwards, these living near the beach nad to scuttle to safety leaving their houses and contents 10 make out as est they could, Tntent upon putting a full stop to pathing at Hoshigaura the waves merrily danced up. the beach and swept away every bathing cabin there. People in the vicinity had to scurry to safety or they would! have een eat ried out to sea by the tre
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