ering round the spit of land at port Arthur, where the caltfeldls are, the billows tore off a huge piece of lana which disappeared a few seconds after in the wash. The harbour there, as in Dairen, was_chock-a-block with tiny' boats, sheltering from the Uncommonly forceful blow, About of them were caught outside the harbour when the squall was gather~ ing strengin and round 49 were coon smashed, "All shipping. was tied up in port for {wo days until the vehomenc® of the boisterous winds died down, The unfortunate crops inthe Axwntung Territory which, owing the drought this year have been Anguinye long wearily between Rife nd'death, wore given their coup de grace by" the storm, 'The. kaoliang ind mule were either blown flat ino the mud oF upended from the orth altogether, "When the force wind subsided. what had been dry Telds "of ples was a squashy Atreleh "of waterlogged ground, the Sime as where the saltelds' had beer Damage we the goods stored in the godowns a the piers and. that. tarpulincovered in) the "open, is es-fiated conservatively. at. ¥.2,000,000. That ix it any of it is recoverable. Ternot the loss wilt run into, at least 500,000, The fierce blow, which brought rain with it such og has not been Seen in Dairen for many years played more tricks with the city, As the Wwaler went pouring into one of the Iwo great power stations the lights went out and for some. time after {rans could be seen either dragging themselves laboriously. along like sorely wounded monsters asthe power came. on spasmodically, of Fete in sad state.
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