Bombay, July 2.
An unprecedented breakdown ju munications between Bombay and telegraphic and telephonic com-all principal cities in India and almost complete paralysis of rail traffic from Bombay, followed, the heaviest rainfall experienced " by Bombay and surrounding areas during the present monsoon.
The rain. which fell for 36 hours, was accompanied by cyclonic. conditions. Over 15 inches of rain fell in western Ghats, near Bombay, resulting in heavy floods near one of Bombay's suburban junctions from which railway traffic branches off throughout India.
The causesd breaches at two points and there was a considerable dislocation of traffic. Bombay terminus was crowded with passengers whose trains had been cáncelled.—Reuter.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.