A CHINESE WHIRLWIND.
DAMAGE AND LOSS OP LIFE. By M«gr«pli—Press Assoolatlon—OopyHfllst Peking, June 8. During a whirlwind at Maoao, on the Canton River, one' hundred perwns were drowned. Boatmen fired bombs and crackers to propitiate the anger of the gods. Many junks foundered • and widespread damage was caused.
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Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1772, 10 June 1913, Page 5
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48A CHINESE WHIRLWIND. Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1772, 10 June 1913, Page 5
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