Great Storm at Hong Kong
A.;. ' ■ ■• ■ # By Electne Telegraph.— Copyright. fPE& DOTTED PBESS ASSOCIATION. J TItrBBDAYIBLA.ND. June 17. Pazsbu^u& of • the storm at Hong Kong ad^May 29 show that the effects were most disastrous. The damage is estimated at 1,000,000d015. All business aad shipping traffic were stopped The lower parts of the 'town were deluged aife 'tiirned' into an immense lake. ' ThfetoSs- of life was considerable and thotign the exa«t number is not known, probalay. i; lt.;iß not fewer than 50*. -A as 3,' coinpt»ed chiefly of matting, was struck by, lightning and «ight of the occupants killed. . Some idea of th« .nature of the storm may be gathered l fro in the -fact that in five hours 24itt Ti 6f rain fell. The total rainfall in three days was 43in.
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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2, 20 June 1889, Page 3
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