THE TYPHOON.
PRESS ASSOCIATION —COPYRIGHT London, Sept. 19. Reuter’s Manila correspondent states that it is reported that a thousand lives have been lost at Hong Eong. A British destroyer at Taku and two British river boats have been damaged. At Hong Kong twelve ships were sunk and twenty-four are ashore. Beven were damaged, including the Polynesian, Strathmore, and Radnorshire. Half the native oraft were Bunk. The Admiralty states that the Algerine, not the Phoenix, was damaged.
THOUSANDS OF LIVES LOST.
PRESS ASSOCIATION—COPYRIGHT Received 9.18 p.m., Sept. 20. Hong Kong, Sept. 20. Hoare Tsehop, Viceroy of Hong Kong, who was crossing from neighboring islands at the outset of the Btorm, is missiDg, Yesterday hie lauooh was found stranded. Received 10.21 p.m., Sept. 20. Lord Elgin tslegraphed to Sir Matthew Nathan, Governor of Hong Kong, King Edward’s deep regret at the calamity. The KiDg is grieved to hear of the itc-, mense loss of life among Chinese. He expresses sympathy with the immedate sufferers and the whole of Hong Kong oommunity. The Government also sent oondoleno s. ~ There are indications that several thou* sands of Chinese water-dwellers perished,
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1866, 21 September 1906, Page 2
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