Old Storm-centre. Outbreaks in Szechuan
PEKIN, Tuesday.--Missionaries from Szechuan report that Tuan Fang, actingviceroy of the province, has been assassinated…
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Cyclone Thompson V. Bandsman Rice. Bandsman Bangs, Biffs, and Batters the Alleged Cyclone. Thompson Makes a Poor Showing Twenty Rounds of Tussle. Rice Wins Decisively
Only a poor muster at the Stadium on Saturday night. Johnnie Thompson was tipped to simply wipe the floor with the Bandsman person. He failed to wipe the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Hot, Squally, and Dusty. 91.8 Recorded in the City. Westerly Gale Raging. Rain in the South
Hot, squally, and dusty conditions prevailed in the city yesterday. Shortly After 6 a.m. the wind went round from north-east to the north-west, and…
Continued on Trove, page 9 →Boxing "Cyclone" Thompson Defeated. "Bandsman" Rice Wins All the Way the Boxer and the Fighter—a Chasing Match
"Ba[?]dsman" Rice out-boxed and out-manoouvred "Cyclone" Johnny Thompson from beginning to end of twenty rounds it the Stadium on Saturday night last…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →The Welsh Floods
LONDON, Tuesday.—Further details of the floods in Wales state that the tinplate works at Fo[?]tad we have been inundated, and 500 men rendered idle. Several railway bridges have…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in Wales. People Homeless and Workless
LONDON, Monday evening.--Following upon heavy rains, large areas or the Swansea Valley are flooded. Many workhouses have been inundated, and…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in Wales. Swansea Valley Inundated. London, Dec. 18
Large areas in the Swansea Valley are flooded, and many workhouses are inundated, scores of people being homeless. A bridge at Aberdare collapsed, and two…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Australasia Beats Wales. Game Played in a Gale. London
Wales went under to the Australasian footballers today, The game was contested in a gale, which interfered with the play and kept many…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Strathardle in a Gale
The steamer Strathardie had a wild experience in a gale after leaving Auckland. She ran into the storm on the 13th inst. off the Three Kinggs. It started at north, veered to…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →Floods in Portugal. Thousands of Cattle Drowned
LISBON, Thursday Evening.—Serious rainstorms and cyclones have occurred, and the Tagus and others rivers have overflowed their banks…
Continued on Trove, page 10 →After Storms--plunder. Big Gales Responsible for Salvage
As a healthy open-air sport, with plenty of excitement in it, and if you are lucky, with a little money in it as well, "salvaging" can be strongly recommended…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Severe Storms. Floods in Portugal. Lisbon, Dec. 21
Rainstorms, accompanied by cyclones, have [?]sed the Tagus and other rivers to rise. The lower parts of Lisbon, Oporto, and [?]ewhere are flooded, and thousands of…
Continued on Trove, page 19 →Alone on a Lugger During a Fierce Gale
Captain Dunn, of the sailing lugger Flower of Essex, who was carried away while lowering the ship's boat during a great a gale. His two cabin boys. William Thorogood (the taller of the two) and George Knapp, were left alone on the lugger, and spent a terrible night. All three were rescued, and the photograph shows them together again at Calais. The dog Tim was also aboard the Flower of Essex…
Continued on Trove, page 3 →Gales in France. Damage and Loss of Life.telephone Service Disorganised
PARIS. Friday Evening.—Terrific gales have occurred throughout France, resulting in loss of life and much damage. The foreign telephone services have been cut…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Rough Weather. in England and Portugal Floods in Lisbon
LISBON, Thursday Evening.--Owing to continuous rainstorms and cyclones the Tagus and other rivers have overflowed and flooded the low- lying parts of Lisbon and Oporto…
Continued on Trove, page 13 →Gales and Wrecks. Great Loss of Life on French and English Coasts. Battleship in Trouble. London, Friday Night
It is feared that the White Rose of Liverpool has been lost off Plymouth with her eleven hands. Other wrecks are reported from the North…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →Potted Thunderstorms. Firework Novelties
Would you, like a genie of the Arabian Nights, like to conjure up a thunderstorm in your back garden? If so, says a London exchange, the awe-inspiring deed can be done for fourpence…
Continued on Trove, page 21 →A Rough Voyage. Violent Gales Encountered
The Coramba experienced heavy gales and high seas during her voyage. A departure was taken from Troon on October 18, but shortly after a heavy gale from the south-west set…
Continued on Trove, page 5 →Terrific Gales in France. Paris, Dec. 22
Terrific gales have occurred throughout France, and the foreign telephone lines have been interrupted. Several aeroplanes at Etampes were…
Continued on Trove, page 7 →The Deep' S Dangers. Fierce Gales at Sea. Disasters to Shipping
LONDON, Friday. Evening.--The heavy gales which are raging on the English and French coasts have been the cause of many disasters. It is feared that the British steamer White…
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