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THE SEA. 



water; but now the name is given by foreigners to the whole island. The island is 

 about nine miles in length, and has a very rugged and barren surface, consisting of rocky 

 ranges of hills and mountains, intersected by ravines, through which streams of the purest 

 water flow unceasingly. Victoria, Hong Kong, is the capital of the colony, and the seat 



CYCLONE AT CALCUTTA. 



of government. It extends for more than three miles east and west, part of the central 

 grounds being occupied by military barracks and hospitals, commissariat buildings, colonial 

 churches, post-office, and harbour-master's depot, all of which are overlooked by the 

 Government-house itself, high up on the hill. Close to the sea-beach are the commercial 

 houses, clubs, exchange, and market-places. 



It was the shelter, security, and convenience offered by the harbour that induced our 



