A silver beaker commemorating the 1900 Hong Kong/Southern China Typhoon

A silver beaker presented to A F B Carpenter, by the agent and crew of the Steam Launch Tung Li, for rescuing them from destruction in the typhoon at Hong Kong November 1900. The storm was known as the Geng-Zi typhoon disaster, due to 1900 being known as the “Geng-Zi” year. The storm dissipated late on November 10 over southern China. A rare November typhoon, the storm produced severe waves that damaged and sank 270 boats in Hong Kong’s harbor, including a British gunboat and a dredge.