To-day's Advertisements.
PUBLIC AUCTION.
THE Undersigned have received instructions
from THE REGISTRAR, SUPREME COURT,
to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION,
ON
FRIDAY, the 14th June, at Noon,
at their Sales Remins, Ice House Street, FOURTEEN NEW SINGER'S SEWING i
MACHINES.
ALSO:
A quantity of AMERICAN
LAMPS.
FANCY
TERMS: As Usual.
Hongkong, 12th June, 1901.
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers.
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PUBLICJAUCTION. HEUndersigned have received instructions The Official Receiver to Sell by
PUBLIC AUCTION, R THE TAX CHEUNG| Firm in Bankruptcy, Oil
FRIDAY, the 14th June, at Noon, their Sales Rooms, Ice House Street.
A QUANTITY OF
PIECE GOODS, FURNITURE. FIXTURES,
&c.
•
Str. TERMSAs Usual..
HUGHES & HOUGH,
Government Auctioneers, Hongkong, 12th June, 1901.
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THEM. FREDRICK ELWOON SCHATY
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THE
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gaps filled up with the mud which does for mortar in this Colony. In any other place than Hongkong this wall would be con demned by the Authorities and would be immediately pulled down. Why sugh jerry- built affairs are allowed to be put up we really don't know, for they must lead to Collapses and loss of life.
Where the old Stag Hotel is being demolished the wall of the house to the westward is expused, and is a splendid ex ample of the jerry builder's art. It is a niere jumble of old odds and ends of brick put to LOR Three Months, from zoth JUNE, 2gether anyhow, and on top of this it seems that a couple of new storeys have been FURNISHED HOUSE at KOWLOON.
built. We should like, to know who gave permission for such a rash act. There are targe cracks apparent here and there, and to us the whole affair looks as if the least push would bring it toppling down. When it does fall we hope that a few of those responsible may be beneath.
Apply to
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Hongkong, 12th June, 1901.
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EYE SIGHT.
Mr. N. LAZARUS, Occulist-Optician, of London and Calcutta" may be consulted for SPECTACLES
at 16, Queen's Road Central,'!
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Business hours-9 AM. 10 5 ĒM. GREAT proportion of cataracts and
A diseases affecting those advancing in life
occur to thase having some deficiency in the constriction of the eyes-the inany years of Eye Strain ending in serious forms of disease. Glasses specially adapted in youth to those requiring them save and preserve the sight.
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The Situation in the North. Our Tientsin Correspondent, in the leiter which we published yesterday, does not look at the present state of affairs with any great hopes of the troubles speedily being brought to a close. Qur. Correspondent is not a pessimist, but sees further than most folk, as is evidenced by the fact that it was he alone who drummed into the heads of the Author: ities and the Public the approach of the Boxer rising, as a reference to back numbers of the paper will show,
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
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'NOTICE.
a prize of fifty dollars for the best sketch of a project for the capture of this island by a hostile force, Russian, or French or both combined, not with a view to permanent oc cupation but with a view to the destruction of the Naval Yard, Arsenal and Barracks and the retirement of the hostile force to its ships, the actual position of affairs at the moment In Hongkong and the actual strength of our fleet and its distribution being assumed, and war declared, or about to be declared,
This is a subject which should readily in- terest our readers, and we trust that we shall have a good batch of manuscripts to consider. Articles should not exceed two thousand words in length; they must be written on one side of the paper only and should reach this office before 5 pm on Saturday, 29th instant. All articles to be addressed to:-
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THERE are temporary vacancies in the Colonial Secretary's Office for a typewriting clerk; salary, 5:00 per month, and an office clerk, salary $50 per month, vide advertisement appearing elsewhere.
We shall be obliged if any subscriber on receiving his paper late or irregularly will write on the Wrapper of the paper the Time of delivery, etc, and forward the Wrapper to the Manager, Hongkong Telegraph Co., La., 50 Queen's Road Central. The wrapper will enable us to check the delivery cooliės.
It may be noticed that we are publishing a gazette of interest to the shipping community generally, giving the games of officers on leave,
any information from our readers tending to keep the column up to date.
We hear that Mr. J. Williams' of the Hangchow is down with typhoid at Shanghai. We hope titis will be prove to be untrue-" Genial Johnny. It reminds us of Bret Harte's lines,
"There was Dick, Harry and Jim
All' no account mes
THE BEACONSFIELD FIRE. Yesterday afternoon the enquiry on the fire- at the barber's saloon in Beaconsfield Arcade
was resumed.
Mr. Hastings represented the owner of the premises, and Mr. Robinson the Commercial Union Insurance Company.
Mr. Hastings drew his Worship's attention to the fact that the Insurance Company had removed certain furniture from the shop, and objected to this step.
And theu to take him."
We draw our readers attention to the advertise- ment in another column of the well-known Green Island Cement Company, where it will
Mr. Robinson-The police are in possession. be seen that the price of coment has been ad-release before it had been decided to hold # His Worship said he had given an order of vanced jo cents per cask and 30 cents per bag, court of enquiry. The case, however, might of 375 lbs, and 250 hs. respectively. The in- go on meantime.
A half-brother of Mr. da Roza, the owner of crease dates from June 1st.
the shop, was called. He deposed that when he got home after leaving the shop on the night of the fire he did not go out again, nor did his brother. Witness did not go to the shop next morning, as his sister was very ill, and he had to look after her; he knew nothing, about the fire until bis brother came home with the acys. Witness did not know what was the cause of the outbreak.
A NATIVE correspondent of a Shanghai paper suggests a very reasonable explanation of the recent fires at Poking. He says that the eunuchs have long been selling the contents of these palaces, which have been left in their charge since the capture of Peking; they are now alarmed at the news that the Court conten-
plates returning, knowing that their heails are at stake if their thefts are detected, and it is to cover up their tracks that the palaces have.
been set on fire.“
THEY say that once you are Fast of Suez you leave manners-and some, even Rudyard inter alias, say moralslikewise-behind you. But this is not so. True Oriental politeness is the very same and mould of manners: We have come across a recent instance. A very busy merchant received a call from a Bengali gentleman, who sent in his card. The merchant, who was wrest ling with a cohort of brokers at that moment, wrote across it' Kindly wait a few minutes. The cares and troubles of jute, or grey shirtings, of something like that, swarmed thick upon the merchant and he forgot all about his caller. Five hours later the merchant received a slip upon which was written :-
Please may I wait a little longer? Could Rangoon Times.
SANITARY BOARD.
A meeting of the Sauitary Board will be held on Thursday, the 13th June, at 4.15 p.m.
.
:
ORDERS OF THE DAY,
relative to the erection of properly lighted and Minute hay His Excellency the Governor ventilated Chinese houses.
By Mr. Robinson-Witness remembered calling at the office of the Commercial Union some time before the fire, but did not recollect the date.
Mr. Hastings objected to this evidence, say ing that it was irrelevant.
Mr. Robinson said the evidence was neces sard, as it affected the credibility of evidence of the first witness, the owner of the shop.
His Worship I do not see that it bears on the cause of the fre
After further argument the objection was sustained.
By bis. Worship-Witness's brother left for the shop on the morning of the first at the usual time.
Marius Liblain, commercial traveller, was next examined. 11e said he travelled in the
Far East for twenty odd firms, including some of the largest dealers in perfumery and essences in France. Three times between the 17th, 18th, and 19th ult, he called on Mr. da Roza to do business with him, and examineil his stock. He saw some essences for making Mr. da Roza's special lotion; these essences witness valued at between four and five thousand francs. In the shop there was perfumery of expansive 35,000 francs. Mr. da Roza gave two orders for perfumery to the amount of about 11,000 francs.
By Mr. Robinson-Witness made more than a cursory inspection of Mr. da Roza's stock, and opened the drawers and show cases.
Mr. Hastings questioned the intelligibility of a question by Mr. Robinson relative to the con tents of certain drawers being taken as repre- sentative samples of the rest of the goods in the shop.
Our Correspondent points out, and very truly too, that none of the real instigators of the rising against foreigners have been adequately punished. The Chinese have Constantly recurring headaches, spells of hoodwinked the whole of the European dimness when reading, weak eyes, the letters Powers and we are at the present time no running together; any of these symptoms indi-further ahead than we were at the commence cate a deficiency in the form of the eye requir ment of afhirs last year. It is being freely stated, too, that the troops who are now ing Classes only to correct and cure.
Mr. LAZARUS supplies his SPECTACLES leaving the north have been ordered to do only after testing the sight.
so by the Chinese Government, and he must rzek ADVICE FREE.
be very ignorant of Chinese affairs who cannot see that such a statement will be promations, trusfers, etc. We imagine it will politencas soar to a greater height than this brands, the total value of which would be about accepted far and wide throughout the Chibe found useful by many shipping people here, nese Empire as the true explanation of the who can see at a glance where their friends are withdrawal of the Allies.
We have continually pointed out how nu
at the time. We shall be much obliged for A. S. WATSON & CO., good could possibly accrue were any of the troops withdrawn before the return of the Court to Peking, and we have no hesitation in saying that this condition, viz., that the THE Rajah of Sarawak has issued the follow- Court should return before terms were dis- ing notification to the inhabitants of his capital: cussed, should have heen insisted upon. Owners and occupiers of land in Kuching The suspension of the examinations as a are requested to keep, as far as they are able punishment has fallen through too, and it is to do so, the sensitive plant from growing and not too much to say that our European spreading. This pernicious weed if allowed to Diplomatists have given in all along the line and have been hopelessly defeated by the row destroys in time all good grass and pastu more cunning Chinese. It was a greatge, as may be seen in adjacent places WATERS mistake to discuss anything with China. Singapore for example. We have some waste That is not the way to deal with pieces of land in Kowloon, where a sensitive Orientals at all. The Powers should have plant of some species or other has destroyed decided upon their joint demands and pre- the grass, such as it is.
them and then refused to abate one OUR FACTORIES are construct-sented. They should have refused ed with every attention to the best to negotiate through any persons appointed by the Court but should have insisted upon Principles that sanitary science can the return of the Empress Dowager and her unfortunate nephew to the Capital and suggest; and our NEW FACTORY should have carried on all negotiations dir- | at WEST POINT is the LARGEST ect with them. When, we wonder, will European Diplomatists see that China can and BEST EQUIPPED in the FAR only be brought to account by firmness? Directly one concession is made a thousand EAST.
more are asked or taken, and so it will be to the end of the chapter, unless we adopt other methods of dealing with China.
As matters now stand it looks very much as though-the conservative party amongst
THE LEADING MANUFACTURERS
ÆRATED
IN THE FAR EAST..
A perfect System of Filtration is
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FOR ANPING VIA SWATOW AND AMOY. THE Company's Steamship
"MAIDZURU MARU," Captain K. Suzuki, will be despatched for the above Ports,on WEDNESDAY, the 26th instant
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the northern Chinese were merely waiting for the withdrawal of the troops to com- mence operations once more. This time,
We hear that the great exodus of Chinese which is taking place from the Colony is affecting many of the firms which employ Chinese labour. It is the better paid men who can afford to go their villages to escape the plague, and these, men are the most valuable ones to their employers and consequently the most missed. It is a great pity that these people cannot be brought to see that they gain nothing by going from one plague-stricken spot to another. If the inhabitants of villages to which they fice had a grain of sense they would pack these very undersirable visitors back to Hongkong post haste, but then the Chinaman does not possess common senses regards sanitation, and so the plague is spread far and wide.
Mr. Robinson said he could not cross- examine properly if witnesses were called-out
The witness was withdrawn and will be re examined later.
2. Reply from the Hohourable the Colonial of order.. Secretary relative to the natural and artificial 3. Replies from Government relative to the lighting of the Central Market. Board's recommendation regarding the Esti- next witness, examined by Mr. Robinson, said mates for 1902.
4. Reply from Government relative to the submission of plans showing the laying out of new districts.
་ ་་་
5 Reply from Government regarding the cinsing of Chinese theatres.
6. Letter from Government concerning the use of quicklime in burying plague cases.
7. Mr. Ed. Osborne, pursuant to notice, will
move-
a
Private Kent Royal Welsh Fusiliers, the
he was under the verandah at Beaconsfield Arcade between nine and ten o'clock on the
night of the fire, and saw Mr. da Roza leave his shop in company with another man. This was between 9:30 and 9.45. Witness, who knew Mr. da Roza personally, saw him stoop down to lock the door, and then walk away in an eastern direction.
By Mr. Hastings--No one was with witness when he saw Mr. da Roza. The first person to whom he mentioned having seen him was a fireman. Nine days after the fire the police telegraphed in Stonecutter's Island for witness. Since the fire he had been to the Commercial Union Insurance Company's office, where he
under observation) be allowed to remain in That persons suffering from Plague (or their own homes provided all other persons occupying the same floor are removed, except
saw Mr. Davis and told him what be had seen written certificate be produced from a medical 3 adults to attend the patient, and provided
before the fire. Mr. Davis told him to go with practitioner that he has charge of the case. Such medical practitioners to be nominated by the police. Witness was stage manager at a per- Government, their names and addresses pub-formance at St. Patrick's Club on the 18th ult, ished, and to report at once to the Medical which Mr. da Roza and his brother gave a turn. Officer of Health if they find the patient is hot He had had no dispute with Mr. da Roma about kept isolated, in which event the patient be the performance, and did not ask him for $5. It was not a fact that ever since then he had been immediately removed to the Plague Hospital.
worrying Mr. da Roza for $5. He got no re- muneration, and did not expect any. Another soldier was to give evidence, but he had bad
Witness left the barracks at half-past seven on the night of the fire, and went to the Colonial, Hotel, where he had two lemonades and bitters. His Worship-What is lemonade and bitters? Any alcohol in it?
2 That the bodies of Chinese who have died of Plague may be coffined in the usual. Chinese manner by relatives or friends and
The Machinery used is of the Latest we have little doubt, they will take steps to THE Bombay Gazelle says:The s.s. Manila. Temoved from the Colony without any restric-nothing to do with the performance at the club.
Type.
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The Waters produced are of the highest class and excellence; as testi fied to by the best English makers.
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Hongkong.
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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12, 1991.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.
Jerry Buildings. There are one or two splendid instances of jerry building now on view to which we would like to call the attention of the Authorities and the public. An inspection of the house near the German Tavern, in Queen's Road, at which the fire occurred the other day, will show that the water from the fire engines has made a clean sweep of the so-called mortar from between the bricks wherever the stream happened to
draw the Yangtze Provinces into the general conflagration, and if they succeed the Powers will have only themselves blame. And so long as this state of anarchy continues there can be no hope for trade or anything else in China. Matters will go on for a year or two fairly quietly, perhaps, and then another outburst will occur which will probably throw the last into the shade from its fierceness and widespread influence.
REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.
THE TRANSVAAL, ARMING OF SURRENDERED BURGHERS.
LONDON, June 10th. Surrendered burghers in the Middleburg district of the Transvaal have been armed by the British, and are willingly protecting stock grazing on the Cowlands.
THE ALLIES IN CHINA. It is stated in Berlin" that during the absence of Count von Waldersee from China, the Powers have agreed that; the senior officers of the allied contingents shall resume command of their own troops.
LATER.
THE CHINESE INDEMNITY QUESTION.
America has formally apprised the Powers strike, the result being that the walls are that she does not consent to a joint guarantee in a most dangerous condition. From this it is evident that it is merely the for the Chinese indemnity. outside coating of stucco which holds, many of our jerry-built structures, together.
BRITISH SOUTH AFRICA,
A despatch from Lord Kitchener states
"SAMBIA," Captain Schmidt, having arrived from the above Porta, Consiguees of Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills of Lading for countersignature by the Undersigned and to Take away this-and-let-the-rain-have full- take immediate delivery of their goods from play on a wall and the result would be a alongside.
Optional Cargo will be forwarded unless collapse. We have no doubt but that fully that 2,640 Boers were killed, taken prisoners, notice to the contrary be given before 5. P., fifty per cent, of the houses in Hongkong and surrendered during May. Since the 1st TO-DAY
are built on the saine lines. The so-called instant, the figures total 472. Any Cargo impeding her discharge will be mortar is merely a little earth and water landed into the Godowns of the Hongkong and mixed together and dabbed on and, unless Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Limited, protected by the stucco, it is easily washed and stored at Consignees risk and expense.
No Claims will be admitted after the Goods out by the rain. As for holding a wall together have left the Godowns and all Goods remaining it is of no use whatever, and the walls would undelivered after the 19th instant, will be subject be nearly as strong if they were built without to renter R
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods are to be left in the Gedowns, where they will be examined on the 19th instant, at 3 P.M.
No Fire Insurance has been effected.
HAMBURG-AMERIKA LINIE,
Hongkong Officer
mortar at all.
Between Nos. 168 and 172 Queen's Road is a gep left by a house which has been pulled down. The wall thus exposed shows that it is, just where the joists of the first floor run across, built of a lot of odds and
WEATHER REPORT,
The Observatory report says:- On the 12th at 12.5 p.m. the barometer has fallen considerably on the E and S.E. coasts of China. Pressure is in defect generally, with a depression over the North of the Sea of Japan, and another area of low pressure lying over the S.E. roast of China and Formosa Gradients slight for S.W winds in S. China Forecast
tions.
AGENDA.
1. Correspondence relative to the public
latrines.
2. Plan of a latrine in Hing Wan Street. 3. Correspondence relative to a new Plague Cemetery.
4. Two additional Mortuaries and one Plague Cemetery at Kowloon."
plague patients on Kowloon Marine Lat No. 5. Application relative to the treatment of
6. Report of the analysis of the public Water Supplies of the Colony for the month of May. of two samples of Milk.
7: Correspondence relative to the analysis
(Captain R. L. Hadlock, R.NR) bringing a second contingent of Buer prisoners from South Africa, for Ahmednagar, arrived in Bom-
The vessel anchored off the Sassoon Dock, bay Harbour about midnight on the 21st ult. where the prisoners were landed on Wednes day afternoon. They were brouglit ashore in barges and subsequently despatched in two trains to Ahmednagar. The strictest pre-go. cautions were observed to prevent the re- currence of any incident like that con- nected with the arrival of the previous contingent, when one of the prisoners escap. ed. On that occasion permits were issued to privileged persons to enter the jetty shed at the Prince's Dock,; but in spite of the pre- cautions observed some people without passes got inside the barricades. On the present occasion the place of landing was changed, ne permits were issued and instructions had been given that nobody except the military on duty would be allowed in the dockyard during the disembarkation and entraining of the prisoners. The Boers brought by the Manila number 490 and include four officers. The escort numbers twelve officers and io men.
B. The analysis of a sample of water taken from No. 14 Des Voeux Road Central
9. Sporadic cases of Bubonic Plague at Swatow,
ended June rotli, rgar,
10. Lime-washing Report for the fortnight
1. Mortality Returns from Macao for the weeks ended May 26th, and June 2nd, 1901.
12. Mortality Statistics for this Colony for the week ended May 25th, 1901.
CORRESPONDENCE.
We do not necessarily endorse the opinions expressed by Correspondents in this column.]
A. RUBBISH HEAP.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "Hongkong TeleGRAPH," " DEAR SIX-I hope this time I won't be accused of having "plunged into print without assuring myself of my facts."
responsible for the rubbish that is thrown in the street since the fire occurred in Queen's, Road West since Saturday night ?
I believe we are in a civilised country, and under the flag of Great Britain and Ireland whose flag and name is a terror to the whole world, and yet such a disgraceful thing is allowed to take place. Can you tell me, Sir who is responsible for this affair? Surely there must be a person responsible, the Police, the Sanitary Board, or somebody whose special duty is to look after the health of the Colony, especially when we have the plague playing Buck havoc in our midst, sparing neither rich nor poor. Men
Tute Australian correspondent of the N. C Daily News, writing from Melbourne on the 25th of April says:-Messrs. A. H. Byron and A. R. Baird of Melbourne, claim to have dis. What I want to know at present is who is covered a new motive power. "Lighter than air, considerably more powerful than dynamite, exceedingly simple and nominal in cost-these are some of the virtues which the new "ele ment" (as it is termed by an enthusiastic admirer) is stated to possess, It has been named "Byronite," after the principal of the fim, and communications are in progress with the British Admiralty concerning its advantages for submarine torpedo boat purposes. "Byro nite" consists of a powder like fine sand manu factured, it is said, from cheap vegetables. On lie application of a certain chemical to this sub stance a gas is generated which can be used, it We claim," says is said, in any gas engine. Mr. Baird, "that we can take a mail steamer from Australia to England with twenty tons of this motive power, the cost of which is only about 5 per ton. Boilers, coals, funnels and stokers can be dispensed with. Mr. Byron is also the inventor of an air ship, the motive power of which is to be "Byronjte,” and he expects to have the ship completed within a month, when he proposes to ascend from the Exhibition grounds, and sail five miles beyond
Rip and back
“ân hour and
I am almost certain Six, if you take a drive and have a look at place between the German Tavern and The Rose, Shamrock and Thistle you will confirm my statements,
Thanking you in anticipation...
Yours,
ELE
Wimess explained that there was not, Continuing, Private Kent said he went from had a glass of beer. Caing from there to the the "Colonial to the "Criterion," where he
followed by a beer. It was close on 9.30 when Travellers," he had a lemonade and brandy, he left the Travellers' Rest. Witness pro ceeded past the Cricket Ground in the direc tion of Murray Pier. Then he heard a cry of fire, and on going back saw smoke coming from the door of No. 9. Witness was not in the Victoria Hotel that night, and he did not tell anyone there that he had seen, Mr. da Roza five minutes before the fire..
By his Worship-Mr. da Roza, when witness saw him, was dressed in white and woren straw hat. He met him again on the Sunday follow- ing the fire, at St. Joseph's Church; witness did not then ask for $5. A week ago Mr. da
him to come and have a drink. They went Roza met witness at the Magistracy, and naked to the "Criterion," and had a small “ shandy each. Speaking in English. Mr. da Roza asked "What do you know about me?". Witness replied "I saw you leave the shop five minutes before the fire." To this Mr. da Roza sàid....... "Don't you say anything like that about me, or I'll get into trouble. I'll give you a splendid lady's wig, and you can come to the Victoria and have a champagne whenever you like.” Witness answered "No, I must speak the truth."
P. G. Daveney, in answer to his Worship, said--On the night of 21st May, about seven- teen minutes to ten, the fire alarm bell rang at the Central Police Station. I dressed and ran down to the scene of the Gre, and tried to burst open the door. I could not, however, and bad to get the assistance of a civiilan, but even then we could not break it in: J looked througli grating in the door, and saw that it was held by a large piece of wood, one end of which rested against an object about ten feet from the door, and the other end against the door itself. Three of us, taking a running kick at the bottom of the door, managed to force its open. By that time the hose was ready. I took hold of one hose and proceeded towards the shop. I noticed that a berning liquid was running from the door. We gradually got the fire under, and in several pinces in the shop a liquid was burning on the water from the house. We had great difficulty in extin quishing the flames from the liquid the first
By Mr. Hastings-Witness was European freman to arrive. The piece of wood he had mentioned was about ten or
Hongkong, June 12th, 1901, twelve feet long, ten or twelve inches broad, We quite agree with E. E that the rub and about two inches thick. A table in the bish, he refers to should be cleared away centre of the floor was turned upside down, without delay. It not only partially blocks and one end of the beam was on the floor Queen's Roal, bone too wide, but it blöcke against the table, the other end against the up the street running up the hill at the side door, about two feet high. The wood allowed. of the house completely. We tenainly think the door to be opened only a few inches. Wit that the sooner the whole lot is carted away ness did not suggest that any one put the to the dust-boats the better. We presume board, there to prevent the door from being 1/2 that the Police are responsible for allowing | open be only knew that it proved an