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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27 1906.
When they are noaring a suitable lodging, Į› one of the men, suddenly remembers that he has a bundle of banknotes which must be cashed, but unfortunately he does pol know where the money-changers are to be found, Here is a pretty predicament, indeed, but the Chinese lady risca nobly to the occasion. She knows where the money-changers are; she can be trusted with untold gold. Is she not adorned with jewels which 'bespeak her position in society? But the companion of the man with the banknotes is ons, of those suspicious characters, who are always seeing spots on the sun; he does not believe in anybody, would not trust his own grandmother, and he says so. How do they know that their guide, who, no doubt, is a very charming lady and of the highest respectability, is not a serpent in dis- guise? Besides why should she act the good Samaritan out of pure charity?" The moneyed man gently chides his friend for his lack of faith in humanity. Moreover, the Indy will be rewarded with a crisp banknote on her return
THE HONGKONG · TYPRUJN.
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HOAT POPULATION'S KNORMOUS LOSS. A meeting of the General Committee of the Typhoon Relief Fund was held at the office of Sir Paul Chater, the chairman, on the 24th instant, at which the report of the Sub-Com- mitter was received and considered,
The Sub-Committee have been consian.ly engaged in considering claims for relief and assistance and, in all have up to date, received information that 1,776 boats have been reported as lost or damaged, involving a sum of $1,194,- 325,00.
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Claims for 1,613 boats have been investigated and relief already granted to the extent of $89,686, to licensees, of 293 beats and to widows and orphans (616.00
expenditure of $18,500.00 for recovering and The Tung Wa Hospital have incurred 'an
burying 857 bodies and feeding 1, toa destitules.
The Sub-Committee are still engaged in in- vestigating and relieving further cases, a report un which will be submitted at the end of next week which will be communicated in due course to the local piess.
*SOCIAL SHANGHAI?
AN ADMIRABLE PRODUCTION.
with the hard cash. Still his friend is by no means convinced; they must remember, be says, what they were told in their native village about the land sharks of Hongkong, and keep a strong grip on their money. Then a happy suggestion occurs to the man who holds the notes, and he proposes that the Chinese lady shall hand over her jewellery to them in security for the money which she is going to change for their convenience. Reluctantly, the FRUIT JELLIES, NOUGAT, TUR- pessimist agrees as scheme, although hehe wateng place and lirighton of
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$500 which he is entrusting to the larly's care, **owever, the transaction is completed and the complete strangers tell their lady friend 1. hurry up while they awatt her return. :-Now here is the curious part of the story. The woman invar ably discovers long before she has re ched the money-changer that the "hank-
astes" are a fraud and that she' has been saped. She rushes back only to find that her Iriends" have disappeared. Then she raises a hue and cry and the swindlers are caught, as a rule, and severely punished by the Magis rate. The questia which arises in these cases
es in the inty really intend to go to the money changer? She has received what she A. S. ÄVATSON & CO., believes to be $100 or $500, for which she has given in security jewellery worth perhaps too. Was she quite as simple as she looked? Were her motives absohitely without guile Would she have returned had the bank notes proved genuine, or would she have forgotten where the left the "strangers" and sought high and low for them on the miler side of the island There is little difference between the actual swindler and the potential swindler. These cases of the trusting woman and the vile swindler is - should be necmapanied by the Weber's Name nadreally becoming far ton commion to escape the
Addrem. Ordinary business customites should be staremed suspicion that the scheming is not always on
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HONGKONG, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 27, 1906.
THE
"HANKOW
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FIRE.
CORONER'S INQUIRY.
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IMPORTANT KVIDENCE."
THE CAPTAIN'S EVIDENCE. The first wilness calient was Captain B. Branch, master of the Hankew. ile testified to the fact that about 6.15 p.m. in the 13th instant he left Canton for Hongkong. As near as he could think there were about 950 passen gers, including seven Eur peun first-class pas cokeri,
What gangways had you down "asked the Coroner.
"One from the main deck and two from the upper deck," replied the captain.
"Are all gangways the same width?!!! "No."
"Was there a gangway forrard?" "Yes, for saloon passengers" "How was the cargo carried?" "The vegetables were on the forrard main deck'; there were 400 rolls of matting and a few other liales of merchandise. The saw silk was in the silk-room for strong room), while 300 hales of raw silk were stowed in the Parsee room--as is called-on the upper deck, close 10 the Chinese saloon. About 700 rolls of Canton matting were stored aft in forehold."
allowance for the excitement of the occasion, although witness was not excited. He had no other suggestions.
MEDICAL EVIDENCE,
Dr. Henley, medical officer of the mor- tuary, said that on '16th ́inwant, about nepe, man in the mortuary, The body was decomposed, and lo his opinion death was due to drowning He examined other bodies, said to have come from the Hankow. Those who were `killed on- board, in witness's opinion, died from suffoca tion. A good many bodies were charted.
THE PURSER'S STORY.
A Portogusso gentleman, the purser of the steamer Hankow, spoke in detail of the nature; of the cargo carried by that veel on har, lant Trip from 'Canton. He spoke to antiko number of passengers' carried on board soon as he got word of the fire he made for kit office to look after the mall. On arvis here he found his office full of smoke and finding that he could not get access to the mails and also that it was impossible in his position from where he was to get ashore, he jumped over the side of the ship and injured himself in the act.
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THE COMPRADORE
THE WATCHMAN SP: AKS.
CJ Noronha, watchman, on board the Hankow, for seventeen years, deposed he was on duty from six am, to six pm, on the day of He saw the matting and the 13th instant. other cargo stacked aboard the frankow When he first anticed the fire early on the
Altogether, continued the captain, them were three gangways down. There were no Chinese passengers foreard, and the vegetables which were stored there would "not liave stopped a gangway being put down there. Witness sald that the Chinese passe, gere were distributed, as | At nine o'clock this morning, Mr. H H. J. follows:-On the main deck aft about 700. ha examined the body of a Gompertz, presiting as Coroner, opened an in-
Hiere were also about 120 Chinese first-class quiry at the Magistracy into the circumstances passengers. There were therefore about 700 sucking the persons who were killed on board persons to get ashare by the after gangway. If the 5.3 Hankow, which vessel look fire on the Chinese passengers did not carry luggage 14th instant, while she was alongside her 300 or 40 passengers would be able to wharf.
lewe the ship by that gangway is one minute. The following was the jury empanelled With luggage-as it was in this caso Mesars, Arthur Course (foreman), T. G. Dɛake- would take longer. Witness also mentioned lord, and H. Kapp.
that usually a number of deck passenger remained on the ship for the night, and went ashore in the morning. Europeans as a rule did the pame. When witness left the ship the fire-brigade was then ap- proaching the wharf. No water came for a short time after the hoses were fixed, but as soon as the water supply come work com- The value of the cargu he had on menced. It was imagssible at this stage to board, consisted o raw silk, silk cocoons, mat get aboard the strip, but witness told the chicl ting, vegetables and other sundries. Reu hly, officer to get a sampan and pick up anybody the damage done to the cargo was valued at who had entered the water.. The licence ganted £40,000. Nothing unusual happened during the us the funkow allowed her to carry 2,350 pas- voyage. At a little before three o'clock on the sengers. Witness's ship was installed with elecy of the Hankow declared that on the last trip morning of the rath instant be get alongside the tricity. But it was turn d off quarter of an hour of the Hankow there were fully 1,000 pas
sengers aboard. His books showed that, but wharf and made fast about three o'clock. Imme-after the ship's arrival. When witness came he verve and variety of life in the Northern diately the boat was made fast the gangway was back from the scene of the fire the second they were destroyed. His first knowledge of the fire was when he heard screams of fo-chuk Settlement are found in full measure in the put down, and a number of passengers, especi-ime the lights were out. Witness, when at October number of Soctņi. Shanghai. Begin-ally the Chines, left at once.
the fire, did not smell anything suspicious (fre). {le could not leave his room owing to ning with an appreciation of the recently.
ach as kerosene, etc." She was not insured. the smoke. He eventually got oul, but foll formed Portuguese Company of the S.V.C, the
The value of the cargo was about £50,000. down and was, trampled on by the terror magazine proceeds to deal with such topics as
The fire extinguishing appliances on board stricken crowd. While lying on the deck he saw the Hunkow consisted of fire buckets and the fire approaching hịm at both end and he got the arrival of Sir John Jordan, the new British Minister to China, "Holiday Homes at Peitni.
hand pumps erected both, forrard and aft, and up after a struggle and go away. He was the steam pumps, with several reels of hose. only person among his staff that was saved, He had on board between 51,000 and $0.0 These were all in order at the time of the Shanghai-the "Cult of the Camera," the "History of the Shanghai Recreation-Fund"
fire. The life-saving appliances on board were part of it his property and the other part belong- and other topics. But what will probably first
life-boats, which in" smooth water could carrying to the Company, but he saved nothing. from fifty to eighty passengers'eachi, a number. From the time witness heard people shouting catch the eye of Hongkong readers is an llustrated article on the recent typhoon,
of liferafts, according to the Board of Trade fo-chul to the time he got ashore ant more than five minutes had elapsed. He could The photographic reproductions and unique,
requisition, and a number of life buoys. On
not offer any opinion as a the origin of for they were taken by Dr. Firn, of the P. & O.
the morning (Monday) following the fire, the
the fire. Two of witness's fokis were killed Harkow was towed out to sea. They found on Company's steamship l'oowa while the storm
while they were asleep. was at its height and afterwards. The condi-
board at the time two things, which resembled tion of the wrecked vessels is sharply defined
bodies. One was found in the port alleyway (forrard end) and the other aft These were and must convey to those who were not on the
The vessel carried no cargo, as scene a vivid conception of the effects of the Continuing, the captain said that the first buried at sea. typhoon. With reference to the Panuguese warning of the fire was given him by the Indianfar as witness knew, of a highly inflammable Volunteers the writer says: "if the present watchmins. Witness was then speaking to the nature. No alarm or signal, to witness's know cathusiasm and interest are maintained the chief officer, near the door of his cabin. Aledge, was given to those on board when the Portuguese Company is sure to attain a very Portuguese watchman followed the Indian and fire was gaining on the ship ligh standard," and certainly the martial atti-said there was a fire aboard. Previous to this accounted for by, noise on board and the There could Jude of the volunteers as they are depicted on witness had noticed no signs of a fire on board, parade corroborates the writer's words. There is On hearing of the fire he told his chief officer certainly be no savi g of life-in fact it would story of heroism with an unexpected ending, and to come aft and see what was the matter. They have made no difference had a bell been haphazard jokings which are really haphazard. proceeded aft along the starboard alleyway- Fung, on. account of the rush, The Chinese Lest any one should feel neglected there is a The Coroner-I forgot to ask you how you were in a state of panic; nothing could be done for them. Witness could not give a reason for section of the magazine devoted to garden
the fire, which he said when first seen resem. notes. paltry hints, ad matters concerning
bled a volcann-the way it was shooting up the kitchen. An up-to-date version of "Mary had a little lambs" is the best skit we have read Continuing, he said that when he and the from the matting. Witness only saw one fire, un the Chicago revelations since Dooley, had mate got aft there was no panic, but the usual
he cond not speak as to the report that.fires us say.. Practically every article is illustrated rush of passengers to get ashore. Witness frst had started at different parts of the ship. Wit with photographs which can be deciphered saw the signs of a fire at the foot of the Indderness, however, though that it was quite possible
for the fire to Have been started by human. without the aid of a microscope, the outlines leading to the main deck aft.
agency, and yet the person who put the fire to being sharp and clear. The only items which the centre of stack of matting was are not illustrated are those dealing with ball of fire, shonung upwards, with plenty be unobserved by the crowd, owing to the kitchen and such-like affairs which is a pity, of smoke. Witness gave ouders to the chief bustle on board at the time... Witness said that because an illustration of a real Irish potato or officer to get the hose ready. Two fire
Welsh leek would make the mouths of many
buckels of water were secured from a rack, trough a crow of Chinese, and emptied on the fire from as close as possible. Just then it was when the panic started. No more buckets of water could be obtained because of the crowd. While the mate was after the hose witness gave orders to pull down the other bales of matting close to the burning bale so as to stop its progress. The watchmen were also told to clear the gangway as much as possible. Witness next went to assist the men in getting the hose, On the way he met the chief officer coming along the port saloon deck, and witness was told that the donkey" could not be started on account of the fire and smoke as the engineers were driven from the en ine-room, lie could attach the hose, but the "donkey" could not work, The hose could not be attached in a hard-pump" aft on account of the smoke. The hand-pump forward was loo far away to be use effectively on the fire. Alarms were sounded then. The chief engineer was then at the forward end of the port alleyway. Witness asked him if it was possible to do anything with the engines and he said it was impossible, nothing could be done, Then witness saw two foreign ladies standing just at the entrance of the saloon. Witness went and told them the danger and requested them to leave the ship, he accompanying them down the gangway and on to the whaif. The ladies were unable to help themselves and were willing to go ashore. When the firemen ar. rived all aft was in smoke. Wi'ness went below again and found the gangway still choked with Chinese. A little inter the Chinese women's
Hongkong residents, water immoderately So long as Sectal Shanghai maintains its pre- sent standard of sprightliness tempered by sound sense, and relieved by pictorial descrip tions of passing events, it is bound to flourish, ways of the work-and we strenuously deny
It is an admirable production - the very thing all knowledge of the possible ways of a maid-for the old folks at home. induces that state of mind which was the pe culiar burden of the disciple Thomas.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
VICEROY SHUM.
ON THE CANTON CUSTOMS.
H.E. Viceroy Shum has.vow memorialized the Board of Revenue at Peking, representing I wn upturned junks were seen. Boating near that to improve the service in, and for the better P-to-inonis Pass yesterday afternoon.
working of, the impenal Maritime Customs Department at Canton, it is necessary that a HE 5.5. Kinskan was towed across to Kow-sot of new rules should be-finned' The most loon Dacks from Aberdeen at 2 p.m. to-day, important of these new ru es is one requiring that all entries for moneys received or paid out by the Department must be made on the dates of such receipts or payments, and not held over for several days as has hitheriobeen the custom in that Department. The Board of revenue has sent a despatch in E. Viceroy Shum, approving and sanctioning the new rules, and ordered that they be put in force at once.
A Russo Chinese Club has been established at Harbin for the purpose of promating social Intercourse between the two nationalities.
-THE 9.5. Hankow, which went up in a blaze on the 14th instant, is still lying in Junk Bay, while the ss. Sorsogon, les just where the typhoon left her, on the Dock Ca's sea-wall.
THE DOUBTING THOMAS.
There is a certain type of case ich recurs at the Magistracy with almost depressing morotony, and that is the case in which a Chi-
Chinese Engineering and Mining Co.'s nese woman alleges that she has been duped
total output of the Company's three mines for by a gang of swindlers. The peculiarity of
the week ending October 13 amounted to this case is that it involves the question whez,805:59 tons and the sales during the period ther both parties are not equally to blame, In 20,15109 Lons, whether the dupe is not r's bad as the swind lers. A Chinese lady, we will say in deference to the claims of the fair sex, is walking along
the street bedecked with all the ornaments she possesses in the way of bangles, brooches, rings, hairpins and all the rest of the toggery which goes to adorn the feminine figure in the Far East. Gaily she starts from shop to shop, taking good care, of course, that her diamonds
According to returns made by the Japan Cotton Spinners Association, the total output of yarn during last month amounted to 73,452
hates, a decrease of 1:130 bales as compared with the corresponding month of last year.
TIRE broke out in the chimney of house No. 178, Des Vaux Road Cented, at 5.17 o'clock at evening, and caused some commation among the inmates.
Two firemen from the Fire Brigade Station, hearing the nature of the fire, turned out, and with the aid of the inmates suppressed the fire. The firemen from the Central Station were not required. The damage done was trifling.
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TAM PUN, a hawker, residing at No. 300, Hollywood Road, was made defendant in case beard before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, this mursing, at the Police Court. Tam charged with selling intoxicating liquor, to wit, samsku, in his house without alicence. Marked coins were discovered in defendant's till. His Worship imposed a line of $10. AT 9.30 this thorning, a nasty sccident occurred near the Click Tower. A ticksha contain. ing a gentleman turned into Fedder Street, and in trying to avoid an old woman carrying two baskets of bricks, who took up most of the narrow roadway at this dangerous point, it skidded into the gutter and capsired. The occupant, who alse had the misfortune to be lame, was violently thrown cul, and struck a nearby tree. Several Europeans pionipily extricate him and although somewhat dazed at first, he recovered sufficiently after so minutes, to enter another ricksha, with the assistance of willing helpers, and proceeded
got to the wharf.
Witness-Backed end on west side, lying head out.
Almost in
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sbsence of the Chinese crew.
This was
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morning of the 14th instant witness tried to pull down the matting, but the matting was too firm, and as the fire was increasing in force
he had to abandon the, task and warn the
passengers of the danger. Witness saw no paisengers fall into the water. When all the officers had left the ship witness followed them. Ho did not smell any kerosene, when the fire started. Sometimes the passengers climbed up on top of the cargo of matting and went to sleep..
Further evidence was called and the inquiry
was adjourned until Wednesday next, at nina
FURT-HAN RAILWAY.
EIGHTEEN MILES COMPLETED.
there were many rumours as to how the fire was
H.E. Viceroy Shum, in a despatch to the started, but he would rather not speak about
Board of Trade at Peking, reports the Yuec-han such things Witness thought that it was very unlikely fur spontaneous combustion to have Rallway Company has now completed sighteen started the fire. The Chinese passengers all miles of their new line, which 17.E. thinks a smoked on board, and he must say they were very creditable piece of work, and compares very careless in disposing of matches and very favourably with railway laying work in cigarette stubs, but he thought is again un Europe and America. In the meantime H.E. likely for the fire to "have started through complains, the people of Kwangtung hold a lighted cigarette, slab, as it would have been nearly all the land over which the railway is noticed by the other passengers. Supposing intended to pass, and they have already raised 1ais fire, had started five miles out af sea, the price of their property, and threaten further the witness was of opinion that it would to refuse to part with any of it, except at very high figures. This, of course, is have been improlable for anyone to saved, except by clinging to rafts. Witness naturally embarrassing the Railway Com was asked if he considered it safe to carry mat-pany, who find it somewhat difficult to meet the demands of the property own?- ting on board a ship, unscreened, and with care.
So much dissension has arisen that less coolics smoking near by. He considered ers. it safe, although there was anme amount of the land owners even threaten to go to law to risk. Witness had no other suggestions to preserve and protect their rights, while house
holds are becoming divided against themselves, make.
some members siding with the Railway Com- pany, while others are strongly hostile to it. H. E. Viceroy Shum therefor: thinks that if the eighteen miles so it completed could be opened at once and traffi: continued over that part regularly, it may have the effect of stop. ping the trouble. In the me....ime, H. E. vids, he has looked over the completed portion of the line, and it appears to be well and properly laid throughout.
The jury wanted to know if the after part of the ship was crowded with passengers, when the cargo was there too. Witness replied that 400 rolls of matting did not take up much room. Witness could not say, probably he did, but he did not think he had under-estimated the time he gave in his evidence of the rate the fire had travelled.
was turned off
THE ENGINEER QUESTION.
[From a Correspondent.]
THE CHIEF ENGINEER EXAMINED. - James Douglas hristie, chief engineer of the Hinkit, sworn, said he had been in that position for over wenty-three years.. He said at about 3.55 a.m., on the morning in question, he had finished with his engines his cabin. About 3.15
Canton, 26th October. and returned to
The directors of the Yuel-han Railway Co., the electric light current and the engine-room clused. Nothing unusual Ld., at Canton, finding they have no power compartment took fire. Witness was in the after part for a minute, Then, as if the wind had was noticed during the voyage.. About 3.20 themselves to appoint an American or foreign veered, the ship became enveloped, in smoke,
he was told of the fire by the chief officer. He engineer for the line, have sent a despatch to Nothing more could be done, except get suffo went to the engine-room to light up again the representatives of the Boards in Hupe
The engine-roamTM cated. He got back to the upper deck. From
was being filled every and Hunan, asking their views on the subject, the time the Indian watchman cilled witness moment with smoke and 'it' took him all his They have also sought sanction, from H. E. to the time when he returned to the upper deck time to reach the pumps. He reached the pumps Viceroy Shum that they may engage the ser when the ship was totally enveloped, in smoke, eventually, but was unable to start them as he vices of a foreign assistant engineer, To this. not more than three minutes had elapsed., Wit- was getting overcome by the smoke. He bad H.E. the Viceroy has replied that he has no ness went along the starboard alleyway to the a struggle to return to the deck, bring nearly power himself to grant their request, but would saloon-at that time the after-part of the fun suffocated. Witness saw the rush aboard ship, represent the matter by telegraph to the Board was ablaze. Opposite the gangway he met. and going to the saloon deck gangway met the of Commence at Peking, and communicate the the chief engineer and he gave him orders to po captain. Witness was told by the captain Board's reply as soon as received.
shore. Witness entered the saloon, examined to get on shore as nothing could be done every cabin and looked under the beds for Eu- to save the ship. Wit css obeyed the order, ropean passengers. At the last cabin the door but last everything he possested. He was of CONTRARY to all expectations the long missing
was closed. When he got into the ladies' cabin opinion also that nothing could have been done steam launch Seagull from Shanghai steamed
fire and smoke was coming all the ta check the fire. It was impossible for the the into the harbour yesterday afternoon and went.
fire to have started through the electric light, one there. He then went down the gangway as every lamp had a fuse and the light grouped alongside her wharf at West Point. The raids. Seven nien were captured in house No. alleyway. He got in, however, but found no to7 in Cheung-chau island, fourteen were taken Seagull inak exactly fifteen days to come across. Her skipper-a Chinaman-explained from No. 143, Mongkok, and twenty-two from to the wharf. Witness returned to the ship in sections to the distributing box, two wires to that the delay was caused by fierce weather No. 54 Temple Street, Yau-ma-ti. They were ag'in, and made a rush for his papers, but they each lamp, and cach wire bad a fure. The being experienced soon after leaving Shanghai: taken in groups before Mr. F. A. Hazeland, ai could not be obtained. Witness saved noth-site was armoured wire. This plant had been It got so bad two days after leaving port that it the Police Court, this morning. The Cheung ing of his own. From the time the alarm installed, under witness's supervision, for about was alleged the firemen refused to work and chau seven paid $3 cach, one man in the of fire was given to the time witness left the two and a half years. Even if it were possible first part of the game. The men have no in- seas sweeping over the little boat. After being remainder were fined $3 each. The Temple not be more
buffeted about for several days the weather Street gang, who were carrying on a moderate tention of going to any boarding-house, for that calmed down sufficiently to enable the firemen game when the police visited them, got off very would spoil the scheme, just as a hasty to get up fires and she proceeded on her jour leniently. The leader paid 53 and the others
fifty couts each: word - might flighten off their guide, say to Hongkong.
sball scintillate in the rays of the sun on the way she is accosted by some men-they usually go in couples who appear to be a step above the average, whose appearance, in fact, is all that could be desired. They gravely in form her that they are strangers to Hongkong: they know nothing about the labyrinthine alleys of Victoria, and if their "little sister" would only direct, them to a boarding-house they would be for ever her devoted slaves. It is Astonishing how a glib tongue and a suave manner will overcome all scruples that a wo man may have. Ten to one the Chinese lady will accede to their request and even go out of
from the spol.
A BATCH of forty-three gamblers were secured in the Colony yesterday by the police in thres
SHIPPING AND MAILS.
MAILI DUR American'(China) 29th inst. French (Tonkin) 29th inst. Australian (Eastern) 2nd prox. Canadian (Athenian) 15th proxy.
The N. Y K. s.5. Awa Maru European Line left hanghal for this part on 26th just, and is expected here on 20th inst.
The N. Y, K. 5.4, Nikko Maru Australian
is expected here on 29th inst. SNÄ
her way to oblige the strangers. That is the consequently the fires were extinguished by the Mangkok bunch had to forfeit $50, while the ship was about five or six minutes, it could | for the electric plant to have caused the Line left Manila for this port on 27th inst, and
Ifere a plan of the vessel was produced and Captain Branch pointed out the place where the fire started and other important particular were shown on the chart,
The P. M. S. S. Cols as. China arrived at
the electric light could not have started this fire on account of the position from where the fire originated. From the time witness first got Manila on 24th ins, at 7 p.m., and will sail the alarm to the time he got ashore not mors from Manila at noon on 27th inst, due to arrive than eight minutes had elapsed, making dus l'at Hongkong on Monday morning, the syth inst,