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for a man when he finds a little diffoulty aries in the performance of duty to turn tail if it is more expedient, or whether when what seems to him to be a fair road in lying before bin be should follow that road when common sense re quires him to adopt it: Referring again to the corres taken by the defendant, Mr. Caldwell id would it have been battar for his to disobey his orders and have to warrant un executed, rather than accomplish what he was

it should be that on the side of lerionos,

SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS," OCTOBER 10rg, 1.53.

Brrounding completely smashed up, and the botoh was been fann stripped of the whole of its panyag, covering woodwork. The two smidabiy boats are shattered to pieces. The skøy stopercorns were lusured with The ingero: ripped into thin stripa Masare. Siemagen & Co for $36,500, and a large teak wood handoop before the bridge

has hoop earried bodily over the side of the closet. A 5.30 on thursday toning, the and washed away

The Benvenue Jus gone into dook for repaira When the skylight and wheel were carried severely injured, being knocked down out anzly away the chief officer and two able semen were thrown off the deck by the blows they received. The barometer daring the time that the steamer

was in the storms raired at 27.·°

man, Kwy who fallen fromi tho ship's mido, with Four, ho bad fal fox fh Chase work

This is further to certify that the Trustees of the Bilius Fand bars awarded to Ah Sow, for his bravery,

Branca Star and Stiern dal 1935. Given undur ger hala a Victoria, Hongkong, this

(W, JENDINGS') 2let day of September, A.D. 1865

a

Trustees. (Signed). J. ETTEL

NO.J. FRANCIS

QUEVİ TA.

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born mentioned, completely burnt out. The overboard, and after struggling to it with the Commenting on the shore, the Daily Nesty us that the mid was welcome. The old men Brat Borwa thadwelling Louse of the watchmen run in his arms, he managed to pass it under his says The Minate of the Viceroy of the Liang would generally thank us whilst the old women for that district and the second fears family body and keep him afloat until he was picked up kisny, translation of which we published ys would ask for moro, but early everywhere they base containing mastson people, most of whom The set was, undoubtedly one attended with terday, is satisfactory enough so far as it goes. would ask us to sit down and drink watae wart women. This stablishment is insured with great risk, and the recipient of the medal was It telle oflolal in obarge of the Likin Office which alas! there was no lank and smoke the Strafte Insurance Company for $8,000. quite worthy of sneh raceguit on. He has been at Hshkuan that, he has no right to lory loti bapos, where there was any left. Poor things! No. 67, anetter second-handletben shop, employed aboard the Meanse for nineteen years in of goods passing his station, and that this they tried to be polite in all their missy, howard by the Ful Hing. Li-Nuia firm, and General CAMEON said Ah Now, it is with charge only be made when the goods have thong the words esased a oruel mock. componly called the Kuk, Hing, la partially the greatest satisfaction to myself that I have reached their destination, and the certificate for ory. We gave relief to about 1,200 souls at a On the port side the whole of thestant, a fire broke oar, In No. 1, Chang destroyed. The first and top floors are rented been called or to present you with the following half duty that, in iin, has be given up cost of less than $60 worth of food. This will the staff they called upon to do by these engomable sans steering gour has been twisted completely out an Lane West, and made considerable pro- by Mr. Kwong Us, who, with his frily, Bred Certificate, and the Medal and gratuity whick and sacalled. When the goods bavo, roached help some to exist, with

their destination, and the pass has hean havo, for half a month or so, when the water- Suppose he was wrong and that every args of shaps. The whole of the rivela bolding before the ringing of the alarm there. This part of the building has been gut accompany it

This is to verify that, on the 28th day of August, gleap they are to be warehoused and the will be inch lawer, and in sous places gous balla gave nothie to the brigades. It was ted. The goods in the ebop have been both mant he (Mr. Caldwell) advanced on his behalf it to the deck had been torn out by toma after d'etook hizare water, obtained from thonged by fire..and spoiled by water, which was 1898, Ah Sov, nepolis employed on board thus Herpital loti or warehonan harga laried on their 'oon- Bak bad as things are now, the distross will wax unreasonable, what at the most could be sald

flooding the shop during this time the fire lasfatalin Areanes, then lying in Hongkong harbour gallantly signen. Loti is an impatticn. on goods which be worse in winter time, when tho - of him Not that he had misconducted himself fore, the screws actually being severed as a police castable, but rather that he had The ventilators on the forward deck ware Tashi Praya," "fortunstaly very close at hand, The stock is insured for $2,500 with the Straits jumped into the strong tido the rousing, and have reched chair destination under transit or down below are. With no store of grain to been guilty of an error of judgmbut, to which all ad away, and the whole of the ship above board playing on the berning hense, and when babes Inmanes Company, and the owner ontinuates

ikan pesse and is si sort of estrei as likin also fall back upon, Nitle or 2: skotax atid an mpty 8. Farizasre have always contended that stomach, no human hainga, even Chisers, can men are liable. The defendant, Sergeant Da

Was more or leay damaged. The jib, forestry. Hond stress was obtained it was soon that the bia Inse to be $2000 19

The hemos destroyed, which have been built

beyond all-inty their roads, shou'd not be sub- jot to my other tax, huc foci a long time past Mr. Holland adds:-With reference to this can, was a than whe had a ton years' record in the sail, foretryeuil, and mainstagenil, wore zil blown baza wae wall-under control. This proved to for about ten years, are portion of a luxeo block

toti hai un levied at the destinat cu of foreign last paragraph, I may say that it was decided public service ten years of mbleшished charac ter-without sjuar against him. He was on the away at the commencement of the storm. Some be the caso, and beyond the scorching of the that on right round, the bend under the Civil

goods, and will probably ooutinua to be charged at the meeting held on the lat August that sve of entning his perision. If as a constable and of the cost cargo in the after hold, consisting of sunshades and venetiane on the opposite side of Hospital. Running down the side of No. 173 is

for many years to come. The Vicavoy tell his after spending shout on immediate relief, sergeant he had gained for himself any puta, bron, has been damaged.

the nares lane, the damage was confined to Ne. Sutherisud street and branching off from this along the back of the block, is a narrow lane,

saborduste to contact his affles in accordance and sending what we could spare we sent $55 tion, it was that of being extra cautions. edid

21, which was completely gutted. The place forming the stranger to the basement doors of x feet sure from all that has been told me it was with the Regalations jointly reubmitted to him later sa) to the Fronchissit, who have re not make them remarks, os in argument why if

was nainsured. The ground floor, where the fire the houses and dividing them from the back por with no thought of reward you performed the by the two chin Boards of Booshow and Shangscord sad are still supporting hundreds of wo ho were really wrop he should not be found

gallant action this cortifleste records, but frem hat is daties would stew to be the inspection max and children, flae balance of fund sheald & The far has not besteninud against him, and

Fraudehildren as a drowood shop, and the first tor of No. 173 i 201 knows how the fire, 011- of fellow creature utterly regardless of any den guilty, but he'did advance them se a reason why

originated, was occupied by a widow, her son, and tons of several godowns that faon the Praya.

At present owing to the absence of the generous and humane impulse to save the life of the goods under a ball duty cortifoate which held back till winter, and then sent up in the pass hit barrior, to rotain the pus and forward form of millet, as wus dono two yara, ago. as a passon why, oonsidering his past excellent

foor was on omigration depot. Several families giusted. Had the wind been blowing in quyur to yourself. It is doubly welcome to me that to the Head Office. The official at Hsiakuan, Up to the present, with the generans aid f record, if the seats should go down un any, side

of woolies lived on the spend door.

other direction than that in which it was, the this distinction should have best so nobly earned and probably at all other plassa cannot levy duty, the viting shipping, we basa raised a little Yesterday afternoon the widow, Fan Ayas, consequences must have been disasters.

by a native of your country, which unfortunately.stattempt to do so which ended in the over $400, and we hop, by appsala to other went to the Central Police Station and made the Tao mash praise, sannot be accorded to the so little encourages or recognizes such gallant detantin of some parcels of goods at the barrier, ports to add to thissonsiderably. I think a following raport concerning the fire resided various brigades, wo particularize the landful sets of devotion of man to man. An English. brougli on him a reprimand from the Viceroy word of praies is due to the gazaronity shown by

of men forming the Government Brigade, and

man would be disgraced for over who, with the There no reason to believe that the action of the native crews on some of the shipping. Many with my son and grandchildren on the ground also to Mr. Wodehou, for their meriterious fcor of No. 21 Channg San Lane West. At efferte to subdue the fire, which, it must be rear to help, stood by to see his fellow an the offcials of the kin offee at Hsiakaan in of them have subscribed fasir mite, and the com parish without doing his very best to save him. attempting to levy loti was anything mora than pradore of ous vessel begged me to take charge 3 'lock this morning I got up and it some jess membered, was the second during the day. Let us hope the same feeling may soon animate a blunder on their part, into which the hope of no less than 20 bags et riec (volas 230) as

No less than eight prisoners wara arrested sticks, taking them to the shrine in the un-

rather frust to us thou and over to the native } that those fatal prejudicon which suppress one pap of man's noblest and most natural instincts Chantors of Commerce to the abuses of the oru noire, ur I should have found it hard to The Times has called the attention of the fond. A still stranger œprios ramu befute my occupied cockloft on the ground floor. I then sherged with stealing goods from the burning that this fellow citizens in Hongkong, and of incensing their receipts way have helped to his contribution, which he declared by world.

Bhaktbewme a thing of the past. Thanks to the went back to bed, and at 5.30. I was aroused by a

liberality and public spirit of Mr. Balilios, there likin à China, with particulat reference to the believe One of the spalior employed to bring strong small of amoke, which I saw was coming

ie no want of recognition here of bravery, such doings of the Viceroy of Kwangtung and the rice fom the beat, on being offered his live from the mocloft. I went up and sari lot of paper and some mata near the shrina, on fire. I

as yours, and I trust the Medal which I now Kwangs in Canton and Pakhoi. The quotations or six cash in common with the meat, refused to tried my best to put the fire out, but was unable

present you sit will be a amurce of the proudest from the reports of Mr. Alahastor and Mr. take anything as he had heard it was for the Hopkis speak for themselves, and the effects of benefit of the distressed poor: The other to do so. Taking my grandchildren with me (my

satisfection to you as long as you live,

nineteen did not refuse their hire. I forward a Before the presentation General Cameron the Fleroy's action in the transit puas trade in on was not at home of the time) I rushed out

mate a thorough inspection of the hospital,shown by the returns of the Commissioners of few samples of the sort of thing-ane oanaot Atoll it food-the nativi bavy been trying to into the street and gave the alarm."

and expressed a pleasure to Dr. Lower at the Gastone at the two porta raferred to clean and orderly kiste of the ship, which, he re Canter the Commissioner says the inland sist on It has been adoplated that, properly markod, was in a better condition then be had transit trade, which gave promise at one tid out, $4 will support a family of ten for s ever before seen it,

time d development, had simost died out in month, and we thus hope to give timely sid-to 188, and at Pakhoi only thirty-three passes thousands later on. covering two small lots of matahes and kerosine off had been taken out during the year. We may usation also that at Swatow there was so tratait trača Inet year. No doubt the financial diffenties which have beset the Viceroy since in Nest Formosa, at Tatutis, where foreigners the slow of the teeables with France compel him probes tens, the deaths having averaged se to be at over scrupulous in the means he am- ploys a inorses his revannes. He has also bad thus on pehand handy with 3rd and 4th to end with a rebellion in Hainar. Among September about 400 peale sscombe, and the the saxes on foreign trade which he haghts to be seen, were most painful. On 9th

His Worship kaid he would consider Mr. Cald well's arguments und would give judgment the following day at 12 o'clock.

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28th September.

Mr. Pollock în dellstoring judgment.sid In this case the defendant is charged with. misconduct as a police affier in matering bunas No. 284. Quess's Bond Weet without a Tarcast for that purpose. The facts of the on89, as die closed by the evidonor before me, are as follows: Ou the evening of the 19th September, she defendant, accompanied by Nam Shing, Chinese P. Na. 278, went to house No. 293. Case's Road West, with a warrant for searching that house, which had been granted to him upon an information that there was reasonable oango to suspent that gambling was being carried on there. The defendant and the constable no- nordingly went into house No: 282, but found aport csination that there was no communion tion between the first and posond Aars of 293, the former way up through the ceiling having bees, blocked up. At this point it. Rem to bare nerred to the defendant (No. 292 being a corner house) that there menit be a way into the

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À LAND WITHOUT A. GRAVE.

Fon or and an exact description of the row dition of things in Mongolia to-day as foretel in the prepliesy of Jaramiah over two thousand years ago "They shall die of grievous deaths. Thes shall not be lamierted, neither shall they be buried; but they shall be as dung upon the

The first of the rails on the spot

house

TESTIMONIAL TO MR W. ROSS, We have been favoured with a copy of the following letter forwarded to Mr. Boss by Hir. J. B. Coughtris on behalf of the Insurance Companies of Hongkong+--

*. Hongkong, 26th September, 188A, Ta Mr. William Rose,

Fresent.

Dear Bic-

Mr. J. Crosett writes to the Shanghai Courier

That Fest glon of amutry -lying between Obine angi Sveis, known as Mongolia, prosents this striking contrast to the Middle Kingdom, that while the latter appears like a boundless pomotory, the land of the Tartars his not grave or a memorial stone. The Mongols so living in constant expentation of returning to their old home for off to the southwest, and thoy want nothing to keep thera troni, undertaking the great emigration. The intensity of desire to be led back to the Land of their fathers is most enggestive si the prayers and wailings of At a littenfter noon the same day the fireballs the Jews because of the desolation of Palestine rang out the alarm for a fire at West Point,

In congratulating you upon your recout and their secoy of longing for its restoration which, although first reported to be but a nisl liberation, trom Hospital after eight months When they are punished enough and redned affair, was nearly turning out one of the largest confinement owing to the severe injuries, you to a remnant, they say, then will their Messiah fires with which we have visited for many retired in December last, I feel that I only retora from beaten and bring back their dis- years. Starting in the sockloft of the ground persion. What becomes of the bodies of the flour of No. 171, Que's Road West, the flames, embody the sense of gladness and satisfaction dead in this gravaless land?

driven by the wind that swept through the shared by the whole commanity at your happy house from the Fraya, soon increased in voltime, recovery.

o the time when your life was despaired top floor of henss No. 292, up the staircase

and within a few moments after the alarm bad of until you were pronounced out of danger, you of 204, which was the next house to it. He

bron given raged with geost fury all through riands, eagerly forced for the daily reposiy upon therofore went up the staircase of house No. 294,

the building. accompanied by the Ching constahle with the

was that artached to the Nan Pak Hong your condition, and when they were encourared expectation of being able by that means to gut

manual, the coolies in charge of which, with to entertain, hopes of your eventual recovery tion, which I have to decide now is whether the by the sword, and by famina; and their oureases dames within two minutes after their arrival. nor to the esteem in which you were held bo defendant was justified in going up into house shall be miat for the fowls of heaven,, and for Following this & Government engine, and soch am very atidaɔt.

As a fretoan, and the heat of the Volunteer No. 204 witbent any warrant for searching that the best of the marth," Although this de after the whole strength of the various brigader house. The defendant has been very ably describes a state of things began in Palestine, it were present. The tremendous heal thrugs off Wire Brigade, pou were must generally known, fanded by Mr. Caldwell in this case, who natur- does not end there. The Mongol puts the corpso from the force onflagration, a heat which caused and in fast sonaron yna met with your e-

cident. It was fitting, therefore, that the In ally felt himself daly bound to take any objec of his friend on a cart or other conveyance to be the granite walls on the other side of the road to licus which could be reasonably urged ca his dragged with great speed by horses on to the smoke, and which was felt, severely even a forrance Companies, we have for 14 years bene. and unselfish example, should take the lead in with those objections in their order. The first and wolves way make a repasta.

ly handicapped this efforts of the firemen and

the movement that resulted. A Fund, called objection male was that the Poles Rules and Both Chinese and Mongols explain the diffort was only by giving up all attempts to shield, Regulations on pp. 22 and 23, which were putence between their custome in this way. Earth their faces and bodies from it, following the The Ross Testimonial Fund was headed by in in this cake, have not been proved to be valid returns to earth, fleah to flesh that is, the Chi-example of Mr. Wodehouse, that the streams of

Hongkong" and "China" Fire In- inasmuch as first of all it was not shown that nese whose bedies are fad by the grains of the water were kept on the house at all. The grass Sarance Companies, and nearly alt they had received the sauction of the Governor carib tatarn to it as a natural recompense, while sheets of Hame lapped, round the sides of the English and Foreign Fire Insurance Com es required by Ordinance 14 of 1887.

This obthe Mongol who lives on the animal Kingdom

panies represented to the Colony followed on. At the same timo addition to the fund from joction was overruled by me upon the pro- most as a natural result food it-in.tura.. duction of the regulations duly approved

prirate sources, sose of them avonymous, were and sunctioned containing the Government eral

made, but in deferens te views you were known to have expressed no pabipity was given to the and General Cameron's signature. Mr. Calinell then raised the second objection that, these

• particular Roles and Regulations pat la pre of too publio a scope to fall within weộtion 30 of Ordinance 14 of 1887, and that they therefore fall within secum 19 of that Ordinancn sod

ROYAL ARTILLERY AQUATIC.

SPOTS.

The Royal Artillery Aquatio Sports were held on Wednesday afternoon, the 2rd instant, at the Victoria Beration Club bath-house There was a good altandse, and the swing ning was quite up to the average, being in sous cases exceptionally good.

R.A ficat prize, $3; second; 82: Ter Entrica

Corp. Gannett,

lead thom.

NOTES FROM NATIVE PAPERS.

This summer the chosra has been very bad

5 or 6 since 22nd August On

on the top foar of No. 202, and the sole quos face of the earth. And thes shall be consumed commendable smartness, ware. playing on the speriancona desire to tostify in a tangiblo nian, TWO LENGTHS, N. C. OFFICERS AND Man adopted or permits is the imposition of heavy September the natire ten merchants hold a pro-

of

Bombardier Andors,

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differtatial daty on certificated 'goods sa ebria

as the reach their destination, and aro deposited mon in honour of the Tutelary God of the twon to andeavour to avert the noxious influences. in a nitive warabouse, the proprietor of which is ld people say although they always have cho- held sponsible for payment." This is Pters in that distriot during the 6th and th parenly the loti líkin în a severer form thâu we koor it and as it is levied in the Pak-oors, they never remeber to have seen such a fatal year as this one. There is a hurried LG AI extent which pre-exodus to Amoy of naties teamen going on. histricts

ont transit plaser,

client's bobnlf and I shall now prossed to deal plains, and whenever it is thrown there the dogs away sa the Government Civil Hospital, serious filed grostly through gour voluntary ortions and wou with a bit in band, but Hayas was very· vents natives tag neiza, goods, we hope to leare Shanghai, whar bedas had a career of

ought to have been published in the Govern- ment Gazetta. In my opinion it is anae-

tion netually holds good or not, for, apart

Read eremiah, 18th chapter, le ene Lor the geographical position, religious condition, and the fiks, make a people like the Manrola just suited to the prophecies regarding scattered Israel,

THE FIRE RECORD.

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At 3.30 am..

tha

I remain, Dear Sir,

Yours faithfully,

Jae B. CovGHTEIE.

the

$8

Avory, cloenly contested me for three parts the way. Gannet led slightly the whole way, hard pushed for second plass..

BREE LENGTHS SERUTS STAFF SEROTS, R.A.; THREE Lexezna HaviLDAR'S AND BAY. MANIS D.G.L.; first prize, $;-socond, Entries Master Gaver Langend Sin Bingh.

Master Gunner Long Sin Singh This was a gift to Long, who won without any trouble. Two Lasers C. G. 1.: first pris, $5; second,.

Fourteen antries.

Jan Singh

Kasir Singh Vangay Singh

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Mr. Haas, Austro-Hungarian Cord, is about and' in 'killing trade in that energetic action at Peking may have the aver for years, coramenduga su Interpreter oftent of ridding commerce all over the Empire

of what is so illegal imposition. Whether action and ring successively to the ranks of Vice- at Peling Las the desired effent or not it should Consul and Consul. He is an accomplished English and Chinese speaker and tender, and be irid at oues, but eeing how the representaenings the reputation of an inteligent and able tions of merchants and Chambars of CommeZĪM

are treated by the British Minister, we cannot Assessor At the Mixed Court. As he is retarg assent to the remark of the Tines that there to Europa ou leave, the other day be visited the Mixed Court just about the conclusion of probably usver was time when the Foreigate morning's sitting, and said good-bye to Mr.. Offend sar representatives abroad were so ser- T'ai, Mixed Court Magistrate, Captain Me aitiret. pressure from British mercantilo bodies sa thy are now" Sir John Walshara has not er, snd others.

Since the present Aging Maritime Sub-pro- shaw the British merchants who have had defeat at Amoy. Chang, Suk kis sent some two canon to address him the common ovariesy of months ago in the Yamin, there has been a won acknowledging receipt of their letters.

This was a most amusing event. The swim barring again to the Reports of the Ca- derfal decrease in the cases brought to the

the heavy aquaezas levied by his olerks who ob ing, although fine, was lafiorous, the competi-missiers of Customs for last year, we find that Tamen for decision. The reason is ant to be

ing locked together for about 20 yards.

was oer & leos of tavis in 1837; at Hankow SWIM UNDER WATER. AR. frst prize, $3; it wither aller than in 1836, owing partly

second, $2; third $1

Eleven entries.

Gunner Cavill

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The winner weat the whole length of the hat, none of the others approaching anywhore near his distance. TUB RACE, RA & C. G. L.; first prize, $3;

second, $2. Eight entries.

are to lose s cow to win a ext Lisputes before the Court, as they say they don't to the larger amount passed through Tobang. It is now saveral years since the allven a tes and partly to the distress in Houan, but it was growing, in the trade with the North-west. At were opened at Jelul, but the first attempt

hinding the transit trade showed a decried the 13-ios-Consut at Tientsin. Mr. Pethick, whvolping them pored abortise Lutpour improvement, that portion of it which was in requested the Viceroy to decote Tia. 13,000 to foreign goods increasing by H. Tuela 1,032,700 this parpone, and to employ an America or our 25 per cent. At Shanghai 10,000 moru

tractarea surrounding the place where the fire originated, and, simost unchecked, for it was au Lapusibility for the brigades to get pasukant water to ourh them, they fiavelled with great velocity until these places were well maght. The fearful hest, increasing every moment,vement and probably to this day sous persons, not only threatened to barst the hoses, which and firms are unaware of it. As Honorary Trea were dangerously eloss, but to stop their work surer of the fand I have now the pleasure to ing attoreiter, and nullify the presence perform a final duty and hard you Page Book of any combative clement. Seeing this and showing an amount at your credit. in the in order to avoid it, the Superintendent attack. Hongkong and Shanghai Book of Nine Than on Sunday morning, tad it from the opposite side of the road, saud Three Hundred and Twenty Five tollars, cessary for me to dackie whether the ebjen- 30th September, the comparatively.long reat but the strength of the fames was so great that of which, is is hoped, you may be pleased to receive, tors, making a great mess of the water in their the demand for transit pas increased here, attain from each party to a new caso $17, or $34 from any Police Regulations on the sub-that the fire bells have had was disturbed in less than twenty miantes No. 17% on the west with the very best wishes of the sabscribers for powerful arts. There was a most exciting Ning, and generally at the riverports. At Lchangin all. The Amoy people are very litigious, and No. 119 on the east presented the àppasmines your complete recovery and the egjeringat of ),tinish between the first and second mer, both be the case in the value of goode nader passes but now they no longer bring so many of their ject, the police were bound not to exceed the by the outbreak of a tirs in the ground of fiery furnaces, the whole of the three houses many happy year powers given to them by section 7 of Ordinance floor of No. 130, Queen's road Central. The being one mass of flame from top to bottom. At 9 of 1976 At the mms time I most observenildit was aanbetantial granite structure about 115 the side of the wall of No. 171 fell that I think it would be far more silastutry with two Boers. The ground and first floors the road for some moments in thick black ataoke. I down with-a-lon4 wash-anzaloping the whola.of. regulations lika regulations 37 and 2 were sanctioned aforesaid and published in the Go were occupied by Chang Eni, and worse and severing in its fall the telephone with front vernment Gazette to prevent any further difonla mat and rattan chair shey. On the top door,ing it and leading to the Civil Hospital. After tieg, arising in the future. Mr. Caldwell's ext objection was of a more practical nature, his con- Tong Kwai Hang carried on business as portrait this displacement, which had the effect of ham. tention being that section 2 of Ordinance 9 of painter. The flame, originating on the ground pering the firemen tos greater artent by block. ing: the roadway, there was one continand 1876 does not expressly contain any words pre- floor, had done a good deal of damage beforo be succession of falls, largo blocks of granite hibiting a police offer from searching e house coming, visible from the front, and consequently being precipitated to the ground and without a warrant. I have given the cloas-t possible attention to the wording of that section had scored a strong hold Bifore the hoses could smashing into email pieces, which coattered the conclusion that the section be brought to bear on them. The combustible a themelves in all directions The wind. which, since the start of the fire had f is what is known to lawyers purely ssun anabling ture of the goods with which the wicle three anything increased, had the effect of driving the elansa, and that therafora anything which that fore wore stroked, fed the fire intos grostvolume volume of fame, now fereer thau erar, right orer section does not expressly authorise is by impli

the road, and feers were entertained for the safety catīou probibited. Mr. Caldwell's next point was while the absence of 'all smoke and the millions of Nos. 142 and 141 apponta. Both of the first Gilman & Co., Arante that, even admitting the defendant's entry into af parke ruing for a great distance srand, and floor balconies of these placas caught fire, bat the house to bave been wrongful, the defendant giving the wholeskya beautiful pink colour, made is liable only to a civil action as a trespasser and the soene a magnificent one The brigades, conduct. This contention, I am sorry to say, is which were all on the spot, worked very com one that I cannot agree with. The warrent on mandatis, and, under the leadership of ibe Eun the free of it only natherise the defendant to H. E. Wodehouse, Mr. Hempool being, still min, make a search in the particular house No. 292 able to resume command, suoscoded in arresting and does not autherise a seared to be made in the enflagration and confining it to a great ex. any other house. This is quite obvious, a8 4 matter of common-scus and plain English taut to the heman in which it originated. The and I may also refer to Burn's Justion of top of the opokhouse of No. 108, occupied by the the Ponce, 20th Edition at p. 1.184, where it is art of Messrs. Tai Sing and Co., the well-known -* lakl down that a warrant directing a search in a

particular heves only would not justify a search gracers and shipohandlers, was also gutted. It

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and have come

is not smerable to s. orinioal process for mis-

in another. The last point made by Mr. Cald contained brgs stores of wines, preserves, and well was that a way of necessity existed for the fancy srtiolos, all of which were ruinad. occupante of the top floor No. 202 to gorp-by

The ground and first Asors of No. 110 were the stairaase of 294, as being a way of necessity insured with Negra, Sander & Co., for $5,000, and consequently that some way of necessity existed for the defendant. I overrule this point and the top or with Mears. Meyer & Co., for

* for swo reasons: first, because it is clear to me; $2,500, Meser;. Tai Sing & Co., of No. 108, are that a way of necessity for the tenants of the insured with Messrs. Slemmen & Co. for top floor of No. 202, their sorventa, and ngents, would not include a way of necessity for police $85,000, and the firm reckon their loss of mu. constables; and, secondly, because it is clearly perty at between $3,000 and $4,000 laid down on the law bonus that a right of way The origin of the fire was reported at tho

250 100

The following in the list of subserlberg to the Fund The Hongkong Fire Inanouse Co., Limited 2. 82,000 The China Fire Tastence Où., Limited........... 8,000

Singapore Tastrace Co., Limited Adamaon, Bell & Co., Agonis

Suo Fire.ofbou Arnhold, Karborg & Co „Apents --

Lancashire Insurance Comm Bastorfald & Swire, Agent

Royal Exchange Assurance Commeration.. London and Lancashire Fire Insurance Co Carlow & Agents

Hamburg Bremer Fire Insurance Co.ending, Gibbs Livingston & Co.. Aponta

Imperial Fire Ingachnou CompaAY...................

North Eritish and Mercantile Fire Ins. Co... Hulliday, Wise & Co., Agend

Manchester Fire Insurance Co. London Asmarance Corporation'

Jardine. Matheson & Co., Agents

Allison Fire Assurance chor Tapraik & Co., Dougine, Agents--

Phoenix Fin Insurance Company. Laverpol, London, and Globe Insurance Co. Lory, Alex, Agent

Booth British Fire & Marize Ausurance Co... Loxley & Co., W. E., Agenta-

Netherland Fire lomirance Company...........

thanks to the prompt actions of some members of the Governmont Brigade, headed by Mr. Wode house, who saw the langer, all fours were allayed, and a hand extinguisher, which had been taken up to the balconies, provonted any recurrence of a fire in that direction. The long granite slabs separating the front of the floors of the doomed house, heated enormously by the fames ont pu Feloped them, only needed the applicatica of water -to sumsh them, and all of these went together at about 1.80. The big wooden beams doing the same dety or the other side held, as wood The ground floor.of always does in these firas, till they were thoroughly carbonized. No. 173, stocked with miscellaneous goods, in olading a large assortment of Chinese reworke, continually gave out loud reports, leading people tegin that cartridges were exploding, while on falling, at times smothering the flames in No.

the rear of the fire, walls and floors kept Enell & Co, Agenta

2

171, which, however, barst out with greater fury after each successive fall. But these coational Batteringa had the offcot shortly ser o'clock of breaking up the stuff on which the fire was feeding, and gradually its fary, began to die out in both 173 und 171, only learing & probable danger from No. 180.

Melchery & Co., ont

900

Bombr. Young ....

1

paises were taken in 1887 that in 1886, exclnire mining engineer to pooed with the work already commenced, so that sight not be in vain. of thes for opium, and at Ningpo the transit Great expectations were formed of these mines tunde continued to improve sepscially in cotton

10% The venturesome spirits who had the pluck goods. There is no transit trade at the Northern at that time, but they do not Rear destined to to essay a soyage on the deep in the frail barks ports. The provinces near Shanghai and thore be realised at present, as the yield of the pre- at their diapoanl cansed a graal desi of laughter. ap tls Yangtze have boob fairly prosparons, in cious metal has turned out to be very small, and Some of the pour mariners who tried the couren-lata jars, and their rulers do not appear to be the Superintendent. Totalhu, has returned. 250 tional style of scaling met with an ignominious presed for money or to have liabilities which to Tlontain. C. Daily News translations.

dewfall. Only one man succeeded in racking they sanct moet without resorting to illegal 250 the winning post.

ispoliions on trade. Hence the gradual de ROUND THE RED BOOT RA; drit priss. 35; valtinent of the transit pase business here and

100

Bacond, 32; third, $1. Seren entries.

200

Corporal Gunnel.

1

The strong tide running in the Harbour at 25the time and the rather tempestuous mood of In the water took the whole of the competitors The winner 100 ponsiderably cut of their course

battled vary attoangly against the current, and 100 deserved his plucky win

50

North Sexmar. Fire Instance Company... Royal Insurance Company Meyer & Co., Agents

200

Prussiku Nat, luanance Co., of Statțin ...... Norton & Co.. Agents

Qoon Fire Lugo Co., of Liverpool Protan & Co., Agote

250

100

300

200

100

Fire Insurance Co. 1837 of Hambary General Life and Fire Anautines Üs............

Botavia Bos. Fire Insarazzo Co.................. California Iuscanoe Co. Sander & Co., Agents

Haraberg Magdeburg Fine long-ance Co..... Selante & Co. Age-

Laberk Fise lonerswan Champany

Eduard Mobolhas C Agents-

Kautentic Fire Iisurance Company Siemsson & Co.

of arcessity is co-existent only with the reces Palien Station yeaterday morning by Chong Sui, sity both as to the mode in which the way may be used, and as to duestion of the to have,bosa, caused by himself. He had-occasion It was then that all the water power was direct Straits Fire Insurance Company, Limited, per

od to subḍning the conflagration, in this latter bones and to saving, if possible, No. 167 and the

some minutes during which time the first sug

right; and here the top four of hongs No. 292 to go to the urinal at the back of the ground floor, at being bricked up the way of necessity, if ever about 2.45 am, and stock the sandls ha carried adjoining buildings from its ravages, But for any such existed, had altogether ceased to orists with him in a brindis of rattans at the door. He See Gadder on Basements, 3rd ed., p.p.368 and afterwards want back to bed, forgetting all about 350, and so there gited. I have now dealt with all the speckd deferees which have been raised the oandle, and at about $15, was aroused by bis

second floors of 167 caught, it seemed as though

Transatlantio Fire Inguraine to.

John Andraw, Acsat........ Turser & O), Agents-

Northern Armranco Company

the fool fooding the fames would never give out Amount of private cabsuciption list

and it was only through the wolldity of the dividing wall between Nos. 169 and 167 that the

sizing his cash box and tooks, he called to his latter place was saved from total destruction. fokis on the top floor and ran outside into the

by Mr. Caldwell and have reluctantly been oblige serviata, when he saw the whole plaas in Einmes. ed, for the reasons above stated, to come to the conclusion that the defendant has been guilty of misconduct as a police constable in entering house No. 294 without a warrant for that par: pose. The defendant's clear and proper contes

street

At about fifteen minutes to Give the work of

was to have got the warrant errended before on the brigades, wes over, and it was thought that

tering house No. 234, and it is most important all danger was of an end.: as a question of police discipline and public wel... fare that the terms of ang warrant should not be erhoedod by the police. As the defendant lisə boras a good character to this time, and this ap

This was, however, not the case. At about 8.30, a few house after the first on gration, the

pears mirely to have been a case of exossa of zest. Inspector on duty at the Central Polios Station

week.

TYPHOON.

ROUND THE RED Boor C. G. L.; first prize,

55; second, 28; third, $1.

Eight entrise,

Jan Singh

Jakrunda Slagh

Kawja Singh..

In addition to the above 7onts there were two duck hunts. a consolation race, and a tug-of-war, the latter sempetition being won by the 5/1 side.

THE LEKIN QUESTION IN THE

KANNURTH.

at the ports on the river.

THE NEWCHWANG FLOODS.

store keeping and grown very hard up the other At Hangchow a poor man who bad failed in day found a small pear on the street, and taking

it to a indy's ornament shop tried in vain to sell

it for 100 cash. He tried aguda al unother bonse, and got 100 taela. The puroba mr sold it again For over 1,000 teals.

At Han-ning Hism. Sí-ugan Fu, Shenai pro- Mr. W. Holland, B.B.M. Consul at Nowvince, the river has averflowed, Inicating the ohwang, has written to the N. C. Daily Nese dyke and flooding the surrounding country, with reference to the meatores taken to relieve The unadation occurred so rapidly that the the mfferers by the floods in that district. He country people in escaping had no time to take a moles the following sumant by Mr. Thur-change of clothes or provisions with them, and Joy, ent of the British and Foreign Bible overal people were drowned, both man sud wo- Booidy, who, with Mr. Farmer, mude men, with many dogs and poultry, The Gover

five days' journey in the flooded district, nor of the province-is exerting Gimelf-actively. taking with bim for distribution 10,000 of to repair the damaged public works and succour the ware cakes known as huo shao tau tho distressed prople.

Within the Magistrate's district of Yungkin Fron. Yingiza to Tisa Chuaugai, say 30 l,

sight imagine from the appearance of the Hien, in the prefecture of Wenohow, in Che cuntry on either bank that no serious food bad kiang province, there is a gang of armed brigands occurred, were it not for the mumbers of boats of who have of late mantle comitted many rob all sampe and sizes coming down laden with beries with violence and carriad off many people miseniyle refugees and what few belongings to hold to ransom. The General at Wenghor, they could save, consiring sometimes of Ohor-Taing-shan, has now consarted mesures donly, a coffin or two and generally cf a with the Commandantest Tuinbow and Chaghow. A short time age complaints were made in the few pots and pans and bits of matting. On and several hundreds of soldiers have been sent 50 North of attempts made to levy likin on transit reading Tian. Chuang-tai we learned that out in separate parties on the rou is to capture

pass gooda. The N. C. Daily News now pabthor was greater misery further on, and that the banditti. In addition to this, from the- 250 fishes the following translation of a minute of the lat rang ting had arrived with a fleet of Wenchor garrison have been dotached 200 the Kiangnan Viceroy on Patition of the boats frun Yingtau and was relieving the in-trained tooops to prnod to the place to help in Hsiakuan Likin Office

modate neighbourhood We therefore pushed the capture. These 20 man bave already been 4th September, 1888, on upriver, and after going about 130 li from the selected, and will be equipped and started as soo In all cases where foreign goods in accord perte turned west up a new and wide channel 18 possible after they have received their pay shi ance with Treaty are conveyed under cover of a mad by the foods; we wound round, the re- 30 Sept., being the mid-eataun term.

As the recent literary examinations in Foo half-duty certificate all that requires to bo dena. mais of village, our boat going over the tops of

300

Qu

150

8,150

81.179

The damage that fire did not do, however, to the shop on the ground floor, was affected by water, The following is the reply forwarded by Mr. which rained most of the stock and furniture. Ross to Mr. Conghtrie en receipt of the Istier

Hongkong, 29th September, 1865.

The Ross Testimonial Fund.”

on passing the various stations and barriers on the millat where any was left, and found our show the candidatos em to have had a pretly route is to produce the said certificate for ex-selves in a wide sea. North and went in the far hard time of it. Thre died of illness after the first day. One man wont mad as soon as the distros troom could be seen, but all around amination and a further payment of duty can- 5,525 uut be levied.

was water. Towards dusk we reached a shore themes were issned, and bagus to out himself It is therefore incombent on the Board ap-ferned by clumps of trees and all islands with brokou pottery or anything he could ind, pointed to levy the Luti Likin in the Sonclaw marking the remains of what had been a village, regardless of the strawing blood. Another went mad and began beat diri On the second circuit to wait sutil the goode, after arriving On me of thugs islets about 100 people were at their destitution and giving up their pass, oolluted, we found they had a little grain, and day another candidate began spitting quantities At 230, when No: 173 and 171 were barning.

B'll have been lauled and warehoused before they wore bosides not far from the river or deep of blood, and presently, died Enol candidate, down tobare walls and framework, the attention of To

they call on the native revolver for payment. watir district where other help and reset of course, was in a separate coll, and owing to Inspector Muckie was drawn by a gang of coolies J. B. Coughtrio, Esq.

This is most clearly set forth in copy of the then They told us that a few further west the rupidity with which a number of additional to a Blackened. leg and arzo, protending from Hon. Tronaurer of

Regulations jointly submitted to me by the two poople was starving, so we went on, bat night cells have lately been run up there was o Boards of Bonshaw And Shanghai, and how van compelled us to anebor. Next morning at day-properly flat raised plass to sleep, and a number the ruins of these places. The Inspector at enco not about obtaining the body, which was partially Dear Sir,

Mandit have escaped your notics?

High we saw close to us two atall islets; on one of the men rolled off on to the damp ground: covered by blackened bears and rubbish. Ba I beg to soknowledge receipt of your kind According to the Regulations in force. in were two old mon, on the other's wretched look and one was bitten by poisonous andke and died

About 30 to 40 from Foochow there is fore this could be accomplished, however, the letter of the 20th inst., and also the very hand-Boochow and Shanghai all you have to do, seeing ing mily of eight. They were very grateful I shall deal leniently with the matter. The de noticed a thick black column of emake coming up whole of the fronts of the two buildings fell is some and most unexpected Testimonial acoom. you are stationed at riskuan, is to inspect all for few of our cakes. We found that most a mountain forming part of the En Shan be good foreign goods for the Provincial Capital covered of the people about bere bad a little barley or tanga, where a foreigner last year bailt n fendant must pay a fine of $10 or go to gaol 19. trem the direction of Stanley Street, and at once scarabers and ooming down in a confreed keep enough to convey to the different Fire. Inaur-by a hair duty certificata as they pass your what, but, though this was generally al oat house in Foreign style. The literati and gentry

to the strest, just missing the beads of the paaying it, and would ask you ordered that the fire hell in the compound should extending over the thoroughfare. The body and Cos. and gentlemen, who have sogeneous barrier. Esen supposing there were no other rothes and black, we gave sparingly, boonnae potitioned the Viceroy of the Province. Yang bo reng The brigades, notwithstanding the fact that of an old woman, has not yet been recovered. ly and substantially shown their appreciation of barrior but your own for thow to pass before we heard that farther wast thoy were still } Shib-tauan, in appaltion to a foreign housH Sail-being allowed on that sacred mountain, and the THE STEAMER " BENVENUE" IN A that they had only a for koum before been While this was happening the blaze in Noy servicesas Volonteer Fireman, my sincere zrtising at their destination, all you could hayo no off, and this we found to be true.

work, responded to the call in an excellent maus 169 and the top floors of 167 was gradually be thanks for their tras kindness. It would be af to do would be to retain the pan and forward it ing ch, we visited islet after jelet girlng Viercy has replied, referring to the withdrawal ber, and it was discovered that No. 112 adjoining beaten away by the streams of water directed frotation to say that your genersus gift is not to the Head Office; you yourselves cannot levy food to most. The numbers of women and of the Commissioner of Customs last year fram

on it and luckily the wind was not blowing in welcome for its own sake, yet I will ask you to any duty.

children seemed immense, and, there were masty a foreign house ba had built there as a summer The steamer Benvenus, which strived here ing the scene of the former fire, was all in flames, the direction of the untouched houses adjoining: believe flat the Lindly words acanmpanying it Complaints have recently been received from old worn-out folks. They were existing cn he retreat, and its return to the native authoriti

He was astonished at the people letting a site' from Singapore on Blonday, the Jat inst, caught This shop was the cre oconpic by Ng At about 15 minties to 3 o'clock it was so have afforded me the deepest gratification, and two Srms Yn Shang and Yang Hsing stating seeds of grasses and weeds, such as the common the late typhoon on Friday after having been out Apa, exporter of Jugausse and Chinese curions, that all danger was over, and learing the mem- although I cannot but regard theus as faltering, that their gouds have been dutained, and I was artemisia; in some casos they had dug out from again for another foreige house so soon, and ask from Singapore six days, and when she was he carved work, ivarete, and had attached watch the raina sad guard against fresh many ways, it is pleasent to one so oomphotely Oflue for their releases; with this roquest I at had been saved for any parpoes but human food is, he says, not a plac, xhuke forsiguers may live. bers of the Government Fire Brigade to deeply sensible of my own shortcomings in requested to give instractions to the Central ther ruined homes the bra and busks which yd Chang Tao'tal to report on the subject. It tween lat. 10 and 20 N. The storm struck bor at to it, at the back, two large stores, running right outbreak, the volunteer reels left the spot, put aside as I have been to be so pleasingly the time octoplied

Fren suurise to surmet we visited numbora, but seat a Treaty Port, and eo us on as the necas- 6.30 pm, and the blinding rain and terrille wind through into Stoley Streetand forming Nos. 39, The rain, which a little after three o'clock told that "out of sight” was not at all out of To a word, if a certificate has not been deliver- found scarcely a house standing; those few that sary information is obtained. the case is to be a01- Aseconded in a stasdy shower, still further mind.” My volnstear days are ont short, yet,ed up for cancellation goude conveyed thereunder romiined were not safe, and generally the people tled in concert with the Conval in strict accord- drove her sixty miles eastward of her purse, and 41, in that thoroughfare. All of the sandaed the glowing mase, and at five even the lacking back, it afferis me sue degree of satis are under no circumstances whatever liable to bad fized up temporary hats catside. Several shos with Treaty. Hor appearazes is that of's wrock,

wore mutected with the Queen's Road, establish smouldering sparks and embers were ex-faction to feel that I have attempted to do duty instructions issued by Chen, the Castoms yarts of ground, the highest to which they could from Kinking, there is life-saving sold

Emilies would be grouped together on a few. At Kutang, on the Poyang Luks about 40 li Starting on the prop deck her gratings,ment, and in them was a large quantity of costly tinguished..

my duty to the best of my ability, and although wheel box, and wheel, which went first and goods, onstituting the whole stock of the firm. Shop No, 171, where the fire originated, is a my connection with the Brigade has been no Tantsi of highiang, namely, that if on examian sorge when the floods drove there out. In raspy bailed the "Taib-shan Tang. wbiel need to stors in the skylight, two hencoops, two Tha Sames mounted up from the first floor and sooord-band clothing establishment, owned by rudely sovered, I shall watch its fature course tion, the goods correspond with the cutries on case they said they bad been days to water up to keep Life-boats aalled "Bed Boots" on the lake the certificats, they shall be allowed to pass, are thokases and sometimes waists, the women and to resone junks in distress, but whose finds sro settoos. the bispacio, safe awnings, and ale ignited the ground ebop, with great rapidity.

quite correo. You, however, have not studied killred being crowded on to whatever could be so maduinistored, and, in fact, embezzled, by spare boys been swept clean away by the The hoses were well disucted, but was im shop, of which he is part owner, No. 140,

the regulations with any care, and now when pls up to keep them bore water. Next day, the present manager that its revenue, which is fary of the soon, which continued to break over possible to save the bullding. There was a Queen's Road West. The first and second fluers

earsogasally you have committed intake, you thatsth, we took to the pan, as the cargo boat considerable from Twats of houses and lands, is are not aware of having done so, bab on the rassentinually striking on the basks, and visited all engrosed by him xzcept a little which in her all night. The skylight, stashed by the breeze from the ass at the time, and the fire was of this building, liketheothers which were burnt, ugstained four rooms and a cockluft ezob, and in

contrary charaterise the action of Chên Tuotai whi was once a village. Here the distress was spent on free bariais, aulang-masa for the steering gear, admitted great volumes of water, gradually swept back through No. 112. till it these there ward over thirty people at the time of

as irregular, a course of proceeding which is not awfverything in ruins or clean gone. The doid, and processions in the seventh mooi, and. and the right in the saloon now is ons of utter caught the back of both the stores, and these, the fre, constituting seven families. The bonseis

at all in order.

people had a very little inillet and were sking the life-bosts no longer do their date. The -- devastation. Thara is no vastigo ef a chair, table, filled as they were with deal beans, packing insured for $2,400 or $2,100 with Messrs.

I have to orprom a hope that for the future that with elm and other leaves. Here seemed scal gentry have asked the magistrate to k you will, in obedionée to my lustractions, see to be more women on every little hillock than into the books of the charity, as they are eng r. rabin, bathroom, or anything but a lace floor paper, and linen, as well as large genutities of home & Co. Chan As, a widow 79 yours

of age, who has been killed, lived on the top floor On Tuesday morning, the 2nd Inst, that the goods and the entples on the certifiesta ere some of them hardly clothed, with infants to re-institute the lifeboat service on the l strewn with wreckage of every description wood carvings caught quickly, and before of this place with six other women, all of whomat Lieut-General Curaeron, C.B., Boompanied correspond with each other and if so allow them losing half dead. They told a bure that the gaite lately a forry-bost having been cupimwi and giving forth a violent small of phosphorus, the bows could be cumpled round to Bisaloy the time of the fire were away at their work by his aide-de-camp and staff, visited the to pass at pape. Should there be say further he plain serose to the Western mountains, 20 men and women, sl of whom were drownđ, There were six cames of this stored in one of the street, het eised both haildings, and was raging string and rattan splitting) near the Gae hospital ship fonce for the purpose of complaints of detention and delay I wall have eiy 150 at least, was or had been nearly all which could not have happened bad like-bout

eider water. Next day the rain poared in torbown at hand. About-19 of the bodies were exbins, and with the' first shook it was all let foredly. After a stubborn. combat of ovar an works,

preseating a Belilios Medal to Lo Bow a lo visit you with punishment.

Fimilar instractions are being issued to the rane all the forenoon, but our boatmen worked oorred, and taken to the Tsih-chan Taur." Shop No, 173, the second one destroyed by the coolie ampleyed in the hospital, for saving life. saloon and made the hour, the water ssumed the mastery, and the flaman, was occupied by the Les Cheung Bra ut. On the 20th August one of the dook coolies who ffend Office in Nanking,

willingly, and we visited numbers with the but the manager refused to do any thing les place to dangerona to admit of anybody getting fire subsided. The whole of Nos. 20 and 41. obandiers, and general storekeeper Tas first was employed in cleaning the outside of With referance to the mass of levying Loti pats. In one places they sould not even wars their burial. The management seem to inalde, herida making the whole of the stores Stanley street, and 112, Queen's Road, wars en oor was a Chinese schoolhouse, and there were at reseel, lost his footing and fell into the tea. He duty, on foreign goods in Nanking and district, als use of this wretched staff they had for food. think more about accumulating dollars then unit for The consegnence, of this was that pletely gutted, while some damage was done to the tue of the pathrenk, over twenty boys study drifted rapidly down with the strong gureant I have to add that proply to a petition prosent bine all their fuel swet, and they cox daccumulating virto" ("Täh-shen "')

At Shon-teh Hiss, Kwangton Procion, s the oĝa ga er organ bones ngers wrio at their the toy fur of No. 19. Bisuler atront

ing in the room. The top floor is a family hongo and it was thought that his his maid npt bed by the Chunktam Likio Ole. I stated that a nutmaksa fira. Mr. Farmer was recognised The plow was heavily used stil nino or. Denver, whin Lo so, who is a men Hity goes of sarfil investigadou would require to be made Lai jackagran albis rstlaus when the events It is wound that sparks from the days ago, when the policy lapsed.

ag but a fins erinter, plunged in, and flera by the Central Offee, and baring learned their arrived here The monsters and sleazy formar fire hat lodged Leto some combatible Wo, 69, the Kwong Lee boot and clothes shop.great deal of dißionity succeeded in rosabing report and the views they take of the rubiest piros mening rennd the ofiar batoh na matoriale in the next door of yo, 118 nad kuring manager ko Fot ding, was, with the two places, the drowning pan. A life boy yo there yould come to a decisioni

loose

ota*

the

Lai Wing, trading a the Tai Lun. At the with sympathy and Interest. time of the satbreak the master war af another Thanking 701 again for your musilient gift,

I remain, Doar Bir,

Yours faithfully,

W. KOBB

PRESENTATION OF A BELILIOS MEDAL

The

in a place on having brought the same people farmge had some splendid orange trest, of wich rolef two yonra batis, Though we seldom re- he was justly prond. The virtuous Lab I g aired thanks in wards, the joy with which they gained approbation in old times for stealing test the little we could do to sough time. Bennges for his xich mother, bat had it not been