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"West has travelled. Though itself artifi- Rear-Admiral Grenfell, says the N-C. Daily "cial it will follow a road so far configning | News, will probably makes trip up the Yangtase "to the nature of things that it has enned on 11.M.8. Eclipse, which has left Wossung,

in the past the name of the Highway of followed by H.M.S. Bramble Nations. The railroad will be one link, "as the Persian Gulf is another, in a chain "of communications between East and West, alternative to the all-water route "by the Suez Canal and the Red Sea.”

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of

is closely analogous to that Port Arthur, which has preceded it so shortly as not yet to be fairly out "of sight, us aincter of international

heartburnings. Upon the control of it? "will rest the functioning of the prospective railroad itself, regarded either s Д "through line of communication, or as a maintainer of local industries, by the "access it affords them to wider markets, Not itself alone, but the commercial interests that depend upon it, those of the country through which it runs and to which it immediately minister, and those of many other regions, as producers or "consumers, are involved in the polition! “and inilitary status of the Persian Gulf." Its importance established, the question of the mastery over the Persian Gulf arises. Neither Turkey nor Persin, who gengraphi cally have the best claints, ie the ability to govern the country on the Gulf. There fore,

*in such circumstances, and when occa- "sion arises, the responsibility naturally devolves, ns for other derelicts of fortune, upon the next of kin, the nearest in place "gr interest.

From the fact of propinquity, of geographical nearness, 'or of direct political interest, it is easy to *see that Great Britain and Russia are the

The instalment of The Seven Secrets which should have appeared on page 5 fo-day ja unavoidably held over. The report of the monthly meating of the Chamber of Commerc will be found on that page.

Yesterday morning the dead body of an naknown Chiusman of about 40 years of age was found hanging by the neck in a house under course of erection in Des Voeux Road Central The case was one of suicide..

Tientsin Times will be published as a daily as On or about the 1st October the Feking and

well as a weekly paper. The weekly edition will be grown size, of sight or more pages, with hree columns of printed matter on each page.

The appointment of Lieutenant J. B. Arbathuot, Scots Guads, to be Aids-de-Camp to Bit H. A. Blake, Governor and Commander. in-Chief of Hongkong and ite Dependencies, appears in the London Gatelle if the 29th alt

Messrs. Morton & Gibson report that satie- Esctory progress is being made in the operations for the raising of the sunken Pakekan. The under-water work is pretty well forward, and the stunt wising of the foundered steamer will be commenced.

The public are respectfully warned not to use. if they can possibly avoid it, the lane from Queen's Road to Praya Central, leading past the Daily Pressther, as a contractor is demolishing the interior of the building, ou the opposite side of the way and tiles and mortar are falling into the lans in a manner

Lient. Colonel A. G. Churchill, Military Attaché, Tokyo, is gazetted to be Colzel,

M. Podznieki, who is conclusioned by the Russian Government to arrange the Busso- Chinese Treaty of Commerce, is now in Shanghai. syst

In the Army Pay Department the following changes have just-boon made: -Major Moskwel to Singapore: Captain Hewett, Straits, to Hongkong.

Retired Commander E. W. Torke, has tieon appointed to H.M.S. Tumor, additional, e King's Harbour Master and Navel Executive Offfcor at Weihaiwat:

The Journal Officiel announces that. Admiral Pottier, recently in command of the French squadron in the Far East, has been appointed to succeed Admiral Beaumont at Teulon. Vice- Admiral Coarrujollys, who was also not long ago in the Far East, is nominated to the command at Lorient.

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“Sta-inkkel are generally thought harmless,

but in the seas of Chefas, India, and Australis are some renomens kinds. M. Kermorgant, în the dunates & Hygien et de Médicine Coloniales, has recently described those of New Cale onin which horn small hoads, poison-glands, aud tooth. They seldom bite owing to their small mouths. A rat bitten by one, dies in four or five minutes.

C. Pereiri was acquitted by the Appeal Court at Tokyo ou the 15th lust. of the charge of libelling Messrs. Eça da Silva and Ribeira, the finding of the Court being that the evidence against him was insufficient. The judgmoni

The case against the Chinamen of the printing office implicatei in the publication of the libel was also dismissed.

TELEGRAMS.

DAILY PRESS” SERVICE!

FAR EASTERN AFFAIRS.

[FROM OUR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT.]

The

ENQUIRY INTO COLLAPSED HOUSES, Lachus

The official ang Into the fatal Loume Ner. 30 and #2, Kexlook

18th July last.

before Mr. F

Der

Holicitor, conducted the

jurg, Mr.

behalf of

the Government, and Mr.

Booker,

“Behalf

of Mesars. Leigh, and Craigre, the of the houses.

LONDON, 26th September, 8.5 1.olicitor, watched this" probe

JAPAN IN SIAM. Débats (Paris) warns England against letting Japan get too solid a hold in Siam, and adds that England should ask herself whether she is not fostering a fox who will devour ber Asiatic fowls.

SHANGHAI, 26th September, 5.26 p.m.:

THE NEW SZECHUEN VICEROY. H.E. Viceroy Teen arrived in Chengtu yesterday and takes over the scale of office

to-morrow.

REUTER'S SERVICE.

LONDON, 4th September.

RK Leigh, of the dem of Leigh and Ozangu

range, wid he had been otet Hongkong either in Gover on his own account. In the early part of 1901, | un behalf of the Hongkere Land

estment Co., he prepared plans and called for tenders for the erection of at bumies in Kowloon City Road, 15 houses on 11 L. 1107 und 15 on KIL.1.108. Tenders were received by witnes for the building of these house, the figures ranging from 888,500 to $141,000; the Loong Choong firm was amongst those wife tørdered, and the aldonat of ste tander was 198,500. No tender was accepted for them thirty houses, because the coupsoy instructed witness, to prepare piaus for more on K111,118 1 was ultimately agreed with the Loong Cheong firm that the whole fifty houses should be built for $115,000 andis contino), w sa then entered into between this firm and the Land In- vestment Co. Witness know Loong Cheong LORD ROBERTS ON RAGGING." before this, he had done many big jobs for Field Marshal Lord Robarts has issued a Leigh & Urange. His tender and those of the necessity of stopping "ragging," the teaders. The noosasy notice to the P.W.D. menorezdam to all commanding officers urging others were by invitation, and were not publie prevalence of which is a disgrase to the Army-received from ir. Tooker, pro, the DP.W

was duly sent in, and an acknowledgement was approving the plans of the bocass and authoris

to work, Dungeon Wheel bear At this point Mr. Looker rowe and objected papers. In that morning's Daily Prene there had been a lung miconat of what had taken Place at the enquiry on Thursday, and he sup reported sa fully in the next wus of the pased that the present proceedings, would be paper. It was not right and proper to so report the

proceedings, because the publication of the oviduce might prejuilido a jary For his authority air. Looker tolerced his Worship to Jervis on Coroners. The reason for which the enquiry, was held was to find out whether there wes oriminal liability on anybody a part, and under these circumstances it is not right or proper that the evidento shogid be published in the newspapers,

"two States which from existing circum. that makes palestrinaism more adventarone of the lower Court, mus, accordingly, quas operation at Indianapolis. for an abscess which to the publication of the proceedings in the news-

“stances, are most immediately and deeply concerned; nor, when the several circumi-

stances are closely analysed and duly weighed, does there, to my mind, seem "room to doubt that to the former Falls first to say whether she will discharge the """ duty "or let it go to another.”

than safe.

Shanghai last Saturday oaded in an easy victory The Englund v. Scotland cricket match at

for the English team, which with two possible Arme et Marine states that the Russian Lorce tious was strong enough to do duty fort.b.d's Lowes and Kefal have boon handed over Shanghai in an interport match. The winners to the Russian Admiralty by their builders, the scored 107: (Billings 24. G. F. Landing 25. V. Société dan Forges et Chantiers de la Méditor- H. Leuning 22 and 54 for 2 winkets (Man 34 ranée, at Harra, and that they will shortly not out) to Bootland's 57 (McEuen and Turnbull proceed to the Far East. Their names have 18 each). Billings for England took 5 wickets been altered to, Grosovni and Plates. On her for 11 runs only.

trink the former made 2ļknots in place of the 26 knots contracted for Each boat is 189) ft. beam, with a draught of nearly 10 E. and a displacemout of 312 tons.

The conditions which necessitate Great Britain's predominance in the Gulf, her friendly critic says, are substantially thres. "First, ber security in India, which would "be materially affected by an adversa *change in political control of the Gulf; "secondly, the safety of the great sea route,

commercial and military, to India and. "the Further East, cn which British "shipping is still actually the chief "traveller, though with a notable compara- tive diminution that demands national Pattenti; and, thirdly, the economic auil, "commercial welfare of India, which can "uct. politically, only through the Empire, rot "a dependence which greatly enlinnees

'obligation."

We need not follow the writer in his dis arcussion as to the effects of the establish-

ment of foreigu control on the Persian

U.S. PRESIDENT OPERATED ON. §. President Roosevelt has undergono a slight

bad formed between the left knee and ankle, arising from a braise caused by the carriage accident on the 2nd instant. The President, who is in excellent general bealth, has pro coded to Washington.

Lospon, 24th September

BOER GENERALS' MANIFESTO.' The Manifesto isand by the Boer Generala has orvated an unfavourable impression in Europe.

FRANCE AND SIAM By kind permission of Major Eurger und

The announcement that a Japanese had been offours, the band of the Hongkong Regiment

appointed legal adviær to Siam has couned a will play at the Hongkong Hotel to-day, from 8 to 9.30 p.m. Programu:→→→

grent flutter in Paris, where for some time past March" Soldiers in ths Park," ... Monckton It is announced that Liver, ool will to the there has been considerable apprehension wogard- Overtury..." The Exiles," Selection **Tas Golala,"

Garrautral point of the Morgan Shipping Coming the effect the Anglo-Japanese alliance *** Jones Waltz **Dolores,

.......... Waldbeufel bination. This will involve the abolition of might exercise on Japan. Selection Reminiscences of Gounod," Godfrey duplicate control, and as the result of -conomical "Izetta" (Piccolo Sole), Jones working a vast amount of officialism connected

12 EXTRA "The Messenger Boy." Car, with the various lines will cease to exist. There

"God Save the King."

Selection

will be one head to direct the entire trafic arrangement on the American principle. The American Line ofeials already are being changed, and Mr. Ellerman will take over the

retain its prosent personality as to the heads that these in time will disappear under the and vessels of the line, but there is no doubt

CŮNLY!VIE MURications relating to the news columns/Golf. The analogy of Port Arthur alone there is great overcrowding. The London, panagomant. The White Star Line ma

sunuld be addressed toTux EDITOR.

Currespondents must forward their nu for Captain MARAN'S conclusion must be

Lenses with communications addressed to the Editor

not for publication, but as evidence of good faith.

all letters for public libi should be written on

4 "the

e payer unly.

- side of

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a ready

other papers will be inserted. Orders for extra copies of DAILY Press should be sist before 11 am, on day of publication. After that are supply i lirated. Only supplied for Cash Petographic Address: Parse. Codes: All 7, 56, Nd, Lieber's

is sufficient to suggest them to our readers.

granted without demur and it is

"Concession in the Persian Gulf, whether

now

Ne anonysiously signed communications that are the local commercial interests which it of "underlie political and military control. "will imperil Great Britain's navil situation

in le Further inst, her political position. in India, her commercial interests in both, "and the fuperial tie between herself and

Australasia

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BIRTH.

On the 10th Septeinber, at Hankow, the wife of E. T. Prм, I.M.C., of a son.

MARRIAGES.

On the 24th September, at the Kakchich Chapel, Swatow, by the Rev. P. J. Maclagan, MA, FLORENCE ANNIE CABS, widow of the late FRAMER AFB, of Amoy, to ERNEST HENEY I STE. CROIX, son of the lace C. W. DE STE. CROIX, I.B.C. (2576 On the 17th Septumber, at Holy Trinity Cathe dral, Shanghai, by the Eer. F. Symons, B.A., PHILIP LOCKWOOD JONES, son of C. J. JONES, Liverpool, to MARGARETE. CHAMBERLAIN, third daughter of G. R. CHAMBERLAIN, Kiddings, Der byshire, England.

The Daily Press.

...

Hongkong is not the only erorded-up city in the Empire. Even in some English cities Daily Mail just received says:-" Birmingham has upwards of 40,000 back-to-back houses in 6,000 courts which are entered by tanngis from

the streets, statos the city's medical officer of health." We may at, from personal know- ledge, that, in Livery Street alone, there are more than forty courts, all slums of the worst type.

It may interest the Beach of loosing Justices to learn that several Yankees who have visited the Colony of late think that Hongkong

Morgan schome..

The Statistical Department of the I. M. Custome has just issued the Returns of Trade and Trade Reports for the year 1991, contain- ing 80 pages of reports and statistics from the Commissioners of the different Treaty Ports iq Chine., Tho total collection of revenue

is very much under-dcensed. One such visitor Shanghai is H. T. 8,152,606, which is the (was heard to declare the other day that if highest on record, being H. Th. 32,000 in he had anything to do with certain Harbour-excess of the best previous year-1899. There side houses he would make things but he would is an improvement under every heading, but have launches rousing regularly from Blako especially in import duties. This is the mors Peir and would make the people of the Colony satisfactory since little of the increase poted That just shows how can be due to the effective & per cent, rate, so Various are the aspects in which different many goods daiming the old tarif privileges being on route to the East up to the last

the report until a copy reachos Hongkong.. possible moment. Wo defor consideration of

smell 'Frisco,”

Into the question of the interests in the Gulf of Germany, the only nation beside Britain und Russie which can claim to be considered in that part of the world, we do not propose here to go. We will conclude by quoting one more passage from Captain MAHAX's article, which is really a noteworthy contribution to the disple view the same thing. cussion of a very important question. There is, he says, no enduring antagonism emcerning the Gulf between any nations but Great Britain and Bussjn/

vaukong UFFIN: 14, DES VOUX ROAD Cl. INDOX UPFICE: 181, FLEET STREET, E.C."

Hozonuso, 27th September, 1902.

We have already learnt, through the medium of telegramos, that an article by Captain

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The ex-

HONGKONG RIFLE. ASSOCIATION.

The compitition to-day in counsetion within the Hongkong Rifle Association will be for spoons (Interport protioe), commending at 2:30 pm. Ranges, 200, 500 and 600 yards; 7 shots and a sighter at cach range!--

At a committee meeting held on Thursday the Seventh Imperial Bile Match-which is it was decided to enter a team again this year for promoted by the Eupanyup Ride. Club of Victoria, Australia. The match will be shot off on a date to be fixed later on botworn this and the 31st October. It will be reniembered that Hongkong took fifth place in this match last year-the dat year of their entry The Annual Tatarport Match will be held between the 1st and 15th November. The fol-

lowing merabers are requested to practice for the abore erents, and to soad in all practice scores to the Honorary Secretary :--- Crocker, Cross, Davies, Garnett, Horley, Masses, J. J. Andrews, Baldwin, Callina,

Hobday, Hamilton, Jeffery, Lamort, Lapsley, J. Marshall, McDermott, C. Marshall, Pesuing, Pigeon, Fullen, Parkos, Pitt, Stuckwood, Saunders, Varcoe, West, and Wells.

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Mr. Lennys said he was act propated for this objection-(His Worship-Weitzer was 1) and all he could say was that it must, in within his Worship.skuowlodyatlet in Englandi the fallout reports of the svlienos taken at obrances onquiries were published every day in the newspapers. This enquiry was just the samo us any ordinary Police Court proceedings in widch a man was brought before his Workup and committed for trisl at the Nugraine Court, buch-proceedings were constantly published the paperz although they were only bets to us derived from su eugairy of preliminary suquicios, And in thonghit that this set would be very greatly tesonen if the newpapers were to be forbidden to pablishi what took place, course, his Worship: had of evils that had been given before bim de fall power to ut any time forbid the publication

a published, of way etatement made la Capri, and if for any ings not to be published; his Avoriage as a MAL us to du se The object of the premat enquiry was to ascertain whether anybody was criminally inite. It was not simply to never in the use of the deaths as these people, bat whether their deaths were broughs about

by the.criminal negligster of any body, and whether steps would be taken to prevent such accidents in future, but

Mr.Lookersubmitted tlist the premot proceed. ings were quite different from ordinary Paliou Court proceedings, and that they should not bo published in the papers until the euntry was concluded, and then if nob

nobody was.com- mitted for trial

air. Dennys contended that the newspapers presented the public, and as the onqulay was publie one and everybody lind a right to be there, to reson existed why the proceedings should hot bus reported in the newspapers.

should make any order

per

After farther arganout on the same Inés, his Worship remarked that each oroner » Smokers of Manila cigarettes, of whom the

proceedings as bad previously taken place FRANCE AT KWANCHAU-WAN.../ before him had always been published; and hus are many in the Colony, must have beon struck

saw no reason to depart from that ensiem, of late by the fact, that there is a scarcity

Home papers give the following details about Loaker Inave 1 cadrely in your et their favourite weed here.

In a very interesting summary prepared by the above, the gist of which we have already had Worship's liaude planation is that the tobacco factory operatives Dr. Sven Hodin, of the result of his latest by telegram

His Worship It is done in England every "It is not to the interests of any third State in Manila have goue on strike for higher wages. journey in Central Asia (1899-1902), appearing to interfere between these two or to disturb The strike is now prastically mottled, as the in the Geographical Journal for September, ing base for the defence of Indo-China from the diality would be to hold the enquiry in Hitherto Saigon has best Use only support-r. Looker suggested that a way out of the much less to destroy the local balatice werkmon, most of whom are Filipian, have it is stated: My first journey of 1993-97 has sea side. But, in view of the extensive coast-line

private "of power which now exists between them returned to work, the strike having proved been regarded as marking on adennes in the of this Frauul possession, it is quite probable

Worship No, I sou Do, reuson why and can probably be maintained. regards its particular intereste, the hands disastrous to them. Meanwhile, however, the knowledge of the geography of Central Asia. that the port of Saigon would be found, in case. The examination being resumed, witness sid of any third State will be not more, but stock of cigarettes has ran done. The same The last journey of 1899-190, from which 1 of war, to be an inadequate naval base for a

that work on K.J.L. 1.107 was commenced first, "less, free should that balance yield to the thing applies to Manita cigars, and only for have just returned, has yielded results three times Franch squadron. In view of this fast, the mortly after 16th May. I then followed in

order work on

Lots

1108 and 1,118 T decisive prelomiunnce of one of the two the fact that the Icest houses, particularly as rich as those of the former journey, and in "throughout the regions involved. Nor can Messrs. Kruse & Co., had a pretty large reserve

course of it I have been enabled to lift the veil burnu sharged with the carrying out of publisonally inspected the work, and was satisfied a third State expect to restore equilibrium stock, the supply would have been long since which for a thousand yours had hidden vast Department and the Departmout of Navel Building Ordinance, rhfels provided that no works in Indo-China, together with the Marion with it. With Beclion 12 abction 1 of the "if lost, by itself taking the place of the at an sad. As it is, the prices have had to be stretches of the mountainous and desert Fortifications, are considering the question approval of the Director of Fable Worke, wate wall shon:dexceed 35 feet in length heat the "one that has gone under. It is only ne- raised all round.. "cessary to consider the solidity, extent,

regions of the heart of Asia. My cartographical of establishing, a second naval base in that mess was tmbilik, "The longth of the party aud long standing of the local control

material extends to no less than 1,149 sheets, and regies, and for this purpess the recantly-ae and end walls of the sea Kowloon City now wielded by Russia and Great Britain. A special Army order issued last month by if these were arrangod end to end in a long quired Kwanoban Bay has been fired upon

2oad Bus 60 feet together,

without return or Captain MAHAN's spinigus must always be together with the land flower of the one the War Ofies contains the programms of row they would stretch ever a distine) of 1.90 The projected fortified harbour is to be founded

cross walls; with return and crom wall listened to with respect, and in the British and the een power of the other, to see the lutended relief between the United Kingdom feel. This material l'hope it will ba póssible ta

Very well between Niyet and Fort Bayard, and it will Empire in particular, to which he has opelessness of any substitute for either and the colonies, and between those places and publish, either with the top of public funds or

contain an arsenol, a couling dapot, an artillery always shown bimeli a friend, with sya"ant dead, but living; not machines, but such modification as way from time to time be mine of detailed information about certain of project the sun of at least £1,200,000 will be in its own epbere. The two systems are Yolis, during the year 1932-193 (subject to by private support. It will then constitute a

depot, and official buildings. To carry out this pathy. That the question of the Persian organisms; but merely fouaded, but ecessary). There are naturally no hoog, a the central regions of the great continent which required. Of this sum 600,000 will be spent Gulf must concern Britons out here too as

routed, in past history and present con well as at home is shown by Captain |“ditions,”-

in the Cavalry and Royal Horse Artillery that have never before been trodden by any Europesu, upon the arsenal, 2300,000 upon cutting a canal, affect the Far East, but in the Garrison j nud very often by no Asiatic either. MARAN's words, when he points out, that

and £164.00 on ostablishing the coaling station. A dozen or so new recruite are suld to bartillery No. 78 Company (late 17 Southern)

The chief advantage exported of this new naval among the interests involved in the amstery

bass is thet it will protect Tonkin and North of the Persian Gulf is the safety of the coming out to the police.

ern Annsm, and thereby Saigon will be frue to great sen-route, commercial and military,

dovole its attentions solely to the protection of to India and the Far East. We will not

Cochin-Chins. apologise therefore for quoting certain cent.. parts of the National Review article, though

MAHAN, the best known naval writer in the United States, in the September number of the National Review, "danling with the. Persian Gulf, has evoked wide interest.

It is stated that the price of public-rose licences in the Colony is to be raised 100 per

The recent cold snap in the weather has had The cannot of course attempt to do justice the result of making the tailors in the Colony to it in the small space at our disposul. busy, as people are beginning to look out their The American writer begins by stating that, winter clothes, with the customary result, that in the general economy of the world, they find last year's garments very much worse irrespective of political teuares, present than they expected. or ossible, the Persian Gulf is one

To-morrow (Sauday, the 25th) baing the terminus of a prospective interoccanic railroad. The tack of thin, as deter anniversary of Their Majestios Tay King and mined by topographical considerations. Que of Portugal, Conselleiro A. G. Romano, will take in great part à course over Consul-General for Portugal, will be “At which, at one period and another of Home" at his residence, Duart, Arbuthnot history, emerce between the East and Road, from 11 am till noon.

ANOTHER COLLAPSE.

LATEST STEAMER MOVEMENTS:

proceeds from Trincomali to Hongkong, and No. 64 (late 18 Eastera) Colombo to Hong. kong; No. 62 (late 2 Southern) and No. 64 A kitchen on the first floor of No. 86, Second (late 10 Western from Hongkong to Singa-Strent, West Point, collapsed late on Thursday pore; and Nos. 49 (late 25 Southern) and 50 (Isto afternoon, Two women were working in it at These are all put down to change as commencing debris. One sustained a severe accip wound, The C.N. steamer Taiyuas, from Australian 38 Boxthers from Singapore to Gibraltar the time, and both were carried-down with the in October. In the Infantry battalious the let from which blood came freely; the other escaped ports, left Manila ou the 24th iust., p.m., for this Bait of the Derbyshire Regiment is to proceed with a few cuts. Both women ran to Westport, and is due here this morning.

South Africs to Hongkong, the 2nd Point Palion Station, and the first was sent to Batt. Royal Welsh Fusiliers going from the Tong Wa Hospi ol for treatment, the second Hongkong to India. Singapore is again to refusing to go. The house in which the acdi. hare a whits regiment, and the 1st Batt. of the dent pccurred is backed by another whers Manchester Regiment will go from South reconstruction operations are procesding, and Africs. Ceylon loses two white regiments and the tearing down of building material is supposed only gets ous is return. These changes are to have weakened the ability of the kitchen announced to take place between October and in gasstion by depriving it of a vertalu amount

from

March.

The Bon" Lino stammer Benarty left Sing pero on the 25th inst. for this port, and is due here an the 1st prox. arrived at New York on the 25th inst

The silk or CP.R. steamer Empress of India

The HAL.steamer Sagena, from Hamburg, Lafe Singapore on the 25th fest, pm, and may be expected here on or about the let prax, as yesterday morning, and is expected Life to The 0.8.9. steamer honed loft Shanghai

of extra ooms sapport, this causing it to collapse, morrom,

length

was 45 feet 6 inches Wi the provisions of the clinep in the English act of 1884, but he did not think thuit in the present

the end walls and party walls of these houses walls, became they excandal 35 tees in

was 50 feet, neasuring halfway up the length, required extra thickness The height of

in acueriance with the Huild ng Ordinsues of gable,

the Colony; the actual height, measuring to the top of the gable at its bighest point, was 55 fear,

Mr. Dennys (quoting from the Ordinance) — The height of these end walls oguzoda 40 lust, but does not exceed 30 feet, and they exceed 45 foot in length?

Witno Yes."

Continuing, Mr. Leigh said it was the case.

shall be 21 inches for the height of one story, that in the London Building Ordians of 1894

17 inches for the height of the next story, and it was euteted that the falckness, of such walls

13 inches for the rest of their light. The Made Bye lows of the lood tieverüinent Bound were to the same

onder, Witness dist not know whther all the provincial byasfawa zak home were based on the same windible. In the case before the Court the thickness of the end and party walls was shown on the plans to be 18 holes of the Front floor and 14 fnches ou the two upper floor, which it in accordaan ing Ordiusuce. When witheas sent in the plans with the requirements of the Hongkong Bulla-

to the PW. D., he did not specially call the