THE HANKOW" FIRE INQUIRY, A
DEFECTIVE WATER PRESSURE
A DOCTOR WHO OFFERED ASSISTANCE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 187, 1906.
Inspector Warnock said he did not send for any doctors as he thought it was unnecessary, The police · rendered first-aid-but were only Bocesful in one case, that of a Chinese wozIN
THE SINGAPORE DOLLAK.
At a meeting of the Singapore Legislative Conucit on October 22nd, the Actingolonial Secretary moved the firet reading of a bill to amend the Carrancy Note Ordinance. In
be Baw no
Before Mr. H.H.J. Gompertz and a jury at who was removed to hospital and ultimately go be said that as Council was aware the groot number of the metal dollies with n
The Magistracy yesterday, the inquiry into the cause of the buralag of Hunkow was contioned.
fo said Dr. Marriot was called next that at about 3.10 a.. the morning
succumbed there. The members of the Police Foron who did goed work in rescuing people from the water were P. P. Davis (70), P. S. Davitt, P. 8. Parr, P. S. Grant, I.P.C. 831,
and twoir
of the 14th altinio he was in the neigh I.P.C. 385 and Indian Excise Officer 37, while between the intrinsic value of silver and the and if they rodnood the sil into thair till:
Farziou.
When he anted Alves piso called for mention. Witnessing tho fire on the Hanker,
examined the ship after the gre, bat found reached the vessel he noticed that slo, was lighted from and to aid and burning fiercely nothing to suggest incendiarism. In his He could not so anyone on board at the tinuriais a coolio or stowaway crept on top of the but now perple being picked up out of the pile of matting mentioned, and while smoking That it had a light fall among it. water. Between -20 and 30 wera lying on the shore. Witness examined them, but found souldered unil the ship was opened up and they were past aid. He saw nobody' he could then its draught faunel it into floms; or it do anything for. He did not so any perrous might have bou that an epium lamp was anset Witness found 17 charred becios on attempting to restore bodies, but spoke to u police inspector and asked if there were any board, siz, mostly women and children, almost Europezas or Chiness hurt to who be cold at the entrones to the gangway, and it would give median neristance, The insis clor said.--
No. There are ac Europeans hurt and all that they had been knocked down and
the Chisern are apparently dend." Witness Na tisfied himself that they were, and then left If he thought he for a cosa ha was katundling. con't lure dese any good he would have femined, or have got another doctor to (ak bis pace. He wonk-bare-advised the police to send for one, but from the condition of
Boost,
Chief Engin er Laun of the Brignole said he arrived at the liendie's wharf at akent 33 am on the morning of the bre, and was hydrant was got to work about 3.19 a.m. and In all five the second seine three minutes later.
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trampilan.
Captain Branch, recalled, sail un attempt was made to pull down the malting, and from what saw he should say the ire was well down in it. Even with the queutily of cargo na deck, the squen for the passengers was sufficient.
Abloy this his Worship to the jurers there uot unch use in multiplying esidence,
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The jury found that the passengers on hoard than for at the time of the catastrophe wel" their death by miendaenture, and addid a rider
wer
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closely followed by the brigade, Hin first that it was a very Jangerens procee:ling to car was satisfied that there wers a sufficient cooperation Government had received from the 50,000,000 of British capital is locked up in
influcimable cargo on an apper deck. The
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hydraut wars got to work and by 3.20 the rat also thought that the polics ullers and other the difficulties uzperienced by merchants Hatch islands the Mexican dollar was demone the occasion of a most remarkable demonstration) life should be highly commendet, sal that free exparison of the import of other doliars the Penisola the Siamese Government of cuspect and regret by the British and Chips
The second hul to
fire engine was in motion. come from Wanchai so did not got to work Witness until somewhere about four Welock. found the hydrants wask, there not being sufficient pressare,
A pressure of 160 he was required but he did not have it-st—any_tina. during the tire. The pressure would be about 60 or 70 be. A message was sent to the motor hoasa for more, but witness did not seo that thos pressure was incressed much. When he arrived on the scene the vessel was alight aft, and on | the paddle buses, and the firo covered the ship') in about seven minutes. Witness considered the rajudity with which the fire proad extraordi.
the conduct of the two Chiuso boatmen who Icat their boats in endeavoring to save others, was deserving of the highest praise.
THE TYPHOON SUBSCRIPTION".
rezu
T
the referons.
cho demonetised
communities who attended it in lar. p
12, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL,
DREADFUL ECZEMA OF LITTLE BOY
Hands Had to Be Tied to Prevent ̈*. Scratching-No Rest With Him Night or Day-Head and Face a Haw Mass Curls Cut Off.
A DOUBLE CURE BY
which Government was glad to noo. The sug.1 gestion that they should not coin so many dollars as before was worthy of consideration. If they had the one-dollar notes which would shortly be in the hands of the reason why they should not Secretary of Stats had announced his intention place in the reserve would be taken by an equiva. of making gold a a legal tender and also oft amount in gold. If they replaced Eve authorising the Government to issue a 3 llar milliona ju notes they would be able to put an dollar, from 900 which would leave a substantial differenog ortre five million dollars
to 800 Anonsas they in increase (amming would in valve put on it by Government.
danger of silver dollars teaving the Colony there was no loss in minting) the number bourhood of the Canton winet and nationl the resque work of a Portuguese gentleman a to the ralue of silver. This would mark new 'dollars made unt of the old to say forty con millions. Bot. be did not think such an addition the final singe he trusted of the Catro co to their currency was required and certainly
It was to enable the Commissioners
not in addition to the one dollar motos. notos to give gold to people who tendered
members need have no far that. more dollars than were instead of silver so as to avoid praying in ment the silver reserve kald by Government and ment would take one dallar noter leg 1 tender. The absolutely necessary for trade, and the Govern ment would be bound to keep up the gold value iting for TS WOUL other object was to provide faciliti
the new dollar. Government would undertake exchange for the purpose of minting the
absolutely;
As to invoere or, sirs if they dollar. пок dolls The report of the London
consequ»pco 19: they recommended that British dollar
dollar at the previous one it was a mattor of little. Currency Committee was published in May got a dollar sightninths less value than their whether the reduction was chlained by reducing Haber rat and inetuss as the
Pankherug should be issued and that the coinage of this the amount of alley in the coin dollar should be absolutely in the hands of size and weight of the coin. He did not think Gurernment.
That recommendation had been to Chinese were an ignorant as to think a given effet to by the Ordinance of 1903 enabling smaller dollar of the same lueness, batter than
the same dellar of less fiueness if they nuderstoo the Commissioners to sand dollars held by the girly that in either caso they worn outy taking in reserve out of the Colony to be reminted.fen
* gold value. On the
other hand if When the first instalment of the new doller wg wins for
at ouer with the old die. and a new At work take received in Singapore in October 1903 a pruela. they kept to the present size they could start walton was made making it legal tender.
four months to get The same time an order was passed in Conneil. dis
realy.
If the of tilver continued Tupert and Export Ordinones which pa
risa of the per bilited the import of other than the Straits their margin which was now practically reduced and the export of the Straits and for a your the to two per cent would go, as diferent dollars circulated, side
wonl 11hey could not stop it. the
given to what thes
sall HealTitus,"
ever its ready supporter, and sounds afikir bu saw he was Fulisfied it could do explained the facts to them and asked them to dla were. received the side. As cent would at once start the deals and det
the banks and exchanged for exicans and The exportation would be on a
veuse the banks and large firms here would British which were to India for remintingaever do such a thing sod in this connection he fines, in the past, the sols guardian of British This went on till thirty fire millious y were sirculation.
In August 14 when the Govern should like to notice favourably the cordis interests there estimates that more than
Shanghai alone, Srms and people here in all measures taiton in Then here is the clil question of piracy ou umber of dollare circulating an onler
Comouctising the ol British and this matter of currency referm. As the the Delfs and adjacent waters. In this con! Mexican dollars. Tu September 1:04 owing to island ceraney, the currenes for the prosection the wrifor's friends state that the funeral in of commerce was the Straits dollar. In the of tko Ret. R. J. MacDonald. M.D., was made meeting the obligations of foreign trade the
tised, but as was permitial. In the north of of Straits dollars was granted and the
ved temporarily
Later on Ordinance was demonetised the Moxins and British Trade whilst buth were equally indignant at the loss
dollur and made the tical the median of the cost of
of anol a valuable lifa (which will be re in 1961
which passed
Owing
doulloss in time tho Straits dollar felt in educational medical, and many rexinting on
but it was curient would
slee to the
rent circles) through the ferocity of the Delta pirates, demands in China for Straits great
Luter of Sept. 1901 wat preget.
oxchange might have who blow the doctor's braics out whilst he was dollars the Ordinanco
to be Mrried on through a gold medium
dinar attending to
to the griorcu-ly wounded captais. rescinded excepting with regarl 6 North
Netherland Indies, atc., which He believed the order in Comucil was being The removal of the anti foreign Cantonese Sarawak, Вотдео, with the F. M. S., form the area of deli sa by His Majesty that day. Vicarop Shum, whose lax administration was
of deliberatel of the
In possibly at the time they were discussing this, circulation
Strait dollars.
rosponsible for less outrages by British and Chinese gublic opinion on the spol. that order provided that the fineas shoul! The following oficial ecrrespondence in 1906 two ordinances were passed enabling and ordine Cut the belf dollars bet aadr
was not dur, the writer believes, to Nell the Governmont to buy and telegraphic e
amonut, in the same way. legal tender to QUY
öntory, but to his trouble with the tmosfers for gold and to jena gold in leg published for paùlic information
Pell Mall exchange for notes. Those who had studied as tins dollara was at present, this would pro-peerful Gnikis of which this
the half dollar coming very in rault
to gave aa sccount lust April. The ow of the Currency Committee would the report
into circulation, because it would Viceroy, Chau-fa, sa the writer recollects quite see that two import deviations had been made.
well, is
s a very good officis?, but old and weakly. lower value.
He is known to be Yuan-Shik-kai's " circulation of the Straits dolluts as merchandies of as at presesi of al
After some further discussion of details the however, which accounts for the appointment. pressnt Government 18 evidently quite coulant. for the purposes of trado. It was found that to limit the circulation of the Strails dollar and reading and was declared passed.
Council then rose.
to leave thy safeguarding of British subjects, diving to trade requirements it was impossible bill, pasenil through committee and third and may get him help at nool. But as our it was then decided to extend it to countries
their shipping, and trade to the cars of Peking With reference to the probibl Barrounding it.
and to focal Bathorities, plus "gentls remon tion of the use of British and M+rican
news" when murders or attempts to plunder chillary 15 merchandise it was felt that
or molest these occur, it may interest the roader their would suppress & considerable
kuow how these same nthorities not offer of Straits dollars and that their a
tion would cause great inconvenience
being gonily remonstrated with. After fe Piratical attacks or attempts on British steaners besides the capture of an American oil verso!) and turdship to the innocent holders
dollars.
legal The proposs! to make gold
and occurred in those waters in about tender was an advance of the recommendations
weeks, bis Execilancy Sham, who was not only [By "W. F." in Pall Mall Gazette)
jvery of the two Kaug provinces, but cf the London Committee. Their recommende tion was that, gold was not indispensable as
as legal
and Governor of Caufon, issued a pro danger to he "So many satire families have been lost that tender and that all that was necessary was
after feared from foreigners' designs upon Chins, and exchange
long and careful the Commissioners number to be relieved is relatively small to to maintain the fixity of exchange was to enable are being taught that there ix
onucing that, for gold and give out gold in exchange for that they must therefore, be prepared to defend investigating, he has discovered that the
Mysterious
gaard bouls which should patrol the West extent of disaster.”
Dispatch from Secretary of Blate dated Boten us long as gold was avaliable. The their country against them.
advice on which the Secretary of State decided omens and tokens of the gods displeasure are
in heaven or the chessmen on & board." His 29th September, 1990;—
10 muske gold legal tander came from this reported from the provinces too. Yong lads Kirar have become scattered shout like the stars government. Thoy had felt if this were not and girls are losing their queues (pigtails and Excellency therefore ordered General Woog
Chickens are robbed
Poi-Tsung, who is wull known for his nue the transections conducted by the Currency plaite in the night.
in diseacoring colbert, to take a of their wing feathers, money is taken from get home to the locked chests Commissioners would not
cud mysterious lukoss left ability in
guficient number of powerini tavas sud general public. These transactions wart
instead." So letters from Chlas inform the
ut ones to Suman-, Fovan, and that procred entirely confined to the bankers and the Com-
writer. All these aro signs that old ridente district, where he is to make a sureful search And it
appeared from certain romarke
of the French at Tientsin in 1870 and the of their booty are being concealed by the cf gold reesufly te
that had been suade, and the trouble given to his the more intelligent wetion of the public had Boxer troubles to thirty years later.
But arousing to dormant fitde understanding of the why and
the Chiram, scelley
without saying that sach i bonad to dear. The felt that if gold was to be made legal tender the reault of lix colossal
euccessful sur played upov, nareifid
*agaresing of the aulasky of Mauritius, making if help was required. the balance between the
merchants and methods and purposes, confines of Westeru
in the pro I have learnt with much gratification of the the bankers and the Chinese traders could too, as it is, by the anti-foreign element, als who sees alluded
jasled
gold and thus the knowledge most dangerous proceeding, even if the motive
But. quite a watter of course. cuseɔm“, be
Ally the wharf and'rau entthe coolie gangway closi largo eum raised by subscription amongst the the gold would filter dows rather more quick-
powerful braves, a huge army, with its reserves, on
one who knows what the The American boycott
otherwise Yamen ranners or Masdarin soldiers, old Japanine lines. He then udeavoured to inhabitants of Hongkong, both European the lower classes. As to the bill itself the preing it were only to reconcile him to the clamation, 106. will, ceerding
should
the foreign settlement of
who are employed to make such raids rally board the vessel by that gangway, but was and Chinese, and I gladly approve the proposal intention was that the Commission Briols, the attack on nable to do so uwing to the rash of Chine to vote a similar suw-of $125,0HX) from Colonial stop any drain on their silver æserro by paying Shanghai, the murders of the missimaries and
getit in exchange for notes-instead of silver and-
ebance the
a de peradoes the ceil culprits, car sin districts, or to the last sul very serions the stopping of shoreward. Io retained by the gangway until funds, The Colony has met this disaster with a
leaving for dead of an Australian doctor that is-were found at home, the celurity with breach of faith with tits Railway (vin Britic Beetion three Section two that this should come
all the dirt
which
vas" would execute a the Cantou and Hongkong ordinary tourist are
Close # it got too hot to stand there, and then getting grompt generosity thoroughly in accordance it was, thought advisable to provide in tub other British subjects, the stabbing autre, will feel quite certain that if by nuy foreigners, who are now forbidden to travel in
in Council might of this artificially worked-up an
ose "powerful braves The order or six weeks. into effect at ones, ol
ou & Innst frivolous strategic movement to the rear would conKowloon) construction, Another far not be isuel
play of enetful firm titule a lu price it
display By the it would be mosity.
a record! But the writer would ask in pretext, which has just been added to the and if silver went up more lu
British Goversident call
can always ens
ensure that
seriousness hobis countryman and already long list of
similar siy nccessary for the Commissioners to take some
hina, But lat
fresh Boxer no serions trouble will come in decisive action.
if Lot humanitarians of the most ontbreak, the outlook in China comes more section two give the Commissioners that interio
able
Telegram from Secretary of State. London, to Govermir, Hongkong,
dated 24th September,1906|
Reply from Governor, Hongkong, dated 25th September, 1906,
Referring to your telegram September 24th now anticipated that privato Europene and Chinese vubscription will rouch $125,000.
nury. Had the firemen get 10bib pressute "Am I right in suming that resources of immediately they would have been to sare more of the stew of the ship, but Colony will be able to meet distress esumed by it would have made no difference aff. The typhoon without recourss to usistance from ship consisted of dry wood and canvas outside. Telegraph reply." saturated with oil or paint, so the fire right be expected to sproud rapidly. Wilness had teen s prässure of 190 s. on the mains in the city at night, but the extent of this depouded on the motor houses. He should think that the pres. But Wes Rally relaxed at night. considered that the motor Lenses could give as much pressure sú required, but the size of the wains would not give sufficient bulk of water. He did not know the size of all the mains but could speak of the Central district. If a build- ing like the Hongkong Hotel caught fire he did not think the mains would gire sufficient In fact, he did not water to check sach fire. think they could get a sufficient bulk of water to cope with a fire. in noy large building if it
ones got a geol start.
Witness
Sergeant Parr deposed to being at the
"Government of Hongkong will vete equal amount. These me will suffice for relief of survivors and for replacing untive craft necary for trade of Colony.
Downing Street,
No. 186. 28th September, 1906 SIR-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your ebgram of the 9th instant, in
These are the enlargement of the area widely of tho value of the dollar, intend
ta tesua nolag
of
that
SAFEGUARDING BRITISH,
SUBJECTS.
AND THEIR TRADE IN CHINA.
held
strances
to
NOT
"man,
"The people in the interior of the empre. Hon addressed to his subordinate officials, i
Haul's wharf ou the morning of her arrival reply to my enquiry whether to resources of public press with reference to a shipment will recollect necurred both before the massacro the pirater, and also discover if they or any
Sometime
the time being about 2.40 5.00
the Colony would be raffleient to meet the afterwards a Portuguese or Iulian watchman distress caused by the recent typhoon with
in the
london evident that over
for
reported a fire aft. Witness saw the captain out recourse to help from outsils. My enquiry wherefore of these transactions. It was ulto diske of foreigners, inbred inspirion and lagers in the vicinity. Now, after the stiri
ebief officer and he thought the chief ruginter was suggested by a felogram from the Governor together. He followed them aft and saw anoke descending from the after hatch. sounded a whistle, raised the alarm, ray on to
to whore the Bra was
Witness
with its traditions. I have, etc.
(Sd) ELGIN, Governor Sir M. Nathan, K.C.M G
elc., etc, etc.,
hold of a rope, couligned to throw it to people who had jumped overboard. He also threw timber in for them to fent ou. Then ha divested himself of his coat and hat, jumped into the water, and with the assistance of people Дайоги sucrosded in landing about people. When the Hekkor arrived witness GYMKHANAS AND THE FAIR SEX. lega
did not notice any smoke or smell, and he was close to ber until the watchman informed kim of the outbreak.
When bu first saw the fire it was not a large one, but there was much smoke. There was then no punic among the Chinese, bat- they were rushing off the ship. From the time Le blew his whistle till the time he had to shift
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result
of
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Subsection three was to ask Peking once grasp the fact that a British ""pecially the men wow Kosaring us, who are this country, or to the danges of ill-will to
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power. Section three was to make dolbar notes Government is weak and incapable, us is tusental kind, can ever countenance derives with every mail. Perhaps, too, it might
線 We
now see,
and the the
two countries at onee get into a tangle such Mandarins, when left to their own devices, in the near future, he will be able to spare at gare power keep stocks of dollars at Penang.
till
repealed cases of bad It would be necessary later on to bring in a
perpetrate wherever the British Goverment army corps from India for campaigu faith and Lutrages compel
drastic ก resort to
For anthon who can recullet Chius from bill to consolidate : all the various ordinances
action. This, with regard to the Chinese Permite the duty of capturing pirates to develve
cutirely upos China, instead of taking the the sixties, and kuuw the history of our Customs, the latest development is that Sir dietetion of zilaire :diplomatically termel comiatsome with her Conrt sings the year of the bouring on the subject,
The Acting Attorney-General seconded the
Robert Hart bas
twice received bali ureting"), nud so Becuring that satisfaclory "Great Queen's Recession, are tell
awarn, stial motion for the first reading.
Customs stops are taken to sasure the punishment of the course as that which our Government are now
•his new Chinese superiors to The Colonial Secretary pored the second instructibus"
Of and murder occurs Gymkhana races were origivated in India by roading of the Bill and dealt with the reasons continue the administration of the Customs reat ringleaders and arraying wher a case of parauing there has always ended in the neces which the sity for the dispatch of an expedition from the the British officers stationed there, and wore Government had felt must puide them in as heretofore, and that he proposed returning pira
arc British subjects? For,
at might aring empire. The report of the intend the best, meant to be feats of skill, daring and quick pushing this messuro through. If they did not lo Peking to issus a circular embodying those
the
Justed.
-strengthening of the British and Fernels an addod insult, month will have been capitated surely, from what we lately
gustody Legation guaris at Peking in a straw that sho wa might be faced before another meeting camelle with
ferminological for other crimes, at the weret, poor wretchen which way the wind blows, as may also be the
will agree to One wan twist bis corton in a fine point and for payment and su Government was down" ite which the ever well-informed who, to avoil soloal starvation. jumped into the water bud their baggage with | dle the advantag held anyhow in his be convenient. This was not probable but it Peking correspondout of the Tima" accept a certain sam to enance & provision for arfer of the Austrian Vico-Consul & Tientsin hand. This is 'cnteress certainly, and perhaps was just possible and as Government woro' the outedly declared that dracss Ching | joya and offer the punishment for a crime that Leigners, owing to the doings of "the Mailed
from the gangway on acest of the keat could
not be more than six or sever minutes. Most of the people who tried to get ashore, or who
let us pause mament.
guis
Thread-the-needle,"
Lotes
round with a large number of people preserfing bound to pay out silver for notes, it would not
over
the one where
and
Prince Chioga
answer
to
the
aethtag but inexactitudes" in
geutle
22
ia
their spirits in the next world-and then on who was a Gormas-because the Chinese he couple detest his country mou alore all fog. the they have not er mmitted, in this unless thore Fist in China.
is suspicion that woque of the men
arrested when may be guilty, in which rasa they are tortured confers and can be errented. Indeed, out
of com-
she was mado fast he saw about 500 Chinese | zod quickpe:", and wa feir women are able to listened with the greatest attention and interest a fresh Imperial 3 dict is issued ch of the prisoners could be suspected co
anything nausual until he heard the start of
By
But
of the actual leaders was One
THE CHINESE MAN(EUVRES.
A STAGE MANAGED DENOURMENT,
Dr3.
Yes it is skill and quickness, but I have HEEL
bold it by the peint so that his lady partner them. Had they left this bobind they might
allu-led), when his with the น้อง waran up
"nothing has bare escaped, but they would not do this.
of the public. they must take every trustees
regarding the Truly the judges are not Kot quite fair.
conceiva
ceivable measure to ensure their ficanein charged' Dotective In Kau said ke was on duty at the
Customs! Now Sir Robert Hart will only On cute enough.
the whole, Thread-the-
Feenrily. Hankow wharf when the vessel arrived. When needle" is rather a poor feat of skill, bravery
The Hon. W. H. Shelford eaid they and be really reinstated satisfactorily
Sacelling of they captures "in this instance, only the former ons of May 8th, to the
which passengers go ashore. He had not noticed accomplish mobler deeds. Lot ne hope it dies a to all that had been said with regard
Tang shao-yi and his colleague Comptrollers
According to a telegram in the N-C. Daly natural death, and quickly 100.
plicity Women now-a-days are running very fairly history cortor left the the Autof the Cuetoma," For not until these interlopers
Colonial Treneuror Lnd referred to want Are. Then he went on board and Kaw some with the mea in most things indeed, in
may almost. cease for a little while will vious day the opposing forces came into touch matting burning in the after holt. Withens the rifle shooting I lately had the pleasure of information amonget even the more intelligent are removed, tlicir officos elesed and their arrested in Hongkong, he having imprudently Ness the man wurres culminated on Ocioir
regarded the state of this large salaries withdrawn, and Sir Robert's showed himself in Kewison, That these piracies 24th is grand assault by all nyms. The
doubtless be pointed out as proof that the and the Northerners, in spite of a sigual victory retire. Next begun to pull down the stack of matting with watebing, I saw two very young women com
ment of the Chinese Foreign Offics, will chin se aathorities have been successful on the left dank, wero forced to
y the Southerners pressed the attack home the object of quelling the outbreak, but the dropletely outshine their husbands better style, question. He personally approached it with the les restored to its proper status
Irner aim, kiling every bottle with dend greatest possible difdence and hesitation, for Department of 1
the more one studied it the greater
will [ difhonities. In this matter the Go L
If that is not done we know, reason for this, however, is that enemies' refences, five miles south of became Server and owing to the dense volumes
see they, had been taught
the in Sir Robert Hart's own worde, what and Mandarin gitardboat is on the Changtafu. The Northerners were compelled certainty. I could
will be lying low whilst evers the pirates 19, the absorption and of smoke witness left the ship. Witness did how to handle a gun, and had taken to it like they be
inspecturate sooner or later. of information they bad actrance Bourdes not sell kerosene about, and could not account ducks to the water. This is a tras feat of skili,
and should be encouraged and made more of any had the service of expert advice and Now, the inspectorate, ic.. British control of
the Customs, is
the bul
bulwark
of British for the rapidity with which the fire' spread.
overwhelmed they always patronise after a monnd from which the spectators viewed the opinion and he e supponed that his hon. friend bad trade [in Chino. Without it R. Turbara, secondengineer of the Hanken, erent than I saw doan.
echo the words that a fair one
Sir David Barbour at the end of the telegraph Peking desires 16 to
this would, Lig haul, the last of the putrages attributed to do; full before them haine etorming said he was on duty on the morning of the 14th.. do they give as ladies such
wire to say nothing of those paragons of When the alarm of fire was given witness was fooling things to do? Threat a deadle.
oficiala in the engine room. He went to put the electric carry a glass of water, do u rau." Why, indeed finance the Crown Agents. He trusted that the insidious attacks of the gati forsignat. San Shui. They u tom ne Rght on, but was unable to as the smoke drove Ban I should think they cònkl run, from dus allowance would be made for the wap1 of ruption now prevailing. kim back and he had some difficulty in again last! Surely, in every race, points' count wast table. He then made a loug speech in which people at home. For the amount of British
reaching the deck.
Sergeant Adlington, bore testimony to being on duty at the Tungwa hospital after thy fire, and receiving 101 of the bodies of the victims,
what I
" said to
supposed,
case.
and, meanwhile, they are having a good time in the gambling-houses, nium shops, and houses | of ill fame,
1.
to refreut until a brilliani flank attack reversed the positiva and the attackera were completely within a few hundred paces of the
g of the Customs sistion operations. universal Lundred strong, and were armed
chesters and revolvers, - This they went through catered apr ca and thoroughly looted, and though a large force was sent from the nearest military station-ings cu horseback, moving-freely over the when an alarm was given-they got away with ground. The honours of the day rested with their lost, losing only a few killed and seven Lis own troops. The northern infantry were prisoners in tigating their way through. But undoubtedly the pick of the opposing armies whether we turn to the lack of security for both as regards training and handling.
to two The stage conangement was excellent
ohaterapbers, both oficial and unalegt, were
mad Faily Viceroy Yuan Shih-kai watoned the proceed.
uf the syster
What-this would and the last was first, and the first intelligence and imperfect experience of lass FBW,
fortunate persons who set on that side of the mean is little realised by our Government or for first. Else why ran at all? No, ladies and
ignorance of the subject matter was by no means capital invested, one way and another, in China, and dependent on the continuance and prosperity gentlemen, fair play I say in everything, I am
His Excelleuoy the Governor congratulated of cur trade there, is little short of the amount National Debt! The vuly a visitor, but what I saw was certainly apparent. not all fair play.
them on the interest displayed in the subject represented by the
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