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THE FIRE AT A BANGKOK PALACE.

A strange story is unfolded by a correspond- ont signing himself" A Palace Bird," who writes to the Siam Free Press on 13th July. He says:-

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1, 1903.

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THE WORD OF HONOUR,

The men who do as they say; the things

that prove to be what they were said to be,- how cheering it is to come upon them. We ↑ N accordance with Ordinance No. 6 of 1875 all hate to be deceived; especially when the the Exchange Hanks will be CLOSED deception is intentional. But all men are not for the Transaction of Public Business, on liars, even if David did say so in his haste. If MONDAY, the 3rd August.

Hongkong, 29th July, 1503.

(903e they were society would be impossible. Everybody knows that business is based on credit, on faith. Millions are bought and sold daily on nothing more salid than the pledged promises of men,—not written, merely verbal. The Stock Exchanges are often called nests of

Of the three accounts given in the local news- papers, concerning the recent deplorable fire at the Palace, permit me to say that though neither was an absolutely correct version, still yours has been the must accurate; though you may be sure we are no at all flattered that this should be so. I the first place it was, and still is, the intention of His Majesty to keep the extent of the damages caused by the calamitous fire a scaled letter, a far as the THE above will be opened as soon as the

outside world is concerned; but, now, that you appear to have got hold of sonte details which cannot be refuted, I thought it just as well to give you the cornet ficts so far as they are known within the Palace.

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In the first place the rumour that the fire originated, as stated in your contemporaries, through the breaking of electrical wires is ainurd. The fire originated in the Treasure Room where candies and vessels of incense were removed. And it is. thought that some of these, not having been thor ughly extinguished, set fi è to the artificial flowers with which the candles were decorated and the numerous garlands and hangings that reached to the ceiling. This Phm Prang was stocked with very costly treasures consisting of much gold-leaf precious sto es, jewellery and other very valuable gifts, being the offerings of the Kings. Princes and nobls for generations gone by. Besides these the gorgeous costumes, jewellery, and rich uniforms of the former Kings were placed there under the shadow of Lord in the market. Buddha; and very many gold images and relics of great value taken from Wats of other coun- tries, among which were some priceless ones taken in former times from Wat Angker in the Kingdom of Cambodia. All these as well as volumes of rare manuscripts were destroyed: and altogether, according to those who well know, about 100,000 calties, or 8,000,000 ticals, worth have been destroyed. Your report mentioned ten millions which was not far out, for I heard His Majesty say that he would not wish it for half his Kingdom. 1 never saw the King look so terrible and so sad as he did that nigh. Had the great Angel sounded the last tramper, a great terror could not have seized the inmates. Every-one was trembling and no one dared to move until His Majesty gave directions. All the Queens ran out of bed screaming and clapping their hands; and strange as it may appear some of them had their beautiful necklaces and other valuable ornaments snatched from them in the confusion and excitement. It was then His Majesty gave orders to have all entrances batted and locked,

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with their lives, and the disaster is regarded as *the most ill omened, gloomiest, and costliest, that has ever happened in Siam; and I believe it is only the beginning of other great mis. fortunes. 1, admire your paper as it alwaysRUS-ELL Transposing speaks boldly and tells the truth, and I hope | APOLLD) (S.com hind) Horizon- you will never give my name away as it wuld Ed Grand

cost me my head. I write this account at a great risk; but I do it as a friend of my country- men who have been tro long deceived, thinking that everything is perfect. Now they will know that everything is perfect even within the Royal Palace, which is exposed to fire and danger as the town outside, and 1, for one. have no more faith in the power of the Para Kao Emerald Buddha, and 1 know of many others who share the same opinion. We all know that a good supply of water in case of fire, is better by far, than the "power" of

Buddha who had to be rescued himself from the flames; and if our noble Queens can have their necklaces and other ornaments snatched away within the Palace grounds during a fire I personally believe that inure is at the bottom of the fire than is seen at a glance. I could not say this to anybody, but I know that His Majesty will be sure to read it, and 1 am sure it will lead to important discoveries. It is not the Wat they wanted to burs but the whole Palace and its surroundings, if what I am told

is true.

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