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On the 5th of April, 1904, at 13, Woosung Road, the wife of JOHN DEWAR, of a daughter.

MARRIAGE.

On Easter Tuesday, the 5th of April, 1934, at Hanchow, in the Church Missionary Society's Chapel, Arthur Christopher, youngest son of George Evans Moule, D., Bishop in Mid- China, to Mabel Benett, younger daughter of the late Jabo Wollaston, Solicitar,

DEATH.

April 10th, on board the Hygeia, WILLIAM FRANK BAMSEY, Manager, Kowloon Gas Works, aged 32,

The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, APRIL II, 1904

THE KOWLOON FIRE.

That it is the fate of most large buildings to be threatened sooner or later with demo.

LOCAL AND GENERALE

The English mail of the 17th March was de- livered in London on the &'h instant.

THARE 16 a shortage of fuel at Harbin, and several trains conveying troops are snowed up,

THE conclusion of the interesting ar ile ou a holiday tour in South China is printed on the third paze.

A COOL, working at the new disinfection station at Kowloon, contracted.plague, and died al noon yesterday.

THE eh is announced of M. Jules Center, the ru ph-geologist, the discoverer of Garnerife in New Caledonia,

THE Daily Express states that the signal-book which was missing from 11.M.S. Prince George, of the Channel 'quadron, on arrival at Lisbon, has been found floating in a wooden box in the River Tagus.

AT Buckingham Palace Mr. Walter Hitchcock was presented by the Hon. Charlnite Knolly's with the Geelong Fire Brigade's bronze medal, which was inscribed: "in appreciation of his conduct at the fire at Sandringham."

YIELDING to the pressure of public opinion, the Commissioner of Police at Johannesburg has prohibited entomed persons, include g coolies, from using the sidewalks. The better class of entoured persons is exempted from this regulatan,

THE Russian authorities have ordered that the

recommend the above preparation to all lition by fire, does not lessen the apparent auns of the Chinese troops stationed at

and especially to those who are heavy

smokers.

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Liaoyan, Fuchs, Hair heng, Chengle, and Tielling must bear the Russian stamp, and that there miitary signals mast he changed as well, otherwise they would be classified with the Red Beards.

unexpectedness of the calamity when it hap peus, and does not mitigate the misfortune of the uccurrence. The burnings of warehouses, and more especially of such great ones as those owned by the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown.Company, would affect the public more nearly and more directly than would the destruction by fire of large now completed. The baaling ger from home shops or houses. Goods of all surts and

is on the spot, and the workshops are well sizes, just arrived from home and awaiting re-forward Altogether the linte bay below Fort moval, are temporarily stored in the premises Pryer is looking ver, basy. owned by this company. In some instances,

THE slipway being constructed at Sandakan by the hina-Bornen Co, I. rd, continues to make good progress, and more than half its teng his

H.M. cruiser Siras left for Mira Bay this morning, while the Portuguese Adamattor pro- ceeded to Macao,

Two companies of the Sherwood Foresters are now in nccupation of Mount Austin Bar- racks which have been vacant for the past five months They took up residence there this morning.

THE FIRE

AT THE KOWLOON GODOWNS.

lii, an acknowle Igeff et that the Sunday siesta, outcome of a sooth ng sem n and a mare generous tiffia thin it is usual to par- tate of on week days, is all conr, to the heart

We regret to annivince the death of Mr. Wil-of nine tnths of British sat jects It has its liam Frank Rumsey, manager of the flongkong and China Gas (n, Kowloon, which occurred on board of the hospital ship Hygela, The funeral tgok place this afternoon.

THE R.A.O., are holding a dance in the City Hail in the 14th inst, and there is every pro- mise of a most enjoyable evening being spent. The band of the Sherwood Foresters will be in artendance, lancing commencing at 9 p.m. and will be kept up unt !am. Tickets, which are 15 each, entitle the holders to take lady friends.

THE following is the return of visitors to the City Hall Library and Museum for the week ending toth April, 1904 :--

Library Museum Non-Chinese ...........................

189 44

Chinese...

60 1574

Total......... 249 1,618

THE French liner Pro Patria which left S. Tierre Miquelon for Halifax

Nova Scotia, about the beginning of last month, has not reached her destination, and it is feared has heen lost ith 60 passengers and crew. The Pre Patria, a steel screw steamer of 7.0 tons,

was built by Messrs. J. Scott and Company, f Kinghora, Fifeshire, in 189. Her dimensions were:-Length 1858 sin; beam, 27ft 216; depth, 19f git. She was owned by Messrs. Th. Clement, Y Cecconi, and Company, of St. Pierre, Miqretan.

MEMBERS of the Royal Engineers Dramaic Club gave a very successful variety entertain. ment at the R. E Theatre, Wellington Barracks on Saturday evening in the presence of a large

gathering. The programme opened with a laughable sketch entled Or the Brain, tol- loved with varinus songs given by Messrs A. T. Walstow. R. Beard, 5. Simmonds, and G. Burneit.

appointed pla e in the stutie of our week end day of dominical repose and any infringe. ment or breach of this privelege is sure to be resented by the majority. This being the ense the feelings fuch of the European inhabit ants of Kowloo, as were suddenly awakene, by à formidable detonation from the "forty wik" they were enjoying during the early pat of the balmy spring aftern on of ye ler day, can be better imagined than described.

A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION.

he ex los on referred to took place at about 3 pt, and was of such a serious character that shook all the houses on the pni su ar within a quarter o a mile of the scene of the disast r-the premises of the longkong ad Kowloon Wharf ad Godown Co. A sho kwa felt like that of an earthquake; artices of furniture and even in ividuals bei g thrown to the r und in se eral of the su roun ing buildings. From the lingkong side of the harbour the sou'd ml, hi have passed for a salute from a big gun, though the air wave pro- duced was of sufficient force to shake the houses on the 'raya front, and several persons who were at the Hongkong Club at the time of the disaster distin: tly remarked a temporary osc llation of the building, following almost directly the sound of the explosion. It is worthy of note that evidence of the catastrophe was experienced in several homes on the Peak, in which windows were ra tied and several articles of crockery broken by being thrown to the ground by the tremor.

THE FIRE.

warah-up immediately after the explosion, covering the surroundings with a fog-like pall, some confusion occurred," and rumours were current of serious loss of life. These, fortunatel", proved to be incorrect and, when the cloud of Vapour cleared away it was found, as aforesaid that only two of the men who were fighting the flames had suffered real injury.

PROGRESS OF THE FLAMES.

The fire now spread to Godown 21 and, at

one time, the coolie quarters of the Godown Co., facing on Macdonnell Road were threatened. The north wall of Godown si fell outwards and that of No. 22 was only saved from a similar fate by being shored up heavy beame, wedged against the adjoining buildings, being placed in position to support it, et

The efforts now made, by the Brigade, the sailors and Indian troops, with a view to restricting the area of the conflagration were redoubled. The activity displayed by sailors was a source of admiring comment to the surrounding crowd and, in truth, the brisk manner in which they worked, manoeuvring the hoses, storing their engines as if they were driving a torpedo boas at 30 knots, was we th secing. jumpers were discarded; bars armed, in flannel singlets, the tars were here, there and everywhere. They toiled and sweated like the paverbial nigger; and, as they worke', they grinned incessantly, chaffing softly as they passed each other careering through the sloppy mess. To the onlooker it seemed as if there must be soina vast farça underlaying the whole business, and if only one of those men in blue would tell where the joke came in the whole crowd would go iff into a homeric pral of laughter.

At 53, though it looked as if the fire was well under control, a second explosion suddenly took place. It was by no means, as serious as the preceding one, but it sufficed to create a paple in the crowd of spectators and a stampede ook place, during which Mrs. Wilson was injured in the arm and Mr. A. P. Goodwin was knocked down and trod upon. Though bruised, and his nether garment having The origin of the disaster consisted in an

been somewhat tora, this gentleman fortunate. outbreak of fire caused, most probable, byly suffered no severe injuries. Many of the spontaneous combustion consequent on the >pectators had their hats and costumes spoil! buring of a jar of acid in Godowned by the descending cloud of burnt powder. 22, Chater Road. The alarm was given at and wet dust which followed the explosion. about 2.30 pan., by some cooles living close At 6.30 p.m. Godowns 21 and as were a mass to the warehouses, and the police from the of damp, charred and smoking ruins. Though Tsimshatsui station were among the fir: the Brigade remained and continued pump- to arrive on the scene. Help was signalled for ing on the simmering mass until midnight, at once to Hongkong, and the alarm was given the sailors and troops left at y in the evening, in the differen: barracks in the neighbourhood, at which hour all danger of a revival of the the pickets and fatigue parties turning out conflagration was over. promptly. Landing parties came over from

the cargoes are uninsured, so that, apart unde take the bu king of the Peking Kalvan programme, and Mddie Beppo, is her famous H.M.S. Ta nar, Sirius and Oller. Two steam

MANY persons have applied for permission to

from the loss occasioned by their destruc-rail y, but the Board of Commerce, it is said,

has announced that, in accordance with an Edict issued, no permission whatever can be granted any sur, but that the line will be build by the Government, and this will be carried out as soon as the neces are funds have been ob- rained by the Board of Revenue.....

tion, there is also the further damage arising out of the delay necessitated in obtaining a fresh supply from home. Hence it is that, when the news began to spread early yesterday afternoon that the Kowloon Godowns were ablaze, there was al once a widespread feeling of a great public loss sustained. Explosion WE learn from the Fiko de Chase that an followed explosion, and dense clouds of yel.teresting ceremony took place at the Shang- hai General He pital on the 6th st. when, in low smoke could be observed rising above the presence of the whole of the personnel of the prominent buildings on the water's edge. the institution, M. Rotard, Consul General for Their total destruction seemed imminent and France, presented Dr. Macleod and Dr. Mar shail wib the Annunese Order of the Dragon, when inquiries were instituted this morning

in recognition of their services to the wour ded it was, indeed, satisfactory to learn that the during the last French occupation. total loss to the company will approach to nowhere near the sum people generally ima gined. Although, as yet it is impossible to

Tux new Board of Commerce having decided to organize an industrial school in Pekinr, with regulations already completed, accordingly on

FURNITURE arrive at actual figures, we are given to ander the 26th ult. sent out some men who are wel

DEALERS.

DRAWING ROOM,

DINING-ROOM,

and BED ROOM

FURNITURE.

ELECTRO-PLATED,

GLASS, and

CHINA WARES. PASTEUR'S MICROBE-PROOF

FILTERS,

ROCHESTER LAMPS,

WHITE TURKISH TOWELS.

COUNTERPANES.

COOKING RANGES,

KITCHEN UTENSILS, and

HOUSEHOLD REQUISITES.

CYPRIDOL CAPSULES.

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stand that, having regard to the fact that most of the goods were not of a valuable character and insurance had been effected in many instances, the total loss cannot be

versed in chemistry in Japan for the purpose of pun basing the necessary apparatus and studying the regulations of the Japanese com- mercial schools, and, on the following day, the regulations dealing with the organization were

A little over a lakh and a submitted to the Throne. very serious. third of dollars is a liberal estimate. Of course, we cannot dissociate ourselves from the fact that, had it not been for the help rendered by the naval and mili tary authorities, the damage would have been enormous, and it seems equally impossible to deny that some of the criticisms heard in refence to the fire-extinguishing appliances at Kowloon generally were well founded, al-

The P. and O. Manila due at Singapore on the 6th inst, brought a draft of 350 strong for the Ma chester Regl from its ni Battalion al Aldershot. It is understood that this wil bring the battalion to its normal strength of 1913, for there were about 115 of all ranks on the strength of the regiment when the Manilu arrived. It was believed there would be some difficulty in finding proper accommodation for all the men at Tangiin, but all that will pro-

ine next ba ch of time-expired men leave for home

A SOMEWHAT unique case of "second child. hood" is mienuosed in the vernacular pape s The mother of a farmer named Goto Tujo, who lives at Mikazuki mura, Sayo-gun, Hyngn prefecture, is ninety years of age, but she is said to be as strong as a woman in the "twenties," and takes an active part in the

Great praise is due to the Brigade and the 'adian troops for the activity and untiring zeal splayed, and for their effoits which were largely instrumental in preventing an extension of the catastrophy.

We understand that the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld. have ex- pressed their thanks to the Commodore and the Military Authorities for the timely aid so kindly accorded.

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A mandoline duet, by Messrs W. F. Allwork and L. G. Dunnet, was also included in the

The pleasant even-engines and a ma uel from the Torpedo Deptt, dance, was at her best.

ng was brought to a close with a two act

under the or lers of Engineer Lieut. Vincent, a sketch, entrded The Binots at The Swan, The

steam engine from Yaumati Police Station, another beloning to the Godown Co., a entertainment will be repealed to-night,

manuel from the Artillery Banacks and the Government fire-float from Hongkong speed ly got to work on the burning building. The Cherub also came from the Navil Yard, but its services were not required. The godown,

Loss and InsURANCE.. which was in flames, gether with the We are informed that it is estimated that the adjoining one, No. 21, were used for total loss will amount to about $120,000, storing hazardous and inflammable goods, such, as acids, oils, crackers, percussion caps, etc. With the object of reducing all danger of explosion to a minimum, strenuous efforts were made by the Hongkong Fire Brigade, under the orders of the assistant Superintendent of the Brigade, Mr. E. R. Hallifax and Inspector Baker, and a party of sailors under Gunner Kent to remove as much of the goods as possible from the burning warehouse. The conduct of the men was admirable, the sailors seeming to take the whole thing as a grand joke, and the "tars'; The Hu'Pu, Board of Revenue has sübmit- bantering chaff as they passed each other, wetted to the Throne a prospectus for tha o the skin with water from the hoses, dashing establishment of a național Chinese Bank, of in and out of the burning building and trunaling which much has been heard but little has been bauel, bale or case across the reeking road, over seen, The Board of Revenue will subreribs a the swollen, hissing piping to a place of safety, capital of Tis. 2,000,000, another Tl, 2050,000 They, and the firemen, never seemed to realise will be subscribed from the native shareholders

farming operations. Seven or eight years ago the old lady's teeth went the way of all teeth; but she is now cutting treh ones and since last October four molars have taken the place of the old ones and are growing up. The verna- cular papers do not say how much the old lady paid for her new teeth, so we must assume they are natural, or should we say supernatural? -Kohr Chronicle.

Some of this covered by the Chira Fire and Hongkong Eife Insurance Companys, The major portion of the goods consumed was

insured with German firms in the Colony,

From arother source it is reported that it is probable the total Ess will not exceed

17,003,

NATIONAL CHINESE BANK.

A WIRE, dated the 4th inst and printed in the Manila Coblenews, states that Pope Pius X has determined, it is said, to alter the present status of nu05 He believes, it is given oul by one near to him, that it will be better for the cloistered orders if it be made easier for mem-that ea.h time they entered the blazing build-at Tis. 100 per share. An interest of 6 per cent bers thereof to leave their religious lives when they find themselves unsuited to the sequester- ed existence they lead. The Pope will so arrange the rules of the orders that it will be more difficult for candidates for the life of a oun to enter convents. The novitiate will be longer and more arduous, and novice will be required to prove by a long test their fitness for the veil. The object sought by Pope Pius X is the raising of the morale of the congefts, and the making more certain of the possession of a vacation by those who seek to hide them

of the convent.

ing that it was tempting Providence; though will be given to the paid up capital. The Bank they must have known, like everybody present, will also be authorised by the Thiene to issue that considerable quantities of explosives were paper money redeemable at any time. These stered there. Fatique parties from the different notes will be accepted in payment of all duties, native regiments, under the orders of Captain taxes, etc The Head Office will be at Peking" Macdonald, rendered valuable assistance, and with branch offices in Tientsin, Shanghai, an armed picket from the 14th Bombay Inian- || Hankow and Canton. In cities where there try formed the cordon round the scene of the is no branch, agents shall be appointed. Chang coflaration. Commodore C. G. Dicken, R.N., Yong Yea has been nominated as the manager and Capt. C. H. H. Moore, of H.M.S. Sirius, of the projected bank, with a number of others came over and directed the efforts of the Naval as co-managers. The plans have been sanction. detachments. The dense column of yellowed by the Throne.

though it is just to admit also that much is bably come right, says the S. F. Press, when i selves for always behind the sombre curtains smoke from the burning acid that rose in the

WHO ARE THE JAPS?

ONE OF THE LOST TEN TRIBES.

A CATASTROPHY.

SHIPPING AND MAILS.

MAILS DUB Canadian (Empress of India) tath inst. German (Hamburg) 12th inst, Indian (Gregory Apear) 13th inst. Indian (Laisang) 17th inst French (Folynesien) 18th last- American (Siberia) (aħ inst; Canadian (Tartar) 37ad inst.

The M, M. Co.'s sa. Polynesian with the next French Mail lelt Singapore for this part to-day, at 4 p.m.

air, and the occasional tongues of red fame being done to improve the efficiency of the

that, leaping up, rendered it transparent, show- Brigade. That the inhabitants of the penin

ed up vividly against the soft background of sula should have to rely upon the assistance, IT is said that the experiments which were

brue pring sky, soon attracted the attention of the public in Hongkong, and very soon the PHOTOGRAPHIC always so readily and earnestly given, from lately conducted by the Home Fleet and the submarine flotilla have bad great scientific im-

Star Ferry launches were doing a thriving DEPARTMENT. warships and barracks, is certainly a reproach

trade, bring over full loids of tightseers. Ladins portance. The object was to discover a means to the civil authorities, and we join with of spelling submarine attacks. It is believed

and gentlemen in Sunday attire pushed their DEVELOPING and PRINTING

Mr. Hugues Le Roux, in the Paris Journal way into the crowd and undaunted by the UNDERTAKEN for AMATEURS. others in asserting that no short-sighted that the method adopted is to surround the ide uifies the Japanese with the ten lost tribes fitling, leaking hoses members of the fair sex, vessel with a kind of netting, with which is of Israel. Hosea, he points out, was the last victims to their curiosity, tripped lightly through GOOD WORK.

views of economy should be allowed to

associated a mechanism that will not only king of Israel before the ten tribes were dis- the chaos, sacrificing their airy summer attire PROMPT RETURN

stand in the way of ample and reveal the position of the submarine, but com persed, and ilosca was the name of the military to the irrepressib e desire to get a little closer Hongkong, 8th January, 1904

thoroughly up-to-date appliances being propel it to rise to the surface, and thus fall an chief who started the list of 1.6 Japanese Em-10, or see a trifle more of, the conflagration. vided. There is in Kowloon much valuable easy victim to the assailed ship. These experi-perors about the same date. The Jews, he ments, in the view of the Admiralty, may have believes, invaded japan in the year 730 B.C. property in which a fire may break out, and

an important effect on submarine warfare. Lord Kingsborough sought to prove that

A Little after three, the salvage par ies having the conflagration of yesterday must neces

Mexico was propled by the lost tribes, and just been withdrawn, God wwn 22, now being TAGIOUS SKIN DISEASES does sarily produce a feeling of the most serious Tissid that the sepulchre has been discovered years ago it was the fad of some prope in completely enveloped in flames, a formerable not salivate or affect the gums like Mercury. apprehension in the public mind. For of Thothmes 111. and his Queen Hatshepsu in England that the English were descended from delonation took plice aud, frum the burning left Manila on Saturday morning; and, is d

the rocks near Habseptt's great temple at them. Others have located them in Afghanis building, a sheet of brilliant flame shot up fully Deir el-Bahari. Thalhmes 111. belonged to tan. Some have fancied that they were the 100 feet to the sky, and beams, bricks tiles, the XVIII, the Theban Dynasty of Egypt, Falashas of Abyssinia. Altogether, there seems empty tins, being contained percussion capa, and, according to Burgsch, lived about 1603 to be quite a competition among the nations to charred fragiffents of cases, and minute particles B.C He was a great king, a victor in race relationship to these interesting derelicts of burnt paper were scattered broadcast around. Western Asia, etc., and his exploits are The subjects is one to which it is understand The shock of the explosion was f-rroidable ; recorded in his temple at Karnak, M. Marette, that a respected Colonial offical has devoted several of the firemen and sailors being the eminent French archaeologist, with whom mych attentive research. In our younger days thrown down and severely, shaken. These and left again was Professor Burgsch, in 1853, excavated the wemember a decent Scotch woman, the wife speedily recovered, but Sergeant Peikins and where she is due to am XVIIIth Dynasty Tombs at Deirel, making of the Minister's man " in a certain parish in | PC A. Counsell were somewhat tarjously important discoveries. The work was continued the Stewartry who had likewise studied this barat by some boiling acid, and the injuries

subjects not wisely but two well. She was an they sustained necesitated their great was the begre?/ amongst her aporting detaile expert at making, and selling, trout-dies, and the Government Civil Hospital.

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tunately, the burning of the godowns happened at a time when there were not many hands on the premises and when there was no work being done. Had things been otherwise, a roll of dead and injured might have been recorded, and inquiries would undoubtedly have been made into the circumstances of the fatality, the efficiency or otherwise of the fire appliances provided by the Government being one of the uppermost questions to engage the attention of the

by M. Naville, Mr. 1. Naville, Mr. J. Newberry, hy uide to the Temple was issued in 1898. and others, and is now so complete that a six Other tombs of the Dynasty have been dis covered at Amarna.

over the A Tan Tribes " and com

ben the

smoke which isened" irom

The A. A. Coli 5.3. Claverly from New-Yới)

here on tath inst, morning. 3. The Imperial German Mail left Shanghat on

be expected here on izib inat, et ë

The C. P arrived at Sha