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The

Hongkong Telegraph.

POJAUNIE 2881

No 141,869

六拜禮

號二月一英港香

SATURDAY,

JANUARY 2, 1926, 日八十月一十

BINGLE ; DOPY 18 CENTE

VIN DER ANNUM

More than ave "World's Greatest. Bag** #varyone says it — Bales Prove it, Thé una laus with HUDSON has always baso to giva greatest value for the money, Today that ain' benches ite highest attainment in the lowest- prices for the fint HUDSONS over built

The contrast of all motorduza'a new offerings. and prices merely confiemo BUDSON 2 more than ever the Wueld's Greaten Bay," Coach... $3000 ·

Touring ......3,000 Sedan......

Brougham...$3600 ·

$4000

THE DRAGON MOTOR·

CAR CO., LT

33 WONG NOL CHUNDR

HAPPY VALLOY

DISASTROUS HONGKONG HOTEL BLAZE.

TWO MILLION

DOLLARS DAMAGE IN

NEW YEAR CALAMITY.

EIGHT-HOUR BATTLE WITNESSED BY THOUSANDS.

BRITISH BLUEJACKET'S FATAL FALL.

New Year's Day 1926 in. Hongkong will for long remembered because of the calamitous fire which curred in the Hongkong Hotel, as a result of which

greater part of the building was gutted and - actically the whole of the remainder of the interior ined by the deluge of water which was eventually bured into the premises. Ranking as the greatest fire which has ever occurred in the heart of the European portion of the City, the conflagration, which broke out at about eight o'clock in the morn- "ing, raged until well past two o'clock, the two top floors of the building being wholly fire-swept, large portions of lower floors being also involved.

The Hongkong Hotel-the pulse of the Colony's al life-is, at the moment, mostly a gaunt and cherred skeleton and the whole of the foreign com- munity has been deeply affected by the destruction. It is with regret that we have to record the death of aliant British bluejacket, A B. Batchelor, of S. Hawkins, who lost his life when assisting in work of fire-fighting. There were other. Alties of more or less serious nature, whilst the foof property must run into extremely large figures.

had started in the shaft, just by the ground floor level. One of the

shaft and Ignited the woodwork at the top. The shaft acted as a chimney for the flames and with

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eleching. He made his exit by

way of the back stairs, and.. re- mained on duty close at hand all day for assistance to any possible

casualty cases.

from hospital only the provious day. Dr. Balean and Dr. Mor-

rison were among those who at

CANTON FIRE.

tended him before he was sent THIRTY HOUSES DESTROYED. away in the ambulanser, and their i Cursory examination revealed breaks in both legs und it was thought a fractured skull.

Just before half-prst

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Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts.

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This idea of producing rain. In the event of Prohibition may be all right, but there's a boing rigorously enforced in Am- fortune awaiting the man who erica, they'll always be able to can get gin from the atmosphere- fall back on dry gin. of a Peak tram.

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A disastrous fire occurred in Canton ori Wednesday at 6.30 o'clock in the morning at Cheong a party of the East Surrey Rogi Sau Main Street, with the result ment came up at the dobic, arm that over thirty houses were burnt ed and in marching kit and the down, three people were killed and rendered invaluable service in

In the Hongkong v. Coylon very many directions, not the leat four more or less badly injured.

It is said that the fire started Civil Service interport, the latter important of which was assisting from the kitchen of a confec- Colony now lends by 5 to 1.

offices.

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So far no-one has described

When a Hongkong man gets the idea into his head that all the woman are in love with him, he usually ends by being a confirmed bucholor.

Honesty is the bast policy, but

of motor insurance. JU Stay out all night and you are

generally all in the next morning-

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in the control of the Chormous | crowds of Chinese whind, by onery and pastry shop, and that

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the blaze in a short space of time this time, gathered.

The furniture from the grill barnt through the roof and spread Portugal's nothalt win against room and lounge was piled up into adjacent houses. The inmates Scotland as a triumph of port it doesn't always apply in the case Chater Road opposite the PJ were awakened by the density of wine over whisky

Mr. P. J. Mandelli. the birthe smoke, and found the stairs

If you wish to exchange money manager of the Hotel,ceived were on fire, compelling them to for experience, try Ice House

make tļiéin eatape by jumping Street. rather gevere injuries thyougil be-

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Yeast is recommended as a Residents of the Ilotel, inost of ing struck on the head with some for the verandahs of the first

floor. Three of them died from) A lady writer declares that good thing to eat. It can at least Fle was whom knew of the fire between 8.15 heavy falling material.

suffocation and four were injur-mischief causes dimples. Trust be said that it might make one. and 8.45, had to make a hasty re-rendered practically unconscued when jumping into the street a woman to put the cart before rise and become well bred. treat and although some of them and was sent to the Goverment from the verandahs. left in night attire with dressig Civil Hospital suffering very badly Fo gowns or overcoats around them from shock: most of the people were able to leave fully clad and to get their and arduously once the Coi, ng'a personal effects out with them. fire fighting resources had bett Generally speaking, the behaviour in full swing-it is obviously

of the "boys" and servants was e cellent, and terms of the highest praise are used when describing how they assisted residents t pack and get boxes and packages

down to the street. Mace Cafeteria was used as a depot for large

quantities of effects.

An Awesome Sight.

that the flames first made their!

Where everybody worked a well

WORLD WIRELESS.

MARCONI'S LATEST SCHEME,

the horse.

Hongkong may have its short comings, but it at least can be gaid that recently it presented striking appearance..

If the Government were really serious about draining swamp. lands in the New Territories, it should provide for at least a thou

sand more golfers.

An untidy lady these days is one whose ears show through.ambles in sharcei

"The devil is to pay when a

a man

amorrable restrains has been

possible to mention the names of)

London, Jan, 1. many who did particularly fine

Marconis announce the conclu- work, but at one stage of the fire, when the blaze was at its fiercest,sion of an agreement with the Post

On the approach of the New those who were watching its pro- Master General enabling the Com

wn by the A.D.C. and the Year, it seems likely that China. gress from Union Building, noticed paby to conduct services in Philharmonic Society by not in is contemplating some new ro- that Fire Officer Condon had ze up further European countries and alsisting on plays with a banquet volations. to the level of one of the lighted foreign countries side of Europe in the second act. foors and was, playing with in addition the four European |

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Constant Reader: The best

powerful jet right into the hears and United States services already) Wo should, like to hear this type of holder for cumshow of the fumes. The watchers fron | operalg, This will enable the local lady who says she can play cigars is a dustbin... Union Building could feel the Hect many to proceed with the golf better than a man

of the flames even where the stallenmeet of a worldwide wire- standing, and they are particia persikia

oud in the praise of Officer

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It was a little after nine o'clock appearance through the roof at the top of the lift shaft and from the on they sprend with alumni g speed. By 9.45 fire could be seen raging In the top flour bedrooms right from Des Voeux Road to about the morning he is the misfortune between India and Australia in for the taxing of fat men. six rooms or the other side of to slip in the water-logged gutter mid-August. The company is also the lift shaft. It was exactly at of Das Voeux Road and sustained constructing stations to connect

These are the days when mors The Finuloy epice that the than Scotsmen make their collars Cendon who was working magni-beam services between Britain, do another day. cently at a spot where the beat Cañade and South Africa will be must have been intense. Later in ready for, working in April and

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of Peter Street

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ing up Portugal with the

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There's weight in the argument

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Did it ever occur to you that

rest of

to get his hair bobbed?

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been

person.

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I the bratherhood of man idos ever guins much headway in China, It will have to be between ussassinations.

Litekture is too often a pompous way of saying some- thing everybody knows.

OD An attractive label those days ofton means a muzzy head in the morning.

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The last of the Government reports for 1924 are just out. They are well written and are a handy size for shaving paper...

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Our fur-bearing animals would feel more comfortable if they had somo hair from the kneca down.

0.0 ¿ The chief difference botween the sexes to-day is flesh-coloured stockings and chrontatie hankies, The Legislative Council has approved a vote of $2,500 for

Things would be better be- "the training of probationary tween Hongkong and Canton shrofis. We always thought it if their were less friction--and was instinct.

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loss fiction.

Always tell the truth: then you

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A full and detailed account appears below:-- The fire actually brokenut Tit spread rapidly along the shortly after 8 a.m., and was cus- rafters from room to room and 10 o'clock that flames came bursa deeply cut wrist, which was at- Portugal and her Colonies and link-1 Samson was the first

falling beams made the work of ing out of the Des Voeux Road tended to by members of the St.

Pedder Street corner, top floor, and John Ambulance Brigade. ed, apparently by the fusing of the firemen most dangerous.

the world-Reuter. The Fire Fighting. some electric wires in the lift Quite early in the morning a huge by this time a great shaft of flame,!

Fire Brigace appliances were got

In the good old days young shaft. At least it is conjectured falling beam struck a glancing twenty feet high, was shooting up

blow at a fireman's head taking into the air from the centre of the to work from the Queen's Road end

Damascus, Jan. 1. man used to mout hiature wife. that this was the origin, for the off his helmet and

The of Pedder Sirect from two sites in completely building-an awesome and fear-

notorious rebel leader, at a church function Now it's some sight. A resident on the up-Des Voeux Road and hoses were Hassan Kharrat, who lately an-usually at the barbor's. ` first thing noticed was that fire crushing it.

per levels says that, as it was eventually run up the outside of nounced that he had detailed

UL RESIDENTS' EXPERIENCÈS.

very still morning, a great column the hatel as well as into the ground forty men to decapitate Mr. de A local barrister's voice is said Although in some cases resi- of smoke went pouring up out of the noor and up the stairs.. At one Jouvenel, was killed in a fight out-to have made a lady witness ill lifts caught alight, but the lift dents were given a fairly early al- building straight for fully 80 time during the course of the side the elty.—Reuter..

She ought to be thankful she won't get bilbill boys and others engaged in the arm by the hotel staff, there were feet, and that slightly eastward of morning, a hitel occurred at thei some euzes in which the boys did the centre atmasa of fiame made 'n.

\D B lounge were very active in endea no notify inmates that the hotel lurid splash of colour. The f Queen's Road Chat one of fourth floors have been guited for Milestone," by Minnie Ovvem.

This Wooly Book,:-" Another Hopie very could be seen from every point of hydrants failing to operate and a souring to put this fire out and had taken fire, and

hasty lastminute retreats had to vantage in the town. By 10.30 the wild shooting bety feet into the about half-way along the corri- have everything be made. appeared to

One resident, why Pediter Street front indicated that air from anothe; part of the road. dors, but the new wing, in which is situated the roof garden, the Funder control when the alarm was live on the fourth floor overlook the building practically from end Many of the spectators in the im-

dining room and Mac's Cafe- vicinity received given that fire and broken out on sing the new Exchange Building, to end was involved, and it was only mediate

teria has escaped. The men's a question as to how far it could be unexpected drinching. Messrs. the fifth floor level. Flames must relates that he did not know that

department of Messrs. William; Matteson's building have crept unobserved up the lift anything was wrong until he was prevented from descending dow" Jarding

awakened by the sound of Police to the lower doors.

Powell, Ltd., and the ladies de- acrosy the street, Was used

the Partment of Messrs. Lane Craw- Next thing wo know, they'll vantage point by whistles blowing outside. Think-

ft Of course, the alarm had been as ing that it was some street in-1 ridgit in which the Chinese are given in every possible quarter by firemen and befs were run up the ford, Ltd.. have both suffered ho sending them to Scotland to don't have to remember what

tremendously from water. Large graduate.

you said. notorious for the early and un- this time. The Captain Superin-outside and by fay of the lift shafti

The jewel- "The Lady With the Doaf Some drivers may be entitled in a short while after this the necessary blowing whistles, he tendent of Police (Mr. P. P. J. to the roof, fom which streams quantities of stock. have roof and upper floor became well turned over again and went to Wodehouse) was an early attendant of water could be directed straight virtually destroyed.

sleep-at least dosed off. When and it was just after 10 o'clock that into the heart of the fire. Thallery department of Mesers, Lane, Ear" is the title of now novel. to liberty, but certainly not afire, with flame spreading both he was awakened some little time a detachment of blue-jackets came building happens to be in scaffold Crawford and the Hotel Garage These telephono girls are always license.

tions of the new building, escaped..

Some of these young things downwards" and "outwards. Fan- later by a new and more startling hurrying up, and they were imme-ing and this afforded useful rests have, in common with other por-in the limelight.

The Governmenti

The corset is coming into style would look less spirituelle if The Insurance, hed by the current of air which noise, he hastily jumped out of diately set to work clearing the for the nozzl

out of his building of anything that might add Fire flouts, tugs, including the

again. Of course it may not they wore more materal. We learn that the total in door giving on to

口口 the corridor, to the flames. The furniture out Henry Keiwik from Kowloon Deck

stay.

១ . say that to the left of him the of the grill room, the lounges, ele, and other bots got to work along aurance taken out by the Hotel

was moved up to the Queen's Road the Praya vill, and by the time Company is just over $3,500,000. Future climbers to the top of plite was a mass of flames,

stily getting into a few neces end, and from the floor higher up, the morning was well advanced at this sum. 12.000,00 is on the Taimoshan will receive the Or-

while $090,000 is dor of the Garter. at the top had an impossible task sry clothes he managed to get tearticles of furniture were thrown tremendous quantity of water was actual but

the service stairway which en- out in the roadway not with the being poured into the building from to cover's rentals of th ince, It appears, as branches bad cles the baggage lift and by this idea of salvage but more with all points, Firemen, and men of hedrooms andmises occupied been taken off the same main uns got down to the ground view to giving as little to the the Navy, orked at considerable as shorte, on the ground loor. says a Home paper. Probably every floor and while each bach level. The upper part of the spreading flames as possible.

personal rik directly from the roof The future, fixtures and fittings because there are now so many of the hot, only giving way as are Bured for $450,000 whilst ears that they can't go fast was robbing the other, no, later man stairway of the Hotel was

parts of the roof ahead of them lifts, machinery, etc., are insured enough to kill the pedestrians.

The policy la, we The first warning of fre,receive this resident's belongings, which It was inter op in the morning caved in. By early afternoon fr $150,000.

Local opticians are said to bo ed at the Central Fire Station was include many articles highly valu- that

bluejackers. could be gen that the fire fighter derstand, in the name of the on the third were wing and it says much fb. Far Eastern Insurance Company doing good business. Let's hope received at eight minutes past ed and which were not insured, whilst working nine o'clock, whoh the Hongkong wore. lost in the flames which floor hacking with a hatchet at a human ergy that the whole for Limited, fout there was much inter- for their sako that skirts remain Hotel Alarm sounded and a mes- soon afterwards swept through typhoon shutter, was suddenly In- the interi of the building was not company re-insurance in conner-whore they are.

volved in a burst of flame nearby completelf gutted, On the Destion with it, so that lability is sage was received from the Hotel that part of the building. by telephone. Two appliances' Dr. Morrison, who lived on the and, losing his balance, fell, head Voeux Rad side the fire went as spread over many companies. were immediately sent, arriving upper floors near the Den Voeux which runs between the

foremost, into the service lane low as fe second floor, but the

grill does not cover the value of the lost hunt for oysters in our soup cing this year, on the grounds Of course, the above insurance romind us that we had a good Fanling buntamen are not dap hotel concrete roof of the on the spot before ten minutes Road side, said that it past. Meanwhile, two furteen 9.16 and 9.30 am. when he proper and its adjacent building room pronted the flames from personal effects of residents, many yesterday.

Further up of whom had no personal insurance pliances were sent from the first awakened by the smell (formerly occupied by the Alexan-descendig lower.

To-day's Scene.'- loon must, of course, be regarded "formed for the preservation of redvide. On opening his door he most terrible injuries to the head but onlyat one small point. The This morning the Interior of the as another sign of domocracy. the Scots tongue. We believe

d that the main part of the and limbs, and although at whole

The fifth and fourth Hotel presented a 'deplorable

the corrcot pronunciation is of over towards the lifts who alive when dispatched to the floor the building were quted scene, and fremme deras las Henry Ford has now become a "rario", and the spiad nearis endy well alight and that the Royal Naval Hospital, he died ane Des Voeux Road side ing on the smouldering ruins. champion of dancing. He's al- as bad as the smell.

bedroom Even on the first floor, the draw- roady taught hundreds of pedos-" unfortunate man was one of a flowve been are swept. Wa-ing rooms, and grill room were trians new stops. longings and had to leave the detachment sent from H.M.5. ten of course, flooded the grill bare of furniture and the walls building only hurriedly dressed, His personal loss includes some. Hawkina. He was an able sen- room, and do bar and

On the Two lifts at the bottom and one word puzzles is now trying to ing, has since been used that very valuable medical reference an, Batchelor by name, and Cook's te below. pooks, two cameras and much now by the fact that he was discharged lifts, the second, third

poingnancy in added to the tragedy Quenter ado, of the und foot hard suelekeo chat are understand the French financial there was to immaged th

bed and, on looking

hey themselves were creating, the flames spread with almost alarm ing rapidity

The Europeans handling a hose

at all was reaching the top: by that time well alight. All

Distressing Fatality.

was be-

one of the

tral Station and No. 8 fro Wan smoke and the hearing of much was found to be suffering from came vert the first floor

dra Cafe). When picked up he Pedder Street the flames on their goods,

chai and No. 3 from Town were also dispatch

Immediately it woul the height of *** prove the endeavo

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In stairway was in flames. He shortly after. admission, The ofte the other

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just charred

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proposals

Some people are never content. We overheard two Peak lads grumbling because they hadn' got into hot water during the Festive Season,

Wo sympathise with the Tom cat who strayed rom his home during the Festive Fosson. We hope he hasn't caught a cold on his mewcous membrane.

. ធ Local Scotsmen will be grateful to the Daily Pres, for so outful tanoly announcing on its poster of the 31st. ult. "Exit 1925."

bourhood aiready Hunt Balls.

that the golfers in their neigh-

An Asociation has been.

The gentleman in ovaning dross who was soon holding a

Peak (fins up

of it falling on him;