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THE HOTEL FIRE DISASTER.

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at his own risk.

Mr. T.-H. King, at this stage, announced that the search of the premises and the clearing of the STORY OF THE DISCOVERY OF debris on the site, had been com- pleted. The whole thing had THE OUTBREAK.

been turned over and there, was no trace of any human remains or evidence of anyone else having INQUIRY CONTINUED. met their death through the fire

other than thoao mentioned:

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Owner'a Evidence.

glow. It shone through the win- dow, and on peeping In, he found it came from a fire which had broken out in the main floor. People began to collect in the street. Their number gradually Tucreased as he shouted "fire)" and they took up the warning with police whistina,

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Witness, in reply to further questions, bald neither, he nor Mr. Cheung were smoking...

By the jury: Wax and kerosens were used in polishing the stair- case,

THE PINE FOREST CURE.

PETS THE WONDERFUL MEDICINE FOR THROAT, CHEST & LUNGS. Amongst medical specialists there. The Coroner explained that it is a strong consensus of opinion that. had then suggested to him that the balande air of the pine forests has a wonderful healing induened in perhaps so treated for a great all throat, chest and lung weaknesses. Witness andavoured to find a length fib, any ten years, the Because Pops tablete bring all the policeman. Presently he found woodwork of the staircase and essential virture of this same pine two Indian policemen who were | floor might be put into a condition forest air in handy, and highly-con- blowing, their whistles. He told when it was particularly suscepticontrated form, they are pronounced The Inquiry Into the King

them that it would aorvo very ble to fire.

unequalled for coughs, colds and Edward Hotel fire was continued

was little purpose their doing that,

Continuing, the witness said bronchitis. at the Central Magistracy yester-

The next witness called

Whilst not advanced as a curo for day afternoon, with Mr., E. W. Cheung Fu-kwong, one of the that it would be better if they there was a hydrant in the Hotel,

owners of the business of the wont to fetch the Fire Brigade. placed near the staircase, but he consumption, Pepe certainly relieve Hamilton sitting as Coroner.

Mr. Leo d'Almada o Castro, Jar King Edward Hotel. Witness said They did not seam to understand, had never been instructed in its the terrible backing cough, thus con- use nor had he seen anyone else serving the strength so sadly wanted watched the proceedings on be that the China Land Investment and kept blowing their whistles,

The crowd by this time was be in the Hotel being so instructed. weary sufferers,

and bringing refreshing sleep to half of the proprietors of the Company owned the building.

Witness said that he had a room coming bigger and bigger. A few There wore no printed directions The Pops direct breathable treat- King Edward Hotel; Mr. Hin-shing

the fire engines as to what to do with it in casement is as simple as it is successful. Lo, appeared for Mr. J. Witchell, in the King Edward Hotel at the minutes later

He had just arrived,

of fire, and during the time that A Pepa tablet, stripped of its silver- the manager of the King Edward, time of the fire..

By the Coroner: Six or seven he was in employment, no fire foll wrapper and dissolved in the and Mr. H. C. Lee, of Mossra. Wiltaken the room when the fire broke

minutes must have elapsed be drill had been, gone through that mouth, gives off certain volatilo kinson and Grist, for the China out,

fumes. Those fumos, tingling with He proceeded to explain that he tween the time that he noticed the he knew of. Land Investment Company, ownera

bad a room on the third floor (No. outbreak and the time, when the The Coroner expressed the the air, we breathe, are carried to 'the of the building.

Mr. A. E. Wright, Assistant 310) assigned in the hotel for the firemen arrived. It was very quiet opinion that there had never been innermost receasca.of the lungs. Pepa Director of Public Works, pro- use of his friends and visitors, when he reached the Hotel, do any fire drill performed in any have a wonderfully soothing and in- Hotel in the Colony, at least not vigorating effect. They promote duced the plans which were sub- and he himself sometimes slept in alarm having been raised,

expectoration, disinfect the At the conclusion of his state until after the fire at the Hong-throat and heal the sore lining mem mitted originally for the constructhat room. Just before 9 o'clock tion of the building. These, sald on the morning of March 11, he ment, witness asked permission kong Hotel.. Mr. Wright were made in 1902,

Peps, often described se '"'A Pino knocked on the front door of the to disclose two points which he Witness said it became imporn and bruised taues of the cheat. While the building was in the hotel and Wong Iu let him in. had had in his mind. Permissionsible to operate the lift after the Forest In A Bottle," are the ideal enfoguard against and cure for course of erection, apparently Witness noticed that Wong Iu being given, he said that his first first trip.

At the close of this witness's coughs, colds, chills, sore throat, further plans were submitted floor bolted the door on the inside after point was that on the previous

ad- larynigitis, bronchitis, bronchial by floor. One curious thing which him. The two then proceeded tonight, when he got back to the evidence, the hearing was

Hotel at 2:a.m., there was a man journed until 2.16 p.m. on Wednes, asthma, catarra, etc. Popa, are the witness pointed out,, was that the lift,

Ia answer to the Coroner, to open the door for him when he day. the dates on the plane varied. The basement plan was dated Cheung Fu-kwong said he did not rang the bell. That same zian March, 1902, the ground, first, notice any fire Tn the lobby to the after admitting him, took him up second and third floor plans were right of the lift. He went up the in the lift to his own floor.

The second point was that he dated on various dates in 1903, lift with Wong Tu to the third whilst the fourth floor plan was floor, and neither he nor Wong luwihed to say that only a few dated April, 1904. There was no were smoking, either in the lift or minutes after he saw the flames on the ground floor, he saw a similar separate plan for the fifth floor, in the lobby below.

On the third floor, Wong Iu glow in the top section of the and witness could not say whether it had been forgotten or whether woke up To Chat (a room boy), building, that was to say in the the building was finished before who used a small room to the left third and fourth floors. That was

7 of the lift. To Chat unlocked the fore the arrival of the Fire the plan was completed.

door of room No. 303 and witness Brigade. used that room on learning that the people who were in room 310. had gone to sleep.

The original plan was made by Mesara, Leigh and Orange and was passed by the Director of Publie Works, but the plans of the different floors were simply sub- mitted for the information of the

The Alarm Raised,

Iu

D. F. W., but apparently were not After entering room 308. wit definitely approved. The law. itness had barely hung up his hat was pointed out, was antisled by and washed his face when ho the passing of the original plan. heard To Chat call to Wong It did not follow that because shouting, "It is too smoky." Wit- there was no plan for the fifthness rushed out of his room and floor, that the building was illegal noticed large columns of smoke Based on the original plan of coming up from the staircase, but Messra. Leigh and Orange, witness saw no fames. He heard cries had prepared a plan which showed from the second floor and he then the building as it existed im- blew his Police whistle. It was mediately before the fire. Por at this moment that he saw many tions since burnt away, together people running past the flight, of with portions which must be re-stone steps at the back of the moved owing to the damage, were premises. Witness, still blowing indicated. This plan was put in his police whistle, ran for the amongst the exhibits,

main stairway, but when he got Mr. Wright, proceeding, said there he found it impossible to get that as regards the Savoy Hotel down owing to the smoke. he understood the owners were He then do his way to the causing plans to be prepared, but stone steps, by going through the as to the King Edward, the Hotel lavatory of the building. He proprietors had, so far, done no-wanted to run down, but he saw a thing. The Public Works Depart number of people running up and ment had been removing the debris joined them, eventually getting from the interior and had done a to the roof, where he crossed by certain amount of shoring work, means of a bridge to the top of and witness was antisfied that

Alexandra Building, from whence there was no danger now to the he reached the street by climbing public.

down the firo escape of that build-

Wooden Floors,

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Canton Governor, The Civil Governor of Kwangs! Province, General Wang Shao- hung, who came specially Canton to enquire after the injury to General Chan Ming-shu in the course of the latter's excano from the King Edward Hotel dur- as the fire, returned to: Canton

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According to friends of General Chan Ming-shu, the burns and

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abrasions on the latter's arms and RECORDS.

Lift Boy's Evidence, Wong. Tu, a lift-boy, said he had been employed at the Hotel for ten years, as were also most of the other servants of the Hotel. He could not recollect having seen face have practically all healed, anyone enter the Hotel before whilst his fractured thigh bones three o'clock that morning. Mr. show considerable improvement, Cheung came in after that hour, progressing as well as can be ex- and he accompanied Mr. Choung pected. The Canton Governor is up the lift to the third floor. Be-stated to be in very good spirits, fore he went up ho bolted the door and is able to read newspapers at behind them. On reaching the intervals of the day when he is. landing of the floor where Mr. not receiving guests.

It is learned that he intends to Cheung's room, No. 808 who, ho roused To Chat, a room-boy, in stay in the Government Civil Hos order to get him to open the door pital until he has fully recovered, INSTRUMENTS. of the room.

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before returning to Canton. It is As he waited while To Chat likely, according to medical ad went about his business, bevice, that he will have to stay in noticed smoke ascending the stair Hongkong for four to five weeks case, and drew To Chat's atten tion to it when the latter came out, Seeing that no good purpose could be served by remaining there, witness took the lift down in order to investigate. As ho got down to the bottom, he noticed a glow near the staircase, and pre- sontly saw. flames shooting up wards, near where a number of rattan clothes baskets were stacked, behind a spring door. He rushed through the lounge, opened the main door and sounded a police whistle.

By the Coroner: The rattan which constituted the baskets luggage of guests were left there temporarily, and he could not say

As a result of his injury in the fire, Genera! Chan in absent from the Kuomintang Congress now in progress in Nanking. He has sent his delegate, Mr. Fan Kei-mo, the Canton Finance Commissioner, and newly-appointed Chineso Superintendent of the Canton Maritime Customs, to represent him at the convocation. Mr. Fan has already left for Shanghai.

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the Coroner, the Coroner, witness Bald that un- witness said that from the time less the walls of the Savoy Hotel he entered the building to the time were largely rebuilt the building he saw the amoke, only ten minutes did not become new. He could could have elapsed. Aske. why he not prevent the wooden floors be ran up the stone steps instead of ing loft could prevent the proprietor from it was

was run- putting in lathe and plaster parti- ning up.

Asked if it was a fact that the tions.

The Coroner: What steps door at the bottom of the would you take if concrete floors escape was locked, witness at firs! are not put in?

agreed and explained that the Witness; If the police would door of the store room, where o assist me, I can ask them to refuse stock of wine was kept, was

As Mr. here last lift, he did not notice anything night from Canton to enquire unusual to have drawn his atten- after General Chan Ming-shu. fretion to the baskets.

Ho is also en route to Nanking to Participate at the Kuomintang Congress.

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licence for a hotel if concrete, usually locked at 11 o'clock at floors were not put in. That night. Witness later stated that would apply to the building of the he did not know whether at the King Edward. By the amendment time of the fire the door at the foot given, and mindful of his duty, MEN OF NEW CRUISER VISIT of the Building Ordinance of '1927, of the escape was actually locked.ho took the lift up to the second

floor where two Chineso every building destined for a hotel

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waiting. As he came down with or public building, is an excep- tional búllding and I can insist on Mr. Ling Wong, 'a 'graduate of them, the heat had begun to make any material considered desirable. the Chicago University, who octaeif felt. His hair was singed

01 the and he sustained burne on At this point, the Coroner point- cupied Room No. 204,

the ed out that the building was still second floor of the Hotel, stated arms, but he managed to carry on in the charge of the police and in reply to the Coroner, that he until they reached the bottom, entertained by the Lord Mayor as soon us the inquiry was over discovered the outbreak on his ho would relense the premises, return to the Hotel on the mor- In answer to Mr. Lee, the Coroner ning in question. Being kept out said he did not mind if the owners late, ho, did not return to the entered the premises for the pur- Hotel until about 3 o'clock. He pose of carrying out any pre- found the main door locked: there liminary work.. Insurance was no response when he rang the agent, who was in court, was also bell. Presently he detected

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