PROCLAMATION BY THE TAOTAI AT HANKOW, Now, the substance called kerosene oil, if used' at all carelessly, is liable upon any accident to cause a wide-spreading conflagration, and only burns the more violently an attempt be made to extinguish it with water. It is impossible to say how many disastrous fires have occurred during the past few years in various parts of China owing to the careless use of kerosene, and one is overwhelmed with sorrow in speak-ug of them.
The Tavtai in his frequent nocturnal inspections has noticed that the majority of Imp lights in the streets and shops are of kerosene vil,—not to mention those in the more humble habitations. The reason
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