over 200 laves Lost.
The Kiangteen which arrived here on Saturday morning brought news that an appalling xecident had occurred at Ningp" on Friday afternoon, resulting in the death of between two and three hundred women and children, It appear that the annual theatrical performance of the Lat of the LUth moon in honour of the Gods was being given in a temple on the Settlement wid was attended by upwards of four hundred people. As moat peuple in China know, there in frequently permanent stage in the court-yard of large Chinese temples, It is situated between the temple and the gate, while the nee, when there is a representation, erween the temple and the stage. The tenpe at Ningpo where the accident happeard was called the Zau-tsu-ching miao, IWonstoried building, and both stories were monopolised by women and children to the performance, The people were "ying themselves generally, smoking, eating, chatting, and drinking tea, Among the crowd was a boy who was smok-riga cigarette which he threw away in a heap of straw at the foot of the stai-ease leading ty the upper storey of the tompl-. The e'raw quickly blazed up and burning the atairexse, prevented 1 people getting ut, Of course, there Wasa general rush to escape; some were trampled to death, others jumped out of and were either killed or a jured that they were unable to scape tw flanes and so perished, while others passively awaited their fate, which was not long in overtaking them, end they The aottlement tire engine. under Major wereroxsted ted by the smoke. Watson, was soon on the spot, but waa powerless to cope with the dames, while a Targe number of engines from the city also put in an appearance, The Commissioner Cantons and some other members of staff, Captain Pratt of the Kianyteew her officers, also tended t, while De. Molyneux was pre-to aid xny of the injured who [might be got out alive.
The Tavtai, city magistrate, and other vfficinls with their retinnes aloe appeared on the scene, The fire commenced soon after p.in. and the temple and buildings connected with it were entirely destroyed by 3.30 when some of the Dadies were got out. Our informant saw children's bodies brought out minus feet. Tu one family of the name of Li, we lugs than thirty pers Three of the actors also lost thole they had returned to fetch their el when they vere intercepted by the flames and could not get out.
THE BANK OF CHINA, JAPAN,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.