No little commotion was created on beand the monitor Monterey, now lying at Kowloon Docks, on Sunday afternoon Inst, by a fire which suddenly broke out in the electric light room. The alarm once given, assistance was soon at hand, and the crew, aided by some of the Dock Company's employes, quickly got it under. Thesmoke, however, nearly suf-located several of the crew who were below. The origin of the fire has not been ascertained. I have not heard what the damage done is, but it is not very serious.
1083 OF A LORCHA NEAR UNTIN, On Sunday evening the steam-launch Waihoi left port having in tow the lorcha Yeeyak laden with kerosene to the value of £10,000, bound for Wachou, on the West River. When near the Island of Livtin in the Canton River, a heavy squall came on, and the lorcha' began to ship water, and before long the matter became 80 serious that the boatmen began to lighten her by throwing some of the kerosene overboard, Meantime the launch slipped the tow-rope, which subsequently broke, and the crew of the lorcha then went on board the launch, which abandoned her charge and put into Lintin. At daylight the Ixunch steamed out to look for the lor-che, but was unable to discover her, and it is now believed that the vessel is lost.
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE, The movements during the past week among the warships have not been numerous, but the anchorage is gradually assuming less deserted aspect. The following are the arrivals:—On the 2ist inst. the British cruiser Astrea and the torpedo-boat destroyer Janus arrived from Plymouth to reinforce the squadron; on the 25th inst, the French cruiser Chasseloup Laubat arrived from Saigon; and on the 26th instant the British hospital ship Carthage arrived from Weihaiwei, the German torpedo boat, No. 91, from Shanghai, and the French cruiser Descartes from Taku.
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