good deal of legislation is now proceeding which is more or less unpalatable to the colonists, The Government appear to, have instructions to pass measures to assist the El nese Government way which would be expected wemment. For instance, kong to prevent opium smuggling, which being an exceptional article they have undertaken to give assistance to, but the Chinese want -us! now, it would seem, to prevent the sale or export of arms or salt into China. The Dangerous Goods Amendment Bill, which was before the Council on the 2ist instant, is one of the measures, and the Arms and Ammunition Bill another, which have been brought in to check smuggling. The result is that all sort of restrictions are DISASTROUS FIRE AT WESE PoLst, It is not often, fortunately, that we wet such a big blaze as occurred un tle 1 of Friday, the 2 tion originated the carelessness of a coolie. stored there were ofa. combustible nature, including snip ers, cotton, ete., and a saan flameil up with "frequent ting the fire to the nig downs and at one time plicit, the Works in seemingly imminent jeopardy. Portions of the burning brio wei barrie even ax far ax Belcher' Fort awl one mass of mitwnry carried avy and then descended "with a crash through the roof of a house on the Poktila Houses 408, 470, seton fire and dama: esti rge portion of surance, Most of interested to sone one otices are tent. but the he: loser camp ly), which on the property.
Tung On otticr line of SIU isks so tar mount roughly to four and is of do PO one of the firemen, and two Chinese were severely jured by one of the explosions
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