on the 19th is estimated to have destroyed 600 shops and houses. Part of the Hsia-kou Ting's yamen was burni. As part of the area involved was also included in the last great fire, some of the victims are quite ruined. The attempts that they have made to regain their trade after the last disaster have not been swtficiently successful to allow them to weather this further storm of adversity. The origin of the fire was accidental.
On Tuesday the officials in Hankow effected the arrest of some 31 conspirators a house near the Concession. The object of the conspiracy was to set fire to parts of Hankow and thus stir up the anger of the people. This anger would then have been directed against the mandarins as the protectors of the foreigners.
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