The fire at Amoy started at ten am. on Friday in a baker's shop in Fourth Street, and spread rapidly toward the Bund. The whole of the native business portion of the port was destroyed, also the hongs of Douglas Lapraik & Ca, Jardine, Matheson & Ca., and Danver & Ca., and the Fokien Printing Office.
The other hongs and the Custumhouse es: aped owing to the strenuous exertions of the Earopeans, the shiping lending thei an opiam Est © Wenchow was kiled in the fire. His body was recoverer aad buried on Saturday.
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