At9.35 a.m. on Thursday a fire broke out in a block of native houses and shops ted in the angle formed by the junetion of the Wuchang and Boone Roads. The fire, which was caused by the overheating of a stove, originated in a rice shop, No. 407, Wuchang Road, and quickly spread to the adjoining promises. The Hongkew Company were on the scene first and were immediately followed by the Victorias, Deluges, and Mih-ho-loong, in the order named. Seven streams were quickly laid on, but the firemen were considerably handicapped by the lack of pressure of water; there was not sufficient force of water to break the glass in the windows. In one of the shops was an infirm old man, who was either too weak or too dazed to move out of the place; he was helped out by the police just in time. Ina very few minutes the shops numbered 407 and 408, Wuchang Road, were completely destroyed and the roofs of the adjoining premises fell in in quick succession; the flames also reached across the street and charred the fronts of the shops on that side, At 10.20 the Hongkew and Victoria engines were got to work to increase the force of the Streams, but by that time the flames were well under control. Shortly before eleven o'clock the majority of the Companies reeled up, leaving the Hongkew Company to extinguish the smouldering debris, PAntrastest Dissonves by efiluxion of time bat Time's Bight only adds to the power disease if means are not taken to eradicate it, Indigestion, stomach and liver complaints expecially require urgent treatment, there are no medicines known which act upon these particular ailments with such secoss as Hollowsy's Pills. These grand remedies strengthen the stomach, increase Use appetite and rouse the sluggish liver. For bowel complaints they are alnable, as they remove every primary derangement. 'They may be used at all times and in all climates by persons affected by biliousness or nausea; for flatulency and heartburn they are specifics. Indeed, mo ailment of the digestive organs can' resist their purifying and corrective powers. and at half-past twelve they also were able to leave. 'The premises num-Dered 404 to 411, Wuchang Road, and Nos. 2,076 and' 2,077, Boone Road, were completely destroyed. The shop, No. 412, Wuchang Road, was o ly partially destroyed, the top storey being gutted, but the lower part remaining intact. The hops, Nos, 420 to 425, on the opposite side of Wuchang Road, were also damaged. The property was owned by the Shanghai Land Investment Company and was insured. The contents of Nos. 411 and 412, Wachang Road, were also insured for the fsum_ of 1,000. The same block of buildings w destroyed by fire some three years ago.
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