The arrest was effected on Sunday morning by Detective-Sergeants Vaughan and Cruickshank of F, W. Car who escaped from the U. 8. Consular Gaol on the 31st ultimo, when undergoing a sentence of one year's imprisonment for the forgery of a cheque. On Sunday morning the police recei red information that Caras was in hiding at lodging-house in the French Concession and they were further advised that ho was armed with a revolver and likely to resist arrest, Between 6 and 6 am. Detective-Sergeants Vaughan and. Graickshank visited the lodginghouse and forcing open the door of tht room in which Caras was living. covered hi effected his arrest with little dif Shanghai youth named Mark Marphy was also arrested, on a British Consular warrant, "and will be charged HIM. Police Conrtto-day with having. received, harboured and maintained ras, well knowing that ho was fagijive from justice. The prisoners are detained in the Hongkew Police Station cells.
FIRE AT A CHINESE HOTEL. chi 'An outbreak of fire occurred early on Wednesday morning in a large Chinese' hotel situated at No. 4 Kingloongka, fin alley off Honan Road, not far from the Central Police Station.
A constable saw flames issuing from the front. windows and doors of the place and gave the alarm. The fire evidently had been barning for some time then land although there were more than seventy people sleeping on the premises that night, all of whom were awakened in time to save themselves, no. report was made by anyone connected with the establishment.
The bell rang at 4.35 a.m, the most sleepy period of the night, probably, and track was promptly sent from the Mihboloong station, close at band. It was some considerable time, however, before the other mults answered the summons. Meanwhile the fire had leaped through the roof and large crowds of natives, interspersed with a few foreigners, were able to witness one of the brightest fire that have been seen for some years. The building was con-stracted of light material and the fire, parently, hed burnt fiercely in the interior of the building for some time before the alarm was sounded. Consequently when the roof fell in the times rose high into the air with an effect beautiful to observe. Showers of glowing sparks radiated in the sir id fell en the surrounding build~ ings. When the firemen arrived nothing could be done to the burning hotel, and so their attention was turn principally, to restricting the area of the fire, and with very good effect for the adjoining buildings were saved, although they suffered slightly by fire and water. At about 6.45 some of the unite were able to reel op and the street was open to traffic by 6.30. The hotel was insured in seven local companies for amounts totalling Tls. 47,000. The origin of the fire has not been discovered but the police are making carefal inquiries into the circumstances, for it is said that the place did not contain anything of very great value.
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