Az 8.40 p.m, on Saturday a native i}constable discovered that a fire had Captain Grayrigge is Willis the other, and followed by Mrs. broken out ins room occupied by Mr. Funder on the third floor of No. Grayrigge they hurried downstairs. the Bund. The fire is said to have Only a few minutes had elapsed after been caused through a defective fire-the discovery of the fire, but the house grate and a Chinese houseboy has been was then full of smoke and they arrested for carelessness. It appears that had only just reached the ground floor the front grating of the fire-place when a partition gave way and the stairs in Mr. Fander's room was loose and became enveloped in flames. liable to give way at any moment.
Several attempts were made to save The houseboy was aware of this fact, property, but the fire was too fierce. It but without calling his master's atten-appears that @ native constable on duty tion to the defect, made up a large fire in the street saw lames at about the in the grate on Saturday evening and time that Captain Grayrigge awoke, after locking the door of the room, left and the watchman on the tower, seeing the premises. © After-his departure the the a1 sounded the alarm then. front grate of the fire place fell out and The Brigade responded with the cus-the wooden flooring of the room was tomary alacrity and in " few minutes quickly ablaze. Fortunately the out-many streams of water were being break was soon discovered and was tarned on to the fire. It burned very tinguished by the Brigade before the fiercely, howe and an hour's damage became extensive. hard work was necessary before the outbreak subdued. The fire is said to hi rted_in a sample room
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