'THe overturning of an oil lamp sed by the crew is believed to have been responsible for an outbreak of fire which destroyed. all the cargo of a Chinese straw boat lying foppesite the Butterfield and Swire lower "wharf von dan. alarm wan ven at 04 and the river police turned out to. ight he blaze with the steam launch and the Puchi, but the conflagration ha too firm a hold for them to do more than flingsihe burning straw over: board The Boat is badly damaged, bhut none of the crew was hurt. The fire-fighters were engaged for about
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