Seoul, Apr. 96.
A serious fire broke out to-night Ab 10.40, destroying © number of Government and other build:
Troops were called out to hip the firemen.—Incendiarism—18 suspected, but the cause of the fire has that been ascerta: ned.
appears to have originated from the Chosen Printing Company's premises, and under 2 strong, wind spread to bullaings belonging to the Civil Eng ieer-Department, the Laad Sur-Bureau, the Tobaces Monopoly Bureatt, thy Railway Department and the Department of Justice. The Governor. Gen. eral's office in the old Koran Palace is'safe. The total damage in estimated at Y.1,000,000.—Reuter's Pacific Bervice.
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