Big Godown Full of Munitions: in the City one volume: undertaking of a Pulpit published jointly by the three Bible Societies. Revisions of the Soochow and Canton Colloquial New Testaments have also been made by Joint committees at work in these two cities.
During the year the American lo Society hax moved into! spacious new quarters on the ground floor of the Missions Building, f ing Yuen Ming Yuen Road, offices, and adequate storage facil;- and at the same time places the is readily found by ors to the city. In Hankow, also, new premises have been quired in the splendid new Lutheran Building facing Whiteaway and Laidilaw's store.
Wasih, Feb. 2.
About nine last night tremendous panic was caused in and about, the city by the explosion and burning of a freight godown where large quantities of ammunition were stored. The sound of firing was incessant, and the people, convinced that a battle, to be succeeded by Hooting, was beginning, rushed into the foreign compounds in great numbers.
The news of whut the trouble really was gradually spread, and by 11 pam. all but those most cause of the fire is unknows and while the inevitable sinister rumours re afloat, the opinion of most people lis that it was an accident.
Some railway carriages near the scene of the fire were burned. holiday for the New Year, witness: mealy" Chinese all" the mie eonteme, ather levee ths Chinese pilot and Mr, Abbot carry: oct various evolutions in th including looping the loop nut fof the growing friction. be-
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