Victims of a recent boat disaster fared worse, for over 30 lost their lives and the company has riven only $20 to the bereaved Jtives, This boat was being towed behind a motor launch, having some 40 passengers, and with still another boat behind her, This is the local manner of conveying passengers and property" over distances along the canals and rivers that vein the entire Unfortunately in this case one of the two towing-ropes snapped, fling. ug the boat to one side and causing the passengers sitting inside to jump in fright and to scramble for the doors causing the boat to turn right over, There are only {wo small doors to the deck and the incoming water effectively prevented exit, "Only a woman who wag at the time pushing her head out of the door to dispute about the change that she had ceived from the sweets-seller, had the good luck to emerge from the death trap and come to the surface of the Ao River alive, "The boatman silting on deck at the tier was saved from drowning, but he was also obliged to save his life a second time by flight from the angry relatives of responsible, the drowned who wanted to hold him
Municipal Improvements Within the city great changes are aking place. "Ail important. streets have been widened, involving the volition of hundreds of shops, while two at least have been paved for the Introduction of motor traMe, fan achievement only four years ago was deemed Incredible, and yet it been necomplished; Streets of lat conerete buildings stand In the place fof Tittle open-fronted wooden: shops, and to cope with the greater menace of fire, new fire-engines have been provided to repince the old Dumped by several brawny men, an fled by a gang of men carrying buckets of water drawn from. the nearest street canal.
With other changes has come the new property laws providing for the survey of all Tond in the area, elly fand country, and the registration of private property with the authorities. Land "has to be first claimed by a given date when a receipt for it Is fiven, Later the deeds have to be examined and if all is in order they fare stamped and registered, The boundaries to one's property are con firmed by the government who sends man {0 measure it up. For all this fees are of course charged,
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