bureau. So far, the not been discovered, but} broke out in the upper floor, and the roof was soon. well ablaze. In one part of the house jon the ground floor, some rooms were used as a flat, and when the ire was discovered many onlookers! entered the building and rescued a [lot of furniture, but, according to reports, all records' in the "bax Bureau were destroyed, 'This Gre also brought out the fact that the water supply is still very Inadequate for fire-fighting, 'The niotor-pumps were constantly han' Jeapped by the suction of their Jequipment outpacing the supply from the hydrants to the reserve This is, no doubt, a serious matter, fas the house destroyed was only of three storeys, and Hankow has man; five and six'storey buildings whicl would be hopelessly handicapped in ease of fire, as it would be impos- p, ible with the present pressure reach anywhere near the top. The Water Works have promised im.
roved condi and ave recently installed new pumps, but until they algo increase the diameter of the mains, the present rouble wil contin one my last. report, I mentione that the launches which were recent-ordered by the local authorities to be taken over by them as from the ist inst, left for down river to protest against this order. News has come to hand that they have been stopped at Kiukiang and turn. Jed back under escort, This action of the authorities has caused an Jenormous amount of discontent, the parties concerned likening it {0 Bolshevik rule.
Until about two years ago, the inspection of all launches plying this part of the river was rigidly jearried out. by the Customs, who. issued a certificate only to' those which were in every way seaworthy Jand whose machinery was in good Jcondition. Since the institution of the River Conservancy Office, the duties of the Customs have been taken over by that department, and it seems strange that so m: ters have occurred since this Tt speaks of a snag somewhere, and it would be more reasonable to. all concerned "if the local authorities Jexamined this side of the question.
A.D. C. Play per, the second time this season paymaster Commander Humphreys, of HMS, Caradoc, has presented an.C. "play. Last Thursday and that in order to secure itary gaps port from Russia, the defendant had moon inn was Serial' Agreement, ale the Soviet-Sinkiang Com. Pi nogotated by a representative of the Soviet diplomatic service and Consul Moo 'Wer-tong. The two few Kiang,' from Tachena' by. die plane; Buy provincial explo and ff war at the provincial capital that the' agreement was. finally Sea In consequence of this ihe agreement, witness continued, the commerce and industry of Sinkiang was entirely controlled by the) Soviets, and the propagation of Com munism in Sinkiang was greatly freilitated—Kuo he second hearing the ease inst, General Chin Sbu-Jen. yesterday afternoon. conttmed of refereed fo by hie tio Wenlang, Chairman of the Sinkiang Friday, "Ten Minate "Alibi" "by Anthony Armstrong, was very wel ment, or Gener Sheng Shihvioay" Defence, Cannel staged, and greatly thrilled the Sionet for the Sinkiang Border fandience, especially during the first Shel reports fo the Cental author scene, when the injured lover, when. drugged by the villian, dreams of With regard, to the gold dillon taken by the defendant during hia revenge while, his "counterpart rays the murder as he sleeps Aight, the witness said that since the eaceftlly in front of the fie." The sold ran to have been spent for the second act, in Which he attempts to Purchase of "motorcar for, thy put his dream into operation, and
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