The s, Hiram, of 1,830 tons, plying between Bangkok and Swatow struck the rocks off Green Island at 9 am, on Sunday, The Master Capt. E.R. Hannevig, instantly reversed th: engines and made for the sandbank known as Swatow Bar. This, it was understood, saved the ship from sinking. The Poling Company (agents) sent several launches to the scene. And at the same time the local Police sent squad to protect the ship from pirates. However, the s. Kiangsu, of B. &. S., also from Bangkok, was just behind Hiram and when it received the signal for aid it stood by and had in the mean time taken off a number of passengers and certain amount of cargo, chiefly rice. The Hiram had fon board 250 passengers and 16,00¢ bags of rice. Fortunately there war no loss in life, She came into port this afternoon with the assistance of the Hongkong tug Henry Keswick which was sent for by the Master.
Changchow, Ku, Apr, 4, the advent of spring weather much building activity is going on here. Most of it is confined to relatively small scale projects such as a few ordinary business houses apartment house or two, and several large residences. While foreign clements of construction are entering more and more into the building most contractors still make Jarge use of Chinese materials and methods of building, while the design, approaches more and more the external foreign retterns, One or two Projects deserve special mention, the frst being the demolition of build ings on both sides of the street Ieading to the railway station and just outside the city wall. The old wood, plaster and tile buildings are being, wrecked and the street widened, This, will be a great improvement as the freet at that point has keen particularly crowded with shops dealing in food and other necessities and with trae of every sort, especially due to the proximity of the railway station,
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