Tsingtao, Jan. 3. pwenty-two Chinese pirates ing coal from the naval wha of the snow caused the top of "Cre captured to-day by under the debris when the weight IS coal fr the building to plunge into the oluntecrs.
2 ed the wh The volunteers from the auditorium with terrifying crackle of splintering wood. veritable avalanche was hurtled [C4 {°° seth fom on the heads of 700 spectators of a special New Year programme, Municipal authorities are con-them were c ducting an investigation to pre- ly the volunteers and vent repetition of such disasters. Police junks have now been —Domei. ed at the entrance to the harbour to guard against further depreda-
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