Shanghai, Jan. 13 Yet another conflagration "ina squatters" settlement destroyed a. reported 500 straw-huts yesterday evening off Singapore Road, near' Kisochow Road. This is by far the. Jargest fire In a straw-hut colony on record this winter, but, according 10 reports, there were no' casualties, Although the blaze was in territory outside Settlement limits. the Seltlement "Fire Brigade attended and ought the ames for nearly three hours. The alarm was received by the Fire Brigade at 553 pin, and the firemen were at the scene until 842.
It is estimated that well over 2,000 poor Chinese were rendered homeless by the fre.
"The Zaukadoo Fire Department also fought the flames. A large amount fof hose was necessary to reach the scene from the hydrants avallable British Wireless Regulations Shanghai, Jan. 12.
Important regulations bearing on wireless transmission by British sub-Jeets, and issued under the signature of Sir Archibald Clark Kerr, 1M. Ambassador to China, were publicly exhibited at the British Coasulate General in Shanghai yesterday.
Headed "King's Regulations made under Articles 209 and 212 of the China Order-in-Council, 1925: No. 4 of, 1959: The Wireless "Transmission (Control) Regulations, 1939." the regulations read os follow:
1, In. those "regulations "Ambas~ sador" shall mean His Majesty's Ambassador in China and shall include Charge d'Affaires "or other chief diplomatic representative.
2, No British subject or corpora tion shall, without the authority of fa'written' licence granted by the 'Ambassador, operate, of assist in, oF provide any facilities for the opera-Yien of any' telegraphic or telephonic wireless transmitting apparatus, 3. (1) The Ambassador may Issue any licence under these regulations upon and subject to such terms, conditions and restrictions. as he. may think M, and may in his diserelion at any time suspend, oF revoke any sue! Meenee.
(2) Every licence shall be in such form and for such period as the Ambassador may. determine, and. shall contain the terms, conditions and re= Sirictions "on and subject to which the licence is granted.
The Penattles 4. Any British subject or corpotation who or which contravenes the provisions of Section 2 of these reulations oF falls to comply with any Of the. terms, conditions or restric tons on and subject to which any Aicence is issued hereunder, and every izector. manager, secretary,—and other officer of such corporation who knowingly a party to the con fravention or default, shall be guilty of an offence, and upon conviction Shall be liable toa fine not execeding £80 or 'o imprisonment with without hard labour for a term not exceeding three months, or both.
5. In any prosecution of a director, manager, secretary or other officer Any corporation for an offence und st Section 4 of these regulations, the proof that the offence was committed Without "his knowledge oF consent hall' be on the defendant in' such prosecution.
If in any prosecution for a contra vention of Section 2 of these re-Gulations it shall be established to tthe satisfaction of the Court that the @efendant in such prosecution wa: at the time of the offence charged, Ju the possession or control of (2) any wireless transmitting appar (o) ni Stele destined for, the pur owe only of being. sed forthe Spcration ofa wireless transmitting a wireless trate otus designed to
able For the purpose of Yolng then and in every such case the proof that he has not contravened these regulations shall be on the defendant such prosecution, 7. In any prosecution for a contra vention of Section 2 of these 10 gulations, it shall be a defence for {he defendant in such prosecution to prove that, at the date of the offence charged, application had been made ok the frst time) for. the required Hieence in relation to the apparatus respect of which the offence 1s charged, and that the application was still pending at that date.
8. Any licence authorised under these regulations to be granted by the Ambassador may be granted by anyone authorised in that behalf by the "Ambassador, or, in the absence of the Ambassador from the Consular District of Shanghai, by the Senior Diplomatic OMicer for the time bein in charge of His Majesty's Embassy at Shania These regulations may be cited fas "The Wireless Transmission (Con trol) Regulations, 1930"
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.