Concession; Damage Said To Exceed $1,000,000
Tientsin, Aug. 28.
The Chun Yuen Department Store in the Japanese Concession, "which was the largest store in Tientsin, situated in one of the city's two sky-serapers, has been gutted by fire.
The fire broke out in the Toy Department on the ground floor of the store at 130 am. yesterday morning and the alarm was given by one of their three watchmen, but the store's own firemen were unable to subdue the blaze. When the fire brigade arrived half-an-hour later the store was a raging inferno which ended at 7.30 am with the collapse of the top flo Now nothing but a huge frame is lett.
One watchman, who is missing, is presumed to have perished in the flames, the other two have been detained for questioning by the Japanese police.
The damage, it is believed, exceeds $1,000,000, The store is fully insured. Asahi Road in which it is located has been closed and traffic deverted, —Reuter.
Hongkong's Revenue Continues to Grow Hongkong, Aug. 28.
Hongkong's excess of revenue over expenditure is continually growing. At the end of April it stood at $18,239,608 and on May 31 at $18,- 503,080.
'May's revenue was only just slightly less than $1,000,000 ahead of that for May last year, and up to the end of that month' revenue for the year totalled $19,910,505 out of an estimated total for the year of $50,861,470—Reuter.
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