The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-04-30

ten and twenty feet, such as those possible
to be built without securing a building
license from the Board of Public Works,
according to the recent order Of Mayor
Schmitz, would cost about four or five
cents a cubic foot.
1t was announced that the wholesale
hardware firm of Durham, Carrigan d
Hadden had already secured a lease OF
land on Kansas street and had begun the
construction OF a temporary building
thereon. G.. G. Boardman, Jr,, conveyed
to the meeting the offer of the Timothy
Hopkins estate. which put 1874 900 square
feet at the disposal of the wholesalers.
This property lies on Townsend street
between Fourth and Fifth, on the south
side of Bluxom street and on the north
side Of Townsend street between Seventh
and Eighth.
A. j. Rich of the real est ate board offered
a motion that it he the sentiment Of the
meeting that since the California insur-
ance companies had guaranteed to pay
their losses dollar for dollar the Eastern
companies would be expected to do like
wise, but as no formal organization was
represented by the joint meeting Of the
real estate directors and the wholesalers
committee Chairman Howall refused to put
Mr.. Rich's motion.
DowAGER EMPREss's GIFT.
Chow Tsz Chi, first secretary OF the
Chinese legation at Washington, called
at the Oakland City Hall this morning to
see Gov. Pardee as the personal repre-
sentative Of Sir Ghentung Lang Cheng,
Chinese Minister, and to convey a formal
message of sympathy from the Dowager
Empress for the loss resultant from the fire
and earthquake in San Francisco. Chow
bore a letter of introduction to the Gov
ernor from Secretary of State Root and
was accompanied by Chang Pao Chi, acting
Consul General of San Francisco. He
was respondent in a magenta robe Of
cashmere and attracted considerable at
tention from the waiting school teachers
and City Hall attaches gathered about the
Office of the Board of Public Works.
The SIS 900 offered by the Dowager EN-
press for the relief of San Francisco has
not been accepted by the State Department,
but in the opinion of Secretary Chow It
will nevertheless be sent here and used.
Empress, it appears. while appre-
ciating the etiquette which has inspired
the State Department to refuse the money
in an official way, believes that it can DO
put to good advantage.
Secretary Chow was careful to point out
that this money was not to be exclusively
devoted to the needs Of the Chinese.
The money is intended for the relief OF
San Francisco, he said, and will be donated
in that spirit"
Chow was asked about removing China
town from the city proper and seRregating
the Chinese on the outskirts.
Il have heard a lot Of talk about that
be replied, but l don't believe it; I think
Chinatown will remain within the city.
II there have been any complaints against
the Chinese as a class in San Francisco.
| have not heard of them. OF course there
may be some reason for giving the new
Chinatown a new location when the work I
Of rebuilding the city begins, but nothing
definite is probably known as yet aboV F.,
the matter. It's a little too early TO tai.
about that in fact"
The Chinese consulate has been estab-
lished in Berkeley for the present at 22l5
Ellsworth street. Secretary Chow will
make this address his headquarters during
his stay here. Besides the SIS, 900 to come
from the Empress Dowager, $40. 900 has been
raised at Hongkong through the different
trade guilds for relief work. This money
will in all probability be used especially
for aiding the Chinese More money for
the Same purpose is also expected to arrive
from the Cantonese %mandarins.