Companies left "at about 1130, a coolie corps in change of a foreigner kept a stream going on the smouldering parts of the building. Shortly after 1 a corner of the roof was observed to be burning and the stream was at once turned on to this part. This caused the wall dividing Chun Hang's store from the hat shop to fall. Three Chinese were in the latter and two of them got unde a table to escape the fa ing Aébris. The third did not manage to escape and was rescued shortly afterwards from underneath a heap of debris. All three were taken to the Shantung Road Hospital but two were discharged at once. The other man had sustained a fractured thigh and a slight scalp wound, and is ned in hospital. No. 440 1 was slightly damaged by 410 and 44 were on alarm was given for a_ fire Chilli Road, off the Ningpo Road. The Fire Companies tuned out promptly and found a coflin shop The flames s very rapidly, houses were quickly enveloped. 'The houses on the other side of the toad demanded some attention also, as they began to take fire, Seven streams were put on and bj most of the reels had left. Five women' in one of the houses had a narrow exeape and had to jump from a window. They were all taken to the hospital, where three were dotaine amen Sunday the alarm was in the West Hongkew dis-de at once turned out and 850 Tsipoo Road eny ped in fanies. The dwelling house
firemen only took a short time to esting auish the outbreak which was confined this house. Three Chinese not insured,
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