ICHANG, 0.20 a.m. on Sunday the tire alarm sounded one bell, 1 tire have broken out in w shed occupied by wheelbarrow coylies, in the Yangtsepoo Road, just below. the Yungtsepoo Police Station. The Police quickly had a hose playing, and though the Hongkew, Deluge, and Mih-ho-loo (Hongkew) Companies rived on the scene vary qui ily, their services were not required, except to give assistance in pulling down the bwning matting. While the fire was burning it was ramoured that the alarm was again sounding, and the Del and Mih-ho-loong left the scone to di cover the other fire, but it was found that no alarm had sounded.
Shortly after three o'clock the same morning, the alum again sounded for fire in No. 1 distri There was no hyd the scene of the fire, and the Tongs, with 500 yards of hose, hal couple on to the hose of the Hongkew No.
Company before a stream could 2 laid on' to reach the fire. When once the water was playing, however, the soon extinguished, three straw huts having been des'reyed.
Empire, Manufacturers and Temperance and Life Assurance Ca. of Toronto,
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