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Police Station to the effect that the Jessfield Ton was on fire and that the blaze was huraing fiercely. The general alarm was sounded and the Fire Brigade turned out, but on arriving at the corner of the Bubbling Well and Jessfield Roads, were informed that the fire was onteide the limits of the Settlement, As there sre no hydrants in the vicinity of the Jeesfeld Ion, the horse gear the Stations, but the " Fire King motor gear proceeded to the econo of the fire, where the firemen did splendid work by Isying on three streams of water by pumping from the Soochow Oreck. There was a strong wind blowing at the time and it was soon evident it would be impossi ible to save the premises. In less than two hours there was little left of the building besides four outer walls, and in the meantime the wind bad naif
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