Some days ago, the Waiwupu telegraphed to Viceroy Chang Jen-chun at Canton and Governor Chang Min-chi at Kueilin to report upon the proposal to re-appoint a naval Commander-in-Chief for the Liangkuang Provinces. Tt has been w that the exist Commander of land and reval forces in directions where hose could be fixed. Three engines were employed and very powerful streams were thus available. For some time the flames continued to spread to other property and the firemen had to work under trying conditions. They concentrated their efforts 60 as to confine the conflagration to one block on each side of the road. At about 7 a.m. another fire broke out in a restaurant at the corner of Foochow and Shantung Roads. The police led an attack upon this and the fire was extinguished in about fifteen minutes. Towards half past seven o'clock the huge quantities of water poured on the; Kwangse and Foochow Koad fire had not only checked its advance, but extinguished most of the flames. Ateight o'clock all danger was over, but by this time several firemen bad been burnt by falling wood and others had been scorch ed. Nos. 561-7 Kwangse Road and Nos, 305-9 and 357-8 Foochow Road were totally destroyed. Nos. 310-1 and 353 Foochow Road and 114 Yan-nan Road were damaged by fire and water and Nos. 354-6 Foochow Road were partially burnt.
Four men have been arrested in connexion with the two outbreaks.
Shorty before ten o'clock the same night the Fire Brigade was called out to the French Concession where some large Chinese residences situated near the junction of Rue Colbert and Rue Laguerre were afire. The Deloge and Victoria engines, several reels and the ladders quickly responded to the call to assist Lo Torreot company. It was found that a serious fire had broken out, but so promptly did the Brigade get to work that io about forty minutes the men and appliances from the International Settlement were able to return to their stations, The houses where the fire originated were gutted.
Kuangtung cannot spare his full time and attention to police the various infand waterways, Hence the proposal,
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