Formation of New Body for As-, sistance in Cases of Emergency By kind permission of Captain J. Gordon, Dyson, Chief Officer of the Shanghai Fire Brigade, a meeting of former members' of tha Volunteer Fire Brigade was held on Monday evening in the old Deluge Company's messroom in the Central Fire Station, The Chair was taken by Mr, H. W. P. MeMeekin, and there were present Messrs. G.'E. Mayne, M, Chapeaux, E. 0. Cumming, R. I, Fearon, J. E. Needham, F, G, Walker, A. G. Mossop, A. W: Macphail, and 35 other members of the Volunteer Fire Brigade of former days.
In a brief address, Captain Dyson pointed out the need for a reserve fore, and stated that the Council had authorized the formation of Fire Brigade Reserve of 70 men, most of whom, the speaker hoped, would be drawn from the ranks the old Volunteer Brigade. After thort discussion, it was unanim~ ously agreed that' a reserve of 70 men should be formed for service fat large fires and in any emergency that should arise, attend to the details of organization, it wax decided to form a committee consisting of tro members from each of the ¢om-panies of the former Voluntece Brigade, and the following: members were duly lected: Messrs. A. W. Moephail, F. a Bosustow, R.
MeMeekin, 7. 7 Hutchison, and L. H, Turner, 'The Committee is now at work, it {is hoped that, within a few days, the Shanghai' Fire Brigade Volunteer Reserve, under which title the new force has been created will be equipped and ready for service in an emergency.
'Before closing the meeting, the Chairman paid tribute to' the memory of the Into Mr. G. 8. Bidwell, the sad news of whos death was recently received in Shanghai, Mr. Bidwell had ever been a "keen supporter of the Brigade, and his death came as. a great shock to the members with whom he had worked: so long and so well,
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