Serious Outbreak in Connaught Road Fire broke out shortly after 2 am, last Friday at the premises of the Yue Tung Cotton Ginning Ca. and the Shanghai Bobbin Ca., $+1001 Connaught Road, The blaze could be seen over a wide area. On their arrival bers of the Sinza Division of the Fire Brigade that half of the roof of the establishment had fallen in, and that the flames were rapidly spreading on either side of it Lines of hose were promptly direct ed from the roofs of neighbouring Chinese houses on the south side, Only after three hours activity were the Brigade able to subdue the flames. The cause of the fire is at present unknown.
On the previous day an outbreak loceurred at the Sincere Ca, fun factory in Ward Road. The origin of the fire was in the drying room, which soon became a mai of flames.
Although the fire was not got under for one and a-half hours, qu entity of oak, ash and mattresses were solved. ground were no little amused at noting that thie also was a fereignbuilt machine, riv less than a De Havilland 4,' with Rolls Royce and carrying all-British instruments, A question was put to the pilot as to the make and he declared that it was built in Russia fon the De Havilland pattern, but an expert said the British workmanship could not be mistaken. This machine carried only the pilot and his mechanic.
Both made eross-wind landings and jin the circumstances accomplished [the manceuvre quite creditably, though the Junker experienced the minor mishap of a burst tyre, The Junker was embellished with me criptions such as "Good Flier; Flier," and some others which even Russians were unable to decipher as they included strange new Bolshevik words.
There was little on the ground in the way of ceremony and the aviators showed no inclination to discuss their plans or their Journey," They said they would not be leaving that day, nor to-day, but they could not say when they would start on the next stage. They proposed to stay here some days while pictures were being taken, for which peruiesion had been jeranted.
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