A touch of realism was given to the semi-finals of the Shanghai Fire Brigade's monthly efficiency drill, last Friday, through a call to the Northern district interrupting the operations. The Hongkew ion turned out and found the fire to be in a block of houses to the west of North Szechuen Road Extension. As the Chapei Brigade had not then laid on and four or five buildings were in flames, with the fire worl towards the Settlement, the Givision stopped the fire.
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