Whenever the weather is very cold and more lighting of stoves Is required, there are always fires in the town, and during the past ten days dhe clang of the fire brigarte bells has. been heard several times a day. The Jorge store belonging to Relsin in which there were always. a number of instruments, pianos, gramophone records, ete, made by the Musical Trast of Soviet Russia, was burt out entirely in the early' morning, the in-Mamable nature of the contents causing the fre to rage Ike a furnace. it was with the utmost dim culty that, The combined -brigades of the town succeeded In saving the neighbouring: shops. This fire occurred in the main street, Kitaiskeya, interfering with the trate for several hours. To-day house was completely burt out jowing to a child lighting some candles fon a Christmas tree.
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