The examination of the Institute of Fire Engineers was held Shanghai recently for the first time, and was taken by eight officers of the Shanghai Fire Brigade, Results have just been received, and show that seven of the eight have qualified mates of the Institute of very fine record, and bears fine testimony to the training and methods of the Shanghai Fire Brigade, The names of those who passed follow:—
Sub-Officer W. E. Dent, Station Officer W. A. Tozer. acAsstant Station Oftcer R. Whell-Assistant Station Officer S.C.
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Assistant Station Officer G, A. Hardcastle. peas for Which $11 was paid in May, only $8 was required in early Iyly. This lessened the. necessity for remunet in grain and_s0 in some ts labourers on famine preventive projects were being paid in cash, 'A group of 10 men left Peking Inst night for Sian, Shensi Province, to engage in famine prevent~ ative activities there for the China International Famine Relief Com mission, The party consisted of two eng-inoers My. Sig, Eliassen and Mr. E. K. Low, four field assistants and four, surveyors' helpers. They went by the Peking-Hankow Railway 'Taiyuan, 'They will be under the charge of 'Mr. John Earl Baker, who is on the field! in Shensi with' his. staff concentrating on labour relief.
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