Landing Party Patrols Lane as Chinese Flee Chinese families carrying thole dearest possessions. fled froma fire Lao 199, Quinsan Road, on December 6, and lind. to move warlly. to void running into Japanese bayonets the poorly-lighted road, The Are was confined to four Chinese houses "fos, 84, B, 68 and 90—in the lane, at, nevertheless, a. party of Japan ese' marines, in' full campaign lat, Were quickly on the scene and putrol~ Jed the narrow passage in the Viclty of the burning buildings, much to the lsmay of the Chinese vielima of the flames as Uiey poured from. thelt Smoke-filed homes, "There. wis no active interference with the work of the Fire Brigade, Dut the presence of the marines In the lane "at the time naturally. ald hot tend to facilitate the Aght against the flames, or to Feduce the contusion AMtendant upon the fre, The fre slarted about $30 o'clock, on Bie top floor of one of the build= ngs, and an alarm was telephoned 10 Hlongkow "Fire, Station, close by. Engines from that station and the Tiendong Rood sub-station responded and Capt, H, G, Reed, Deputy Chief Omtcer, Week charge of the operations, 'Thor ames were under control. hart time, bat afore thay were extinguished, the top portions three of the Houses had Ween badly' damaged, while a fourth house, No, $0, was slightly affected. drying Stage on one of the houses" was "To Japanese marines, commanded by an ottoer carrying sword, xed bayonets. at about. 6 ofelock trid marched of Lett behind were ito. victims of the fro, -silting on boxes and bundles slong. the one, Dut' soon afterwards, asthe smoke loured,, some of these were able to fourm to "the lower pars of the
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