Fire Brigade report for November shows that 65 fire and special calls were received during the month; 56 to genuine fires, 5 special calls and 4 false alarms. The Brigade attended 19 fires in the "occupied arees," which were practically all extensive. Emergency Ambulance—Service—During the month 524 calls were {received and 549 patients were conveyed to the various hospital More than 70 companies of the People's Self Defence Corps have been formed and are now undergoing strict training in Shensi province. says a dispatch to the "Sin Wen Pao." The provincial authorities on January 3 appointed the magistrates of varies districts and military instructors of the Peace Preservation Corps to be concurrently Leader and Deputy Leaders of these companies, Wir the exception of the bombing and burning of a few public offic the extent of the destruction in Huchow, North Chekiang. as a result of the current Sino-Japanese hostilities is not very great, according to a report to the "Social Morning Pos which states that local inhabitants, who evacuated the district some time ago, have now returned to their homes and that many shops have reopened for busi Kawcuow, in southern Kian, been selected by the authorities as th" district where over 1,000 war refugees from Shanghai will be sent under the auspices of the Committee for Refugees' Land Reclamation in the Interior before long. The decision has been re: ched after discussions between representatives of the Committee and those of the Governor of Kiangsi. The money required to carry out the reclamation plans is provided by the Shanghai Benevolent Societies and the City ism Relief Committee,
SZECHUEN RD. BRIDGE
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