'A Japanese factory and a neighbouring warehouse on Kiangwan Road near Rokusan Gardens were gutted in an early morning fire yesterday. The fire was first detected in the warehouse of the Fukutai Yoko, dealers in cotton and machinery, No. 2 Huayuan Lane, at about 1 o'clock in the morning, Before the flames could be checked, they spread to the dye-manufacturing works, managed by Mr. Kitaro Matsubara. The fire was brought under control at 2 o'clock.
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