A Hot Struggle on a Cold Morning From this cent iy"'the' work of the Ricsba, Mason One behalf ces he riesha monn completed teen few onthe tie "hoped thin. buildin oon benokt by ihe "Cchelums Road branches, the central districts, French Concession (including Nan-Rave always been worked, bY destruction work. lodgings, The Pootung branch the fen and the Mission.
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Firemen attached to Hongkew station encountered the elements well ax the flames, when they responded to a call from Yuhang Road at 4.11 a.m., on Thursday. The thermometer registered below the freezing point, and during their struggle with the fire, which Insted until nine o'clock, many of their coats became a sheet of ico. Lad-dere and other equipment, likewise, became heavy to handle, owing to the coating of ice on them.
The fire broke out in two groups ings away from the road, and it was not until it had broken through the structure, that the lookout in the Honkew watch tower saw it, Fortunately, although the flames had a good start, the men found hydrants near by, and two pumps, to which were attached more than 1,000 fect of lines, and soon had a plentiful quantity of water on the seat of the trouble.
The buildings were old Chinese houses, which were being recon structed into an egg products and paper factory. Much cardboard and paper already were on the premises, and by their very nature, caused much trouble. Parts of the buildings were lost before the B.gade arrived, but the remainder ws
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