'Shanghai, Aug. 22, Another example of the' great courage of Chinese working in extreme danger was given yesterday by Mr. FW. Ponto, managing director of Mackenzie' and Ca, Lid, in deseribing the botnbing and burning of one of the company's big godowns In the Pootung compound on Friday night. The saving of 2,000 tons of rice des-fined for desiltule refugees and housed in a neighbouring building was the guiding urge of the workers during hours "of fire-fighting and danger from the alr, both alarming factors, for a Chinese policeman was struck by shell splinters and a coolie was hurt by: debris from a wall aval~ andiing into a group of workers.
'With the Nikko cotton mill blazing on Friday and. intermittent fung being on at close quarters, the work of salvaging the rice was' begun by Coylight. 'The compound was crowd ed" with 2,000 Chinese—company workers, their families and their possessions, Early in the day prepara-ions were made a gency. Hoses were streams of water played upon the godowns. Members of the company' Wolunteer fire brigade and several Chinese policemen rolled away drums of all from the most dangerous
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