The Archive · 1937

CHE) RADIO STATION WRECKED

The main buildings of the Chenju Wireless station have been com-

28 Ambulance Calls for 40

Injured Persons Brigade watchtowers reported a considerable number of outbreaks of fire in Chapei. and to the North of the Settlement Boundary beyond Hongkew District.

Yangtszepoo Division was again kept busy with fires in the Eastern area.

The ambulance service answered 28 calls and conveyed forty persons to Hospital. One call was for three foreigners injured in the Kiangwan sector. The majority of these cases were the result of hostilities.

The Workshops staff executed minor repairs to ambulances and fire engines and began major repairs to one large pump. Brigade stores staff started to check up on stocks and stores.

During the past week "56 lengths! of hose were found to be in need of repair. This is greatly in excess of normal and is the result of conditions under which hose has to be used in the devastated areas. All _lengths have been repaired and are again in commission. The work is carried out under difficulties as temporary arrangements have had to be made at Central Station to enable repairs to be executed. pletely destroyed by Japanese aerial bombardment, the headquarters of the Third Fleet announced yesterday morning. The statement added that every bomb made a direct hit

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