Trro of three fires which have been burning in Chapet for more than 24 hours have wreaked rear damage the loss being unknown, inasmuch as one from the Settlement has been able to enter the ar yesterday, sarly one-quarter mile square.
'A fire which burned throughout the night and which only appeared to subside after dark, 01 a a point about 200 yards north of the blockhouse at the North Honan Road intersection with Boundary " Road, and between North {di Srechuen Road and North Paoshan Road. This is reported to be Tinoleum factory, in which were stored a quantity of combustible materials. The blaze assumed such proportions that the Chief Officer of the Shanghai Fire Brigade made a personal inspection, directed toward Lits possible ingress into the Settlement. This, however, died out after rk, after having burned out a con. siderable portion of the district southward from the Odeon Theatre. According to strategists, when the rains have cooled, Japanese troops will have another easier entrance to the area surrounding the North] Station.
The flames which attracted the greatest attention during the after. "Toon ana last night covered several acres of ground about three-quarters
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