Times The, yenort, of, the activities of Shanghai "Wire Brigade for must was issued yesterday and it stated:—'The SMC. Fixe Brigade was called out 57 times during August fund spent over 108 hours at fires. 'The "risk "involved totalled. Tls. 2,498,080. but the actual damage done was estimated at Tls. 69,952. One' fireman and, ten other" persons: wore injured." The brigade was on uty 11,079" hours at places amusement, Tu his report, the Chief Officer says that, six calls wore false alarms given with good intention, two were
special calls," 2674 miles, were chimney Fes, and thee were travelled to scenes of outbreak: There were no fires worthy of special comment.
Bmergonéy Byanch:—160 calls were received and.. in connection therewith, 169 patients were conveyed to the various hospitals.
Vospital Branch:—During the myth (204 calls were received, in connection with which the ambulances made 204 journeys and 254 patients were conveyed to or from Me, Wang Shao-lan, president of jthe Chinese Chamber of Commerce, presented a handsome banner, an behalf of the Chamber, to the Chi-these members of the S: M.P. Spe-on Sept. 5 in the 8.V.C. Drill "Tao received the Fully 100 men were lined up when 'Mr. Wang, accompanied by the 'Chinese Boy' Scout' Band, tered: the hall, Mfr. W. J. Gande, Assistant Commissioner "of Police (Specials) "temporarily. in charge, supported by Supts, Elliot and Her-is in process of being formed were presented.
Mr. Wang inspected the parade land, with Mr. Gande, took -the salute at the march past.
resenting the emblem, Mr. Wang said that the Chinese community had aypreviated the splendid lspipit of the Chinese Specials. They Iliad ce-operated handsomely with jthe other divisions and he hoped that their good fellowship would lcontinve. He would wish for them the attainment of the high standard which the Chinese Cos S.V.C., had set, It was a worthy objective, Having given three cheeks, the detachment marched
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