The Archive · 1932

Mediation in Fire Claims

Oficial Suggestion to Chapei Victims Part of the cargo in the godown On Oct. 26 the association through the toot, and for some dit~ "At midnight the flames had Durst ieasand during the fe, unr ihe beverage, imtased by the Chapei fire insurance policy holders thnee'around the fire was easily hot water from the amen, stressed received an oficial communication Visible, Curling over the cornices, flown the talreaner and ino. the from the Social Bureau, which sta the flames threatened the adjoining otters Tea wae i evidence tu the fed that the Bureau had under con 'Butidings, and stil more fie engines Bund yesterda Sideration 'a. scheme whereby dis. tressed policy holders might, in part wevith called to atled. inthe alleyways could be seen With Sinza Stati want ities "of lather, which' gree least, receive a. portion of thei tend another spectacular but not thicker and thicker on the stan ims. "The scheme embodied the rious blaze at the comer of Foki landings during the fire and did of issue of debentures for their relief. and Tientsin Roads, only one mafiennate. "This was possibly caused According. to the proposal the in: lable from this station by atgnr, of which some wan stored for the big blaze, and an additional surance companies were required to increase the premiums to be paid by all went to Hongkew, Crews for the policy holders and put aside this increase as a sinking fand for the nto position and tackling the fre long time were running extra lines does hydrants installed during Une Bent several month. alone the Bund proved invaluable." Ae i wes inal redemption of the debentu from new points. the brigade had to lay far longer The instruction also states that the The immediate property risk, is godown fre, and the handy grouping linge of Rose than Gna 9 each the estimated at over Tls. 500,000 but ofthe new hydrants: prevented. 8 ciation has agreed in principle to Chinese, insurance companies. asso-was impossible to estimate th the scheme, provided that the for-ne greater da tance being neces damage at the tine of going to press. sociation does likewise. The sary. large figure, "Mie godown five was the goth of ne has also been brought to the ble nature of, the month. The ith. was tothe notice of the Municipality of Greater some of the cargo.

Star' Garage, where office fami Shanghai and the Foreign Insurance Phe godown, which is books. and: wooden. partitions. were Companies Association hax been re-guts of eet of te Shoe damaged by " Bre, which the firemen Jauested to accede to it is the property of Mes prevented" from" spreading to the ladly" in the early, stages ofthe hol par of it which sured much "more inflammable: Mara Blaze waw being used by Dodwell contained in. the buildin

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