Fire was reported yesterday at 9.10 p.m, at 46 Rue Laguerre, a Eh shop, where a large quantity of sacks land some other highly inflammable goods, caught fire. The flames spread with great rapidity, and when the fire engines arrived they were confronted with a serious blaze which was threatening the whole of the kly-populated block between Rue], Colbert and Boulevard des deux Republiques Police had_a hard time keeping a crowd of Chinese from congesting the streets-in the vicinity while fire engines from Poste Joffre and Chateau d'Eau, still decorated with flags on the occasion of the National Holiday, filled the narrow street.
A Russian member of the Chateau d'Eau brigade was seen staggering out of the burning house, badly scorched by heat and flames, Hei" as helped by a police patrol to get into the fire brigade emergency truck, which whisked him away to St, $500, Marie Hospital, where his condition found serious, and it was feared he may not recover I. Daladier's Statement Pleases Germany Berlin. July 14.
The declaration made by the French Premier Daladier. acknowledging the genuine desire of Germany for peace, has been received with satisfaction in political circles here—Trans-Ocean, Increases Tokyo, July 14.
Japan's population increased by 972,835 in 1937, the Bureau of Statistics of the Cabinet announced today. Births totalled 2,180,734 against 1,207,899
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