Presidents of Sister Societies Entertained At a luncheon party held at the JStanghal Club on March 10 Lieut Commander P. C. Gilmore R. N, (retd.) President of St, Patrick's JSoclety of Shanghai, Mr, T.'G. Drakeford, President of the Royal JSoolety of St George (Shanghai Branch) and Mr. A, N. Hopkyn Rees, President "of St. David's Society, were guests of the committee of St, Andrew's Society.
Commander J. D. N. Ham, R.N., Who is relieving Commander J G. Moncrief as Engineer Officer, Yangtze. action could be taken, The. growth fof new huts since August has been Kept under control, Road Raising The raising of Hankow, Kiangse and Foochow Roads fronting the Administration Building to avoid ood: Ing was completed early in the year.
'A portion of Minghong and Miller Roads was raised to prevent flooding' in that area, and the tram track on the former road was re-aligned.
In connection with the application of the Rules for Steam Plant Installations and Other Systems under Pressure, the Department acted as Secretaries to the Selection Board set up under the Rules for the approval of engineers as Boller Surveyors, Plant Engineers and Installation Engineers, and dealt with 103 applications, of which $3 were approved.
Road Widenings Negotiations were completed for the acquisition of 30275 mow for these negotiations involving some 99 transactions.
'The programme of road. improvements for the year included the' widening of Ragecourse Road on the south-east of tffe Racecourse and the widening of that section of Tiendong. Road between North Honan and North Chekiang Roads. When the Outbreak of hostilities occurred con~ siderable progress had been made towards completing the widening these roads.
Emergency Measures On the outbreak of hostilities on August 14 the Department undertook the usual duties assigned to it in such emergencies. 3 miles of barbed wire defences and 35 sandbag posts were rapidly erected in 'B' Sector opposite the North Railway Station. 35 miles of barbed wire defences were erected for the British Forees on the Western Sector, and assistance given in the erection of 4 miles for the American Forces. More than 172,000 filled sandbags were supplied to the different defence units and civilian institutions. 700 knife rests' and framed concertinas' were also made for defence, and a movable boom provided across the Soochow Creek for the British Forces.
Emergency dumps for coal and gasoline were provided in the Race Course and elsewhere.
Many buildings were leased and fitted to accommodate Schools, Hospills, Nurses' Quarters, the Volun-{teers and Rice Storage.
'The cessation of the normal supply of such native products as bamboo-ware, sand, broken stone, bricks, and ime' caused serious she which was met by improvised products and substitutes of various!
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