Several Fires in Monghew District Two more blazes were fought by [the Settlement firemen in Yangtsze~ }poo district on March 9. A total of two houses were gutted and about five others were damaged.
The first Gre was reported at No. '30, Lane 623, Whashing Road in the jeany morning. As the outbreak had jgcined considerable headway, the house was destroyed. Three neighbouring houses were also damaged.
At about noon, another fire broke out in Lane 205 Linoyang Road. There, one house was gutted and two others were damaged, Prompt action by the French Fire Brigade on March 12 resulted in 9 building on the French Concession [side of Rue Capitaine Rabier being. teaved from possible destruction by, fre, The Brigade was called out shortly. stter 8 o'clock when it was reported that there was a fire in Nantao in the Japanese controlled area, It was found that the fire was of serious proportions and flames were shooting Jacrocs the road threatening to involve buildings on the French Concession side, The" Brigade stood by for an hour and a half until the fire was under contro}, and the danger to the Concession side had disappeared. organized last' Wednesday a. so-called "Kapusinik" (ie: cabbage-evening), which has always rounded loft in a highly hilarious manner the winter theatrical season. Among the numbers offered to the audience, the most successful were "News [paper Cocktails," "Theatrical Salnd, "Musical Mayonnaise and "Tet sichorian Tid-bits,"
'A "Name's-Day"
On March 16, Mme, Z. A. Prie bitkova, founder and "Director of the Russian Drama, will celebrate her "theatrical name's day,"
Russians call a benefit-performance, For this occasion the ever-popular play "Old Times in Kashirin" will be staged: This play is interesting not only because it depicts Russia fas she was before Peter the Great, but also because it contains several scenes with music, in which a male ensemble under the direction of Maestro 1, A. Kolehin will parti cipate. It "is the custom that on a theatrical name's day an actor or actress receives not only the usual flowers but, also valuable gifts from hhis—or her-admirers,
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