visitor to Shanghai with an expert and sympathetic insight into fire problems in a large and congested city is Lieut-Commander Sir Sampson [S1'den, who for eleven years, includ-ug the eritleal war years when Zeppelin and aeroplane raids were a
{of the London Fire Brigade. frequent occurrence, was Chlet Oftcer [Sampson, who is passing through to England after a trip to Japan in the P. & 0, s, Ranchi, had a distinguish Jed career in H. M. Navy before he prosesseess daesease webb RE ]was selected for appointment to the london Fire Brigade, continuing, strange to say, a long tradition of naval officers who eventually became Jassoclated with the Brigade. From 1909 to 1918, Sir Sampson was Chief Jot the Brigade during a period when war hazards added considerably to ordinary fire risks. In 1919-1020]
acted as technical adviser to the Ministry of Munitions, later becom-ting Transport Commissioner—for [London in the Ministry of Transport, Jduring which tenure of office he received his Knighthood. During 1021-23 he was a member of the Royal Commission on Fire Preven tion, lending hie knowledge and sage lexperlence to the investigation of Jone of the greatest problems of com-Jmunal life. Doubtless, In the com-Jpany of Captain J. Gordon Dyson, IChiet of the Shanghai Fire Brigade, [Sir Sampson was able to appreciate some of the problems facing the local Brigade in combatting fires in city much more congested than London.
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