'Threatening the destruction of a great department store, throwing a great number of people' into a panic, and attracting huge ecowds with which the police had great dimieully controlling, a fire broke out. Sincere's department store in Nanking Road-on Monday night at 930 the piece goods department on the second floor, Due to the quick work of the fire brigade maintained by Sincere's the fire was goon put onl, although not under control, when the munieipat fire brigade arrived on the scene, 'A dinner party was held at the New Asia Hotel inst Wednesday night in honour of Sardar Buta Singh who relives from the Chinese Maritime Customs after 38 years service. enjoyable evening was spent by alt those present and a gold watch suitably insevibed was presented by the Sikh members of the Customs Sardar Buta Singh, The Lao Da Lee Yuan, a small "Chinese" shop at 623 Boulevard des Deux Republiques, sold tickets which won the first prize and four other big prizes in the 14th National State Lottery, the drawing of which took place at the Canidrome at 2 pam. on Friday in the presence of a bid growd of foreign and Chinese tieket= holders.
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