Quick Work by Brigades Ends Threat to Vessel A fire of undetermined origin start-fed on Sunday afternoon in a pump: Foam of the motor tanker Balaklava lof the Transatlantic Line in dry dock the New Engineering and Ship-Duilding Works dock in Yangtszepoo, Pumps from the Yangtszepoo and Tiendong Road stations of the Shonghai Fire Brigade, the Customs Fire Float Pou Chi and the Shanghai Fire Brigade Float Fice Dragon responded to the alarm and the fire was placed under control in a few minutes. Capt, Gordon Dyson, Chief Oficer of the Shanghai Fire' Brigade, was in. Jcharge of the work of extinction, aid-fed by Mr, W. J. German, Chief Onicer Jof the Customs Fire Brigade, and the personnel of Yangtszepoo and Tiendong Road Fire Stations.
The damage from the fire was slight land it is expected that the Balaklava will be delayed only one or two days {for repairs because of the blaze, 'The fire was the occasion of a tem-Iporary trafic congestion in East Broad-tway because of the hose which was laid across the street. Mr. R. 'W. \Yorke, Assistant Commissioner of Police, took personal charge of the police' problem and trample was permitted to proceed within a few minutes.
Four persons lost their lies. and lone received serious burns ina blaze which badly' damaged the" Wang Shun' Shing cotton weaving. factor [297 Nai To. Road, off the. Shanghai Minghong highway, at 215 Friday. Three houses adjacent to the factory also were damaged.
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