The Settlement fire fighting service had only two calls on Wednesday, one at 631 Lay Road, a coal briquette factory in which the factory work-sheds were gutted and the machines damaged, and in the evening a fire of considerable dimensions at Broadway and Dixwel Roads where a godown was heavily involved.
The latter fire kept details of the Brigade busily engaged through the night.
This section of Dixwell Road has now been severely damaged by fire end the loss in godown property will be fairly heavy.
The Ambulamde Service had an exceptionally busy day with 42-calls, and conveyed 44 persons to hospital.
No war casualties were recorded but sickness would appear to be on the increase amongst the Chinese population as most of the cases dealt with were intestinal troubles of varying intensity.
During this period also the Brigade Watchtowers reported nine fires.
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