Having completed 26 years in. the Shanghai "Municipal Police, "Chief Insp. William MeGillivray -wilt retire on July 8 and, will soon thereafter for Home, with his wife and ynter, by way of America.
'A. presentation was made to the retiring police ofoer, yesterday noon in' the Tralfie "Odlce, when Supt, T. McKenna, the officer in charge, spoke on behalf of the Trafic staff and other members of the Police. He presented Chief Insp. MeGillivray with a pale of binoculars and a set of silver-mounted hair-brushes. A Targe number of members of the Force were present.
Chief Insp, MeGilivray joined the SMP. on November 29, 1909. He ose through the grades to Inspector (2026) and Chief" Inspector (1990), He went Home to fight in the Great Wer in 1914. and was seriously. wounded. After war service he Feturned to Shanghai, 'From December, 1929, until early 1931, Chief Insp. McGillivray was attached to the Specials' Headquarters.
Central sequently transferred to the Trafle Oflice..A native of Argyle, he is a cousin of Insp. W. D. MeGillivray, Who Tetired in May to settle in the Scottish highlands.
Jfremen as they did a number of, hoses, the intense heat, pouring tar from' the roots, and acrid fumes from the burning cotton, none of the firemen was seriously o permanent injured, A few cuts and bruises were the Umit of the injuries apart from sore' eyes. Most of the fire fighters were wearing dark glasses fon July 0 and Were aimoet unable to see. A few had to be relieved from Jduty because of the con~i'son of their 'Four tremen collapsed from the intense heat and strenuous labour Jand the complete absence of any Jdrinking water in the vicinity, The others carried on however, and when the walls of the godowns' collapsed Jat 1" pam. they were better able to lay their hoses on the centre of the Jace and so get it under control by 21.20 o'clock.
Until 1130, the firemen had fought for three hours hoping o get the Jfre under control before it spread {to the village and other godowns in the vicinity, Customs Cruiser Continues
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