The supply of gas to the foreign areas in Shanghai was resumed yesterday after residents had been mud-dung along somehow without their supply for close on a month. It is expected that there may be some difficulty in obtaining gas at first, as the dead gas left behind when the supply was cut off has to be blown through the pipes, and the way cleared for the supply of new gas to come through. Residents are requested by the Shanghai Gas Company to telephone the company's head office if they are unable to obtain their supplies of gas, An explosion occurred at the compound of the Shanghai Gas Company' workshops in Vu Ya-ching Road at 11,15 am. yesterday, injuring the wife of one of the Chinese employees, living in the compound. The explosion is believed to have been caused by a charcoal stove contacting a leak" ing gas pipe.
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