Responding to the fire call at the same time as the Shanghai Fire tha within a few seconds was pour-to the scene of the outbreak
ing huge jets into the burning godown from a river front position by the Japanese Consulate building. Other powerful jets were played into the blaze from the o road side. In addition to this it was found necessary to keep a small fire jet in play on the fire float itself to protect it from burning embers' which were falling all around.
Driven from their headquarters, which adjoin the burnt out godown, Japanese Consular Police yesterday established provisional offices in the New Asia Hotel, North Szechuen Road. With the third and fourth floors of their former premises burnt Out and the ground, first and second floors debris ridden, the Consular Police will remain at the New Asia Hotel for some time.
Mr, Shinyo Saka, Director of the Police, stated yesterday that all documents had been removed, but some time would be required to sort them out. Heavy personal losses were sustained by the personnel of the police who were quartered in the dormitories established on the third floor of the building, the men losing a race with the fire in an effort to save their effects, Movements of Silver same week in 1938 of 122,000 bales and 229,000 bales, respectively.
Exports from United States ports since September 1 summed up to 2,898,000 bales, compared with 2,811,- 000 bales last week and 4,823,000 bales the corresponding period in 1938. The first figure included 736,000 bales to Japan; 402,000 bales to Great Britain 385,000 bales to Germany; 46,-
900 bales to China Proper; 16,200 bales to French Indo-China; and, 900 bales to Manchoukuo and Dairen The stock in ports and interior towns in the United States was estimated at 5,323,000 bales, representing decreases of 106,000 bales and 149,000 bales, respectively, compared with last week and the same week last year.
The world's visible supply on March 24 was placed at 8,776,000 bales, compared with 8,872,000 bales a week ago and 9,151,000 a year ago. American contributions were listed at 6,359,000 bales, 6,472,000 bales and 7,228,000 bales, respectively.
American cotton forwarded to mills of the world since August 1 (exclude ing linters) reached 7,559,000 bales, showing a gain of 209,000 bales over last week and a decrease of 620,000 bales compared with the corresponding period last year.—Reuter.
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