Shanghai, Jan. 7.
Scores of small dwellings and me dustrial prom{ses including one oF two ile filatures off Jessfeld Road were destroyed or badly damaged yesterday afternoon as a result Gisastrious fre of unknown origin which broke out shortly before 5 o'clock, Although the conflagration was brought under control in ess than an hour, fre Aghters from the Central Fire "Brigade wore still working there last night. In addition to five Scltlement fire enstines, two engines from the Shanghai Special Municipality were also there fighting flames, The exact loss in. figures could not be ofieally ascertained late the last night, 'Tus health report of the French 'Municipality' for the week ending January 6, shows that the total number of deaths from all causes amongst the foreign and Chinese population in the Concession were—Foreigners 8 and Chinese 194, Deaths from notifiable diseases were—Foreigners, Poeumonia 1, and Chinese, Tuberculosis 12; Pneumonia 5; Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers Dysentery 3 and Cerebrospinal Mening itis 1.
Colonel Peck Reviews the Fourth Marines Bottom picture shows Colonel De mander, on the left, with Lt.-Col Marines Parade for Colonel Peck Shanghai, Jan. 5.
Streaming sunshine threw the nairy bine dress' uniforms of the Fourth Marines into sharp relict against the iqreen sward of the Polo Grounds at {ie"Race Course yesterday. morning the regiment passed in Feview fore their new Commanding Ameer, Colonel De Witt Peck. Exactly at 0 Sim, the entire regiment lined up on he Polo Grounds facing Colonel Peek fud the members of his staff, The Commanding Omicer, for the fist time, then passed around the assem bied'marines to inspect fis command, Following the inspection he returned {o the Teviewing stand to watch the parade ceremony"
Ola timers on the sidelines blinked their. eyes in amazement 9s." the marines lined up information for instead of lining up in the customary platoon formation" with two. ranks the regiment was formed with platoons of twee ranks each, This was Stcordance withthe new. Infantry Gul regulations which were adopted by the US. Army and subsequently by the US. Marine: Corps lost year While the regiment was in formation the bond sounded off and paraded the liner his partof the ceremony, well as the "ofoers front and centre' Iwhiet followed had not been changed Irom the original parade formation.
their posts the Fourth Marines pass Then when the ofers returned te In review before the Colonel and his suf Instead of the old custom of Tnarching past in platoon front forma tion the marines paraded with each company ina close column of lateens, the company oflcers match Ing ahead of their respective com-
Colours Taken Atter they had passed in review the marines marched across the Neia era'point near the reviewing stand there the colours were taken from Uhelclour guard by two acers. The ceremony tus. concluded. the. real-front, headed bythe bond, marched into Bubbling Welt Road in a long Sslumn of threes.
'The new drill was adopted by the american' forces last year to. speed Gp'tiaining of new recruits." These infantry regulations do away With a-number of movements which Light tend to confuse the recruit
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