crinal Studies Many New Scholars Enrol At Term Opening All the schools operated by the Japanese Residen Corporation started their new terms on Monday. ing to local Japanese news-
School Opening ceremony at 11 lock at the Central Public School on Range Road. Other schools opening their new terms were the Japanese Girls' High School, with 114 new students, and the Northern Public School on North Szechuen Road.
More than 500 Metres The French Fire Brigade had a stubborn task before them early yesterday morning when they answered a call in the Nantao refugee zone and for an hour and a half battled a fire which gutted five houses, The brigade was called out shortly after 2 am., and had great difficulty in combatting the outbreak owing to the water question. Finally, water had to be carried by hose more than 00 metres. The brigade returned to the station at 347 a.m. No casualties occurred as a result of the fire.
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