Immediately following the sermon Dr, Hawks Pott. personally handed "to 137 graduates of the! University (including 17 of the: Medical School) and 102. graduates of the Middle School copies of the Bible which were presented. by the British and Foreign Bible Society, Shanghai, June 16, Thousands of bales of cotton wore in danger of being completely des {toyed when a fire broke out in the No. 4 hold of a British ship at Shang~ hal, at 11 asin, yesterday. The fire assumed large proportions and at 1130 pam. flames were seen to be coming Out of the hold where 4,000 bales of Tndian cotton were stored. The Har our Fire Brigade float, Poochi, and the Shanghai Fire Brigade float an swered the call and fire-fighters work-fed hard to control the flames and to keep them from spreading to No, hold which also contained some 3,000 bales of cotton, Although all precautions were being taken to stop the conflagration from spreading, it assumed larger and lar~ ger proportions and anxiety was felt {for the whole ship as great dificultios were encountered in getting the Breathing apparatus was used by the firemen to extinguish the flames which were spreading alarmingly, but the fire was. finally brought under eontvol at lpm. Several thousands of bales of colton were considerably dampened to prevent their re-ignition, At4 pin. the fire was finally eating guished, but one float remained as a Precautionary measure.
The ship, freighter, arrived a few cays ago in Shanghai and bad been Gischarging cargo at the Pootung Wharf when the fire broke out, The cause of the fire is unknown, but sabotage Is feared and a British naval patrol was rushed aboard the vessel 25 a precaution against any other emergency. The Customs authorities are investigating the cause of the fire, although the results of the investigations were not known late last might, rice allowance authorized the Council for issue to Chinese em~ ployees in receipt of monthly salaries fof $100 and under, "whose names fare" borne on. the departmental monthly pay sheets and who receive messing, has been fixed at §7 for June,
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