Detectives on the.soann, anmmenced investigations under the' direction of Inspector L. Henri of the French police whilst Commandant Rovere, Chief Fire OMcer, and M. de Beeke: Deputy Chief officer, directed the fire= Aghting operations.
Nozzles were played on the burning house from surrounding roof-tops, whilst hundreds of Chinese stood on other roofs to watch the firemen at their work, The amount of damage caused could not be ascertained up to a late hour last night, but it was pre sumed to be considerable, Fortunately no casualties occurred as no one was in the building at the time, The potice are now searching for the tenants, Whilst the fire was raging inside, '9 small black and white cat perched high up on a ledge of the building hear the Foot. The animal had evid ently been driven on to that pre carl ous spot in an effort to escape the ames, When the Inner structure of the house blazed and parts of it col~ lapsed to the ground floor, the tabby still remained complacently at its position until one of the firemen courageously saved it from certain death.
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