Chimney Fire a Special Calls a 'At fires, which the Brigade attended ]within the Settlement and the Special Rated Area, the damage and value of property' at risk were estimated The Acting Commissioner of Public [Works reports:—
Weather—Rain fell on six days Jduring the month.
Bridges—At Brenan Road over the Fah Wah Creek the removal of the lola' span, which. was demolished dur~ jing the hostilities, was completed. [The construction of the timber falsework for the new reinforced concrete Jspan was continued, and the Axing of steel reinforcement' was commenced.
'At Ningkuo Road Bridge, the construction of the deck' was com-
Damage:
Within the Settlement" $278,017 In Special Rated Area "5302
Total: $263819 pleted and at Bridges Nos. 14, 22, 23, 24 and 26 in the Western Area, west of the Railway, damaged or lished during the hostilities, Jeulverting, repair and reconstruction works were continued, Bridge No. lat was culverted, Risk:
Within the Settlement $16/047,830 Special Rated Area" 103,000
Total: $16,460,899
Bundings—At Fearon Road, West Jot Thorne Road, in the Hongkew Creek, the construction of 431 feet of Inow reinforced conerete bunding, including two cantilever jetties, was, The following noteworthy jeceurred during the month:—
April 33, at Irs. 1615—0.5.K-Wharf, 184 "Yangtszepoo Road detachment from Yangtszepoo [Station turned out in response to a telephone call and found a large Jquantity of hay and other fodder, Jeharcoal, ete, well alight over an are fof approximately 4,800 sq. yds. and stacked to an average height of about 15 feet in the compound of the OS. Wharf. The fire was spreading rapidly and threatening a godowns block on the south side, and consejauentiy, call for asclstance was a large pump {from Central Station and section from, Hongkew Station responding, Bulldings—At the Dixwell Road [Highways Depot, Cadastral Lot 320, [eastern, the Workshop and Store ws Jcompleted and is now occupied.
"At the Yanglszepoo Fire Station, part of the Foreign Single Men's [Quarters is being remodelled for use Married Quarters The Bast boundary wall to the cathedral Compound is being set thack to the scheduled road line s0 as to effect a widening of Kiangse HRoad between Hankow and Kinxiang Roads. The existing trees and shrubs have been transplanted and [the foundations to the new wall are being laid, At Louza Police Station, repairs Jwere carried out to the compound lover an area of 3,100 square feet.
As jets were got to work on all sides, bales of fodder, ete. not affected by the fire were moved away from the points most seriously threatened, working parties under the Japanese [Forces assisting in this work.
The Harbour Fire Brigade Float j"Poochi" arrived, having been called Jout by the Japanese authorities, and number of large jets were got 10 work from it, while three small pumps from the Japanese Naval Land ing Party also functioned.
'With 30 powerful jets at work, the Jore was brought under control after about four hours' work and, although the damage was extensive, it was confined to the fodder, te,' stacked in the compound, the godowns and other buildings, as well as a consider. Jable quantity of other fodder, being hai & Hongkew Wharf, 610 Broad-April at Mes. 12.58—Shang-way, East:—A detachment from Hongkew Station, on arrival, found two stacks of baled hay well' alight, with the wharf staff already at: work Jwith jets from the private are installation, and an additional machine /from Hongiew Station was immedi rely called out.
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