Such famous buildings as St. Paul's Cathedral and Westminster Abbey were silhouetted in the glare, but an T search ' of e [hour after the first night raid had' ended, there was not even a glow in the British chip. ip—the sky, was a silent tribute to the Hongkong, Sept. 11.
A cholera epidemic is sweeping over the coastal towns of Fukien and has already claimed nearly (5,000 victims during the past month. Swift measures taken by the provincial authorities have prevented the epidemic from spreading to the interior.—Havas. new heights of promptness and efficiency reached by the fire brigade in putting out fires caused by in~ cen diary bombs.
Several auxiliary firemen, however, were flung to their death from a tall extension ladder which collapsed as a result of a.bomb explosion nearby.
Anti-aircraft batteries blazed away furiously as the alarm sounded at 3.50 am., but the fire soon died down as it appeared that only a few German planes had ventured through the outer defences to drop a few bombs.
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