Shanghai, Aug. 1.
Freight service on the Shanghal-Hangchow Railway will be resumed tomorrow, Chinese reports said yesterday, A number of freight cars Were brought here from the Tien sin-Pukow Railway.
'The—Shanghai' Communteations Service ig handling all applications for the transportation of goods on the Hine. Already many shops anc firms have fled applications, the reports said, When a similar service will resumed on the Shanghai-Nanking Railway is unknown, although arrangements are being made by the authorities, At present only pas sengers are carried on the two Steamers to Tsungming Resume Shanghai, July 29.
Steamship service between Shanghai and Tsungming Island and between Shanghai and Chitung, on the berth bank of the Yangtze, has been Yesumed, thusfacllitating the trans ortation of goods from those places Shanghai, it was reported yester-
Ships operated by the Nisshin Kisen Kaisha are leaving Shunghai for 'Tsungming daily. A large number of Chinese passengers, most of whom are' former inhabitants of. Tsungming, walled themselves of the opportunity visit the island on July 27, the Shanghai Fire Brigade to get anywhere near it. tion concerning either the cause of the fire or th are believed te have been either munitions or petrol star Huge Blaze in Yangtszepoo Shanghai, July 31.
'A huge blaze in Yangtszepoo yesterday afternoon, believed to be located in a military dump on the riverside, was plainly visible from the Bund. Pillars of black smoke, with occasional bursts of flames which shot high into the air, showed that the outbreak was a serious one.
Fire engines from the Yangtszepoo station turned out soon after the blaze was discovered but were stopped by Japanese soldiers who had been thrown across the road.
'A "North-China Daily News" reporter who visited the Fire Station fat Yangtszepoo witnessed five lorry Toads of fully armed Japanese soldiers speeding to the scene of the out break, one vehicle very heavily Toaded narrowly avoiding overturning owing to a puncture in the offside Dock-wheel, Another lorry was commandeered with all haste and the men were rushed to the fire.
'A foreign member of the Fire Brigade at Yangtszepoo believed that the fire had originated in a kerosene dump owing to the density of the smoke and the high altitude of the Hames, but it was impossible to confirm this og no one was allowed to approach within sightseeing distance of the conflagration, thus lending weight to the theory that a large military dump of sorts was ablaze.
'A military fire engine was the only fire fighting machine at the scene, although one lorry loaded—with chemical extinguishers was seen by the reporter speeding past the Fire station. Two soldiers were, in the back of the lorry.
At about 7.30 the smoke diminished in density and no flames were visible, showing that the huge number of men at the scene had gained control of the outbreak, although at a Inter hour last night small clouds Of grey smoke were seen emanating from the place.
Fire Float Present The actual fire, it was learned last night, was on Point Island. The Customs Fire Float Poochi proceeded down-river to the fire late in the evening and had not relumed by an early hour this morning. The Japan-jose had apparently only one machine attending the fire.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.