A fire department is being formed. Engines that were pulled out stations to pul out fires. that were burning everywhere during the early ldaye of the occupation have' een lyeturned tothe. station houses frost of them need a thorough over-Foul. "Many parts of the ell have Without waiting for the police, the Japanese miliary. began "to. clean away. the sand which ties thick ome' streets scheme sandbagr rotted or were burned. They are also fearing down the wooden air-raid shelters which "the ate Municipal Government had erected in many laces on the maloos. Hundreds of colles wearing red, white and hive farm bands have been pressed. and ridd shovels and swing hammers (0 get the streets into better condition.
one wants to open an opium det lorna gambling resort he does not Arst fave to provide himself witha franchise. He nds a vacant room. and oes Fight ahead." A. gambling be may be placed on an open street. Fostpaths con be obstructed " with anything of all' without anybody Bothering, about it. "More than one Jepenatr teavgarden is te full swing.
By now tre China, Electric Con Telephone Administration) has over T00"'phones connected. "All that. needed is"to apply to the company find it will promptly Install a "phone. Scores of phones were stolen in the days when Tooling was rampant. But iene were foolish enough to buy Instrument. in the thieves' market could not-make use of his purchase, for - the telephone "administration would confiscate it as being ite-proerty.
one thinks that Canton Is a dead cit, he should cross fo Honam, which "Canton's -targest. suburb." There the "bread" tines are' longer and hhaedly'a'shop is open. On that side lo the river looters cleaned out every thing much more thoroughly than they Sid on the north sig.
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