The foreign lady, whose identity could not be ascertained, courageously. dashed into a burning pet shop and rescued most of the caged birds in the premises, without in. the least considering the burns which she had, sustained, and the dangers which she was facing every time she rushed Into the blazing inferno.
An oMleer of the Special City Government police who came to. the scene on a motor-cycle, ignored the hose lying across the street with the result that he drove over one of them, fearing It to the extent that it had to be replaced.
White, due to the proximity in which these various structures stood, was very dimeult to ascertain exactly how many houses had been gulfed, it was possible to ascertain that nine shops, six houses, and tve country-style houses were completely destroyed, as was a small weaving and dyeing factory, while a Chinese garage, a" pawnshop. and. several other buildings were damaged before the lames were brought under con-tol at 1247 pin.
Only about two hours tater were most of the machines able to return to their stations, although a crew was still on the scene at about 6 p.m. engaged in damping down the debris.
When a "North-China Daily News" reporter arrived on. the scene, found it impossible to proceed along Great Western Road. to Edinburgh Road in view of the extreme heat emanating from the blazing houses, The Special Municipality Fire Brigade arrived on the stone in due course and layed on, but subsequently departed when they found that the Setilement firemen had the flames en=
Sikh Slappea they were gathering their equipment, one of the Chinese firemen walked up to the Such constable on point duty at the intersection of Great Western and Edinburgh Roads, and slapped him. The P. C. did not wish to create an incident' and therefore refrained from hitting back. The matter is at present being investigated, The tire, it was ascertained tate yesterday afternoon, started in a small Mraw hut in Chinese territory.
By 7 pam. workmen were already engaged in reconstructing some of the destroyed buildings, while many Chinese, who had lived in the gutted houses, were on the sidewalks with some of their belongings, apparently undecided as to what they should do, Tue Central Wholesale Market will be reorganized and merged with the Shanghai Provisions Market in the near filure in order to eliminate: conflicts between the two establish ments, the Market Investigation Committee composed of Japanese and Chinese representatives" announced Wednesday, according to the "Tairika Shimpo" on June 6.
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