The following prices effective, in the Western District on Feb. 18," are fatioted in cents per Ib. except when thanked E each, D dozen, B bunch.
Sirloin Roast Grade AT-T, Beer Buy Roast a Fillet 3 Rump, Steak sales See TH tat ai, usual, it is divided into five parts.
Parts I, If and IIT, (covering fires and speci emergency calls, ambulance service, and personnel, stations workshops. and White hydrants) is summarized in the appended article, Parts IV and V (Inspections and ire Prevention, and Miscellaneotis) will be summarized in the second article which will appear in our next pnieasrilt tate tenne nae issue. turning and threatened properties Number of Colls—The Brigade responded to 1113. fires and special Emergency calls during the year, an fnerease of 87 calls on 1938, Part I points onl, This establishes a record For the Brigade, the highest number previously recorded! being 1,056 (1938).
Fire Loss-—At fires. which the Brigade attended within the Settlement one the Special Rated Area the oral Joss was estimated at $5,027:208 San inerense of $2,021,175 on 103 he low value of the Chinese dollar throughout the year was largely sponsible for. this increase, for, in were found (be obstructed by Bamboo fences, barbed-wire entangle ments or other barriers, which proved further handicap. These factors and the generally unsatisfactory conditions made the task of confining the out-Breaks most dificult one, and on several occasions the physical endur-free of the staff and the resources of the Brigade as regards equipment were severely taxed. It is considered ortwwate, as least In the case of the most serious outbreaks, that we were fable to bring them under contro! and Drevent them from developing into Lady Clark Kerr at (he Clarendon Club Lady Clark Kerr, wife of the British Ambassado February 14, which cometd al Clarendon Club's Valentine party ry lishment" of thi club wen Ming yen Road.
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