Spreading rebidly, the lames enveloped Ming itwa " Weaving Factory, Kwang Ya Steel Furniture Factory, a Chinese cushion store, Dah Chung "Hwa Carpet and Weaving Factory. Yih Dah Cotton Weaving Factory' and Shung Dee Scart Weav= ing Factory. Some of these were not badly. damaged by. fre, but the Chinese food store was completely gutted, while Dah Chung Hwa Carpet and" Weaving Factory. sustained Serious damage, The others were slightly damaged by water.
Eapiain LIG, Reed, Chief Omer lof the Shanghai Fire Brigade, was at the scene soon after the arrival. the Fe engines, and supervized_ the Since the fire broke out in a Chie no. Settlement police were at the scene, A Japanese warrant-oticer of. the Japanese Special Service Section was on the Spot. however, to take notes on the Fitefighlers experienced great ditficulties in bringing the flames under contro! because of the changing diveewind, but finally: managed to after an hour of persistent york, 'The fire was completely' wit out three hours tater, The flames were direct ly_ respon: sible for another accident abi it am. when a Chinese male. was Injured asa" wall of the building. housing the Kwang Ya Steel Furniss Mire Hctory, ellipse," The man uffering "from multiple abravione war taken to' the Red: Cross Hospital,
His condition, however, was nol considered ver serious ease Postal Shanghai, Aug, 7
As far as he knew the Chinese Naional Government was. not conten. plating any revision or "increase. in the postal rates, declared Mr. A. Chapelain, Director of Poste, yester= day. says'a report in the "Sin Wan, Even if the Chinese postal ratex fed, Mr. Chapelain added would be still mud cheaper those of the United "States, of Hongkong, French Indo-China andi
states. most "other countees, the report "Free China" and French Indo-Chi and Burma, Mr, Chapelain added, were still being maintained, except Pare! posts, which. were no longer being delivered to and tram the "Free China" areas via these French and British territories
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