Salvage Seetion—The extraor tary congestion in buildings, due to the abnormal Toeal condi ware ularly in the more Central districts, Fesulled in huge quantities of mer? chandise of all kinds being stored in fires during the year potential risk of damage by water tunder the existing circumstances was Fmmouls, "At all such outbreaks the Salvage Section was quickly brought into action and, by covering-up and other salvage measures, it effected a tremendous saving, In several stances, tribute was pald to the very effective work of the Section by i Suranee company representatives. other interested. parties Neighbouring Brigades—The _cooperation between this Brigade and those in neighbouring territories cot tinnies to be very satisfactory.
The exceptionally large number of fires in the extra-Settlement areas beyond the western boundary, bordering on the French Concession and Chinese territory, brought this Brigade into unusually close and frequent contact with the French Con-ossian and Western District (Jess field Village Chinese) Brigades. On those occasions there was the fullest ce-operation between the respective units, and the assistance rendered by the to Brigades mentioned was very valuable, particularly at the more extensive fires,
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