-The charred bodies of seven Chinese were found among the debris by the French Fire Brigade yester-gutted in Yung Hwa Li of Rue Brenier de Montmorand. In addition to the seven men, the flames claimed about twenty, victims" including a Chinese firehián..WhO was serioüsly injured by falling timber While engaged if rescue work.
The fire broke out at one of the Hongkong. May 7-
Typical of the traditional spirit of service in the British Navy. despite wars and alarums, was an incident today when the destroyer, H.M.S. Scout, spent five hours seeking, and finally located, a lone Chinese fisherman, who was reported to be adrift "n wreckage off Gap Rock, 40 miles to the south of Hongkong.
The fisherman was finally located after the destroyer had combed dozens of square miles of sea and was hoisted aboard none the worse for his experience, although he had been in the water for 24 hours.
He. related that his junk had been attacked yesterday by a Japansee trawler: he escaped by jumping overboard, while the fate of his companions was unknown.
The unselfishness of the British Navy in diverting a powerful war unit carrying 100 men in order to save "ne human life is receiving favourable comment in local Chinese circles who contrast it with the conduct which placed bim in that unenviable vosition.—Reutet. weaving factories at 545 am. and spread rapidly to others, trapping 30 workers. Several engines from the French Fire Brigade raced to
trapped workers. Meeting with great, the scene and started to ven the difficulties, the fiterhén" managed to rescue 2$ persons.
It took the firemen almost two hours.to bring the flames under control strong wind and inflammable materials stored at the factories causing the blaze to assume enormous' proportions.
The cause of the fire could not be ascertained yesterday. altho it was believed that it might ha been carelessness. The Chinese fire-to a hi d was jed there.
When the blaze s edidit. firemen contimied their search for victirüs and found the charred bodies of seven' Chinese among the debris of the gutted factórles. Material dan of the owners of the fáctories was believed tò be very large.
The seven persons were a nine-year old boy, two women and four men, They were sleeping at timè when the fire broke out and trapped by the fast spreading
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