THE
HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, 1031.
VERITABLE DEATH
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TRAPS.
FIRE CHIEF DESCRIBES TENEMENT HOUSES.
In his annual report on the Hongkong Fire Brigade for tho year 1930, the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, the Chief Ofeér, snys that many old houses in the
Colony still remain veritable death traps by reason of stairways construct- ed of non-fire resisting material. The chief points of interest, in the report are:
The cost of the Fire Brlynde for the year 1930 was $315,481.00 including Spretil expenditure amounting: to $90,833.00 on :addi- tional equipment as against $22,- 826 in. 1920.
Stations and Equipment.
The main item of special expen- diture was a new Motor Fire Float costing $16,100 part of which cout remains to he defrayed 1931. Tenders were called for) this float and construction starts ed late in 1930. Delivery is due in May 1931. The new flont which is a twin set of 1166 hp. Gardner petrol-kerosine engines with fwin sets of Merryweather fire and sal- vage pumpa, each pump having a delivery of 1000 gallons per minute at 90 lbs. pressure. There are six four-inch deliverles and three monitors. On comple-! tion of this flost the Brigade willi then be equipped with three fro floats.
(a) Fires, Las of life #EXI Rescues.-There were fortunate. ly no very serious fires or col- lapacs. Fatalities al frer amount ed to twelve in all. Four persona were barned at a fire on beard a petrol laden junk in Gia Drinkers Bay, three in matsheil fires, und
This striking aerial picture shows the six great balloons pois- ed at Akron, at the start of the race for the Litchfield trophy and the right to represent America in the International com petition in September. Excessive heat and then thunder equall hindered the airmen and forced two bag down within few hours. Part of the crowd of 100,000 which witnessed the take-off is shown here.
FLOOD LIGHTING.
peace with VATICAN.
the remaining five were trapped SIGHTSEERS ENJOY EFFECTS | AGREEMENT WITH ITALIAN
IN LONDON.
London, Sept. 2.
Hundreds of thousands of sight-
GOVERNMENT.
in the top of buildings, three in Hongkong and two in Kowloon. These buildings in each case were
Rome, Sept. 2. stored with inflammable goods
The conclusion of an agreement which quickly involved the stair-seers paraded London last night settling the dispute between the case and cut off all nieans of admire the flood Bghting effects | Vation and the Italian Govern cape; in the first ease (19mith-on prominent buildings, arranged ment is officially announced. feld, Kennedy Town) the three in honour of the International persona were fatally injured by Illumination Congress, British jumping from the building and in Wirelent.
The second, 196 and 198 Shanghai !
Street, the two persons were burnt L
to death before the arrival of the Brigade. In this latter fire three persons were resesed by firemen from the roof of No. 198.
Fife Legislation.
still remanis which are not cover
The quarrel arose from the ban- ning of the Catholic Action. Party by the Talian Government in May.)
-Renter
veritable death traps. ed by this logislation and are Brigade appliances were out. Thanks to the assistance 50213!
Compared year (1920) there is a decrease of 51 calls,
with the previous
Calls: The number of calls reactive co-operation of the St. On 10th October an Amendment cetved during the year totalled 186. Join Ambulance Brigade their of the Public Health and Build-Actual Bres 133. Phimney fres 16, Motor Ambulance, was placed at inga Ordinance (No. 1 of 1003) collapses 5. landslides 5 and false the disposal of the Brigade at a
time when serious was passed which enacted that the alarms 27.
difficulties. would have arisen had there been main staircases in any building of more than two storeys used as
The large Brigade Ambulance met no spare ambulance available. A public building or tenement
with a3 unfortunate accident must be constructed of fire realat- materials and enclosed by
which pit it out of commission ing,
. There were ten serious res.
for a considerable time but thanks walls or partitions constructed of of the false alarms eight were to the St. John Ambulance Brigade fire resisting materials. This maliciously given, eleven legislation should do much to given with good intent, and eight bulance at the disposal of
wer who generously plated their Am- the check the loss of life in tonement were due to electrical faults. house fres which have been too
Fire Brigade the Ambulance ser- frequent of Inte years. The legis
vice was curried on with a full lation refers to new premises only.
complement of machines through Unfortunately many old housea
out the year. By using the St. John Brigade Ambulance it was Three persons were rescued at also possible to overhaul all the fires by means of Fire Brigade aptional ambulance was at the dis. Brigade Ambulances. This addi-
CRITIC CRITICIZED.
The "brutal frankness" of the dramatic criticisms of George Jean Nathan,' during the time he was guest reviewer on a London немерарет, recently brought on bitter attacks from his is outspoken colleagues · in London.
SALESMAN SAM
AND AS I WAS SAYING, SAM-—-
Twelve persons lost their lives due directly or indirectly to fire, (Six within City limits and six in the New Territories).
pliances.
posal of the Fire Brigade for a Six persons lost their lives as a period totalling six months dur- result of collapses and landslidne, ing the year The Thanks of the while three persons were extricat- Government no less than the pub fed alive by the Brigade from same. He are due to the St. John Am- bulance Brigade and the Tung Wa Hospital Authorities for their pub. lic spirit and generosity, it in hoped to secure even closer
Fire Damage.
The estimated monetary loss from fires in 1930 was $125,820.
The Ambulances,
co-
| operation and more complete en- ordination of the various motor
During the year the ambulancea | Ambulance Services in the Colony attended, to 1,790 police cases and in the near future. 1,979 private cases, a total of 3,760 cases, for which they covered a distance of 26,391 miles.
The work of the Motor Ambul- ance Service attached to the Fire Brigade continues to increase_ns the figures in the Superintendent's report show. The cases attended by the Brigade Ambulances show an increase of 400 as compared with 1929, and this in spite of the fact that the Tong Wa Hospital had an ambulance of their own running during the whole year and a second one during the litter part of 1930. By arrangement their Ambulance was also made available for Brigade uso in the event of calls being received when
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BETWEEN
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