ANGLO-AMERICAN CAMARADERIE.

Grey River Argus, 20 January 1912, Page 8

ANGLO-AMERICAN CAMARADERIE.

. D.escribihg the great * fire . in Messrs iLityino.ff-s ■ tea gbdmvn, • Hankow^ on ■the nigtt- otth«; 22nd ins ; t., the Ceny .tral China Post relates -'the follp-.y'-ig: pretty -and signij|gant story.:— -". o " •'. One of the ..most notable f§{.ivr«>3 of Friday, niigrht's fire -was the way, m which Tipple, of different natibnulit'ies both civil.- and naval, .joined together in the. work. The action ; of , One of tlie American (bluejackets illustrates this well. Many, sailors had • collected at ■ the southern' end of th« • fij-e and there', for a time, confusion meign |, cd, ' for everyone was doing- ' what -he thought,. rig-ht and -giving! orders ,'to his neighbours whom he considered pwrpng 1 . >; The flames, fanned by? the ■ligiht" "■•breeze, were now coming" on apace, and- little was ibeirig 1 done. in tin's quarter to stop them.- - -. .. : The ; pjr'onipt action of one. of fhe; Ainencah sailors, 'Eowever, saved the situatioit Catching- sight . of the uni-v form of 'a' British officer in the crowli he immediately "stepped up toy.him and -with -a naval.; salute, ai^d in* -the b esti Amei-ican' ' twang 1 ," said,' ' 'Sir, if you ; will jtake command, we/Americans will ' stick '. by y ou . "; ' . ' ' v 7-

Thie i Americans were as - goqd asJacky's \vord, for, on order , beangt restored, they .; fpUo^ved • thd offider'^ lead Wi|h" heartiest -Will and V from that tiniei to . the end ;dld not ilos'e thieir hold 'pn'the: .fire..-— Shang-hai Times. f »

Mr. / John) Burns i has issued figures.; VshlSwing^i^thatr'twa '■ years ag-o/.^emi-grants ;wient ; tp the ■ Unified ''-Stages -for , A sveiry v 6 -fco l'l-iCanad'a, and '•■ that last; ytear '■"• only' 2 -^vyent; to vthie; United • States: for '■■ eve,ry;i%to rCanada.. " '