CHINESE AND THE FIRE DRILL.
On a certain man-of-war on the Pacific station a few years ago (says St. Nicholas), the officers had Chinese servants, and, although they could scarely speak a word of English, they were quick to learn what was shown them, and soon did like clockwork the fire drill with buckets. One day there was a real fire. Volumes of smoke poured up from the fore hold, and it took several streams of water nearly an hour to put out the flames. When the fire was under control, some one thought of the Chinese, and behold ! there they were, ranged in line in plain sight of the smoking hatchway, rapidly passing their buckets along, but emptying them over the ship’s side as they had been taught to do.
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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue V, 24 July 1897, Page 151
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131CHINESE AND THE FIRE DRILL. New Zealand Graphic, Volume XIX, Issue V, 24 July 1897, Page 151
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