The Archive · 1902

Accident to the Colonial Secretary

London vid Bombay, 8th July.

The horse in a hansom cab occupied by Mr. Joseph Chamberlain fell in Whitehall yesterday afternoon, and the shutter dropped, inflicting a severe, though not dangerous, scalp wound. Mr. Chamberlain was taken to Charing Cross j Hospital and remained there the night, his immediate engagements being cancelled.—Reuter.

Later, A bulletin issued at midnight says that Mr. Joseph Chamberlain is suffering from a scalp wound, but is free from pain, and there is no con cussion.—Reuter.

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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