No serious crimes or fires occurred daring, the Christmas holidays, The were, however, a namber of street cidents, two of which were of a aserions nature. On Sunday, at 9.30 p.m. 8 Chinese fell or was poshed off a tramcar on The Bund, opposite the German Clab. He landed on his head and when taken to hospital was found to be suffering from a fractured skell An even more serious coi curred in Nanking corner of Chekiang Road, at 12.10 p.m. on Christmas Day. A motor-car, driven by a foreign Indy, knocked.down a native woman, who died from frac-tared knoll two minutes after ber admission to the Sbantuog Road Hospital. An inquest was held by the Chibbeien yesterday, st which the foreign Indy attended, and after expressing her regret at the scoideat, offered to pay all reasonable expenses. The Chibhsien declined to take her evidence, but stated that he would send in a' report to "the Mixed Court Magistrate.
At 12.30 p.m, on Saturday motorcar No. 176 collided with a broker's trap near the Shanghai Club. The pony of the. trap was injured on the head and legs. near the Palace Hotel.
The carriage was considerably damaged, but no one was bort.
At 2pm. on Christmas Day, just opposite Louza Police Station, tramcar 62, and motor car 167 came into collision. It appears that the motorcar was ahead of the tram, when it stopped suddenly, owing to some break down in the machiney. The tramear had not time to pall ap, and ran into the motor-car, inflicting some damage upon the latter.
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