Shanghai's Bund will soon achieve the reputation of the famous suicides' bridge in Paris. Again on Tuesday a destitute Ru: attempted to take his life, but the circumstances of his case if they were not 30 pathetic would almost be laughable, The unfortunate man waited until high tide, He divested himself of part of his clothing, then dived into the Huangpu. Chief Det.- Inspr, Givens, who happened to be passing, thought of a novel but highly effective method of rescuing the drowning man.. The Inspector waved a $10-note. "Immediately the would-be suicide began frantically to swim towards the bunding. In a state of almost complete exhaustion, due to the bitter cold, his efforts to ascend the coping looked as if they would be unavailing,
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