Wo regret to leora that on Satarday last, Mr, A. Brooke-Smith, who was a member of a shooting-party that gone up country for the bolidaya, was accidentally shot in the foot. The lent, we uoderstanc was not originally a very serious one, bat anfortunately nearly twenty-four hours elapsed before Mr. Brooke-Smith could reach Shanghai, and the wonnd was thas made worse than it should have been, Much sympathy will be felt for the patient who. at present in the Genaral Honpital.
AUSSI ROAD, aramoned to a fire about 8.45 leat ovening, and on arrival it was found that the upper floor, which was used store, was well alight, The fire-mon quickly got to work, bat they were unable to save the premises, which were totally destroyed, The fire spr the adj ming shops Nos. 15 bat the flames were soon extinguished, 14 the water that was poured into the bailiings did the greater damage. The fcanse of the onthresk could not be certained.
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