To the Editor of the "Norgu-Camva Dairy News."
Sm,—Last Saturday, -April 29, about 12.30 p.m., while passing in my car along the Nanking Road, westward, a tram of the Route 7 proceeded in the same direction. Both motor and trailer were overfilled to such an extent that passengers, hanging on to the handrails, were even unable to put both of their feet on the footboards, one of them hanging and dangling in the air. At this time of the day the traffic is at its height and the multitude of vehicles, all moving in the sare line, prevented my car from overtaking the tram and so it happened, that when we were nearing the Chekiang Road crossing I saw a young Chinese boy jump out of the trailer. Being unable to get hold of the handrail, already occupied by other Chinese standing on the footboard, he fell and struck his back with such a force that he remained on the ground unconscious. Thanks to the quick action of my driver, who succeeded in stopping and swerving the car in the nick of time, the boy avoided being run over by a hair's breadth. Then European and Chinese police appeared on the scene, shook the boy, but as he was unable to move, they loaded him on board a ricsha and took him away. £0, once more an accident, and everything proceeded just as it had on many previous occasions before.
Is it not now high time, that this evil, habitual to Shanghai, of over—crowded tramcars should be put an end to? Not a day passes, but an accident of a more or less grave nature happens, thanks to this intolerable hanging to the tramcars. It is very good business for the Company to collect coppers for the benefit of the shareholders at the risk to life and limb of their patrons. But are there
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