On the morning of December 23. there occurred a serious accident en the South Manchuria Railway. At Ticling station a goods rashed into a standing passenger train, with the result that seven lives were lost and 85 were wounded, more or less seriously. OF those whose lives were lost, one was Japanese and six were Chinese.
This is the second smash that has taken place within the month on the South Manchuria Railway. The earlier accident was at Kungchuling, south of Changchun, causing over 100 casualties. The nature of the disaster was the same in both cases.
During recent months. the trains have been very crowded in all three classes. It is even not uncommon for passengers to be leit behind on account of the lack of accommodation. A collision is, therefore, likely to have lamentable results.
'A contributing cause of these accidents is the fact that, though the South Manchuria Railway has been doubling its track, the work is as yet incomplete fiom Tieling north to Changehun.
The general service of the Railway continues to be first rate. Dining-ears are beginning to appear again. The recent increase in fares is not out of proportion to the cost of living.
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