In an attempt to pass a party of Chinese police and merchant volunteers in Hungjao Road at about seven o'clock on August 27 a motor car, driven by a Chinese chauffeur and carrying five foreigners as nassengers, swerved, skidded and collide ed with a telephone standard. In de~ ing so, it turned turtle, and the fer~ cignerz were thrown out.
The accident occurred about 50 yards to the east of the Shanghai Municipal Council Sanitarium, at. the corner of Hungjao and McLeod Roads, and the foreigners involved were Mesers:
4, Gottlieb, of 19 Tracey Terraces Udler, Levy'and R, Elias, The last-named's injuries were so serious that he had to be detained in the Country Hospital.
The chauffeur, Quang Zing-ziang, who was driving from east to wert at the time, was also injured. The car, a grey Chandler, belonging to a hire garage, was badly smashed.
The foreigners were cut with the glass which Mew in all directions ard all were badly shaken and daz~
Following the accident, a of the injured foreigners were taken ipal Sanitarium, where they were given first aid treatment: Th chauffeur was sent to the Red Cross Hospital but his condition is said not to be serious. report of was made to Bubbling Station by other foreign ers who arrived on the spot almost immediately afterwards and by Mr, Levy.
The Chinese police and merchant volunteers at once formed a cordon round the damaged car for the pur pore of warning approaching ears and preventing them from running into the debris,
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