Still another very serious motey: accident has to be added to the number which occurred during the month of August, the latest occurring near Chenju, on the Shanghai-Nanking. Railway Line, on August 31, Seven persons were seriously injured, these being:— student of Febtan.
Teal Tuskang, student of Dah Tuag:
University Chang? fi sun-fea, student of Fuhtn university: Po ch talent of Great China Ho lent of Chinan Huan, student of Chinan University: Lis Te-hong, a railway worker: and the ehauifeur.
Of these, Tseu Ko-hsiang is in a very critical cond d he is not expected to live, Tt appears that the car in which these men travelled belonged to the Chenju Garage and had accommodation for five passengers only. However, the others managed to squeeze in and the car was driven towards Shanghai at one o'clock, On the open toad, the chauffeur put on full speed when, through some unknown reason, the car skidded and dived into a creek by the side of the read at a place known as Kuo-ka-zah, which is between Chenju and Chiaotung Road, Chapei.
The vehicle turned turtle, pinning the unfortunate passengers beneath. Luckily, most of them managed to extricate themselves and to pull the cthers out.
Shortly after the accident, an omnibus happened to pass and the injured were picked up and brought to Shanghai for treatment, The car was totally wrecked and, the chauffeur will £e charged as soon as he has recovered sufficiently to, appear before the law courts, Tue strike of bootmakers, of August 23, as a protest against an increase of only 10 per cent. in wages, has been settled,
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