The Archive · 1933

Unavailing Fight Against Death

Boy Patient Succumbs Despite Strenuous Efforts Little Wei San, the seven-year-old! boy who was brought to Nanking from Hankow by aeroplane, and from Nanking-to Shanghai by the Wednesday night express, in an. endeavour to save his life, died on February 10 in the Municipal Isolation Hospital at 10 a.m, The case was in the charge Dr, GE, Wang, M.D. CiL8, (Edin.) Into research-fellow of Edinburgh University, and formerly lecturer on anatomy in London Universi Who, as exclusively reported the "North of China Daily News, together with the little" fellow's ind mother, ow to Nanking in a National Aviation Corpor: tion amphibian plane, piloted by Mr. H, Norris and Mr. W. L, Bong. St Dr. Wang, who is a brother"

Wang Chung-hui, the member. of the, Internatio typical one of rabies.

Despite the ad weather conditions, in which fog, and terrifle winds followed each' other in rapid succession, the aeroplane, with its three passengers, left Hankow on Wedn night. Buffetted by the 2 feline landed om the Yangtae river near Anking." Dr. Wang wa Analy uecesetel in ge Une number of junkimeg to diet thet party No the provincial capital Anh On Dr, Wang's declaring that th very alin hope of saving he. la's Tit dependet!'on their ating bie to Shanghai, who spite the tervihe conditions weather then prevailing, Mr. Norceeded fe landing' the "pane Nanking within three 'Roars 'The party of three came here by' the midnight express, and was met at the North Station by an ambul-ince." Bverything posse to sive the boy's life but all proved fultles

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