Bornay, April 1.
A motor-car on the Paris-Cherbourg road containing Prince Narihisa Kitashirakawa, the brother-in-law of the "Emperor of Japan, Prince Yasukiko Osaka, Princess Kitashirakawa and a lady in waiting struck a tree near Perriers. Prince Kitashirakawa and the chauffeur were killed and the others seriously injured. They have been taken to hospital at Bernay.—-Reuter.
Paris, April 1.
The "Matin? says that Prince Kitashirakawa had taken the steering' wheel with the chauffeur beside him and the others behind. Two kilometres from the bridge spanning the river at Phiboville, the chauffeur, looking at the speedometer, announced that they were speeding at 120 kilometres (75 miles) in hour. Just then another car appeared in front going in the same direction. The Prince, without slackening speed, tured the wheel to the left, probably too sharply, and lost control of the heavy ca which crashed into one of the stout trees bordering the yood. The bonnet of the car was shattered and the car turned turtle, pinning the occupants beneath it. he occupant of the other car, a Parisian, stopped and burried to the scene. Other cars soon came to the spot and the victims were extricated. The French lady-in-waiting was merely suffering from a fracture of the right knee. The chauffeur was killed on the spot. Prince Kitashirakawa's face was terribly mutilated and his legs were broken in several places. He died in a few minutes, Princess Kitashiyakawa was unconscious. There was a deep wound in her head and her left leg was broken. She is in a very critical condition. Prince Osaka, the brother of the Emperor of Japan, sustained several wounds in the face. His jaw was fractured and his thigh was broken.
The Japanese Ambassador in Paris has telegraphed the news to the Emperor.—Reuter.
Hopes for Recovery of Injured Japanese Royalties Paris, April 2.
It is reported from Bernay that the condition of Princess Fusako, the sister of the Emperor of Japan, and of Prince Osaka is grave although there is no -immediate danger. Indeed, it is hoped that it may be possible to save the lives of both. They have barely regained consciousness and their pulses are so weak that operation is not yet possible. They are in a private nursing-home, to which the Japan-osa Embassy has sent M. Roux and M. Berger, the celebrated Parisian surgeons. Mr. N. Sato, Counsellor of the Japanese Embassy, is also at
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