Hankow, Sept. 0.
Two foreigners in a Ford limousine had a startling experience on the Hankow Bund, near the British Consulate, early on Sunday morning, when their car suddenly struck a heavy obstacle. and tumed over, Fortunately, the occupants were not seriously hurt. On inves tigating matters, they found the obstacle which ad caused th accident wasa winch which had been riged for hauling heavy: machinery on to the Bund on Saturday and had been left there for the night, The head coolie claims that:
left a red light burning when he: went away, The axle of the car was smashed and other damage sustained, There has been a tragedy on the motor road to Siangyang. This road begins at the Huayuan Sta. tion on the Ping-Han Railway, and at a point about 100 li from the railway the road is carried over a stream on a wooden bridge of; considerable length. Heavy rain was falling and the bus was packed with an officer, eight soldiers, and five business men. A span of the bridge collapsed, precipitating the us into the stream. The officer was killed on the spot and all the: other passengers were injured.
Friends of the officer demand compensation from the Bus Company, but the Inter naturally thinks that the repair of bridges is not part of its responsibilities,
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