The Archive · 1929

Hankow, Does 12

There wore two fatal accident in Hankow yesterday. In the one ede a foreign lady' was driving her car along. the rond from the Tnternational Race Course with all reasonable care when an old Chie nese woman suddenly tried to gat fieroas' the road. The car. struck: her and she expired soon after; the accident. Two Chinese policemen who witnessed: the accident. arreat~ ed the lady driver, but on arrival fat the 9th police station. testified That. the lady was in, no way. to blame, "The police. communicated with the Commissioner for Foreign Affaies, who got. into touch with the lady's relatives. After the lapse of about an "hour. the: lady was released on giving an under taking to pay reasonable cémipe sation. The body.of the -woman who was killed was fest taken the Reman: Catholic Hospital ani then removed. by. the police, who have not, as yet gatablished her identity.

In the second case a well-dressed Chinese wan knocked, down (lend. avmilitary. motor-ear on, the, His Road, but ho attempt was mac arcest the driver of the, car and itis understood that identifica of the car will be impossible.

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