The Archive · 1936

Car Death Plunge Investigated

Stone Barriers Placed: Across Hangchow-Ningpo Road Representations are being made to the Chinese authorities in connection with the accident on the Hangchow-Ningpo highway.on Good Friday when car from Shanghai fell into a creek Growning its two Chinese occupants.

"An. investigation of the accident, which occurred to one of three cars charge of Mr. G. H. Zehnor, of Messrs Siemens China Company, who were on an Easter motor tour of Chekiang, brought to light the fact hat stone obstacles had been placed fon the road—a practice which has caused much trouble to motorists,—and the Chinese authorities are being be well attended, and proved a great help both to patients who could not afford the cost of adequate medical attention elsewhere and to local prac titieners requiring a second opinion in certain eases. Several pre-tubercular children were recommended for admission to the King's Daughter's Society convalescent home, and the healthy surroundings enabled them to make a complete recovery.

Customary changes took place In the Board of Governors, Messrs. F. EH, Groenman, P. W. Massey, H, Lindquist, and Dr. W. S. Parsons ceasing to be members, their places being taken by Messrs. G. W. Boissevain, H. Porter, A. H. von Hartmans-@orff, and Dr.'A. C, Bryson.

The thanks of the hospital, now in its Tnd year, were extended to the Shangha! Race Club, the Caisse des Ocuvres d'Interet Public, and to other Kindly donors, but contributions are still urgently required to meet the heavy expenditure Involved by the increasing number of indigent patients, What might have been a tragedy to mar the end of a happy houseboating party was averted on Monday, April_13, when a father dived into the Whingpoo River at Minghong and rescued a child, to find it was This own boy. The' father was Mr. N, Campos, of Swan, Culbertson Fritz, the boy, Mario Campos, 12 years of age, and a pupil of the St, Jeanne D'Are's College, One" hundred and seventy-three industrial and occupational accidents came to the attention of the Indus tell Section, S.M\C, during March, OF these, three were fatal. Eight women were involved, The causes of 188 are known with suMicient accuracy, and 114 have been the sub-Jeet of detailed investigation and instruction in preventive measures. The fatalities occurred in wood working, textile and transportation occupations respectively. asked to suppress this practice.

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