Opening the case, Mr. Livingstone ald that the prosecution would attempt to prove that at al pin on April 3, Mrs. Blom, @ Swedish subject, was driving her car along Hungjao Road between Chungshan Road and the railway creesing which was between Chungshan and Keswick Roads, She was driving at about 30 mph, and had started to slow down with a view to passing some houses, and to crossing the railway some 65 yards further on.
She had reduced her speed to about 25 miles per hour, when without warning the defendant came up on her near side and passed in front of her, in so doing striking a concrete standard, After hitting that, the car /went from the north to the south side of the road, and in so doing hit Chinese pedestrian standing by the [shopa, and also knocked over some shutters. The ear frushed its career very nearly ina field, Mrs. Blom would tay that she estimated the speed of the defendant's any wards she noticed the Chinese hold-{ing hig head, which was. bleeding. She put on her brakes, and descend: ed from the car. At that time, Chinese police constable of the Shanghai City Government police bureau came up and talked to the defendant and Mrs, Blom in Chinese. She was prevented from signing her name for the constable by the de-
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