Shanghai, June 6.
'A Chinese boy was knocked down and killed by a motor-bus at 7.30 'o'clock yesterday morning while he was attempting to cross the street near the intersection of Vu Yuen and Edinburgh Roads, The boy, a news vendor, suddenly ran in front of the vehicle, which Was east-bound, and before the driver could bring the vehicle to a halt, the child was crushed under the Wheels, A'Fire Brigade ambulance took him to hospital where he was pronounced dead, His age was given as 14 years, 'Tue health report of the French 'Municipality for' the week ending May 28, shows that the total number deaths from all causes amongst {the foreign and Chinese population in the Concession were—Foreigners, 8, Jand Chinese 335. Deaths from noti-fable diseases were—Foreigners, Cerebrospinal Meningitis 1, Pneumonia 2. Chinese, Tuberculosis 19; Cerebrospinal Meningitis 2: Typhoid Fever 2; Typhus Fever 2; Beri-beri and Dysentery and Pneumonia 1 each. hai General Hospital at the age of 67 years, She is survived by a niece and nephew, Miss Aileen and Mr. Harry Parsons, both of whom were present at the funeral services, The casket, upon which rested a ross of white flowers from "Aileen and Harry." was carried to its last resting place by Messrs, Tom Wallace, W. A. White, H. J. Harper, P. W. Mansfield,, Veitch and J, Naylor.
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