The Archive · 1935

Struck by Lightning

Dur.ng the great storm which blew across Harbin on Friday morning, rickshaw man was Tiekshaw along one of the branch forests in. the Pristan area through pouring rain, when a flash of Light Ring struck Uve handles o1 Mis rieksnaw, Killing him instantly, Passersby who saw the incident were afraid to near the body. The ambulance car doctor made an examination of the @ead man but nding that he tad een instantly killed, left the body fon the ground and there it lay for More than 30 hours until telephonic messages to the sanitary authorities finally caused them to remove the ghastly sight, Such an extraordinary incident has never occurred in this city before fand probably has seldom been heard of in other towns, The storm was of great intensity, but moved within certain limits, doing great damage to property on iis route. Some putts Harbin hardly felt it at all other suffered greatly.

Though the Soviet rights on the railway have been sold, the Soviet railway servants have received mission to hold their meetings as to-morrow evening Railway.

'Mechanics' and Terminal Clubs in Harbin, as well as at, the American Theatre which has been specially engaged for the occasion. There meetings will commence 7 pin, and will last till midnight, speeches being made by many of the Soviet leade: music and singing rendered, also stated that pictures are to be shown at one of the theatres though these were for~ Didden earlier. From these facts it may be concluded that the relations between " Manchoukuo Russia are much more cordial, Four trains of Soviet railway men have already left, but the larger number of riem will not be going away before June,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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