The Archive · 1936

Pony and Rider Picked

'Mr, Kung, who came to Shanghai about three' weeks ago from. Hongkong, was driving a cor belonging to his brother-in-law at the time the accident, Investigations show that the vehicle was travelling at high speed and that the force of the imact was such that the pony and reeper, were picked up and carried considerable distance before they were thrown to the road: pony was terribly mangled snd it died instantly, Havildar 506, senior havildar at Bubbling "Well" Statio suffered a fracture of the base of the skull and concussion of the brain.

trooper accompanying the havildar was thrown from his mount the car crashed, "He was so dazed that he was unable to relate exactly what happened. The car and the troopers all were proceeding. north ward in Avenue Haig when the acident, occurred, shortly before eay-light, "The front of the car was badly damaged.

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