A targe Japanese army lorry. northbound on. The Bund at 425
O'clock yesterday afternoon, "stritek ind overturned a public rickshaw containing an. elderly well-dressed Chinese. The aged man was thrown fon to the Kerb outside the Commercial Bank of China Building. near Foochow Road, landing on his head, The Japanese lorry, bearing the Army star followed by two Japanese characters and the licence number "I05," was stalled and one fof three soldiers got out with a crank amd started the engine again. As soon as he was back in his seat next to the driver the lorry started to move off again and continued in the direction of Hongkew. No effort was made by any of the three Japanese to render ald or even to survey the results of the accident.
First to reach the side of the injured man was a foreigner, American, who propped him against a' tree and summoned the Chinese constable who was directing frac at Foochow Road and The Bund. The victim, who gave his age as 66 was bleeding from the forehead and shaking violently. The foreigner stayed with him until the arrival of a. second Chinese Policeman, while the first had gone to call a Fire Brigade ambulance. The injured man was taken to the Lester Chinese Hospita The riekshave was badly damaged but the puller escaped injury Altogether two foreigners wit. essed the incident but the name of only one was given to the police.
Killed Under Tramear An odd accident occurred on The Bund at Canton Road, within the same block, at 9 o'clock yesterday morning. "A coolie fell off the platform of a stationary truck and rolled under the trailer of a moving. tramear. Me suffered a fracture of the base of "the skull and. died almost instantly. "He was pronounced dead when admitted to the Lester Hospital.
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