Amid the sounds Of crashing glass ind the roar of the wind the laughter crowds of people, as they clung together in shop doorways and other plneos of refuye could be heard above Tall a many amusing incidents were enacted afore their ayes. In spite fof the seriousness of the storm, yes~ Terday was also day of comedies. Rickshaw coolies. fought valiant ayainst the elements—they lost. Alan the Bund and Nanking Road battered Hlekshaws, their shafts smashed lik fmatehwood, their wheels bent and Duickled, could be seen gracing (or otherwise? the city's pavements.
One after another they wert dows was impossible to battle the wind, Passengers, many of them wamel came tumbling out as the unfortunate puller slithered along the ground for yards as his vehicle was lifted by the force of the yale, Here again there were very few serious injuries—a surprising fact considering the patte states of most of the rickshaw the Palace Hotel to the opposite side of the road. She got as far as the centre and no further. Caught by extra large gust at this spot, she found her legs whipped from under her and down she went with her feet in the alr: The wind, however, wag not satisfied and a further and more serious misfortune befell her when her shoes were whipped from her feet and went gambolling happily up the road. It was to the lady's credit that she came up smiling although she had little to smile about. Her dress was daubed with mud, her hair bedraggled and she was soaked to the skin, She left shortly afterwards in a taxi—still smiling.
'And so It" was' throughout _the whole city yesterday morning. People took chances and smiled when misfortune struck them, Tram driver, however, took no chances when ap: proaching the Bund. With the blind ing rain driving into their' eyes they stopping their vehicles and made their way through the two compartments Into the driver's stand at the rear. This is the way they travelled along the Bund. Many stared as the trams, driveriess so it appeared, stopped with the same regularity at all the islands. Closer investigation, of course, disclosed the reason,
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