Shanghai, Aug. 16.
Two persons were injured at about am. yesterday when the signboard of the "Sea Captain's Shop," at 27C Central Arcade, broke loose from its hooks and dropped on to the pavement. below. The two men were Captain F, W. Tornroth, the proprie-for of the shop. and Chinese police watchman Woo' Ping-tsang, 'The Chinese watchman, suffer from concussion of brain, was taken to the St, Luke's Hospital where his condition' was at first' thought hopeless. Afler a few hours, however, 1 improved to an extent allowing hope that he would be well in a few days, Captain Toraroth sustained wound on his head but, although bleeding profusely, he refused to go to the hospital.
The recent typhoon was indirectly. responsible for the accident shortly after the typhoon had passed Shanghai, Captain Tornroth noticed that the signboard was rather loose. Early yesterday morning he decided to tighten the board, but in middle of his work it broke loose and fell onto the pavement, Besides injuring the two persons, also smashed the signboard Messrs, Thomas Cook & Son, who have their offices on the ground floor of the Central Arcade,
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