WEDNESDAY, APRIL 27, 1932.
Combating Meningitis Outbreak
Dr.
Sanitary Board's Discussion
Pope
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE VILLAGE ROAD MURDER.
Mr. Lindsell Opens Crown's Case.
ACCUSED'S ALLEGED PLOT.
Quarrels and Jealousy.
Attributes Disease to The First Court at the Central tee Bad Housing
motion was defeated by four votes to thrée.
meningitis epidemic.
SUPPLEMENTARY___
ESTIMATES.
Colony's Finances.
FURTHER EXPENDITURE OF $75,174.
Supplementary estimates
for
| 1932, totalling $75,174 are present- el in a message from H.E. the Governor to the Finance Commit
of the Legislative Council, Magistracy yesterday afternoon, Details, of the items are as fol-: was crowded to its utmost capacity, Iowa:- when Mr. Wynne-Jones commenced
Estimates, 1931. the preliminary hearing in the case: 191-34, Miscellaneous Services: in which Cheng Kwok-you, aged 20-Depreciation of Sterling Secur years, scion of a very wealthy|ities-$144,986.00 family, who
with is charged
Crime Passionelle.
was £104,096,19.10. The
(C.S.O. 27 In 173/31),
£20,000
spent in October and these figures were not to hand when the first supplementary vote was prepared..
(C.S.O. 27 In 178/31).
Estimates, 1932, 28.-91, Miscellaneous Services: —Sino-Japanese Conflict-$10,000.
A sum of $10,000 is requested to meet expense in connection with the Sino-Japanese conflict owing [to the necessity for maintaining
special precautions in the Colony,| The undernoted expenses have to be met-
as
25.-35, Public Works Depart-
chase of Broadcast Transmitter $9,861.
transititter.
the work.
(C.S.O. 174 in 225/80). (B) Wireless: Rent of Broadcast- 26-11, Post Office & Wireless.
ing Studio-$4,519.
Pay for Police Reserves. Cost of buses standing by dur- ing Chinese New Year festivities a precaution against further anti-Japanese demonstrations.
Board and lodging for members) At yesterday's fortnightly meet spread of a disease, the curative
of "E" contingent at Sailors' ing of the Sanitary Board, presided methods employed with its chances over by Mr. G. R. Sayer (Head of of success: unless they understand instigating the murder of George Stock held on account of surplus residences and shops.
The cost price of the Trustee Home, Wanchai, for protection of the Sanitary Department), the the principle of the methods. em-Fung, alias Fung Hin, on the night funds
(C.5.0. 8 in 1680/81). meningitia outbreak was the subject played by the authorities in check-of March 24 at Village Road, Happy mark value as at December 31,
24-37, Public Works Exxtra- of much discussion. A member of ing it, it is impossible to expect Valley. the Board, Dr. B. A. de Castro from them the desired co-operation.
1931, was £04,091.4.1, the deprecia-ordinary: Hong Kong Buildings. Basto, submitted a resolution for "With this end in view suggest the time of his death, was in com- £19,005.9.9 which at $1=1/4.9/16]
It will be recalled that Fung, at ion at that date being therefore Purchase of House No. 525, The
Peak-$18,000. more effective methods of checking that steps be taken to institute an pany with Miss. Lal Ming-fay, a amounts to $144,985.18 and has to
Purchase of the above house for the disease, urging propaganda in intensive form of propaganda to
one time Chinese film star. Fung be written off. A vote for this use as Senior Officers' Quarters at the way of public lectures and illu- | instruct the general public us re- was shot in the back, the bulletin is necessary..
a cost of $46,000 plus $2,000 for strated posters,
gard the methods of prevention of penetrating the heart.
fittings.. The Medical Officer of Health the disease. The preparanda
Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Assistant At- 192.-34, Miscellaneous Services: (C.S.O. 987/1992). (Dr. Pope) strongly opposed the could be effected through the press, torney General, prosecuted for the-Loss on Sale of Stock-$6,708.00-ment:-Special Expenditure. Pur- motion, and pointed out that some- by means of illustrated posters, Crown, outlining the case at great
Of the holding of thing must be done to the appulling | public lectures in open spaces, or
length.
nominal value of Newcastle Cor- houses, in which the coolie class of better still through the agency of Chinese dwell,
In his opinion, the a Health Propaganda Burean to be the accused, while Mr. P. H. Sin stack for which £19,200 was paid 55, August 31, 1931) was provided
Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton defental peration 1946/55, 4% per cent.
A sum of $87,960 (F. M. 9 Item lack of fresh air in these "tunnel"" | established under the auspices of
watched the proceedings on behalf for account of surplus balances houses was to a great extent re-this Board. sponsible
of one Edward Zimmern, mentioned the Crown Agents for the Colonies for the purchase of a broadcast for the spread of Dr. Basto then outlined his pro- as a witness for the Crown. sold one half realising £9,137.2.0, meningitis. He adder that proposal.
The Electrical Engineer reports a loss of £462.18.0 which at paganda would be of no benefit.
In reconding Thr. Basto's motion;)
In the course of the Crown's out 1/4.9/16-$6,707.68. The £9,137.2.0 plete the erection and installation that it was not possible to com- When put to the vote, Dr. Basto's Mr. M. K. Lo sail that line, Mr. Lindsell said that at about was reinvested in December, 1931. by the end of the year.
in doing
he confessed
8.30 p.m. on March 24, George Fun in London County Council 1945/55, that personally, he really did left the house of a friend at 14 4 per cent, stock at a face value balance on
A vote equal to the unexpended The Medical Officer of Health not know what actual steps one
last year's vote is) Shan Kwong Terrace, in the com- of £10,187.14.0. There has there therefore requested to complete (Dr. G. W. Pope) replied to four must take against the disease, questions asked by Dr. R. A. debut, as a member of the public he any of the girl, Lai Ming-fay, fore been a slight increase in the Castro Basto. in regard to the did feel that they had, more or whom he proposed to marry.
with whom he was cohabiting and nominal value and the yearly in-
It terest will also be slightly more. less, resigned themselves to the will be the Crown's case that the
A vote is requested-to cover the fate of the disease, and there is al state of futility and fatality in the Commission of this, dastardly and difference between the original
cowardly murder was procured by price and the sale price. air.
(C.S.0. 27 in 173/31), He thought the best steps that the accused, who had very good
reasons to hate Fung and had beca 198.-34, Miscellaneous Services: could be taken were those as sug- gested by Dr. Basto, a man of plotting his death; that the crime less on Exchange $385,962.00, had been in fact a crime passionelle.
The lo on exchange for 1931 good medical qualifications. He
and the accused found this desperamounted to $385,961.21. felt that they would be infinitely
alternative of ately inhuman method of solving sum $200,722 was due to the re-the premises from March 18 to De- better than the
one form of the eternal triangle. duced dollar value of sterling inertin. However, he was not com
In 1928, Miss Lai Ming-fay came securities owing to the rise in ex- mitting himself in agreement with all the suggestions put forward by to Hong Kong with her father as change during the year. The bal the Doctor.
a member of a theatrical troupe, ance of $185,240 is the loss Incur- and they gave certain charitable red owing to the rise in the dollar Dr. G. W. Pope, replying, oppos. ed Dr. Basto's suggestion of pre-performances. Through the Chair- en our short term Investments in crowding in the Radio Department
Colonial Fund and paganda as a prevention, atating man of the Association, with whom the Joint that it would be of no good, as it he was friendly, the accused mat other minor adjustments.. In 1930 would mean the poorer class hay Fay and took an interest in her. it will be recollected. that owing ing to buy newspapers. He stated In September 1929, accused, took to the heavy fall in the dollar the that from January 1 this year, with him the sum of $80,000, and um of $1,480,590 was carried to lived for a time with Fay and her
(C.S.0. 27 in 173/31). meningitis, whereas, up to Sunday, father. It was during this period
194-84, Miscellaneous Services: there had been 875 cages of tuber that Fung appeared on the scene. culosis, about 8 day, which Fay's father left for Peking and -33, Newspapers and Periodicals
.-$1,228.00.. meant about 3,000 a year.
left her in charge of the accused."
It has been the practice in the Q-la the corresponding anti-
What was the value of propa-They lived at two different ad. Provision made in Estim-
past to hire buses (which are un ates (page 110 sub-head type serum (as distinct from the ganda? One might even recom-dresses and practically passed as usual polyvalent serum) being pre- mend a Chinese
.8 8,500 suitable and expensive to hire) for the conveyance of Police Re- serves. pared, and if not, will the Govern- coolie clase to go for a six months' were, not intimate.
As the Reserves are one ment consider its preparation with voyage. He took offence at Dr.
another September 1933,
of the first of the auxiliary forces regard to the present epidemic, Basto's wording of his proposal. schoolmate of Fay, a sister of
to be called out in the event of it is con- neeing that according to the lat- He mentioned that no cases of Bessie, named Annie Au, came down
$10,400 any local disturbance est researches it has been found meningitis occurred in the open from Shanghai, the rest of the that the mortality rate is greatly spaces of Frince Edward Road or household having then moved from ed under Message No. 15 of De-manently attached to the
The supplementary vote approv-sidered that a suitable van per- diminished when the 'type' of or Kowloon Tong, but they occurred, 79, Wongueichong Road, to DO. ganism la known and the corres in the main, in these "unnel" Village Road, where they were still cember 29, 1931, proved to be in- would greatly increase its effi-
Hufficient. Final figures for the ciency.. ponding anti-serum employed? houses in the city, and the poor-living in February.
The amount required is made up year show a deficit of $1,228.00) A. The preparation of serum by er class of dwellers were the un- On February 20, there was one and a vote for this sum is request-as follows: immunisation of animals takes about fortunate victims. He added that of the usual quarrels between Fay
Cost of Chassis 3 months, hence the serum now in something must be done to these and the accused over Fung, which progress of preparation can hard-houses, or the figures in tuber- ended in accused throwing himself chased through the Crown Agents
Newspapers and periodicals pur-Making and fitting body ly be of use in the present epi-culosis and bronchitis would in- cut of the house, saying he was cost £416.10.64. or $8,318.04 of demic-the work at present being crease. He described the houses going to Canton.
which 70.5.2d. or $1,249.04 done can only be considered in the
as appalling. light of the future. As a matter
Q-Aa ̄ the causative organism of Cerebro-spinal Meningitis has been found to belong to several groups or types, has there. been any attempt at typing the organ- iams isolated from the cases occur- ring in the present epidemic?
A. Yes.
pre The necessary liminary work towards doing this has been in progress from an early period in the epidemic.
Q-If this has not been done,
will the Government consider do- ing so immediately?
A.-See answer to 1.
Q-If on the other hand, this has already been done, which is the particular type of meningococ cus responsible for the greater number of cases occurring in this present outbreak?
A-It has not been possible to complete this work yet; it will be a considerable time before the re- sults are available.
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there had been 100. caseя ΟΙ
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33) of the ordinary husband and wife, although they Provision made by Supple
..:
In
Quarrels and Jealousy.
Mr. Sayer strongly supported] The girl Fay, at that time, was the M.O.H. in what he had said. admittedly fond of the accused, but
савез of meningitis, he vided her with a flat in. Kowloon.
ed.
Of this
to
mentary Vote (Message No. 15, item. No. 159) ... 1,900
Total
Owing to the unsuitability of the Post Office Building for broad. casting it was decided to remove the studio to the 2nd floor (Island site) of Gloucester Building. The above sam represents the rent of cember 31, 1982, at $475 per
mouth.
The rooms vacated in Post Office Building will relieve over
land provide accommodation for the
(C.S.O. 612/28), new Infant Welfare Officer.
27--23; Police Force:-Special Police Reserve Expenditure. Motor Emergency Unit-$2,800.
A sum of $2,800 is requested to purchase a motor van for the use of the Police Reserve Emergency
Unit.
unit
.$2,500
800
$2,800
Wasi
(C.S.O. 2640/80).
COMING SHORTLY
of fact no other serum but a poly- valent serum is ever employed in Dr. Basto had condemned his own owing to quarrels and jealousy she well-known and much respected modern treatment as the infecting thoughts with his own mouth. threatened to leave him more than family here, came into the picture, organism are always of multiple Because the M.O.H. did not get ex- once, but his counter-threat was to and being out of work, accepted -types. Our present serum has cited, it did not mean that he was shoot ber. In April, 1930, the ac- payment of $40 per month as
been tested against several of the not doing his best in taking pre-cused left Shanghai heavily in debt. "bodyguard” to the accused. organisms recovered in the present ventive measures. The figure of Fay followed him later and he pro epidemic and found to be highly100
Poison Suggested.. potent. The preparation of future thought, was most amazing, when Later in that year, she returned to accused became desperate and tart- At this point it appears that the' serum will of course be modified,
one considered the conditions Shanghai when she saw Fung once ed making definite offers, particular if necessary, by the information under which the poorer class of or twice but apparently did not ly to Christle, of a very large re gained during the course of the
people lived in the Colony. A attract him. In February, 1931 she ward if he would procure the death .present work.
Mr. Wong Kwong-tin, in sup returned to Hong Kong with her of Fung. They all came over to After his questions had been porting Dr. Basto, said that he bad mother and Bessie. Au, answered, Dr. de Castro Basto understood Government had no in-mate of hers, and all lived with left behind to keep a watch on a school-Hong Kong, except Souza, who was moved the following motion:
tention of pulling down these her under the accused's protection Fung's movements. Christie aug-* "That in the opinion of this "tunnel" houses. If that was at 97, Wongneichong Road. board it is desirable in the public so then what was the remedy? met Fung for the first time in Hong of potassium cyanide.
Fay seated the one of poison in the form interest that mora effective mes- He believed in prevention being Kong, and at the time accused and sures be taken to check the spread better than cure, and strongly urg Fung were friends. of the present,outbreak of cerebro-ed that preventive steps in that apinal meningitis in the Colony, line be taken.
Miss Fay's Evidence. Miss Lai Ming fay was then call- Alleged Plot. The Crown had to admit that the and in the course of a long and jed to give evidence for the Crown, including the organisation of an After apologising to Dr. Pope, accused's plot to kill Fung was searching, cross-examination by Mr. intensive health propaganda cam Dr. Besto went on to describe the based on what Mr. Lindsell could Lindsell, said, at the age 16 years paign for the purpose of instructing difference between meningitis and not describe otherwise than as she the public both as regard the tuberculosis. He said: that menin- tainted evidence. It was that of and then joined the legitimate Was Cinema Actress methods of prevention and cure of gitis is an acute disease that comes two witnesses who admitted having stage to become an actress proper. this disease."
on suddenly and without warning; encouraged accused in his plot, Accused did propose marriage while! He said in part, "when I drafted and it did not give the patient time, leading him on not to murder, but the motion standing in my name to recover. It did not give him or in order that they themselves might on a trip with her to Singapore, and few days ago" he said the incidence her time or opportunity for treat blackmail him, whatever hspred Replying to further question
gave her a diamond ring, of the epidemic of cerebrospinalment, whereas tuberculosis is a very On March 5, at the First Brita fever was at its highest. I am gradual, disease, which takes years Race meeting, one, Edward Zimby Mr. Lindsell as to why glad, to note however that the dieto klli. Ninety per cent, of these mern; an obvious black sheep- Of ease is pr its wane, but nev aless cades were enronic, R
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