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JOHN CLARKE'S CASEBOOK
A Doctor's Day
FROM
ROM the young doctor's consulting room in the new town, they said: "The best time to see him would bo after evening surgery It's supposed to end at seven. Como at eight o'clock to be on the safe side." I did, but it was 9.30 before the doctor was free to talk.
The doctor proved 10 be A Scot from Inverness, who came to the old town that is parent the new, after doing his
stances, that meant a wait until to taka the ambulanco arrived the patient to hospital веУсть miles away,
The doctor hurried to a birth be had meant to attend. He
was just too late. He went home and the telephone calls started again.
SALE doctor,
between
THE FIIONE AGAIN
tho AID
them: "When it gets dark, people get afraid. That's why a doctor's phone rings at night 20 much." And he added: "It's
too, but strange,
these daye
military service. He answered people seem to want to talk to a doctor about things that once an advertisement for a junior partner firm of general practitioners.
The phone reng again, The Now, he is the of three con-
er-doctor Hatened and made more partner- In temporaries who,
of notes for his call-book. That ship, look after the health the now
town. He has 3,400 book that any day might, like a notebook, contain on his policeman's
of accidents, assaults, private details
attempts at mucide, na well as run-of-the-mill complaints.
book that, while he
could never be shut
Jong-estabilshedy who pron.
would have talk over
National Health names "ikst," and A Icw patients.
OUT AT 6 A.M.
The
HE brought out his call-book practised,
to describe the fairly for long, and that charted
now unpredictable every day. typient working day that
was coming towards its end,
The day started at 8 am, with
a telephone
call.
a.m.
Chap who
said his wife had been awake since 2
with tummy Dains," said the doctor. "One always goes qui lo tummies, nover know what
Official
the Appointments
bo." This ane turned out to be serious caso
a not particularly
of food-poisoning.
By 7 a.m.
the
his
Mr William Vivian Dickinson, MBE, has been appointed a doctor tas Cadet Omeer, Class II, with home and in bed. Just effect from January 12, accord-
at to the Gazelle up 7.30,
normal hour, for morning, breakfast and a call from the
back
about Ju Lime to Ret
his
midwife saying please come along. He went.
At 8.30, the doctor was in his
with
HERE was
THE
minar
A
mon with poisoned hand, and another with a poisoned foot.
published this
by
Other officers appointed His Excellency the Governor
are:
of
12
CHINA
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 1954.
Satisfactory SIDE GLANCES By Galbraith
Year For A.S. Watson's
A net profit of $1,406,579 for the year 1953 was announced by Mr. R. Johannessen, Chairman of A. S. Watson and Company Ltd., at the sixty- fifth ordinary yearly meeting of the company at Gloucester Building this morning,
The margin of profit allowed for a dividend of $2 per share, the Chairman informed about 40 shareholders at the meeting,
the
Mr R. Johannessen presided (section is the biggest contri- and was supported by Sir butor towards the profits of Shousan
Mr. W. A. Chow,
Company. Due to your Stewart. Mr R. A. Wademon, general shortage of money and Mr J. D. Clague, Mr Ll Fook-adverse trading conditions per-
(Directors);
the year also Mr R.|taining lochlly over
tho review,
Acrat
ated Sleap (General Manager)
Wo
and under.
I
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D. A. F. Mathers (Secre Water trade as a whole suffered considerable drop in con- tary).
Following adoption of the cumption. In spite of this and an meresse in the keenness of report
and statement of ac- counts, Mr W. N. A. Smalley competition in both the local
and export markets, proposed the re-election of Mr pleased to report that we have R. Johannessen and Sir Shouson Chow as Directors of the Com- managed to maintain our turn- over for the year with, how- pany. The
proposition was Lover seconded by Mr Hudson Chen ever, a somewhat reduced mar
of profit, while the other Wood and passed unanimously. Departments have contributed
Messrs Peat, Marwick, Mi
their expected quotos towards chell and Company were res the final results from trading. appointed Auditors of the Com- pany for the ensuing year at a ChiTM fee of $9,000. Mr Woag po proposed the ro-appointment which was seconded by Mr F. A. 'Nixon.
the
No further transters have been made to the Staff Retirement and Superannuation Account as the present figure of $442,167 is considered sufficient to cover our liabilities.
12:28 guthithy
TM & PIG DIL
| Our: 1965 by MA Beds, 100,
"Another woman driver!"
Of
Final Stages
Murder Trial
1
Sheaffers
SNORKEL
NEW SILENT ZONES FOR THE COLONY
New silent zones during the day are to become operative on March 8, according to regulations published in today's Government Gazette, while the whole of the Colony becomes a late night silent
zone.
An explanatory note says that silent-zones are being prescribed over larger areas on the island and Kowloon during the day upon the advice of the Traffic Advisory Committee.
Signs to indicate where silent zones begin and end are to be erected by the Police.
the
The two relevant clauses in regulations are that no
shall anywhere sound
person
any warning instrument between the hours of 11 p.m., and 6 am, and that no person shall at any tipe, in any silent zone, suund
instrument. warning instr
****, Prescribed dient zones
are:
(1) The whole aren bounded
by and including, that part of
Connaught Roca Contral which
Young Man Convicted On
2 Charges
youth, Alexander
lies between its junctions with Smith, alias Alex Smith, Gilman Street and Murray newspaper hawker, and" be- Rood; Murray Road; that part Heved to be about 19 years
of
lles
Central which Queen's
with old, according to his own between its junctions
and Gilman statement, was convicted, by Rond Murray Street; and Gilman Street,
Judge James Wicks in the (3) The whole area bounded Victoria District Court this by and including, that part of
a charge of Queen's Road Central which lies morning on between Ita junationa
with assault with intent to rob Duddell Street
Murray and another charge of mall- Road: this
that part of Garden Reed clous wounding. which lies between lis Junctions *On, on alternative charge, of, at- with Queen's Road Central and tempted larochy of #41 Eromaxi- 43, charged with killing his mistress, a prostitute, Upper Albert Road; that part of driver, he wer formally found not
Albert Road which lies be guilty and discharged.
„Judge Wicks said he was' not delivered their closing addresses to the Jury attween its newone Gleneage and remanded him until 9.10 with Garden andisfied as to the nocstmed's exact
Counsel in the murder trial of Wong See-hoi,
the Criminal Sessions this morning,
Proposing the adoption of the
From the Balance Sheet, you report and accounts, the Chair-wit observe that under Current man said:
Liabilities, Sundry Creditors at approximately $489,000 is some $890,000 lower
wer than the figure for the preceding year. This is accounted for by the payment of $375,000 during 1953 being
The Crown case is that the to be a llar as regards the time accumulated Profits Tax cover. Bocused strangled the woman and one was not sure whether in their cubicle he saw anything, or whether be ing assessments for the years Chin Ah-cho!
Crown Counsel had suggested
and Special | Tse-only during this last 1930/1, 1951/2 and 1952/3. This at 4 Tin Hau Mül Street in the Imagined it.
and
Before proceeding with Mr Colin Stokes Ramage usual business of the Meeting surgery. The 23 people waiting be Assistant Director of Royal
would like to say a few words included children
as a tribute to the memory of Observatory: Mr Denis Camp- ailment, severni adults with boll Bray to be District Officer, two of the Company's Director
Mr Wm. Paterson workeday colds, a child with a
Taipo, Assistant Collector
and Mr hernia, and several women Stamp Revenue,
who passed away "with the new town complaint Magistrate;
and Dr George most
Fuddenly of tot having grandmother
Cheng
Kwok-kan to act 觀想 year. The former, who had been round the corner to consult."
Tuberculosis specialist.
the Company's Secretary since payment, however, reflects the Walled City in Howtoon after a NINE CALLS
1937, Secretary
and
Director/ increase in
our overdraft with quand on the night of Octobre her an had said she was going
her on his since
1939
appointed our Bankers,
Under, Current Assets, it will back and dumped her in a to leave the accused, continued Managing Director in February,
the Walled Mr Loseby. He argued that it 1952 had been in the service of be seen that Stocks in Hand and well just outside
unlikely that the accused, would kill a woman to the Company for 33 years and in Transit are some three lakhs City while she was still alive. was very It is true to say that his name lower in comparison with the The woman died of drowning, whom he was attached and on
year's figure. This according to medical evidence. for more than a generation, has previous
has only
accused yesterday in whose earnings, he, an unem- been synonymous with that of reduction
achieved
MI
He ployed man, lived. It was also by
increasingly
denied all this. large it Waisons. It was in measure due to his efforts that close scrutlay and control by maintained that they had had unlikely that in a place where be heard, a the staff over the supply and words because he attempted to woman could be strangled with
Whispers.
could the Company had expanded 08
position of the dissuade her from carrying out the It did in the post-war period requirement
slightest trace, and with her profession and his sudden decease in July multitudinous Items necessary
and that without other occupants · hear- eventually last has left a gap that will be to the successful running of a wi
their left with the diverse under-cubicle.
the ing In business
absence of any trace of murder in the cubicle, takings such as ours.
The trial is before Mr Justice the Jury should acquit, Mr J. R. Gregg and a Jury of four Loseby added.
The trial is continuing, men and three women.
over, the doctor doatt with his mall. be helped by the secretary
with his partners. Most shares of the seven Jetters needing answering had to do with ap- pointments for his patients to ser specialists.
Morning surgery
was
ove
Ono
anaemia, and
patient,
Α
of
hables to be checked over.
SLIPPED DISC FTER
brief luncheon break, the call-book took charge
the doctor's day again. Afternoon calls included visiting an old lady with a Call- Ing heart
with two people muscular achos, and one
with allpped dise. They occupied the doctor until close on 5 p.m. when he went home for tea.
П
Radio Hongkong
H.K.T.
felt for some time to come.
WIH
tak
been
MALAYA... COMPANY +
our late
Mr
very
at the time of their tragic losses Hong
Crowa Counsel, Mr D..F. O'Reilly Mayne is prosecuting, of assisted by Det-Inep. Indge
Buckingham while the accused
не
Mr Mayne submitted to the
Offence By Japanese
Upper
Road and: that
part of Lowen Albert Road. on Friday, March 8, to enable which lies between its junctione him to undergo medical, examina- with Ginealy and Ice House on for age.
Smith, who claimed to have been Street; that part of Ice House born in Peking, piradad not Street which lles between its to charge offeruauiting Lan Blow. 370 second floor. functions with Lower Albert with Intent to rob him at Caroline Road and Duddell Street; and Hill Road, Causeway Bay, on Satu Duddell Street.
|ary: 10 läsk, and to attempted · 1ør» of Queen's ceny from Lam Ming. He pleaded
Ming. guilty to a charge of wounding Lam
That
j
(3) part Road East which lies between
Court... Insp. T. › Kaynnagh;" who its junctions with Murray Road and Hennessy Road; and that conducted the Prosecution, assisted by: Det, Bab-Insp. (Tergun caeld!/the part of Hennessy Road which complainant was a taxi-delver, em- lies between its junctions with played by the Fiving Star Taxi Co Road East and Tin Lok About 11am on fanuary 10, he Queen's
www driving, taxă No? 4300 ... along Lane.
Hennessy Road in an earterly direc+ WANCHAY INCLUDED on when he was hard' by the (4) That part of Queen's Road accused pear Marsh Road. Com East which lies between its plainant stopped and secured ass in the back sent, and told the drivge Junctions with Wanchal Road to continue driving cast. Near the Roxy Theatro he told the driver to and Morrison Hill Road.
drive up Leighton Hoad; and the mstructed him to turn into Caroli Hill Road.
done and
(5) The whole area bounded by and including, that part of
The tax and reached the rear of. Hennessy Road which lies be
secured with Tin St Paul's Hospital when tween its junctions
Tila: Was what accused produced Lok Lane and Yee Woo Street; told the driver to stop. Yee Woo Street; that portion appeared to be a noite leaned aver the seat and dropped the af Tung Lo Wan Road which gute to the door. As ie frivar Hea between its junctions with bont down to retrieve the note, be accused's hand: going Yee Woo Street and Eastern felt the
through his left › Jacket · pocket Eastern
it where he had à sum of money,SKO Caroline
immediately: grappled with 'thar son:^ Its cured, who - willdrew his hard. Accused then took a hammer, with handkerchief, from his pocket; and part of its hood wrapped with struck complainant on the back of the head with it. which lee between its e..Complainant shouted, for help and
SHOUTED FOR HELP
Hospital HOODY and wh bart to makseen
Link Road and
Ventries
Road:
dad Tsal Tak blew Police while. The used
Woo then left the taxi and ran, oil to giát part of sing www wards Leighton Road," pursued by Road which lea
As accused emerged into: Leighton, Road: he', Was inter- complainant.
5, Time Signal and Programme A Radio Summary: 8.03, Contact. Maine for the Rising Generation
Views, with News,
Interviews, Stories and Muso. Produced by Richards (Studio); 5.30. Rosemary Cantonene by Radio. Lesson 3. Pre Before the doclor could start pred By and Lee Wall
6. K. Lee Assisted by his morning visiting he had to benis spend half an hour with a giri Recorded): 6. GlowWY-RULE Old Time Dance Orchestra: 0.50,
Following Mr Paterson's death, in labour, then, between mid-
Weather Report: 7, Time Bignal and
news was received in September day and
made World News (London Relay): 7.10. he 1.30 p.m..
Last year, I made reference of the passing of Mr L4 Tse-long nine calls on patients in their Appeal for the Salvation Army by 1. Co. F. T. Watier, O.B.E.
In the USA to our Associated Company in who was on leave houses. Two had whooping Studio) 7,16, Perry Fath and ble
tonsillitis, there
Vocalate; He had been on the Board of Malaya, A. S. Watson & Co cough.
Orchestra with
(Malaya) Ltd
which and his 7.30, "Twenty" from the Trectory suffering from
Concent Hall of Radio Hongkong.
registered for valued
was
the purpose counsel, asthmatic | Question Master: ane
Patrick Autler, two
Marden, Faith nts well ne
The Team: Anne
respected by all, will be surely manufacturing and marketing Bu being defended by Mr
in that territory our new
missed; his son. Mr Li Fook-wo in that Butler Jobs Little. Stan Lloyd
Aerated Charles Loseby, instructed by mus cepted your Board's in- Waters and Medicinal Specialties Lacy, Top Tunes” (Recorded); 6. "Tip presented by
The Hits of
vitation to fill the vacancy left under a franchise agreement.
which lies Unfortunately, February chosen by Listeners det
by his father's death and flis their requesta (Studio); 8.50, Rocial
junctions with Eastern Hospital by Vera Ruttonjee-Donal (Memo-
A Japanese seaman, this with effect from the be-progress has been made which Jury that on the evidence there
and Link Road, Linic Road; that soprano) with Pino Accompaniment
ning of the current year. ginning
primarily to the death of was only one possible verdict, shingo Maru, pleaded nortion of Broadwood Rond; by Moya Rea (Concert Hall);
accused was that the I
guilly, gullar belges Me Hiteshing Lo at know that you
endorse
Wm, Paterson, who
morning to illegal He reviewed the evidence, Bay- | Central this the sympathy extended to the was personally conducting these
with of the accused entry, andt,nam fleres, 25
Standing nervously to attention, relatives of Mr Paterson and Mr affairs, and his untimely deathing that that
was partial and untrue. The Goro Estoned intenly, as Mr Sâm retarded pro- Li The-fong by your Directors | 1108
are still accused had been and was still Mong of the Japaneso Coc
of his guilty date, and out and explained the NET PROFIT
with a view to im lying because The the
chage in Japanese. The defendant plementing
knowledge. He was doing so in nodded be he agreement with The not profit for the year
Insecto
Howel, prose himself amounted to $1,408,579, to which the Malayan Syndicate to com- en attempt to shield
manufacture of dr
Constable,'
all has
Trom the justice which should also told the Court that Marine to be added the balance mence
city: be in store, for him.
spotted the defendant in the com brought forward from the pre-products in that market,
In view of the conditions
pany of two other men or a bus at vious year of $198,329, and also
Easle Peak 'Rond, modauspected TELLING TRUTH A
them of Offer Japaneses the sum of $200,000, which was ruling during 1953 in trade
Mr Loseby, on the other hand, The PC followed the three across originally
provided
Aerated declared that the accused was the harbor to Bonbam Dro- generally and in the
Strand, Water trade cautionary measure for taxation
particular,
where he discovered that the will be telling the truth to the best of defendant was employed on board. for the year 1953/54 but is now I am
have satisfied
Shingo Mani. results his recollection It was dificult
"anchored, oỂ the no longer required as we have
to get everything. completely
Is conclusion". Insp. Howel said, Revenue Department that the ever, the Company is working
Derrifon to land tri the Colony. sum of $1,500,000 paid to our under difficulties as the cash recollection, he added.
He told the Jury that the but the defendant should General Managers as composition is unsatisfactory: Our
250 MNTY. | 15ever been, ashore. ** peration for loss of office i volume of trade is now
Crown had not proved the quilt "The Magistrate, commended iruch
Hing: Hing-madi, of the accused. The Crown Contable, Allowable
charge In that stocks to a value of nearly Asing the Profits Tax due for $5,000,003° require to be cari impartial, in fact the man who
wittcssc's ware by no means all for his vigilance and devotion.
to duty. total
of and, in addition, Bank facilities
to the extent.of
nearly
(s) said he saw someone carrying necessary at the
something to the well was shown height of our season last year. leaving a a sum available for au- !!
It is with the 'object of cor propriation
in some measure this port of the Company's affa which satisfactory at. your Directors
and somewhat at presented, I am sure all costly state of affairs that the shareholders will agree there is
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The World Reith Lectures –1932. and the West try Arnold Toynbee. 10.30. (BBCB); Boulevard Cafe. Georges Cubory and Jacqueline Frapools 10,45, Record Round-about 10.59, Weather Radio Report: 11, Time Signal. 趄 summons
Newared (Recorded London Relay): came lo a suspected appendix, ini, Goodnight Muslo, God Bava
of the and because
elreum-The Queen: 11.30 Clown Down
Al 6.30 evening surgery start-
ed. He was just about at the
end of it when
1
CLEARANCE
HALF PRICES
ON
FRENCH COUTURIERS' SUPERB CASHMERE-WOOL COATS.
AMERICAN DESIGNERS' SUPERB CASHMERE-WOOL COATS.
AMERICAN 'DESIGNERS'
DRESSES.
SUPERO
WOOLLEN
AMERICAN DESIGNERS' SUPERB FUR COATS 'AND STOLE-JACKETS.
STOCKS ARE LIMITED'
Above merchandise were imported
ted before Xmas and they're periactly fauitions WOLTH ACTUALLY WICE MORE
ELIT
you
Chemg dha - Wort.
cepted by two policemen, who found mer. BĄcoused "was taken to: Bay is still in possession of the ham- View Police Station.
Junctions with Tol Tak Street and Village Road: Village Roud, that portion of Wong Nel Chong Road which Les between its junctions with Village Road and Morrison Hill Road; Morrison Hill Road; and
(6) Bonham Road (7) That
portion
Hes between the Boar Wistian Cemetery and opinion that "the-injury'coula hava
Chinese
Tin
Lánc,
of Pokfulam
been advised by - the Inlet that have been achieved How" | right, when one' was relying on the the other two Japaness daď®) Mla Ebenezer Blind School: the born inflicted with the, hamer,
that
п ar
year. From
thi
$1,804,
,908 has to
the transfer of $200,000 to
vision for Taxation
to be 500
dealt with be
tax,
forward
were
√, Capital
$3,000,-
haya
the
No.
Dr. Howell Jones, medical officer at Queen Mary Hospital, said ho examined the complainant AEOLIT am. on January 10 and - found he hadan irregular laceration, a quarter of an inch deep and three. quarters of an inch long, on the back of the head. Haswal of the
produced as an exhibit în Court?" road leading from Pokfulam Following, evidence by the rooms Road to Queen Mary Hospital; Pinant and other rosecution witnesses, accused poneradlond EE ID and that part of Sassoon Road waned to give evidence her make fyour, the dock, ste which lies between its functions tabarakat with Pokfulam Road and declined to do either anying, only Victoria Road.
12 that he bad wounded cor
plainant, but, had - not, attempted
him, (8) The whole area in KowAfter Judge Wicks had loon bounded by and including accused gulity
on": two
on the north Jordan Road and carros, ap, Kavanagh by that part of Gascoigne Road Ed 200 previous copy
Lor - terbeng which lies between its junction Judge, Wicks exaéniciad (the "
shest and remarked; ? that: nor | 19342-
amiths told, she Chivet, he had told by a motinos,
HK University
Council & Court with Jordan Road and the seat that therein he
Willkan ·Ngarten „Tam -have: berni
Thomas
re-
and bounded on the opst, south" and west by the pon.
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borg
In 1836) 25e did not know this
agwe mid had "lost" has
Inap. Kavanaghy, said that
To pay dividend of $2.00 Directors have decided to offer very little that can be usefully The Hon. Sir Man-kam to per share for the year free of for subscription the remaining added to the Chairman re- and Ma
$1,000,000 10 transfer to uniesued shares. Accordingly, murk General Reserve, $100,000; to those Shareholders whose names Having duo regard to the appointed to be Members of the write of the Compensation for appear on the Register today condition pertaining in all our Coutiell of the University of Robbed Police & Loss of Office to the tate Gen- 100,000 united shares of the review, I consider
TOT will be offered the
remaining mekala, during the year under Hongkong for a period of "thres eral Managers, $100,000 and Company
that the years and Prof. Edmund Charlat Naval Officers -
mediosi examination. carry
to the next.ac.
at the results, so shown, fully warrant, Hikinden gend – Mr. Richard na mkas
Judge Wicks said he nominal, value of $10 sech on our satisfaction and endorse Charles Les have been appointed A sentence of 12 months' hard nach au to how roket and won cout, $34,908.
It will be observed from the the basis of one new share for ment.
to be Member of the Council labour was passed on 11-year the winded Account that very five old shares held, pays I would like to add
for Ukee years, it was announced Front and Loss
shing Lo at Central this morning stati the value of land at Canton has ment for such shares to be consider it, a very wise move on in
whon.... Lau ɛpleaded guilty rito
or the land at Canton Also appointed to be adambers of the Eurgpean Police
$150,000 roughly 10 to" of Court of the Unity women and cantera ourdnatt profts, is not too great Bar John. Finthe Rt. Rev States Naval
#ABSOLUTELY THE BEST BUYS? in whole’Bdíth "Asla. "'1's's?¡been written' down” by $100,402 made before, April ̈80, „195439 the 2. part of the: Directors to more Clovernment GazettNUNG / Old Lau',Kallal; Aby@Me HIA. TULC splendid opportunity, för duality-wise thrifty, Ladies and thon dvd West (now, stárxis; in the - Mrs DH ACTIONA termoplataky: write-off the coal penThk/tulbwing trave been rear fabbaling'a; fountain, pen
contemplating abroad trips. The small fabulous mutation Minic |
and Marmont pieces are reduced' FAR badw original wholeemia
WARKANT
at a nominal value of $1.25
A the
first full ·year's
in which no commission
cosir Paw they're all selfatifically cured and meticulousl" modern has been paid, to the late Gen-
"LET OUT allorad fut pieces, Come and
MODE ELIT
(wral riManageeky, and our your Directory is consider that in the Mum of $160,000, recommen ar art appropriation, le a res
the Compants
down
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