CHIANG KAI SHEK'S MOVEMENTS.
OFFICIAL SPECULATION.
IMPORTANT PROBLEMS FOR DECISION.
(THROUGH RECTER'S AGENCY.]
HANKOW, May 1,
SINO-JAPANESE
". RELATIONS.
MISUNDERSTANDINGS REMOVED.
NEW ERA DAWNS.
(THROTON REUTER'S AGENCY.)
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929.
MAY-DAY RIOTS IN
EUROPE.
WHOLESALE ARRESTS.
SOVIET PROPAGANDA RAMPANT.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
PARIS, April 30." in consequence of drastic precau- tions by the Minister of the. In "Mr. Yoshi.terior to prevent May Day demon
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LABOUR PARTY'S
PROMISES.
SCHEME TO PROMOTE EMPLOYMENT,
BIG FLAPPER VOTE."
(THROUGH REUTER'K AGENOT.]
LONDON, April 30, The Labour Party's manifesto. outlining its programme for the coming General Election has been
TOKYO, May 1. The sudden departure of Chiang Final approval has been given to Kai Shek yesterday before the the drafts of the Nanking and question of the Hupeh Provincial Harkow agreements. appointments was decided is causżawa has been instructed to sign strations, many foreigners were arisened. ing considerable speculation in them. Chinese circles."
"It is officially stated that urgent "affairs are, awaiting attention at the Capital, though the nature of such affairs is not disclosed.
It is learned that part of the troops in West Hupeh, under Hsia
At the same time preliminary negotiations on the question of concluding a new commercial trenty to replace the treaty abrogated last July has progressed so favourably that the Japanese Foreign Ofice
ill-feelings
engendered by
now action have
been
Tao Yin and Chu Shoo Liang have states that all misunderstandings been deflected towards the border and towns of Fancheng and Siangyang. while Chang Fat Fui's and Feng China's Ting Tin's troops remain in West removed, Hupch to guard against develop inents from Szechuan.
The signing of the Nanking and It is uncertain whether immedi Hanker Agreements will thus mark ate significance can be attached to the former's movements, hat sc fara removal of the last of the out there are no signs of perturbation standing questions which have been in cfficial circles.
causing such strained relations be- tween the two countries for the last few years.
WAR MINISTRY CHANGES. (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
SHANGHAI, May 1. Nanking reports are that in the absence of Lu Chung Lin, acting Minister of War, Chen Yi, the Directer of the Soldier Labour Corps Department, will take charge of the War Ministry.
It
also reliably reported that Chen Tiao Yuan, chairman of the Anhwei Provincial Government, is being transferred to the Chairman ship of the Shantong Provincial. Goverment.
Further, Chen Tiao Yuan has been instructed to advance his forces from Pengpu northwards, to garrison Tainan after the Japanese evacuation.
FRICTION BETWEEN FENG
an
AND CHIANG. DISQUIETING REPORTS. According to a "eircular issued by the Nam Keng P, a split has bagun between Feng Yu Hsiang and Chiang Kai Shek Martial law has been declared at Hsuchowfu at the north-western border of Kiang- su, and General Chen Tiao Yuna has proceeded to that plate perroc. ally. Troops under Hsu Chuan have boen detailed to Susung at the south-western bor- der of Anhwei cstensibly to guard against Feng's troops. Many of Feng's troops are moving toward Yangshan, Heiayi and Yungcheng.
Humours are
rife at Shanghai and according to the railway authorities, there have been heavy troop movements on the Tientsin
Posters with Puków Railway. watchwords denouncing Feng Yu Hsiang are displayed in the streets of Nanking.
Chiang Kai Shek was back at Nanking at 11 a.m. on Wednesday Upon arrival, Chiang morning. held an important werference at
Tan the Military Headquarters. Yen Kai,, Hu Har Min and Ho. Ying Ching were among thoat present at the conference, the proceedings of which were kept exceedingly secret,
It is reported that Feng Yu Hsiang has acerely returned to Kaileng and dispatched three divi sions of infantry and two divisions
It appears to be a fieraid of a new epoch in Sino-Japan relations,
Watching Events. Questioned regarding the report that Japan is contemplating the raising of the status of the Legation to an Embassy, the official spokes man, guardedly intimated that it might be considered, if the prezent strained relations between Feng Yu Hsiang and Chiang Kai, Shek blow over, which would prove, that Nanking was armly established.
The spokesman recalled appro priations for establishing an Em hassy, voted in 1924, hut Japan then agreed to postpone the raising of the status in accordance with the wishes of other Powers.
It is understood that Mr. Yoshi zawa ia returning to Tokyo shortly for the purpose of arranging the opening of formal negotiations of a new treaty with China.
Early Japanese Withdrawal.
NANKING, May 1.
Yen Hai Shan has wired to the State Council that he plans to 80 to Peping in a day or two, and after a short stay there will leave for Nanking.
Tsinan advices are that approxi
mately 10,000 of Feng Chen Wu's men have reached the northern bank of the Yellow River and are within 6 miles of Tsinan.
Feng Chen W, who is still at Tehchow, has telegraphed the State Council for instructions.
The Japanese withdrawal is ex pected within 48 hours.
An Exchange. of Salutes. (Wah Tas Fat Pao.)
SHANGHAI, May 1. A Japanese destroyer, moored at Hsiakwan, Nanking, fired a saluse of twenty-one guns to the Chinese Nationalist Flag, flying on a des Occasion of the troyer, on the birthday of the Japanese Emperor, The Chinese gunboat, in reply, also fired a salute.
A Japanese gunboat at Hankow also fred a salute.
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BOYCOTT FROWNED ON.
were
Slum clearanté........... Electrification.
Reorganisation of transport. New roads.
rested yesterday evening. Twenty- It opholds ordered progress by five
expelled, including democratic methods and lays down Bespalof, President of the Lyons a comprehensive scheme to stimu Union for the 'Repatriation of Ruslate employment. This consists of:
He was a member of the Housing. sians. Third Internationale, who had been to Paris to direct foreign Communist agitation. specially sent
M. Davilleux, Secretary of the Trade-Unionist Con- extremist tederation, whom his party in- structed to remain in hiding till to-morrow was also arrested.
Persons suspected of "Militant Communism" numbering 314, have The troops from been arrested. several provincial garrisons have arrived and the Police have been reinforced.
Many Arrests.
PARIS, Later. Many factories have closed for May Day. Groups of Communists are at the gates of factories which are open, trying to dissuade work ers from continuing.
Hundreds of these agitators have been arrested.
Revolvers were used at Luxem- burg when serious rioting between Italian Fascists and anti-Fascists occurred, following the murder of a Republican yesterday. The assail- ant declares that the motive was to avenge his brother-in-law, whom the Fasciste murdered, also his brothers who have been imprisoned.
Tension In Berlin.
BERLIN, May 1 May Day opened here with nervous expectancy. Police were to frustrate massed everywhere
to provoke Communist attempts encounters, a foretaste of which had been given during the past few days when skirmishes of police and "Red Front fighters" occurred.
Preliminary precautions consisted of the removal of all potential "um- munition," in the shape of bricks used in building operations, flag-
ed for road repairs. stones, and other material employ-
Anxiety exists, as regards Alex- venue of a gigantic demonstration, ander Platz, which has been the There are pits here in connection with the Underground Railway ex
tension.
Police Patrols Active. The streets are normal, except that many police patrols are ready to check immediately any attempts of Communists to disobey the de- cree forbidding Labour Day demon- strations.
President
Wilhelmstrasse And Hindenburg's residence are strongly guarded and no assembly of people is allowed within a mile of the place.
At some big Factories only a small percentage of the workere appeared Socialist and Communist to-day. meetings are being held at halls all over the city,
Police dispersed Communists who were attempting a procession and arrested 39 people.
Trouble After Al,
BERLIN, Later. Numerous Labour Day clashes have occurred between the Folice and Communist processions, demonstrators throwing stones and
the
The
Police fired a few shots, and several
Afforestation..
ECONOMIC FUTURE OF COLONIES.
MR. AMERY'S STATEMENT.
SOCIAL PROBLEM IN MALAYA.
(THROTOR RECTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 30,
U.S. FINANCIAL PROBLEM.
SOLUTION URGENTLY
NEEDED.
"BIG BANK'S FORECAST.
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Telegrams in Brief.
The Swarajist newspaper, För word against which £11,950 damages were recently awarded in the High Court in Calcutta, has discontinu- ed publication. It will be succeed- ed by the New Forward.
Advices from London are that all. naval ratings not vaccinated with- in the last five years have been ordered to be vaccinated in view of the prevalence of small-pox.
Mr. L. S. M.' Amery (Colonial) al City Bank, of New York, the are to tour the Far East into this
the
Secretary), in introducing Colonial Estimates in the House
of
[RECTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]
NEW YORK, May 1 In its monthly review the Nation-
largest bank in the United States, of opinion that unless some solar tion of the present critical situation is found, foreign funds will continue to flow to the United States, lower the rates on foreign exchanges, The sale of foreign securities on the American market will, be ham pered, the purchasing power of the foreign countries will be diminished. from and the marketing of American £153,000,000 to £317,000,000, a Rub,gricultural and other products will stantial part of which had been become more difficult.
Commons emphasised that there had been remarkable" all round economic development in the Colonies during the past Ave years and said the trade of Ceylon. Malaya and of that group had risen between 1994 and 1029
Reorganisation of the coal indus. with Britain.
try.
The re-establishment of diploma- tic relations with Russia,
Ал ägricultural policy crdinated with town policy.
The abolition of food taxes. Equal educational opportunities, from the opening the road Nursery School to the University." Extension of the pension schemes. Ratification of the Washington Eight-Hour Convention.
Amendment of the Trade Union
Law.
Outlook for Rubber. Referring to the rubber industry Mr. Amery said "that while thi situation from the view point of tha rubber grower was still difficult and anxious, the gloomy predictions made when the restrictions were ended were unfulfilled
The price rose and the price re- presented more than would be represented under restrictions, be cause it means rubber produced under more favourable, conditions from the point of view of overhead
The manifesto specially appeals to women, promising to deal with maternal mortality, and legal; | charges. social and
economic anomalies The general expansion demanded affecting women and children, as improved transport and local Gov well as to apply the principle of ernments were to be aided financial- equal treatment for men and wo-ly from the Colonial Development Fund recently foreshadowed by Mr. Baldwin.
men.
The All-Important Flapper.
LONDON, May 1.
Mr. Amery, referring to educa The importance of the "Flapper Vete" at the General Election is tional development, said he trusted batch of that Rafles University College at Women outnumber indicated by the first voters' lists. men in 10 out of 110 returns so Singapore would shortly became a
out of 815.constituencies.
full University.
KING'S THANKS TO "AUDAX."
HOSPITALS' GOOD WORK.
[BRITISH WIRELESS BERVICE]"
in
FRANCE TO INDO-CHINA.
PROSPECTS FOR AN AIR SERVICE.
The Duquesne and the Tourville, two new 10,000-ton French cruisers,
summer. The Duquesne will also visit New Zealand, Australia and Singapore.
The Lord Mayor's Fund for the Distressed Miners is now closed, in accordance with a previous an- total publicly nouncement, the subscribed amounting to £843,000. To this Sgure, the Government grant of a similar amount has to 'be added.
Russian Trade Union-representa- « tives have protested to Moscow against the employment of cheap yellow labour' as being inconsis- tent. with the principles of a pro- letarian dictatorship. The protest is a sequel to the importation of Chinese labour for the cotton fields
from in Ferghana and Uzbek Chinese Turkestan."
Lord Revelstoke (who died re- cently in Paris) has bequeathed £100,000 to King Edward's Fund, from which the income to be annually distributed.
[THROUGH ROOTER'E AGENCY.]
PARIS, April 30
It is learned from Lahore that At a dinner given in honour of
Air Sukhader and three others have Bailly and Reginensi, the Minister declared that their recent been arrested in connection with flight gave very useful indications the discovery of a bomb factory. for the establishment of a regular and have been remanded on
and charge of murdering the Assistant Superintendent of Police, Mr. air service between France Indo China.
Saunders, and also Head Constable." Chaman Singh in December last.
In addition, French airmen will this year make trial flights from air service may later be extended Rangoon to Indo-China, and the further East. The project is being submitted to the Chamber,
SWAB LEFT IN PATIENT'S BODY.
DECLINING BIRTH-RATES.
ARE WHITE RACES IN DANGER 1
FRENCH DOCTOR'S
ASSERTION,
[BRITISH UNITED ́FRÈBS.}.
A HOSPITAL ACCIDENT. At Llanidloes (Mont) Police. Court recently Mr. J. T. C. Gitting, coroner, continued the inquest on William Morgan James, bank ac countant, Ebbw Vale, who died a
Paris. The white race is in week ago after an operation. Mr. danger of being dominated by the James had undergone an operation other races of the world on account Ebbw Vale Hospital previously, of the constant decline in birth- Mr. Amery announced that he
and came to stay with Mr. Milwyn rate, according to Dr. P. Lefebvre. had appointed a committee, com- Jenkins, solicitor. Llanidloes, to Uibon, president of the National recuperate. He did not feel bir Alliance for the Increase of French prising Sir Warren Fisher,
self improving as well as he should | Population. He declares, in Chairman, Sir Hesketh Bell, Mr. like, and consulted Dr. Llewellyn statement just made public, that and Ethiopian, Malayan John Buchan and others, with wide Davice, who ordered an operation. the terms of reference to consider the This was conducted by Dr. Burel, Mongolian people are steadily in- existing system of appointment of Aberystwyth, at Llanidloes Hos cicasing their numbers while the families of European countries and to the Colonial Office and pub-pital. Mr. James died in about
Mr. Charles Jones, of North America are tending to be weck. Hic service dependencies not possess. ing responsible Government, the Newport, appeared for Dr. Dunlop, smaller, ambition being to make the service who performed the first operation, of the Colonial Office interchange and Mr. Milwyn Jenkins represent
ed the relatives."
RUGBY, April 30. The following letter has been addressed by Lord Stamfordham, the King's Private Secretary, to "Audaz, the donor of the gift of 100,000 guineas to the Thank-able with, the service outside. offering Fund for the King's re-
covery
"Dear Audax,The proposal to oxpress your gratitude for the King's recovery in the noble and generous manner indicated in your letter is welcomed with feelings of deep appreciation by His Majesty, "One hundred thousand guineas will indeed make a splendid nucleus to the appeal made by the King Edward's Hospital Fund for Lon- don and the King knows by ex- perience that the whole amount of this thunkofering will be wisely and effectively administered by the
30
years
council.
almost For
His Majesty has taken the deepest in terest in the fund, of which he was President for some nine years, and he emphasises what hospitals of London owe to its admirable work and administration.
A notification has been issued by Garrison Headquarters at Peping of cavalry to watch the Lunghai saying that under the order of
Moreover, owing to his long and Railway: Four divisions of infantry
serious illness. the King recognises were also detailed to guard the Chiang Kai Shek the anti-Japanese battles, also using sticks.
boycott must not continue to fune- Peping-Hankow Railway.
It is also reported that Yen Hsion, and that the searching for demonstrators were wounded. There his debt of gratitude to doctors, surgeons, and nurses, and that it Shar will unite with Chiang against Japanese goods must be stopped i have heen 200 arresta in Berlin.
is in the great hospitals that both Feng. Chiang has ordered Yer to The Bureau of Public Safety bas centralize his "troops at Shihchia notified the Japanese merchants to
medical science has developed and the nursing profession has been chuang pending orders to come report any possible misconduct of
the Boycott Committee.
trained to its present standard of down south when necessary.
It is rumoured thas Chang Faceb Liang, the military leader of the
Three Eastern Provinces, has join INDIAN AIR LINE MISHAP. ed with Feng and will detail troops
to hinder the troops of Yen from
This report remains however to be verified. Another report is that Chang has reinforced his troops at Shanbai- eastern border of, kwan in the Chihli
coming down south.
CHANG TSUNG CHANG'S PREDICAMENT,
ACCIDENT AT BAGDAD..
[THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
BAGDAD, April 30.
Elsewhere in Germany events have passed off quietly, exocpt at Breslau where the Communists at- tacked the police, who made several
arrests.
Latvia and Lithuania,
RIGA, April 30. The Latvian authorities have forbidden May Day demonstra tions, The police raided Com- munist headquarters and seized cor- respondence from the Communist Internationale threatening to dis An accident to an Imperial Air-continue finance to Latvian com- ways liner
on the London-India rades unless the latter demonstrat- mail service occurred to-day.to aed on May Day. machine bound for London.
The Lithuanian Government have The plane, prior to taking off for forbidden demonstrations and have Cairo, Tan over, "an underground closed down all Socialist organisa- petrol tank, which broke off the tions. tail skid and damaged the fuse- Plage.
excellence."
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"TALKIES IN DISPUTE.
CASE IN CHANCERY DIVISION.
(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]
LONDON, April 30.
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Malayan Problems. Replying to criticism on the Colonial estimates, Mr. Ormsly Gore (Under Secretary for the Colonies) said that Mr. Amery had sent the Balfour-Burleigh report regarding venereal diseases and other questions in the Straits Set- tlements to the Governor with a blessing.
Dr. Milyn Burrell said he eperated on March 21. In the abdomen was lying a large pack or swab. He considered death was due to ulceration of the intestines from irritation caused by the swab. ly him to account for death. There was no other cause discovered
2.
The only countries in Europe, of which the birth-rate does not show a decided decline as compared with years gone by are Italy and Russia, it is claimed by Doctor Dibon, who also asserts that the increasing
population of the United States is due to immigra tion rather than to large families. against infantile mortality, and He adds that the efforts being made
Mr. Charles Jobes: What is the diseases of older people as well, usual procedure when you perform tend to hide the gravity of depopu- an operation? "Do you look poslation among the white race. They were endeavouring to find yourself as responsible for actually Quoting figures to substantiate
instruments a suitable woman for the duties as counting the
and
his cleims. Dr. Dibon gives the Lord Burleigh had suggested. The swabs That cannot be done by the swatistics for the number of births Chinese population had increased surgeon. He has to get that done in leading European countries for The common two different yeare. They are as tremendously, particularly in theby someone else. city of Singapore.
During the last three years it had practice is to leave it to the theatre follower
Is it the duty of the surgeon to increased by 300,000 yearly in British Malaya generally and the inquire before closing the wound if disproportion of the sexes was ter- all instruments and swabs are ac rible. The Government and the counted for 1-Yes.
Dr. Chinese welfare authorities were doing their utmost to overcome a really difficult social problemi.
fu
The Dead Sea. [BRITISH WIRELESS SERVICE]
RECEY, April 30. In the course of the debate on the Colonial Office estimates in the House of Commons, Mr. Amery in allusion to the Dead Sea area, said that the region contained vast quantities of minerals.
Whether these minerals could be extracted under conditions which would yield commercial profit was uncertain, but he was glad to say that long negotiations between the Palestine and the Trans-Jordanian Governments, 2.3 concessionaires, had now practically come to a con-
sister.
1027 1900 France
870,000 742,000 Germany 1,998,000 1,160,000 Great Britain.. 1,004,000 762,000 Italy
1,087,000 1,076,000 Burrell added that he Sweden
102,000 135,000 thought Dr. Dunkop did everything
To the above index of decline in a surgeon could do when he in-birth-rates, with the exception of quired whether all the swabs were
answer
な
etn
be added Belgium, Denmark, Switzerland
28 often as
out, and received the answer "Yes" Italy,
Dr. John Dinlcp, of Abercarn, Norway, described the operation, and said and other countries.
In conclusion, Dr. Diben makes he removed all the swabs he could
an appeal to the French people to sce, Dr. James Sullivan, who was
"Are all the meet the problem, which, he em assisting, saked:
phasizes, is partly economic, by it- swabs out?" and the answer was given Yes." He did not know creasing their means of livelihood who said "Yes" He then closed so as to be better able to raise large
families. the wound. He considered the patient's heavy breathing sucked in the swab, and in the necessary hurry they overlooked this one. Seeing how often the name is
Edith Agnes Ford, matron
at used by people in the Easty with Ebbw Vale Hospital, said that for their talk of going Home and com the operation she made a list of ing back, it would be interesting to instruments and left a drum of know what is the pronunciation of In the Chancery Division, Lonclusion satisfactory from the view-dressings in charge of the theatre Marecilles" when conversing in sister. She did not hear anyone the English tongue. If one uses den, to-day, Justice Romer heard point of the two Governments. a motion on behalf of the German Help From the Colonies.
sit to the question whethe more robustly, with tall a lot
of "l's" and Corporation Engi, seeking to re-
Referring to the Colonial Deve. ther all swaba were out.
By the Coroner: She could not a look of pain will cross the face strain the Hyde Park Cinemas,lopment Fund, which had been MAY. RESIDE IN JAPAN.
Limited, from using a talking film foreshadowed by the Prime Minis- say whether the sisters actually of the person addressed, and he or counted the swabs after the opera she will retaliate with Marsay," apparatus which they alleged was ter, Mr. Amery said that such a
Mars-eyes": or some other (THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.).
infringement of the Eng! fund would contribute not only to tion. They did miss one swab after The machine, consequently, was
the welfare of the inhabitants of the operation. They often lost variation, according to individual interpretation of the beauties of the unable to leave. It is anticipated Texro, May 1.
Counsel for applicants stated that the Coloties concerned, but directly swabs at the laundry.
A Juror: When the surgeon asked French language. On the basis that were no in orders for equipment of railway are all the swabs out did you in- English OND always says Chang Tsung Chang, according to that the mails will be 24 hour
being equipped with the apparatus, and other public works and in. a Dairen message, arrived in dis. late in Cairo, but that it will be
hundreds of cinemas
"Pariss" and never Parec,' swer "Yes!"I don't remember
"an guise aboard a junk off Port Arthur possible to make up time between
which it is understood will be directly in the general expansion answering, but I am responsible for Anglicized rendering of Marecilles at dawa to day, and attempted to there. and Croydon.
manufactured in America. There of trade, and that it would contri: the nursing staff.
would appear to be correct, but land. The Japanese police forbade
fore, the matter was urgent.
bute to the creation of much-needed.
then again there are other French him to stop ns the Kwangtung
The hearing was postponed until employment in Britain
towns which are always pronounced authorities are refusing him asylum,
May 3, as the defence was
as nearly as possible as in France. and a landing on Chinese littoral
ready. will mean certain execution."
It is noteworthy that an agree
Perhaps the authorities of Oxford or the announcers of the British Chang Teung Ching plans to go land service. It will try to reach May Day celebrations in "Yoko ment was recently signed between
Broadcasting Corporation, who, to Japan, where it is believed that Alexandria by the scheduled time hama and Tokyo were quiet, though the British Instructional Films and tonight, compressing two days' one hundred participants here have a powerful group for the develop
possess what Americans call in journey into one, so as to make been arrested. They include fivo ment of a British talking pictures
growing accente," will make a" ruling on the matter. At the same up for yesterday's mishap...
reactionaries, who were caught combination with important Con- This will involve a fight of nearly distributing handbills denouncing tinental interests, of which the Engl
time they might take up the vexed question of Port Said 1,000 miles.
Labour demonstrations.
Corporation are members.
the authorities will permit his residence under surveillance.
Chang Tsung Chang's lieutenant, Wa Kuang. Hain, has already been allowed to land at Moji,
A Substituta.
LATER.
A apare air liner from Basra left Bagdad at dawn, carrying mails and passengers on the India-Eng-
In China,
patenta:
SHANGHAI, April 30. an The National Government has issued a mandate" proclaiming a It is understood that most of the holiday to-morrow (Labour Day), Chinese employces, including postal workers, Government employees, and mill hands will observe the holiday.
Japanese Impartiality-
TOKYO, May 1.
باد
not
Colonial Trade.
Do you consider it was an error of judgment on your part to tell the nurse to attend to the patient Mr. Amery mentioned that the rather than attend to the dresings? total trade of the Colonial Empire-Yes, it was my fault had by 1927 come very close to £300,000,000 and he had no doubt the figures of the present year would well exceed it.
The House of Commons later Ladopted the Colonial estimates,
The jury found that death was due to a swab being negligently left in the abdomen of the patient at the previous operation, but they were of opinion that negligence was not of a criminal nature.
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