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DOCTORS AND MATTERS
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ter.
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Kowloon Inquest Hearing
The inquiry into the death of Chau Yak-yin, 19-year-old" married woman, who had died at the Kowloon Hospital on July 12 from peritonitis deve- loping after an operation, was continued at the Kowloon Court yesterday before Mr. Barnett, sitting Coroner.
and a special jury comprising Messrs... L. Kadoorie (Fore- man)," J. M. Wong and A. S. Mackichan.
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 24, 1938
INVENTION IN
COURT DISPUTE
Alleged Threat To Sell
To
Foreign Power
An alleged threat to dispose of a poison gas detector to a foreign Power was mentioned in the Vacation Court, London,' recently, when a dispute between a scientist and an engineer over the ownership, came before the Court.
31 Werner Arthur Schneider, a doctor of physics, moved for an injunction, antil the trial of the action, to restrain Mr. Leopold Her- man Manderstam, a consulting engineer, from saying that he was the Inventor of the apparatus and from disclosing or publishing the Invention or offering it for sale.
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The woman had been operated The action was brought for. Dr. Schneider said he could "in-. on at her home by Dr. Ng Fuk-among other things a declaration vent a satisfactory apparatus to king. of the Kwong Wah Hospital that Dr. Schneider was the sole in- detect poison gases, and at staff. Dr. Ng, as was stated by Dr. ventor of certain apparatus which devoted himself to the invention. Luk Chuen-hsuen in evidence at was the subject of application for Mr. Sutcliffe said that later Mr. the last hearing. was not permit letters patent for the detection of Manderštam wished to make sub-. ted, by the Hospital regulations, to poison gases, and that there was stantial payments to certain people treat a patient anywhere but at no contract between the parties "whose names," added counsel. "T the Hospital.
whereby Mr. Manderstam was en-do not propose to mention."
Dr. Schneider objected, that he Dr. Luk, who is Medical Super.titled to any share in the inver-
tion.
should be called upon to bear a intendent of the Kwong Wah Hos
The parties met about 20 months share in those payments. his view pital, was recalled to the witness- box yesterday. He stated that he ago, said Mr. Sutcliffe for Dr. being that if the payments had to had no authority, in matters of Schneider, when Dr. Schneider de-be made Mr. Manderstam did not sired to put forward inventions in have the infuence when he was discipline, over the other doctors
alleged to have said he had, and as WITH THE passing of each day at the Hospital. He was appoint-connection with the oil industry.
He consulted Mr. Manderstam in the result of which Dr. Schneider that defendant's name the Japanese ate Anding ited by the Government, they by
the Board
of Directors of the the matter, and subsequently Mr.agreed more and more difficult to go on
Hospital. Should he be dissatis- Manderstam said he was anxious should appear on the application. with the war they started over al
"On July 4," continued. Mr. Sut- to have some product to offer to
."
it
ST. STEPHEN'S COLLEGE,
E.C.4
6167
HONG KONG, August 24, 1938.
WITHDRAWAL
HONG KONG
OR DEFEAT?
Notice of Declaration of Second Interim Dividend.
W
L. RONDON & CO., LTD.
MARINA HOUSE
G.
G
THE RAUB AUSTRALIAN GOLD MINING CO.,
LIMITED.
(Incorporated in Queensland)..
NOTICE is hereby given that year ago, and which they expected led with the work of any one of the Government, particularly the cliffe. "there was a meeting be-
to
the
complaint against him would have been brought to a con- the doctors. he could make a clusion long before now.
Directors. He would go as far as A number of reasons contribute to say that they in turn could to the big obstacle that Hes in the
make a similar complaint agarrist
a Second Interim Dividend of lour pence per share for the PUBLIC AUCTION. PUBLIC AUCTION,
financial year ending 31st March, PARTICULARS AND CON. 1939, has been declared by the path of the Japanese in their him. PARTICULARS AND CONDITIONS of the Sale by Public Directors of the Company in attempted "push" to victory and DITIONS of the Sale by Public Auction to be held on Monday, Brisbane, payable on 15th Sept not the least of these may be said Auction to be held on Monday, the 29th day of August, 1938, at ember, 1938 to Shareholders on to be the discontent amongst the watching the proceedings in the the 29th day of August, 1938, 3 p.m.," at the Offices of the the Registers at Brisbane and rank and Ale of the Japanese interests of the Kwong Wah Hos-
at 3 p.m., at the Offices of the Public Works Department, by Public Works Department, by Order of His Excellency the Order of His Excellency the Governor of one Lot of Crown overnor of one Lot of Crown Land at Shamshulpa, in the Laud at Shamshulpo, in the Colony of Hong Kong for a gisters will be Colony of Hong Kong for term of 75 years, commencing Thursday, 8th September, to a term of 75 years, commenc. from 1st July, 1898, with the Wednesday, September, ing from 1st July, 1898, with option of renewal at a Crown 1938, both days inclusive, for the the option of renewal at a Crown Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor preparation of Rent to be fixed by the Surveyor of His Majesty the KING, for rants.
01 His Majesty the KING, for one further term of 24 years less
one further term of 24 years less the last three days thereof.
the last three days thereof.
Intending bidders are advised
14th
Mr.
Hin-Shing
who
the
troops on active service in China pital, cited the Tung Wah Hos- 14th September,
pital Ordinance of 1930 in support Singapore on
The Japanese, in the manner 1938.
characteristic of an unscrupulous of his submission that Dr. Luk
matters of discipline, over NOTICE is also hereby given people, are stopping at nothing to had the necessary authority, in that the Singapore Transfer Regain their objective and in this
connection their propaganda de- other doctors of the Hospital. closed from
"Mr. Lo explained that in every partment has been working desper- ately ever since the outbreak of contract of service between the hostilities in their fruitless at-doctor and the Board of Directors the Hospital there is 3 tempts to make the world bellave of that the war waged against Cmna paragraph. which reads: is solely intended to clear that "Respecting all medical affairs; country of communism-in fact to he (the doctor) shall follow the bring about the salvation of Chiria. Instructions of the Medical Om- The fact, however. that General-cer in Charge and faithfully co- issimo Chiang Kai-shek had been operate with him." "
Mr. Lo also explained that the these many
in years, engaged stamping out any trace of com-title "Superintendent." that Dr. munism in China, is not mentioned Luk carries, in itself implied that
Dividend War.
By Order of the Board,
DERRICK & CO.... Chartered Accountants, Local Secretaries.
Hong Kong Bank Chambers, SINGAPORE, 11th Aug., 1938.
Intending bidders are advised that immediately after the dis that immediately after the disposal of the lot the Purchaser posal of the lot the Purchaser (if not the applicant) will be (if not the applicant) will be
deposit with an required to required to deposit with authorised officer who will be authorised officer who will be present at the sale, the sum of present at the sale, the sum of two hundred dollars, ($200) in two hundred dollars, ($200) in cash. This sum will be refunded DIPHTHERIA
on payment of the Purchase price.
cash. This sum will be refunded on payment of the
price.
Purchase
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
No. of Sala.
Registry No.
Locality.
Castle
ng Street,
New Kowloon Infand
Lot No. 2528. · ·
June Road and
Shamshurpo.
L'esk
Boundary
Mesure-
N.1
kiwa to.
As per
sale plain:
Contenta in
Square feet.
About
10,080
1715
PARTICULARS OF THE LOT
Boundary. Measure. mente.
BREAKS OUT IN CRUISE LINER
No. of Sale,
Registry No.
Locality.
Annual
Rental.
| Upeat Price.
New Kowloon Inland.
Lot No. 2828.
Kowloon
2973, Nga Tain Long Rd.
Inland Lots Nos. 1871 & Between New Ko
16,120
1727
CHINESE ESTATES,
LIMITED.
SECOND INTERIM DIVIDEND.
N. B. E. W.
As per
Bala plan.
Contenta in
Square feet
yadq
дату
Rental
12
Upset Price.
1726
THE HONG KONG ELECTRIC CO. LIMITED.
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War Department.
He also said he had great in- fluence there, and thought he could do good business. Final- ly, he said he wanted some- thing sensational to offer and suggested a gas detector..
RUSSIA AND
*
JAPAN
Strategy In A Major War
The August. Issue of the quarterly "Contemporary Ras- sia," which is published to give English readers informa- tion about that country, con- Lains a timely article on the strategy of war between Ras- sia and Japan, by General N. Golovine. C. B.
The fact that it was written
of Japan. at all by the numberless spokesmen as a matter of common practice he. some time before the conflict now as Superintendent, had authority suspended by a truce in no way the. interest of the in the matter of discipline over diminishes OF LATE the Japanese have been all the other doctors in the Hos- author's conclusions.
He foresaw for example. that trying to cause internal trouble pital
de Japan would exert every effort to
in China by rounding up the banditi Mr. Lee, husband of the
tween the parties and the matter was thrashed out."
Mr. Manderstam was alleged " to have said then that he would disclose the invention to the paintiffs injury and that he would dispose of it to a foreign Power.
When asked to give an under- taking not to do this he replied. through his solicitors. that he did not admit having made the threat, and in any event he did not see why he should give the undertak- Ing.
After discussion both parties undertook until the trial of the action, and without prejudice to any application that either might make to the Controller of Patents. not to deal with the invention in question, nor to disclose or publish the invention, or to disclose any model of the invention.-The Bul letin).
NEWS AGENCY STATEMENT
leaders and bribing them to renew ceased woman, also gave evidence.avgld, waging a war on two fronts. No Explanation
their activities in the country is Further hearing was adjourned order that those responsible for, to Friday. August 26, at 2.30 p.m. peace and good order might havej
as little time as possible to devotel
to the very important question of STRANGEST
resisting the Japanese.
Film Ban
Big sums of money and promises PEACE TREATY of better things 30 come were offered to the one-time handits, but much to the surprise, of the Jap- anese. who worked through certain for efn agents,
MONEY AND
(BY AIR MAIL)
London, August 13. When the crack P. and Q. Ener Strathallan arrived in the Thames) last night from a Scandinavian PROMISES cruise, the yellow fever flag was flying at her masthead.
Five of her 632 passengers lay in the ship's hospital with diphtheria.
At Gravesend Reach. the PLA doctor's launch went alongside and health officials investigated.
Passengers, whose names und addresses were Laken. were allowed on shore. The five patients stayed La the hip's hospital and the iner went back to mid-stream. Arrangements were made for the victims to be transferred to the PLA isolation hospital at Den- ton, near Gravesend,
TRANSMITTER
IT IS HEREBY NOTIFIED that an Interim Dividend of ONE DOLLAR per Share has NEW B.B.C. been declared for the year 1938, and will be payable on and after Thursday, 8th September, 1938. Dividend Warrants may be ob. tained on application at the Com. pany's Registered Office, P. & 0.
Bullding.
The installation of a twin tel vision cable between London and Manchester has already been prac tically completed by the Post Office. The section from London Birmingham is in partial use, and orders have been placed for an ex- tension to Newcastle.
This cable may be used for tele-
To Stop
offers were firmly tumed dowChina
even those who before the war ha given most trouble are now loval to the Government and all money the Japanese can muster cannot tempt them to change.
From a reliable source we learn-
Bo
Bombing
Bombs
Buth combatants have obviously been anxious to 'localise the Changkufeng fighting, and there- fore there is no means of Judging the justice of General Golovine's further view that the Red Army would have an exceptionally dif cult task in defending the Marl- time Province as a whole.
In the event of a serious war the aim of Japanese strategy, he says, would be to seize this province, with its port of
the Vladivostok. and
north
railway
Necessary**
The report in an evening contemporary ・rgarding the suspension of the Domel News Agency, a semi-officia! Japan- ese concern, by official orders. was denied by Mr. Euretsu Sal. Editor of the English Service of the Axency, when interview- ed by a representative of the Hong Kong Dally Press yester- day evening.
ern part of Sakhalin.
The Government, stated Mr. Sak Another article deals with rall-did not demand, request of advise New the suspension of the service of ways in the Soviet Union.
construction, under the the Agency. Sevict Government is given as иo The Domel had discontinued tớ more than 553 kilometres per supply its subscribers news from annum, or only 28 per cent, of Monday evening E111 yesterday are weighed against that under the Tsarist regime... afternoon, and Mr. Sal explained
strangest
(BY AIR MAIL)
A historical study tells how the that the temporary suspension was
ed over the week-end that a num-alms in the world's ber of former pirates were amongst treaty which was being negotiated Jews came to Russia, and another adopted on the Agency's own in- those who drove out the Formosans on August 15 by American cam- article deals with the standard of itlative and authority. and traitors from Namoa Island eramen who have seen the horrors living on collective farms. which recently and that these same old or air bombardment in China Is apparently not high. sea rovers have since formed writes Sir Anthony Jenkinson. themselves into guerilla bands and Dally Sketch" Reporter on the are giving the Japanese a great China war front. deal of trouble.
Following an appeal by a man whose name they refuse to reveal. WITH CHINA in such a united they radioed New York for per- state. what chances are there mission to end their Dlms of for the Jananese to emerge vic-slaughter in Chinese cities. torious from the war, despite their many proclamations to the effect
that they would be certain to "beat China.to, her knees?"
The terms of the treaty". are that for every week the Japanese refrain from bombing Hankow, films of their prevl- ons attacks and, ale massacres will be scrapped or handed to an agreed authority,
SEEN BY MILLJONS -
source-states:
FRENCH WOMAN REPORTER IN NANNING
Nanning, August 15. Mile. Panline Hallford, wo- man reporter of the Paris In- ternational News Agency, ar- fived at Nanning on the 13th from Hanol. She is proceed- ing to Hankow through Kwel- lin and Changsha on the 15th Interview Generalíssimo "Chiang Kai-shek.
07.
Mr. Bal declined to reveal the [cause for such suspension, merely stating "we thought it advisable." When further pressed for a reason, he told our representative "we do no think it necessary to give an ex- planation."
NEW APPOINTMENT FOR MR. LECHE
GOING TO SOUTH AMERICA
NOTICE. 15 HEREBY GIVEN that a SECOND IN. TERIM DIVIDEND for the
The obvious thing for the Jap year ending the 28th February 1939, of two per cent, that is
to anese to do, therefore, is to with-
draw before it is too late, $2.00 per share,"will be paid on
BITTER for them to do so. It all shares in this Company on
FILL
London, August. 23. THE REGISTER OF
will, of course, mean lost
The King has approved the Thursday, the 1st September, SHARES of the Company will
of face for the Japanese]
The appeal, sent by telegram-
appointment of Mr. J.H. Leche In a welcome party in her 1938, at the Company's Office at be CLOSED from MONDAY, vision pictures or for the simuland, proud people that they are, apparently from an Influential
to be- His. Majesty's Envoy honour given by the Reporters Extraordinary and Minister Pleni- China Building, 5th floor,
29TH AUGUST, to WEDNES.taneous transmission of 300 two-the pill will be a bitter one to
swallow.
"During the past few weeks in Association in Nanning, she 18-potentiary to the Republics of The TRANSFER BOOK of DAY, 7TH SEPTEMBER (both way telephone conversations. The
On the other hand if they per-Hankow, you have almost daily serted that China is a strong London-Birmingham section is now
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua: the Company will be CLOSED days inclusive) during which being used for 40 telephone lines. sist in carrying on, the day will nimed ghastly scenes of carnage country which cannot be conquer and Salvador, in the place of Mr. from the 28th August, to the 1st period no transfer- of shares can it is expected that, the second come when they will be forced, apt seen by millions throughout the ed by any other nation. She also J. H. 8. Birch, who is shortly
asserted that the present crisis has September, 1938, both days in-be registered, ..
B.B.C. television transmitter will to withdraw, but to surrender and world,
"These films are the worst rendered China's progress 50 years relinguishing that appointment.. be contructed at Birmingham or at then the indignity of it all may clusive.
Leche succeeded Bir G. throw the whole country into such possible propaganda' for Japan. Manchester-
faster. "Because of this please fielp re- 'Mile. Hafford was the war cor-Ogilvie Forbes, who is now, Eri- No attempt has been made in a state of discontent that the
at Barcelona, In this country to equal the German militarists may find themselves duce bombardments by negotiating respondent of both the war in tish Minister at Berlin, as Charge
Morocco and the Abyssinian war. D'Affaires recor for television transmission faced with a revolution at home. bargain with Japanese."
Japanese soldiers twice hauled She is now collecting material diplomatic circles, Mr. Ralph by ner On the other hand, Which, then, is it to be--with-
the present Sino-Japanese Stevenson, Counsellor in the For Alxandra Palace remains the only drawal now, with what little shame down the Union Jack aboard the from station in the world which is it may, bring the Nipponese, or British tog Victoria yesterday after crisis to be transmitted to her eign Office is named as his
In France, probable ving a regular television service complete defeat. and Everlasting they had seized the vessel on the fellow countrymen
Tao Kung Paol. or the general public.
humiliation at some later date? Yangtse.
By Order of the Board of Directors;
FUNG PING FAN,
Director and Secretary.
:
By Order of the Board of Directors.
GIBB, LIVINGSTON
CO., LTD.. Agents.
Hong Kong, 22nd August, 1938.Hong Kong, 28th July, 1938.
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Mr.
Wireless).
successor.(British.