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Conviction for Manslaughter.
WEDNESDAY, “JULY
19. 1922.
|bis life was in danger.. The At-have bitten that man. I daght to tomey faneral pointed to the be in a position to ariify the various degrees of seriousness of Colonial Veterinary Surgeon that manslaughter 28385. There had there in rabies amongst human heen cases where prisoners had beings in the Colony. Of course, been sentenced to 20 years impri-measures begin with the prevention In a manslaughter charge heard soment for manslaughter, others of rabies in animals, but it does before. Mr. Justice Wood at the had been sentenced only to one Criminal Sessions yesterday, a de-day, whilst he had known of a
occur in human beings and it is not fence of excmable homicide was caie in the Colony where a man
too much to ask medical mea to raised. The rate was one in which was fined for manslaughter. Thare report to me. The Shangbai Muni-
■ fireman 'Abound
the steamer was no crime in the while criminal tipality reports to this Department Honam, which plies between Hang calendar which varied so much in every week the number of cases that kong and Canton, was charged its seriousness.
bave occurred there and it includes with causing the death of a ish
The Judge, in the course of his rabies in human beings and dogs. dealer on May 17th.
summing up, said that where the is only fair that, wo should be in The Attemas General, is open-fencity of the Ritack was such that position to give them the same ing the case, read the depositions a man could not defend his life information in return. made by the deceased in hospital without the use of a weapon then before he died. His story was that law justified him in using a weapon with the Medical Officer of Health shortly after mid-day on May 17th, It was for the jury to decide whilst returning on the Hocam whether it was necessary for the
Dr. Ozoria, remarked that the from Cantea la Hangsang, be bad prisoner to take this man's life. | responsibility for notifying infectious a dispute with the prisoner about The jury retired for twenty diseases was placed by the Legis. some money which was alleged to minutes and on retuming into lature not only on the dector but be owing by him. Ele denied Court returned a verdits of guilty on any inmate of the house in which that any money was due from him. with a recommendation to leniency it occurred. He did not think it He was stabbed from behind by on the ground that they considered would be right to expect lodging the prisoner with a dagger. The the deceased was the agnsión. matter was reported to the police|
Mr. Alabaster asked the Judge the disease, as it was not an easy. house Leepers to report gases of and the prisoner was detained.. to take into eonssfention when
ed for the prosecution. From coe Mr. Alabaster elicited the het that the deceased was a bulls and that it was said he was a well-kaowe
Dr. Black: I entirely concer
A number of witnesses was call-passing sentence the fans that thee to diagnose.
prisoner had been six years on the The Medical Oficer of Health: Hoosm, that he had bose a good la practice we do not insist on peo character, that he was the only ple diagnosing infectious disease support of his father and mother, except in cases of well-marked aged 66 and 64 respecturly, and a small-pox. If such a case is not younger brother. sad that he had reported then we been in prison for two
sometimes pra months awaiting tria).
Chinese boxer.
A Notorious Bully. Prisoner. in evidence, staled that he had been a treman on the Eloman for three years, prior to
which he was "boy" on the ship for a similar period. Do the day before his arrest he participated with atters, including the decease-1, in a gambling game, during the course of which he lost $21.2), which be paid over before the steainer reached Whampoa. The next day the boar left Cantor for Hongkong at Sun and be weat on duly at 11.43. About three quarters of an hour later be came up out of the engine root furi a breater and when near the first tish tub was seized by the deceased, who claimed from bin 3%, which he alleged witness still owed him. This be decial and the deceased then struck hit twice. He got away and was chased to the fo enstle, where he was again attack. ed. A strugle ensued during the G which the deceased attempted to strangie him wit ja sweat raz which W23 tied around his neck. He was pushed
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cute, but we should not dream of The Judge, is passing sentence taking action because a person didi of twelve months imprisonment 20% recognise a case of rabies. with hand labor. sand be Mr. Tso aid he was under the had taken into avevust that the impression that the notice on the deceased was the stronger "mun. agenda referred to animals. If the that he was the aggressit and that Medical Officer of Health wante the prisoner had hitherto borne a this power exclusively in respect good character.
of human beings. then he entirely
SANITARY BOARD. Water Should be Boiled.
A meeting of the Sanitary Board which was held yesterday, at interesting cussed.
matters
were
coacarred.
The Medical Oficer of Health said this was the case and the re commendation was then approved
Water Closets. Application was made, for per- dis-mission to erect 21 water closet in
Nei Chong Road. eight semi-detached houses in Wong There were no adverse minutes.
the
The Chairman: Before proceed ing with the agenda I wish to notice an érror which was in the
The Chairman: I am certainly Press reports of our last meetingstongly of the opinion that is the It was stated therein that Eoard considered
case of a big installation like, this from the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird fortereotyped formula that "an inte. an application we should not merely express the sentais closets at No. 133, The
pendent and adequate water supply Peak. That is quite incorrect. Mr.
mast he provided." The promoters
Jagainst the pump. upon which Bird bad outhing wittever to dies zal go ahead and it may le fond
WAS
16
Kait which
eived
with that application; it was wade
Tha
A
nut afterwards that the water sup
in order to prevent the deceased on behalf of Mr. Sasato by Mesory is not adequate. In this case, from getting hold of it. They Benson, Ram and Gibbs.
where there is doubt of the capacity struggled for several minutes on ¦ error is, no doubt, based the grout and the deceased was passage in 3 minute by Dr. Ozorio,
of the well, we ought to notify the spred during the core of the which I for coderstand is incor.picants that the Board is pre- scute. The latter was a stronger rech
pa ed to recommend the application theasier and older ma thao hir
at any time on being satisfied that minute, I would like to remark that the proper quantity of water-
Dr. Ozorio: With regard to mythe proposed water supply can give perhaps the wording was ambiguous. The Chairman moved that the have seen this error and I think ewners be informed in this sense
Pell, and belonged to enterra's
elb.
Mr. Alabaster: I thought it was a lion's hub. The unicoms Night
the lions don't they
Prisoner: The unicorns play on Chinese festival days.
Do the fight-They do. When they go out they bave righling ira- ★plements with them.
No
I must make it clear that my minute and that the Board would also re. does not refer to this particular quire that each house sheld bare application by Mr. Shenton. one regrets more than myself that
in own separate storage stem. Mr. Bird's name should have been
The resolution was carried.
Bad Water. mixed up with Mr. Shenton'a ap
The report of the Government plication. I was referring to a
Bacteriologist on the public water ic
supplies for the month of July noted that the results indicat-
Good and Bad Unicorns. What sort of a character did the deceased beur og board ship-Heletter Mr. Bird's frm wrote was always quarrelling with his September or October in which he own foxis and also with our inkis. said he understood that the Govern- very atisfactory condition
A storekeeper on the Honam meat had approved the use of public also gave evidence. He said the water supplies for water closets at
tion." On this, a report by Mr. deceased was a
who was The Peak. As that time I sad other Headerson, Executive Engineer to wass creating trouble with other members had an impression that the Water Authority, stated: people.
man
Mr. Alabaster: Did he belong
Mr. Bird Had prior knowledge of this matter, but, as has been point-
to a club which took part ed oat by you, this recommendation
TocessIDES?
Witness: Occasionally be play-Birds letter. I therefore withdraw of the Committee was prior to Mr.
led unicorns in Canton.
Are these unicorns fighters Some of them are quel and some of them are bad.
I also
my minute on that point. have to justify my action, other- wise people might think I am mak- Po they learn boxing sad iag misstatements out of malice. gymnastics-Yes, the players | do not know Mr. Bird at all and ost learn fighting for then to therefore cannot bear him malice. belong to the club.
Rables Notifiable,
The Attorney General: The
The Board considered a recum
I
unicoras do sham fighting in peomendation by the Medical Scer
ressions don't they?
Witness: Yes.
Mr. Mabaster, addressing the jury for the defepce, said there had aver been my question that it
of Health that rabies or hydropitu. bis be declared a cociñable disease. Mr. Alabaster minuted that this recommendation appeared to be un-
was the prisoner who strack the necessary as the Police and the blow that ctured death, but he Colonial Veterinary Surgeon deale contended that this was done in with the cases as they occurred. self-defence.
was justibed The Governor in Council also had fio using a weapon against a persor powers and, if the Board sought to
unarmed provided that it was
assume powers also, Mr. Alabaster necessary to protect his own life
A AD
or to protect himself from such suggested that there would be serious bodily harm as would ive duplication of function. Mr. Chow reasonable
minated agreement with Mr. "Ala- that bis life was in immediate danger. baster.
apprehension
The deceased committed
3. most
The Medical Officer Health: aprovoked assault on the prisoner.I am quite aware that the Regula who used the weapon purely to tions de make it compulsory that protect him.pl.
of the water and requires inrestige-
The catchment areas have been examined without being able to discover any reason for the ad- verse report. It is csual, box- ever, after the first rains, to get much poorer results than analis obtained, which is to be expected as there is necessarily a certain amount of pollution accumulated i+ during the dry season that washed in a body with the first. rains, when the reservoir is also The reservoir gets Tery lows
tirred up so that there is a 1ốt of ailt in suspension and this silt prevents the filter beds from per- farming their function properly. While under ordinary conditions a bed may run for six or eight weeks without cleaning, under the abnormal conditions such as we have been having and cleaning as fast as possible-which has been as often an once in eight-days-W¢ are gradually getting the beds tacks into normal condition, but it might be advisable to issue notice that all water should be. toiled.
Mr. Tso remarked that the water
anyone having knowledge of rabies in his house had been like thin
Recoatmended to Leniency. shall notify the Colonial Veterinary starch; but, he added, the Chinese
The Attorney General dingread with Mr. Alabaster's construction
Surgeon and I can get information always boiled drinking water, for
of the law. It was, heal, tor from him. But it is no one's duty safety.
the defendant to give in evidence to notify the Medical Oficer of The Chairman suggested that the uch facts or circumstances which Health if rabies occurs in a human Press should give públicity to the would prove the homicide to be being It may happen, after the suggestion that the Kowloos peaple excurable. When a 1080 tised Colony has apparently, been free should boil the drinking water.
deadly weapon to defend bimself from rabies for many months, that he was not justified in killing his the first case is in 6.
is in honen being assailant merely because he anti-though the Colonial Teterinary cipated injury He must have Surgoon, they have no powledge reasonable ground for believing that of any case in a dog thich may
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