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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL
ILL-TREATMENT
OF CHILD.
HUNDRED DOLLAR
FINE.
Before Mr. Fraser, at the Kow- loon Magistracy, this morning, a young married woman named Luk Slu-taan, Hving at No. 177 Tung Choi Street, was charged with ill- treating a male child named Chan Pl, two years of age, on various
dates.
Mr. R. C. Wilkinson, of the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs, ap- peared for the prosecution, and alleged that too severe punishment was inflicted by the defendant on the child with a feather duster on 29th. March.
THE MENINGITIS EPIDEMIC.
STATEMENT BY M. O. H.
MILD AT PRESENT.
One of the surprising features of the meningitis outbreak in Hongkong, which Dr. G. W. Pope, Medical Officer of Health this morn- ing described as a "mild epidemic" is the immunity so far enjoyed by Be European population,
over 20.
13. 1932.
· FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT.
INQUEST INTO WOMAN'S ·
DEATH.
The death of a coolle woman who was knocked down by a Flat car, No. 3030, driven by Mr. C. E. Gabagan In Hennessey Road, Wan- chat on March 23, was tho.subject of an inquest held before Mr. Schofield at the Central Magistracy yesterday afternoon.
Mr. E. S. C. Brooks watched the proceedings in the interests of the driver concerned in the case.
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Mr. Gahagan stated that at 4.15 Ninety-five per cent. of the cases reported to date, which number 03, on the afternoon in question he was are Chinese victime. There have proceeding eastward along Hen- When passing Canal been only three Europeans onenessey Road. French (imported) and two Por Road East he noticed the woman, Giving evidence, Dr. J. Smalley, tuguese, whilst one Armenian and carrying two baskets of Shanghai of the Kowloon Hospital, said he one Indian case has also been noti-plaster, crossing Hennessey Road
diagonally, going from north examined the child on April 2 and fled."
from
Bouth. found him to be suffering
Dr. Pope said he could not give multiple bruisca in the lower limbs, the exact mortality figures, but He sounded his horn when 20 from the thigh downwards. Simi- they amounted to about 8 per cent, yards away. She turned towards lar bruises could also be found on the number of deaths being just the south side of the road, then both arms, while the checks were
turned again and ran to the north also bruised. In his opinion, the
"The Ogures lo not justify the side. He could see that, she was Injuries were at least from three to outbreak being called a real epide very excited, so ho slowed down four days old. Close to the right mie", he added. "The League of and awerved to the right when eye was n haemorrhage, which might have been caused by a blow, Nations take 25 enses a week as about four yards away from her.
this, She turned round again, ran indicating an epidemic, but Sub-Inspector Fraser, attached figure is applied to a population of wards the south side of the road, to the S.C.A., testified to visiting 5,000, and certainly could not be and, before, he had time to swerve 177, Tung Choi Street on receiving regarded as epidemie where there clear, she was struck on the right Ая a report on April 2, and finding is a population of nearly a million. hip by the bumper of the car. the child, of whom the defendant "I should end the present attack WHA the mother. There were a mild epidemic." he added. several injuries on his body and Asked if the authorities had con- witness took him to the Kowloon sidered further the possibility of Hospital for Dr. Smalley's examina-introducing preventive measures, tion.
the Medical Officer of Health re- plied. that, so far as they could see, there were no such measures which could be enforced.
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he got out of the car, the victim was being assisted to the pavement by some Chinese. He telephoned for an ambulance from the Asiatic Motor Garage, and also reported the accident to the local district Station.
Accidental Death.
Dr. G. II. Thomas, Medical Om- aeme pital, stated that the woman AR Bonfive minutes after admission, from
died
Defendant admitted caning the child, but denied that she had done so on several occasions previous to March 29. She stated that shel "My chlef hope lies in some cer at the Government Civil Ilon- chastised him because he would not really warm weather. obey her; she contended she had thing happened in 1918. no other way of teaching him ex-us the weather became colder, the shock and multiple injuries, includ- cept by caning.
cases increased, and when the sun ing a ruptured spleen and broken came out and the atmosphere war ribs. ed up, they instantly declined."
Dr. Pope again stressed the necessity for plenty of fresh air and avoidance of crowded places, but, apart from this, said the dis- case left them helpless so far as precautions were concerned.
His Worship held that even if the child were naughty, defendant was not justifed in inflicting such Rheavy punishment.
A fine of $100 or two months was imposed.
Layang, Apr. 12.
The National Emergency Con- ference closed this morning with a review of troops.
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The Coroner asked if the post- martem examination disclosed any definite indication of the having been ran over, and witness replied that he found no auch in- injuries dication, although the were consistent with the having been knocked down by a car. According to a Chinese mechanic who was an eye witness the car was travelling at full speed and straight into the woman. heard no horn sounded,
After hearing the evidence the re-jury, comprising Messrs. R. M. da quota-Rocha (foreman), R. Darling and
returned Remedios, verdict of accidental death and at- tached no blame to the driver, who in their opinion, took every precnu- en-tion to avoid an accident.
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In associating himself with the verdict the Coroner expressed the nympathy of the Court and of the Jury with the deceased's husband.
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