1928-11-20 — Page 7

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1928.

A MEDICO? CHARGE AGAINST A CHINESE HERBALIST

**COLLOQUIALLY GUESSING "

In

which

titioner of Chinese medicine," to which Mr. Loseby replied that that was what he intended to convey all the time...

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TREASURY TRIAL

(Continued from Pape 1.3

THE E CHINA MAIL,

Mr. Potter, Yes, my lord. It might be very difficult for any director to 'sit.

Mr.

Proceeding with his examination of Inspector Lane, Mr. Loseby ask- ed: Supposing that a practitioner

ordered His Lordship Yesterday afternoon, Mr. R. Ejot Chinese medicine know that an- Lindsell heard evidence in the case tiseptics were essential in midwifery

Wong Sul-poon was cases, is he unter the obligation to Pattenden to stand down and re-

quested Mr. Potter to Inform him should the name of another Hong: charged with (1) unlawfully prac-use them?

+ His Worship said that won tising or professing to practise

He did not, Kong Bank director be drawn, medicine for gain, not being proper-matter of argument.

The Special Jury ly registered according to the re-think it was a fair question for the quirements of law; and (2) con- Inspector to answer. cealing certain poisons and, four hypodermic ayringes.

The prosecution was conducted by Detective Inspector L. P. Lane, whilst Mr. F. H. Loseby was for

the defence.

European Methods

The second name was that of | Mr. A. H. Compton who was also Then came Mr. Producing a photograph of the excused service. signboard of the defendant's place. Plummer and Mr. N. S. of business Mr. Loseby asked the Brown. Inspector if anybody seeing that sign would be led to believe that they would be getting any other than Chinese medicine at the ad- dress.

At the outset of yesterday's pro- ceedings, Inspector Lane withdrew the second charge against the ac- Witness agreed that it would lead cused, and he was accordingly dis-one to think that Chinese medicine charged on that count.

would be given.

Mr. Loseby then addressed hin Mr. Loseby then asked witness if Worship with regard to the remain-he agreed that the Chinese were ing charge, pretesting against the ready, to adopt European methods wording of the charge. He said without altering the nature of their that it left him "colloquially guess-practise and custom, instancing the ing" as to the exact allegation he case of Chinese farmers using sul had to meet. Was it a charge of phate of ammonin, as a practice practising or professing to practise which came from Europe. He ask- that his client had to answer?

ed if the use of sulphate of ammonia altered the fact that the farmer was farming under Chinese method?

Witness replied that he thought; that would amount to adopting the European method.

His Worship agreed that these were, two separate charges and necordingly made a note of Mr. Loseby's objection.

The Evidence.

Evidence was then, taken.

His Worship, however, expressed Inspector Lane, in the witness it as his opinion that although sul- box, said that he visited No. 231 phate of ammonia might be em- Queen's Road West at 11.15 am.ployed, the method of farming was on October 30. The fat appeared still Chinese. to be under one tenant. The ver-

As Herbalist

him

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The jury empanelled was Mr. A. H. Ferguson (foreman); Mr. J. M. da Rocha, Mr. John Arnold. Mr. J. M. Alves, Mr., W. G. Goggin, Mr.. Ho Kom-tong, 0.B.E. and Mr.} J. P. Braga,

Mr Jenkin: No objection (to any member of the jury), my lord.

On Mr. Jenkin's application, ac- used was allowed to be seated in the well of the dock.

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The reading of 'the indictment and the charge to the jury oc- tive that he knew the cheques are the passing of them through vari- forgeries. As a matter of fact, pus banks and witdrawal of funds cupied another eight minutes.

Shortly before eleven o'clock, Mr. Potier continued with a smile, by accused. Mr. Potter rose to deliver his neither of them knew anything opening address and had not con-about it. cluded when the tiffin adjournment was ordered,

Forgery Defined

During Mr. Potter's long speech, Carvalho Yeo (who, of course, would be behind counsel, but a little to his right) occasionally cocked his head to one side to watch Mr. Potter's mannerisms and follow Mr. Potter's look in the direction of the jury. That was the only interest he evinced for a inng while. Most of the time, her merely gazed abstractedly in front of him, towards the Judge and the Clerk of Court, seldom moving his eyes aldeways.

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By comparatively recent legisla- tion, said Mr. Potter, forgery has come to have a simple definition.

"IL. means making a false document for the purpose of using it as genuine. The docu- ment need not be wholly false. As long as one or more parts

ere false, it is a forgery."

What "Uttering" Means

"Please put out of your minda anything you have heard and, if; you can, also put out what you have said yourselves.

"Gentlemen of the jury, you have to try the case on the evi-¡ dence before you and on nothing else,

The case will continue this after- noon and at 10.30 a.m. to-morrow.

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andal was divided into two rooms. Mr. Loseby then produced a copy one of which was fitted up with a of the Hong Kong Dollar Directory desk like an office and the other had in which the name of the defendant the appearance of a consulting was given as a Chinese herbalist. rogm. It was equipped with Instru- Mak Mo, a member of the com- ments, medicines, etc. There was pradore staff of the s.8. "San Nam a glass case fitted with six large Hoi," said he had been suffering bottles of quid and eight smaller from a certain disease for three battles also containing liquid medi-months and had been attended by cine. In addition to this, the case a Chinese doctor during that time held twenty phials of liquid and under Chinese treatment. It had solid medicine. There were measur-no effect. He consulted the de- ing glasses, six test tubes, and just fendant on the recommendation of outside the case, there was a kettle Tam Kiu, who was his friend. He went to the defendant's office on on a gas ring.

26. In another part of the room wit- October

Defendant, after

In regard to the three cheques ness found a stethoscope, a quantity examining witness, washed of cotton and woollen bandages, and with a syringe and gave him some (enlargements of which had been Certain pills, made on very large scale for use tivo syringes such as are used in ointment in a tin.. venereal cases. There were also blue in colour, were given to him na Court exhibits), Mr. Potter said three douche pans and a speculum and with these were two smaller that the Crown case was that each sury staff on Sept. 1, 1926. and the room possessed a couch, packets of pills. He paid $3 for was false in three reapects, name-Jan. 6. 1928, he left and paid a month's salary to: the Government the visit and had since then paid.ly (1) that the "body" purported three chairs and a stool.

Speaking about a search of the no other visit to the place. The to be in the writing of a clerk, in lieu of notice, his excuse. that

The story of "In The Name of office witness said that here were treatment had no effect.

Tsang On-wing (who, it will be he had quarrelled with a member

of the staff "being merely a sub-Love," which will be the main ple found some more bottles of medicine In cross-examination, Mr. Loschy recalled, was prosecuted and re-

ture at the Star Theatre to-day and and a bookcase containing a num-elicited the fact that Tam Kiu was leased at a very early stage of terfuge not to attract attention. to

to-morrow, has for its central ber of books, all relating to média police detective.

· the affair); (2) that each purport-

characters Ricardo Cortez as the cines, the names of some of which Inspector Lane interposed to ex- "ed to bear the signature of Mr. T. "Very Carefully Planned"

It was a very carefully planned and Greta Nissen as the love- handsome but penniless lover, were mentioned by the witness, in-plain that when enquiries were Black, the cashier of the Treasury; 'cluding a volume of the British being made into the case two de- and (3) that each also purported scheme, Mr. Potter stated. Pharmacopaein and one of the tectives were told to find certain to bear the signature of Mr. sibly the only object accused had but anobbish society lady. The hero's scheme is to win the men who could go to defendant's, Messer, the Colonia! Treasurer.. In joining was to carry out the

hand British Practitioner.

of the girl he loves There was one woman in the place as patients.

If any or all of the elements are scheme; or if it was not conceiv

by masquerading as & Prince consulting room when the witness Mr. Loseby (to witness): How false, Mr. Potter continued, thened before joining, it was conceiv

thus precipitating - number entered. In the front room of the much dd, the police pay you?- the choques have been forged, ed shortly afterwards.

Mr. Potter then referred to the tions which follow. The action of amusing and exciting situa house there were four men, one of Nothing.

"And I lay no particular atress on

Grown evidence to show

that! any of the three elements."

Mr. Potter also gave a definition Carvalho Yeo (in various allases) backgrounds which add much to takaa place against quaint French of "uttering" a forged document. had gone to rent an office on the the beauty of the production. Wal- It means, he said, to negotiate or 6th floor of China-building on Sept lace Beery and Raymond Hatton in- attempt to negotiate or pass into, 1927, and to open three bank-ject their own inimitable brand of cireulation any document which ing accounts in September and Oc humour into

tober,, 1927,, doing so with $3,500. comedy parts.

their prominent has been forged.

The fact that three banking accounts were opened four

London, Yesterday:The death-of- months beforehand (that is, be- curred in London yesterday of Doc- fore the dates mentioned in the tor Harold Williams, the distinguish- indictment) establishes that need journalist and writer on foreign cused had a definite intention affairs and director since 1922 of the himself, or with confederates, to foreign department of the "Times."" forge cheques and not to hope Doctor Williams was born in New by some chance to trick Mr. Zealand 62 years ago. He had tra- Black and Mr. Messer into sign velled extensively and had a part!- ing false cheques.” That $3,500 which was paid into gia-British Wireless Service.

cularly intimate knowledge of Rus

whom had his hand in a sling. At How much did they pay you for the back of this room, there was a the medicine?-I paid with my own cubicle in which was a bed. On money.

a dressing table near the bed, the

You knew you were going there Inspector found a red box contain for the purpose of getting evidence Ing a hypodermic syringe. On the for the police?-No, I did not know bed be found a leather case in which that..

Mr. Leseby: Did you or did you were three

hypodermic more syringes, some bandages and lint not ask the defendant to give you and a box containing some capsules an, injection with a hypodermic or phials of medicine for injection syringe?-No, I did not,

I am putting it to you that you purposes. One cardboard box con- taining scrapers, such as are used did ask him for an injection?—No. for vaccination, was also found. Answering further questions wit- The defendant admitted the owner-ness said that at the time he had ship of everything found by the no suspicion that Tam Kiu was Inspector.

" using **· him.

·

Pos-

The main point, Mr. Petter ex plained, is whether the cheques were forged or not, that is, whe ther they had been written and signed by somebody else, or whe- ther they had been written and signed-by means of a trick by those authorised to do so. In such a small community, thel Press reports of the "Huge Trea-1 Inspector Lane added that the The case adjourned til Friday,sury Fraud! were bound to create | Government. Analyst. Mr. E. R. afternoon, when, Mr. Dovey, Govern- great interest. Dovey, was present at the time and ment Analyst, and probably Dr. Many viewa had been expressed the first. bank, said Mr. Potter, pointed out certain things, which G. H. Thomas, of the Government since January. "I have expressed could not have been saved by ac the witness took possession of and Civil Hospital will be called, the them myself, why shouldn't I? cused in his employment at the later sent to Mr. Dovey for examina-latter to give evidence as to Euro-And you, gentlemen, have very Treasury because he had only tion.

pean and Chinese medicines.. likely expressed views on heard worked a year and his salary was

others' views."

only $1,000 a year. His deposit- Adrian Mitchell Epstcoln, the Mr. Potter referred to two gen- ing the sum shows that accused London boy. who tlemen one of whom sakl positive- joined the Treasury for some pur- 15-years-old use bottles of medicine or a ateri- disappeared nearly three weeks ago ly that he knete the cheques had pose.

Mr. Potter then dealt with the from Southend-on-Sea, has been been signed by the Colonial Trea-

laurer. The other had been as posi- theft of cheques from the Treasury, found near Billericay, Essex.

In cross-examination, Mr. Loseby asked the witness if he thought a 'Chinese doctor was not entitled to

lizer?

Witness: He is quite entitled to

do 80.

Mr. Loseby: Do you suggest he must not have n hypodermic syringe? It is not illegal to have a hypodermic syringe."

Blue Pills.

Indicating some blue pills that had been seized by the police, Mr. Loseby asked if the pilla could not be purchased anywhere.

Witness replied that he could not say if one had to possess a doctor's certificate or recommenda- tion before he was able to purchase such pills.

Mr. Loseby: There is no sug- gestion that they can't be bought?

I could not say.

No objection to syringes being

In the hands of a Chinese doctor?

No.

Do you suggest that no Chinese doctor is entitled to read books on anatomy and medicine? No, sir, I don't suggest that

ENGE

You admit it is a duty of a Chi- nese or any other doctor to keep himself as up-to-date as possible?

Yes....

Mr. Lindsell at this stage point ed out the confusion, that might arise by the use of the "term" """Chi- nese doctor, 't" He naked Mr. Losshy If he meant by the term A-prać-

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