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SPLINTER COSTS $275

A splinter of wood that enter ed a finger of his right hand led to John Ralph Green, a Morden (Surrey) carpenter, being award- ed 4275 at Westminster County Court last month. Sepsis had set in, and his capacity for work was impaired.

The award was made by coa- sent, Mr. Green's employers hay ing increased an offer of £250-to-

5 in full and final settlement.

THEFTS FROM MATSHEDS

Two Unemployed Sentenced

Chan Yee, aged 80, employed, and Wong Chuen, aged 27, unemployed, were this morning charged before Mr. W. Schofield at the Central Magis- tracy with the theft of three canvas sheets, and a quantity of cutlery and provisions at Tweed Bay, the property of Mr.

WOMEN AND THE BC. Hawkins, chief assistant

UNFIT

Resolution Urges Sterilisation

DOCTOR'S PLEA

By a large majority the Na- tional Conference of Labour Wo- men at Swansea. last month, adopted a resolution in favour of

of the S.CA., with the theft of ja kettle from Mr. W. H. Owen of the P.W.D., a kettle and two rowlocks from Mr. Lenchmouth of the Hong Kong Electric Company, and four pieces of canvas sheets and a quantity of cutlery from Mr. G. Perdue. DIG.P.

The first defendant was sen- tenced to 12 weeks' hard labour and the second to eight weeks on all the charges.

Sergeant Dall said that early voluntary sterilisation of the un-yesterday morning the caretaker fit being legalised.

of the matsheds at Tweed Bay re- Dr. Caroline Maule (Northported that a number of matsneds Lambeth) moved the resolution had been broken into and several which urged the step for:

articles stolen. He also stated Persons mentally defective or that he had seen men early in the suffering from mental disorder: morning going on Island Road. A Persons suffering from. Of constable on a bicycle overtook believed to be carriers of these men and found the articles grave physical disability which in the baskets they were carrying. has been shown to be transmis- The men were not known t sible:

Stanley, though the first was once Persons believed to be likely employed as an odd job coolie at! to transmit mental disorder or the new gaol there. defect.

The resolution added that any such measures should be subject to the safeguards proposed by the Brock Committet.

This was the Departmental Committee on Sterilisation, pre-i

•sided over by Mr. G. L. Brock. Safeguards proposed in its re- port în 1934 included

a written authorisation by the Ministry of Health for every operation and the full consent of the patient, or parents or guardian.

Transmitted Blindness

:

FIERCE SURREY HEATH FIRES

Flames Fought By Troops

THREE-MILE BLAZE

Woking-There was 2 fresh outbreak last month of heath fires Dr. Maule, who had an eye in-in this area of Surrey, where dur- jury and whose face was band- one period of 48 hours nearly aged, said that the voluntary200 acres of heathland were des

troyed

sterilisation proposed would be An outbreak occurred one night| not only for the mentally deficient. and insane but also for those who the Woking brigade arrived it had at Grasslands, Horsell, and before had physical handicaps which could be transmitted to children.

spread so rapidly that over 40 acres were involved, stretching! Pointing to her bandage, she from Horsell to Mimbridge and added. "If I were in a child.

Chobham, a distance of about bearing time of life, and found

three miles. Three engines were that this

eye trouble of mine engaged for over three hours, and might be transmitted to any chil there were two miles of hose dren. I should like to have the brought into use before the right of being sterilised.”

out-

THE CHINA MAIL MONDAY, JUNE 22, 1936.

open from June 7 to Sept. where golfing, tennis, and water sports make a pleasant day; Lakeside ITT

Yarmouth open from June to Sept. 7. where yachting flourishes.

has facilities

for

And

The Maritime Provinces of Can- to such interesting places 12

ada, favored, as vacation Chamcook Mountain; the revers spot by President Roosevelt and ing falls at Saint John; and by hundreds of other discriminating boat Campbello Island, Presi- Americans as well 14 by then-dent Roosevelt's summer home for sands of Canadians, are preparing several seasons. to welcome large numbers of tour- A delightful boat ride from where arrangements have been ists again this year. St. An-Saint John seTORI the Bay of made for the usual run of, sum- drews-by-the-Sea, ose of the most Fundy by the Princess Selene, mer sports; and Cornwallie Inn, popular of Canadian resorts, will lies Nova Scotia, Land of Erat Kentville, open all year, which attract many famous golfers to geliue, which offers to the tour: Its beautiful 13-hole and 9-hole ist such attractions

golf and which as russed courses, with thela sporty fair- cliffs and long stretches of sandy 13 the centre for motoring excur ways and greens.

peaches over, which the Atlantic ions to Grand Pre, the Gasper- Golf is only one of the many breaks, great forests with cool au Valley, Canning, Kingsport, attractions at the Algonquin Hotel and fragrant depths, 13kes lying

Halls" Harbor, and Elamidon. at St. Andrews, which will be like fewels in the sunshine, rivers

The pictures show typical open this year from June 27 to rushing down from the hills to Coast-wise lighthouse; happy holi- September 7.

Tennis, yachting melt into the arms of the ocean, day-makers about to greet the and awimming at famous Katy's pastoral countrysides, and so Atlantic; a Yachting scene at Cove, deep-sea fishing, dancing at commodation us good as can be Lakeside ; Evangeline Well the Castro, and bowling on the found anywhere. Canadian Paci- and Memorial Church; and the green are other chief amuse- tic Railway hotels Nova Sco- unique and beautiful War Memo media. Motor trips can be madel tis include: The Pinos, at Digby, {cial at St. Andrews.

DISPUTE OVER WELL

Three Killed In Blood Feud

Belgrade.-Three men were kill- break could be got under control. jed and seven badly wounded when! She added that 14 kinds

of Firemen were still standing by judges tried blindness could be transmitted after midnight.

to determine thei from parents to children, and peo-

ownership of a well in Montenegro Other outbreaks were reported last month. A blood fend between ple afflicted with any of them from Pirbright, where the Brigadeltwo clans was responsible. should have the right to be of Guards are stationed; Pyrford. sterilised.

The well is situated on the Bisley. Byfleet, Chobham. and border-line of lands claimed by Referring to the Roman Catholic Whitmoor. opposition. Dr. Maule said: "No

the two clans. The Commission one who feels very strongly

¡of Judges decided to meet at the this question has the right to im-)

well and summon witnesses from: pose his views on Protestants or

both clans. Agnostics."

од

Troops Help

LIGHTS OUT FINE

A Trinity College undergradu- ate who was accused at Cam- bridge recently of extinguishing two street lamps, said that he was working hard for his Tripos and felt that he needed a holiday. He was John Herbert Swan- nell, aged: 21, and he was fined 30s for each lamp, a total of £3

INQUEST HELD ON PRISONER

Death From Natural Causes

DREAM DID NOT COME TRUE

Fortune Teller Sued For £13,000

she states, she

LOCAL NEWS BREVITIES

To-marrow, being the birth The Dragon Boat Festival day of His Majesty King Edward (Tiem-chung-chich) will be ob- VIL will be observed as a Bank served to-morrow.

Holiday. The ceremonial parade

in honour of the day will take The Kowloon Chess Club will place on the Race Course, Happy meet at 5.30 Valley, at 5.30 pm, and a Recep-at the Central British School.

FAM. Co-CETOW tion will be held at Government House at night.

There will be a whist drive at the Cheero Club

to-morrow,

There will be a tombola at the beginning at 830 pm REW.O's and Sergeants' Mess at {9 pm. to-day.

There will be a Service whist drive at the European YMCA. to-day, beginning at 9 p.m.

There will be a tea dance at the beginning at 5 pm. Cheero Club on Wednesday next,

A whist drive" and tombola will

The usual weekly dance will be be held at the Kowloon Docks on held at the Cheero Club at S.30 Wednesday evening next p.m. to-day.

The Garrison Sergeants' Mess The Council of the Hong Kong will hold a Whist Drive and Football Association will meet at Tombola at 3.30 pm on Wednes

Association's office, at 5.30 day next.

the p.m. to-day.

The St. John's Cathedral Bad-

The regular REO.C.A whist minton Club are holding a launch drive and tombola will be held at (picnic next Saturday, June 27, Wellington Barracks at 8.30 pm. leaving Queen's Pier at 230 pm to-day.

The destination will probably be Big Wave Bay.

The next meeting for medita-

There will be a whist drive at the Sailors House and Seamen's Institute on Wednesday next, be- tion and discussion conducted by ginning at 9 p.m.

Dr. Reichelt at the Tao Fong Shan Chapel, Bishop's House, Hong

The ss. Ranchi, carrying the Kong, will be held at 6 pm on outward English mails, is expect Wednesday next The subject will Jed here from Singapore on be the Gospel of St. John. There

Wednesday next at about noon.

will be no more meetings until September.

Surgeon Captain G.D.G. Fergus-: son, EN. of Boyal Naval Hos- Information has been received pital, and Mrs. Fergusson, left the of the admission of Mr. Neill Colony on Saturday aboard the Garland, B.SC., DIPL. ETC., Blue Funnel liner Antenor for a AMINA of the Government holiday in Japan. They expect to Marine Surveyor's Office, as an return about July 29.

Associate of the Royal Technical College, Glasgow. The award of this post-graduate Associateship is in recognition of research work in Naval Architecture undertaken in the United Kingdom last year, and this is the first occasion on

POSSESSION OF ARMS

2 Years' Hard Labour For Four Chinese

www.

Before Mr. Justice J. J.

which an ART.C. has been award- ed by the College for research in Naval Architecture.

Hayden at the Criminal Session POLICE RESERVE this morning, Lin Loi, Ko Tam

and Wong Man were charged Orders For The Current

with

the possession of arms, and in each case the accused

pleaded guilty.

The charge

egainst the first defendant|

Unloaded Revolver

..

Week

Orders by the Hon. Mr. T. H

Tuesday, June 23

was that he had in his posses King. Inspector General of Police. sion at Taipo, on May 16 last, H. M. The King's Birthday Review two revolvers and 10 rounds of ammunition, while the second

1. All members of the Chinese laccused had one automatic pis-and Indian Companies of the Po- tol and six rounds of ammuni-lice Reserve detailed for this ticn The third defendant had Review, will fall in in line in Blue Paris-A.Swedish girl, who had with him an automatic pistol Pool Road near Wong Nel Chung dreams of making a wealthy and five rounds of ammunition Road (Dragon Garage) at 16.15 marriage, is sueing a woman for Sentence of two years' hard hours and will be in position at tune-teller here. She alleges that labour was passed on each of Happy Valley at 17.05 bours. she has been defauded of £13,000 the accused.

Six years ago,

They will make their

OWN'AP- sought the advice of the woman to In another case the sentence from Blue Fool Road. Tram, bus rangements for travelling to and, realise her dream of marrying a meted out to the accused, Tso or ferry fares will

Man-fai, was

be recovered wealthy admirer-

also two years later. Large sums were paid for con-hard labour, the offence being

2. Dress:- sultation, and the Frenchwoman the possession of one unloaded advised her client always to carry revolver in Kowloon on May 13, Uniform, White Shoes or Boots, Superintendents: White Undress Death through natural causes four tiny packets of a "magic" last.

Sunhats Sam Mr. M. J. Abbott, who prose-Swords. was the verdict returned

Browne at the powder. This was sold at £10 a!

Belts, quest held at the Central Magis-packet, and had to be renewed at cuted, said that although the tracy this morning into the cir-frequent intervals.

weapon was not loaded, it could form, White Boots, Sunhats, Sam

Inspectors: White Undress Uni- sation on purely medical grounds. ing fire brigade received more

cumstances of the death of Tsio Consultations with a "magician" have been used in a hold-up Browne Belts, Swords. "You may be told," she added. calls than they could deal with.

Ng, a prisoner, who died at the living at Nantes were then con- and anybody might have been "that this question should be left and turned several of the calls

Other Banks: White Uniform, Victoria Gaol Hospital yesterday ducted by post at $240

persuaded to part with any Sunista, Belt a time:

valuables he or she might be Arma Chin to the medical profession.

and Brace, No: There was also a book of poems If over to the military.

NAZI EMBLEM IN AUSTRIA morning.

Straps of Sunhats you insist upon leaving these

Mr. J. H. B. Lee was the Coro-entitled "The Magnificent Or-carrying at the time. Over 40 acres of heathland were

will be worn "Down." things to the medical profession destroyed at Bullsworth Common, of a large-scale fireworks display lowing jurors:Mr. F. J. Her complainant.

Vienna, To-day. The spectators ner and was assisted by the fol-chid," specially printed for the

3. Medals and decoration will you will not get justice."

MOTOR-RACING IN HUNGARY be worn. Last year, at the meeting of the engaged. The common is in close the Committee for the erection of Alves and Yuen Kam-fan.

although nearly 1,000 troops were in the Vienna Prater, arranged by ridge (foreman), Messrs. J. I British Medical Association, when proximity to Bisley Camp. Nearly a memorial to the Emperor Franz a doctor had the temerity to intro-10 acres of heathland belonging to Josef,

Chief-Warder Barret said that] duce a certain

the deceased was admitted into to see a resolution, Lord the London Necropolis Company large number of balloons rise into the prison to serve 42 days' im- Dawson of Penn said that those inside Brookwood Cemetery were the

and third places being] things must be left to the people, devastated. Fir trees 56ft. high Socialist Swastika

A heart, with the name "Violet." secured

5. The attention of all officers air with the National-prisonment, in default of paying

by the German Auto-is drawn to Police General Order and the medical profession would were burned.

thema fine of $50, and died early yearm of an unknown

was found tattooed on the right Union cars driven by Rosenmeyer No. 19 of 1936, in reference follow."

Trans-Ocean Service.

man whose and Varzi. Carraciola was forced Saluting. Dr. G: 1 Shaw, medical officer body was washed ashore on the out owing to a motor defect of the prison, stated that he first Isle of Sheppey, Kent, last month. Trans-Ocean Service saw deceased on June 11. He was marked down as a chronic opium,

A further outbreak occurred on

Before the judges could begin the common between Deepcut and Blackdown camps, where a fierce opened fire with revolvers, the wo- hearing evidence both parties: fire recently and Dr. Ethel Summerskill said that control by more than 1,000 troops-judges took flight.

was put under men of the clans joining in. The she supported voluntary

During one week-end the Wok-

Medical Grounds

sterili

-

were surprised.

TELEVISION IN Two Years' Hard Labour

BRITAIN

For Having Counterfeit Coins

Women Announcers Engaged

coins

were

..

terday morning.

TATTOOED "UNKNOWN"

addict and as suffering from pal Traveller

monary tuberculosis. Ha condi-

tion was poor. On June 13, he was

admitted to hospital for three days.

4. On the conclusion of the Budapest, To-day. The Hung-parade, Police detachments will arian Grand Prix WAS won by march back to Blue Pool Road for Nuvolari on an Alfa-Romeo, the dismissal Lascond

Who Had

to

Note. If weather conditions are such that caps with white covers should be worn instead of sunhats, special orders will be issued be- fore noon on June 23.

Flying Squad

No Idea Of Fraud Special Duty

Brace

Members who are detailed for special duty in Chargea of

importing 549 the Tai Ping Wharf and when the and on June 19 re-admitted, suf- Dore Isidore Baumgart, aged their money, Baumgart stated connection with the King's Birth- counterfeit Hong Kong five-cent junk from Tai Ping, in Chinese stomach. He died yesterday mara-evidence at the Old Bailey last had told him.

fering from hemorrhage of the 41, a commercial traveller, gave He told them exactly what Young day Review will fall in at Central Mist Jasmine Bligh and Miss terfeit

pieces and possession of the coun-territory, arrived, the accused ing-

Police Station at 16.00 hours on Elizabeth Cowell, the new televi- against Pun Cheong before the stopped and searched and some of death was due to pulmonary ta-for two months. He left the com- Crocker, one of the people alleged

preferred was seen to come ashore. He was

month, that he was connected Mr. G. D. Roberts, cross Uniform, Sunhats, and Belt with Tuesday, June 23. Dzess-White The post mortem showed

that! with sion announcers, joined the B.B.C. Chief Justice, His Honour Sir the coins were found on his per-berclosis and

Percy Bennett & Co., Ltd, examining, referred to Miss staff last month

Mr. Gerald Cock, the television Criminal Sessions which

Atholl MacGregor, at the June son. He was then taken to Sergt. poisoning, and a tumor at the authority on the table. He haded Baumgart whether he did not

to chronic opium pany by throwing his letter of to have been defrauded, and ask Special Duty,

Emergency Unit Seserve director, took them to the Alexan- this morning.

opened Riddell who told the accused that head of the pancreas which might no ides

Members, who dra Palace to see the new station Mr. E. H. Williams, Assistant then that he produced 11 rolls of

The would be charged, and it was have caused the hemorrhage.

that the concern was think it was cruel to take her connection with the King's Birth Tare detailed for special-duty in and its half-completed studios.

jfraudulent, and was not certain securities. Attorney-General,

"Not at the time, day Review will fall in outside the Later they returned to Portland-case for the Crown, while the more cains were found concealed conducted the coins. On being searched again,

about that yet.

was the reply. "I am very sorry Main Gate, Race Course, Happy place and were shown over Broad-following jury was empanelled in an inner pocket.

Baumgart, it is alleged, went she lost her money." casting House and St. George's Messrs. L. A dos Remedios, C. A

about the country inducing people

Valley at 15.30 hours on Tuesday, Baumgart said that at Exeter June 23. Dress Khaki Tunic Hall. They were introduced to Mr. Ascumpeas, H. Kai-sing, B. Ajury returned a verdict of not

to enter into share dealings with he called on a bank clerk, who Khald Shorts, Blue Puttees, Khaki Eric Maschwitz, the variety direc-Hyndman, K. P. Young, F. guilty on the charge of importing

the company, of which Clarence jhanded him securities worth $180. Sunhats, Revolvers and Belt with tor, and Mr. Gordon McConnel, the Silva and E. Farnud.

A Manchester Grammar School Young was a director, and which Mr. Roberts: Have you any Brace. producer, under whose guidance

the coins into the Colony but boy, for a prank, recently hoisted the prosecution, declare "to have doubt that he was swindled like Mr. Williams said that on the found the accused guilty on the a red "hammer and sickle" flag been a bucket shop." their microphone training will 'be-afternoon of May 6, last, a Chin-second count. Sentence of two the Soviet emblem on the dagstar

[other people who dealt with { gin.

ese revenue officer was on duty at years' hard labour was passed.

He honestly believed the per-Percy Bennett?-I do not know. Jin the grounds..

sons he called on could not lose The hearing was adjourned.

After a short retirement the

RED FLAG AT SCHOOL

SGD. C. CHAMPKIN,

D. S. P. (E). Hong Kong, Monday, June 22,

· 1936.