CO129-328 - Governor Nathan - 1905 [1-6] — Page 667

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At such operations there is anxiety.

There being no more questions the next witness, Sister Allaway, of Government Civil Hospital, was called. She was sworn by His Excellency, and then asked to state what she knew from her own observations about the

charges preferred against Dr. Laing. She said :-

;

At half past twelve on the night of May the 8th I had occasion to cell Dr. Laing. Mr. Dawson rang up the telephone and I went to the bungalo

I had been there some time when Sister Young came across and said that Dr. Laing woulinot come down because he was drunk, and Sister Young said "If you want a doctor you must get Dr. Bell, and Mr. Dawson rang up Dr. Bell. Going from the bungalow I saw Dr.

Bell coming and then I saw Dr. Laing washing his hands. I then saw thś

spoke to

that Dr. Bell cez Dr. Laing; He said some words to him and then left. I then told Dr. Laing that the membrane was ruptured, but he asked me for a sharp pointed probe. Then he asked me for forceps and twice I brought them to him, but he was not satisfied. Then not knowing exactly what he wanted I got him hot water, and then I understood that he wanted his own forceps and I got them. He then asked for chloroform and I gave hig that. Dr. Laing came to the bungalo at half past one. He tried to perform the operation several times, used the forceps two or three times, and rested his head on the woman's

knee. He asked if she was ready, and asked if she came from England. I explained that she was not English but Chinese, He

used very bad language; applied the forceps, and the woman was

delivered. The child was born with white asphyxia. The child

breathed once and he picked it up and put it into a bath, and in

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