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Philip Francis Shelsley Court.] [17th witness Bau Tsu-zeung.]
1173. Mr. Fhyatt: Will you just describe in ordinary language what they are? Two metallic bodies. The larger of the two is certainly a bullet of some sort, and the smaller think is a fragment of the same bullet or of a similar bullet.
1174. Bearing these data in mind and now looking at the X-ray photograph, those foreign bodies you see in the photograph-are you of the opinion that they are photographs of the same foreign bodies which were removed from the knee? can trace a very definite similarity.
1175. Perhaps you will tell us what sort of progress this patient is making? The knee joint is still in a septic condition, but she is showing signs of improvement.
1176. And her general condition? Her general condition-her strength is being main-
tained fairly well.
1177. Do you anticipate a recovery? I think her chances of recovery are fairly good. It
might be necessary to amputate the leg later on.
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1178. If it is not necessary to amputate the leg, will there be any restriction of move- ment in this leg? I certainly think the knee joint as a knee joint will be no longer of service.
1179. Chairman: Thank you, Dr. Court. I hope you will be able to leave those photo-
Yes. graphs here so that we may have copies made of them.
1180. (The Chairman suggested at this stage that the Police should be given custody
of the fragments of metal put in as exhibits).
1181. Chairman: The fragments must be marked so as to preserve their identity. I mentioned that in case they are cut up and disfigured in the process of examina- tion. The Police may have them provided an undertaking is given by them to preserve their identity, whether they come back in smaller parts or not.
1182. Mr. Whyatt: I think I shall be able to call any witnesses who handle these exhibits between now and the time when the Court sits again to prove their identity.
1183. (Witness left the witness box).
1184. Seventeenth Witness. Bau Tsu-zeung, duly sworn, states:—
1185. Mr. Whyatt: You are the medical superintendent of the Kwong Wah Hospital?
Yes, I am.
1186. You recollect on the 27th September some fishermen being admitted
Kwong Wah Hospital? Yes, ten of them.
to the
1187. Do you know where they came from before they came to your hospital? They
were sent to us by the Water Police.
1188. Were some of these fishermen suffering from injuries? Four of them were
suffering from injuries-four of the ten fishermen were wounded.
1189. Was there anything the matter with the other six? They had no wounds. 1190. What was their general condition? They were all suffering from exhaustion and
exposure.
1191. I want to ask you about these four, the four who were injured. Can you tell me
the name of the first one you examined? Lai Yau.
1192. What sort of age was Lai Yau? Stated to be thirty-eight.
1193. What was he suffering from? He was suffering from conjunctivitis and three
superficial wounds on the right hand.
1194. Did he have any other wounds besides those on the right hand? On admission he
had two or three other wounds, but they were healed.
1195. Where were those other wounds? Also on the back of the hand.
1196. Can you express any opinion how long those wounds had been there? About a
week.
1197. Could they have been there less than a week? Possibly. 1198. How much less than a week? One or two days.
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1199. Anything from four to seven days old, would that be right? Yes, from four to
seven days old.
1200. Now tell me about the second person whom you examined? Ho Kau. 1201. And his age? 29 years.
1202. Tell me what he was suffering from. He was suffering from a lacerated wound
measuring two inches in length over the left frontal region.
1203. Chairman : That is on the forehead? Yes.
1294. Mr. Whyatt Anything else? A lacerated wound measuring two inches by one half inch over the left supra-orbital region, the left eye brow. Multiple super- ficial wounds on the left side of the face. Lacerated wound over the manubrium sterni, that is the upper part of the front of the chest.
1205. Yes? And numerous superficial wounds over the neck and
Numerous superficial wounds in front of right arm.
front of chest.
1206. You described them as superficial wounds; could you give me some idea of the
depth of the wounds? Not very deep, just touching the skin.
1207. Chairman: Just penetrating the skin? Just penetrating through the skin. 1208. Mr. Whyatt: That was all Ho Kau was suffering from. Tell me about the next patient you examined? Li Tai, age 53 years. He was suffering from superficial wound of right cheek, measuring one inch in length, and incised wound of lower lip, measuring one and a quarter inches in length.
1209. Any others? Multiple superficial lacerations of right leg and foot. Circular punctured wound of medial aspect of right thigh, measuring one quarter inch in diameter and three quarter inch in depth. One small punctured wound over left buttock from which a piece of metal was extracted.
1210. Will you look at that. Have you seen that before? Yes.
1211. When did you first see that? This was taken out from the wound.
1212. From the wound you have just described?
Yes.
1213. Were there any other injuries to Li Tai apart from those you described? Yes,
numerous superficial lacerated wounds on both buttocks.
1214. Did you get anything from those wounds? From those wounds several small
pieces of wood were extracted,
(Witness produces small pieces of
Yes.
1215. Did you keep those pieces of wood? Yes.
wood). 1216. I think that completes the injuries to Li Tai, does it not, Dr. Bau? 1217. Tell us about the fourth man who was suffering from injuries. Lai Pak-yau, age 29 years. He was suffering from a lacerated wound measuring three inches by one and a half inches over the left elbow. Circular superficial wounds over left leg, measuring one half inch in diameter.
1218. That was all? Yes.
1219. You have told us that the wounds which you found in Lai Yau were in your opinion from four to seven days old. Does that same opinion apply to all the wounds you treated?
Yes.
1220. Of all the four men ?
Yes.
1221. Did these wounds appear to you to have been treated in any way before the men were admitted to your care? They went to the Kowloon Hospital, I believe, and were dressed there before they were sent to me.
1222. Did they appear to have been treated by anyone before they came under your care?
The wounds were not very septic.
1223. Mr. Whyatt to Commissioners : Actually they were not admitted to the Kowloon We have it on evidence from one of Hospital because it was full at the time.
"Scharnhorst" did some-
the witnesses that one of the officers of the steamer thing to them.
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