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SUPREME COURT, Tuesday, November 4th.

In Summary JURISDICTION,

BEFORE. HIS HONOUR MR. J. H. KEMP

(PUISNE JUDGE).

SEQUEL TO DENTAL OPERATION.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5TH, 1913.

dontists whom they knew in the Colony, they could do that they liked with their poor patient's mouth.

"I ask your Honour to make him pay for the injury which he has done.**

SANITARY BOARD,

BRITISH FLEET IN THE FAR EAST.

RUSSIAN CONSULAR DISTRICTS

The Waichinopu is stated by the Peking Gasefte to have instructed the special delegates for foreign intercourse at various parts that the Ministry is in receipt of a despatch from the Russian Minister at Peking stating that the dis- tricks of the Russian Consuls General live been arranged as follows:

CHANGES IN THE SQUADRON, The usual fortnightly meeting of this

The battleship ritop, which has been authority was held at the offices of the Department yesterday afternoon, the serving in the Third Fleet at the Nere Mr. George Lummert was appointed to President. (dr n. W. Tratman) pre and Devenport since May, 1012, and was There were also present:The remissioned at the latter port by interpret the evidence of Mrs. Alenberg, siding. who supported in folu the opening state-Lou. Mr. E. A. Ilewett, C.M.G., Colonel Captain Philip Streatfield, M.V., for frivin, Mr Chan Kai-Ming Dr Wright Hongkong, is due to arrive ent of her soffertor,

Pearse (Assistant Medical Officer), and day. The uavigating party detailed to

take the vessel out includes relief erewa 2-Russian Consul General at Hankow Mr. W. Bowen-Rowlands (Secretary)

THE SECRETARY'S LEAVE..

for the cruiser Philomel, the sloops Torch controls: Heph Human, Kiangsi and

Szechuan and, Jerfin, and the submarine dépot: 3--Russian Consul-General at Canton

chow and Yunnan, ele,...

a controls Kinngsu, Anhui, Fukien Russian Consul-General at Shang-

nad Chekiang

Kow, and in the course of the washing out of the law and general treatment the doctor made a discovery Ho would explain there that Dr. Ladon, after removing the back root, left the front root in the jaw. Dr. Kew dealt with the last rool, and found that it had been drilled, and that the burr or drill had gone down to a depth of about half an

Cross-exarainod by Mr. d'Almada inch into healthy bone tissue. Dr. Kew treated this, and in the course of the Castro, she denied that the forceps were washing, at the bottom of this cavity, hoying in any antiseptic. They were on an found a substance which be could only open table. She suffered much pain which the defendant professionally treated imagine to be arsenic-dressing used for which kept lips awake at night and also Secretary for ten months leave of ship losers, as well as incidental reliefs controls: Kwongtung, Kwangsi, Kwei-:

killing porres, Dr. Kew would say that no dentist bad any right to attempt to drill into a root in a tooth of that nature

for which he should have drilled into

An application was received from the

Karolino Antonio Alenberg . Fok Le, Chi, otherwise known as Dr. Laden, 31, Queen's Road Central. The claim was for the sum of $1,000, damage caused by the *negligent and unskillful manner in

the plaintiff during the month of August, 1913. There was a counter-claim in which Fok Lee Chi claimed from Mrs. Alenberg the sum of $100 for work done and at all. There could have been no purpose of the tooth when he examined it. The The PRESIDENT I have satisfied myse the Triumph here, and after recom

during the same

servicos rendered her period.

Mr. D. Lewis (from the office of Messrs. Tobinson, Stokes & Master) represented

Castro defonded.

made furry

Dr. Hech spoke to finding signs of necrosis (decay of the bore) in the cavity

lady must have suffered much pain, for

absence.

Mr. Bowley minuted-What Icave duel

na Head of the Sanitary Department that

the Secretary is entitled under the

for the ships on the China station. The Philomel, recently transferred from the Mediterranean to the East Indies, meets

GERMAN EXCHANGES

DEPRESSED.

that root at all, and there was no rational the process of necrosis was very painful Colonial regulations to the leave for waters to be placed under the orders days the German exchanges are depressed.

purpose, no purpose known to sciëntitie men, how, or why, or for what reason or Mrs. Alenberg and Mr. F. X. d'Alcada jurpose, he could ever drill down into the jaw-bone. Arsenic was an irritant poisoning which would set up inflaming tion in the jaw er in the bone, and this would bring about the necrosis, or at rotting away of the bone, and also set up inflammation in the soft substance which fitted the jaw. And this was not all. Dr.

Mr. Lewis said that about the 16th and 10th August, Mrs. Alenberg, who recently arrived in the Colony with her husband, who was also a stranger to Bongkong, suffered from toothache. The lady and her husband went out to look for a

Mr. Levis- the lady had come to you

I

for treatment what would you have dona-I am not a dentist, but so far as an aware the right thing to do would have been to remove the tooth as quickly as possible,

Cross-examned, Dr. Hoch said the patient might have been suffering from necrosis for a long time. Necrosis could bo caused

which he applies. I do not feel called upon to take public his general position with regard to leave. ~~

Mr. Hewett proposed that the request

be granted,

Mr. CHAN KAI MING secondest, and it was carried.

missioning is to proceed to New Zealand. the Senior Naval Oficer, New Zealand division. The reliesel crews of all four vessels are to return to England by merchant steamer f no Government opportunity offers.

dentist, and not knowing anything Kew also found that the hole which had when to decayed teeth Sometimes Medical Officer announcing that he Imal increase our naval forces in the Far East?

the been bored down into the lady's jaw had of the professional nenof

first

a very minute Colony

they took

they gone down to within the anw. They observed three or four large fraction of an inch of the main nerve signs bearing the name of “Dr. Laden, which ran around the jaw. If it had dentist," and as Lader was a German gone the slightest bit deeper and had ame, and Mr. and Mrs, Alenberg knew out that serve, the lady's whole jaw but a little English, they went into the would have been paralysed, and ber ja establishment and saw a man who spoke hone and teeth would have gone. After a certain amount of English. The place treatment a piece of the bono come away was fitted up as a dentist's surgery. The and gradually the lady's jaw began to patient's mouth was examined by the man heal and form itself, and now, after more who spoke a little English, and at this than a month's treatment, she was prac interview Mr. Alenberg was under thetically all right. Dr. Kew would say impression that this man was Dr. Laden, that Mrs. Alenberg had a particularly However, he had since heard that this was clean and healthy month, mouth in not the case. The man told Mr. Alenberg which no necrosis or inflammation of the that he would put the trouble fight for soft membrane would occur unless some 23. As way usually the case, the pain foreign matter had been there, An disappeared in the surgery, and it was extraordinary thing was this:-On the arranged that there should be another. visit next morning, when she would be second occasion upon which the lady went -Freated. On the next morning, Mr to see Dr. Laden, when she was suffering Alenberg again had the toothache badly, excruciating pain, the dentist, instead of and she went to the surgery and saw the attempting, as was his firat duty as a dentist, to relieve the pain, put warm man who spoke English, also another maa rubber into the mouth in order to take who did not speak English. whom she

an impression Under the circumstances. understood was Dr. Lauden. Plaintiff this would cause the patient much more was treated by this other man with the

pain, and increase the inflammation. assistance of the man she first saw The plan which should have been adopted said that the first thing to do was to kill would have been to make a little hole in the hers. He might say that plaintiff the tooth to allow the gas to cure out and so decrease the inflammatim, or better atill, to remove both the rool; which were there. Dr. Kew would say that the roots were useless; they could not put a screw or anything else into them to hold the tooth. They were only likely to will further decay and canse pain, and the first thing to do was to take until the pain became excruciating and them out. Dr. Kew, also, could not she forced him to stop. After a consulta conceive of any reason why an impression Lion with the man who spoke English the was taken at the time, with the roots other man decided to remove the tooth. in. The only possible thing which could What exactly happened during the whole I have been done was to have taken out the time she was under treatment by this roots, qut two teeth down and cap them Dr. Laden, Mr. Lowis explained, could with gold, and place a little tooth in not be put in as evidence in exact details between, Mr. Lewis handed in impres because the lady was sitting in a chair sions which were taken, and went on to and Dr. Laden was working at her mouth, say that the case rested entirely on fact. Instead of the pain going away it became There was practically ne law on the so much worse that. Mra Alenberg could subject, for all the cases were dealt with not sleep at nights, and the pain was on questions of fact. He quoted almost driving her mad Mr. Alenberg Halsbury, Vol. II, Mr. Lewis also became very dissatisfied, mentioned the mentioned that after mentioning 825

had three in the first molar tooth

Some was

on the lower side. Sono cal stance a Alenberg then left. On the next occasion upon which she visited the place, the substance was removed and the toothache, instead of diminishing, grow much worse The dentist commenced to drill the tooth

THE DIAL OFFICER'S DUTIES A minute was also read from the were taken out, bits of juleft for Saigun to attend the Medien bone counc out also That bad been Congress there, known to happen.

Mr. BOWLEY minuted-Who will act as The case was then adjourned until this Medical Officer in the meritine ? morning,

A JUDGMENT REVOKED The case was reviewed in which Lau Wan To sued the Tai Sang Chan firm for $1,013.20, made up of various amounts for rent, and rates in respect of 257, Des Veux Road Centenl, Plaintiff, who was represented by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley, waired the sum of 807 in order to bring

The PRESIDENT-Dr. Clark will only be away for a fortnight, and I have not thought it necesary to fill his place ofli cially. It has been arranged for departmentally. In the case of any urgent tuedical matter, the Assistant Medical Officer has the same powers as the Medical Officer of Health.

A telegram to the Ostasiatischer Llopi

been disappolating in many cases and the since the declaration of dividends has industrial market is declining. The situation of the international mining

industry and the monoy market, and the reserve of outsiders add to the depression. In spite of an improvement of the political situation the juncture of affairs

BOXER INDEMNITY ARREARS.

M

A further instalment of the Boxer

The departure of the Triumph for Hongkong was invested with a significances depressing." which it does not in fact possess, wrote the Naval correspondent of the Standard recently, On paper it will of course by battleship but the Triumph is not Indemnity arrears was said on October going out in that capacity. The drew saja the X Daily News, thus taking her out is to be distributed among settling this account up to the end of Jure, other vessels now on the station, after The Chines Government is now only which the Triumph will be reduced to the verdue for bree months, and is in a stationary depot in which the general respect than ut ur time since the out- status of receiving-ship-that is, a much more satisfactory position in this business of the port will be carried out ueak of the Revolution in 18:1. These duties have hitherto been fulfiled by the Tamar, an ex-troopship over half a century ult. In the Navy List. thu Trip will be shown as being reserve; but there will be no officers or men available. for completing her crew

it is should be desired to do so. MASCHINA SQUADRON-CHANGES.

The correspondent says:-

the case before the jurisdiction of the JAPANESE PHILANTHROPIST'S comprised use battleships, two armicured

Summary Court. It was on the plaintiff's application that the action was re-opened for additional evidence in support of his claim, the previous judgmont having been given on the 6th June. After hearing the additional evidence his Honour gave judgment for the plaintiff with costs,

THE TROOPING SEASON:

BIRTHDAY.

CHINESE LEADERS GIFT

Mr. Khachiro Okura celebrated his

seventy-seventh birthday on the 25th ult. He received numerous presents, including gilts from President Yuan Shib-ka, Sun Yat-sen, Huang Haing. Hầu Shib Chang 2nd Li Yuan-hung.

In 1904 our naval forces in the Far East

erumers seven protected cruisers, and nine other going vessels -sloops, dis- natch boats, etc. The battleships were withdrawn in 1908, and in the following year we were represented by four

INTIMATIONS:

THE COMING

WHISKY

OF THE FAR EAST.

HAIG'S

GLENLEVEN.

armored cruisers, two protested cruisers, JOHN and six minor congoing vessels. The force remained practically the same until 1910. in that your the armoured cruiser Bedford (8,000 tons) was wrecked on the Queipart Rocks, and her plage on the station was taken by the Newcastle, & vessel of only 4,800 tons, carrying two 6-inch and ten

ervisor Defence (14,000 tons, carrying four 9.2-inch and ten 7.5-inch guns) was sent out, but she was very quickly The roku has a paragraph stating replaced by the Hampshire, which carries

will visit Japan. At present his present moment the China Squadron in that the Russian Minister of War, who only four 7.5inch and six &inch guns will shortly visit Siberia and Mongolia, on a displacement of 10.850 to 18. At the i purpoeg remains uncertain report undergoing further changes. In the emanating from a certain quarter spring of our armoured forces

ring his early

·RUSSIAN WAT MINISTER VISTTING JAPAN.)

The End Ball. Somerset Light Infantry, RUSSIA AND JAPAN IN MONGOLIA 4-inch gans. Subsequently the armoured mumbering about sec. who came down from Ticatsin a week ago and have since been encamped at Hunghom, reembarked any for Karaca. The Somersets proceed on the trooper Youden, which left yester

fron Karachi to Quetrue

The transport Somali, which arrived

he hopes to make the Busit-Japanese

tive that hitherte. In return for the recognition by Russia and Japan of the Chinese Republie the

two Powers

from England on Monday, brought but GACaptains C. B. Bullough and G. the following datails ------ M. de Piro; 2nd Lieuters D. Camp hell, 1. D. Jolly, V. G. Smith, B. J. Mcquired certain privileges in laying Sanders, L. P. Geldney, F. L. L. F. Hon. railways in Mongolia and other outlying territories of China, thereby wondering Bell, Mrs. Brewster, and Mrs. Sargeant...

the situation between them more com- R.E-Captam and Mrs. C. E. Evans, plicated. This point is now attracting H. M. Fordhamn. F. P. Heath, Mrs. Tokyo. All these complications, it is Lieutenants W. H. B. Carr, WE Bucking serious attention at St. Petersburg and Humphrey and Mr. Watkins.

hopal, will be definitely adjusted during the visit of the Russian War Minister. Japan Cazette. 1.

A.S.COMTMs, Fitzwilliams, Chapinin's Department-Rer. C. L. Cooper-Hunt.

R.AM.C.-Majors G. B. Crisp and J. Dorgan, aut lieutenant and Quartermaster C. H. and Mis. Cooper,

A.OD—Mr. Usher Smith, Major and Mrs. Grate Major D. Faielnie, Lieutenant 1. and Mrs. Donnelly,

2nd. D.C.L.L_Major P. B. and Mrs. Norris. |_|\_PD__Colonel J, O'Hara.

South Wales Borderers and Lieutenasts M. C Morgan, R. P. Behrens, and C. R.

McGrigor, WA AK third-class Muster Gunnes J. Watson.

GA-Sergeant Major E. M. Jolly, and

M.P.S.C-Sergeant Major C. Tegg. A.0.0. Chies Fareyvan H. 1. Stringer,

Spiller

scre -Minotaur

Hampshi

following

"My Favourite Driuk.""

SOLE AGENTS:

Tons Armament. 14,600 4 0.211, 10:7.5in. 10,850 4 7.5, 6.0in. Kent

9,200 14 Gin. 2 Monmouth 9,800 14 0inada The Kent has since been withdrawa from the station. Neminally she is. will not return to the Far East, nor has SAMPLES ON APPLICATION simply coms to England to refit, but she any ship been detailed to take her place. [ Again the Monmouth has been ordered to join the Fourth Cruiser Squadron when that forco leaves England to take up its ew station at Perrauda, which will be AFFAIRS OF PENANG CHINESE,

next month, so that we shall then be left H. with my two commissioned armoured Within the past few weeks no fewer ships in the Far East. The most remark than five Chinese firms in Penang have able feature of these change, is that they ¦ informed their creditors that they are in are being made without any corresponding difficulties. A representative of the Pinang Gazelle on October 22nd sorgt increase in our rength elsewhere. The an explanation of this apparently net result of the dispatch of the Fourth abnormal state of affairs and the position Cruiser Squadron to the West Indies and was defined by the manager of one of of the alterations in the Far East will be the principal import houses with exten: the paying off of one armoured cruiser sive dealings with Chingge firms. The into the reserve. A further reduction is failures which have recently occurred, the to be made shortly by paying off the MAPPIN & WEBB,

battleship Russell, of the Fourth Battle Squadron, in spite of the fact that thie force will then comprise only three battle- ships instead of the eight of which it should nominally consisten

representative way informed, were by no means unexpected. As a matter of fact they should have occurred twelve months of two years ago, but they were avoided with the assistance of the chetties. Owing to the present position of the share market, however, and especially the heavy decline in the value of the shares of third-class cruiser to that of battleship.

In 1904 Great Britain had iu commission a total of 106 warships from the grade of

"matter to some of his colleagues at the "the other man. !! quoted $100 and got ffice, and they advised him to go and Mr. Alenberg to sign his name in a book sea Dr. Kow, who was a qualified dentist, juposite that cum. That was why Dr. Mir Alouberg then took his wife to Dr. Laden had responded by a cross-writ for Chadwick Kew. After examination, it the sum of $100 for work done and was seen that the state of her mouth was services rendered, rather scripus, and Dr. Kew called in his brother, Mr. Fred Kew. Then, after he had examined her mouth, they expressed the opinion that the only possible thing | to do would be to remove the roots of the to perform in the manner in which dental women, and 2 children; R.E.. 90 vien, 11 situation; as a matter of fact, he thought should be in the course of the next six tooth which still remained in the mouth, At that time very obvious signs of necrosis surgery is usually performed by other

persons in the same profession; the

running round the jaw, which would cause

and Sub-Conductor. T. Cullen and |_ A.S.C. - First Class S. Sgt.-Major S. "This man,” Mr. Lewis added, referring Warner, S.Q.M.S.W Sainsbury. to defendant, holds himself out as a dentist, and, as a doctor, holds himself out as being a dental surgeon, as being alle-

that

same

tha

1 man:

CHINESE LEGATION CHANGES:

The Peking Daily News announces that a great change will take place with regard to the Legations abroad. Yen Hui-ching, Minister to Berlin, will be transferred to London. We Ching-lien, late President of the old Upper case. and formerly a devoted member of the will succeed bim in Berlin. while Wang-Chon-ting, President of the present Upper House, will be appointed Minister to Washington. Hu-Wei te and Shen-Jui-ling will remain in Paris and. Vienna respectively, Lu Cheng-halang. Into Minister of Foreign Affairs -will. return to St. Petersburg, and Lu Chang- Sen will go to Tokyo.

RUTTONJEE

& SON,

14, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL

LIMITED.

31

SILVER WARE

PRINCES PLATE

(GUARANTEED FOLSKI VRAPS)

CUTTERY

C. rubber companies the chetties themselves The total to day is only 84, a reduction of NEW CONSIGNMENTS

are now pressed for money, and they. in 20 per cent. In 1901 we had in full com IE÷QMS, 11 Anderson. *

turn, are pressing the Chinese merchants mission in home waters 16 bartleships to Educational Staff Arm Schon-Mis- tresses Misses Bancroft and Contra for the repayment of their loans. The Germany's eight. When change now in STERLING

principal whom the representative con For Hongkong.-R.G.A. 235 mez, 21 sulted was by no means distressed at the contemplation have beza completed, which women and 17 children: A,S.C... 13 men, 2 the failures would serve the very useful weeks, we shall have 20 battleships and women and 2 children: A.P.C. 1 man, I purpose of showing with which firms battle cruisers to Germany's 25. woman and 1 child: R.AM.C.: 14 men; business could safely be done. Our cof were found. This effected the bone of the work as they do with the same measure of 1.0.0, 19 meu, 3 women and 9 children; temporary understands that it is expected jaw and also inflamed the soft tissue skill and ability. And I shall submit D.C.L.I.: 170 men & women and 7 children, several other Chinese firmus will call For Tientsin-South Wales Borderer 192 meetings of their creditors in the course the enlargement along with gas, which you, after the evidence which you shallen, 4 women and children; Gloucester of the next few days. In the majority of cases European import houses are was also present. The root was removed hear, that you will come to the conclusion shire Regiment 27 men; 4.0.C. & men chiefly concerned as creditors, although, and carefully placed aside and the cavity.

this.Dr. Laden is grossly women, and 3 children: A.S.C. 11 men,

and 1 suman, II ANC. 4 wen; 4.P.C. 85 was pointed out to our representative, washed out with an antiseptic.

incompetent, and The

and -- grosily - ignorant

under the terms on which business is done between European and Chinese firms the muth was generally washed out, and the of the rudiments of the profession, "

The details for Tientsin proceed North former will be able to recover a consider gas had gone out The next day Mra Mr. Lewis also dwelt upon

able portion of the goods which they have supplied. Alenberg again visited Dr. Kew, and irreparable injury that might have by the Kwacha

been done. Dr. Hech would say that the although there was no gas in the neigh- bourhood of the place from which the lady must have suffered intense pain. Hy tooth had been taken, yet there was acuter. Lewis) would daim $160 generat inflantation and necrosis, The mouth demages and asked for a substantial sür was again washed out and the doctor also for the pain and sleepless nights, and found that the necrosis at that time was general injury to his client's health. very bad, indeed, and his Honour would During the whole time she was being be told that unless such a condition of treated by Dr. Laden pus and poisonous things was carefully and practically ufatter issued from the neighbourhoud of treated and the system built up, it was the inflamed gum and decaying jaw bone likely to spread around the whole of the which had a most pernicious effect on Jaw. When Dr. Kew saw Mrs. Alenberg Mrs. Alenberg's health is his Honour o asked her who her medical practitioner knew, in that Colony dentists need was She told him, and he thereupon not be registered. Men who had no told her to go at once to him and have qualifications whatsoever stood on the hor mouth examined. She went to Dr. same plane. So long as they put a brass Hoch, who would give evidence. The nameplate on the door and called them- lady was subsequently treated by Dr.I selves “dentist," as all the other qualified

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PERTUSSIN

* Is a hamless and efficient remedy against all discases of the respiratory. organs, esporinlly WHOOPING COUGH, CATARRH OF LARYNX, ACUTE AND CHRONIC BRONCHIAL CATARRE, ASTHMA, oc, which ·Bas been recognised unequalled by the highest authorities. Also the AFFECTIONS OF THE LUNGS will be greatly rare by the use of it

TO BE HAD AT-

THE MEDICAL HALL.

HONGKONG.

A RECORD COCAINE SEIZURE AT

ROMBAYhrer

From the

SOLE AGENTS":

Á record hail of 216,00 grains of CHS. J. GAUPP

cocaine was made by the Bombay authorities on October 11th, and the next morning a European heiroom steward of the P. & O, Perett, named Blundell, and a man named A. N. Churchill were sentenced to one year's rigorous impr:- soumont and a fine of une thousand rupees, or, in default, three months further imprisonment. The value of the drug was nine thousand rupees, but it would have realised eighty-one thousand rupees in retail sale in Bonbay.

& CO.,

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

CHATEE BOAD,