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CORRESPONDENCE. THE MATERNITY HOSPITAL

[TO THE EDITOR OF “THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS!*)

SIR-Many days have elapsed since There is one Unlocker"! wrote:

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MOTOR BANDITS IN, COURT. CONTINUATION OF ÉVIDENCE. GRAPHIC STORY OF RAID The Magistracy was again uncom fortably crowded yesterday, when the hecring was continged in. Mr. JSE Wood's Court, of the one in which IP

They

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1918

ADVENTURES,

the car round 24 MP, STABB'S the way at the Praya be

GOOD SHOOTING UP THE YANGTZE. After the car was turned in the direction of the Prara, the man remained in the The Hon. Mr. N. J. Stabb, "O.B.E., returned to Hongkong, yesterday, after a ons which, he ordered to stop. waited at the place for about a quarter shooting trip in the North, and, conse- of an hour. Witness then asked the manquently, a reporter of the Daily Press, why his friends were not coming and he who saw him yesterday afternoon, in an replied "They are amoking opium endeavour to obtain particulare of a some- what exciting aight, found him very busy,

point on which I should like to toliaro Sui Ping, Ng Wai and Chemn Sing are few minutes later he beard sounds of adventura?" said Mr. Stabb, "I had I have been misinformed, and that is that I charged with (1) armed robbery in No. firing and then noticed people running none: I wish I had; I should be only too

the labour-bed in the theatre of the

hoped for

"contradiction from the

murder; (8) with shooting as P.ac. 48, King Yan. with intent to murder: with shooting at L.B.A 11 A. Clark with intent to murder; (3) with wounding P.o., 49, Li King You.

glad to tell you about it.”

"But I understood that Mr. Moxon

and you nearly got drowned!" queried

"Far from it," replied Mr. Stabb with a smile. It was only a shooting trip we went on, and we spent a night on shore

Dos Vieux Road on November 18th, and in the direction of his cht. When wit Maternity Bungalow is of wood" Doubt-tealing, $5,700; (2) with killing P., 800,

Lang Pui; (3) with killing Lan Cho: (4) several men armed with res less, those interested in the above subject with killing Wo Cheuk: (3) with shootingvolvers coming in his direction, he got G.C. H. As no reply has been given, we at P.e. Bet Kheir Deon, with intent, to up from his seat" and was about to open the reporter. can "only assume that the statement is correct. Wooden furniture is not tolerat ed in an operating theatre of today Why then should Lying-in women, whose lives are particularly valuable, be treated with less consideration? After all, what is midwifery but surgery, sad sometimes difficult surgery. It would be interesting to know what accommodation there is for cases of puerperal septicaemia and other septic conditions that may arise during Are they isolated, or the puerperium. are they nursed in the Bungalow with the others 1:

That must have been exciting1" "That was nothing at all. One expecta that sort of thing on a boasing trip. We had a very good time. I wish. I could tell you something about it, but there's really nothing to say,"

the door and run away, when the man who was sealed in the car seized him by the collar and pulled him back. Witness foll on to his seat and the armed men jumped into the car and ordered witness Mr. Leo Longinotto, Assistant Orown to start. He did not see anybody chas ing the mon. They told him to drive Solicitor, prosecuted.

The robbers The evidence given on the previous towards Kennedy Town. day, includat a brief summary of the pointed their revolvers at him and wit

Were you arer in danger at all.” incident, the identification of the dearness was forced to drite to Kennedy No, there was no danger at all. It

was an exciting night, that's all bodies, description of the woords and Town. When the car got on to the Frayn

Our reporter was, however, able to glean the appearance of the robbers at the one of the robbers, who did not hare

same particulars of what appears to have time to get in when the car first started, been a very uncomfortable night. Mr. ordered witness to stop. Witness did Blabb and Mr. Maxon were in the Wahu

districts, on and the Tatung money-changer's shop:

An assistant at a pawnshop, No. 9, Des so and the man entered the car. He did Yangtze, on Sunday, November 23rd. Your Road, stated that on November not know the number of persons who They were shooting in the negaoourhood on that day, when the weather, which had 26th. At about 1.30 p.m., he was sitting were in the car; probably four or five, of the uken Lake shortly after & p.m. behind the counter at his shop when he One passenger sat in front with witnessbeen fine up to then, began to une

The tner, of heard a report of firearms. Another and the car could hold four passengers threatening aspect

ing, but the sportsmen found themselves in a particularly unpleasant position, man, named Wong Nam, was in the shop, behind. Witness was afraid to look becourse, did not interfere with the shoot also Lau Cho, a Joki, who was standing hind thinking he would be shot. The men

He heard Lag Cho near the cupboard. utter & groin and then say, "I have been ordered him to drive the car at full speed, when seeing that the storm was increasing wounded and suddenly collapse. Wit Shots were fired before the car started and did not know what happened after the side street, where the other man was that. He took Lau Cho to the Tung Wah Hospital a few minutes later and the injured man wie admitted. The man

THE DEATH OF LAC CHO.

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Ines3 ran into the room and hid himself and after it was stopped at the end of the “*, they made their way, wet to the

picked up. The car then proceeded to the No. A Searchlight in Collinson Street where witness was ordered to stop. The car was stopped near the Prays

It should not be necessary, neither is it seemly, for the laity "to draw attention to delinquences in the medical world. Yet Many what is to be done in this case! a time and oft have the general public in Hongkong cried out for a waternity hos pital that shall be better in every respect Yet nothing than the one now. in use. is done. Why? Because the authorities realise that the clamour does not come from the right quartor, viz, the doctors themselves. The remedy lies with them. They are content with the existing state of affairs, so all would seem to bo wall died while witness was giving particulara The men then jumped out of the car. Would any of them like their wives to be nursed in the Bungalow, especially in the summer? If the P.C.M.O. were a interest married man, perhaps more would be shown in this all-important question. One does not like to think him incapable of producing reforms, so we will say he enjoys the Buddhistic inertia It is certain that of contemplation Dothing has been done for many years to bring the maternity department in line with similar institutions in other parta of the world.

about him to the docter. Witness visited the Victoris Mortuary on the following day with Sergeant Field and saw the doctor there. He identified the deceased's Sergeant Fiekt stated that he visited the Victoria Mortuary with last witness who identified the body of Lau Cho.

body.

THE STOLEN MONEY.

The accountant of the money-changer's abop, continuing bis evidence, stated that the approximate amount the rob. bers took away was $3,100 in Hongkong bank notes: $2,000 in Indo-China notes, $100 or $200 in Singapore bank notes and several teri-cent pieces.

A pork-butcher stated that he docupied one portion of Ne 10, Dus Vieux Road Weet. On November that about p.m. be. was behind the counter of his shop when some men entered and ordered him to be quiet. One man drew out a ro volver from underneath his jacket. E saw about three or four men. They sur men did not molest either witness or his takis, after a few minutes the men did not pay any attention to witnesa who

The men then got out of the car and went towards Kennedy Town. Witness then drove his car to No. 7 Police Station and made a report there. He took the Inspector and a number of Chinese detes shop from there back to the Police tives in his car to the money-changer's Station. The party, next proceeded to Collinson Street. He could slightly re- cognise the man who engaged the car not the other men. That man was not in the dock. He saw the prisoners when they were arrested but he could not identify them. The Police found in the car a rattan handbag, a cap, and also a bazterebief.

to the shore of the lake and found their houseboat had disappeared. The prospect of looking for shelter. in the very stormy wind that was blowing at the time was not inviting, but Messrs. Stabb and Moxon were forced to scour the vicinity in search of even the most primitive type of shelter. It was bitterly trip. would have had serious cold and the consequences if they had not lighted upon a Chinese bouseboat moored in a crock close by. Mr. Stabb speaks highly of thế everything in his power to make them hospitality of the labdah of that bear, who comfortable.

did

If the Barker Boad "Hospital (which, I am given to understand, was a gift from the people) were intended to be used for maternity patients, then the funds have been misappropriated. Even its theatre is such that major operations cannot be performed in it. What can the rounded him and witness took cover. The holes were made by a bullet piercing the time

The night they passed in the houachent. surrounded by 30 odd Chinese, will song remain in the memory of the two- Hong- They had shot some kong sportsmen. pheasant, and Mr. Moxon superintended its cooking. It was not exactly a tasty meal, but both Mr. Stabb and Mr. Moron were too hungry and tired to be vary particular. They passed the night on the Inodsh's bed, with a lot of straw over Mr. Longinotto An extraordinary them in an ineffectual attempt to keep same calibre as those found the role do get to their own motor-Boat, the

of thing has happened. A cartridge of the Ary the cold Next morning they wern

which

picaded that he had yous. the bera has dropped from the cap. No on serps the river for shelter, otherwis

wamped

Stabb knew it was there before. It evidently beat would have been

On the

both whole, was stuck in the lining of the cap.

nothing Continuing witness stated that the and Mr. Moxon have

recollections pol hood of the car contained four holes. the pleasantest of The hood was closed and evidently the the trip. They spent most of their in the district round Waha, folds.

Tungling and Tatang, and are of opinion that if one is slightly familiar with the lie of the land, it would be possible to get some exceptionally good sport. Good beaters and dogs are necessary owing to the thickness of the scrub.

'Colony's clever and up-to-date surgeons think of all this-Yours, etc

TEMPUS FUGIT, CARPE DIEM. Hongkong, December 12th., 1919.

into the matter.

of

whistle.

DYING DEPOSITIONS.

The dying deposition of Constable 805 was to the effect that he visited the tea. room at No. 22, Catchick Street to search for robbers. He saw three men seated at a table. The men run downstairs. He followed and half way down the stairs

but

WOMAN IN THE CASE- HAT-CATCHERS VERSUS STREET- COOLIES.

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escaped by the back door. He called The dying deposition of Wu Cheuk was out "Thicvca" and blew a police to the effect that he was sitting on the An Indian police constable, side of the road bear the tea house when Mr. Holyoak annemoed a year ago that B.5, appeared on the scene, from the be was shot in the chest. He did not unless the Barker Road Hospital were re direction of Wing Lok Wharf. Witness know who shot him. stored to its original use he would move the concealed himself behind a ricksha and appointment of a Commission to inquire beard several shots being fired. He did Since then an adjacent not see the robbers. He did not know from praporty has been purchased by the Govora. what direction the shots were being ment for the purpose, it was understood, of fired. The Indian constable was firing

At the Magistracy, yesterday, the bear. making the necessary structural alterations at No. 40, Des Voeux Eced from the for maternity ward. Instead of making middle of the road. Witness got out of seize one of the men. Another man thering was continued in the ease in which any progress in this-direction, however, the concealment and saw one of the robbers turned round and shot him twice. He four Chinese stand charged with being property had been used for housing one

-identified the three men as sitting at the in unlawful possession of offensive wen the Government servants, who, it is said,xebanging. fire with the Indian

stable. Ha saw the other robbers run table. If the first prisoner was arrestedDefe

Defendsats stated that they were in- is shortly to be moved out in order to make

As the house formerly ning in the direction of the Praya The by the chief Chinese detective, then he

nocent. was not this man who shot "bim, way for another.

The magistrate; What were you doing accommodated two families the Government Indian constable was chasing one of the

Mr. Longinotto, said that the Erat pri- with the bamboos! have not, by their action, done anything robbers, who was continually firing at towards solving either the Housing or the him. The constable returned the fire. He soner was arrested by the chief Chinese saw several men running together and detective. Not a single chamber of his Hospital question.-ED., ID.P.)

knew they were robbers. The man, who revolver had been discharged. Probably remained to shoot. at the Indian con ho did not get the chance. stable, also ran in the same direction as The second and the third prisoners the other robbers. He noticed that the statel that the deceased constable had robber who was firing at the constable. said that the man who shot him had carried a rattan bag similar to the one combed his hair in the American style produced. Witness followed the robbers and was wearing a blue cotton jacket. for some distance and then saw a man getting into a motor-car quickly and the car started. There were five or siz people in the car. He could not say who

THE LOCAL SHIPPING DISPUTE.. PROSPECT OF ARBITRATION.

A meeting of the members of the China Coast Officers' Guild and of the Marine

DR. Y. K. TO'S EVIDENCE. Dr. Y. K. To, House Surgeon, Govern

Defendants replied that they used them for carrying loada

Inspector Macdonald said that the whole trouble arose over a woman. Some men went to her fat in Belcher Street and demanded 350 from her, forcing her to become a member of a street coolies

lab. An ex-rat-catcher, who was in an adjoining cubicle, bearing threats being went out and tried to act as peace maker, telling the woman to pay the men One of the men became incensed at

Engineers Guild of Chias was beld, yet the man was, dr.if he carried anything mant Civil Hospital, stated that oerference and a aght was arranged

terday, in the rooms of the former Guild for the purpose of discussing-in view of the fact that certain Chinese owners have offered to refer the dispute to arbitration --whether the proposed comation of work should be postponed in order to afford the ship-owners an opportunity of offering some definite counter-proposals.

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It was fecided unanimously, after some discussion to write to the Shipowners Protection "Association making them. an offer to smit the matter in dispute to arbitrat, the arbitrators to be selected by both rties. The Association will be given un. Tuesday morning to return a definite reply,"

It was also decided, unanimously," that if the Association do not accept the offer, the previous resolution calling a strike from midday on December 17th he strictly adhered to. Every member present e pressed strongly his feeling that they must carry out their first intention if the Association does not agree to the Guild offer by Tucaday!

When the car started firing continued He noticed an Indian constable running ufter the car. ・・

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the Rat-catchers' Club and the Breet-coolies Club. The Police heard about it, and sent a porte of detectives to figh Street where the four men. arrested

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Mr. Wood sentenced the first two delen- plants to one month's hard labour each add fined the third and fourth, $25 each

November 20th, about $.p.m., Wu Cheuk was brought to hospital, with a bullet wound on the upper part of the breast bone. He was conscious, and showed HIRING OF THE MOTOR-CAR.

marked symptoms of the lungs being in The chauffeur of the motor car which fected. Owing to the position of the was hired by the robbers, stated that the injury it was impossible to perform so car belonged to the Star Garage. On operation. From the start, witness con sidered the case hopeless. He was treated November 28th, at about 1.15 p.m., he mortically and remained in hospital till they fired in his direction. Witness took was sitting in a shop next door to the December 2nd, when he diest Witness cover behind a pillar and returned the Garage, when a clerk ordered him to beld's post mortem examinatiou the same fire with a revolver he was carrying. take out a car for hire. The number of afternoon in the presence of Bergeant Two other men then made their appear the cak was 51. As he left the Garage Field and the mother of the deceased.ance and joined the two standing of the with the car he was given a time card. Fe found that deceased's right lang was door: All four commented to fre at by the clerk. When he took the car out lacerated. The cause of death was in withcas who returned it. The robbers Sulfated tien ran in the direction of Sutherland of the Garage & man got into it.

ternal haemorrhage. identified in witness, presence Witness catering a motor-car. The men were in The body of the Chinese constable was Street, followed by witness, who saw them extracted a bullet from the body of the full view of him all the time. He was quite sure that the four men who got third prisoner on November 29th,

Evidence of identification of the two into the motor car wore the people who dead bodies was next given

fired at him. Witness continued firing and saw the motor car start. One of the robbers fell from the motor-car, which was stopped immediately. The man was picked up by the other three and taken back into the car. The car started again and witnom followed it, firing all the time. When witness found he was unable to keep up with the car he went to a shop in. Salt Fish Land and telephoned to the Police The number at the car was 201 He was unable to identify any of the men hebb

The hearing was adjourned till this morning.

Wood Does he identify the man? Mr. Longinotto: The man is not here

HOW THE ROBBERS ESCAPED. Continuing, witness stated that the man asked him to proceed to Kennedy Town, but as soon as they reached the

THE FIGHT WITH THE ROBBERS. Kennedy whart the man anked him to

Indian constable, B.82, Khear Deen, turn, into a side street. All that while there was only one man in the car. Wit stated that on the day of the incident he news did not remember the name of the was on traffic duty at the junction of side street into which he turned the car. Wing Lok Street and Des Voux Road The man, who, was in the car, then West He heard Police whistles blow ordered him to stop the car bear a side ing in the direction of Queen's Street The pas and Der Yeux Road and ran towards senger got out of the car and went up the scene. When he reached the money the staircase. He returned about a

changer's shop he beard the sound of meeting of the members of the minute later and told witnessff He's ring. He saw two men staring at the door and as soon as they noticed fitness (Continuch as foot of next column.)

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"coming," meaning that another man would be coming down soon. The man then entered the car once more aird

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