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"MEDICAL CONFERENCE.

FIRST FUNCTION TO DAY.

LIST OF OFFICIALS.

The first function, to be held in con- nection with the Joint Conference of the China Medical Missionary Association and the Hongkong and China Branch of the British Medical Association, takes

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY, 20TH, 1925

Radiology.-C. I, M. A. : Dr. J. L.. Harvey, Canton Hospital. B.MA.; Dr.. J. Margowan, Alexandra Buildings, Hongkong.

Obstetrics and Gynecology.-C.M.M.A.: Dr. Arthur Woo, China Buildings, Dr. J. Wright, Canton Hospital. B. M. A.

Hongkong.

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CRIMINAL SESSIONS.

EVORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE)

SEQUEL TO BUS ACCIDENT. MANSLAUGHTER CHARGE.

DRIVER AND INSPECTOR IN THE DOCK.

NOT GUILTY OF ARMS CHARGE.

Chau Chat was charged with being in | posaçsalon, of 150 rounds of ammunition, which were discovered in parcels he was carrying in Des Faux Road Prisoner pleaded."aut guilty," saying that a friend had asked him to take the parcels to Kowloon, and he did not know what they contained. ·

Anthropology.-C.M. M.A.; Prof. D. Black, Peking Union Mod College. As a sequel to a bus accident on the A Pro J.L. Shellstear, Hong-Kowloon City Road on November 30th, kong University,

in which a Chinese passenger was killed, motor us driver and an inspector of the Kai Tak Motor Bus, Co., were he was discharged. charged with manslaughter at the Criminal Sessions yesterday, before Sir Feary Gollan.

place at the City Hall this evening, when

„Physiology.---CLM_M-A,: Dr. P. S. there will be a special Congregation of Evaus. (j). Shantung Christian Uni the University of Hongkong for conferversity B. Pra G. Erle. ring honorary degrees Tea will be Hongkong University. served at 4 pm, and the degree ceremony will take place an hour later...

The delegates to be honoured are four in number, and will receive the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. They are Dr. H. P. Houghton, Principal of the Peking Union Medical College. Dr. Muir, bead of the Calcutta School of Tropical Medi- cine, Dr. P. D. Cousand, of Shanghai. and Dr. E. H. Hume, of Tsinanfu

The actual opening of the Conference will take place to-morrow. The Confer ence officials are as under:-

Public Health.-C.M.M.A.; Dr. F. Olde, Canton Hospatal. B‚M, A.; Dr. St B. Alison. P.C.1.O., Hongkong..

Parasitology.-C.M.MA,: Dr. E. C. Faust. Peking Union Med. College,

A. Dr. E. P. Minett, Government Bact. Hongkong.

PEKING DELEGATES DUE TO-DAY.

"The Crown Solicitor (Mr. H. K. Holmes) prosecuted, and painted but that the evidence would prove that at six o'clock in the morning the bus was running from bridge, and a man was killed and several Kowloon City, when it overturned on a

persons were injured. When the accident Among the passengers expected to

occurred the inspector was with the driver arrive today on the as. President Lin-in the front: because the latter had com- cufis to attend the Joint Medical Confer-plained that there were too much play euce of the British Medical Association the steering wheel. Different stories and the China Mestical Missionary Asso- were told by the prisoners, but the Crown

alleged negligence against both men After the accident, the bus was examined by an expert who found a nechanical fault which might have caused the bus to leave the road.

Presidents-MIMA., Dr. John Kirk. F.H.C.S. (Edin.) Canton: B.M.A., Deiation is a delegation of eight foreign 1. E. Aubrey, M.D., Hongkong. and four Chinese members of the Peking Vice-Presidents.-C.M.M.A., Dr. P. C.Union Medical College of the Rockefeller Yeo, M.D., Changsha; 13. M.A.. Surg Capt. Burniston, RN, C.M.G., Hong- koog..

Secretaries-C.M. M.A.. Dr.". J. L Maxwell, M.D., Shanghai: B.3.A.," Dr. JL. Shellshear, D.8.0., M.B.. CAM.. University of Hongkong.

Treasurera-C.M.M.A.,

Dr. J. L Maxwell, B., A., Dr... J; H. Sanders, M.D., Hongkong.

Official Delegates-Dr. H. S. Hough. ton, China Medical Board, Dr. "3. Stump. International Health Board; Dr. B. K. S. Lim, National Medical Asso ciation of China, Dr. P. E. Sheppard, B.M.A. (New South Wales, Branch), Į Prof. Dr. Taro Matsui, A.M.. ALD, Manchurian Melient College(Makdan), Dr. J. S. Wan, Hongkong Chinese Alesioni Association, Dr. Tan Zong Fang. National University of Peking, Dr. Lim Boon Keng, University of Amoy, and Miss C. E. Simpson and Mrs. P. J. Todd, Nurses Association of China.

RECEPTION COMMITTEE.

Foundation.

The following is the list of delegates: Dr. H. S. Houghton, the Director.

Mr. J. Smith, of the Kowloon-Canton

The Jury found prisoner not guilty, and

THEFT OF THREE BORNS.

Leung Yuba was charged with being concerned in the robbery by two or more, of a rhinoceros horn and two deer horas from a foki on December 18th. He was further charged with using violence.

Mr. Hazlerigg said he understood these horns were used for medicinal purposes, and they were valued at about $143. The horns were stolen from a foki named Lui Khan, who was employed by the Fak San Tong medicine shop, No. 41, Bon- ham Strand West. Prisoner, it sermied, Į had heen acquainted with the foft for some tire, but prisoner denied this. Three, witnesses, however, would say he was acquainted with the foki, and that On the day in question prisoner called ou two occasions he was seen at the shop.

Dr. A. 3. Dunlap, Professor of Cto-Railway, giving evidence, said when fretwice at the shop and asked for the foki.

Dr.

J.

Ophthalogy.

lary Howard Professor of made an examination of the bus he found He said ae was desirous of buying the no mechanical fault. He made an exhorns, and eventually a price was fixed antination of the front axle to find out After their bargaining, it was alleged whether it was possible that the auts had that prisoner stayed at the step and had having occurred. There would have been Ais evening meal there. The foki return-

Dr. E. C. Faust, Associate Professor of

Parasitology. Dr. B. E. Read. Associate Professor of

Pharmacology.

Dr. P. C. Hodges, Associate Professar

of Roentgenology.

fouled, but he could find no trace of that

Dr. J. P. Webster, Associate in Sur-marks to show had "fouling taken place.ed to the shop during the meal and it

gery

Dr. C. F. Lim. Associate in Bacterio-

logy. Dr. Ruth A. Gag, Associate in Medi-

cine.

» Dr. C. F'. La, Assistant in Medicine.

Dr.. Y. K. Wang, Assistant in Fatho- .logy.

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Dr. Robert S. K. Lim. Visiting Pro-

fessor of Physiology.

Dr. Robert Lim is bearer of congratu- The reception committee is composed the Chief Executive Tuan Chi Jui and

latory messages to the Conference from of the members of the Court of the Unifrom the Ministry of Foreign Affairs at

Peking. versity of Hongkong together with the hosts of the visitors, who names are

appended below

The tyre and brake were saturated with grease; making the hand-brake ineffec- tive. The brakes were not on, but it was probable that they had been on and the jar when the car fell over took them of: The steering gear was slack, but there was a general slackness about steer ing gears as kept by local Chinese drivers. Most gears were so slack that the wheel

order to keep the bus straight, had to be kept moving continually in

was decided that he should take the goods and accompany prisoner to the latter's. home, where prisoner would pay for the horns and the foki would hand them over

to him.

About eight o'clock they left the shop and went to No. 586, Queen's Road West, where prisoner said he lived. When they reached the landing prisoner stopped the feki and said he had something to say + to him. Suddenly someone threw pepper into the foki's eyes and the articles in his

some one turning down the stairs and be hands were snatched from him. He heard

rushed into the street.

A Chinese woman passenger" said she medical graduates of the Hongkong Uni- a short while later she saw No. 2 prisor Dr. E. Liu, who is one of the first got into the bus at Sung Wan Hill, and versity, is also coming as the official representasive of the Central Epidemic er, the inspector, push the driver aside Prevention Bureau, established by the and take the wheel. There was a short

Here te saw pri- soner running away. He blew a pelice

The Court.-H.E. the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, Dr. J. B. Addison, Mr. Ministry of the Interior at Peking with period when there was no one at the whistle he had, and gave chase and even-1 A. M, Barlow, Mr. B. D. F. Beit, Birds from the Customs surplus for the wheel Almost immediately after No. atually caught the man. Police responded"

Paul Chater, Hon. Mr. F. T. Creasy, Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son. Mr. Chiu Siu Ki, Prof. K. H. Digby, Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Prof. L. Forster, Mr. Fung Ping Shan, Dr. B, M. Gibson, Hon. Mr. P. . Holyoak, Prof. J. W. Hinton, Mr. Ho Fook, Sir Robert Ho Tung, Hoo.. Mr. J. H. Kemp, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kote- wall, Hon. Mr. Mcl. Messer, Mr. Mok Kong Sen, Mr. G. N. Ornig, Sir H Pollock, Dr. T. W. Pearce, Sir Claud Severn, Prof. Middleton Smith, Mr. M. P, Talati, Dr. Tse Sin Wan, Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. Yu Tong Sea and Mr. Ho Kwong,

Also, Mr. N. J. Austin, Mr. E. F.

preparation of vaccines and seruris. A beautiful show case containing specimens of their biological products, brought for presentation to the University, will be exhibited during the Conference.

took the wheel the bus went over the edge.

Another passenger said he saw No. take the wheel, and from then to the time the bus weat over the edge there was

KOWLOON MOTOR, COLLISION."only time enough to light a cigarette."

EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICERS

Inspector J. Ogg said that he visited the scent, and saw the wheel marka where the bus bad swerved from the right hand side of the road to the left. The

to the call and prisoner was arrested, and the parcel containing the horns was found in the street. When charged at No. 7 2 man Police Station, prisoner accused named Chan Tong, but Chan Tong proved that he was not in the vicinity at the time the robbery took place, and 'pri- soder in another statement and that Chan Tong was not the rabber.

Evidence was given by the accountant

- INJURED.

Sub-Inspector A. Hutchins, charge of the Sham Shui Po Police Station, is first prisoner, in a statement made to the of the shup, the master of the shop, and

Aucott, Mr. M. E. F. Airey, Mr. W. H. at present a patient at the Government police when 'charged, said he was just the foki who was robbed of the horas, and

Civil Hospital as the result of a motor going back to the depot. The second said accident in Kowloon on Saturday morn- that the first told him the steering gear ing. *****

was loose, and he tried it to see whether it was alright.

He was riding in the sidecar of motor-cycle driven by Sub-Inspector Bloor of the Kowloon City Station, when, close to the Dairy Farm's premises in Nathan Road, the machine collided with a F.W.D. motor-truck, which swerved suddently in the roadway in front.

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Mr. N. I. Brewer, who defended, called the first prisoner, who said that the second prisoner had the power to send his bus back to the depot. He told the inspector on this day that something was, wrong with the gears, and the inspector took charge of the wheel, pashing him out

Police evidence by a sergeant and a Chinese constable.

The Jury found prisoner guilty, and be was sentenced to five years' imprisonment with bard labour.

THREATENING LETTERS.“

HEAT-ROASTER BENT TO PRISON.

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Lei Shing, described as a meat roaster, was charged with the delivery of threatening letter.

Ball, Mr. A. Brearley, Mr. N. S. Brown, Mr. L. Baines, Mr. A. R. Cavalier, Mr. F. McD Courtney, Jr. A. Cameron, Mr. D. H. Cameron, Mr. E. Cock, Mrs. L. Cooper, Mr. L. Dunbar, Mr. W Darch, Miss Elliott, Dr. J. Fenton, Mr. A. H. Fenwick, Mr. A. S. Hett, Rev. W. II. Hewitt, Mr. A. W. Hughes, Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Mr. E. B. C. Hornell, Mr. H. T. Jackman, Mr. P. Lauder, Mr. Granville Murray, Rev. H Copley Moyle, Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie, Dr. 1 E. Mitchell, Mra Mackenzie, Prof. F. A. Bedinond, Mr. J. Shaw, Rey. A. The force of the impact was sufficiently Stewart, Bey. C. D. Shann, Miss Middle- tou Smith, Mr. F. H. Tyson, Mr. S. G. great to throw both laspectors into the of the way. He gave up the wheel re- Williamson, Mr. W. E. R. Wade and road, and their injuries were immediate luctantly. When the inspector took the Mr. G. M. Young.

ly treated at the Kowloon Government wheel the bus swerved and went over the The President and member of the British Medical Association, the Pre- Dispensary close at hand. Inspector edge... sident and members of the Hongkong Bloor was not so badly hurt as his com- Cross-examined, he denied that he Chinese Medical Association, Consul pasion, who received injuries to his arm General for U.S.A.: (Mr. J. Carleton) and leg which necessitated his removal willingly gave the wheel to the inspector. standing, while a foki was on the other Conal-General for Japan (Mr. 6. Taka-

He was never instructed by the Com- hashi). President and Secretary. Heng Hospital yesterday & Daily Press repre- over the wheel.

On enquiry at the Government Civil pany that inspectors were never to take kong Club, President and Secretary sentative was informed that Inspector Royal Hongkong Golf Club, President, Hutchins was progressing satisfactorily. Penk Club, President and members, Helena May Institute, and the Chairman tion, is at present in charge of Shum

Inspector Lanigan, of the Central Stathe ease until this morning. and members, Hongkong University Shui Po.. Union.

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to hospital.

STREET STABBING MYSTERY.

'ASSAILANTS. *

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Mr. Hazelerigg said that on November goth, prisoner entered the Wing Cheung shop in Des Voeux Road Central. There was a counter on one side of the shop, and Dear this" the master of the shop was

side of the shop. Prisoner put a letter on the counter and left the shop without saying a word. The letter was picked up by the master of the shop, This was

At this stage his Lordship adjourned one of several letters demanding money

[FORE THE PUISNE JUDGE.]

ARMS CHARGE

and threatening the master of the shop unless he paid over the sum of money required.

At this stage prisoner stopped the pro-

"Don't go on, ecedings.

he said, "I have pleaded guilty. Convict me now. Have mercy on me.

His Lordship ordered the case to pro- ceed.

Mr. Hazelerigg said that the master of the shop had received several letters asking for an appointment and if he fail ed to make an appointment the writer of the letter "had decided to deal with him with guns and put him to death. The letters were all aimilarly worded,

SECTIONAL CHAIRMEN...

The Sectional Meetings of the Coufer-

When Chan Sik Tim was charged, ence have been placed under the control CHINESE KILLED BY UNKNOWN before Mr. Justice Gompertz, with of a joint -chairmanship, each chairman

the possession of arms, Mr. F. C. Jenkin who appeared for the prisoner, said that acting as secretary for the section on be PURSE WITH 3150 UNTOUCHED the latter was a well-known merchant in half of the Association he represents, as under:

Mystery surrands the murder by Kongmoon and was well-known in Hoog "General Medicine.C.M.M.A. Dr. W. stabbing in Kwong Yuen Street East kong. He was a partner in several pea W: Cadbury, Canton Christian Colicon late on Sunday night of a 32-year-old | nut oil manufacturing firmis, and also being requests for appointments in vari- B.M.A.: Prof. John Anderson, Hongkong goods dealers. He was found lying in a he was commander of half the Merchant threats.

Chinese, employed by a frm of plecs

a piece goods Br. In addition to this ous places, and were accompanied by University,

pool of blood and taken to the Govern-1 Pharmacology-CMMA: Prof. B. meat Civil Hospital,, where he died at

Volunteers at Kongmoon. There could IS. Keed, Peking Union Med. Clge. about noon yesterday,

be no suggestion that Mr. Chan Sik Tim BM.A Dr, C. W. McKenny, Govern- Before the end come, the mane wse He wished to apply to his Lordship for had the revolver for a felonious purpose, ment Civil Hospital, "Hongkong.

able to give police officers a short account General Surgery-C.MM.A.;_Dr. U. of the murderous attack on him.

an adjournment until the February Ses- sions and also for bail, Thomson, Canton Hospital. B.M.A.: assailants were apparently two in num- Prof. KH Digby, Hongkong Univer-ber, for the dying man stated that one zityvon W

individual struck him in the chest with Ophthalmology. M.M.A.: De knife, while another dealt him a blow Howard, Peking Union Med. Clge, neither of the men by sight,

in the back. He déclared that he knew B.M.A, Dr. J. Morrison, Union BuildThat robbery was not the motive for the ings, Hongkong.

crime is evident from the fact that a aum

His

Solicitory mentioned that the Secretary Mr. T. M.; Hazlerigg Assistant Crown for Chinese Affairs thought that bail of

6,000 was suitable.

His Lordship adjourned the case until February, and granted bail in $2,500, +

YOUR- MEN BENTESOED,›,

to ten years imprisonment with hard His Lordship told prisoner he was liable

to five years. labour. He would, however, sentence him.

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TES. POLICE INSPECTOR ATTACKED, Divisional Inspector Aris, is receiving, treatment, after being bitten by a doc Eur. Nose and Throst,O.M.M.A of 8150, which the docensed was carrying. Four men were charged, with possessing Kennedy Town. A Chinese boy, who was which was later captured. and taken, to Dr. Thacker Neville, Changsha. B.M.A. in a purse, was untouched by the as arms, and. pleaded guilty, and his Lord similarly bitten at Saip. Street, was: ad- Dr. & S. Straham, Alexandra Buildings, milants,

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