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The Open team race is the race. 1, and a great many others, are waiting to set. V.R.C. and Recreio ate in, and the Kowloon Swim- Chinese have ning Club and alao entered. To find the winner, I will first climinate the V.R.C., as withoutTimmy" Johnstone their side is much weakened, and added to this the split in their ranks reduces their swimmers to a very good 1.mited number. Still, it is a thing for the others, and I don't think a break in the monopoly will prove very disappointing to the swimming public. Recreio, if we are to believe the stop-watches, was second last time. They will have to find a sixth swimmer, and this will be no easy matter. Even if they do, they will not have any runaway victory. Kowloon is a I fancy their good side, and chances. They have a good deal of young blood and ought to do well. The Chinese can raise a formidable team, as they have several Clubs, each with hundreds of-members, to draw from. One of their best swinners told me they will necount for the race, and though I have no use for boasters, I am inclined to agree with him. So much for the civilians' ruce. In the Service event, I except the K.O.S.B. will. Eave an easy time, but I confess have no knowledge of the swimming powers of the R.G.A, or the men from the Sandwich.

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There will be a high-diving com- petition, but there will be no dancy

diving. Competitors will have to perform three plain dives from the platform, which is about fifteen feet high.

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The Chinese v. Services water polo match looked at one time as if it would be a walk-over for the Chinese, but after seeing

the

23, 1929.

"BETTY'S" REVENGE. SPINAL ANESTHESIA.

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST

DESERTERS TRIP. - TO MANILA.

MRS. BUNDY BEATEN.

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(REUTER'S AMERICAN SERVICE]

NEW YORK, August 91. In the Women's Singles at Forest Hills, Miss Betty Nuthal: took her revenge for her Wimbledon defeat by Mrs, Bundy (May Sutton).

She beat the American player in straight sets.

Private Thomas Smith Private Edward O'Donnell, of the and Battalion King's Own Scot- tish Boiderers, wers not acquitted on charges of desertion and losing regimental equipment, by a Dis-were:- trict Court Martial held in Murray Barracks yesterday.

They were discovered on board the 2.1. Bellingham on the morning of July 19, and were handed over

ever to the American "authorities when the ressel reached Manila. They were returned to Hong Kong by the Empress of France, and charged accordingly.

Smith pleaded guilty to both charges, but was defended' by Lieut. the Honourable The Master of Napier, and K.O.S.B., who entered a written plea. on his be halt

Leniency Urged.

The principal third round results

Miss Wills (U.S.A.) beat Miss A. Francis (U.S.A.), 6-0, 6-0.

Mrs. Michell (Britain) beat Miss M. Gladman (U.S.A.), 4-6, 6-0, 6-1.

Miss Betty Nuthall (Britain) beat Mrs, Bundy (U.S.A.) 7-5, 61.

Miss Jacobs (U.S.A.) beat. Mr. Covell (Britain), 10-8, 6-4.

A NEW METHOD OF

OPERATING.

PATIENTS KEPT QUITE CONSCIOUS.

.

Honolulu, T.H., August 15.- How modern surgery permits a patient to lie on an operating table, conscious and enjoying a radio concert, while surgeons are performing a major operation, was described to-day by Dr. George Norman Pease, Portland, Ore, in speaking at the Pan-Pacific Sur- gical conference called under the auspices of the Pan-Pacific Union.

Spinal anesthesia, a relatively modern practice in surgery, Jur nishes the means that makes these operating-room radio programmes possible.

Spinal anesthesia has a very Mrs.definite place in surgery-in a large

Miss M. Greef (U.S.A.) beat Miss S. Palfrey (U.8.), 6-3, 6-9.

Mrs. Watson (Britain) beat Earper (U.S.A.), 119, 63.

- THE LABELS WERE

GENUINE--

BUT THE BRANDY WASN'T I

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Another case of a hawker at tempting to sell coloured water and diluted spirite in Hennesy brandy bottles, alleging the mixture to be the genuine spirit, was heard by Mr. T. S. Whyte-Smith at Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when a Chi Deze was charged with attempted

Lieut. Napier urged the Court to deal leniently with the accused. Accused fully realised the serious ness of the charge against him, and it was without hesitation that he, the defending officer, urged him to plead guilty. The accused had been in the Colony for nearly three fraud. years on military service, during which time he had not left Hong-tempted to sell two bottles of the Kong, either on pleasure or

mirture to Chinese woman at Shamshuipo for 83. duty.

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Human nature being what it was, the impulse to go away overtook the accused, and be obeyed it. The defending oficer intimated that he' thought maximum sentence of 112 days detention would amply meet the case.

Lieut. J. Scott-Elliot, Prosecu-" tor, then read out the accused's military record. He had been drunk twice since enlistment, out of bounds twice in the last 12 months, and three times since enlistment. He had been guilty of irregular conduct twice during the last 19 months, and 17 times since enlist- age and had served for four years and 103 days with the Army.

It was stated that accused at-

Defendant denied this and said that he believed the spirit to be genuine. The woman had offered him $2 for the two bottles.

number of cases it is the only anesthesia that makes an operation possible and safe," Dr. Pease, said.. He based his assertions on 13 years of practical experience with spinal anesthesia.

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· An Important Discovery. „ The Portland surgeon described the method of administering spinal anesthetics, which differs from the and general practice of local anesthesia familiar to most laymen. Anesthetics are introduced in the spine which leave the patient con- scious throughout the operation, al- though atterly without sensation in his 'abdomen and lower limbs

"In cases such as stomach resec tions and operations on any serious-

ly shocked patients, where general anesthesia would be too prolonged to be considered safe, or where the Beld of operation would be, rather extensive and the discomfort of the patient too great for local anes

spinal anesthesia has its

Dr. Pense declared. "Spinal anesthesia as we have- now learned to use it is reasonably safe,"

Mr. H. A. Taylor, Government Monopoly Analyst, said that the bottles contained small amount

Dr. Pease declared that during of alcohol, the liquid was not sweetened and might be palatable his experience with more than 200 He could not say if patients in spinal anesthesia cases to Chinese. the liquid in the bottles would there were only two fatalities. The harmful effect surgeon said one of the advantages actually have a although it would probably give of spinal anesthesia was that. it. shock to anybody who expected is gave perfect relaxation, which is not obtained from other anesthetics. to be genuine.

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Danger of Anaesthesia.

sterling performance put up by the ment. Accused, was 24 years of conviction for larceny registered We have installed a radio with

Borderers against the V.R.C.A," I am inclined to take the view that

even

the soldiers will not be disgraced The if they are beaten. Chinese team, however is capable of great doings and might confound my prophesy

con.

GEORGE BALLANTINE Regarding the points in

nection with the match between the & SON, LTD.

Chinese "B" and Kowloon "A" I understand that the Council will GLASGOW AND LONDON

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decide whether to Kowloon will have DISTILLED IN SCOTLAND | not

for Bot turn- penalised

Or

If you want a really first class ing-up. This is a queer position. Scotch Whisky at a reasonable price Té a layman, not versed with the

have no you can

better than intricacies of the working mind of Councillors, the point which the Ballantine's Liqueur Whisky. exocilent.

Council is being asked to decide is supertuous. There can be no two opinions on the question. Either

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Plea of Not Guilty. Private Edward O'Donnell, whose case was next heard, plead ed aot guilty to both charges, He was defended by Lieut. J. D. Welch, an officer with an unusual- iy good knowledge of military low. After formal evidence of absence from barracks had been taken, Private O'Donnell gave evidence on his own behalf.

On the night of July 18, he said, he met Private Smith in an ice cream parlour in Hong Kong. Stnith told him that he knew some men in the crew of the s.a. Bel- lingham, one of whom came from the same town in Ireland as O'Donnell, Smith persuaded him to go to the Bellingham to visit these men, but first they went back to Wellington Barracks to change into civilian clothes.

Accused, who bad a previous against him, was sentenced to three months bard labour, the Magisa headset for the patient," Dr. trate remarking that it was a seri- Pease "said. in describing his ous offence because people might practice. "The radio tends bey "the rubbish as brandy for keep the patient's mind off the operation and gives him something medicinal purposes..

pleasant to listen to. It also closes his ears outside sounds.

THE MOON ROCKET THAT FAILED.

MAKES ONLY A FEW

THOUSAND, VEET..

to

The radio, to my mind, is n inctor of great importance, especi ally with women patients. They are apt to get in in extremely nervous state if allowed to lie there and imagine what is happening to thema.

Dr. Pease said one of what was of fermerly considered dangers spinal anesthesia, a falling in blood pressure, has been counter- acted.

Worcester, Mass-A rocket de sigced to travel at a speed of 8,000

He said spinal anesthesia is in- miles an hour to the moon came back to earth after a brief but dicated in cases of patients with extremely noisy fight. Although bad hearts, kidneys or lungs, where the rocket, invented by Professor the danger of general anesthesia is Robert H. Goddard, of Clark more than that of the operation it University, negotiated only a few self, or in cases which are too ex- They went aboard the Beiling thousand feet of its scheduled tensive for local and not suitalie

course, It created for general anesthesia. ham and at about 12.30 accused 938,857-mile

excitement as much suggested to Smith that they re- almost as tura to barracks. Some man with though it actually had reached its

The French Store the Kowloon Swimming Club gave whom they had been drinking on destination and returned.

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the required notice or they did not. If they did so, they conformed with The three days notice" required by the regulations. If the Council failed to give them an official reply, is would be more than hard luck Lo penalise the Kowloon team for not turning up.

I understand the Captain of the Chinese side has been asked to give his opinion on the matter. This shows weakness, as clearly the Chinese team has nothing whatever to do with it. They turned up and took the water as any other team must do, and if the Kowloon side is at fault the point goes their opponents. If, however, the Kow. loon team is not to blame for not turning-up after giving the requir ed notice, the Council must fix another day for the match, and nothing the Chinese team does or says can alter the position. Why does the Council take such a long time over so small a matter? Are postponements impossible in the water polo league? If not, why so much deliberation over Kowloon's request for postponement, especial- ly since they gave the required notice to the Council! I under-

stand that it is being argued that siekpeas of players is no ground on which to apply for a postponement, but that is not in the rules and; I am afraid, the Council will have to stick to the rules all the time. I hold no brict for the Kowloon team, Lut I am a lover of water-pole and as such would like to see the Kow loon-Chinese match. Which aide wing takes no difference whatever, foolishly if they deviate from their rules and deprive Kowloon of what appear to be their legal rights: When is the match coming off, Councillors?.

board the ship told them that there was plenty of time.

The next thing he knew, was that she was awakened by the boatswain of the Bellingham, who told them that they would both have to go before the Captain.

No Late Fass,

BOU

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Houses trembled and reports that an acroplane had fallen were cir- elated when the rocket, about nice feet long and loaded with high explosives, blew up and shot back to the ground at a farm in

Auburn.

Like a Boomerang.

Mrs. Joseph M. Tanguay, who witnessed its short flight from a The commander of the ship told tower on the farm, said it appear- them that they would have to worked as a large faming mass which their passages

Manila. This went several thousand feet into the they did, and on arrival i'ere ask air and then exploded and dropped ed to see the British Consul. They back to earth with a terrific roar. were told that this could not be done, as it was too late. Next morning, however, they were given

Police and residents found Pro- to understand that they would be returned to Hong Kong aboard the lessor Goddard and several ass Empress of France, at the instance ciates calmly examining the rocket,

which. like' boomerang, had of the Consular authorities.

Questioned by Lieut. Scott-El-turned almost to its exact starting liott, O'Donnell said that the rea-point. It was said that the gases he changed inte plain clothes designed to propel the rocket had was because if he had gone out in exploded simultaneously instead of uniform after 10.30 p.m., he would at regular intervale as intended. have been arrested by the military Professor Goddard, however, 81- police, as he was not in possession certed that his experiment had been of a late pass,

more successful than anticipated, Smith, in answer to questions for the rocket's flight was only one from Lieut. Welch corroborated of a series to test his theory that O'Donnell's story,

it was possible to shoot euch a pro In answer to the President jectile to the moon. O'Donnell said that he did not

The rocket used in the prevent think of the risk he was running experiment, appeared to be con- in wearing civilian clotben. He

structed of light steel. It was nine realised that it would have been feet long and 3 ft. in diameter. far better for him to have been The vent had a cone-shaped cavity found in uniform.

Lieut. Best-Elliott then read out through, which the gases of com the accused's record of service, Heustion were expelled with explo- had been absent without leave tive violence, furnishing the motive three times during the last 12 power.

An 80-ft. tower of steel. lattice months, and four times since en- listment. He had been guilty of work, standing in a hay field, was

GAMBLING A WAY OUT OF GAOL.

ATLANTA'S SKIN GAME" EXPERT.

Atlanta Lady Luck," that in- constant muse of chance,, has been wooed and lost again in the skin game, but a young negro who shuffl- ed a greasy deck of cards behind iron bars has won his freedom.

Stone walls did not a prison make, as the poets say, for George McCoy,

23-year-old 'D

negro. George was committed to gnol in default of 811 bond, demanded on a disorderly conduct charge. He only had 50 cents.

The currency stringency did not perturb George.. Quietly he disap- peared into the deeper confines of his cell, also the lodging place of afteen, other negroes.

"Skinning Cullud Boy?! -

In two hours he returned, thrust his bond money through thebars and was released. The awed police, not satisfied to let the story end there, brought George before an inform ally organized tribunal,

The story was as follows:- Sixteen prisoners, each with a little cash and one with a greasy pack of cards-then a akin game. A few minutes later George had his freedom and some money to spend, and the rest had only the cards and a belated recognition that they had played the card shark known in Atlanta's négro acc tion as the skinning cullad boy," George got, interested in telling his story and boasted a greater feat

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