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M.O.H. AND THE

APRESS.

QUESTIONS AT TO-DAY'S SANITARY BOARD MEETING.

At to-day's meeting of the Snai- tary Board, Mr. M. K. Lo, pursuant to notice, will ask:--

"Has the attention of the Head of the Sanitary Department been drawn to the leading article

on the cholera epidemic which

ALLEGED SHOOTING AT CONSTABLE.

SEQUEL TO WEST POINT INCIDENT.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JULY 19, 1932.

APPEAL AGAINST SINCERE COMPANY'S KOWLOON NIGHTS.

JUDGMENT.

FRENCH BANK AND HOUSE- MORTGAGE.

LIKELY,

--Before Mr. Wynne Jones at Cen- · LONG LEGAL ARGUMENT tral Magistracy yesterday, Lam Iu, was charged with housebreaking and shooting at Sergeant Harris: with intent to ovads arrest.

ENTERPRISE.

SALE AND MANNEQUIN :

PARADE.

MUSIC AND COMEDY AT

THE PENINSULA.

LAURA GUERITE AND SYMPHONIC CONCERT.

In the advertising columns of this issue it will be noticed that the Sincere Company is holding a great Lovers of snappy: up-to-the-minute pre-autumnal sale which opeus comedy, of the first order, found Sir Peter Grain (Shanghai) pre-

to-day and will continue for the themselves in unusually happy cir Mr. R. E. Lindsell, Assistant A-sided yesterday in the Full Cour next three weeks. All the summer cumstances on Saturday night when torney General, prosecuting, said spent by the Banque France stocks are to be sold to make room the management of the Peninsula appeared in the South China that the charges were separate and Chinoise pour le Commerce et for those arriving and some great Hotel, metaphorically speaking, dis

'Industrie against a judgement bargains are to be expected.

charged a shower of high-frequency in the event of a committal they given by Mr. Justics Wood. With The store is also taking this opfrivolities that were calculated to 30th June, to the report of an would be heard by a different set of Sir Peter on the Bench were Sirportunity to offer all their general lighten the load of present day alleged d interview with the Jurymen.

Joseph Kemp and Mr. Justice goods to the public at greatly re- worries and which were concentrat Medical Officer of Health, which ...Concerning the charges, Mr.

duced prices, thus combining two ed in Laura Quorite. The big appeared in the same paper of Lindsoll said that with regard to

sales in one pat

audience that crowded the Rose Friday, the 1st July, and to the the housebreaking, it was alleged

In conjunction with the usle, for Room will long remember this. letter of explanation by Dr. 8. that the accused, some time between

to-day, Wednesday and Thursday occasion.

Morning Post of Thursday, the

W. Phoon, Medical Superinten-midnight and 4 a.m., broke open a dent of the Tung Wah Hospital, back window on the ground floor

Wood.

Mr. F. C. Jenkin, K.C., with Mr. R. C. H. Lim, ínstructed by Mr. C. Bulmer Johnson were for the defendant appellant bank while

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Sincere's are. holding another. Miss Guerite's appearance, bad which appeared in the same paper of a printer's shop at No. 11 LMr. Eldon Potter, K. C. and mannequin parade. It will be re-the charm that attaches to

On Lane, West Point. Just inside H.. G. Sheldon, instructed by M.membered that a short time ago unknown but well-heralded artist. i. In view of the impression that window was a locked rattan D. L. Strellett, were for the plain the Mayar Silk Mills, combined Perhaps unknown is not the proper i

of Monday, the 4th July, 1832?

created by the said newspaper basket belonging to the complain report and comments, which were ant, who lived on the premises.

tiff respondent.

It will be remembered that in the

sold without her consent, in. con- travention of an agreement and that it was sold at a price grossly

with Sincere's held a parado which word for she seemed to have several was very well received by the Hong old friends in the Room, among

who knew her in Shanghai. From on a much larger scale.

the moment of har appearance sha Instead of there being only onerested the impression of forceful silk mill showing goods, this time

expressly stated to have been, The basket contained a considerable original action, the plaintiff (Mrs. Kong public. In view of thethom the charming officers of the based upon an interview with the quantity of clothing and the wit Chu Shuk) claimed that her pro popularity of this first parade they | Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders | Medical Officer of Health, suchness would any that just after mid. Perty, mortgaged to the bank, was have decided to hold another one! impression being- (a) That the medical staff of the Tung Wah had failed to make the necessary notifications to the Medical Authorities after the cases had been diagnosed as cholera, and

(4) That the sixteen enses repart ed on Tuesday, the 28th June, were discovered by some out side person connected with the Medical Department, but not connected with the Tung Wah Hospital staff--Does the Medical Officer of Health agreo, that such impression is entirely contrary to the facts of the casef

night he had seen it there and that at 5 nm. when he was aroused by a foki, ke found the back window opened, the lock to the basket forced and some of the contents stofen.

under its value.

Mr. Justice Wood awarded Mrs

Chu Sluk 242,000 and granted her spplication for costs of the action

accomplishment.

Miss Guerite comes as

revue

there are to be twelve of the lead- ing Chinese silk mills displaying their products. Eight European star of the first magnituda and her Just after 4 a.m., said Mr. Lind

and Chinese maanequins are em- work certainly bore out her reputa-

The Opening.

ployed to display the dresses and tion. Of the dashing type, she sang sell, the accused was met in Des

they have been trained to as near with much force and abandon, Voeux Road West near French

Opening his case Mr. Jenkia Streat by a European constable

perfection as la possible. Forty varying her turn with a clover said:- who was, suspicious owing to the "This is an appeal against the European and Chinese dresses will Italian impersonation. "My Can- delightful and the snappy dialogue fact that the accused appeared judgment of Mr. Justice. Wood, bo on display and orders may beary has Circles under its Eyes" WLL

bulky." The constable challenged when he was acting Chief Justice given for any of these as well as him and found him wearing in March last year." "Under this dresses for the individual taste of sho carried on with all present was so full of life and humour that large number of different garments. judgment, he awarded the plaintiff the customer.

people reached the pitch of eo- He then took him into custody,

$42,000 damages on the ground!

thusiasm,

Struggle on the Ground,

On the way to the Police Station,

The parade will be held on the that the bank, while holding certain Roof Garden of Sincere's and there

The applause that echoed long of her property under mortgage will be two exhibitions daily at 4.30 after the final encore was a long had wrongfully and negligently and 0.30 p.m.

The main contest between the

at a spot near No. 292 Des Voeux sold that property." Road West, the ground was rather slippery and the constable slipped parties, Mr. Jonkin went on would and stumbled and both men fell. be the proper construction of the A struggle ensued on the ground, deed of mortgage and other docu- the constable on top and the accus.ments. The plaintiff was a widow ed below. While they were strug and at all material times was the gling, the Sergeant heard two shots owner of certain property known fired and he saw that the accused as No. 6, Ko Ching Street. hold something in his hand.

He

The Programme,

geor-

next.

Symphonic Concert.

A record crowd gathered in the Peninsula Hotel Lounge on Sunday evening for the eighth Symphonie

"ii. In it not the fact that

deserved tribute and Mr. A. Q. the first band of cholera notified

Piovanelli, the Manager of the! Peninsula Hotel, has to be congra-| to the Medical Officer of Health

The programme is as follows:-- were: one case notified on Satur-

Evening Gown in blue georgette tulated for having been able to per- day, 18th June, and another ense on Monday, 20th June, both not.

and lace, Floral georgette dress suade such an outstanding celebrity to appear, as Miss Guerite had dó- fications being by the Tung Wah

(Chinese style Violet Fig. Hospital 7

"Is it not a fact that the

gette dress (Chinese style). Even-finitely intended only to rest dur Tung Wah was the first institu-

ing gown in red satin, Striped ing her stay in Hong Kong, but tion to spot and to report to the

red and fawn crêpe de chine dress the best news is that Miss Guerite will again perform on Saturday Medical Authorities the existence

Mr. Jenkin then mentioned an- (Chinese style), Blue plaid taffeta of cholera in the Colony

"i. To whom did the Medical gripped the accused's hand and other person who, he said, would dress (Chinese style), Afternoon Officer of Healthy intend to refer wrested the revolver from him but figura materially in the case. He dress in green crops silk, Afternoon by the expression Superinten he succeeded in escaping. The Ser-

was Shao Fan Tan. The lady ap. dress (two piece) in red nad white dent of the Kennedy Town Dis-goan: followed him for a while and trict' Is it not the fact that fired one shot and the accused wasparently had a certain amount of crepe silk, Blue georgette dress Dr. S. W. Phoon, the Medical eventually stored by an Indian interest in him for when he became (Chinese style). Afternoon dress in Superintendent of the Tung Wah watchman and conveyed to No. 7 compradore for a man named Pit-white and grey heavy crepe, Sille Hospital, is in connection with Police Station.

lace dress (Chineas style); Geor- the present epidemio the Super- It was there found that the hol- tendrigh she guaranteed him by de intendent of the Tung Wah Infecter of the constable's revolver was positing certain documents with gette and lace dress (Chinees style), the management of the Hotel to tious Diseases Hospital in Ken- torn, owing to the stitching being Pittendrigli. nedy Town 1

defective or rotten, so that it was!

revolver might ". Is it not a fact that the possible that the sixteen cases referred to by the have slipped up during the strug Medical Officer of Health were gle and possibly came into contact cases which had been sent to the with the hand of the accused who Kennedy Town Infectious Hes- might have pulled it out. pital by the Tung Wah Autho- Subsequent investigations reveal. rities for observation, and thated that the constable's tunic had the reports made to the Medical been singed in two places, one bul Officer of Health were made by let passing through the tunic at Dr. E. Q. Lim who is working the bottom of the right hand side under Dr. Phoon as Superintendwhile another graced the top left ent of the Kennedy Town Infee hand pocket. tious Hospital?'

After evidence in support had been given, the caso was adjourned.

vi. Is it not a fact that there has been absolutely no failure to notify cases on the part of the Tung Wah Hospital↑

vii, Will-the Medical Officer of Health be good enough to say whether or not the following state- meats, which wore, attributed to him as having been made by him' in the course of a newspaper interview, and on which the nows- paper comments above mention. ed were expressly stated to have been based-were in fact made by bir 1

The sixteen cases reported ou Tuesday were all from the Tung Wah Hospital_da_ They were discovered by the Superintendent of the Ken nedy Town district who had them immediately removed to the Kennedy Town Hospital. There is no doubt that those cases should have been noti fed, and the failure to do so can only be laid down to omission or ignorauce-on-the- part of those-responsible. Any person, layman or prac- titioner, is sompelled to notify cholera, and under the cir cumstances the people respon- sible for not notifying the authorities would be liable. This is not, however, a matter for my department. I don't think any further steps will be taken, in view of the fact that the cases were discover

ed.

absolutely unjustified by the facts of the case?

If the answer to question vii. is in the affirmative, will the Medical Officer of Health be kind enough to eluciditó his somewhat cryptic observation This is not, however, a matter for my depart ment '1"

Removal of Refuse.

Mr. M. K. Lo, pursuant to notice, will move-

"That, in the opinion of this Board, the existing arrangements for the removal of refuse are un- satisfactory from the point of view of public health and hygiene, and that in order to make such arrangements more satisfactory from the viewpoint stated, this Board respectively recommends to the proper authorities

Concert.

It must be very encouraging to!

accommodation.

Floral erépe de chine dress (Chi-notice how the support of the public nese style), Morning dress (two is still going strong, and as a mat- Need for Help.

pieco) in check and white silk ter of fact, for this last Concert, Towards the end of 1928, Pitten crepe, Green silk and black satin people were unable to find sufficient |drigh, who was a local merchant, dress (Chinese style), Blue and

The programme was very enjoy- was apparently in need of bank fawn spotted crepe dress (Chinese able indeed and popular tunes assistance and he applied to the style), Evening gown in black satin, were supplied galore. A selection French Bank for facilities This Figured Chinese silk dreas (Chinese from Rose Marie met with great comparison with the reception ac was granted on the condition that style), Floral georgette dress (Chi-uccess but that was nothing in the woman, whose property was ou nese style). Beach pyjamas in corded to Community Land when deposito, to secure Pittendrigh's

The compradore should transfer petachone, White and pink crepe the whole audience unexpectedly

dress (Chinese style), Afternoon joined in with the chorus.

harmony of male and female voice mortgage to the French Bank...

The plaintiff was agreeable and dress in pink georgette, Mauve and certainly sounded good and attract the mortgage WAS executed onblack crepe dress (Chinese style), ed a órowd of passers-by.

Mr. Podolsky for his cello Bolo March 5 1998.

could not have chosen anything Mr. Jenkin detailed the Ava White crape de chine emb dress covenants entered into between the (Chinese style),. Afternoon dress in better than the "Broken Melody parties when this transaction was mauve voiles, Green, creep crepe de and" The End of a Perfect Day." chine (afternoon Chinese style), The public cheered and cheered, for put through.

One clause laid down that the Woollen walking suit (two piece), the airs which were well-known and property should not be sold until Green georgette dress (Chinese are still, were much appreciated. one month after a demand had style), Floral crêpe de chine dress Mr. C. Fiocchi also favoured the been made upon the plaintiff, or (Chiness style), Evening dress in public with an air from "Traviata" in the event of a default in in-white voile, Evening dress in blue and when insistently encored, sang crepe, Mauve figured georgette that attractive serenade, "Lolita."

terest payment;

It was held by the trial judge dress(Chinese style Green and It was altogether & most enjoyable Mr. Jenkin said that there should white spotted crepe dress (Chinese evening, have been no sale until one month style, Figured crepe de chine dress after a demand had been made (Chinese style), Evening gown in upon the plaintiff. My argument white satin, Mauve and black spat will be that the sale was in prothio Ohinese rese) white UNDESIRABLE SENTENCED. par order because of a default it and red floral crepe dress (Chinese the payment of interest or under dress), Red plaid silk dreas (Chi- one or other of the covenants," nese style), Green and white geor

Under the deed the plaintiff had gette dress (Chinese stylo), » the power to appoint an agent.or nominee to act for her, and on De- éember B he notified the bank this

"*. That up-to-date specially she had appointed Bhan to be her and constructed and equipped. I agent. :: vehicles be obtained for refuse removal when the time comes for new vehicles to be ordered in place of the existing once.

That in the meantime the existing lorries be so structurally altered as to provent the throw ing off of refuse on to the streets during the transport, and

Bigned Promissory Note,

MAN WITH MANY ALIASES.

f

A Chinese named Yup Yuk (28), alias Yuk Fun, alias Yup Yuk Fan, that nature ware drawn between alias Yoh Ya Hung, alias Jahn December 8, 102, and Tebruary, Jameson, was sentenced to three 20, 1929 Afteen pheques in all in months' hard labour yesterday for less-than-thred monthe,AL possession of seditions literature.

The defendant who was a depor Two points will now arise, said Pittendrigh and Shao signed a Mr, Jenkin. They are (1) Who tes from Calcutta, was arrested on the French ther or not that facility by way his arrival here on the B.1. steamer promissory note on Bank for $25,000, which was the of overdraft is a facility within Tilawa on July 14 His baggage amount the mortgage was limited the terms of the deed. Presam was search and a quantity of sedi to under the convenant. On the ing that it is, (9) Did the signa- tious papers was found. Some of same day Shuo gave the bank a ture of Chan on the cheque amount the slogans in the papers seized, to consent in writing to facility read Down with Imperialism ” specimen copy of his signature.

Pitténdrigh, who had no funds in within the moaning of the mart- and Down with British Rule." the Bank drew a cheque on the gage! On this point the tria! Mr. T, Murphy, Assistant Super bank for $15,700. Not only was it judge found in my favour." intendent of the Polica, who pro signed by him, but Shao's name, Mr. Jenkin then commenced an secuted, stated he thought that the dway also attached. " Axamination of the correspondence defendant had been living with a The only banking facility over which passed between the parties rosolyjonist woman for some time granted Fittendrigh was the hon and the whole day was devoted to in Cas. Considering the man was curing of cheques drawn on an arguments on the legal aspects of expelled from India, he said, be

hind, an started life anew: overdrawn Rocount. Cheques of the case which will be continued should have left the documente be- (Continued at foot af neut volume.) this morning.

in, That the existing hours of collection of refuse be reviewed

and revised

Dr. Li Sku Tan's Questions. esit. If the answer to ques- tion vii; is in the affirmative, does not comfor the Medical Officer of Health now Dr. L Bhu Fan's question with agree that the statements quoted regued to "drying beds," fliek and above, which refoot on the Tung cholera patients at the Infectious Wah Hospital Authorities, are Diseases Hospital, Kennedy Town, (Continued on next column.): appeared in our issue of yesterday.

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