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HAPPY VALLEY STABBING

YOUNG THIEF ON PROWL

“Defendant Committed Shopkeepers Beware!

To Stand Trial

It is believed that during the last few days, a smartly dressed Allegations that she slaboed him young man has been making his ftrat, before he retallated неге rounds of certain shops as a pros

made by Lam. Sut Cho, a 23-year-pective purchaser but has made old ex-fok, who made a further his exit with articles which he appearance before Mr. W. Schofield had not paid for. at the Central Magistracy' yester- day, in the continued hearing of the Happy Valley stabbing case.” Accused was charged with malici- ous wounding with intent 10 malm, disfigure or disable” a 23- year-old widow, named Stu Lar Chan on January 8, on the motor road leading to the Hong Kong Sanitorium Yeung Wo Hospital). At the conclusion of the hearing, defendant was committed to stand

his trial at the next sessions.

It was alleged that defendant in a fit of despondency following the repeated failure of his attempts to win over the affections of the young widow, stabbed her on the day in question, and then himself. Both had to be treated first at the Baaltottum, and then later at the Government Civil Hospital.

Acting Inspector Carey appear- ed for the prosecution, while the accused was not legally represent- ed,

COURT ROOM CROWDED

One of the victims of this cun- ning young taler is Paul Rennet et Cie, Nathan Road, Kowloon, who made a report to the police that at about 9 o'clock yesterday morning a Chinese about 20 years or age, atout bulit and about 5 ft. sin. in height, entered the shop and wished to buy a lady's hat.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1936.

Doctors And The Public: Problems

Of Human Efficiency

(Continued from Fato 7).

THE LIGHTHOUSE

cholstered researchists so separated | unorthodox suggest.ons, or concen.. In thought from the public. They trate entirely on the scramble for 89 on gazing studiously through money. ganic or ignoranic life, in test spectacles, or microscopes, at ora

tubes or retorts, studying chemical reactions, a mnowledge of which might help my digession if given to me, watching the life-history of bipeds, tad poles, guinea-pls and germs. It seems to keep them silent about their discoveries. Tell u more about your researches: but please don't talk to us about them in Latin, or even in English words of five or more syllables.

They might endow research Fel- lowships in this University for our medical graduates.

CHINA CHALLENGES

The people of the earth are being! drawn together and intergrated into one stupendous mechanism, if not community, by the devices of Engineers and Shipbuilders, inculties due to the terrine ties of In an address to the Institution of men's hands. You have dim- 1912, long before Dr. Lim Boun the family system in China, and Keng used the phrase in 1916. I prejudices, not only of your pat- called this University a "Light tents, but of your old national house" and begged the public to traditions. But you'doctors have supply oil for the lamp, unfortun- a great and glorious opportunity ately Dr. Lim has not echoed that to help your own people. Don't appeal, for we do need oil for the resent criticism: you may as wel Ighthouse that sends out rays of concern yourself with your shadow kuowledge to China, Frequent on the wall. You must have cour- changes in administration and age, as well as selentific know- sia have swept away the memor-ledge, if you are to be efficient While the lady in charge was about to get the hat for him he unions, including religious trade the first ten years

It is the weakness of all tradeles of those early strenuous days workers in the Far East, and per- picked up a handbag which was unions, that they are inclined to change the metaphor, we had nei-cultivate than any type of learn- when, to haps pluck is more difficult to on the desk and walked out. The prosecute, or ridicule, those whether straw nor clay, to make bricks, man was wearing at the time a

are not in the union, but the ven-but went out into the highway black mackintosh and a gray feltture to make suggestions, concern and byeways to gather sticks and hat.

stones for the very foundations or Zuildings you now use. I have sur vived several crises in. and much local prejudice against this Uni- versity. But I was never more certain of its value to China than tr-day.

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No "sensations" however were provided, the complainant giving her evidence in a straight forward and assured manner.

A MEDICAL TRADE UNION"

lag improvements in the ritual or craft with which the union is con- cerned. If doctors have a fault it La the extreme to which they carry trade unionism.

ing. China challenges you in the name of everything that is high- est in human, estimation, not omitting that much-abused word patriotism, which you have the opportunity to interpret in its no- blest sense.

Every time, during twenty years. that I have seen a graduate mount the platform an Congregation day, I have been thrilled by the thonght

I read a most interesting paper in your society's excellent journal "The Cadaceus". It was given in Some of us who have given the 1934 by a Medical student, Wu best years of our life to this Uni-that a gallant and well trained Hung Tak. He compared modern versity are at present running a cloisters to devote his energy and worker is leaving these secluded Western, with ancient Chinese. temparature due to the icy blast equipment in the everlasting strug- medical practice. He did not hesi- of financial anxiety felt keenly, a tate to expose superstitions, but our "budgetary bed-clothes" have

gle for the betterment of the reminded us we should not sume, as many Western educated as we grow older we feel the cold lustre to the name of this Univer

as-for many years been "out".

human race. If you cannot al and win fame, every of you can add Chiriese do assume, that everything more. Having always opposed a versity, it is the more difficult to accept this "cut." It seems to me that irresistible dictation has com- 1 and that some local doctorspelled me to help finance your have taken up that attitude con education It is good cause. but cerning Chinese remedies since it is for wealthy people, and not cost my family much needless for scholars, to finance this in- ageny, and also cost, me a great stitution. deal of money. I claim that I am

Mold In China is useless and, out- too rapid expansiori in the Unalty. I am certain that you and

were similar to those produced in of-date. Court.

Continuing her narrative, wit- ress said: I got up and ran to wards the hospital, and collapsed again.

The Magistrate: After stabbing you, did you remember 1 deren Even the startling, allegationdant said anything to you --No. made by the defendant at the con-

The Magistrate: Two days be clusion of ber evidence that she fore the assault, do you remember

making a complaint to anybody? Yes to my mother. I told her that defendant wanted me to marry

stabbed him first, was emphatical ly and calmly dented, complain

aut stating that she did not possess a knife for the purpose.

NING PO VARNISH POISON

entitled to mention the following circumstances as a warning to you not to discard suggestions made outsiders, but to investigate

them.

DR. SUN AND THE UNIVERSITY

imensely because of your your great country will benefit im-

work and efficiency, in raising the futüre standard of life in China. You will be able to improve the health and the happiness of the patient, cheerful, and industrious millions of your own people. They will al-

ways be. I trust, the main objec- tive of your skill. May you use your knowledge and energy e- In spite of our d'ficulties surely clently, and be for ever loyal to the name of the first graduate of the highest ideals of both the Hong Kong College of Medi-East and the West, and to this the cine. Dr. Suh Yat Sen, should be University where you have receiv

him, but since he had not ucceed- About twenty years ago we arst permanently associated by his ad-ed so thorough a training for your Occupying the witness standed to my conditions,. I would not heard of Niugno Varnish poison-mires with the Medicine Faculty noble profession. complainant stated that she lived marry him.. I also told my mothering. when one of the family was with her mother at No. 6 Ming Fathe had threatened to commit sul-informed by our amah that Street, ground floor. Referring cide in the shop., He told me this rast on the face was caused by

to the defendant, witness stated that he came to our shop for tea” the year before last, when he made the acquaintance of her mother. "Later he lost his employment and he came to my mother where he assisted in doing her work."

THE ATTACK

"My mother kept him in her place at No. 8 Shing Wo Road, Wong Net Cheong, a ten-house, and provided him with work. This went on till last year when the incident (stabbing) occurred."

"I do not know how it occurred to him, but on the day in question, when I went to the Banitorium w

a few days before.

In answer to Inspector. Carey, witness said that after the stabbing she got up and ran uphill. defendant lying on the road."

W

Inspector Carey: Have you at

It Our doctor confirmed the statement, prescribed treatment but no cure.

For years this disease harassed us, with its frequent attacks.

when on leave We consulted

any time engaged persons to as-medical, experts in England, and sault the defendant?-No.

The Magistrate to defendant: Is what she says correct or not, because if it is incorrect, you can cross-question,

Defendant: She stabbed

first,

The Magistrate to witness: you stab him-No.

Did

"Did you have a knife-No.

Defendant: She stabbed me be examined as a nurse, he follow-first, then I stabbed her.

ed me."

The Magistrate: But before we get to this-have you spoken to him much?

Witness: I saw him a lot in the shop as I was cashier there; but I never spoke to him.

Were you good friends, or was there something more?

obtained some slight allevation during subsequent attacks, but no satisfactory cure. The really ex-. asperating part of the whole affair WBX this. Before we consulted me local doctors, our amab had sug→ gested a Chinese remedy. I say. quite frankly, that we thought it absurb, but so did the doctors. After many attacks. over a period of twelve years, at last in despair, we tried out the old arnah's sug- gestion. The result

was almost magical. It brought instant relief of pain and affected a cure. My family did not provide, by any means, the first European suber- ing in Hong Kong from this poi- com-..| son, emanating from Ningpo varn- plainant stated that ahe ved at fish. I found mention of it in a No. 6 Ming Fat Street.. "The de-book written in 1858. fendant was my assistant in the tea-house. My husband gave him

Witness further dented posses- sion of a copy of her "conditions," which the defendant alleged was in her keeping.

MOTHER'S VERSION

of the

Ip Lam, mother

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a dollar or two a month for his capenses.

Ji

"HONG KONG FOOT

That experience was in a strik- ing contrast to another," "with"

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We were not like good friends. He was merely an employee, while I was a cashier, I was never very friendly with him, but he once pro- posed to me. At first I refused In consequence of a complaint doctor who is practice in London him, but as he peralated I ac-rom my daughter on January 4 1 after many years of work in Hong ceeded to it and gave him a letter spoke to the defendant the next Kong. I know of no profesional with my conditions on it. I wrote day. I explained that although he man who has so strenously applied it myself and gave it to him per-wished to marry my daughter, "he himself to his work, or who has sonally sometime in the 10th moon, had no work so how could he sup-devoted the years in England when last year. If he agreed to the part her and her son properly" he right easily have claimed the conditions on the "chit" I agreed He did not seem to be pleased, and

his complexion changed."

to marry him. He did not give a reply to the conditions but he kept

the note.

Nothing happened before I went to the Santorium on January 6. I went there from my house, and saw him on the slope to the hospital He came from be- hind and asked me where I was going. I replied to the hospital"

I frat

He said "Do you, agree to my request, if not I shall be ingrateful to you." I did not know what he meant by "ungrateful.” “

"I was thinking for a reply' but before I could utter it, he stabbed me in the stomach.' He was stand- ing besides me on my right facing me when he struck the blow. I shouted "save lie" and made an attempt to run away. I could not and fell. He stabbed me three times afterwards-on my back, my right forearm and on my knee cap.

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right to be idle, to practice and study. Dr. Marriott was, in the early years a colleague of mine

Later he said to me I will stop helping you in the course of the on the Senate and Council of next few days and go to Yaumat this University. After that he slept the night on For years'a malady, known local--| the shop premises and awoke asly as "Hong Kong Foot," attacked usual at 6 the next morning. Be the hands of one of my family. A worked till 8.30 when he left the non-medical man, discovered that shop. I saw no further of him. a chemical named paranitrophen-

DEFENDANT COMMITTED

al, was used to remove fungus on rubber in Singapore. He tried t Following evidence given by for what he called "Singapore Inspector Carey, of a formal na-foot and recommended It. Dr. ture relating to the transfer of Marriott, in co-operation with an- both the complainant and the de- | other doctor he made careful in- fendant to the Government Civil vestigation of the whole business, 1 Hospital from the Hong Kong can certify that he has placed me Sanatorium, defendant elected to again under a deep debt of gra- get into the witness box to give his titude to him and to your pro- Wersion of the affair.

He alleged that, while in the tram car with complainant on June 6, she got someone to assault him as a result of which he was taken "I was alone at the time with to the hospital st

fession.

carping spirit of criticism for

These examples are given in no

can quote similar example of fat-

lure and success in my own pro- # fession. The technical Journals

him. Later I was rescued by the Regarding the stabbing incident, ridiculed Marroni when he claim

Leople from the hospital I did not see what he did after stabbing me as I felt făine”.

defendant said that the complained that he had sent the letter "S" ant attacked him arst before he across the Atlantic. I suggest to retaliated

Complainant stated that she The defendant was then cam vaguely remembered seeing two mitted to stand his trial at the knives which the readly agreed next sessions,

you that you, will be much more true to the high ideals of some of your great men, if you wil no adopt a' superior attitude towards

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