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CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FOR

北

ASSAULT SUCCEEDS

Doctor Gives Evidence

In Summary Court

THE CLAIM FOR DAMAGES FOR ASSAULT BROUGHT BY MISS MOLLY CHAN, of No. 24, Lockhart Road, against her for- mer employer, Karel Walks, manager of Kolny's, concluded in the Summary Court yesterday when Mr. Justion R. E. Lindasil gave Judgment for plaintiff with costs and awarded her damages in the 'sums of $200 and $85 special damages,

Misa Chan alleged that on Nov. 23 last, the defendant struck her on the month and left cheek, 'bruising her lips and loosening an incisor tooth, and also ruptured her left eardram.

Mr. P. Winter-Blyth appeared

for the plaintiff, while Mr. D.

CORONER GIVES

WARNING

TO HERBALISTS

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12, 1939.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, 18th)APRIL, 1938, 9:30 AM.

Registered and Ordinary mail & Parcels (not Insured) will be ad-

Medical Evidence At cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit

Kowloon Inquiry

DEATH OF LEPER

V

Letters and Postcards for Eurogo (except Great Britain and Birs) and South America are forwarded "via" Siberia" if no superscribed.

A warning to Chinese herbalists against the recommendation to their patients for internal use of

science berb known to

as Shanghai and Swatow... geisemtim elegana Benth. and Calcutta, Straits and Europe Via known to the Chinese public as Negapatam (Papers etc.) London

date, 9th March. several names, more popularly as woo man f'ang and tuen ch'eung Formosa .... was given by Mr. Q. A. A. Manila. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court yesterday when he conducted an Inquiry into circumstances sur- rounding the "death of a 23-year- old man, Fong Ham-chenk.

McCallum represented the defen- ROTARY TIFFIN,

dant

Mr. M. Nicolson, in evidence. told the Court that he examined Miss Chan on Nov. 21 and, found that her lips were bruised and swollen. The injuries were com- patible with having been caused by at least two blows with an open

• hand.

A

Ho Sin-mul, dentist. testiAed that he had pulled out a loose tooth for the plaintiff. Her set of teeth was generally in good con- dition.

In the witness box . yesterday, Weiss said that plaintiff work- ed for him in 1936 and left his employment in Dec. 1938.

BEHAVE BETTER :

In November last he gave notice to plaintiff to quit but later told her she could remain in his om-

mission

SPEECH

Continued from Page 7 Champagne. Is the only great sparkling wine in the world, though it has many imitations, Australia, America and Italy have produced champagne types of sparkling wines, but none of these can compare with the genuine product of the chalky province of Champagne.

Evidence by Dr. H. H. Tai, of the Kowloon Hospital, who con- ducted the post mortem, revealed that Fong was a leper.

Witnesses, among them the de- ceased's wife, recounted a story of six-year disease, which Fong suspected was venereal in nature, reliance on a long that led to" treatment by herbalists, Champagne is the lightest colour The deceased, witnesses related. of white wines, yet it is made from Had taken a variety of herbs to Leprosy was red grapes. The finest cham-case his sufferings. pagnes are made, not from red not suspected by either Fong or grapes or white grapes-but from hits relatives. a blend of the two.

After

Sulyang

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From

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Due.

19th April

Santhia... Canton Maru..... Emp. of Canada Talyuan.....

17th April

19th April

18th April

12th April

14th April

"Airways Pline

12th April

Yunnan.......

13th April

13th April

LGOS

13th April

13th April

Jean Laborde.... Tibadak....

13th April

13th April

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Shanghai and Swatow Straits and Europe via Suer, (Papers etc.,) London date, 18th March" and London "Parcels- London,date. 9th March. ......ï

Alz

Carthage.

bail by "Imperial Airways Direct Service"-London date. Imperial 5th April.

Tientsin and Swatow

Haiphong, Pakhol and Fort Bayard Kiuhgchow. Saigon.

Straits and Mania Salgon..

Java

U. S... A., Honolulu and Japan-

Menestheus,...

(San Francisco date, 24th Mar.). Pres. Taft..

Air Mail by "Pan American Air-

ways Direct Service"San Fran- Pan American cisco date, 6th April..

Japan and Shanghai

Swatow

Shanghai and Amoy ......

U, S., A.. Honolulu and Japan-

effects of which he

INTERESTING REVELATIONS Several interesting revelations Manila

made by Dr. Tal

in the Manila were course of his evidence. Dr. Tal

straita explained that the discovery of the cause of Fong's death was made on an analytical investigation of the contents of his Internal or-

gans.

At 11.30 o'clock on the morning After vintage the grapes are of March 7the deceased's wife ployment if she would behave crushed and the mout" allowed to prepared for him a herbal medi- NEPTUNA' better than previously when she ferment. It is racked and then cinal soup, which he drank and

was extremely nervy. At the same fined.

being tested and from the time he offered her higher com- tasted by experts, it is blended subsequently died.

and salary, which she according" to the formulae of the refused and Instead demanded house. The required amount of $60,000 as compensation for pioneer sugar is then added and the young drawn off into extra work which she had done for him. wine 1s

Defendant sald that he refused strong bottles. to grant the demand and the next day when plaintiff returned to the office she was very nervous and banged the table continuously with a paper-weight. Later in the afternoon, plaintiff spoke to him again. He told her to keep quiet, or he would communicate with the police.

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This he did, and when he picked up the telephone, plaintiff rushed at him with a riler. In self-

defence. he said, he put out a clenched fist to ward her off, but

she ran into it,

Defendant further stated that before the incident, plaintiff had alleged that he owed her money He replied that he would repay if she would show documents to support her claims. He, however, told her that he would not re- cognize the claims when she did submit a list.

AIRPORT NEWS

Imperial - Airways,

NORTHBOUND „ Wednesday: Bangkok, Hongkong.

Dorado, Delia 4-5 p.m.

SOUTHBOUND

Corfu.......................rgt Newchwang.................... Soochow

13th April

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14th April

14th April

14th April

14th April

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20th April

20th April

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20th April

91st April

21st April

Slat ápril

U.S.A.. Honolulu, Japan & Shanghati

(San Francisco date, 17th Mar.). Ašama Maru..... Calcutta and Straits.... Haiphong Java, and Mania. straits straits

Straits and Manila

japan and Shanghai Canada, USA, Japan and Shang- hai (Vancouver B. C. date, ist April).

Once bottled, the corks are wired to withstand heavy at- mospheric pressure and then laid away in the cellars. There it lies for at least thres Dr. Tai said, "Gelsemum elegans years, by which time it has

Benth is a well-known poisonous acquired its sparkle, and

herb. It is used locally to apply. finesse. It is then moved and externally, to various skin diseases. the bottles are placed at an I belleve it is sold fairly generally angle of 60* cork downwards. in the herbal stores in the Colony. For the next three,, months the As far as I know this drug could inverted bottles reclining at this have no effect on his leprosy. angle are given datis, a quarter of Generally, from my reading, I

turn, thereby causing the sedi- understand that Chinese herbalists o ment to slide down to the cork advise the use of this herb ex- Shanghal and gradually the wine becomes ternally. I think it is well-known struits bright. It is then taken to an- as a poison it taken internally. other room where the wire on the

never seen 4- case cork is removed. Bo great is the clinically, but I understand that a pressure inside the bottle that the poisonous dose is one-ffth of a cork shoots out and the sediment grain or even less. I understand which has been resting on it goes that its effect, if taken internally, with it.

is as a paralysing drag.

"I have

A temporary cover is placed on "I have seen many cases of this the bottle while it awaits the "ad-poisoning, but most of them came dition of syrup (cane sugar and from the New Territories, This is old wine) which is to render it the Arst case I have known from Kowloon. I understand that the extra dry, or sweet.

Australia and Manila..

japan and Shanghai..

Tinegara

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Somali....

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Tantalus.....

Hakusan Maru.....

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For

WEDNESDAY,

Until this process takes place, herb grows locally," I believe in shanghai...... the champagne a dry or natural, Shun Wan." Hanol and is known as "Vin Brut.”

Friday: Hanol, Bangkok, Delphinus, Dorado 7 and

am.

Air France:

NORTHBOUND

kong.

Service 12,30 p.m.

1,30

The sugar that was added to the wine before bottling has long since been transformed into al- cohol and carbonic acid gas.

Champagne sold as "Brut" may contain as much as I per cent. by volume of syrup-extra dry up to 3 per cent dry (çr "Sec") up

S, AFRICANS LOSE TO GERMANY AT RUGBY

BERLIN, April 11 (T/Ocean)- The South African rugby team, which is touring Europe, played its

Thursday: France, Hanol; Hong- to 4 per cent." or 5 per cent and first match on German, soit yes- demi "Sec" 8 per cent. The ex- terday in Hanover against a team cellence of a champagne is in from Lower Saxmy, accordance with its dryness, "and only the most flawless wines are sold as "Bruts.”

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Friday: Manila, USA. Philippine Clipper 8.30 a.m.

Displaying an excellent team- work; the Germans "defeated the South Africans by 8 points to 3. At the end of the first half the score was 0 to 3 in favour of the

South Africans.

H

From Hanover the visiting team

BRITAIN RETAÏNS HOCKEY TITLES

Nellore.

Per

Date and Time

Wed 12th,

8.30 AM

Swatow, Chuanchow and Foochow. Hothow..... Bwatow.

Tatsang... Anhui.. Amoy via Swatow.

THURSDAY Canton Shanghai and Japan....... Shanghai and Japan...

Haiphong

Anay

Airmail

for Imperial Direct Service"-dus 20th April.

Canton Maru...

{ Carthage....

Jean Laborde...... Taksang............. Taiyuan.

10.30 AM

1.30 #

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tralls by Imperial Airways Direct Imperial Service due Sydney, 22nd April

FRIDAY

BRANDY One hears much of "Napoleon Brandy" and the amount con- sumed by credulous..persons during the past two decades would in- will go to South Germany, to play Commencing April 24 Imperial toxicate all the Armiles of Napon Frankfurt-on-Main," Heidelberg Airways will be on a summer pro-leon-and enough brandy reputed and Stuttgart. gramme. Services leaving Hongkong to be a part of Napoleon's private will depart from Kal Tak on Tues- stock to All the Tytam Reservoir.

Haiphong days and Fridays in the morning. Brandy never improves, and

Tentsin The service inward from Bangkok often deteriorates in the bottle:

Shanghai, Japan, Honolulu, U.AA., will arrive in Hongkong on Mon- because, unlike wine, it contains MONTREUX, April 11 (Reuter)----

Central and Bouth America via day and Thursday afternoons,

no living organisms. It is raw in the World and European' rink

Vancouver B. C., and (Parcels All services will carry mall and and undrinkable when made and hockey championships anal Britain and Papers only for Canada)—| passengers to and from Hongkong: becomes, when stored in oak (holder) won both titles defeating

due Vancouver B. C. 3rd May,! barrels, first smooth, then dis- Italy 441, thus winning all six and Europe (except Great Britam Transit times between Hong-tinguished, and

Britain has remained eventually if matches.

and Fire) via Biberis. kong and London will be 6 day properly cared for great.

unbeaten in the international com- | Manfla Eastbound, and 61 days westbound.

All cogrines grape brandy: but petition for 12 years. Between Hongkong and, Singapore all brandy is not cognac.

Portugal met Italy in an earlier. transit times will be 21 days by the Cognac comes from the still match and the former was declared Air Mail for Indo-China, Iran, service from Hongkong on Tum containing roughly 70 per cent. of the winner by two-one, but Italy days, and 31 days by that from alcohol by volume-after five years protested The match was replay- Hongkong on Fridays.

vis Hanoi.

Airways Finne

Cheklang. Tingsang

Emp. of Canada Pres. Adams

and, France (Paris and Northern Provinces only) by the "Air ƑAir' France

·Piano... France Airways Direct Service”

SATURDAY

In the reverse direction malls this has been reduced to 87 per ed privately and Italy won 3-1. *

cent-after ten-83 per cent will leave Singapore on Tuesdays after twenty-67 per cent. and SPEAKER THANKED - AN arriving on Thursdays, and on Eri- after forty47 per cent. When it Asked to thank the speaker, Mr. days, arriving in Hongkong the reaches 40 per cent. (after fifty 3. Hutchison remarked that following Monday, a transit time five to sixty years) It should-in they were, indebted to

him for Ahmail for Manila, Guam. Hono. of 2 and 3 days, respectively.

the opinion of most authorities, throwing some light on a subject falu, and U.S.A. by the "Pan- be opened and drunk on which they had little know- American Airways Direct Bervice" Pan Americas

The best types of commercial ledge. Everyone knew that wine-due San Francisco 21st April Airways giene cognacs are between five and ten made the hearts of men glad, but years old, but undiluted at 63 per apart from that he did not think The Stand Court Open Doubles cent would take the roof off your any of them knew much about It championship match between the mouth. Therefore, all brandles and on their behalf he thanked Mr. Tral brothers and Lim Thism-tat less than 25 years old put on sale Robertson for his interesting and and Stephen Wong which was fixed have been diluted with distilled instructive talk

DOUBLES MATCH POSTPONED

for this afternoon has been post-water and colcured with caramel Mr H Hong Bling. Hon. Beere

There is nothing wrong or tary of the Club, announced that We are officially informed that fraudulent about this because Mr. Bellamy was shortly going on cim complained of illness at the cognac over 50 per cent is not leave. He wished him a very conclusion of yesterday's match. pleasant to drink.

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