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HONGKONG DAILY

PRESS

GENERAL

Treatment Of Patients ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

At Govt. Hospitals: K.R.A. Wants Procedure Improved

The procedure to be followed by patients seeking ad- mission to, or treatment at, Government Hospital, formed the subject of an interesting discussion at the November meeting of the General Committee of the Kowloon Rest- dents' Association, which continues in its endeavours to "protect and improve the amenities of Kowloon.

AT CENTRAL

After

dants were represented by Mr.. Hin-shing Lo, instructed by Mr. J. M. Hall, and Mr. G. A.»Sutherton Russ, respectively.

The case is being heard before

SECOND ATTEMPT FAILED

a successful attempt at stealing by a trick, three Chinese Mr. Lowry, tried the same trick on another

AMAH HEAVILY FINED shop but did not succeed and one A 30-year-old house amah em- of them was arrested and charged ployed by Mrs. Boyd, of No. 212- before Mr. Lowry yesterday. Sassoon Road, Yip Yuk-ying, who The man, Kwan (Tak, 32, unem-was charged with stealing a cet- ployed, was charged, with others ton bed sheet, fur coat, box of not in custody, with stealing by washing blue, box of Lux, tin of means of a trick a quantity of Chi-tea, and a bottle of vinegar from nese medicine from the Luen Fook her mistress, appeared betare Hong Co., of No. 67 Des Voeux Rd. Mr. K. M. A. Barnett on remand It will be remembered that pital and Clinical Facilities of the

Central, on Oct. 20, and with steal- yesterday. ing, also by means of a trick, 1-100 In imposing a fine of $150 or in June last, a notice was Colony of Hongkong, 1938-1939.

He intimated that stepa were

months' hard labour. Mr. Issued by the Medical Depart- being taken to increase the facili- quinine sulphate powder and two

remarked that a master ment to the following effect:ties, and proffered the information 10 bottles of quinine bisulphate Barnett

that a site for a new hospital in from the South Coast Commercial trusted his servants and he Kowloon to accommodate spme 500 genes, of 38 Connaught Road not expected to keep a constant fo.600. beds had been secured and Central on Nov. 11 work was in progress; nn infee- tious diseases hospital was also in the estimates. and provision was also made in the estimates for the new Kowloon Mortuary. He relter- ated, howeyer, that so long as limited facilities existed. his policy. and that of Government was to see that those facilities were.avall- able primarily for those to whom: they were essentially necessary.

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"All patients who wish to be examined at, or admitted to, the wards of Government Hos- pitals with the exception of Government servants and their wives and children, and accl- dent or emergency cases, must bring with them letters of in- troduction from, their private medical practitioners, unless they can satisfy the Almaner on arrival at the hospital that they are not in a position to afford a private practitioner's "consultation fee."

MEANS TEST

watch on a servant.

was

Defendant pleaded guilty to Defendant was also bound ofer t two sureties of $100 each fall- both charges.

Det.-Sgt. P. J. Cullinan prose-ng which another four · months"

was imposed. cuted.

The total value of the goods was $450,79,

Kwan: was sentenced to two months hard labour.

ar

CONSPIRED TO ROB

On the application of Bet.-Sgt. T. Cashman a remand of 72 hours was granted by Mr. Barnett yes- DANGEROUS DRIVING

terday in the case in which Chu Summoned for driving in Vie- King, 42, greaser, Yeung On. 42. toris Road on Oct. 29 in a dan unemployed, and Wong Ying, 30, “gerous manner, Hung Wah-sang, of unemployed, are charged with It was pointed out to Dr. Selwyn- No. 529 Queen's Road West, third conspiring, on Nov. 11 at No. 14 Clarke that assuming the basic floor, was sentenced to 21 days Im-Th Wong Street East, and agrec- of this omcial notice had already principle as set out was sound, the prisonment by Mr. K. M. A. Bar-ing together to steal telephone

Central Magistracy (cable been brought into effect, at the Means Test to which it gave rise nett at the

belonging to the military. Kowloon Hospital a few months was distasteful to a large body of yesterday. Traffic Insp. Clarke authorities.

principal objection said that lorry No. 2420, driven by previously, and several complaints people; the

SEVERAL COMPLAINTS

In point of fact, the provisions

AT KOWLOON

PRISON AND CANE

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had been drawn to the attention seemed to be the manner in which defendant, collided with a private of the Association indicating that this. Means Test was applied, and car driven by Lieut. A. C. Casper, the new regulation imposed con- the natural repugnance on the who was coming from the opposite siderable hardship on certain part of the public to have their direction. classes of the Kowloon public. private affairs investigated by an

Representations were made to the Almuner before being accorded that the Commissioner of Police be Sui, member a respectable; Hon. Director of Medical Services, treatment.

Government

Mr. Barnett also recommended

asked to suspend

An 18-year-old student, Wong

of

defendant's family, was charged before Mr. Macfadyen yesterday with snatch- ing a wrist watch from Chan, Sau- lan, woman, at Reclamation St.

Det.-Sgt. H. J. Baldwin, said that the defendant had pawned

a fotintain

the watch for $3.

The defendant was sentenced to

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in which it was suggested (1) that He replied that the Lady Al- licence. Government appeared to, be over-moner and her assistants had

SHOEMAKER GAOLED solicitous respecting the commer-been carefully selected; they were

Charged with stealing, from an cial welfare of local private prac- thoroughly trained and be had titioners, and (2) that a large ma-every confidence in their ability to other shoemaker, Yau Yee, 22, jority of the patients (other than carry out their duties satisfac-shoemaker, was sentenced to six servants and their torily. He realised that such en-days' imprisonment by Mr. Barnett wives and children) seeking treat- quiries must necessarily be. dis- yesterday for breaking and enter a week's hard labour and 10 ment at the Kowloon Hospital can- tasteful but he felt that with ang Late 328 Island Road, first strokes of the cane.

Two other men, Wong Tse, 21, not afford a private medical prac- properly trained staff, the objec-door, between 3 and 5.45 am. on titioner, and therefore will have to tionable features could be reduced Sept. 11 and stealing two metal and Yuen Keng-chuen, 17, were submit to an enquiry by "an Al-to a minimum. He stressed the wrist watches.

pen charged with similar offences. moner which will obviously be fact that any complaint in respect $9.20 in money and two sults of Wong snatched a watch from humiliating and perhaps offensive. of any side of hospital manage- clothing, the property of Yu Cho- Alice Ho, of St. Mary's School, and The Hon. Dr. P. S. Selwyn-Clarke, ment. treatment, or administra-chun, 19./ Director of Medical Services, in his tion, if made to him at the time Acting" Sub-Insp. "Taylor said pawned it for $13. The other de- fendant snatched a watch from a reply courteously proposed that in or as soon after as possible, would that the defendant was formerly woman whom the Police could not a charge of trespassing in a pro- order to save time, the Association be immediately investigated, and a student in the Aberdeen Indus- trace so far.

tected area, Kowloon Docks, and should appoint a representative to he wished personally to assure the trial School where he had been

Each accused was sentenced to was sentenced to, a month's hard discuss the question with him; con- Association that he would closely placed to learn shoemaking from three months hard labour and 10 labour, Sat. Haynes prosecuted sequently, Mr. C. E. Terry was de-Investigate any such complaints. 1933 to 1938. legated to carry out this duty.

The discussion with the Lady As defendant had been in cus- WRITTEN-REPORT

Almoner disclosed that the system:tody since Nov.-B. the sentence was. Defendant At the meeting of the General of Almoners was almost univer- to date from Nov. 9. Committee. Just held. Mr. Terry sally practised in England, and it was also bound over in the sum 45, Chan King, 37, woman, Lau Himsworth yesterday on Fong Bik

TRAFFIC SUMMONSES

strokes of the cane..

SEQUEL TO DISPUTE Two married couples, Mak Lam,

ARMS ON JUNK

A fine of $20 was imposed by Mr.

submitted a written report of his was generally conceded that untilor $25 for one year...

Wa, 48, and Chan Heung, 4gyven, 35, master of trading Junk T4853H, who was charred with discussions with the Hon. Dr. P." state medicine as such was in

woman, were involved in a fight S. Selwyn-Clarke, and also of one being, it was in fact the only way

R. B. Taylor, of No. 4 Stanley conduct before Mr. Himsworth yes-

and were charged with disorderly possession of a rifle and 154 rounds lof ammunition on board his junk which he had with the Lady Al-properly to administer hospital

W13 terday, It was stated that the in the Victoria Harbour, moner of Government Hospitals. treatment paid for by Government Terrace, Quarry "Bay, who

summoned before Mr. Barnett woman had a dispute at Oak St.

SERIOUS ALLEGATION Miss M. Watson, kindly arranged or similar bodies. through the Hon. Director of Medi- She stated that in addition to yesterday for speeding to Hennessy on Nov. 6 over their children.

That 79 centa was taken from cal Services.

the ordinary question of hospital Road on Oct. 25, was fined $15.

ther him during a search by C363 was Traffic-Sgt. Sullivan sald defen- that they would be imprisoned if the allegation made by Wan Ron- admissions and treatment. the

dant's driving was quite good and such an offence should happen ping, 56, who was charged before the road was fairly clear.

again. The defendants were each Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen yesterday bound over for a year,

with returning from banishment.

The defendant was arrested by

The report stated inter alia that in the view of the Hon. Director of Medical Services, the basic idea behind the new regulation was that it was not intended in any way as a sop to private practitioners, but it was intended to ensure that the medical facilities provided by Government should be available for those who could not obtain them from private practitioners, that is to say, (a) for the indigent, (b) for casualty, accident and emer- . gency cases, (c) for those re- quiring special treatment sych as deep X-ray therapy and certain other types of treat- ment necessitating special equipment which WAS only available in Government hos- pitals, and (d) for Government servants who, under the" pro- visions of their contract, were entitled to much treatment.

IDEAL STATE

+

Mr. Himsworth warned

·FORGED NOTES FOUND.

Almoner branch of the medical services was responsible for a con-

Taylor was driving at 40 mp.h siderable amount of social work,

Summoned for falling to signal and from the point of view of whether they were worth their when turning into Connaught Rd.

In a rald at No. 32, Portland St. C363 on information at Temple St. salaries or not, it was a significant Central from Wardley Street of carried out by Chinese detectives. on Wednesday. The accused told fact that since the introduction of Oct. 25, P. P. Botelho, of the three men. Cheng Shui, 30, Tans his worship that during a search Almoners, the

the French Bank Building, was cau- Hol, 30, and Cheng Hol, 30, were at the Police Station in the ab- revenue of Medical Department had actually tioned.

arrested and a forged $50 Mercan-sence of the Sergeant the con increased; she added that the C. J. Lodge, of No. 15 Gap Road, tlle Bank note and 11 forged $1 stable took away the money and Almoner branch was a specialist pleaded guilty by letter to a sum Government notes were found, They kept it for himself.

branch, and the training and moris for leaving his car No. 3115 were charged before. Mr. Mac- Sgt. Alexander, who conducted

qualifications were quite distinct unattended in 2

road between fadyen yesterday for possession of the prosecution, asked for a re- to those of the nursing branch. Lower Albert Road and Garden forged bank notes and remanded mand of 24 hours to make la-

PUBLIC CONFIDENCE

Road on Oct. 24.

Traffic-Insp. Clang maid trat On being quoted several specific complaints which had been sub-defendant left the car in the road mitted to the Association, the Lady when he went to Volunteer Head Almoner asserted that most of quarters for training. them did not come under the Al- A fine of $10 was imposed.. moner branch at all, but had to

do with the administrative side of

seven days.

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quiries.

D. O. SOUTH

BAIL ESTREATED

CONSPIRACY CASE Hearing of the case, in which three employees of the Yaumati Ferry Company, H Lemg, Leung Tong and Au ffim, were charged AGAIN ADJOURNED

with conspiracy to defraud the Lau. Luk, a 62-year-old widow, After further cross-examination Company, was continued before, had her bail of $25 estreated, when the hospital, with which she could of the complainant, Tang King Mr. Macfadyen yesterday.

she falled to appear, before Mr. 8. not deal. Miss Watson stated that | wai, by the defence, bearing of the After further evidence given by F. Balfour yesterday to answer the the Almoner system at the Queen case in which two men were two ticket inspectors of the Com-charge of keeping a brothel at 28 It was mutually agreed that in Mary Hospital was running ex- charged with threatening and in-pany, Mr. Macfadyen remarked Tal San Street, Cheufig Chan, on an ideal state, free medical treat-tremely well and she found that timidating Tang was adjourned to that in view of the fact that the Nov. 14. ment, Le. "State Medicine" should the public in general had con- Nov. 28 at 2.30 p.m. be available for all, but so long asfidence in the Almoners and were only restricted facilities were avail-in fact coming to them for advice, able, it was necessary to see that these remained available for the class of people, who for any reason could not be dealt with by private medical practitioners. It was a recognised fact that at the pre-

She felt, however, that once the sent time, hospital facilities in Hongkong were totally inadequate, initial distaste of the public to the study the important points raised tried to keep out the uniformed on Nov. 14, was granted by Mr. S.

new departure therein. and so long as adequate facilities Introduction of a

She realised that the sante could not be said perhaps for Kowloon, 33 unfortunately owing to illness, she had been unable to devote the same time to the Kowloon Hospital.

CONFISCATION ORDER GRANTED

first and second defendant wete Sgt. Whitcroft was in charge of The defendants were Wong Habboth in the ticket office and he the case. rong. 40. merchant of No. 113, was satised that there

was Wanchal Road, first floor, and enough presumptive, evidence or 'concert between the two. As re- Cheung Kung-hop, 25.

Mr. M ̈A. da Silva appeared for gard the third defendant, there

An application, made by Sgt. J. the prosecution, while the defen-was less evidence,, said Mr. Mao Rees, for the confiscation of 150

F. Balfour yesterday,

GAMBLEES FORFEIT. BAIL Chan Sang, 29, shop foki, charg

fadyen, but as he was apparently cattics of wild tree wood found on an unnamed haul at Til Ø Village in view of the box and apparently.

Inspector there was enough evi- Those present at the meeting dence against him. did not exist, Dr. Selwyn-Clarke was overcome, provided the Al-

Mr. Y. P. Woo, who appeared for considered the anly method of en- moners concerned carried out their were:-Mr. D. W. Munton, Vice- suring that existing facilities would duties in the proper sympathetic President presiding: Mr. F. C. Mow the first defendant, asked Hsed with keeping a common gam- an unnumbered be available for necessitous cases manner, the same result would be Fung. Hon Secretary, Mr. R. Worship to adjourn the case to ing house at was by means of, a regulation such obtained at the Kowloon Hospital Wong, Hon. Treasurer; Hon. Mr.Thursday when the accused will house at Kut Hing Street, Tai O as "that unde discussion.

as at the Queen Mary Hospital, Leo D'Almada e Castro, Dr. B. G. give their explanation. It seemed that the root cause of and she promised that she would Kirkby-Gomes, Lt-Col. ED. Mat- EN STOLE À CAT the whole trouble was the trade-personally look into this question thews. Rev. H. D. Rosenthall, Messrs. L N. Murray, R. Pestonji, quacy of hospital facilities in the at Kowloon.

Owing to the comprehensiveness D. O. Suver, and B. Wylle. Colony, and the Hon. Director of Medical Services invited the atten- of Mr. Terry's report, final con- Apologies for absence, were re tion of the Association to the "Re-sideration of the matter was post-ceived from Mr. Lam Ming Fan, port of the Technical Committee Doned to the December meeting, Res. J. R. Higgs, Major C. M. Man for the Re-organisation and Im-in order to give members of the ners, Mr. J. N. Sweeney, and Mr. provement of Existing Official Hos General Committee more time to C. E Terry.

Village, on Nov. 14, had his ball of $30 estreated when he falled to Convicted of larceny of a cat appear before Mr. 8. F. Balfour Hu Kueff, 30, was sentenced to yesterday,kakka eight wedka”. Tara laborite by Mr. Ne other Chinese, charged Macfadyen Festérday. - The defen with gambling in Ohan – Bang's raming house, and find theft batis dant was a returned bamisnet.

IN PROTECTED AREA. of $4 each estreated when they Chaun Nam 28, appeared be failed to answer 55 the charge: fore Mr Himsworth

Sgt. J. Rees prosecuted.

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