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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

SATURDAY, AUGUST 22, 1925.

PRISONER'S DEATH, 2 MISSIONARIES CAPTURED.

INSANITARY CONDITIONS AT EIGHT BRITISHERS SEIZED,

LAICHIKOK PRISON.

Improvements Suspended by Strike..

(Our Own Correspondent.)

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According to a message" from. The adjourned enquiry into the the headquarters of the Church death of a prisoner in Victorla Missionary Society those kidnap-| Gaol Hospital on August 13, waa ped aro Bishop H, W. K. Mowll resumed at the Central Magistracy and his wife; the Reverend and. yesterday afternoon, with Mr. S. B. Mrs. V. H. Donnithorne; Major F. B. McElderry presiding and a jury W. lles; Miss A. Settle; Miss M. of three, consisting Messrs. of J.Armfield and Miss C. Carleton. R. F. Corbey, (foreman) 0.. H. Colton, and J. Ferris.

The evidence of Chief Warder West was to the effect that the deceaseil, Yung Shing, was under- going imprisonment of four months for a breach of the Opium Ordin- ances and was received at Lai- chikok Prison on June 27 and was removed to hospital suffering from beri-beri on July 16.

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CROSS SUMMONED:

ger of Messrs. Windsor Brothers, A dispute concerning the Mana-

Dr. G. W, Pope, medical office loon, and a former employee, was Jewellers, of Nathan Road, Kow- of Victorin Gaol Hospital stated heard before Mr. E. W. Hamilton that he saw deceased on June 23 at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- when he was fit for imprisonment, day, when G. A. Charles, a Cey- although of poor physique with tonese, summoned F. D. Windsor, signs of having suffered from manuger, for dismissing him without chronic bronchitis. He was later notice and for assault. There was given half labour and was suba cross summons against Charles sequently returned to duty as fit for the theft of two gold 36 coins. He again fell sick with signs of of American currency. beri-beri, and dysentery. .The dysentery symptoms

Mr. Leo d'Almala appeared for improved, Charles and. Windsor was while those of beri-beri did not, sented. by Mr. H. J. Armstrong.

repre- and the prisoner died on August, 13. A post mortem examination

The first summons against Wind- conducted by witness showed that or was withdrawn as the matter that death was due to berisuri, and Mr. Armstrong produced a cer- was stated to have been settled, complicated by pulmonary tuber-incate which was to the effect culosis and dysentery.

that his client was unable to appear

Dysentery Epidemic. The medical officer of Laichikoking to illness, Prison gave details of the dysen-was engaged in Ceylon by J. A.

In "evidence Charles said that hel tery epidemie which raged in the Windsor to work for Windsor Bros. gaol during May. of this your and He had previously been engaged by atuted that during the month there the shop for three yours and had were "eight cases among the pri-returned to Ceylon in January, soners, none of which was very 1024.. On July 31, he applied for serious. In June there were 39 his month's "wages, having joined cases, and in July the number feil,

at the beginning of the month, but

was at an end,

till

to eight. For August, up to date, was refused by the defendant, who, there had been only five cases, and instead, assaulted him with a slip- he considered that the epidemie per and turned him out of the shop.

There had been two cases among two gold coins.

Witness denied the theft of the the Indian warders, and one Euro-| pean, in Laichikok, while another was a very "fishy" one. The ques- His Worship said that the case European had developed the com- tion of the wages had been settled plaint in the Government Civil and then no report of the loss of Hospital after an operation, and the coins had been made was quite possible that contact bacnuries had taken out a summons. been made in Lalehikok before his removal:

ME Armstrong replied that the Witness considered that the the afternoon of the same day as loss was reported to the police in spread of the disease was due to the alloged assault. Mr. Armstrong Ales. The gaol was badly con-agreed to have both parties bound structed from a sanitary point of over, but his Worship replied that{ view, as in the main building,ho would make an example of tae only ten yards-separated the latrines persor. against whom he should and cookhouse. Buckets were used find. The matter should be settled As containers in the former and it out of Court and he hoped that was almost impossible to keep files that would be done before the next | from these and from subsequently hearing." contaminating the food. The flies) probably had their breeding place week.

The case was adjourned for ong

In the village below the prison.

Medical Recommendations.

Captain H. F. Bloxham, Assist.

ant Superintendent of Prisons. (4) As an immediate mensure, gave evidence, which related to the strong disinfectant to be placed in steps that had been taken by the euch of the latine receptacles. authorities to cope with the epi- This was being done,, added wit- demic. Witness, said he first knew] ness. of the outbreak in June and com- municated with the P. C. M, 0, on}

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June 29. With this official and Dr. Captain Bloxham stated further Koch, he visited Laichikok Prison that the C. 3. 0.8 minute hadi and went over the establishment. been received by him on July 1 He received a minute from the and, with witness's proposals re P. C. M. O. on July 1, making cerflyproofing, was forwarded to the ain recommendations to deal with Governor, immediately,

The the outbreak,

proval for the., work to be carried The P. C. M. O found that the out was received on July 3 and the cutbreak was due to the infection entire correspondence passed ou te of food by flies, direct from the the D. P. W. on the same day, with a latrines, and that the origin of the request that the work should be flies was undoubtedly the Chinese undertaken as soon as possible. village at the foot of the hill or A reply was received stating that the eastern side of the prison. He it would be commenced immediately also said that the cookhouse and labour was-available. “ latrines were in too close proximity. Mr. S. Hamer, Senior Inspector] His recommendations were: of Works, giving evidence said that (1) The abolition of the village. the order for commencing the By- In connection with this, witness proofing was received on July 3 and sid that the resumption of the an order given to the maintenance) village would take place on Septem-contractor for work to be com- ber 21 next and the swamp sur-menced on July 6. The contractor rounding it would be filled in, by was unable to carry out the Im next year, such reclamation being provements as he had no men: already approved in the current available. In normal times, wit estimates at a cost of $15,000. ness said, the work would havel (2) The removal of the latrines been completed within three weeks, or the provision of adequate fly-and he continued to press the proofing. Witness stated that the urgency of the matter upon the con- latter suggestion was being pro- tractor, but it was not until Wed- ceeded with, as the removal would nesday last that any work was done be very costly and take a consider on the site. There were now three uble time to effect,

men working and the job could not (3) That receptacles for excreta, be finished in less than a month of a new type with tight fitting unless more men were found. It covers, should be provided. Cap was impossible to push the matter] tain Bloxham said these were being more rapidly. He produced plans made in the gaol as fast as material which were examined by the jurora. could be obtained. An order placed Without retiring to consider their] locally for their manufacture could vordiet, the jury found that the not be filled, owing to the strike, prisoner Yang Shing had died as but it was expected that complete a result of beri-beri aggravated by equipment would be ready in about tuberculosis and incipient dysen- 10 days time.

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