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UNIVERSITY DEBATE.

SHOULD NATIVE DOCTORS BE ABOLISHED?

A most interesting debate be- tween the Education Bocicty, and the Medical Society of the Hong kong University was held in the night, Unton Assembly Hall last

the subject being "That native doctors should be replaced by wes- tern trained practitionera." Messrs, Yeah Guan-eng and Tan Hee-choo were proposer and seconder re-

spectively, while Mr. Chun Koxik was ably assisted by Mius K. Lai as the opposition. The chair was occupied by Mr. Li Ka-tung, of the Education Society.

In introducing the speakers, the Chairman pointed out that the sub. Jeel was of special interest nat only to medical practitioners and those who were undergoing Wen- tern training at the University, but also to those who were sick and in-health.

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Mr. Eng sald that the question of native doctors came into pro- minence because of the superiority of the western trained practition ★ ፕ Some time ago attempts were made by the National Government to legalise the native doctora, by making them undergo an examina. tion before they were allowed to commence practice, but nothing has yot materinlined.

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Special Training. contended that the western better trafnel practitioner than the native doctor, not only be cause he was in possession of his diploms, but also because he had a systematic training, was trust- worthy, and observed in strict medi. cal etiquette, especially in relation to the Drug Act; and he underwent a system of training that look six years to complete.

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On the other hand, any unpati- fed person could read a few books. and after n while hang out a alga and call himself a doctor. No such things as X-rays, chloroform, other were known to native doctors. They did not bolleva In the pre- sence of germs, but ascribed all diseases to heat, cold and wind.

The Other Side.

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TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1932.

NO COMPLAINTS.

CHARGES OF LARCENY NOT

SUBSTANTIATED.

In the absence of complainants in respect of a quantity of cotton yarn which was found on board

sampan anchored off the prayn who wall recently, four Chinese appeared before Mr. Wynnu Jones at the Centrai Police Court yester day were all acquitted.

Mr. A. Covey represented the first two defendants while Mr. H. L. Dennys appeared for the third. The fourth was not represented.

At the outset Detective Sergeant Johnson, whe prosecuted said, that he had been instructed to with- draw the charge against the fourth defendant, as it was proposed to call him 18 A

the witness for Crown, but he would like to mon- tion that the Police had not been able to trace the owners of the yarn, although In the charge the China Navigation Company were stated to be the complainants.

In reply to his Worship the officer said that he did not propose to withdraw against the other three defendants but asked his Worship to discharge them.

All defendants were necordingly discharged.

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PEAK ROAD THEFT.

MR. HU HAN-MIN'S BROTHER YOUNG CHINESE SENTENCED

have been stolen from 18, Peak Hond, the residence of Mr. H. H. Petherick, by a young Chinese who appenred before Mr. Wynne Jones at the Central Police Court yester

daughters. His eldest son, Mr. Hu Hang-aling, is an official serving day. no-che

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child nor intant bigger vehicle was narrowly avert- ed when the ambulance swerved round the corner

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Yesterday afternoon, after visit to the scene, Mr. Horace Lo, on behalf of the defendant, made his final submissions.

He argued that ten miles an hour..

which rate he said; the was travelling, wha

wag.

Mr. Choo ably seconded the pro-

FOR LARCENY. posal, and stressed rensans for the The death of Mr. Ha Ching-shui,

Property belonging to Mr. W. L. abolition of native doctors,

the only brother of Mr. Hu Ilan- Miss Lal pointed out the speak- min, the Kuomintang Rightist Marshall, of the Standard Oil Com.

The ense in which a motor- ers for the propon had not men-leader now on retirement in feng-pany of New York, was alleged to tioned the innumerable cars where kong, occurred on Sunday at his disenses, incurable recording to residence in Robinson Road. The

ambulance driver attached to the nat late Mr. Hu Ching-shul is survived

Fire Brigade was summoned for ambulance western standards, hat be cured by his wife. Eve sons and four

dangerous driving in Stubbs Road merely a "crawl" for such a vehicle. by native doetors, and said that if

in December last was concluded be. He suggested that In the slower fore Mr. Schofield at the Contral vehicle, Mrs. Franka might have the native doctors were replaced

been unduly alarmed at the eight of by western practitioners,

The defendant denied the charge. Magistracy yesterday afternoon.

Mrs. J. W. Franks, wife of the the bigger vehicle seemingly bear-- would make a study of the valu-

A native of Kwangtung. Mr. Hu

Detective Sergeant D. Fitches

Prisons, the Ing down on her. able medicinal contributions the

Ching-shuf

well was a

known ataled that on Saturday afternoon Superintendent of

His Worship, however, die former have made, which would Chinese scholar in his younger at about 1 o'clock the defendant complainant in the proceedings, had eventually be lost to the world.

days

and at various times he was seen on the drying roof of 18, stated that she was entering the agreed. He thought that the am- Chamberlain Road bulance should have slowed down. Several other members of the so-served the Canton Government in

Peak Rond. He had an overcoat Junction of ciety entered the discussion, in-

association with his younger and a suit of clothing in his hands, when the ambulance drove into on seeing the ricksha. It

the other entrance. dangerous driving, but in view of cluiling Professor W. J. Gerrard,

The brother, Mr. Hu Han-min.

having removed them from a line t from who said, in reply to a statement deceased had been fu indifferent on the roof. The house coolie who A collision between the ricksha the extenuating circumstances, the

she was travelling fine would be $10. by the Inst speaker, that western health for some years and on ne- he only too count of this had been on re- practitioners would glad to utilise the native herbal tirement in Hongkong. He was a medicines, if they were found bene-firm believer in Buddhism. ficial. He instanced several cases of disease that was uncurable by western practitioners and he had repeatedly made efforts to obtain a certain native herb, which was seid to be a cure. However, none bad Ho far been forthcoming and he could only assume that the native doctors did not trust their cures.

London, Feb. 15. After several other speakers had

The London County Council wilt offered their quafa to the debate. which proved

most interesting to-morrow consider the recommen- throughout, a vote was put to the dation of its Improvementa Com meeting, and by a narrow marginmittee favouring replacement of a negative vote was recorded, 42 Waterloo Bridge by a new bridge voting for, and 43 against, the pro- at a cost of £1,295,000, with six

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Haw the defendant chased him, the in which aceused jumping from the roof, us height of 16 feet before being caught by the cook on the ground floor.

The defendant's story was that | he had asked an amah whether a certain man lived on the premises and was directed to the first floor where he would find. his friend.

After Mr. Petherick Identified the property as that of Mr. Mar- shall who was now in Manila, a wash amah gave evidence denying that she had ever seen the defen- on Saturday. She denied daat that she had told him his friend was on the first floor of the house. Sentence of three months' hard labour was passed.

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