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SHARE PRICES

-TO-DAY'S QUOTATIONS

The following is the list of local share quotations Issued to-dayı

Banka.

H.K. Banks, $1820/1822

An.

'kong Banks, London, £182 ni

Chartered Bank, £151⁄2 n.

Mercontilo Bank, A.

£20 n.

Mercantile Bank C., £121⁄41⁄2 n..

East Asia, $106 sa.“

THE ECONOMIST IN HUMAN SOCIETY

(Continued from Pago 6.)" healthy houses" by the ordinary action of private enterprise.

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1933.

INQUEST VERDICT

Witness examined him in the ro celving room.

FRENCH RECOVERY.

PLAN PATTERNED ON "AMERICAN DRIVE

Paris, Oct, 12.

The expenditure of a

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admit everyone we can, unless it an accident case, but the man re le very alight,

fused admittance saying he had, to: Mr. Schofield: When accident "No wardmastor, or any other roport the case to the police first. casca come to the hospital what are subordinate, is In. authority to re-On October 7 he did. not make a NO REFUSAL BY THE

the standing orders?

fuse admission to such cases. The statement to Dr. Thomas. Dr. HOSPITAL

Dr. Thomas: The patient goos refusal to admit is decided on only Thomas only asked him whother ho Evidence regarding the pro-to the receiving room first. There by the medical ofleer. If the case could recognise his fokl.

over Lee Yu-chouk, the wardragster, cedure adopted at the Government a wardmaster, always on duty, is not serious and we are

WC Bend them by dented he had rofused admittanco Civil Hospital for the admission of sends for the doctor on duty who crowded nccident cases was given by Dr. then attends to the patient. If ambulance to the Tang Wah Jo-to any accident case that morning, equivalent to £50,000,000 sterling That was in 1876. Now, in 1933, G. H. Thomas, of the Medical Desert the wardmaster what to do it with a chit vrison by the He had never seen the last witness is outlined in a nation-wide pre- gramme for public works in con- the economists have been fattened partment, at the resumed enquiry of case andmaster what to do. doctor. Where the cases Involve that morning

This concluded the ovidence, and noxion with plans for financial Bon depression and are once more yesterday into the death of a coollo, If the case is not serious enough to Police Court proceedings they are

Lo Wing, the driver, and that after Mr. Schofield had summed up recovery. at the top of their form. They Chan Sze-wing, who died in the warrant admission he is thon not so dealt with." disagree, as they always have done! Government Civil Hospital after a dressed and instructed to return

The achomo somewhat follows: and always will do, as to the duty fall from a motor lorry while in daily to have his wound dressed. the deceased was first taken to the the case, the Jury brought in a

The foreman enld they wore the present American plan. It and then the wardmaster informs to the police. He took the injured of an economist. One man will motion. The hearing was takon If of any severity he is admitted, hospital before he made the report vordict of druth by misadventure. write that it is the economist's by Mr. Schofield, Bitting DA business to study "human behavi- Corener, at the Central Magistracy the Police. If he la admitted, no man to the Queen's Road entrance, satisfied the hospital authorities provides for a minimum wage rate as a relationship between yesterday afternoon, assisted by matter how trivial the injury, the and went up with three folis to had explained the position very and a reduction in working hours ends and scarce means"; another the following jury.Messrs. J. B. wardmaster informs the Police ho make onquiries. In the receiving adequately, and they were not in

is admitted, and then the Police room he saw a man writing at any way responsible for the refusal in order to spread employment.- that economics is the study of Macdonald (foroman), F. H. Farne will come to make enquiries. We table and told him he had brought of admittance,

why we are well off as we are end Taung Po-tong and a third will add the words

Am: 0. Finance Corp., Sh. 120 a. Chind. O, Fin, Ord, Sh.$4.75 v. China O. Fin. Prof. Sh. 86 n.

Insurances,

Canton Ins., $826 b.

Union Ina., $572% b.

China Underwriters, $2.10 n.

China Fire, 3596 m.

H.K. Firo, Ins., $200 n.

Dur

"together with a consideration as At last Friday afternoon's hear- to how we can make ourselves beting the driver, Lo Wing, and a foki, ter off." What should the man in Li Luk, both alleged in evidence

International Assce. Sh. $6.50 m. the street think of these people that when the injured man was

Shipping.

Douglas, $84 b,* .

H.K. Steamboats, $18 n. Indo-Chinas, (Pruf.), $80 n. Indo-Chinas, (Dof.), $85 m., Shells (Benrer), 56/8 n.

Union Waterboats, $15 n.

Mining.

Antamoks, $1 50,

Balatocs. 987 n.

Baguio Gold, 80 cts, s. Benguota, 3471⁄2 n.

Benguet Exploration, 50 cts. n.

Benguat Goldfield, 30 cts.. n.

Beg Wedge, 10 cts. b.

Gold Greek, $9 b..

Ipo Mining, $0% n.

Itogons, $7% n.,

Kallan, 80/- n.

Langlants (Single), $18. S'hai Explorations, Sh. $4.15 n.

S'hai Loans, $6.85.n.

Raube, $12.40/50 ea.

Venz: Goldfields, $6% b.

Docks, etc.

II.K. Wharves, $120 n.

H.K. Docky, $16% n.

S. China Motors A.,

n.

S. China Motors B., $8 n. Providents (old), $3.80 n.

Providents (new), $1.85 1. Hongkowa, Sh. $348 .

New Enginearings, Sh. $8 n. Shanghai Docks, Sh. $147% n. Cotton Mills,

Ewo Coltons, Sh. $14.30 b. S'haf Cottons. Sh. $108 n. - Zoong Sings, Sh. $18 n. Wing On Textilos Sh. $80 n.

Lands, Hotels, etc.

II. and S. Hotels, $61⁄4 b. H.K. Landa, $78 90. S'hai Landa Sh, 333 n. Metropolitan Landa, Sh. $14, D. Humphreys, $12.90 b, and on. H.K. Realties, $7.50 6.

Asin Realtios "A" Sh. $140 n. Asin Realties "B" Sh. $20 n. Chinese Estates, $92 b.

China Realtios, Sh. $15% n1" China Debenture, Sh.$137.n..

Public Utilities.

Tramways, $22.60 sa. Peak Trams (Old), $15% n. Park Trams, (pow). 87 n. Star Ferries, $99% b.

Youmat Ferries (old), S22 n. China Lights (old). $11.75 bi

and of their science and craft? taken to the Government Civil Ilos Until Mr. Keynes' ambition is pital admittance was refused, and realised and economista "become they were told to report the matter thought of as humble, competontrat to the Police, people on a level with dentists,"

Court,

Dr. not

the ordinary chap must be very Addressing the careful to distinguish between Thomas said that as he was what economists "know" as econo. present last week he had no know- mle facts, and what they "think" ledge whatever of what the driver to be the social consequences of a stated, that he brought the patient given economic action. For in to the hospital and was refused the Arat cABO the economist is admission. He was amazed when nearly always right, whilst in the he read the account of the enquiry Recond case he is very often the following morning.

wrong.

In considering the statements of economists the public muat afft out the fact from the fancy before they decide upon action, otherwise they may find that they have based a policy on "economic facts" which are only sociological suppositions.

China Lights (new), $11.50 n. H.K. Electrics, $77 n. Maçao Electrics, $38 n. Sandakan Lights, $10% n. Telephones (old), $35 1. China Buses, Sh, 11 n. Singapore Tractions, 2/7 n. Singapore Pref., 15/-n..

Industrials,

n.

Malabon Sugars $15 n. Cald: Macg. (old), Sh. $21 n. Cald: Macg. (Prof.), $19 Canton Icea, 85 n. Cements (Com.), $3.70 1. Cementa (old) $3% n. Cement (New), 50 cts. n. 1.K. Ropes, $7 n.

Stores, etc..

Dairy Farms, $20% 8. Wastaons, $8 n.

Der A Winga, $1_n. .Lane Crawfords, $3.00 .

Mackintoshs, $21 n. Sinceros, $131⁄2 n. Wm. Powells, $2.10 n. Wing On (H.K.), $170 n.

Miscellaneous.

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Amusements, $10 n. H.K. Entertainments, $10%-The- 3.C. Enterprises, $11⁄2 n. United Theatres, Sh. $1% n. Macao "Greyhounds." 10 n. Constructions (old), $3. n. Constructions (new), 85 cts. b. B. Ind. & $ Bonda, 78% n. II.K. Govt, Loans, 3% Prem. Wallace Harpers, $8 n.

Mr. Schofield: I think it was a surprise to everybody.

Dr. Thomas said he asked the driver for particulare the next day From his own point of view, Dr. Thomas sald he admitted the man

1.30 p.m.

He was leaving to

go to tifin and at the hospital main Kate ho met the driver and the patient, who was lying unconscious on the larry. He at once summon- od a stretcher and removed him to the receiving room.

Dr. Thomas continued that what the driver 'told him was that at 12.30 p.m. on the day of the accl- dent he stopped the lorry at the Queen's Road entrance of the hos pital, which is some distance from the administrativo buildings. He stated he saw someone but, who ever he saw, said Dr. Thomas, it was not a medical officer on duty or the wardmaster on duty. If the driver had made himself clear that ho had an injured man at the Queen's Road entrance they would Ho have sont a stretcher down. might have only said, "I have got an Injured man," but that was purely conjecture.

"What I want to say, sir is that. in any serious cases, particularly accidents, it is our duty to take all

cases. When this man was ad- mitted at 1.30 p.m., he was taken in immediately,"

Deceased Admitted.

Dr. Thomas then entered the witness stand. He stated the de- ceased was admitted at 1.30 p.m. He met him at the main gate, Ios- pital Road. The man was in the yehicle which brought him, and was inconscious. He was brought to the receiving room, his address taken, and then sent to the ward.

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