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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1935.

LATE MR. E. JONES

FUNERAL AT HAPPY VALLEY

LARGELY ATTENDED

The funeral of the late Mr. Edward Jones, who died at the War Memorial Nursing Hoine on Sunday evening following an operation, took place at Protestant Cemetery, Happy Valley, yesterday afternoon. The Rev. H. W. Baines officiated at the graveside.

the

LEPROSY IN CHINA

DISCUSSION AT THE CANTON

CONFERENCE

Canton, Nov. 9. The Second National Conference on Leprosy in China came to a close this, afternoon. The Con- ference was held under the auspices of the Chinese Mission to Lepers and the sessions were held in the Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hospital. The opening meeting was held in. tion of the China Medical Associn- tion Conference, which ended last night.

ASSAULT ALLEGATION

WIDOW ACCUSED OF THEFT

BY INDIAN

com-

Among those present wore Mr. K. E. connection with the Leprosy sec-had Buboy had her arrested for

A. E.

When she appeared before Mr. W. M. Thomson at the Kowloon Magis. cracy yesterday charged with stealing two pockets of cigarettes from the Punjab Store at No. 122 Princo Eld- ward Read on Sunday morning, Chn So-ngor, 26, widow, donled the charge and alleged that the plainant, Parmanad, master of the shop.

to assault her and shop, theft. Evidence was heard, and de- fendant was discharged,

for tho Inspector Ellis appeared prosecution and outlined the case. Be Dr. James L. Maxwell made the stated that the shop was situated on corner of Prince Edward Road opening address having for his subject "The Task before us." He and Talpo Road and had two door- stated that in recent years there to

stand- had been an

at the Taipo on the Indian constablo

doorway with nwakening

when it was Csubject, and

the urgency of the alleged that defendant was seen to problem, especially in South China enter by the Prince Edward Itond take two packets of

Greg, manager of the Talkoo Dock yard, and Engineering Company, Mr. C. C. Knight, manager of Butterfield | and Swire, and Moners, W. Adams. D. B. Bose, W. Buchanan, W. Brown, L. R. Billinghurst, G. T. Bird, J. C Chalmers, Chu Fok-yin, J. Danby, B. F. Fielder, J. Finnie, G. Gerard, T. Grimes, J. II. R. Hance, S. Hope, flute, Hordman, R. C. Harley, A. C H. W. Ireland, F. James, I. Lyle, Lo low-i A. McArthur, Matheson, A. B. Moir, G... Oliver, I. W. Oswald, E. R. H. Philip

1. C. Polson, D. Peoples, J. F. Robinson, Dr. L. T. Ride, G. H. Stuart, A Stalker, C. H. Summers, A. M. Scott, Trang Fook, J. Watson, R. C. Wallnce, L.A. Whipps, H. B. Williamson, A. Wood, and others.

.

the

A. Macindoe, J. McCormack, where the number of lepers in pro- era and walk off

The Wreaths

A.

portion to the population is so great.

wero!

come

"Dragged Into Back Room" that she had gone to the shop to bor

From the dock defendant alleged row the telephone. She had been there several times before. On Sun- day when she went to use the tele- phone, she said, first witness handed her two packets of cigarettes and two silver dollars and told her to go into and complainant attempted to drag the back room with him. She refused her into the back room, so she shouted

In evidence complainant alleged that ho ROW defendant Into

and Dr. Dan G. Lai presented a

shop

take the paper entitled. "Blood Sedimenting them into her hatidkerchief then walk

cigarettes

from an open shelf and put tion Test in Leprosy," showing charts on the reaction of the about two shops away. The cigarettes Witness chased and caught her Wasserman and Kahn tests, the were found in her handkerchief. Wit- latter showing a higher per centness denied having seen the woman of positive test the examination before and stated that E90 entered the Among the wreaths received was of the large number of cases made, shop about two minutes before the one from deceased's widow "Dot", and but did not suggest that the con-

incident. Mr. and Mrs. J. Anderson-Miller, Mr. clusions reached thus far aui Mira. W. Buchanan, Margery final. He urged uniformity in Bowes-Smith, Mr. and Mrs. L. Bird. the matter of records to be kept of Chicran Miss Boulton, Mr. L.

J., G. Coterwath, Mr. and all casca treated in the various Mrs. R. Chasseln, Y. Ah Chun, clinics. These records should in- Dorothy and Ken Digby. Mr. and cludo a diagram of the human Mrs. B. E. Fielder, Mr. and Mrs. A. form making it possible to indicate Rough Fullerton, Mish Fullerton, Mr. on the chart the particular place and Mrs. J. Finnie, Mr. and Mrs. fi. Infected on the body of the patient. Gerard, Tess Graham-Barrow, Mr. The importance of taking a pic- and Birs. K. E. Greig, Mr. and Mrs. ture of the patient at the begin C. C. Knight, Lo Howl, Lau Pingning of the treatment and at later vai, Mr. and Mrs. J. B. Larryon, Mr. stages was pointed und Mrs. Lyle, Miss Lyle, Fred Mason, order to obtain a fair comparison, out, but in Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Moir, Mr. and Mrs. G. K. Oliver, Mr. and Mrs. C. C. the pictures must be taken with Roberts,

and Mrs. L. T. Ride, Mr. the same focus, distance and light. and Mrs. A. Stalker, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. M.

Mr. and Mrs. Tanyer, Capt. and Mrs. J. T. Thirlwell, A. Wood, Miss W. Whimster, Butter field and Swire, the Hongkong Singers, the President and Council Members of the Helenn May Institute, Trang Fook Plano Company, the European and Chinese staffa of the Talkoo Dock yard and Engineering Company, and

The Director of Health and

Tam Ytephen, Mrs. C. F. Stran Sanitation of Macao, Dr. Antonio

others.

SHIP AGROUND

VESSEL BROKEN IN HALF OFF PHILIPPINES

Manila, Nov. 11.

A large ship the identity of which is unknown is aground and broken in half on San Bernardino Istand off the southern tip of Luzon. It has not been ascertained what the me of the ship is, but the Silverhazel and the Chicago Daru are both known to be in the vicinity.

The States Steamship. Company's freighter New York is standing by to take off the masengers should the necessity arise. The wenther is rainy and Lise sea is rough-Uuited Press. Ship identified

spoke

of

out

P. C. B99 deposed that he went to boon there only about two minutes. the shop to buy some things and had Witness dil not see the woman take the cigarettes, but aw them being taken from her hand when she had been arrested by complainant.

Dr. Wellington's Address

His Worship in dismissing tho caso Damas Mora, in an interesting said, "I don't like it; there seems to be way traced the history of

the something in it." treatment of lepers within that colony, going as far back as the of a loper station outside the Enst 15th. Century. He plans for a new Leprosarium pro- gate of the City. posed by the government of Macao. At present there were only sixty lepers in the colony, and said in their long history there had been but one instance of a European contracting the disease, in this case a Sister who had been in long contact with lepers. He gave assurance of the government's readiness to co-operate with all in the continued search for the most effective method for the treatment which will oventually lead to the stamping out of the dread disease.

Work Reviewed

the

Dr. A. R. Wellington, Director of Medical and Sanitary Services a Hongkong, spoke on recent developments within that Colony. An ordinance with reference to lepers has been radically changed recently which provides for

treatment of samo sympathetic lepers as in the ease of tuberculosis. A Committee has been appointed to consider the care and control of lepers and to make recommenda- tions to the Government. A lepro- Aarium or asylum is planned which will adaquately provide for all lepers within the Colony.

To date the location has not

This morning, Dr. F. C. Yen, President of the Chinese Mission been determined, nor the question to Lepers gave the opening address of control, whether entirely by the in which he recounted some of the government noble work done by missionary and with missionary

or il co-operation other organizations, and said the At present a thorough study is organizations. time had now come for the govern- being made of the situation with a ment to seriously cope with the view to necessary recommenda- problem in a larger way by in- tions.

telligent legislation and execution. In the absence of Dr. N. D.') The Chairman's was followed by Fraser of Swatow, a paper entitl speeches of welcome by local offled "Leprosy Clinics" was read by Dr.. Jumex L Maxwell. This cials. Marshal Chan Chai-tong's

covered the treatment of on" special representative, Mr. Wan Tai-walt, spoke of the Provincial thousand cases over a period of Government's keen interest, in the six months, and emphasized the im- subject. The Government

portance of rural clinica where all aware of the large number of light cases can be treated, reserv

for This paper was considered by many lepers within the province as coming only the advanced cases

segregation in a leprosarium.

since its conclusions were based to be somewhat over optimistic,

on the results obtained over such a short period.

was

Manila, later. The Master of the New York has identified the wreck as Silverhazel.

that of the

The crew la huddled

on a small rock close to the shore.

An attempt to rescue them In, small boats has failed, however, on uecount of the swell and the tide-rip-United Press of 6,802 tons, belongs to the Silverpared to other areas, and this was

The Silverhazel, a steel screw vessel Line, and is registered in London. considered a major problem which She was built at Sunderland in 1927. called for the active co-operation of the Medical profession with the government in stamping out the Manila, Nov. 11. disease. He spoke of the rapid The destroyer Perry left for the progress that had been made in wreck and is due at daylight. The Japan and the Philippines for the Master of the New York radioed cou-supervision and care tradicting the earlier report and say

of lepers. ing "the crew are on the foredeck and

apparently safe.”-United Press.

Crew Safe

CHINESE DOCTORS

VISIT LOCAL SANITARIUM

AND HOSPITAL

Dr. W. H. Dobson, who is well known in South spent many years in the Yeung- China, having

personal experiments in the treat- kong area, gave some interesting ment of lepers. Dr. C. E. Bausfeld suggestions in his paper entitled also presented some very helpful "Treatment of Leprosy."

He suggested the equally impor tant question of the prevention of tho spread of loprosy, and stressed the importance of educat- ing the public as to the dangers involved Reference Was also

Dr. L. S. Huisenga's subject on made to "selling leprosy" as "Legislation on Leprosy" furnish- doubt a contributing factor to itsed thought for serious considera- spread. It is well known that tion. He made a strong plea for anong many of the lepers there is, what almost amounts to an obses- the leper, and traced the trend of a.more sympathetic treatment of A party of foreign and Chinese slon, that by sexual contact with a legislation doctors from all parts of China non-leper, they themselves will be often resulting from a long atund- from ancient times who had attended the meeting rolloved of the amiction. of the Chinese Medical Associa-

ing ler non scripta, or unwritten tion in Canton last week, were pre-

Department for Civil Affairs.

law which finally obtained a logal status. Ho pointed out the direct sent at a reception given by the directors of the Hongkong Sani- for Civil Affairs, spoke of the ing about a changed attitude to- . Mr. Chan, of the Department Influence of Christianity in bring tarium and Hospital (formerly status of some of the projects now wards the leper, which attitude 18 known as the Yeung Woo Hos being sponsored by. the Provincial rooted in the person and example pital) at Happy Valley yesterday Government. He mentioned the of Christ, himself. Dr. Huisengs afternoon. Dr. Li Shu-fan and National Leprosarium now in the made a strong.argument against other directors of the hospital ac- companied the distinguished hai, also

process of construction at Shang- the harsh treatment of lepers in PRICE: MATINEES, 20cts., 30eta., EVENINGS, 20cts, 30cts, 50cls, 70cta, work done by the various depart-

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Among those present

Tungkun and at Hoihow, on the generation held a far more intel- noticed Dr. A. R. Wellington, Island of Hainan. Plans for each ligent and eympathetic approach Director of the Hongkong Medical one of these when completed will to the whole subject. and Sanitary Services, Dr.

We provide for the accommodation of

An interesting feature of the Lien-teh, the well known plague one thousand patients.

Conference was, the large exhibit expert and Director of the Chinoso The Commissioner of Health consisting of plans, pletures, charts National Quarantine Service. Pro and Sanitation of Canton, Mr. C. and Illustrativo, materials by Rev. fessor W. I. Gerrard, Dr. E. W. T. Tang, spoke of the seriousness T. C. Wu, Gen. Secretary of the Kirk, and Drs. Gordon Thompson. of the problem within the City Chinese Mlosion

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