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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1936.

32 Years Blind, He Sees Again, And Tells What It Is Like

World Is Beautiful

People Look Strange Troubles Mean Nothing

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WOR NEARLY 32 YEARS OF HIS LONELY LIFE, MR.

AUBREY TURLE, AGED 62. OF WAVERLY-ROAD, BRISTOL, HAD BEEN PRACTICALLY BLIND AND STONE DEAF.

Now, by a miracle of modern surgery, performed by Mr. Tudor Thomas, the surgeon-oculist, his sight has been restored and the world in all its beauty has been revealed to him again.

Here is the story of his recovery, revealing all the agonising fears and hopes of one who believed he was doomed to stay for ever in darkness.

Mr. Turle asks that his story be published because it

BRITISH ANALYTICAL is his only means of expressing gratitude to the man who

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the grace of God and the skit of Mr. Tudor Thoman

I am not blind and deaf to-day!" said Mr. Turic. "Le saved me from a lying death,"

"I had been golm; blind from birth, and when I was two months old i hest the sight of the left eye.

DOCTOR HERO OF WAR 'INFERNO'

Swansea, Oct, 10.

A tribute paid by Admiral of the Fleet Sir Roger Keyes to the heroism of a naval surgeon was quoted to- day at Swansen, when the surgeon. now a Swansea doctor, was before the magistrate,

Dr. J. S. L. Roberts, 43, of North- ampton-gardens, Swansen, pleaded

"My right eye was never very good, and the strain of working gality to being under the influence I was a bank clerk-must have been of drugs while driving, a motor car.

bad altrek Mr. I hand

Henry Thompson, for Dr. too much for it.

Roberis, said that in his memoirs Sir and Roger described the explosion and to give

up work, although I consulted all the eminent are on board a monitor in Dover "cculists of the day, one after the Harbour in September, 1010.

of trills,

"I had

Sir Roger wrote that when he other, nothing could be 'done for me.ached the blazing ship the flames were mast-high, and the only officer Dr. inferno was on deck in the Roberts, who did herole rescue work, Mr. Thompson went on to des. cribe the misfortunes which befell Dr. Ro

Roberts after the war-illness, family pala, serious operations, trouble and financial worry.

"I was 30 years of age then and another misfortune befell me. I was crossing the road when I wan knocked down by a motor-cycle, "After a year and a half in bed 1 was able to get about again, but 1 wna stone dent.

"I thought I was doomed to a living) death, but recently I heard of the fame of Mr. Tudor Thomas and J went to him. It was my last hope.

"He examined my eye carefully and told me he thought he could 'do something."

" entered the Central London Eye Hospital prepared for anything.

SURGEON'S FEAR

"The first operation was to release the pupil of the eye, which was so bound down that Mr. Thomas feared he would be unable to get a good opening, either to increase its size or make a new one grow. Yet this had to be done before anything could be attempted.

else

"I had complete confidence in my

man.

"For some time before the opera- tlon a nurse drenched my eye with repeated doses of cocaine to deaden the pain.

The pain was almost Intoler- able, and lowards the end of the operation Mr. Thomas seemed to be making frantic grabs at my eye as though in an effort to do some- thing, and falling.

"My eye was tied up and my hands folded gently across my chest. He. stroked my Bngers and traced very slowly, 'Good-bye."

OVERJOYED

"It made me feel sick. I thought the operation had turned out as the others all feured, und that I was blind and deaf for the rest of my life.

"For four days that seemed like one long night my eye was tied up. Then the bandages were removed could and I was overjoyed to find

didn't sce as well as before. It matter that I could see no better.

I had feared I should be blind even

to the sense of light,

to

"After a week's rest I had undergo another operation for iritis and cataract. Before it took pluce. Mr. Thomas examined me, taking: my temperature and feeling my pulse. I must have been a 'border-

ine case for several days.

"When the doctor removed the bandages I dared not even hope. I opened my eye and looked, but, alas! I could sce no better. I could just see the shape of the windows and the lights, as before.

"After a month's rest I went up for a needling operation. My cre was tied up for four days, but on leaving the hospital there was still no improvement.

"Mr. Thomas, however, sald he knew I should soon see better.

"To my surprise, on reaching home? I found I could see the lights in a way I had not been able to for many years.

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HE COULD READI

"The next morning I saw a copy of the Sunday Dispatch lying on the table. At one time I could just read the headlines, but of late I could burely do that.

"With trembling Ongers I took it up, wondering how much or how 11o I should be able to see now. Imagino my Joy when I found I could not only read the headlines but also the larger print. I jald the paper down, too happy to try to do more.

"The doctors say I must not read too much, so I go for walks. It is wonderful to be able to: sce again. No one who has their sight realise what it means to be blind."

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Dr. Roberts was said to have only taken drugs to relieve his pain.

Dr. Roberts driving Heence was suspended for 12 months, and he was ordered to pay the costa. On his undertaking to submit to treatment ordered by his medical adviser, no other penalty was imposed.

Sir Marley Samson, the stipendiary magistrate, said that no one who had listened to the story of Dr. Roberts' life could fall to feel the utmost sympathy.

Katherine Hepburn' in her role as Mary, Queen of Seats. personates the unhappy Scottish Queen in a fascinating and masterly way.

She Im-

EGG DUEL--AT 20 PACES Won On Points As. Both Scored

BOXER SENTENCED FOR ASSAULT ON P.C.

Los Angeles, Oct. 10. Eggs at 20 paces were the weapons at a Los Angeles duel witnessed by 100 persons.

Thomas Richard Hyam (24), box- ser, of Aldenham Street, St. Pancras, Harvey Butler and Gus Lyan, the was sent to prison, for.six months at duelists, wanted to decide who was Marlborough Street Folice Court for

Both were assaulting a policeman. allowed 12 eggs..

"You are obviously a violent and the better marksman.

Each missed with the first three. dangerous man," said the magistrate, "I police With the fourth they both made Mr. J. B. Sandbach, K.C. direct hits on the other's. Adam's officers are not protected against gangs of rufflans like you it means apple.

Lyon won on points.

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