1938-06-23 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY,

JUNE 23, 1938.

LOCKJAW DEATH WAS

A MILLION-TO-ONE

CHANCE

Coroner Orders Probe

Into Hospital

Henry

A million-to-one chance caused the death of John Wakelin (66), groom-gardener, of Stragglethorpe, who died in Lincoln County Hospital from lockjaw after he had undergone an operation for hemorrhoids.

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This was the second death in the hospital from lockjaw in a week, and the coroner had adjourned the inquest so that thorough investigation could be made at the institution.

The senior house surgeon, Dr. R. 14. Dale, stated that he was quite sure Wakelin wan infected with tetanus the hospital. Stoma previous care Kathleen Harmaton (10), who had fallen from a durkey

She had a fractured forearm, was operated on on March 30, developed tetanus the same night and the the following day.

CLOVES SUSPECTED Wakelin was successfully operated on on March 30, but on April 6 de veloped tetanus and ched the same

duy

Dr Dise and they were unable to prove by what agency he wan t-

Suporteri fected but they

leavers.

You cannot prove said to Dr. Dale: that the gloves were sterilturd?

terised by the usual They were method.

There must have been some care- Imuns newhere then do not think you can put it down to enre- lessness.

The jury returned a verdict of "Death by misalventure" and added: "We consider there is no complaint Against the hospital and that they lave done everything posible in the Betreumstances **

rubber £5,000 BANKNOTES-

Precautions were taken after the secund ce Almost everything i

the operating theatre that could be destroyed was testroyed, the theatre

FORGERY CHARGE.

completely sterilised, and nurses and CERMAN ARRESTED

ull ensen with open woude given in jections of serum

no further enses.

There had been

11 was a milion-to-one chance at infection bestut carried from the girl 1o the man He had nevey heard of

It happens before, except work we done under gerai difli, Li- ties at base hispitals.

NO CARELESSNESS

Cyrd Charles Wakelin, a waggoner, of Syston Grange, Grantham, a sam,

DOCTORS URGE PRISON ASYLUMS

Prominent doctors are secking to Home Secretary, Sir persuade the Samuel Hoare, to establish special institutions for criminals who, white being mentally unbalanced, are not actually certifiable.

Hap

They want to bridge the between the extremes of prison and Broadmoor Criminal Asylum.

to

IN PARIS DISCOVERY UNDER

FLOORBOARDS

Fragments of z plates, faring Watermelt which also appeared in banknotes alleged to have been forged.

fonant ly tha ulice Boerboelo .1 (under „Artek lewood, N W

were

This statement was murde at Bow Cabed when Fredel. Beckert, 40, R termine photographer, was charged ! with forgank 116 and 5 Bank of

England Muter 1u 31 value

£5,000, and with forging one 1,000 frane oke end one 500 frame note of the Batak of Belgium lie wil |also nectised of making plutes for

printing the notew Beckert, who

Whs Fomanded Leustody had been arrested in Paris (extradited, and brought from Colais

by Scotland Yard officers.

Mr.

in

Lhe

B. McClure, prosecuting, said that the mater came to attention of the Bank of England just summer, when a number of £ 1 and £5 notes began to come lu, on which the serial number seemed to be the

Aame.

It was learned that Becker had been arrested in Paris for uttering a forged Bank of England note,

Insp Hatherill, who was present at pr reedings in Paris, made inquiries which led to the discovery, through ten laundry mark, of an address in

Shoot Up-hill, Cricketwood

An instance of the type of criminal they have in mind was given at the Old Balley, when Bernard Antony O'Sullivan was sentencesi yeurs penat servitude for the at-

WOR found that Beckert tempted murder of u nine-year-oli boy by strangling in Epping Forest.red there until June, when he left

BORDER-LINE CRIMINALS

til

suddenly At that address the police O'Sullivan was sentenced to 10 found portions of photographic ap- yeurn in 1923 at the Old Bailey for paratus and, underneath some floor- attempting to murder a young woman boards in the front basement. by strangling her.

While in prison, he was certified and committed to Brundmoor.

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quantity of bits of zinc plates

COLOUR PHOTOGRAPHY

Since his discharge from: Broad- The police also discovered a few MOOT

he had been patient at pieces of plate which her apparently Banstead Mental Institution, and had; been used for forging 1,000 frame and retumed there voluntarily on severnt 300 frame notes.

Beckert, continued Mr. McClure. occasions.

sulfur cadour Yet,

was sy profession n Justice Humphreys sad he had no photographer. power to send O'Sullivan to a mental; hospital again.

in passing

sentence,

Mr.

A well-known medical expert who! has specialised in criminal unney told the Daily Herald that criminals of this type, bordering on tertillable Junacy, ure constantly before courts.

The

BETWEEN EXTREMES "Unless they are absolutely certifi- able they go to prison," he said. "Something is needed between the extremes of prison and the lunatle

asylum,"

Discussions aunong a group of pro- minent medical experts have been going on for some time with the idea of formulating a scheme to be presented to the Home Secretary.

WAR HERO WILL

DRIVE THE KING

Man who will drive the train which will convey the King and Queen from Boulogne on their visit to Paris this month is expected to be M. Culgnet, who in the last ten years has been responsible for the safety of almost every crowned head in Europe.

A statement alleged to have been made by Beckert said: "In April. 1997 Inel 170 muney ft. and decided to make 23 and £10 Eng- ist notes. I made the watermarks

the same method that mrade them on the Belgium notes,"

In the statement, continued Mr McClure, Beckert also declared that two werks before leaving for Parks he placed in a little box English and French notes with a face value of

out £5,000, Among them were also some Belgian noten

He took the box and buried i under the floor of an old barn on could not deserthe the barn. but he Ashbridge Common, He said c would be able to point it out.

Beckert, sald counsel, had since slated that this was untrue. The police had been unable to find the

bar

NEW

RECORD

TOTAL EMPLOYED

During lapt year. Britnikna Employment figures rose hy more

500,000

unemployment than Rgures tlecreased by More than 50.000, states the annual report of the Ministry of Labour.

The insured population reached the record total of 13,400,000, Increase of 350,000 over 1830--which hack produced an increase of 270,000 over 1935. Boys and girls aged 10-17 aerounted for over 50 per cent. and 00 per cent of the tulal herrases for Reir respective sexen

The total increase in the number of boy and girls during the last two years 10 Cruisequester of Ilze in- crearest Furth-rate in the tediate post-war years amounted lo over 27.000. Whoch," says the report," is reznackable Bustratus of the 1- provement in industry that it bus Jæren alsk to absorb the whole of the new labor nyllable of these ages

AUGUST PEAK

Anuther feature of the year's In- evease was the high proportiona of wonen, who accounted for 210 per

of

KETURIONIDAN, albergh constfaling only 27 per cent of the instaed population.

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The

The usual seasonal decline in em13- ploymem in Januy, following Casting clivity, wat

Sir Kingsley Wood, new British Secretary for Air, who replaced Viscount Swinton, recently re- signed. Criticism had been directed at Viscount Swinton be- entire he sat in the House of Lords, instead of in Commons.

EMPIRE NEWS

Mr

RADIO BROADCAST

E. Rodgers and Nura Kanis From the Studio

Z.B.W. ORCHESTRA

Radio Programme Broadcast by 2.B.W. on a Frequency of 045 k.ca. and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 p.m. and 0-11 p.m. an 9.52 m.c's, per second.

12-12.20 p.m. (B.C.) Relay of Ser- vlee of Intercession from St. John's Cathedral.

12.30 Billy Mayerl at the Plano. Billy Mayerl's

Selection; Own Intro: Pennywhistle; Marigold; Wis- tarin; Chopsticks: Ace of Spades; Ace of Hearts Junior Apprentice; Ifolly- hock; Canaries Serenade: White- heather; Twenty To One-Selection; Intro: How you like your es fried?; I'm going to be good; I've never felt like this before; III Taxi; Rhythmic Dance; Play the Tam- bourine; I'm at your service; You've fullen in love.

12.42 Leilo Jeffries and Orchestra

F.

Musical Comedy Gems (arr. Crainer); Intro:-If I am dreaming (Dubarry'); Salzkammergut ("White Hurse Inn"); Lover Come Back To Me ("The New Moon"); Charming Weather ("Arcadians"); Mr. Jeremiah ****E | Boq. ("'Quaker Girl"); March of the AUSTRALIAN AIR"

FORCE PROGRAMME

Sydney. Though the Minister of Defence,

Thor day adshe that

121487

1

Local Time Signal and Weather

Report.

1.03 Marta Eggerth (Noprano) amal Orchestra Mascotte.

Vajgbonds ("Vagabond King": Serenade ("Student Prince"); The Waltz Dream ("The Waltz Dream"); Only A Ruse ("Vagabond King"): Barbizon ('unker Girl"). Evensong Saens): Springtime Serenade (Jonny (Easthope Martin); Le Cygne (Saint-

the Ausleykens) The Balkan Princess- Al Force expansion pro- Vaise (Paul A. Rubeant. Aramme is well sip to schedule, Alr Force eireles admit that deliveries of plues and spare parts, long ordered Com Britain, ore for behind time, the {{

Mr Thorby says Australia 14 201

Souvenir De Mona Lisa- Waltz (J associated with the British Air Mis-Schebelt). Idylle Passionnelle Waltz Jummary the ministers of insured per- * in employmrut totalled 11.163.ston to the United States, beenus» | (Georges Razigade)...........Archestra;

The mumbers 10ze steadily d the Cernisers wealth tra

no need to tok repeted their peak in August with

Agate of 11,072,000

the Aust

purchase "planes there The Com- eight months of the ye was considerably more than 500,000 hourie,

level man wealth at cruft factory at Mel-

which is constructing higher on in 1934

the Amertene NA 33 type of machine, is WORKINK #! full

Both pressures kroune! organisation and The in Preased personnel are well up to the scheduled progrumme.

ked an Usund and

J:1 mid-

The Improved employment position brought consequential erductions in the unemployment total, though not TEL precisely corresponding degrees, because of the bicreased numbers available for employment.

With the sole exception of Decent- Eva, the monthly unemployment hotals were consistently less than in enta esponeting months of 1936, and The average for the year was

nn 250.000 less than in 1930

LONDON'S INCREASE

Unemployment HANDTEK Insured workers, on a yearly

average, fell Drum 12.8 per cent. In 1936 to 10.0 in 1937-the lowest annual average since 1929.

Nearly one-third of the 151- crease in the country's Italeri workers took plaer in Londen. hut this

liot primarily caused by the wholesale anlgras tion of workers from less prosperous areas. New enter- prise has tended look favour- ably upon the South when deter mining its location, and a higher proportion of the local pupulation has been attracted into insurable employment.

Two large industries which expe rienced contraction during the year 551 the numbers seeking their Hvelhood in them were coolmining and the cotton industry, but in spite of this, ruch of them afforded more actual employinent, contmining the extent of 77,000 )

rotion 13,000.

in agriculture, a total 483,000 persons were insured, whom 625,000 were men.

to

of

of

80,000 out of a

The Sprent Areas accounted for total Increase of 089,000 in employment between Juno 1938 and June 1937.

There were approaching 750,000 attendances ut physical training classes for the unemployed during the year, mainly in the Special Arcas,

The income on the general account of the Unemployment Schemes

£04,057,000,

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Drought Relleved From half to three-quarters of an inch of rain has Tullen over the greater part of New South Wales. The western district had lighter falls. The ruta hus given a good start to wheat in many areas. The drought is already relieved over the whole of Vieterli and most of the agricultural

in South

Australia. South Africa

areas

ELECTION OF NEW ARCHBISHOP

The

in St.

Cape Town. Elective Assembly of the Church of the Province of South Africa--the Anglican community covering all South Africa, including

thodesin--met

George's Cathedral 10-day 10 elect a new Archbishop of Cape Town to succeed Dr. Phelps, who has retired. Owing complicated procedure i will take some time to arrive at a anal choice.

Let

The "Church of England in South Afrien," a Low Church body which sortated with the Church

consistently refused to be as- ut the Province of South Africa,

to-day Issted constituilon which it hon drawn up for itself. Under this it is proposed to elect a bishop, who will be directly responsible to the Arcli- ishop of Canterbury instead of to Cape Town. Canada

MONTREAL WHARFAGE DUES DISPUTE

Montreal. Ocean-going cargo steamers arriv- Insurance ing here are

docking in the river

£740,000 less than in 1938, due to

being rather thun come into port and pay

And

'Love's Love (From Melody'); Love's Melody (From the Pitma Start Enerth; Ever Or Never- Wallz (Waldteufel); Children

(Waldleufcl) Of Spring-Waltz Orchestra: Voices Of Spring--Waltz Song (Joh. Strauss--Genee--Grothe) Moria Eggerth; Songe D'Autumie Waltz (Joyce): After The Ball- Waltz (Harris)... Orchestra,

1.30 Reuter Hind Rugby Press, Weather Forecast and Announce-

inents.

1.40 Hawaltan Gultar Seflectiona An Old Hawaiion Gultor (Leon and Towers): Swance Moon (Leon, Towers and Pelosi)... Len Fills (Hawallin Guitar Solo) Scott Wood ut the Plano; Waitzing To The Gul- tur-Medley Intro: Destiny; Mis- souri; I love the Moon; Alice Blue Down; Love will find A way; My Hero... Len Fiilis (Hawaiian Guitar Solo Scott Wood at the Plano,

1.52 Dance Musio.

Slow Fox-Trot-Roses In Decem ber (From 'Life of the Party'); Fox- Trot Put Me Behind Bars....Car roll Gibbons and the Savoy Hotel Orpheans with vocni chorus; Tangos

Millonguita; Carino Gaucho...Or questa Tipica Francisco Canaro with vocal refrain; Fox-Trots-True Con-

fession (From the Film); There's A Gold Mine In The SkyRny Fox and His Orchestra Vocal refrain by Denny Dennis; So Many Memories; Waltz-Don't Forget The Old Folka At Home.... Billy Thorburn and His Music with vocal refrain.

2.15 Close Down.

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Studlo Tho Children's Hour. 7 Rosamunde-Ballet Musle (Behu- bert) and viber numbers by the Berlin State Opera Orchestra.

Rosamunde-Ballet Music (Schu- bert); "Hansel and Gretel" (Hum- perdinek); Ginger Bread Waltz Wit ches' fide; Der Rosenkavaller citi churd Strauss)-(Waltz Movements from Act 3).

7.20 tions,

Closing Local Stock Quota-

7,30 London Kelay—'At The Black Dog-*

Mr. Wilkes at home in his bar-parlour. Presented by Thornton and S. K. Reynolds.

R

Own Pascoe

Local Time Signal, Weather Report and Announcements,

8.03 Studio-A Recital of Russian Songs by Elizabelli Rodgers (80-

prano) accompanied by Nura Kanis (Plano).

reduced rates of contribution, Ex the newly imposed wharfage charge, penditure totalled £43,505,000, Just outside the harbour limits four (Tschaikovsky); 2. "Get up, get up 1. Ye Who Have Yearned Alone" compared with £48,180,000 in 1930, Vessels аге anchored. They are the sun is high" (Taliafico); 3. "The planning to stay until cargoes are Night Is Hut, The Night Is Calm" ready and then move in, load and (Aria of Tamara from "The Demen" depart, The shipping say they are saving £10 dully.

companies (Rubinstein); 4. "The Snowdrop" (Cretchaninoff); 5. "In The Shade India

Of The Dreaming Garden" (Baln- canoff).

Dr. Julio A. Roeu, who negotiated the Roca-Runciman Treaty between Argentina and Great Britain in 1933, has been appointed Argentine Am- bassador to Brazil.

Cinema Fans Tired Of "Lurv”

EVEREST PARTY'S

PROGRESS

Calcutta.

8.23 Studio-Z.B.W. Orchestra, i. (n) A Te Sola (Giuilant); (b) Flower Serenade (Leonard)); (c) Carovara Notturna (tanzato)... Z.B.W. Orchestra; Vienna, City My Drcuma (Sieczynski); Stay With It is learned from u letter from a

Me For Ever ("Giuditta"-Lebar) member of the Mount Everest Ex-Webster Booth (Tenor); 3. (a) good progress towards Its base camp Galante (Pellegatti),...Z.B.W. not popular pedition thant the party is making | Arists' Life (Strauss); (b) Minucila Or- chestra; 4. My Love And I (From 'Give us this night'); Sweet Melody The weather is brilliantly ane and Of Night (From 'Give us this night) noi too cold.

Films with the word "love" in their titles are with the cinema public, according to a North Country theatre manager.

wisc

Inquirica show that many film distribution companies agree.

He is the nce of French railway drivers,

A Gaumont-British ofeial stated pubiic is much better educated than During the war he was awarded that, though he did not think it it was several years ago. They still tho Croix de

to generalise, there was no try to play down to the public, which Guerro for his doubt that the word "love" used in I believe is a mistake." courage in driving locomotives under fire.

a "sugary" sense was uppopular.

"If you use the word in its best

An official of Bernstein Cinemas

live.

Twenty engineers are working at sense," he continued, "it is all right, said: "It is quite true. The word full pressure overhauling the lacomo- but it used in a catch-penny way love when used in a nim title is

Eight hundred hours of labour will wherever it is shown."

there is a definite drop in takings definitely against box-office receipia," go into the task of making sure that

There Was one dissenter in an nothing can go amiss, says Central Night of Love" as being far from a leved that it was all a matter of As an example, he quoted "One ofleiel of County Cinemas. He be- News.

success when first shown. Exhibited district. Paris Municipal Counc nak at second and third-run thentre, how- householders to decorate their over, after people had learned it was windows and balconies with British good, it was much better supported. title in n poor area would be naking To show a film with "love" in the and French flags-homage which "MATTER OF DISTRICT will reveal the sentiments of the

for trouble. "But thore are plenty capital towards a friendly nation."

"The trouble is that producers do of places where it would make not not realso that

the cinema-going the slightest difference," he said.

across Tibet,

South Africa

TWO DROWNED IN FLOODS

Wellington. Two persons have been drowned the Province of Hawke's Bay, North and great damage has been caused in Island, where foods, described us the most severe in the Province's torrential rain. history, have followed three days of

Webster Booth (Tenor); 5. Sulte Orientale (Popy); (a) Les Bayaderes; (b) Au bord du Gange; (e) Les Aimees; (d) Patrouille....Z.,W,Or- chestra.

9.16 London Relay World Affairs.' A talk by H. Wickham Steed.

(Continued on Page 10.)

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