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DOCTOR CLEARED BY G.M.C.

Dr. Archibald Мишет. of Jamilton, Lastarkshire, who appeared before the General Medical Counell in December 1935 folowing a conviction for driving while

under Che in- fluence of drink, and on whom Judgment was postponed three limes, heard recently that the council have not seen fit to have his name struck off the medical register.

Mr. Harper, the council's solicitor, said that a statutory declaration hnd been received stating that since lust November Dr. Miller had been seen shouting in the street at the top of la volee, and hopelessly intoxicated. The complaint was made by another medical practitioner.

Dr. Miller said there WELK no truth in the allegation and added:

"I think it is a matter of personal Jealousy and spite,”

At the time he was alleged 10 have been "hopelessly drunk” he was treating a child who had been jured while playing, and he success- fully operated in her.

A declaration made by the child's grandfather was read, in which il was stated that Dr. Miller vus nest under the influence of alcohol

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1938.

Underground Smash Caused By Wrong Signal Wire Connection

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SILK “WRECKER" SURGEON

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DRIVER'S SHOCK ON SEEING "HAZY RED"

A wrong connection in the wiring of a signal circuit carried out during alterations the previous night was the cause of the disaster on the Underground recently, when six passengers were killed and many injured.

This was revealed at the Ministry of Transport in- quiry in London recently.

The London Passenger Transport Board were taking steps, it was stated, to tighten up procedure so as to prevent so far as Was humanly possible repetition of such faults.

Mr. R. McDonald, solicitor to the LP.T.B., said that the Board accepted full responsibility, and all proper claims arising out of the accident would be met in a fair and adequate spirit.

The Inquiry was held by Lieut.- lision, said that the starting signal Col. E. Woodhouse, on Inspecting was definitely showing green when officer of railways, Ministry of he left Charing Cross. Transport,

HOW IT HAPPENED Mr. J. P. Thomas, general manager of the railway section of the Board, said that a six-car train was stopped at a signal midway between Charing Cross and Temple Stations, and the following circle train ran into the rear of it.

Describing what happened when he saw the train ahead, MeLoun said, "1 saw something like a hazy red." "I thought it could not be a train. but instantly it enme to me 'It is a train. I immediately applied my emergency brake,"

He was then one and a half couch lengths off. He could not say whe- "The signal system upon the Disther the tall lamp on the train in trict Line consists of automatic and front was giving much light. What semi-automatic signals, all of which caught his eye was not the tafl ne controlled by a track circuit sya-lamp, but the train itself. tem Wa

which a signal is not operative in the clene position white a train is standing on the section of the track which it is Intended to protect," sald Mr.

Thomas.

is designed to ensure that

"The cast-bound starting signal at Charing Crows falled to give that scourlty upon the occasion of this

unfortunato mishap.

The inspector said he would like McLean to be with him when he made a test in tunnel.

Guard Parka stated that oli tall lamps lind given trouble in the past.

After other evidence had been called Colonel Woodhouse said that he would deal with the remaining witnesses in private,

In a London hospital recently a surgeon cut through from Erivan, capital of Annenia. part of the heart of his patient in an attempt to save life.

Kaamoyez, He WILN Mr. Laurence But a stab in the heart was the former bend of the Armenian Silk, O'Shaugnessy, Harley-street dtreet means of bringing longer lifej Trust, whu lins been sentenced to speeinlist, and the operation to the patient, who was suffering wrong connection in the wiring of prejudicial to the men concerned it

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From 1931 to 1933, it was alleged,

Into which blood passes before it is A reporter was told that the patient the accused destroyed no fewer than; (name and address were not inveal. !pumped through the body, becomes 800,000 malberry trees.

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WRONG CONNECTION "The Board had ascertained that n

the signal circuit permitted the signal Prolecuing that section of the line to show clear before the preceding train was wholly out of that section.

It was not n Cour: to determine legal responsibility and he had to consider whether it might not be he heard their evidence in public.

"This wrong connection was made 24-HOUR

CURE FOR FLU CLAIM

in the course of alterations to the installation at this point which were being carried out the previous night. The check test required and provided In connection with such work also killed.

The faults were not in the system

Moscow.

of signaling, but were in the way in which the signal was dealt with lufluenza, an illness which has been A cure for "grippe," or in- the course of maintenance,"

Mr. Thomas sald that, there was

the subjects of research by the

ne explosion and no tire at the time best medical brains of the world,

of the newident. What was thought is announced in Moscow by Pro-

To be an explosion was actually fessor V. Burikin, head of the temporary arcing caused by a steel anel falling on the negative current

rull

NO WINDOW.SMASHING Referring to 21 suggestion that passengers made their exits through broken windows, Mr. Thomas saldi that with the exception of the two cars inimestlatuly Involved in the gollision, only

window was broken in this trains and only one door was jammed.

one

Moscow Institute of Epidemology and Micro-biology.

The discovery follows a year of ex- periments and tests with a serum which it is now claimed effects a com- plete cure within 24 hours of the attack.

Professor Barikin tested the serum first on himself then on mice, and large-sente experiments were then carried out an 80 members of the

There was no general breaking of staff of the Institute and an equni windows.

Mr Thomas said that the Bonet WAN considering what additional emergency lighting it would provide. Me Baker, chief mechanical eng- acer, said that the Circle train was composed entirely of cara with steel under-frames

and steel panelled wood bodies. in the District train the ear at the point of impact was an all-

teel vehicle.

"When I went over the trains it was astonishing to see how they had stood the shuck," commented Colonel Woodhouse.

NO REPORT OF TROUBLE Chief-Inspector R. F. Baker, of the Signal Engineers Department, snid that he was in charge of work over a large area on the Monday night before the accident and the work at Churing Cross was part of it.

The track circuits at Charing Cross; had been changed from direct to

number of volunteers,

In each use in 24-hours cure was effected, und no after-effects of in- fluenza temained.

TEST ON MICE The +lrus Way obtained from chicken embryos, three to four days uld

Mice were Orst injected with in- fluenza virus in suffelent quanlity to cause death. The serum was then Injected and the mice remained alive. Afterwards the mice were given a dose of virus 13,000 times stronger |than the amount which would ordin- arity vause death. On injection of the serum they recovered.

Professor Barikin, when I with influenza, tested the serum or: himself and awoke the next morning: cam- pletely recovered, It is stated.-B...

alternating current on May 8 and on AUSTRALIA'S

the Monday they were "lidying up" the wires.

Chiet Linesman Beer was in charge of the work. He had no discussion with Beer about the work at Charing Cross on Tuesday morning because he was engaged with another ganger when Beer came to him.

Colonel Woodhouse: You took the

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position that because he did not re- "In Australia's cities and big towns port anything wrong everything was to-day, the spiritual position is utter- right? Yes.

ly pathelle. Only from 3

10 per Mr. Baker said that the practice cent. of population go to church," sald was to test work that had been Mr. J. Edwin Orr, Irinh author and altered, but he had not carried out evangelist, on arrival at Adelalde, any testing on that particular night Kalgoorlie. There church attendance at Charing Cross.

Bear had been under his directions minute. Bars are open all day on three or four months

Sundays, and illegal betting shops flourish. I have seen people slagger-

drunk there at 9 a.m.

Two linesmen stated that it was the practice of linesmen to make lests after wire alterations.

DRIVER'S STORY Motorman A. G. McLenn driver of the Circle train involved in the col-

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"The wickedesi, city of Australla is

The local Ministers' fraternal has brought these matters to the notice of the Government, but nothing has been done."

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