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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

December 12, 1938-**

BABIES RUSHED TO SAFETY FROM MYSTERY EPIDEMIC

2 WOMEN ON

HEROIN CHARGE

Two well-dressed

women were remanded on bail at Bow Street recently charged with being con- cerned in possessing three packets of powder believed to be heroin.

They were Dorla Michael (30), described as of no occupation, and Violet Nash -(20), dressmaker, of Castletown Road, West Kensington.

Detective-Serpaut Higgins, of the Flying Squad, said the pollee wished

All Night Watch

Doctors and nurses were recently anxiously watching 27 out of 28 babies who had been rushed from n children's institution at Hexliam, Newcastle, to Walkergate Infectious Dis СПбен Hospital-after an outbreak of a mystery dis-

• case,

Six babies died at the institu-

closed.

to have the powder analysed, and Btion, which is now temporarily was possible" that there would be n further change under the Dangerous Drugs Act.

"There is undoubtedly a lot more of the property about," he added, "and if these women are allowed ball we feel they will prevent our making Inquiries in a proper manner.”

"FURTIVE"

Givin evidence of arrest, Sergeant Higgins said that with Sergeant Woolway he saw the two women

Green Parte meet in the

Under ground Station and was allracted by The furtive manner ከነ which they looked around.

Nash took

packet from a hand- bog and handed it to Michael, who quickly concealed in her clothing and left the station.

He followed, but she disappeared. Half an hour later Michael rejoined Nush. She was about to land Nash something when she looked in his direction. She spoke to Nash and the women parted.

IN THE TAXI

They were taken to Vine Street in taxicab. On the way Michael put her hund down by her side. He told her to keep her hands in. front.

Later, there was Found Inside the cab a packet which Nush had been

to land ไป Michael

the in

-seen

station.

When told that the packet was believed to contain heroin, Nosh said: "If you say it is, it is."

Michael said: "I don't know what heroin is."

:

WATER IN MEDICINE

Waler

Londen.

Hull Corporation

Depart ment's claim that the use of water in his surgery by a darter for dilution of medicines rendered in liable to be charged trade rate has been re- jected by Sir Reginald Mitchell Banks, Hull County Court judge dismissed with costs the uction brought against Dr. Tuncan Fergu son Yulite of Beverly Rood, Hull, for recovery of the trade charge. It had been laid down, he stated, that the Court should inquire only into the character of the purpose for which the water was. used. He held that the water used by Dr. Yullie was in fact for domestle purposes.

I

Originally 28 babies were removed, but one has since died,

Parents near the home, which is known as the Hexham Nursery and run Jolnily by Hexham Urban Council and Northumber- land County Counell, have been alarmed at the possibility of the epidemic, rumoured at first to be infantile paralysis, spreading

through the district, Reassurance has been given by the local Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Graham Patton, who believes that it will not spread.

STILL A MYSTERY

It is understood that the babies died from septic pneumonia,

The Medical Superintendent of "The Walkergale Hospital all: babies we have here range in uge from nine weeks. A post-mortem was made on the baby that died, but It was not possible to establish the origin of the disense.

"Septic pneumonia was the cause, but that was only a phase of it."

SUICIDE AT 72

London.

UFS

President Roosevelt confers at the White House with the committee from the Infantile Paralysis Foundǝllon for the annual birthday balls. Left to right, the President, Keith Morgan, George E. Allen, Joseph M. Schenck, Bosil O'Connor, president of the foundation, and George W. Baker, Jr. The birthday is on January 70.

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UP WITH

THE JONESES

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Nine hundred of London's family of Joneses were invited to an art exhibition planned specially 10 interest them recently.

Only nine of them turned up and the first caller, the visitors book showed, was an uninvited Smith!

JUDGE PRAISES · CANDID DOCTOR

IN TYPHOID CASE

The "extraordinary candour" of the Croydon medical officer was com-

meated upon by Mr. Justice Stable at Bank Manager Revealed the resumed hearing of the "typhoid test case" in the King's Beneli Divi-

Wife's Secret

London.

The exhibition was uns at the ston recently, Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Lowes of Storran Gallery, Piccadilly, where 15 The claim, which is by Mr. Alfred

The question as to whether a bank Copse Cottage, Ridge, near Eastleigh, young artists had been showing pic-Read, of Croham Park Avenue, South

of everyday London-the Croydon, and his 14-year-oldmanager has a right to tell a husband Hampsture, have been a devoted tures couple for more than Mrs. Lawes, who was 72, had been and the demonstrations in Trafalgar of a large number of actions acainst allowance was discussed in the

fty years. streets, the public-houses, the shops daughter, Patricia Rosemary, is one how his wife has been spending her King's an invalid for a long period and had Square.

Croydon

Corporation, raising ques- Bench Division in a case which ended been confined to bed. Her husband, Running the exhibition is Graham |tions of the Corporation's liability (as in a

in a doctor's wife losing her claim for a 73-year-old crippled farm labourer, Bell, shock-bended South African, the water supply authority) in cases damages against Barclays Bank Ltd. had been her constant companion and whose idea it was to invite the of Infection in the typhoid epidemic Hyde Park Mansions, complained that

The wife, Mrs. Mary

Sunderland of rendered her every possible little Joneses, "because they Arc less last year, service. The old man was summoned exclusive than the Robinsons, not so Mr. Read and his daughter claim the bank manager had disclosed to to his wife's bedside and she said, hard-done-by as the Smiths," he said damages for negligence, breach of her husband that she had

drawn "Shake my hand and kies the good- before the exhibition closed.

cheques in favour of bookmakera and statutory duty, or breach of contract cheques bye, dear. I am going to leave you.

a result there was and warranty. The defence is a us

considerable I have drunk nii my medicine." Soon afterwards the white-haired old

under any of these heads of claim. denial by the Corporation of liability unhappiness in the family for some time after. The bank pleaded that lady was dead. A verdict of Suicide

information given by their while the balance of her mind was

manager was given at Mrs. Sunder- disturbed was recorded at the inquest.

land's request, and with the object of protecting the bank's Interests and that the disclosure was accord- Ingiy justifiable.

Police Job Coveted

Alhambra, Cal. More Than 100 applicants, many of them former army and navy men, took rivil examinations here for the one vacancy on the police force.

COMMENT WAS BORING

to pay £40 to £100 for a picture," "Not many of the Joneses can afford

he said. "but as the pictures were painted with the idea of making

them appeal to the quan and woman

in the street, we were anxious to

know just what the Joneses thought

about them.

"PURSUIT OF THE TRUTH"

Mr. H. J. Wallington, x.c., for the plaintiffs, read the report for 1937 of the medical officer for Croydon, and The comment has been boring and the judge remarked: "Whatever may unintelligent generally, but the exhl- have happened before, it does seem bition has been a success and we are that after the outbreak the most going to repeat it. Next time we strenuous and energetic steps were hope to fetch the Smiths, the Robin- taken by the Corporation." sons, the Browns and the JohnsonS as well as the Joneses."

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The medical officer's report was u 'Dorset is a County where they wish very frank account, said Mr. Walling-to observe the Sabbath and the County Council has passed by thirty "11 seeks to conceal nothing, and it voles to twenty a resolution stating docs reveal the greatest possible that in view of the renewed emphasis failure to have regard to a vital on the need for 'moral and spiritual matter which should always have rearmament' the Counell should ask jattention when the public health Is Parliament to consider the increas- to be affected by the watering indifference to the day of worship and rest and to have more regard Mr. Justice Stable: One is struck The resolution is to be communicated to the real significance of this day.' by the extraordinary candour which to the Prime Minister by Captain A, the medical officer seems to have dis-V. Hambro, M.P., member of the played-bis disinterested pursuit of Council. Captain Hambro will do the truth, no matter where it led. this but he said: I was brought up

of Jumps out may say so, that every line of the report," counsel re-and quite frankly I would not bring in the Presbyterian way In Scotland plled. "It is considerations of that up my children in the same way. We kind which nuke

one regret so much used to dread the coming of Sunday." to have to make a charge of this kind He added that he could not vote for

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the resolution. Mr. Read, ish

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afraid of

of infection

The directors of his company would not allow him to go to the office, he added, and his elder daughter was not allowed to go to school.

After further evidence the hearing was ngain adjourned.

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