1939-03-21 — Page 17

Tuesday,

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 21, 1939.

DONALD DUCK

UNCA DONALD. IP A BOY FELL IN A WELL GO FEET

DEEP

AND TWO-THIRDS FULL

O WATER--

HOW LONG A ROPE WOULD

YA NEED

GARM

AN! GLAD OUTSAYA ASKED

ME THAT! THOSE PROBLEMS ARE MY MEAT!

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CANT YA FIGURE

FASTER UNCA DONALD?

QUIET WHAT'S THE BIG RUSH?

WELL LOUE CAN'T SWIM

VERY WELL

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By Walt Disney

AND HE'S IN THERE

HALP! BLUB-B HALP!

FRESH

MUSHROOMS

$2.25 per lb.

Lane, Crawford

Limited

INFLUENCED BY the example of his class- mate, Dr. Parker, An- drew went to London and opened an office in a cheap neighbourhood in Paddington.

CITADEL

A.J.CRONIN.

of my old clothest. I'll show those smooth doctors a few things)":

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a great change came over the idealistic bad youth that Andrew Manson been. He followed Mrs. Thornton's udvice and patronized a fashionable tailor.

FROM THAT time on

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Andrew grinned. "How are you! Very unfortunate," said Dr. Ivory,

" imaxine it WEB going to cure all these wrongs?"

ahock. Sorry, "By starting a clinic," said Denny Manson, these accident cases are al- in a rush of eager words. "A genuine waya difmcult." team of doctors. I'll handle surgery. "Stop talking!" blazed Andrew I have a bacteriologlat, un cye, car und

and nose specialist

In a sudden outburst. of anger and medicine man, all-lloed up and crazy him. You're not a surgeon. You're know you killed bitterness. "You

seen."

to get started."

Andrew cocked

Internal

eye. "And the worst butcher I've ever

"I can't recommend that line of where's the money coming from?"

"We start out with groups of talk, Manson."

-"trse you don't "It's the people, charge them a monthly fee

truth. There was nothing difficult enough for us to live a}}=""

that about this. But you dallied along, with incompetence, and let him die. "It's working in Los Angeles right! You bungled so much it wasn't sur-

gery, it was murderi" now."

The Medical Council will fight: "You hysterical too!! You'}}

heardi"

"Oh, you'll never work"

make

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turned and left the nerating room in u daze of stunned emotion.

He walked the street, not knowing where he was going.

That night Andrew had dinner with Toppy LeRoy and a group of it."

"Of course it will! The other. doc- her friends at the Embassy Club.

The papers on the following day fors will try to lynch us. But we'll ANDREW

That's why I want to carried portraits of Toppy and a list licit them.

start it here, in London, where the of her guests.

fight will be hardest We'll get a Christine, smarily dressed, in the hospital of our own small one at modernistic sitting room of their arst, but for once the patient will Ultimately he found himself in fashionable apartinent, glancing at come before the doctor."

front of the Sherrington Nursing the news saw Toppy's picture, and "Well, I hope you put it over," Home. He went in and ordered all of

his patients discharged at once. the name of Andrew as one of the said Andrew, disinterestedly.

"But I need you, too, Andrew,

Toppy LeRoy, in expensive negli guests.

for chest work. That's why I've gee, under a sun-tan lamp, he per- come"

sonily discharged with a brutal: "I want you to get out of here. You're perfectly healthy. We only brought you here to get money out of you!"

"An honest doctor!" exclaimed the young woman, thunder-struck. "An- drow! Andrew Don't go,'

He sent cases to Freddie Parker, to Dr. Ivory and the ather doctors to whom Freddle had Introduced him. Ile accepted his cut in the big fees they exaced; money came in fast enough so that he soon leased a new office in fashionable Harley Stenel.ed purposely into the bull and pick-practice. I can't just throw it away.

Toppy LeRoy helped him choose the decorations and the hangings, for he was now her regular doctor.

Her father, the patent food king was grateful to Andrew for what he had done for his daughter; he was the first doctor whone advice she had ever heeded

She sat for a moment, stunned, and tears came into her eyes.

After a lime she get up and walk-

ed up the telephone but before sno could call the number she had in mind she heard a key turning in the door lock.

She turned in face Andrew as he entered.

He called a nonchalant hello, and; Christine, as though suddenly mak phone.

"But loolt, Denny, I've got a grand We've had too hard a time."

Denny was deeply hurt, but still pleaded: "Won't you reconsider?"

"But how can I? Ah, here comes Mrs. Schmidt: with the bortsch and chicken paprika."

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But he was already gone. At the hospital door he met Mrs. Schmidt. Her warried, pleading look told him He asked where Mr. Schmidt was. during the rest of the time they were togetlior, and soon made an Learning it was Victoria Hospital he excuse. to get away.

said: "Come with me," and strode

Mrs. Thornton called him to at- ing up her mind. Indicated 'the telENNY HAD very little to say she had come to him for help.

MRS. THORNTON was insistent, exceed the club dues

and Toppy gave him o plending|

"But why won't you look after me?" asked Toppy petulantly. "I hate my doctor, always telling me not to drink or smoke

"I should give you exactly the anme advice."

"I mightn't mind it so much from you."

way.

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TARDLY HAD she gone when the

nurse announced that

at a Mr. Richard Stillman was there to sce him. Andrew became excited:

"Stillman! The American lung. specialist?

nurse.

the

"Miss LeRoy just called." "Really? What did she want?" "To talk to you."

said

taking

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Andrew Look Christine for a ride out.

in the Viteso to Hampstead Heath

He rode roughshod over the head

the following afternoon. They got nurse at Victoria Hospital and bur out of the car and sat on a grassy red knoll in silence.

"I

me

to Mr. Schmidt's bed in the ward and made a quick examina-

on.

"That lung should have drained days ago.

been

If it isn't done he'll die at once.

"You place Richard Stillman be side such men?" scoffed Boon.

"I do,. He's dono more against tuberculosis than any, man Living in this country. Those others are great now because they are dead. They knew heartbreak, the ridicule and hatred of this profession.

"Virchow laughed at Koch-- abuse men like. Spahlinger and Stillman, who may do more for medicine than thousands of men with high degrees.

There are many great doctors practising fairly, but too many. go in for useless money-chasing.

"As a whole, the profession la in tolerant and smug. We say we'll ul- ter things but we don't, regret them, But I made no mistake with Richard Sillman. Look at this patient. If you want any Justification for my infamous conduct, there is."

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FTER HIS spirited defence, It did not take the Medical Council long to clear Andrew of the charge against him.

Christine, her eyes moist with happiness, showed Andrew a copy of the plans for Stillman's clinic.

"I saw Sir Herbert Cranston this morning, Andrew, and he approved of the plans. And he'll furnish all the money we can't put up. And he likes the name."

"The name?" questioned Andrew. Yes. I told him we'd like to call It the Philip Denny Memorial Clinic.

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Andrew looked al bis wife, smile of joy on his face, the light o Dattle in his eyes, ready again to attack the unknown citadel.

SUICIDE ATTEMPTS

Heroin, Opium And The Harbour

to end Three Chinese attempted their lives by taking polson on Sun- day, and were removed to hospitals. Chin Hang who took a dose of heroin, cubicle by other inmates of the dat He was rushed to the Queen Mary Hospital. was found lying on the floor, of his

JUMPED INTO HARBOUR About 11.p.m. on Saturday, a 53- widow, Mak Laf-tong, year-old Jumped Into the harbour from the ferry Man Sing, while it was pro- ceeding from Youmali to Hongkong. her handbag was later found on the launch. Her body had not been found, but

MERCANTILE BANK At the annual general meeting of of India Ltd., heid recently in Lon- don, final Dividend of 0% on the "A", "2" and "C" shares was recom- mended (moking 12% for the year less Income Tax), that £20,000 be written off landed and house pro- £177,770 account, and perty, £30,000 be added to the Con carried forward, to the 1939 account. Ungency

TO BEST ADVANTAGE AT

tend her daughter for a bad knock on her foot sustained in playing. hockey. Unhealistingly, he advised that the girl be sent to Dr. Ivory.

Andrew was very casual. "Wor- Dr. Ivory and Freddie Parker put him up for their golf club.ried about her treatmens, I suspect, and later proposed him for the Sack: Oh, her father offered me a job to

After a time Christine said softly would meel ville Club where he

asy as consultant for Crema pro-I'm sorry you had dinner with Miss ducts." many wealthy, prospective patients.

LeRoy, read about the dinner in His fees, they said, would soon fari

"Why, only last week you

the papers." Cremo was worthless!"

"Oh, Well, I, thought you might It was one day whlio Toppy was

"It's as good a way of

Were you hurt that she didn't we get him out of this stinking

hole." look, so he went up to their apartat his new office about the hang-

Andrew, taking her arm and leading ask me?""

Whatever you say, Doctor," said Andrew was plainly irritated. Patients seldom camement. There entirey ordered her tongs that she invited him to have skimmed milk at any shrugged but that she hadn't asked you. He'll be all right, Mrs. Schmidt, once

After drinking some lysol Wah bed and suggested that they call their dinner with her. without mentioning her to the window "I have a fur- and it soon became a own doctor if anything more

was Christine. He refused but she lett prise for you. See that cart Smart, "Look here, Chris; it was purely Mrs. Schmidt In simple faith.

Fung-ling, a woman, was talten, to with an understood promise that he isn't 17

business.with me a chance to meet #Ours?" cried Christine excitedly people. So let's drop, it."

WARNED by the head nurse, Dr. the same hospital.

tha would call her up later." problem to raise the needed.

Kam Chin was conveyed to Thoroughgood hurried in, pomp- "Yesterday Denny said you used to At his nod she said, "It's lovely,"

"Let's take a ride," Andrew sug-look on medicine as an attack on the ous and spluttering in wrath, as An- Kowloon Hospital, suffering from money to pay their bill at a

unknown, a uphill attack to take drew and Mrs. Schmidt were get- opium poisoning. Aested. -nearby. delicatessen run by

some citadel you couldn't_sec."

ting her husband ready for removal. "Denny has nothing to lose in his you inve no right to attend this a Mr. Schmidt and his wife.

THE DOOR BELL rang as Chrisüne

I have a practice patient without my approval! I'll was putting on her hat Andrew fantastle scheme.

up before the Medical They were quiet and

opened the door to find Philip Denny to think of. One that makes us have you

rich

Council, sir!" When Wo lad scarcely any friendly and soon came to

"American quack, I noties the confronting him.

"Get out of my way," said An- "Denny!" he cried, and they fell `take a special interest in the He took his leave, but Mrs. Thorn-medical journals call him," said

into each other's arma. "Come In! money we, were happy. I don't struggling new doctor and on accompanied him into the hall

Schmidt. She studied him. moment,

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the Come in! Where have you been?" like your not being the Andrew drew, who took Mr. Schmidt up in his! "Nousense! He's developed

"Doing sixteen operations a day Manson. I married. Oh, Andrew, arms and strode out followed by Mrs. Andrew took Schmidt to Richard his attractive young wife, and then asked: "Are you anxious most successful T. B. clinic in the

The in the slums of Leeds! Why, Chris-don't you see! Don't go on selling

yourself!" a doctor?""

world. Show him in at once. even sending them an occasional to make a success as

"Stop being a neurotic fool" cried Stillman's Bellevue Hospital just tine, you are prettier than ever!"" "But, of course," he replied, em patients can walt.”

outside try furious. "Can't you He grabbed her by the drins and

London, having telephoned patient to have a boil lanced, an barrassed.

Sullman was a forecful, alive man ingrowing toenail treated or

bindrance, nagging me "Then take a woman's advice and who said he had been promising him-looked at her, and then about the Andrew,

every was rendy, and Andrew gave the annesthetic while Stillman drained enrs pierced for ear-rings. And} see a good taller. And don't give up sck for a long time the pleasure of apartment. "This is a very, grand to be a help to me, instead of, a to Stillman. The operating room shareholders of the Mercantile Bank

minute!" the Schmidts were always will-

your. tine

of treatment on

alling upon the author of "Dust In place. This well-dressed gentleman

"I haven't nagged you" sald and collapsed the patient's lung. The

Manson,"

Dr. Thoroughgood made good his ing to wait for payment of their account. I foresce you making it a halation in Sülcosis" und its effects is Dr. Manson isn't I?"

prosperous DT.

Christine gently, deeply hurt. "I've crashing success."

on the lungs, bill.

In the lobby he run into Freddie "Oh, I styl. That is nice of you!" sald Andrew, "And he prescribes a wanted to speak before, but I threat and a short time later An-

haven't

drew was cited to appear before the Andrew grew discouraged at

Parker. After mutual greetings, and) "I hardly expected to and you in drink."

Sorry, I'm a regular Ilme-juleer.

"Then don't do it now!" You act General Medical Counell. Thorough the few patients and the men- Dr. Parker's surprise at seeing, Haricy Street. It's too bad that one

if I was some kind of dirty, crook, good and his head nurse stated their greness of his income. "Be Andrew In London had subsided, who showed such original promise Surgery and alcohol don't mix.

fo on with it." came for a talk with you-a pro- If I want money, it's only a micus case against Andrew without con- couldn't patient,

to an end. I've had enough of: be-tradiction. Andrew, when asked t counselled Parker asked: "Who's your patent?" in that darling,"

said Andrew, position." Yes, I supposh 50," "I don't know-n Miss LeRoy, I Christine. "Who was it want-

"It can wall. See that new Vitesting a have-not! Don't ever mention he had any witnesses, said he had believe."

fecting o

again! Come not, but at that point Stillman," who a litle guilty, but doctors sed to come here--to be sur-

the must live, you know. What brings down. there? We're just going to try this nonsenso to

on. let's go home." "Mass LeRoy? Why, she's

had just entered with Christine and It. Come along."! rounded by humanity-to work patent food king's daughter! I you to England

As they got out of the lift on Mr. Schmidt, said: "Here is a wit-) "A new, Vitese? You don't sound "Your Sir Herbert Cranston has for fees instead of a salary and say, you're doing all right by your-

quite drunk, walling, outside their Schmidt, still weak, but on the become the best doctor in Lon-scit! You and your masus must hullt me a small clinic in the country like the bloke who helped me blow their floor they found Philip Denny, ness for Dr. Manson!"

We cured him of up that sewer."

raud to recovery, stated: "I am the don ""

come for dinner with us. How about outside London.

"Denny! Were you walling for patient in this case. In the hospital THE asthma at our place in Oregon, and o-morrow at seven?"

I was very stalement dead. Dr. he seems. to think England can use

us?"

Denny. looked un dully. "The Thoroughgood does nothing. So, my AND THEN one day a breathless

our methods." girl arrived at his door asking |

That's splendid: But watch out! delicatessen for the best bortsch and

I've been waiting to say something, He does what is right. And well, 01-KWAN BLDG. DESVOEUX RD. C. him to come with her at once, to

A number of doctors at the Parkers for the Medical Council. How does chicken paprika in all England," prosperous Dr. Manson? Ali, yes, wife gets Dr. Manson, our old friend.

Andrew ordered a table.

I couldn't quite say it sober. At look at me." Laurier's dress shop around the

"Did you tell Dr. Thoroughgood -all of them fashionable and suc-it happen you've never taken

"We'll fix our own hors d'oeuvres." comer.

Victoria It proved a momentous visit for cessful. Their talk was mainly about medical degree?"

"I intended to be a lawyer, but He went about the shop, peering into Binenelly you had hope in your eyes

I drifted into

you a microscope, not just to make fed to be removed from Andrew. In the dress show room of patients, sending each other clues, of

T. B. fascinated me.

Boon, the prosé- Hospital?" asked "Ah, Mrs. Schmidt, self the fashionable shop a young woman getting big fers.

Dr. Charles Ivory, who was quite my present work, A. degree sermned; boxes, barrels and jars, helping him- and courage in your heart. I gave you wanted another doctor? Want- was lying on the floor, rigid, con-

Ah, Doctor, we are so proud of the things you believed in. There cuting solicitore

souls In this

"No. 1 am too sick to ark,? yuined, strange crowing nolacs Issuing taken with Christine, gave Andrew unnecessary".

What are you concentrat-pickles taste just the same as ever you a gift, but because it stood for "I kee. his card, suggesting that it would be

your success, Mr. Schmidt talks will always be mean

Boon presented a strong case for from her throat.

We know you'd world. It hurts more deeply an you'll ever know when a friend in-

Dr. Thoroughgood, concluding by The employees were crowded about a pleasure to see a case with himing on here?"

"A new method of collapsing the about it so often.

creases their number. Good-bye." her. Andrew.ordered them from the any time,

Andrew was out of sorts when lung. I thought it would interest get ahead."

He turned from them, and walked asking Andrew if he had anything room, all except a woman_addrejed

"In Victoria Hospital in a ward unsteadly to the lift.

"I have nothing to say," he re- as Mrs. Thornton, whom he unter they got home and prepared for bed. you. It's a great advance over thewhere is Mr. Schmidt??....

pilled dully. stood to be the sister of the patient. He answered Christine's statements Emile-Well system."

The nurse interrupted to say that Some trouble with his chest. Yo

Andrew and

Christine whispered carriestly to Picking the woman up in his arms, about the nice time they had bad,

Lady Faraum was still waiting and couldn't afford a nursing home.”

"Victoria's a good place. Who's CARCELY were Andrew placed her in a chair and with the politeness of resentment.

Chalet'ne Inside their apartment him, pleading: "But, Androw, you've "Dr. Ivery seems so nice-he fairly that Dr. Parker had called. Stillman gave, her a resounding smack across

looking after him? got up,

I'd

when there came to them a sudden got to fight For yourself! For. Mr. "He's a good man." very busy. bne check. She stopped making the bubbles," Christine remarked.

"I see you are "Ivory I'd like to see him, er!

"Of course, when my husband got burst of excitement in the street, Stillmant and for Denny crowing hoses and her rolling cycaj

sick wewe didn't like to come old screaming, followed by auto steadied themselves into a pained: Dr.. Freedman or Freddie tackle a better be off, but I'd like a real talk

uction and he was on, his into- tracheotomy in a black kitchen in with you sometime

dow. "I'm awfully sorry. I'm always

accident. An- feet. but if you could A slap on the other cheek brought Cefan Row-or amputate an arm in

during consultation hours. swamped

Technically. I am guilty of the "Look!" excialmed Andrew. "My There's been an her out of the attack of hysteria and a mine with the roof falling down"

drew It. It looks like Deary!". "Come out and see our place some- "Indeed they wouldn't get far, she appealed to her sister to take her

ume. I'll show you our apparatus." favourite liptauer! Remember?"

t was Denny. He had, stepped in charges against me. I did those in- Andrew."

"Ach, yes, of course I remember," home.

was receiving incom- "You seemed to like their talk. " sald Andrew, "but it was

ordered him bent to the Layton The patient Andrew with tears in her eyes. only way. Let her cry it out. You've always had time to read and.

I took him to Mr. Stiliman be F

"Don't worry. He'll bo: all right. Homo, and telephoned to Dr. Ivory petent treatment. Ho She'll be all right in a few minutes to go into the subjects they talked FREDDIE FARKER came in a said Mrs. Schmidt softly, gazing at feent of an outomobile. Andrew famous things to save a human life.

Stillman left, greatly clated over think you ought to see her about when It was

sald Mrs. Thornton with a making money out of medicina, completing the deal for the Sherring Chris, Iptauer Remember? Taste to go there at once. An operation

drew assisting. He watched Ivory lias proved that he is one of the You've got to have them I suppose ton Nuraing Home in London, in that, Denay," He sat down at the was performed by Ivory, with An-cause his work here and in America

them. tiny smile.

case. He's as originator-a with Freddie, Dr. Ivory and others. to be persuaded. In the texl be I'm too dull for you!"

He wanted Andrew to go with him with medical idea to put to you, tried to hurry him on for Denny's of

"You knew bo was not a doctor? found. the girl, whose name ho had "Androw, how can

on a first official visit to the Home, but the air's so full of golden heart-beat was growing fainter and thinker."

10I'm afraid

he seems to be asked Boon. learned, was Toppy LeRoy, examin-turned à piteous face to him.

"It's true, isn't it? You're sick of Andrew gave Instructions to the guineas I'm almost afraid to speak. slower,

"Louls. Pastour", snapped Andrew,! him curiously.

nurse about the wailing patients and

TELEPHONES 1a- To you? Of course. Sound of going," said the anaesthaust I gave them something to thluk met

"I'm sick of the antiquated, Andrew called for a hypo, plunged the greatest Ogure in scientiae about,didat · 17" - she smiled. "I "You know I'm not sick of you, left, He found the other doctors Will you, liston. now?”

naver lovmy-terested in the Honte very much ex-

medicine the best and most specific searched; his face for Indication, of was Ehrlich the men who gave RETAIT & ‘ACCOUNT. DEM 0416) afraid he's gone," said de romedy In, it history. Nor Harking, * WIDDIESANU AUTHRIAL DI PICE 72354)

inge Mathnikad. anübsthelisuİSS fotuning life.

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stare at his face.

the

home,

sa

"We'd love to, Freddie."

NDREW and Christine met

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AND

ANDREW

their old friend to the Schmidts"

Christine

took

these

to say.

申心

to you, knowing how busy you are, sirens. Christine went to the win- DENNY'S NAME stirred Andrew

Was

dying

· Úngráčiously, he allowed himself to help you endure living with met which Andrew was Interested along 14376 Wow. Andrew, I came here working with maddening slowness, best men in the world for this type:

simply, went wild."

you?" She

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“A very bid case of braterin bil I love you, and I'll have cited about it: Their talk again was crokiked and unjust?” methods in-; the needle into. Denny's. àrm, then medicine, was not a doctor. Not!

said one. olse.

Au row fairly anorled as he shook about their patients, how long they dulged in. by most of our honoured

Andrew. What brought it on?!!

On just: ns drese I'd ordered als pajamas in her feel I'll show could keep them in the Home and colleagues their fee waiting, um- and operationsall for mondy an They'd got it completely wrong, and you! I'm through with being treated what whopping fee they could get necessary examinations, treatment I was just about sick of it anyway." like a pour rdation, stored at becsuan, to spillen Firs

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