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THE OLD MAID GEORGE BRENT
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HONGKONG. TE LEGRAPH
April 2, 1940.
Accused Of Woman's Death In Hospital
MATERNITY
DOCTOR ALHAMBRA THEATRE
SAID TO BE BOGUS
A 72-YEAR-OLD man, said to have been a labourer, was alleged at Burslem, Staffordshire, to have obtained a post as locum tenens to the resident medical officer at Stoke-on-Trent City Maternity Hospital.
Described as Andrew John Gibson, of Ullett-road, Livér- pool, he was charged with the
manslaughter of Gindys Adn
Elizabeth Higginbottam.
There were also charges of gv
false death certificates, forging death certiflentes, uttering the forged certi ñentes, and obtaining money by false. pretences.
When Gibson's name was called he sak, "My proper name is Harry Cecil Rutherford Darling"
Mr. Maurice Crump, prosecuting, | said when Gibson obtained the post- tion of locum tenena last November the represented himself to be Harry Ceell Rutherford Darling, who was, in fact, a registered medical prae- titioner practising in Sydney, Austra- Ha.
On December 20 Mrs. Higginbol- tam Was admitted tu the City Maternity Hospital.
"Serious Case"
Gibson, who was acting as realdent medical officer, told one of the sisters. that I was a serious case, but he did not appear to have made any examination.
Mrs. Higginbottam died early next. day without having seen a medical
vk all.
Mr. Crump sald after his arrest Gibson told Chief Inspector Hobson: "I was not qualified to late a death certificate," and "I knew I was not qualified. but nevertheless I have the necessary skill and knowledge."
Inspector
Thomas Sullivan, Liverpool, said he had known the prisoner since 1925 us "Arthur Jolin Gibson.'
of
He had worked as a temporary post oflice sorter, a labourer and manager of a herbalist's business.
He had known him use the name of Harry Cecil Darting and he was married in that name.
Ordered Morphis
Alderman W. H. Kent, a chemist, chairman of the health and hospital committee of Stoke City Council in September last, sald Gibson told him he was gynaecologist.
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Later she helped him administer
saline.
The hearing was adjourned,
FIRST PICTURE-
ASTED AB CENSOR
of something that happened on Hamps- tead Heath."
CENSOR
English
Of "Lofty Places"
& Language
MR. A. P. HERBERT, in a re- cent broadcast, attacked the bad language of Government De- partments "and ollier lofty places."
-BY A. P. HERBERT
Mr. Herbert said that he had no quarrel with the King's Ministers about their own ulterances. The Prime Ministër, Sir John Simon, and others in their different styles were "I do not mean abuse or blasphemy,ment, and never
masters of concise and Iueld state-
waste employed, rotten, inefficient, ineffec-already told him, will say 'anticipate" but Innguage that is badly chosen or though the Prime Minister, as I have a word,
tive, unsuitable, and even dangerous when he means "expect," language," he said.
matter
F
more
"I knew him as Dr. Darling," he added. "When I first
met him he was acting as locum to Dr. Jones. also had prescription signed M.D.. Sister Jon Randell said when Mrs. Higginbottom
admitted. "Dr. Darling" ordered inorphin to be "And make no mistake, this is
They were, however, entitled to given.
The patient became worse, and he words, sometimes quite meaningless politietan, who
serious charge; bad words, muddled suspect the character and competence asked what was usually given, and words causing doubt and delay, have mind with woolly
of any department, any party, any stuffed the public she sold coramine. He ordered some just been sand in
knobbly, half- to be given.
the national machine.
baked, flabby, or slushy words.
"In this war words
In this war he thought the classic than ever. For every bomb dropped, the nasty litter of mongrel
example was "evacuation," and all for every mine exploded, millions of
expres- words have been fired across the ions which had sprung up around it and "self-evacuating ~~'evacuee," water, and some of thern have won great battles."
person," "re-evacuation," and so on.
"No doubt about it," Mr. Herbert No one who delighted in the power declared, this was a wanton and and precision of Mr. Winston Chur- chili's broadsides would say that "words don't matter." And it was "no"accident" that the same stateman, The following lights in the Hong- who in speech had scored so many kong area will be extinguished on the bull's eyes was fixed as well in the night of April 11, the next black-out, public mind as a rock in purpose and the naval authorities have advised the Hongkong Harbour Department. --Waglan Island, Tathong Point, "So, when Mr. Churchill concludes Cont
Cape Collinson, South Lyemun, SPECIAL TO THE "TELEGRAPH" an address with that simple but elec-North Lyemun, Channel Rocks, Cust NEW YORK, April 1 (UP).—tric passage, Man the ships, till the Rock, North Fairway Buoy, Central It has been learned that Mr. streets, and so on, you sit up
Belds, sweep the mines, guard the Fairway Buoy, South Fairway Buoy und Green Island, Cheung Chau Island
Buckner Weds A Bankrupt Heiress
Interesting Echo Of Mail Fraud Case
a dynamo in action.
BLACK-OUT TESTS
William Buckner, the broker who say, 'My hat, all this means some Passage.
was involved in the Philippines thing after all. Moreover, this man. Normal lighting will be resumed on bond fraud case, was married to understands us,"
Miss Adelaide Moffet, heiress of
the former Federal Housing
[Administrator, Mr. James A.
Moffet, on February 8.
When the Federal Court heard of the marriage they announced they would re-examine Buckner who
claimed he is unable to meet his $2,500 Anc.
However, MIS Moffet Aled A
petition of bankruptcy two years ago.
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