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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 Androw John| Gibson, of Ullett-road, Liver- pool, he was charged with the

manslaughter of Gladys Ada Elizabeth Higginbottam,

There were also charges of vin

false death certificates, forging death. certificates, ultering, the forged certi- flcates, and obtaining money, by fulse; pretences.

When Gibson's nume was called he said. "My proper name la Harry Cecil. Rutherford Darling"

Mr. Maurice Crump, prosecuting, said when Gibson oblained the posi tion of lecum tenens lust November he represented himself to be Harry Cecil Rutherford Darling. who wes, In fact, a registered medical prac titioner practising In Sydney, Austra- lin.

On December 20 Mr. Higginbat-i Lan was admitted 10 the City Maternity Hospital,

"Sorious Case"

Gibson, who was acting as renklent medical officer, told one of the sisters. that it was a serious case, but ha did not appear to have made any Examination,

Mrs. Higginbottom died curly next day without having seen a medical man at all.

Mr. Crump said after his arrest Gibson told Chlef Inspector Hobron: "I was not qualified to issue a death certificate," and "I knew, I was not qualified, but nevertheless I have

the

tiny skill and knowledge.".

Thomas Sullivan, ol sald he had known the since 1935 an "Arthur John

Glad worked as a temporary post.

lic

office sorter, a labourer and managèr of a herbalist's business.

He had known him use the name of Harry Ceell Darling and he was married in that naine.

Ordered Morphia

Alderman W. H. Kent, a chemist, chairman of the health and hospital committee of Stoke City Council In September last, said Gibson told him he was a gynaecologist.

"I knew him as Dr. Darling," he added. "When I first met him he

is locum to Dr. Jones. also

prescription signed 31.D., F.R.C.S."

Sister Joan Randell said when Mra

Higginbottam Wos admitted, "Dr. Dorling" ordered morphia to be given.

The patient became worse, and he asked what was usually given, and she said coramine. He ordered some to be given.

Later she helped him administer calino.

The hearing was adjourned.

STOCK MARKET

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English

Of "Lofty

MR. A. F. HERBERT, in a re- cent broadcast, attacked the bad langunge of Government De- partments "and other Lofty places."

BURZI

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something that happened on Hampr- tead Heath:

Language Places"

-BY A. P. HERBERT

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Mr. Herbert said that he had quarrel with the King's Ministers about their own utterances. The Prime Minister, Sir John Simon, and others in their different styles werɑ "I do not mean abuse or blasphemy, ment, and

masters of concise and lucid state- rever waste a word, but language that is badly chosen or employed, rotten, inefficient, ineffec-high the Prime Minister, as I have told him, will say 'anticipate" tive, unsuitable, and even dangerous when he means 'expect."" language," he said..

They were, however, entitled to "And make no mistake, this is serlous charge; bad words, muddled suspect the character and competence words, sometimes quite meaningless of any department, any party, any words causing doubt and delay, have mind with woolly, knobbly, half- politician, who stuffed the public just been sand in the national

baked, flabby, or slushy words.

machine,

more

"In this war words matter

In this war he thought the classic than ever. For every bonb dropped, the nasty Iltter of mongrel expres- example was "evacuation," and all for every mine exploded, millions of sons which had sprung up around it words have been fred across the

and -"evacuee."

“self-evacuating water, and some of them have won person," "re-evacuation," and so on. great battles."

"No doubt about it," Mr. Herbert

A wanton No one who delighted in the power declared, "this was Hongkong Stock Exchange Official) and precision of Mr. Winston Chur- Summary issued yesterday says:

chill's broadsides would say that

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market drifting_almlessly.

nagers

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H.K. Docks C. Ris. $2114 Providenta 435

Haube 80.55

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HK. Tramways 17%

China Lights (New) $5.50

HK. Electries $85

Cements $19.00

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S. Hotel #51%

37 HK$17.05

China Lights (Old) 8% Telephone (Old) $30 Telephone (New) $11.40

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the Hongkong Harbour Department. Waglun Island, Tathong Point, South Lyemun,

"So, when Mr. Churchill concludes Came Collinson,

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