The Shanghai Medical Society held™ its final meeting before the Sumer recess on Friday original and pleasing taal ihe meeting, a social one, we held at the Linsi Country Club by courtesy of the president and mem-
After an excellent dinner Dr. George Sellett. introduced by Dr. Paterson, president of the Medical delighted his medical listeners with an admirable address aspects of Covering a wide field in a leid and stimulating way, the speaker traced the history of illment of crime through the and dealt comprehensively with the theories underlying punishment from the ancient idea of simple vengeance, through its modi. fication as the "Lex Talionis" of Roman law, to the modern conception of punishment as a deterrent. From this he went on to the question of prophylaxis in crime which Involved many interesting problems in psychiatry, and in the course of thoughtful and reasoned description of the various theories of eri sinology smog the days of Lam-brose, touched on the subject of sterilization of defectives.
In a fascinating speech delivered almost entirely without notes Dr. Sellett demonstrated a very wide knowledge of the physiological "and Psychological problems and inherit.
influences underlying crime. He concluded with a suggestion that whereas in the past the responsibility for the prevention of crime had rested mainly with the lawyer, in the future the medical profession would have to bear its share.
An. interesting discussion followed, and the speaker replied to the various points raised.
After bumping his head three times against the wall of the Palace Hotel at 5.05 pin. on Sunday an unidentified Chinese man sank down with a groan into unconsciousness at the fect of a Chinese constable who came up too late' to save him. His identity likely to remain unknown because last night St was staled that his con-
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