Two Chinese Charged With Imposing on Woman Two "quack" doctors are being detained at the Bubbling Well Police Station. They visited 115/6 Chang: ping Road on Tuesday afternoon where the wife of one Nyi Kya-yoong was lying sick in bed. Displaying badges purported to be those belonging to members of a foreign-trained medical practitioners' association, they gave the sick woman a pamphlet stating they were from a hospital at 1206 Avenue Road and declared they could cure the woman's sickness by administering an inject tion free of charge. This done, the "doctors" told the woman she must take certain kind of medicines from a dispensary at 637 Seymour Road. At this time, the woman's husband returned. He grew suspicious and had the men handed over to the police.
Detectives detailed to make inquiries found out that the two men were hawkers end had never had any medical training No hospital was at the Avenue Road address. The two men earned their livelihood by selling "quack" medicines for the Seymour Road shop on a commission basis.
The police charged the men with attempted fraud in the First Special District Court yesterday. The hearing was adjourned for a Week as the prisoners might be concerned in other offences.
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