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Business Notices.
HONGKONG TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1908.
Business Fotions.
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A. J. Hughes, Fag., Secretary.
8. B. Neil. F.LA., Actuary.
A strung British Corporation Registered ander Hongkong Ordinances and under Life Assurance Comparis' Ass, Rasked. Insurance in Force$3,054,152.00.
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In Drums and Barrels of Various Colours. Prospectus and all information from
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Hongkong. November 18, 1909,
At the Magistracy on Monday afternom, before Mr Halifax, the bearing was con sinued of the charge preferred against Wong Yuk Sbr of forging a will Mr Bow- ley Crown Solicitor, prosecuted and Mr
F. X. D'Almada was for the defence.
Mr Bowley stated that the case arose out of the estate of Wong Pik Hol, a gontleman who lived at Kowkang, on the West River, and who in the course of his life appeared to have accumulated a considerable amount A property. When he died in 1871 be left four sons and apparently made zo will. No administration of the estate appears to have been granted to anybody antil 1908, when it was granted to Mr Percy Smith, thirty years after the death An action way com- of Wong Pit Hoi. Manced in the Supreme Court by the third son Weny Teun Shi, now decessed, against the eldest son Wong Yi Shi who had taken possession of his father's estate and had administered it without lawful authority for thirty years. Under his care it seemed to have prospered and become very valuable The case brought by the third son against the eldest son was compromised in Bap hamber this year, by all the members of the family agreeing as to how the estate should be divided. A few days before the compromise was approved by the court the third son died at Korkong sad the de
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fondant, acting as attorney for his brother, IN IN TAB. Most be able to H Hongkong for the WESTERN
accepted the compromise, the money not being paid until Inter. The estate of Wong- Tera Shi was worn aksome 242,000 which | was reduced by deductions for debts to $2000 only. Wong,Taun Shi-left a widow and three children and when they received only 89000 from the catate, when they expected a lakh of dollars, they caused inquirida to be made with the resnit that those proceedings were institated. Evidence was called and the case adjourned.
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Rongkong, December 11, 1909, 159
NIGHT STEAMER TO CANTON.
New Twix Schaw Szaman,"
The following table gives the monthly rainfall at the Observatory to the end of November with the means and extremes for 25 years:
BAINFALL AT BONGKONG OMIRVAZORY.“
1309 1884-1908.
Mean. Max. Min. 9.43 0.00 1:18 January...... 1.46 February..... L66 1.76 7.95 0.02 March..
2.344-2.88 11.49 0.17 April
9.45 5.88 14.89. 1.27 6.70 12.29 48.84 LI *88* 18.38 34.37 2.34
Filted throughout, with Electric Light 12.83 12.77 29.24 4.57 Appest 8.34 14.20 27.87:3.91
9.64 30.60 0.63 and Fans supplied to si Cabina. September... 8.81 October 23.99 4.56 17.87 0.01 November 06-145 7.38 0.01 The year's rainfall to the end of the month amosnts to 75.73 inches, the 25 mean for the same period being 83.24
May
Jane
July
year
Knokee.
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