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China to fight alongside their British brethren, for nobody has ever yet seen one. saya the "Jour-
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 1927.
CONTRACT LAW.
nal of Commerce" (Liverpool.) Not Enforceable on an
"Infant?"
LEGAL ARGUMENT TO-DAY.
LAND INVESTMENT.
FEES TO SIR P. CHATER'S ESTATE.
TO-DAY'S SPECIAL MEETING.
As a matter of fact, they do not exist, the Marine Corps being the only feature in which the Japan- ese Navy did not copy British pat- tern. The landing parties have consisted very largely of seamen commanded by naval officers, with n good many Regular soldiers great longth at the Supreme Court Kong Land Investment and brought direct from Japan. The this morning by Mr. Eldon Potter, Agency Co., Ltd., the resolution little Japanese seamen are de- K.C. in the case in which Loo was passed approving the pay- lighted to be working alongside Ewang làm and the British, for whatever dis- claim the ahnulment
agreements there may be in com-
At this morning's extraordin- Legal authorities were quoted at ary general meeting of the Hong
Kwong-hingment of a year's Managing Direc- tor's feas to the Executor of the nte Sir Paul Chater's estate.
of
on the
merce, there is no straining of re-n mortgage for $400,000
The Hon. Mr. D. G. M. Bernard lations between the two navies. grounds that they were "infants" presided, supported by Mr. A. H. The Japanese Navy will never for- (not of age) at the date of execu-Compton. Sir Robert Ho Tung, get the lessons learned from the tion.
Mr. A. S. Gubbay and Mr. H. P. British, and acknowledges them The question of fraud having White (directors), Mr. E. David- generously and freely.
If we been alleged In the filed statement son, Mr. L. S. Greenhill (Secre- wanted any evidence of the opin-of defence, Mr. Potter (for the tary), and the following share- ion in which we are held by that plaintiffs), whilst holding that the holders: Messrs. H. A. Rodgers, service it.is only necessary to re-documents in question were signed
member an incident that occurred by the two plaintiffs without know. Skinner, A. M. McKirdy, R. E. ledge that they were committing Macdougal, R. Sutherland, T. G. last year, when the Japanese themselves to an agreement they Weall, H. Gittin's, A, M. da Silva, training squadron could not get could not be legally liable for, cited F. Laurel. A. Murdoch, W. E. L. any nearer to England than Malta. authorities in support of his con- Shenton. N. V. A. Croucher, But every officer in the fleet took tention that such a mortgage, even Frank Austin, R. M. G. Silva, the opportunity to come overland if entered into by fraud, was not B. C. Randall, J. M. P. da Graca, to see the country which he hon-enforceable but null and void.
B. J. Lacon, D. J. Purves, W. oured so much, being quite happy The "Infants Relief Act" figured Brackeridge, W. Lithgow Smith to spend nine days in train and largely in Mr. Potter's argument. and G. M. Shaw.
this,' steamer in order to be there for a Under
he claimed, The Chairman said:— maximum of 36 hours.
any contract for debt entered
You will recollect that at our into by an Infant WAS solutely vold and the mortgage with 27 I referred to the item in the ablast annual meeting on January which the present case was COA
OVER 1,500,000.
THE CHINESE IN BRITISH! TERRITORY.
LIVES AND PROPERTY SAFE.
cerned was nothing but a contract balance sheet of the Company as for debt-in other words, a loan. at December 31, 1926, "Managing As such, it came directly within the Director's Fees, in Suspenze Infants Rellef Act.
$21,846.26" representing a portion The Act In question, counsel of the fees for 1926 which were stated, provided that "all contracts. due to the late Sir Paul Chater whether speciality or simple con-calculated up to the date of his tracta, entered into by Infants for death. repayment of money lent or to be
It is sometimes overlooked that
Our legal advisers are doubtful if there are British residents in lent" were void; that an Infant if the Estate of the deceased is China there is also a far bigger has no power to hind himself by legally entitled to these fees owing Chinese population in British ter-contract of mortgage made by him to the way clause 95 (b) of the
ritory.
China.
to. secure
moneys advanced to
Mr. John H. Harris, speaking him other than necessaries; and Articles of Association is word- at Darlington recently upon that "an infant, being generally ed. However your Directors are "The Chinese Peril," said that incapable of binding himself by unanimous in considering that the over 5,100 Chinese were resident contract, cannot by himself enter sum in question should be paid to Into a contrnet of mortgagè or the Estate having regard to the sanctions to the Nanking and in the British Isles, and over create authority secured
on his work of Sir Paul during early 1,580,000 within the British Em-property for mortgage money." months of the year and do not other incidents. One cannot pire. In Canada alone there were Counsel and he was not going to wish to endeavour to press what make demands, however reason over 40,000, or nearly three times suggest that an Infant could buy a may be the technical-meaning-of- able and justifiable in all other re-as many as the total number of piece of land and. disclosing his the Article referred to.
Under the circumstances they spects, from a person who has British subjects in the whole of true status later, decline to pay for
With very few excepit or to give back the land. In have been advised to call this been rendered hors de combat tions, there had been accorded to fer could be given such as the re-meeting and ask for the approval
certain circumstances, equitable re- Not only have the wings of the the persons and property of these covery of the loan. In the case be of shareholders to making the Communist element in the Nation-1,680,000 Chinese all the pri-fore His Lordship, counsel claimed payment to the estate and I trust alist Party been clipped--they vileges and protection of British that there was no relief which could you will be agreeable to it. have been severed entirely from could deny that their lives and could be applied then it would be resolution advertised and as read the main Party now functioning their quite extensive and valu- the ropayment of the 55,000 and by the Secretary be, passed as an able property were as safe as $4,000, if the plaintiffs. In fact, re-.
ordinary resolution and when in Hankow and Cantón, respec- the lives and property of our ceived this money. tively. And as far as direct own subjects. We were entitled throughout the whole of the morn- pleased to answer to the best of Mr. Potter addressed the Court this has been seconded I shall be punishment for the Communist-to ask from the Chinese the same ing and will call evidence in support my ability any questions which
shareholders may wish to ask. inspired outrages is concerned, measure of protection for the Inter in the day.
14,000 British subjects and their The defence has not yet opened. Mr. A. H. Compton seconded Sir Austen Chamberlain does well property, in China, as British. Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. (instruct- and the resolution, which was is to point out that this has been Governments were giving to the cd by Mr. D. L. Strellett), together follows, was unanimously carried: General 1,580,000 Chinese living within with Mr. H. G. Sheldon, were for the "That this meeting authorises the Beyond plaintiffs; Mr. F. C. Jenkin' (in- Directors to pay to the Executor subordin-the British Empire.
already meted out by Chiang Kai-shek and his
law and administration, and none be given the defendants. If relief I now beg to propose that the
this we ought not to insist upon structed by Mr. G. C. N. Tinson, of ates in a manner far removed being accorded any special pri-Johnson Stokes and Master) was of the late Sir Catchick Paul
for the defendants, from all ideas of common human-vileges. ity. The vengeance taken on the
Communists has been awift and HONG KONG'S GIFT. Hong Kong, Tuesday, May 10, 1927. terrible. Of sentiment there has
"DISCREDITED."
FUND.
been not a vestige. The result is CAPTAIN FRYATT MEMORIAL that to-day any person in the ter- ritory ruled by General Chiang "A MOST GENEROUS DONATION." Kai-shek who dares to hold up his head in support of the Reds is doomed to a death revolting to civilised. ethice..
DOUGLAS CO.
Chater, C.M.G., the "Managing Director's fees' in suspense" shown in the Company's last balance sheet, which represent the proportion, calculated up to the ¡date of his death, of the remuner. ation to which the deceased would REPORT AND ACCOUNTS FOR have become entitled, if he had
LAST YEAR.
survived to the end of the year, under Article No. 95 (B) of the
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By the last China mail, the EFFECT OF THE BOYCOTT.Articles of Association." secretary of the Captain Fryatt Memorial Fund received a fur-
Of vital importance to the whole of the issues in China is the statement made in the House of
The report of The Douglas ther most generous donation of Steamship Co., Ltd. for the year Commons yesterday by the Secre-
£100 for the Children's section ended December 31, 1926 (for tary of State for Foreign Affairs. In all the circumstances it may of the fund, from the Hong presentation to the 44th annual It is a statement of the kind that be, eventually agreed that, the Kong Women's Guild and Minia-meeting on May 21) reads as makes straightforward coneur-modified British policy, which has tering Children's League, says follows:- rence or criticism very difficult in been formally communicated to the Liverpool "Journal of Com-
...
Memorial
He was terrifled
shevista and General Feng,
tory.
AN EXCITING TRIP.
London, May 9. Three British women, Misses Mildred, Cable and Francesca, and the French woman Mile. Eva, After paying all running ex-have arrived in England on fur- French China Inland missionaries, the absence of a verbatim report the other Powers interested in merce." Inclusive of this muni-penses, docking charges, premia lough via the Gobi desert, Turkes- ficent contribution the Hong of insurance, allowances for tan, Southern Siberia and Moscow. -and that will not be in our China, has the merit of sanity and Kong Women's Guild and League leave and pensions, and transfer- In an interview, they stated that possession, naturally, for some soundness. It may appear at first have now contributed altogether ring the sum of $100,000 from It took them four months to reach
the substantial sum of £2,110 128, the company's weeks. Still, perhaps the main sight exasperating to think that id, to the Fryatt Fund, which has account for depreciation, there held up by the military on the underwriting Omsk from Suchow. They were point or at least one of the main the question of reparations for enabled the committee to do remains, a loss on working - Governor would not allow anyone borders of Turkestan because the points-made quite clear in the the Nanking outrages must be de- splendid work in rendering time-count of $93,981.32 which has to pass without his perscual one cabled summary is that Eugene ferred until the very problemati-ly assistance in the education been met by the transfer of a Chen and Co. in Henkow have cal time when a stable Nationalist and maintenance of a large num- similar amount from the Re-travellers are agents fried that
bar of orphans of merchant ser- serve Fund.. been completely discredited. Sir Government will be securely in vice captains and officers. The This loss was made almost He has already ordered his "flow Austen Chamberlain emphasises power. But he would be wiser secretary of the Imperial Mer- entirely in the first half year-ery casket" for he says that it will chant Service Guild-who is the during which the boycott against be his only home if either party in language most forcible that than the diplomats who could con-honorary secretary of the Captain Hong Kong by the Cantonese gains an entrance into his terri- anything emanating from Eugene ceive of any other way out of the Fryatt
Fund-in authorities still existed.
Oficials on the Soviet frontier. Chen can only be regarded as his tangle that has arisen since acknowledging receipt of the When the boycott was ulti-made the travellers leave all litera personal opinion, And as he is the Note was originally presented draft, has again expressed to the mately withdrawn, about the ture behind them but otherwise.
president and committee of the middle of October, trade, to the were friendly.-Reuter. cut off by the tide of events that to Mr. Eugene Chen.
Hong Kong Women's Guild and port of Swatow was resumed opinion is absolutely valueless Whatever the future may hold, League grateful thanks for their and since then earnings have and any decisions that it seeks to this can with confidence be said-
continued generous assistance in proved satisfactory. The loss CHEQUE FORGERY CHARGES. this matter, which is so greatly on Coast exchange, however, i reffect are worth even less than that far from being ruthless, vin-appreciated by the whole pro- proved to be a very serious item, Said to be an Anglo-Indian. the proverbia brass farthing, dictive, and impetuous in the face fession. We might mention that and militated against any profit Joseph Mathew Kailey was this The Hankow crowd can safely be of outrage upon outrage and there are many calls upon the during the 2nd half year's work-morning charged before Major left to stew in their own juice, humiliation upon humiliation, the Fryatt Fund at the present time, ing. Willson on four counts, as follow:
not the least of which by any Consulting Committee:With of the Bercantile Bank of India
(1) Stealing two blank chequ Anything they may say or do can- British Government has not de means, are the applications re- much regret we have to report from the cheque book of Mr. E. K. not exercise the slightest influence viated one inch from its tradition. celved in respect of the education the death of Mr. W. E. Clarke. Dovey, Government Analyst. on those high ideals that animated, al policy of friendship toward the and maintenance of children. At The Hon. Mr. A. 0, Lang resign (2) Forging one of the cheques this particular Nationalist clique Chinese people as a whole. That the last meeting of the committee ed his seat on leaving the Colony in the name of Mr. Dovey for the
of the fund, held at the head-Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. L. amount of $980. when they first set out from fan in itself ought to stand the Bri- quarters of the guild, a consider J. Davies have been invited to (3) Uttering the said cheque kow to conquer the whole of China tish in good stead when the op- able number of cases were dealt fill these vacancies.
knowing it to be forged, and and bring the hated Imperial-portune moment does arise in the with, many of a very sad and The Committee now consists of (4) Forging letter to the distressing nature, and lump the Hon, Mr. D. G. M. Bernard, manager of the Mercantile Bank ista" to their knees. Bolshevist-near or more distant future for sams as well as weekly grants Sir Robert Ho Tung and Mr. Lwhich was purported to have been ridden as they are, China and the claiming reparations in respect of were made according to the J. Davies, who retire but offer signed by Mr. Dovey reat of the world will be the Nanking.
particular circumstances. This themselves for re-election
On the application of Detective fand is deserving of the support Auditors-The accounts have fag of the case was fixed for 2.80 Sub-Inspector Andrews the hear of all merchant service captains been audited by Mesars. Lowe, pm, this afternoon, and officers and their relatives Binghamand. Matthew and
better for their political and diplo matic decease
Having thus disposed of Eugene Chen it lays only logical for the Brit
Governme
again
especially, having regard to the Messrs Linstead and Davis, who As the result of being knocked fact that it is the only fund of retire and offer themselves for down by a motor car in Connaught been very over the Fress its kind in being confined strict re-election, v
numbers of ly to the cases of masters and DOUGLAS LAPRATE & Co. marines being landed in officers and their dependants.
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