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YACHTING.
OFFICIAL OPENING OF
THE SEASON,
NAVY LEAGUE REGATTA,
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The following were sults:
Club Cruise.
the
ro-
Combined English and Chinese Rigged Cruisers Race.
two miles)......
Sulpe
Norseman
Tavy II
Coquette Imogen
(Distance
2.23.27
2.25.30
,2.26.10 2.26.58 2.27.00 2.27.24. 2.27.25
Brenda
W&S
U, and L
La Cigale
(scr.) 2.27.45
A large and distinguished gather- ing greeted the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club'a opening cruise of the
which Henson held at the Club Ilouse, North Point, on Saturday. In con- junction with the cruise the Navy League held a regatta in celebration of Trafalgar Day, the events being open to the Oeers and men of the Services.'
Attended by ideal weather con- dition, the cruise and regatta were very successful both from the point) of view of the competitors and the spectators. who were pro- vider with a very enjoyable after- noon's sport.
Amongst those present were H.E. the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn. C.M.G., (Officer Administrating, the Government) and Mrs. Southern (who distributed the prizes at thei elnse of the cruise), H. E. Major-
Curlew..
Typhoon Chinock Handicap Clas miles).
Argulla II
Dorothea
2.28.41 2.28.51 2.35.00
(Distance 4
3.47.09% 3.47.61 3.48.59% 3.52.52% Heyward Hayes and Gue! Classes. (Distance 4 miles),
(scr.) 4.20.12
4.20.40
Colleen La Linda
Boojum Pierrette
... 4.20.51
Lola ...... Why Wonder' (ser.) 4.21.08 Sealark......... (sar.) ·4.21.35
Services Regatta.
Naval Whalera' race. (Distance
General C. C. Lami, C.B., (General 4%1⁄2 miles),
Officer Commanding), Reur-Admiral
Both first and second places were
W. H. D. Boyle, C.B., Commodors secured by boats from H.M.S.
J. L. Pearson. C.M.G., R.N., fr. "Ambrose,'
H. B. L. Dowbiggin, A.D.C., Mr. Sliding Seat Pairs. (Distance A. L. Shields (Club Commodore), 4 mile).
Lieut. Col. H. B. Gunn, D.S.O., 1, Scots Guards. (Lieut. Lindsay, (Vice-Commodore), Mr. H. S. Bouze Lieut, Treadwell and Capt. Róbert-
Rear-Commodore)
Messra, son (cox.)
and
G. Vaux. J. R. L. Stanton, N. V. A. Croucher, H. Dreyer, W. R. Andrews, W. A. Dowley, L. M. Whyte, F. J. Easterbrook, and Dr. E. P. Minett. There were also pre- seat Officers of the Navy, Army and Air Force, and a large gathering of dies, many of whom took part in the aniling races.
12-oured Navy Cutters race. (Distance 2 miles),
1, H.M.S. "Frobisher." 2. H.M.S. "Durban,"
5-oared Navy Whalera (Distance 4 mile).
race.
1. Officers of the Navy. Sliding Sout Fours. (Distance 1 mile).
A very full programme was ear- 1, Scots Guards (Máj, Wynne ried through, the ladies sailing Finch, Licuts. Crabbe, Lindsay, some "excellent rates, whilst the Treadwell and Capt. Robertson items for the Services were most-cox). strenuously contested..
The row-
Berthon Boats Race. (Distance
ing events were also excellent und 1⁄2 mile). provided some close and exciting Struggles.
The Band of H.M.S. "Frobisher"
1, Submarine 115,
2, Submarine L4.
Water Tug-of-war, (in Naval
was in attendance and enlivened Cutters). the proceedings with a fine pro- gramme of music.
"The Silent Service." At the close of the afternoon's sport, before Mrs. Southern gave away the prizes, the Club Com modore. Mr. A. L. Shields, addressed the gathering. He said that they had just finished a very successful programme in which the Navy League had arranged some events for the Services. As they all knew, the Navy League. all over the world celebrated Nelson's Day on that day, and he and the Commit- tee of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht
1. H.3LS. "Frobishur.”
2. H.M.S. "Danne." Water Derby,
1. A. S. Sivers "Danae" and A. S. Tetier "Dragon."
2. Sto. Green "Durban" and A. B. Gilbert "Ambrose."
The following contributed to the Services Regatta prize fund of the Navy League:-
Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, Mr. J. Scott Harston, Mr. J. H. Taggart, Mr. W. van der Steen, Messrs. A. S. Watson and Co., Ltd., and Messrs. Java, China, Japan Lijn.
The Officials.
Commodore A. L. Shields. Esq. W. A. Dowley, Eng,
MILLIONAIRE'S ESTATE.
引。
$33,000,000 INVOLVED.
THE CHINA MAIL,
MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1927.
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and settle the respective claims heirs had agreed to pay for their MAYOR OF CANTON. to' shares in the estate. It was maintenance, and believing that further ordered that all moneys there would be no difficulty in get- SUPREME COURT ACTION IN | expended by the executors on the ting an order that the money
THE STRAITS.
maintenance of the applicants up should be paid out of the estate. to the date of the order, and the When, however, the matter came costs of all the applicants, should before the Court, the other bene- be paid out of the estate. This ficiaries objected, and the appli-
Our barbers are. order was confirmed by the Dutch cation to pay the moneys out of
experts in Bobbing, Mr. Justice Deane in Singapore Court in Java, and this having the estate was refused, and the Political circles in Canton pre-Shingling and Wav- on October 13 gave fudgment in been done, it became necessary to executors, when the time came to dict the promotion of the presenting an action arising out of the dis- get the necessary persons ap- pay over the moneys due under Police Commissioner to Mayor of CAMPBELL MOORE posal of the estate, valued at pointed to give proper discharge the agreement, claimed to deduct the city. $33,000,000, of the late Oie Tiong-on behalf of the infants for pay, from the amount the sums ad-
19, Queen's Road C. Tel. C. 151 This official occupies a high ham, who died on June 8, 1924.
ments made to them. With one vanced for the maintenance of post in the army corps of Can- The deceased left eight wives formality and another, it was not the infants. Mr. Layton's argu-onese known as the Ironsides and bis will dated April 27, 1923, six and twenty-six children, and by until May 6, 1927, that payment ment was that the two sums of has only been Pelice Commission-
was made to the guardians ori be- 400,000 guilders made payable er for about a month. of the wives and fifteen of the half of Oei Sice-neo and Oie Bien- under the agreement were analog- His successor is likely to be the children were left unprovided for.neo. A period of 14 months had ous to the legacies left by the will, chief-of-staff of the Ironsides. These, however, contended that elapsed since the order of March and that immediately on the sanc The promotion is thought to be according to the law of Java, in 22, 1926, and it was owing to the [tioning of the agreement the the result of the Commissioner's which over $31,000,000 of the delay in carrying out the agree executors became trustees of the active policy against unruly la testator's property was, he could ment sanctioned by that order two sums for the infants, and as bour unions and alleged Com-
such were bound to pay over the munists. trust funds with interest-as from date of March 22, 1926, without. any deduction from capital. With Following
His Lordship changes in the pro-Canton garri- this contention could not agree. To liken these son at Swatow and the East River sums to legacies under the will basin, two brigades of the 13th seemed to him to disregard entire division are now announced as DODWELL & CO. LTD.
Robert Tyre Jones (Bobby Jones) who in beating out Evans in the amateur championship at Minneapolis won his third amateur championship of the United States. This means that he is again a double golf champion for 1027, being also open champion of Great Britain. He is the only golfer who has won two major championships two years in succession. Bobby has now won a major golf crown. every year since 1923. He was United States open champion in 1923, United States amateur champlon in 192 and 25 And open champion of both Great Britain and the United States in 1926. This photo of Jones was taken just before teeing off at Minneapolis...
Swatow Central Bank.
the wholesale
ly the circumstances under which about to return to their former To his station, namely, around Kong- they became payable.
mind, they were purely and simply moon, where they won fame for sums payable by virtue of the that part of the West River smart work against bandits in
'contract which was entered into
General Li Chai-sum, the com-
by way of compromising the suit, delta. and it was only the legal rights arising under that contract that mander-in-chief at Canton, has, were enforceable by the infants. through his headquarters. re- Mr. Layton had admitted that quested the Finance Ministry to the delay in payment was not the resuscitate the Swatow branch of fault of the executors, and that the (government) Central Bank being the case, it seemed to His which has suspended the cashing Lordship that the whole sum due of its note issue ever since the funds were carried away by the on the day payment was made was $800,000. That amount general in command, prior to the being payable under the agree-arrival of the Communist in-
vaders. ment by the trustees, had they the right to deduct from it the
Anti-Japanese.
EX-GERMAN COLONIES.
HINTS AT RETURN OF AFRICAN POSSESSIONS.
sums which had been advanced The anti-Japanese agitation at for maintenance of the infants? Swatow may culminate in the The law, in his opinion, in the ab-Commissioner for Foreign Affairs sence of any other considerations, at Canton being petitioned to would give the right to the per-protest to the Japanese Govern- sons who advanced money which ment against alleged high-handed went to pay for necessaries to action by a Japanese warship on support the infants, to stand in the coast between Hong Kong and the place of the persons who sup-Swatow. plied the necessaries, and to re- cover the sums so advanced quasi ex contractu. The executors had to refund the money to the estate, and in his opinion they were en- titled to ask that so far as it was not a gift it should be repaid to them. They were, therefore, in his opinion, entitled to deduct from the sums payable to the in-
Berlin, October 12. fants such proportion of the
The Barlin Press stars the Club were glad to be able to co- The following were the officials only dispose of 4 of his estate that the questions before the sums advanced up to the date of "Japan Times" interview with Crate with the League in the for the day:-
and that as to the remaining Court had arisen.
the order February 7, 1927, re- Viscount Ishii forecasting the re- holding the Naval regatta. Reception Committee:
they were entitled to their legi-
fusing maintenance out of the timate portion. They threatened of 58,560, which the executors beneficiaries under the will bore that the League of Nations pos- The first question was to a sum estate, as the shares of other turn of some of Germany's for- mer African colonies and stating to bring suits to enforce their claimed to deduct from the sums to the whole estate, the balance claims, and the trustees of the payable to the infants as have being irrecoverable as being a ritories frankly stating that the will, for business and legal rea-been advanced for their mainten- sons considered that it was a mat-ance and support during the gift by themselves. With regard German administration was bet ter of the highest importance that period from March 22, 1926, until to the sums advanced after that ter than the present one." litigation should not be started in the date of payment. It would date, he was of the opinion that The Geneva Mandates Commis the Dutch Courts, and they there seem that from the very begin- they were never meant by the sion on October 24 will consider fore determined to compromise ning, immediately after the death trustees, who intended to deduct the present condition of mandated Llout. Comm. B. R. Hooper, R.N. the matter, and entered into an of the testator, the executors the infants if and when they be Togoland. Ryandaurundi, Samoa them from the sums payable to Mesopotamia, the Cameroons, agreement whereby they promis-under the will, realising their ed to pay to two of the children, moral responsibility to keep from Oei Sioe-neo and Oei Bien-neo the starvation the disinherited, who
toto. sum of 400,000 guilders as soon as had no means of support, had ad- all formalities had been complied vanced them moneys for that pur-
With regard to the question of with, and all necessary consents pose. By the order of March 22, interest, he decided that no trust gained. On March 22, 1926, an 1928, it was part of the settlement fund was created at the date of order was made by the Court that the moneys advanced up to the order of March 22, and that that the trustees and executors that time should be paid out of the money was paid when it be should be at liberty to compromise the catate, but no provision was came due, therefore no interest
made as to what was to be done was payable. in the future by way of maintain- ing the disinherited children until the moneys were paid over under the agreement.
Speaking about the Navy, Mr. Shields said that the events of the past 48 hours had once again brought home to them what they on a community owell to the Navy -(Wear, hear). Ours was an
es. sentially commercial community, and as such it was necessary that trade routes to and from the: Colony should be kept open and free from interference, and it was gratifying to know that the "Silent Service" was constantly on the watch to ensure that our trade was not interfered with.-(Hear, hear). Proceeding, the speaker said that
Gower, R.N.
Esq.
L.M. Whyte, G. Leveson Judges:
Lt. Comm. G. F. Hole. R.N.
(ret'd), Harbour Master.
Capt. A. W. Davidson, R.N.R. Lieut. R. O. F. Johnston, A.D.C.
L. M. Whyte, Esq. Refreshments:
F. G. Vaux, Esq.
Lieut. R. O. F. Johnston, A.D.C. Lieut. Comm B. R. Hooper, R.N. they particularly welcomed the pre-Startera and Umpirea:
Commodore J: L. Pearson, C.M.G.
Bence that afternoon of Rear-Ad- miraf Boyle and so many offleers: and man, of the 1st Cruiser Squa- dron, who were leaving them very Aoon. They were sorry for this because the Club had looked for- ward to some competition with the 1st Cruiser Squadron this winter, when they (the Club) would be given an opportunity of learning from the Naval men more than they knew to-day. Mr. Shields added that, the Squadron would take with
R.N.
R. Sutherland, Esq.
Commander E. T. Shelley, R'N.
Commander F. H. D. Byron, R.N.
W. Logan, Esq.
Dr. E. P. Minett. Clerks of the Course:
A. W. van Andel, Esq. E. S. Carter, Esq.
F. J. Easterbrook, Esq. Lieut. Comm. Berry, RN.
them on their departure from these Continued at foot of next column.
waters the gratitude of the com- munity as a whole for the hard work which they had put in dur- ing their stay here.-(Hear, hear). The speaker also thanked Rear- Admiral Boyle and Officers for their courtesy in permitting the Band of ILM.S. "Frobisher" to play there that afternoon and thus add considerably to the enjoyment of all.
The Sports
Referring to the races, Mr. Shields congratulated the Scots Guarda on winning both the pairs and fours of the sliding seat races. In both they jumped to the fore at the start and pulled a fine race all through. The "Frobisher's" success in the Water Tug-of-War, hej said, was also a very excellent per- formance. The regatta, Mr.
Shields said, was arranged by the Naval Sub-committee, the Navy League, and the Club's Committee, who deserved credit for the very fine programme they had drawn
Rear-Admiral Boyle, replying on behalf of the 1st Cruiser Squadron, thanked Mr. Shields for his kind -reference of the Squadron, and said that they were leaving here with the regret that they had not been given more to do during their stay hare. He was glad, however, that Just before his Squadron's depar- ture the ships of the China Squa- dron were given an opportunity to prove that their guns were not mada, of wood. He thanked the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club for their hospitality to the lat Cruiser ⠀⠀ Squadròn throughout its stay In the
Colony to ALTAN BUDAK
Afterward Mrs. Southern, distri- buted the prizes; "and" at the con clusion. was presented with beautiful bouquet of flowers tied with the Club's colourate thres CAMPEYEKET petizerikis words » then
PROHIBITED
Accommodation, Decorations;
Lieut. Col. V. Coates, LA. Dr. E. P. Minett.
Joint Hon. Secretaries:
R. Sutherland, Esq.
F. J. Easterbrook, Esq.
Mr. O'Connor stated that the executors advanced money for their support believing that the
sesses reports from mandated ter-
came payable, and that they and the Japanese Islands. therefore could be deducted. in
WATER SUPPLY.
Level and Storage of water in Reservoirs on October 1, 1927:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL
1026 1027 Level 6' 7"B
· 20′ B”B Lovel
do.
do.
do. Lave!
do.
17:11"B
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Tytam Mrs. C. C. Wu, wife of Nanking's Tytam Intermediate Foreign Minister, who has been de- Tytam Tuk tained for reasons unknown. Wong Nei Chung ...
Pokfulum.***
do. 6,10"2 [Note: B. denotes "Below Overflow": A denetes "Above Overflow."]
WHERE TO FIND SHIPS IN HONG KONG HARBOUR CHART OF THE PRINCIPAL MOORING BUOYS.
DEIGHERAGE
MHAAR
YAUMATI
QUARANTINE
ANCHORAGE
Shy
DANGEROUS GOODE
„ANCHORAGE.
CENTRAL FAIRWAY
3 Sa diy diy bis bie B. 89
HONG KONG HARBOUR
· ANCHORAGE'
KWONG NIP LAMA
· SUP AND WEAR
COLMOPOLITAN
DOCK
YAUMATI
SHELTER
KOWLOON
GHOM
Storage in millions and decimals
of gallons. 137
1920 1927
Tytam
Tytam Byewash
884.80 22.37
380,65 2.42
22.0 25.2
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Tytam Intermediate 105.90 196,90 Tytan Tuk
1,420.00 1,419,00 Wong Nei Chung.. 30.8411.48- Pokfulumgiin
66,00 51.06 2118.41 2,010.39
Total
Consumption of water in the City and Hill District in millions and de- cimals of gallons during the month of September.
1026
UNCLAIMED TELEGRAMS,
THE GREAT NORTHERN
TELEGRAPH CO., LTD. ⠀
The following unclaimed telo 1927 · grams are lying at the office of the 288.24 314.64 'Great Northern Telegraph Com Estimated population 405,040 415,880 pany (Limited):→→
Consumption
Consumption per head
per day Fall Supply in all Rider Main Dia tricts during September,, 1920, and 1927.
KOWLOON: WATER WORKS.
LEVEL.
-1926 1927 Kowloon Reservoir Level 09,
·Shek-Kal-Pui Reservoir · Do, “Level Storage in millions and decimala⠀⠀
of galiowa.
"Chabod, from San Francisco.
Eduards Ung, from Yokohama. Abronpalski, from Tientsinbo, Pingley, from Shanghai.. Imakodiad, from Osaka.
E. V. JESSEN,
Superintendent.
Hong Kong, 20th October, 1927.
An unclaimed telegram is lying.. 1926 1927 to the E. E. Telegraph Company's Kowloon Reservoir 352.50. 84271 local office for Shak Lal Pul Rerervoir 100.00 100.80 Russo, from Napoli. Reception Reservoir
Total 459.20 445.31 "Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and décimals of gallona dug- ing the month of September. Aver
151928/08/1927
61.78.105.38 ,880 181,020
E. A. LEGGATT..
Superintendent. Hong Kong 20th October, 192T
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