THURSDAY, MAY 3, 1928.
CHATER ESTATE.
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appointment by name of a person who is within the class specified will be an effective exercise of the power.
'That class consists of
persons holding the requisite qualifications at the time of the testator's death. I nirm my judgment in the Court below."
THE OTHER CASE.
Menning of "Securities"; Rate of
Interest.
́EXTRADITION.
INTERESTING ARGUMENTS IN COURT.
CANTON REQUISITION,
The case was proceeded with be- fore Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Cen tral Magistracy this morning in which the Canton authorities are seeking the extradition of a Chin ese named Wong Him who is want ed for the alleged murder of any other Chinese in Kwangtung pro vince on December 11.
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AID OF CHARITIES.
ST. STEPHEN'S GIRLS' COLLEGE SUBMIT FINE-PROGRAMME,
ENJOYABLE CONCERT.
Organised in aid of charities, an
THE CHINA MAIL,
BRITISH TRIUMPH.
EPIC NAVAL BATTLE FILM.
Making mg
AT THE QUEEN'S.
The keenest intorest has
excellent concert programme of presented to a large and apprecia- tive audience by the students of St. Stephen Girls' College, in the College Hall last night,
vocal and instrumental items was ous British
Shadows Before
IN THE "MAIL.”
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED LAYTON: JOHNSTONE
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To-day-Queen's Theatro; "The
Battles of Coronel and Falkland The People's
been Islands."
aroused in Hong Kong by the fam tles of Coronel and
film, "The Bat- Islands," and the crowded houses Falkland at all the showings at the Queen's Theatre yesterday gave testimony to the truth of the above sufficient
statement. The film deals both the battles fought in the with neighbourhood of Falkland Islands, showing first the decisive victory of the Germans followed by, the brave rallying victory of the Bri- tish, when the been
redoubtable Ad-
To-day-World Theatre; "The Favourites
Wrong Mr. Wright."
Y.M.C.A, at 7.50 p.m.
To-day- Danco, Cheer '0
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Columbia Neuess RECORDS
Medley
To-day World Theatre; "The White Rose."
To-day Star Theatre; "Hell Bent For Heaven."
7.30 p.m..
May 4-Quarry Bay Dance, at
May 6- Music, Y.C.M.A., at 7.30 pm.
Sports. To-day- Finals of Badminton
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JOH! KAY
Cheer
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POPULAR SONGS
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J HALLELUJAH
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LA LITTLE WHITE HOUSE
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The students of the College, who contributed the major portion. of the programme, were ably assisted by several friends, and the happy Mr. S. Fitzroy, acting Assistant combination had the effect of mak Attorney-General appeared for the ing the concert a great success. Crown, whilst the fugitive was r Judging by the large support ac-
corded to In the other case, Mr. W. E. L.presented by Mr. Hin-shing Lo.
the entertainment, the Shenton was appellant. He won Mr. Lo at the outset submitted financial result must have represented by Mr. C. G. Alabas-to the Magistrate that the produc-gratifying and the charities and in-miral Sturdee is known to have Tournament, Peak Club, 6 p.m. ter, K.C. The respondents weretion of the requisition for the aur stitution it was intended to aid sailed 7,000 miles to meet Admiral May 5-H.K. Jockey Club fourth the Officini Trustee of Bengal (re-render of the fugitive should be the should benefit considerably by the
Von Spec.
extra race meeting. presented by Mr. Elton Potter,pasia of the proceedings.
girls' effort.
Elaborate in every detail, the May 19-Eighth extra race meet- K.C., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon), Mr. Mr. Fitzroy said that he had the Amongst the friends of the Col-making of the film, involved the aping of the LIR.C., Macao. J. T. Bagram (represented by Mr. requisition with him, but he did lege, who contributed very accept-pearance of 4,000 Naval ratings,
Lammerts Auction. F. C. Jenkin) and Mr. E. Sadick, not propose to produce it us he con-able items to the programme were as
well as Lord Fisher, Mr.
May 8-At Sales Room, Duddell- The first part of the appeal sidered that His Excellency, the Miss N. Acheson. Mrs. Watts, Mr. Winston Churchill, Admiral-Crad-st, a valuable collection of postage concerned the construction of Governor's order for the issuing of Li Char-chi and Mr. Wong Wel.
dock, and Admiral Sturdce, among
strmps, 5.16 p.m. clause 20 in Sir Paul's will, con- the warrant for the apprehension
other very prominent people. taining directions of his trustees of the fugitive should be the foun. for investment of moneys. The cation of his Worship's jurisdiction. appellant sought a declaration
Basis of Proceedings. that the trustees are empowered
Mr. Lo said that the to invest in ordinary shares of certain incorporated companies. It was suggested that such power is found in either or both of two phrases in the clause, namely:
"In or upon the stocks or funds or securities of an eorporation municipal, local or otherwise,"
"in or upon the debentures, de- benture stock. bonds, mortgages, preference shares, reference stock, ordinary stock of any com pany incorporated in the United Kingdom or elsewhere."
Securities and Investments.
to
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Miss Caroline Braga and Mias Choy Of-chee contributed a well- rendered pianoforte duct, the piece uffered being a difficult selection from Moszkowski.
The story is produced by W. Bruce Wolffe, assisted by J. O. C. Norton. It puts before the public exactly what happened. The tech nlcian might And some minor faults, but there are not many
Others who appeared in indivi- point that he wished to raise at the dual and collective numbers were beginning of the proceedings was the Misses Mary Braga, Daisy Woo,
The Pathe Gazette: preceeding that he was entitled de- Elsie Wong and. Bessio Chan. the feature shawed mand the production of Items were also contributed by the branches of the fighting forces in various
the
for the girls from the kindergarten, the actoin, under the title of "Our foreign warrant fugitive's arrest. This was the Fairlea School, the Boarders and Britain." basis of such proceedings under the the Upper School, all of which Home Act of 1870 on which the made up a very pleasing entertain local Extradition Ordinance was ment. largely based. He also quoted the: authority of Biron and Chalmers on Extradition. and Sir Francis Piggott in support of his applica- tion.
Mr. Lindsell said that the Gov- "I can see nothing in the con-erner's order to the Court contain- text in which the word 'secured a statement that a requisition ities' is placed in the clause which had been received, and that was we are considering which requires sufficient ground for the case to he that it should be read as synony-proceeded with. mous with the word investments": Mr. Fitzroy-concurred with his rather the roveran2 chid the Chief
Juice.
His Lordship ncbled that he was of the opinion that the expres sion "gorooration, municipal, locáband olherwise" is confined to corporations of a municipal ad- ministration or semi-public char
acter.
Executive Matter.
Extradition Ordinance.. Where pro- were not incorporated in the local
WIFE'S WINE BILL.
MERCHANTS' CLAIM FOR SUPPLIES.
COURT PROCEEDINGS.
mon, for £120.
wenithy
of Hope and Glory," the words Miss Aileen Woods sang "Land
being shown on the screen, and she was deservedly encored, the audi- ence giving the lustily in the chorus. The music accompanying the picture was specially arranged by Mr. Grovini.
ANOTHER BRITISH FILM.
May 9 At Sales Room, Duddell st., household furniture, 2.30, p.ni,
Land Sales.
May 7-Two lots of Crown land at Lai Chi Kok and Kowloon City, respectively, P.W.D. Ofices, 3 p.m. Meetings.
May 4-Extraordinary general meeting of the Kowloon Bowling Green Club, 6 p.m.
H.K. Auxiliary of the British & May 14-Annual meeting of the
May Institute, 5.30 p.m. Foreign Bible Society, at Helena
May 17-Forty-seventh ordinary general meeting of shareholders of the Canton Insurance Office, Ltd., i at Megara. Jardine, Matheson's
offices, noon,
May 25-Fifty-Afth annual meet- ing of Union Insurance Society of Canton, Ltd., Union-bldg., II a.m.
May 25 Fifty-ninth annual meeting of the China Fire Insur- Following "The Battles of ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.15 Coronel and Falkland Islands," an- a.m.
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MiscellaneouA.
To-day-Exhibition of pictures, pastel and water-colours, at Mesara, Komor & Komora, 9 a.m.
A dispute between a Worship and quoted at length Mr. man and his wife as to the pay screened at the Queen's Theatre meeting of British Traders Insur other big British film will bei May 25 Sixty-second annual Justice Wool's decision in the lustment of a wine and spirit bill came extradition case when the same before Mr. Justice Talbot and a
on Tuesday and Wednesday. This ance Co., Ltd., Union-bldg., 11.20 points were raised.
common jury in the King's Bench is the boxing drama, "The Ring." Division, when F. S. Stowell, Ltd., the greatest production over made described by the London papers as wine and spirit merchants, of the Mr. Lo argued further from the Mall, Ealing, sued Mr. F.. N.
At Home. The leading player in Home Act, and Mr. Fitzroy point- Pickett, of Queen Annes-Gate, Lon "The Ring" is Carl Brissen, who ed out that there were many pro-don, and Mrs. Clarice Ivy Pickett, plays the role of a boxer in a coun-
to 5 p.m. Words Not Ambiguous.
visions in the llame Act 'which of Mill Cottage, Wimbledon Com-try fair whose destiny becomes May 7-Pianoforte, recital by "It is difficult to understand
strangely linked with that of the Mr. Harry Ore's pupils in St. why, if the testator desired to visions were made for the produc-plaintiffs, said the dispute concern-role, for besides being a great Senior and Junior Local exams, at
Mr. Blanco White, for the heavyweight champion, Carl John's Cathedral Hall, 5.30 p.m. give his trustees power to invest tion of the documents asked for ed goods supplied between October
Brission is admirably suited to the November 13-Matriculation, in ordinary shares he did not say Mr. Lo. such were contained in so," his Lordship said. "He hashe various treaties between Great Pickett, when she
and December, 1926, to Mrs. stage favourite, he la a boxing the Hong Kong University. expressly distinguished preler Britain and the various foreiga Mill Cottage, Wimbledon Common. Lillian Hall-Davies, one of the school, in Chamber of Commerce
was living at
champion of the Danish Navy. May 14-Opening of a new class ence shaves from preference
Thie supporting cast includes for beginners in Chinese Language stock, and in other cases he does
no auch Domestic differences had arisen, not empower, in express terms,
the Tientsin treaty apparently, and Mrs. Pickett went most popular of the British film boardroom, 5.15-6.15 p.m. to take shares paid up or partly y whieh the local Extradition Or-to live at Mill Cottage.
stars. The settings for the most On October 21 an order signed pari are
Q big His Worship decided this point by Mrs. Pickelt was received for
scale," A MAN OF VISION.” the final fight in the AL said, "the words used are not am 2gainst Mr. Lo, halding that a re-koods costing 246 188. The next the best thing of its kind yet)
bert Hall being described as SIR G. MACMUNN'S TRIBUTE TO quisition was an executive matter month the order was smaller. In biguous and there is nothing in with which the Court was not con- December about £41 worth was the language of the instrument or in the attendant circumstances to cerned.
paid-up.
"In my opinion," His Lordship
countries. There were provisions In
dinance was bound.
Arguing on the matter of the
ment.
Tientsin treaty,
livered.
de-
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donc. "The Ring" was written and directed by Alfred J. Hitchcock, who is considered to be one of the most brilliant of the younger Bri. tish directors.
AFGHAN KING.
"A MURSOLINI!"
Tribute to King Amanullah was paid by Lieut.-General Sir George MacMunn in a paper on "India and Afghanistan," read at a meeting at of the East India Association Caxton. Hall, Westminster. "The
show that the term ordinary production of the foreign warrant
"Filled With Foreboding." stack' is employed in other than of arrest. Mr. Lo maintained that its popular and common sense this was absolutely necessary
When the bill was sent to Mr. in Pickett a reply was read stating and, therefore, as a matter of order to show that the case was "My income is not what it was on law, the evidence tendered to genuine. He again made reference account of industrial trouble.
D. W. GRIFFTTH FILM. show that it has another mean-to the treaty with various foreign am residing in a small flat, and I ing is not admissible."
"The White Rose," which comes countries in support of his argu- cannot afford to cut into my capital, to the World Theatre to-day, as the young King is doing his level best The Second Part..
and there must be that reasonable chief attraction until Saturday, is to open up the country, and intro The second part of the motion
Mr. Lindsell was of the opinion leare a husband has a right to ex-possibly one of the most outstand duce as many Western ways as the asked that the decision of. Mr. that in this case also the foreign pect from his wife." Justice Wood on clause 6, in the warrant was necessary where such
Mr. Pickett added that he pro and may
ing pictures directed D. W. Griffith summons, be reversed. This was provided for in the treaty.posed to pay his wife an allowance famous productions as "The Birth and require," he said.
be classed with such psychology of his people will sult elause deals with the income to There was no such provision in the he would pay a chauffeur, £5 | East," which were also under his Amanullah as "a man of vision, and
for clothes, £20 for living expenses, of a Nation" and "Way Down
Sir George described King
was no such provision in the Tien-and rent her a small house or flat. White Roee" deals with the lives of progressive autocrat."
Mr. Le whilst agreeing that there week as salary of a lady companion, direction. The story of. "The even something of a Mussolini; a Mr. Pickett added in his letter an orphan girl and a young divin. me with the greatest forebodings ter is making a walking tour to between The wine bill for that Sunday fills ity student who meet when the lat-presided, speaking of the relations The Earl of Ronaldshay, who
Britain and Afghan- Mr. Lionel A. Louch, plaintiff's They fall
learn of the world and its ways. istan, said: "It is true that in the in. love, and their past, there have been times, may accountant, said he was given to romance results in a denouement we hope never to return, when the worry about payment of the bills, beauty. Among the noted players understand that plaintiff need not of compelling power and tender Government of Afghanistan has as there was plenty of money on who take part in the picture are, both sides.
Ivor Novello, the famous English The hearing was adjourned.
actor, Mae Marsh, Carol Dempster and Neil' Hamilton..
which certain "cestui quo" trust ment under the will are entitled, pending the appropriations in- tended for them.
"This matter has assumed implied. He said that he could not tsin treaty, argued that such was an entirely new aspect," said His put it any higher on that, and he Lordship. It has been noticed would like his Worship to give a for the first time on appeal that decision on that point." the testator himself has provided in clause 7 of his will expressly
Mr. Lo naked: "Why should we for the disposition of all the net
concern ourselves here with this rents, profits and income arising case unless it is shown that there from the estate until the sale call is a warrant for his apprehension ing in, and conversion thereof, in his own country?" The task there of applying any rule of law does not arise. There is no necessity for it to answer the question here raised in detail. It is enough to say that the mat- ter is governed by clause 7, of the will and if, after the indication, the parties are unable to agree, they may then, if so advised, ap- ply to the court for directions. "On this point the appeal must be allowed accordingly The costs of all parties here and below shall
be paid as between solicitor and client from the estate."
Sir Peter Grain and Mr. Justice
ment.
MR. HANCOCK'S CAIL
His Worship decided to reserve the second point for further aideration.
con-
The case then proceeded with. Five Eyes Bridge. Mr. Fitzroy, in a short outline of the case said that the fugitive was charged with the murder on December 11 last, of a man named Leung Chi-woo near a place known as "Five Eyes Bridge." The de ceased was standing on the top
as to the future."
MUSIC & MURDER.
GIRL TYPIST'S STORY OF . BLACKMAIL..
BERLIN SCANDAL.
shown signs of doubting the sin- cority and purpose of the British and Indian Governments; times when they viewed with Ill-conceal- ed suspicion proposals submitted to them by the Government of India for bringing closer the rela- tions between the two countries. "Hell Bent for Heaven," the Such suspicions surely can chief picture at the Star Theatre longer linger in the mind of the to-day to Saturday Is a thrilling present King of Afghanistan." atory of the Carolina mountains.
BROKEN DAM THRILL
Patsy Ruth Miller, the leading|man
player, is seen as a young moun-
tain girl, for love of whom, family
Berlin.-Erna Anthony, the feuds rage and a young religious
TO LET.
NOTICE.
no
when the fugitive and others pass young, typist who is accused of fanatic engineers a roaring flood. TO LET. On or before 1st July, ed him as if going to cross the murdering Frau Schueler, a char-The story is full of dramatic sit 4-roomed Flat in Tregunter Man- bridge. As they passed, the fugi-woman, who had knowledge of her uations, at the same time present slons, May Road, Ront $200. Pros- Wood Loth concurred in the judg-tive, who had a Mauser with him; love affairs, peraists in her story ing a fascinating character study pective tenants willing to take over fired two shots and the deceased that Frau Schueler irritated her so of a man, whose favour almost furniture have the proference.. Ap fell dead. Then they all ran away.uch with her blackmailing that wrecks the lives of those with ply Box. No, 544, c/o. "China Mall." The fugitive was identified by the she did not know what she was do- whom he lives. John Harron playa deceased's son and other people ing and took up a kalte near at the part of a young daro-devil in who saw the deed done.
hand and with it struck blindly love with the mountain girl frus- Replying to the Magistrate, Mr.ever, do not believe this veralon, the latter's jealous attempt at re at her tormentor. The police, how-trating the plans of the fanatic in Fitzroy said that the motive for for medical examination of the venge. murder was obscure and one which body of the victim proves that she James and Wilfred North are in
Gayne Whitman, Gardner: the bridge above Chaiwan Gap on they would never know anything was attacked from behind and her chuded In the excellent cast. the Stanley-road, between public about. All he could say was that throat cut almost to the vertebra. motor car No. 404, and private apparently, the fugitive and the de Neither do they believe that An- motor car No. 1900 owned by Mr. ceased belonged to different facthony found the knife unexpected- H. R. B. Hancock The ear metitions, and there was a lot of Comly, and are beginning to think she room, protested the excited wo-Tickets. Cancelled Match.
A collision occurred yesterday on
Evidence was then taken.
head-on midway, over the bridge at muniam in the district. 12.50. p.m., yesterday, and both were badly damaged... A Chinese named Man Woo who was riding in the public car was cut about the
A true story may be very much forehead, whilst the others con- more injurious to one's enemy cerned in the accident escaped than telling. Hes about bin Without Injury-
Justice Swift
HONG KONG CRICKET CLUB: TENNIS TOURNAMENT.
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return home after the murder the You think that Just Wecause I'm them, pa girl was very excited, but never from the country theless, in spite of the cuts on the The boy interrupted "Step In,
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