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LOO LIM-IOC'S “GOOD NAME"
REV. E. K. QUICK
DEPARTURE FOR NEW POST
IN SHANGHAI
A PARTING SOUVENIR
CONSTITUTIONAL DAY
IN GERMANY
THE CELEBRATIONS
ENTHUSIASM
TRIBUTE TO HINDENBURG
With the departure of the Rev. STREET PARADES AND MUCH E. K.. Quick by the "President Lincoln" to-morrow, cricketers will suffer a distinct loss. Ho has been appointed to the headmastership of the Holy Trinity Cathedral School, Shanghai, as announced in the "China Mall" many months ago.
Berlin, Yesterday. "Constitution Day" was celebrat-
APPLICATION HERE
WEALTHY MACAO MAN WHO HAD SIX CONCUBINES
PORTUGUESE & CHINESE LAW
Quotations from statements by Dr. Leitao (a Macao barrister) on the coded provisions in law for Chinese in Macao, and on Chinese During his stay here, Mr. Quick ed throughout the country. law by Mr. Hing-yuan Loo (Presid- has made hosts of friends in scholas- Pres. Hindenburg drove through] ent of the Shanghai Provisional tic and sporting circles. He is a the crowded streets in an open car Court, 1927-8, and some time Chief keen cricketer and has played Justice of the Kwangtung Provin-regularly in interport matches. He its utmost capacity and included the to the Reichstag, which was filled to cial Court), who has been called to was captain of the Hong Kong team Diplomatic Corps. the English bar, were made in the against Shanghai in 1925 and Supreme Court this morning, in assisted on a decisive victory over emphasised the importance of the Miscellaneous Proceedings before the Northern port. his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir
day and paid a tribute to Pres. As a master in the St. Stephen's Hindenburg. Henry Gollan, C.B.E., K.C.).
An application was made under College, he has endeared himself to an originating summons in conner pupils and colleagues, alike. In Banner (Republican Organisation) tion with the estate of Commenda-appreciation of his valuable friend- paraded the streets amidst consider dore Loo Lim-ioc of "U Un," Macao, ship, a suitably inscribed silver tea who died intestate on July 15, 1927. service on a silver mounted black- Surviving Mr. Loo at that time wood tray has been presented to
him. were the widow, six concubines, eight sons (seven of whom wers *infants," Le, not yet of age) and nine daughters (six of whom were Infants).
Absent Concubine
Instructed by Messrs. Wilkinson & Grist, Mr. F. C. Jenkin, C.B.E., represented the applicant, Mr. Loo. Wing koon, who is the eldest son of deceased and administrator of
the estate both in Hong Kong and in Macao..
WATER SUPPLY
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The Minister of the Interior
150,000 members of the Reichs
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THE SPIDER
NEW RECORD FROM INDIA TO ENGLAND
REMARKABLE PERFORMANCE
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London, Yesterday. NOT A DROP FOR THEM In flying to India and back in seven and a half days, the Duchess Now that the residents in tenement of Bedford and Capt. Barnard, her houses get two hours' supply through pilot, have surpassed the previous the rider mains, still more complaints record for the return journey by no are being received by the Chinese Gen- less than seven and a half days. Mr. C. G. Alabaster, O.B.E., K.C.eral Chamber of Commerce and the The previous best was the (instructed by Messrs. Tso and Tung Wah Hospital.
days' voyage of Air vice-Marshal Hodgson) appeared for the second The complaints this time are most Sir Vyell Vyryan, Director of Im- child, a married daughter, nee Looty from tenants on the upper floors, perial Airways, last year. Po-ou.
They say that people on the ground
On the return journey "The floors take up all the time with filling every receptacle they can and with the Spider" established a new record result that people on the upper floors for the flight from India to Eng- cannot get a drop of water. They land. The record for the England have to go to those street fountains to India journey still stands to the that are still functioning. The cry is credit of the two R.A.F. pilots, who now not "back to the fountains" but flew from Cranwell, Lincolnshire, on to a four hour daily supply through to Karachi, this year, non-stop, In the rider, mains.
150 hours.
Messrs. Deacons and Messrs. Johnson, Stokes & Master acted for all the other beneficiaries (in two groups) except for the last concu bine, who had broken away from the family (to quote Mr. Jenkin) and, "by Chinese law and custom had deprived herself of any inter- est in any shape or form." Mr. H. G. Sheldon was instructed by the two mentioned firms of solicitors to represent the other beneficiaries.
What He Left
Mr. Jenkin explained that the ap- plication was made mainly in view of the fact that so many of the beneficiaries are infants.
It is understood that the Chinese Chamber and the Tung Wah Hospital will ask the Chinese members of the
Legislative Council to take the matter up with the authorities.
ants were also Portuguese subjects; but Dr. Leitao had shown that
"The Spider's" History
Spider," in which the Duchess and The Fokker monoplane "The
Capt. Barnard have accomplished their remarkable performance, is now nearly five years old. It was trans-Atlantic crossing attempt by originally acquired for the abortive
Letters of administration were Chinese law applies in Macao to Fitzmaurice. For this last flight Captain Macintosh and Colonel granted on November 2, 1927. De- Mr. Loo Lim-ioc because it is coded ito speed has been considerably in- ceased left considerable property, for in Macao. Accordingly, Mr. that in Hong Kong consisting most Jenkin submitted that deceased was creased by the fitting of a new type of 500 h.p. geared British ly of leasebold property: and demiciled in Macao..
Jupiter air-cooled engine. The of 10,000 miles was 88% hours, actual flying time to the journey
shares in public companies, and also Mr. Jenkin also submitted that of a comparatively small amount the Hong Kong estate is liable for of cash. There was also property | debts of the Macao estate. in Shanghai to the approximate value of $100,000.
The estate in Hong Kong was valued at about $600,000, but be- cause of the condition of the pro- perty market, it is worth about $400,000 now.
Court's Assent
The stages of the flight were, Mr. Alabaster and Mr. Sheldon 850 miles; Aleppo to Bushire, Per- Lympne to Sofia to Aleppo, Syria concurred with Mr. Jenitin's subgia 1,690 miles; Bushire to Karachi missions. Bet
1,060 miles; Karachi to Busbire. His Lordship observed that there Bushire to Aleppo, Aleppo to Sofia, was no disagreement and all those and Sofia to Croydon. who might have any interest in the A start was made at dawn each Deceased was very popular, high-estate were represented. As to the day from the respective stopping ly respected and closely associated concubine who had left the family, pisces, and flying occupied some with public life in Macao, Mr. Jen- there was the evidence of Mr. Hing times as much as 15 hours before kin added.
yuan Loo who, incidentally, is the the aviators landed for a brief fourth brother of deceased, to the night's restor
By his Lordship's assenting to the application, the Hong Kong cre
Po Hang Bank ⠀⠀***
Duchess Takes Control
He was founder of the Po Hang Bank. On the date of his death, this bank was insolvent because if ditors of the Po Hang Bank will Capt. Barnard in his log remarks there had been a run by depositors, be paid first; then other liabilities that the Duchess frequently took the claims could not have been met of the Bank (if any) will be met; complete control of the plane while by reason of deceased having put and the final distribution will come be and the mechanic slept. He large sums in Hong Kong property. last. (Mr. Jenkin had already sub- says: "I usually put her on a com- All the members of his family mitted that if the creditors in Hong pass course, and then go back are anxious that his good name sball Kong of the Po Hang Bank had into the cabin with perfect con- be preserved and, insofar as is pressed in Court for payment, there fence. I know of many good pilots possible, to pay all depositors of was nothing to stop them; but who are quite incapable of steering the Po Hang Bank.
these creditors had not pressed). a good course by compass, but the His Lordship then instructed the Duchess has so far not made a single three counsel to agree to the form of mistake. In fact instead of being a the order which the appleant de passenger, she has been a tremend- sired his Lordship to make, such us help to us on the flight.”— form to be submitted in Chambere. British Wireless Service.
It has been shown that deceased
was a Portuguese subject because his father, the late Mr. Loo Kau wás à Portuguese subject by natur- elisation; and deceased's descend-
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