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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1904
SUPREME COURT, Thursday, 21st January.
IN BANKRUPTCY,
BEFORE HIS HONOUR BIB WILLIAM M. GOODMAN (CHIEF JUSTICE.)
THE BANKRUPTCY LAWS. Leong Tsat Tai asked for administration of the estate of Fang Yung, alias Fung Chik Sang, deceased, socording to the Bankrupter Law,
of Section St
the Bankruptcy | under
Ordinance, 1891. Mr. H. K. Holmes solicitor, appeared in support of the petitioning creditor.
of the doet most of the junks afro,
aud are soon flying over the paddy Gelds their junka abandoned. But where is The death this week of Admirst tho Han, Keppel? He bad steamed away until he came was within range of the jaoks" guns, and there ha Sir Henry Keppel, G.CB., which sunounced in our special telegram pablished west aground, he immediately transferring on Tuesday, removes a picturesque figuro himself to the Plover which then came up. But formerly finding the Plover could not go further without of the 19th Century and one very familiar out bore. Henry Keppel was grounding, he bo rded his own galley, and, born in 180, so that he was not far off 100 followed by other boats, pulled straight away died. Little of his through the fira. Right in among the juuks Joars old when ke interesting career is conveyed by the bare dealind. Keppol and his chooring dare-dovils, the record of facta in Who's Who-which runs as Chiose i ing desperately at the advancing follow-tha of 4th Earl of Albemarle boats, and then dropping into the sea on the and Elizabeth, d. of lato Lord de Clifford; other side and swimming to the shore-or to m. 2nd, Jaue, d, of Martin J. Wost, Barrister, their deaths, Never wait, lods," eriod Keppol, 1861 (Z. 1895). Coromanded naval brigado "push on ahead and leave those raecals to the Crimean War, commanded naval forces in boats coming up behind," and through the Chinx, 1857, 1867-70; Groom-in-Waiting, 1859. wilderness of juuks they pashed, driving out 60. Publication: Reminiscences, 1898. Hecrea- their crews by shwor andwolty, leaving little tions: enthusiastic sporteman, keen hunting man, to be done by those who came alter, Keppel a good shot both with large and small game." pressed forward, and where he went wore always In the middle of last century it was that he many to follow. With four galleys and thres was most prominent out here, and we propose boom-boats they sped away from the conquer-administration to relain one of the outstanding episodes of bised juuks and on towards the City of Fatsban. They arrived at a point where twenty armed junks bay and commended the channels, batan the Official Admisistrator? Keppel dashed on while the boom-boats took the grond in attempting to follow. junks immediately opened fire, and twenty But Koppel calmly guns blazed forth at once.
adventurous life at that time.
T'ho
His Lordship-You nak to have the estate of the deceased administered according to the Bankruptcy law on the ground that there are insufficient sants to meet the debts. On whom have you serred the petition §
Mr: Holmes-It is served on. Fung Leung Ship, who has made a declaration that she is the widow of the deceased.
His Lordship Has she taken out latters of
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Mr. Holmes-No.
His Lordship-Have you served the petition
Mr. Holmes-No, your Lordship, it has not been served on the Official Administrator.
His Lordship-I think I shall have to adjourn the case for this service. I think I shall have
In the Times special correspondents from Chins during 1857-58, referring to the battle of Fatalan, it is recorded that the Chinese feet was destroyed in two decisice battles, but mere Englishmen were killed and wounded in thos two conflicts than were disabled before the walls of Aera. The first expedition was undor Crim sounded for water for the boom-boala and to explain what the law is upon this subject as
modore Filhuit, the operation lasting from the 26th to the 27th May, 1857. The second was under Commodores Keppel and Elliott. in the first sixteen jauks were captured and destroyed, thirteen escaping, owing to the constant ground ing of the steamers on the shallow aboals On Friday, the 29th of the Canton River, May, Adiniral Sir Michael Seymour hoisted his fing on the Coromandel, a shallow-draught paddle steurer and, accompanied by Comuiodore Keppel, and others commsuding small screw steamers, started for the crooks at the mouth of the
went back to show them where to follow im, and then pushed on again. His galley was blt three times in two minutes, while near him, was struck by a 32-pounder in the breast, and Major Kearney, who was blown to piecos. Keppel's coxswain was killed, and every man of his crew wounded. The escapes wore miraculous-one instance of thes was where a cannon shot passed between the his flag lieutenant, heads of Keppel and startling, but hurting neither. His ng lieutenant was Princo Victor of Hohenlohe.
there seems to have been some misapprehension upon it. You Dan serve the Administrator between this, time and the next sitting if I adjourn this case for a week. You are content with that I think, Mr. Registrar? You aro the Official Administrator
The Registrar (Mr. A. Seth)-Yes, my Lord. His Lordship-In regard to these cases, I propose to have a settled practics. Of course where a person dies leaving an estate which is not sufficient to pay his debts it is good policy
to have some provision that his creditors should
that service and the hearing in the Court to day. I understand from him that she that taken has not
out administration, she does not feel herself to be in a position to do so and is not likely to apply. Under these circumstances it is clear that service must be on the Official Administrator of intestate estates. 1 adjoura farther hearing of this putition until that has been done.
The Court adjourned.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS HONOU& A. G. WISE
(PUINE JUDGE).
Tang Man sued U Chat Chung and Fung Cheung for two sums of 8330 and $74.75, being money disallowed by the arbiter, Mr. B
buildings on Inland Lot No. 69. Mr. C. E. H. Brotherton Harker, in respect of work done on. Bearis of hiessee, Wilkinson & Grist, solicitors,
of Messrs. Ewens & Harston, for the defendant. appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. Ewens, After bearing svidence, his Lordship dis allowed the sums above-mentioned.
MARINE COURT.
Thursday, 21st January. BEFORE HUN, BASIL TAYLOR (ACTING MARINE MAGISTRATE).
DRUNK AND INCAPABLE ON WATCH AT SEA. H. Pritchard, third mate of the China &
Manilas.s. Rubi, was charged on remand, having been under the influence of liquor when he inst appeared, by Capt. Robert White Almond, master of the Bubi, with having been drank and asleep while on duty on the bridge and thereby endangering the lives or limbs of per- sous belonging to or on board the said ship on the 10th inst, at men, and disobeying the lawful commands on the 11th iast, under 220 of the
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I will adjourn the case till 2 p.m., when the doctor must appear.
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Captain Wotleman, of the N. D. L. 8.8. Princ Waldemar, reports that on the passage from Banda (Moluccas) to Berlinhafu (German New [Guinea) in Lat. 1.22 8., "Long, 13030 E., be. pared a dangerous reef; the reef lying in the direction N.N.W. to 8.5.E. is about 0.5 miles long and 330 feet broad.
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STEAMER MOVEMENTS,
In the afternoon, Dr. Oscar H. Presby, doctor of the 8.8. Rubí, gave evidence.
On the 11th of this month did you see
Where did you soo him --Io his room. defendant in the morning?—Yes.
Did he send for you?-No, I went to see him. He had a small eat on the left side of at Kebe at 9.0 the 13th inst, and left again at 12,30 pm. on the 20th for Yokohama, where she was due to arrivo at. 1 p.a. on the 21st inst. the head, just over the eyebrow.
Was it of such a character that it would The N.Y.K. steamer Tamba Maru (European warrant your believing it was caused by such aust., p.m., and is expected here on the 26th Line) left Singapore for this port on the 20th
blow as would render bim insensible?—No.
When you saw the defendant on the morning of the 11th was be in your opinion suffering
The C.F.R. steamer Empress of China arrived
inst., a.m.
The Imperial German mali stanmor Konig Albert, which left here on the Brd alt, arrived at Genos on the 20th inst., at 7 a.. The prisoner pleading not guilty, Capt, from the offects of drink F--Yea
The 0.8.S. stoner. Pingauey left Singapore Capt. Almond, ia anewer to a question, said on the 20th inst., and is expected here on the
26th inst. defendant was receiving £9 per month.
Zenteses :-50 or 14 days. -
Canton River, and went up between theisluts that The stern sheets of his galley wore then shot receive payment pro rata from his estate. For Almond was sword. thers abound, until they came to a spot where away, and as she sunk he jumped aboard the that purpose, in England, Section 125 of the were four batteries each having embrasures for burgo of the Calcutta, the others following him. Bankruptey Act of 1883 was passed to regulate stances,~A week ago last Sunday night (10th
Landing shortly aftor, Keppel drew up his marines in line and poured such a fusillade into the Fatshan "militia" that that body quickly disappeared. He was then going to loud his howitzers and pass the night in the city, but a
one hundred gans, all concentrated upon the spot where the little fleet passed. But no guns
the procedure. We adopt that law in our local Ordinance, No. 20 of 1891, Section 81, which is for the most part a reproduction in 黯 somewhat abbreviated
Section 81 has English Act.
forio of the various
ended one of his most daring and audacions of the deceased debtor whose estate is shown to
FOOTBALL.
V.RIC. V. H.M.S. “TAMAR.”
This Shield match was played at Happy The Tamor Valley yesterday afternoon. kicked off and raid-held play continued for some time, after which the V.R.C. kept the ball on
their opponents side. The V.R.C. played a bot ter game-though very feeble, indeed-than their opponents' but they were decidedly weak when it
Ow.me
Hon. Basil Taylor-Relate the circum
last at 945 p.m. I went ap sathe bridge, and not seeing the third mate-he was in charge of the watel-1 called the quartermaster, and asked him where he was. He said he did not know, Bo I told him to go and look for him; he came
ap, but, as he did not tars up, I rent for the chief officer, and told him to make a search for
POLICE COURT.
Thursday, 21st January.
BEFORE MR. T. SERCOMBE SMITH (POLICE MAGISTRATE).
STORM IN A TEA-CUP,
I
Wong Po, a house-boy at the Main Hotel in
The C.O, steamer Lothian bolt Meji on the morning of the 20th inst.. and is dus bera on the afternoon of the 24th inst.
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the third officer, who was missing. The chief Des Vœux Road, was charged with ussaulting By Lt.-Colonel D. D. L'UNNINGHAM, U.I.E..
his master, Mr. Louis Comar, proprietor of that hotel, on Wednesday night. The facts of the
went to show that on that day Mr. Comer bought some new cups and saucers and gave
officer went and found bis lying asleep under the port lifehat. The chief officer then woke him up, and, when he got him up, he defendant)
them to the defendant to clean, Afterwards, fall over one of the openings leading to the lower deck-ventilating openings. As he could not walk, the chief officer held him, and helped bearing a cap fall and break, the master and him slung. I helped the chief officer to lift mistress went in to the kitchen and abused the hira over the rail which ran around the beat. boy, threatening to out his wages. The boy said took him to his room. I also sent for the chief muster and mistress scolded him, when it was
alleged that he assaulted his master. deck. Then the chief offer and quartermaster-his-wages were out he would lents, and the engineer to haves look at him.
At the time is what state was the defendant? -He was dranky I could not make him under-
atand what he was doing.
spoko and the danger was safely passed. These batteries were called the Bogue Forts, and eventually they were taken. That evening the little fleet stoumed into a broad opsa river called message from the admiral recalled him, and thus sub-sections. The first says that the creditor back and said be could not find him anywhere, į the Second Bar anchorage, where they found & dostos, and as he loft he shook his fist at the be insufficient for the payment of the debts! Then I waited a little to ace if he would turn British fleet of eight boats and several of the Chinese, exclaiming You, rascals, I'll come owing by the deceased parson may present a Court praying for the captured juuks. These prizes were full of back after you again, soon."
petition to the administration of the estate of the deceased person socording to the Bankruptcy law, and the Court if satisfied that the estate is insufficient for the payment of the debis of the deceased person, shall make an order accordingly; and the form of the order is given. In order that the Court may know, or have good reason for being salised that the estate is insufficient for the payment of debts it is clear that there ought to bo somob.dy who has examined into the to shooting; the Tamar's matter-having a right to examine into the
The matter who can give the Court that informs easy time. goal, in fact, had
a person dies and does not Tamur made a good ran down the left tion. Now, if
affairs would be his legal wing; a shot by Jeffery, however, failed leave a will, the ordinary person to examine to Bedro. There was some exciting play into his soon after around the V.R.C, gool. It personal representative; thest is to say, the resulted in a goal kick opening another mild person who has taken out lotters of administra- spell of play anywhere, so to speak. The V.R.C. tion. No danbt his widow, io (bis cass, again pressed, Holmes finishing the advantage would be entitled to take out lasters of with a bigh shot. Herten sext made a administration. It the widow having taken powerful but very crooked kick for goal. out lotters of administration examines into his Herton did some good play, in the centre, affairs and satisfies the Court that the estate but when it came to patting the finishing touch, could not pay its debts, thon the Court has no something to go upon. This makes quite clear Kas other YR.C. mon, he like the where, Witchell proved a useful back; the meaning of Sab-section 2. Sub-section 2 Lapsity was 'not up to what was expected of provides that the legal personsi representative
may be in the position to say, for instance, him. At half time the score was nik
think the estate is soivent; I do not want it wound up in that way," by requiring that a petition of this kind should not be made behind the back of the perssual representative; that is to say, notice is required to be given. In other words Sub-section 2 states as follows: The application for administration acco,ding to the Bankraptoy law shall when mede in
Chinese clothing, cordage, powder and ball. The following day the expedition steamed on up to Macao Fort, but no one appeared to exhi- bit any fear of the formidable appearance ef the guns of the snail feet, and all around is manifested every sign of pouse, and coatd. enco that these "men of war" had not come to harm the industrious people in any way. Con- tinuing on their way the expedition came to the Fatsian branch of the river, and it was a there was the fort and feet they intended to attack. Admiral Seymouraud Commodore Keppel precestled to reconnoitro the fort. The scenery bere was then described as being very much like that of the Thames at Richmond at that time, with the Star and Garter Hill converted into a fert. The Admiral and Commodore Keppel hasing completed their survey all preparations The Chinese were made for the attack: thought they wore impregnable as in the junks they were protected as they imagined by the Fort fort (which was rubesquently named
·Seymour). At three o'clock on Monday morn ing, June let, the first movement began, the Coromandel moving forward, Admiral Seymour issuing orders that no other vessel was to more mutil he was well in position to engage the fort. As dawn broke the first shot was fired at the Coromandel, missing her by 10 yards, a second shot passing over her. Then the fort eponed in earnest, and shot after shot fall around her in rapid anscession, but they did not strike the Coromandel. Suddenly the Vise wont aground, and it was found she had baried her nose in a bar of junks which bad been sunk to bar the pasengo in the channel, and
efforts were for
time in vala.
In the second half the Tumar seemed more at home, though, certainly, that is not saying much; the game was not a particularly interesting one Pollard passed to Jeffery who in turn passed to Boffer; Boffey passed to Jeffery, who made no mistake about putting the ball into the net. The V.R.C, made an effort to draw, but the Tamare again look charge and Voce scored a
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How long had you been at sea at the time?- We left Hongkong on the Saturday before,
To your knowledge and the defendant been asbore at Hongkong I believe so, bat am not quite sure.
Anything elsa ?-After I put him off duty I took watch myself till 12 d'slock.
The defendant (to wilresa):-Did you find anything wrong with me between 8.30 and 97 I saw nothing wrong with you then. We were passing a steamer and I stopped up till passed her; I was watching the steamer wo were passing.
There being no more questions regarding the first charge, Captain Almond gavo ovidence regarding the second charge --Atabont 11 am. on the morning of the 11th I sent the chief officer for the defendent. The chief officer returned and said he was out in a tit state to
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The father of the defaudant deposed that be was in the kitchen, and seeing the master strike the boy, witness's son, he struck Bim too. That was the only reason why he struck his son. He did not see his son strike his monster. The cook THE FAVOURITE BRANDY OF THE
of the hotel corroborated the last witaees, adding that the father was his friend and came to take rice with him. His Worship here: warned the witness that he had no business to have friends on his master's premises without permission,
Defendant said he was taking rice when bis! master brought him some new cups and saucers and told him to clean them. He put them ou s A house-coolie trey, and finished his rice. knocked a cup over and broke it. Hearing the noise the master and mistress came in, and seeing the broken cup said he had broken it and would bare his wages cat.
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His were cat; he did not break the cap.
by the Medical Faculty for Invalids and ranster then hit him twice on the mouth with his fist, and his mistress hit him on the leg
delicate people. with a broom, and dragged him into the dining room, where she knocked him down. He did not ship said it was a very trivial care, and if the defendant did strike the complainant he did so ander great provocation, and he must be dia charged with a warning.
Seo og this the fort redoubled her fire, white second goal. Just as the final whistle blew Pollard rapect of the estate of a doceas d person afternoon, and then went the chief officer for him, remember if he struck his master. His Wor-i
the Coromandel did not firo. a shot, having,
in fact, only one gan loaded.
But now Commodore Koppel thought he had restrained himself long enough, oud be in the Hongkong immediately stood in batare the Coromandel and the bank. Thero he was, like a man thoroughly enjoying himself. His trousers tucked into his Russian boots; his small, active, springy figure, kis constitutionally good-bamoured, devil-may-cars laugh-there was a man who, without the least estoutation, was ready to go into any fire that gunpowder and iron could get up, and around him ware men quito ready to follow him. He signalled to the admiral "May I pass, sir?" and received the reply, Yes, pass; we are aground." Others of the feet trying to follow the Hongkong, Commodore Kepper's vessel, got hopelessly nground. Haro the Hongkong was under a hory fire from the fort and junks, being stenok several times. But the, tide was waking and the Coromandel gotiree, and steamed up to the fort, even as the fire slackened. The marings under Captain Boyle landed and Com- medora Elliott with u middy by his side scaled the kill to the fort, und was abortly followed by the commanders of the other vessels of the fleet and by the admiral himself. As the storming party arrived the gunners in the fort, after trying to roll down some heavy shells upon the advancing bond, and failing to depress their guns sufficiently to sweep them with grape, of the sulkily retired while the gung storming party made them run. The Haughty, Captain Forsyth, then rams fall speed into the nearest largo junk and the Chinese jump over board, some-most indced-to rises no "more.
shot, but the ball was met by the post. Result:-
Tamar, 2, V.R.CI, 0.
The teams were :-
Tamar:-Stirratt, goal; Boffey, and Armit ago, backs; Bat, Float, and Copemar, balves, Robinson, Pollard, Voce, Jeffery, and Hoffer man, forwards.
V.B.C:-Crake, goal; Lapsley and Witchell, bucks; Gidley, Forbes, and Herton, halves; Clelland, Marti, Dixon, toimes, and Sayer, orwards.
Mr. Trigg, referes.
OTHER SHIELD TIES.
;
Two Shield ties will be played off on Satur day, the H.K.F.C. entertaining the Naval Yard F.C. on their own ground; and the Rovers F.C. playing the Sherwood Foresters on the Military ground at 3.45 p.m. In the latter match, the following will represent the Rovers:-
O. E. bunyat, goal; J. Christie and A. I. Ellis, backs; H. S. Sparge, C. Hastings, and E. Abraham, halves: T. White, W. Goldenberg, Geldenberg, F. P. Long, and C. Blumen- berg, forwards.
KUGLY.
This afternoon, on the Happy Valloy, the Hongkong Football Club will play II.M.8. Ocean under Rugby rules. Kick-off at 430 The Club will play in stripes. Tho following will play for the lnh:-
be served upon the personal representative of such dusessed person or if there be none in the Colony, upon the Official Adminis-
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The estates." tister of jutustate of that is that if there is no person who has taken out administration then the property
reason
What happened then I waited till the The chief ofleer came back and said the defen- daat esid, "I do not want to see bim; he had better come to me." About a quarter of an hour later I sent the quartermaster; the quartermaster came back and said, "You tell him to come along here." As ho did not come I wont
vests in the Official Administrator and he will forward and geva hira a copy of entry in the be the person to certify the Court as to whether { log. I made one entry in the morning, another In that in the afternoon. It was the first entry I gevo
the estate is solvent or insolent.
The defendant had no questious to ask, but he said he bad his own defence.
respect our law differs from the English law. bim a copy of. I did no more except that I There is no provision, so far as I can recollect, in kept defendant off duty till we arrived at the English low about the service on the Hongkong. Official Administrator, and the service there in to is upon the legal personal repre sentative. Now, in this case, Mr. Holoca has served this petition upon the widow and she would be entitled, if she asked and if she found security, to take out letters of administra-
tion. But she has not done chat and therefore
to,
at the present time there is no legal personal representative in the Colony. Under those on the Official Administrator of intestate estates. circumstances the petition must be served That has not been done. Therefore I will allow the hearing to be adjourned. There ja one CASE which I might call attention
Court decision of the which is 24 of Appeal in England. That is the case in re Sleet ex parte Sloet, reported in the second volume, Queen's Bench Division, 1894, It says Lieut. G. B. Macdonald, R.A., back; W. R. there that the petition if served before the Robertson, T. E. Pearce, Lient. Cameron, E.A, letters of administration are granted is a good and Lieut: Crozier, R.N, three-quartors; A. sorvice if, before the hearing and the making of G. M. Fletcher, and J. P. Jordan, halves; H. the order, the person apen.whom the service has C. Sandford (capt.), E. B. Hallifax, A, Boyd, been made has taken out administration, Liant. Strovez, RA, Lieut. Rogers, RE, H. Therefore this service by Mr. Holmes on the E, Rowley, K. A. Selanders, and S. O. Else, widow would have been a good service if she had forwards.
taken out administration between the date of
William Grabam Lawson, first mate of the 89. Rubi, we sworn, and gave corroborative evidence, saying that on the night in question the defendant smsit of liquor.
Defendant (to witness)In the morning did you see anything wrong with my eye?—No, I did not.
John Chapman, chief engineer of the ae. Bubi, was sworn, also giving corroborative evidence, saying that when he saw the defendant, after being called by the captain, the defendant was perfectly senseless,
Drunk?-Yes, drunk.
In defence the defendant mid-The captain was on the bridge between 6.30 and 9; I was onch at the time. Later I. went to the
boats and fell on my temple, and became unconscious.
At what time ?-Three bells had struck. It
might have been ten minutes after. I saw the doctor in the morning, the captain never sent bim to me.
Is the doctor here (to captainj? No, I can send for him.
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WEATHER OUTSIDE. Moderate N.E. monsoon.
H. A. LANE.
The H. A. as. Sithonia arrived from Ham- general cargo for Hongkong. burg yesterday with a considerable amount of
BUGAB.
A large shipment of Java sugar arrived from Surabaya by the 8.3. Edendale yesterday.
WIHU TO HONGKONG. The British 5.5. Hunan or a voyage from Wuhu, via Chinking, to Hongkong ex She left perfenced strong N.E. monsoon. Wahu on the 13th; Chinkieng, 16th.
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DR. NEWELL WILSON,
The British India as. Jelunga, Capt. A. J. Windebank, is now in harbour. She is She had no less than upward of 700 on her way to Amoy on the hangoon Amoy promptly executed. Chinese passengers on her arrival here. The cargo for Hongkong consisted of 2,430 bales. Strong N.E. monsoon was experienced on the The Chinese-owned British 5.9. voyage Cheangcher, Capt. H. C. D Frampton, yester day arrived from Rangoon via Singapore and Hankow. She had 305 Chinese for Hongkong, 22 for Amoy Strong NE, monsoon was. experienced as far as Cape Fadaran; thence o Hankow moderate and fog; thence to Hong kong atrong NE. monsoon.
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