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SUPREME COURT.
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION,
[BEFORE THE FULL COURT
L'ONST-4ECTION OF A CHINESE WILL,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JULY 12rn, 1911.
in which laws of this nature were considered ending money. The question of domicile had dealt with those questions in a satisfactory not been argued, and it was because that point anuer. The property in question in this case had been argued in this case that it had been was of four closkes: (1) holds in this necessary to analyse the question at length, Colony (2) mortgages or leaseholds; (3) | But apart from that, on the lare faste this case shares in compaule, established in this Colony; was identical with the cuse quoted, for there (4) shares in firms carrying on business in this was the will of Chinuman which disposed of The Fat! Court delivered its sorted decision Colony. There appeared to be only a small several kinds of property in the Colony, so in tu nehna between Lan Leung S4 and others out of cush which would be absorbed in this of which was to be set aside for what we
the defenilent.
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question of domkile he agreed with the learned were the following:- Viowed by itself is the te expected from Chlpeys women, and, Chief Jaslice that there was nothing in the evidence given by the witnesses such ok might in the absence of other considerations, very londer evidence before them to show that the ducissed over intended to abandon his should I be justifed in believing it? Are domicile of origin. The evidence, as for there any other estdorations in the ease which throw a doubt upon 17 P Neither of the ASKEA. sare now anything about the 0190, and Jind as it went, was rather the other way, and he was of opinion that the decased over simply heard the evidenes read to them. It that the Court should appreciate the standpoint. In fact, he died a domiciled Chim of a Chinese witness, as there were things in meant to take a permanent home in the Colony, seemed to him to lin of the greatest importanes
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IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
(REFORE HE Hoyun Mn. H. H. J. GOMPËRTZ (TISKE JUNGE).
INTIMATIONS
The Food Question
EVERYTHING
OF THE
PROVISIONE,
WINES
and La Po Tsun uni ethers to the determi. charging the abilities of the estate. It was call" ancestral worship" The fact that these Dealing with the question of the validity of the their philosophy quite andreamed of in onra, j nation of questions arising on the constraction obvious that the Ceart could not profess to cureroutes we to got lobe performed in Penang, boquest to the sacrifical fund, his Lordship and the test of truth could only be found by statements. The assessora were animo a deal with the properly in Macao. They but lore in China, did not make any differenes, aid that if the rule as in perpetuitics okioined getting at the reasons why thing mude the of the will of Eon Chic Tigg, and other qua- must first deal with the question of converfor the law censored the property only. In in the Colong, sud he was of opinion that itly of the opinion that there was nothing tious in thainistration by the executors of
shem, which it was contoodet had resulted (view of the fact that this question of ancestral aid, then the benests as regarded these disbelieveable in whas the witnesses bad the ostafay
calendations it was highly improbable that Sir Hairy Berkeley, K.C., instructed by Mr. from the fact that the testator had and worship" was perpetually before the Court in immobilia was draris bad; nules indeel, as Sirsaid. hu owing to the complicated cyclo they would know the exact year, and on Needham, appeared for the plaintiffs, and Mr. ed all the property into one fund and therefore Chambers, and of the fact that it had hitherto Berry Berkelig contended, there had lari s
it was to be treated as personally. The doctrine ben treated as coming within the law against conversion by the testator. The earpod Counsel the contrary the reened of the beart" Eldon Potter, instructal be fr. G Hastings of conversion applied to personally and really sporstitious 609, it would be advisable now to had put it that the directions in the will blend. exactly expressed the fact, for the Chinuse fof Messra. Hastings & Hastings), represented it did not apply to movubies ant immovables rofor to what was said in the judgment on the ing together all classes of property dorised had women did carry these things in their memory, and the stem ge logic of the anat's reasoning pions duty by the effect of turning innovatie intir moveabi-
was quite satisfactory, viewed by itself. The The Chief Justion, in the cause of his Thors was no authority for saying that immov-subject. It was considered as a
ables could be treated as moralles, or that the Chiness, but it was the which did not fall property, Lai it wemed to his Lordship that answer to the first question was in the affirm judgment said that Lau Chin Ting made a varioly of bequests by his will, in regard to some immorables were to lose their charseter and within any definition of a charitable use. It did, that wes not what had happened. They alive, but other considerations induced them to
was not called, and that
hat by Chiness castom it of which questions on to their validity had bean bee me pura personalty. The law which was Lowerer, bear a close aunlagy to gifts to priests had heard some argument as to whether the advise him to disbelieve it: first, that the father After quoting bequest was or way yet for a superstitions us, would be his liness to record the birth in the proponuled to the Court by way of orfirinating pplicable to imindiablos restod on principles for masses for the dead,
which renderickthe application of that dectrias further from the Penang ouse, his Lordship but it was unnecessary to discuss that quesion ancestral temple. The uses did not b kumos. The firm, quodion was whether th
1 well.todo Chinese Bequest of any shards for ancestors sacriffein of conversion impossible. Firet, me regarded the said that the rule, which certainly had been for the reason that this doctrine of superstitious live there was no record, is the keeping
families, and many enstore depended on it; leaseholds, townhold properly was personalty, recognised as existing in the law of England, usa did not apply ju this Colony. It was hatch was invariable in all Fund" was valid? It was inevitable that what 'wal properly described in English law us the but it was also in Bovable property. The adopadently of any statata, was founded upon by the Privy Council that these statutes could notably, when persone Teente paged to not be imported into the laws of the Straits he married the parents exchanged documents Pula against porpotuítios applied the considerations of public policy, which sowired to "domici o" of the dose should prisn at some
permanent records. It was more than highly in this caso. It WAY au be as applicable to the condition of such a place Faith-musts, and i sermed to him that they recording the ages of their litron to serve as BEST :-- pants in considering the question; it would be webolda
were equally inapplicable to the circumstances probable that a Chinese of the age of defendant tier he well therefore to get that point out of the bhorssary for the moment to go lalo aus Penang as to England, namely, to prevent the
shon!! way. He would naaume that "what was called qustion whether what was called "ancestral mischief of making property inalienable unless of th's Celeny. The bequest for a sperificial wa engaged to do married. But, whether
fund clearly offended against the porpotuities was or not, it was incilable that his age Pono way BIRO- the law of the demicile did take the prominent worship." the nets of reverence which all Chinese for objects which wore in
Itrale, but there was evidence that such a beyneste somewhore courully stated. For less rongous, the auro sora being of the same opinion, Position in those parts of the law of Fugland performed pertelleally before their ancestral ful or Honeficial to the community.
was valid by the law of China. Ha saw no reason he felt justified in deletering the women's which was given to it by many armed tablets, cime within the obl meaning of "super- ↑ would obviously be injurious to the interests
Chat defendant was over the age of 23 when he "Judges and text writers. He supposed that stitious use": it was enough now to say that of the island if land convoient for the why a testator domiciled in China, where snel.vidouce, and he therefore que to the conclusion
for the enlargement bequests were 'geoût," should not leave money to
lename" 'a 'parinor. Julgest world in for the Home day or other the inconveniences of this sach, a bequest case within the other role purpose of trade, or
Se of a town or port could be dedicated to a trustees in Hongkong to extablish ancestral paintiff with costs, with leave to apply within s -muore tun artificial doctrine which was peculine against perpetuities and was therefore bad, to Karlish law, and which was totally unknown for us the law of the domicile was concerned, purpoke which would for aver prevent sach a worship in China if he did so specifically. The weak, in any other system of law, would come to be and its influence on the bequest, it disappeared beneficial too of it. The same rustbing applied policy of our low had nothing to do with the of the place to ongkong. Regording Ordinance No. 1 settlements of property in another country. In appreciated and all the many asomuli and the in the persones of the law
the ease before them it was in evidence the fallacion upon which it railed would be dose where the property was. Therefore, so far of 1857, which extoudud to the Colony thin
the seven shares in the leaseholds English Act for the uniform administrátios of deceased was buried in China, His ancestr away with arid the law of nationality be sab
wers concerned, there was an intestacy, ang intosinte ostates, his Lordship said the whole of tombs were there and his ancestral property- stituted for it But in thin pagi it was WD
this must descend arcording to the statute that Act was extended "except in so far as it was, in the same place. They were not to ucosary, to trouble about the alter, cause, assuming the law of domicile to be what it was of distributions. When we came to the shares may be deemed to affect this en toms or usages suppose him to have intended an illegality,
·în companies and firms constituted in Hongkong of Chinese people touching the distribution of On the contrary, the true principle of con. #nid to be, he had no doubt whatever that the
rta megiam valeat quum domicils of the testator was in China. He had we got into anoffer order of idong and the ques- the personal estate of Chinese persons dying struction was
tian was not so easy to deal with. It was true inteatute.” Before ousidoting the meaning of | serest. Tu his view deceased meant his said more than ones that he did not belivre the word half a dozen well-to-do Chinese in that for certain purposes the law had devised the exception, it would be advisablo to nation the seniors to invest this fund at or neur an artificial locus" for nearly all kinds of in other provision of the Ordinance relating to his native place with his ether ancestral Hongkong whoso intentions us to permauest and ulffinster residenen veuld satisfy the rigorous corporeal property, and there was no doubt that Chinese wills. There was first the Ordinance property, and this was what no doubt they would He had then that this bequest concerried their No. 1 of 1856, which expressly related to willsaturally do. "locus was the place where the rigid office made by Chinese people. But it did no more for ancestral worship was good and valid as For the purpose of probate this ea than validate such wills, which "have been made regarded the testuter's merable property within The •Casus pțion
ablished the jurisdiction of the Corte or acknowledged or nathosticated according to
the jurisdiction. In t bo leat the
dorivile Chinuuren's
casgrant probate, and the liability to probate Chinese laws or wages in as to bo effectual for Muy in Chink. However, in this
ትድና nol the locus to the transmission of property sorording to such the question was to be considered in the con- daty but it
tbo extrat that lee ei was laws or usages." "In other words, said his Lord crato. Three affidavits only were produced, anlynch an one of which tended to show an intention of in all cireumstuces applicable to it. It was ship, it affected the form of the wills alone, nud permanent residence in Hongkong. Now, in personatry: and the fea food did not deterials alowed Chineas people to make-wills according its descent in case of intestiny. The question to their own law but weat no further the first place, he must say that the conso-
was whether the fact that it had this artificial Then there тра * 63 of the Probate quences which the English law is mupposed to
Joens" In the Colony was cuficient to bring Oxlinance No. 2 of 1897, which provided that attach to the domicile of the testator wire so
it within the rule against purpostabies small so to
"wl-never any person who is a native of China frenoling at it was quite imposita to
make an exception to the principle deducible
dies intestate leaving property in Hongkong, lagine that the question of change of domi-
and it is necessary to obtain proof of the law 'ells, could be dociled on such vary aleader from Elliott 2. Johnson and Mordonnie
of China for the purpose of regulating the. vidence. All the leaving cases showed with Macdonald. With regard to prysmalty, there
were two suniu propositions: - First, it, lik administration of the property of the deceased wlant minatone the Courts inquired into the Juntter, what inanmorable details were laid everything else, was subject to the law of
person according to the laws of his domicile," before it, how carefully every fact was weighed the country where it was: secondly, it was the Court could receive in evidence a written ita prior to decide what the persons zeal subject to the law which was reinstatement of the law of Chino sextiled by a the much misunderstood maxim mobile seq British Consul, obtained by him from an inteutions Wer But in this ense thorn
nadier personam. The difficulty of applying offer of the Chinese Government, and were only a few affidavits, and his Lord- ship fult
that run if the first rule was, of course, the busy thereafter not apon such a statement in vory strongly they were not in conflict it would be impossible nature of the property, which had itself bem
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tests of domicile for the Conet to hold them domiciled in Hongkong.
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Mr. Porter-As to judgment, I. don't know whether it is nesugeary for either party to get formal judgment.
The Chief Justice. We will draw up an ors der. All costs as between solicitor and client shall come out of the estate, and inquiries as to who are next of kin will be made before the Registrar. Some scherzo must be prepared with regard to the charities.
Mr. Potter-I think that is the business of the lernted Attorney-General.
The Chief Justice-I don't think so. Not where clarity isgoneral, but where it is specific. If he has a vales you can preparan scheme and submit it to bin.
Sir Houry Berkeley The executors are the pareons to samit a scheme. If necessary they come up for the opinion of the Cour'.
The Chief Justice-Pho. Attorney-General
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A DISPUTED BALANCE.
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His Lersity delivered his decision in
sation bronghit by the Tik
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Chan against
Chan balance $184 18. bojug recover for goods sold and delivered.
Mr. R. A. Hardling appeared for the plaintiff. and defondant was represented by Mr. F. C. Barlow (of Messrs. Goldring, Barlow & Morrell).
His ordship said this was simply a question of whether he believed the plaintif or the defendant, and on the age of probabilities and the accounts be wax bind to beliere the plaintiff. Julgut would therefore be entered for the amount eksimel,
COMPANY
REPORTS. :
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAT BANK.
We are officially authorized to slate that, subject sa ulit, the Directors of the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation will record- mend at the forthcoming mosting a dividend of £2 for share, und
Add to the Silver Reserve Fund $500,000 And curry forward about $2,000,000
SHANGHAI GAS CO.
At a meding of the Board of Directors of the Shanghai Gas Comas, Eld, held inal work an interih dividend of six per cent. (Tls, 3 par ahers for the half-year ended June 30 was declared payable on the 27th instant.
MANILA BUILDING AND LOAN ASSOCIATION.
to decide sich a question upon them, along, said to in the reason why the maxim was in. † such manner as the Court thought fit, The has no locus atardi hote because it is a general the year 1911 at the last fizol meeting of the
deceased was partially intostate, there being no
charity.
Sir Henry Blog – The extentors Do having obtained the opinion of the Court will
A dividend of 15 per crat. was declared for diretora of the Manila Building and Loan Association. An undivided surplus of earnings seven years of operation, says a M sila paper, this successful corporation, composed largely of will be carried to the serve fund. In its
smell American and. Fitpino sekkoklers. has derlored fvo dividends of 20 per cent and two of 15 per cent. The buslaras lust year totalled
by marriago. I take it that that will have to go 390, 07.30, a considerable inerniss over that to the Registrar to and out who they are?
vented. The difficulty of applying the naixia was common to all maxims, thatit contained no idury gift, therefore the section applied
but it meant no more than that the Court,proceed to administer the estate. indication within itself as to what it mount, and The last sentence was somewint ambiguous, this maxin had at oon time applied in many casos
having the evidence before it, was to treat it Mr. Potter With regard to the bequest of which it was now settled did not come within it.
as it always did foreign law which was one share to relations of the elan and relations If, to take an extreme example, some special provod before it, that was to interpret it to the
nove required by the law of a contry to validate the transfer even of eoiss, Lest of its power as it would any other question fore it in seetion contained no express state- then it that cremony were not performed the solving the constrnelion which was put be- transfer would be bad. Bat, on the other hand, mont of the law, but was based on the assamp the nzima applied in cases which are in consequence of the owner's death, subject, how-to that in dealing with Chinese intestato catates the Court would apply the rule that the law of domicilo was to govern the succession.
But they were in coufligh; therefore there wa an additional reason for holding that the pre xemption. In favour of the domicily of origin was not rated. There was one paragraph, however, in the affidavit of the fourth and Rith concubines which ho must rofor, Toy "said that the deced had his sosteni | Poremony
temple in lus native village near Canten, ant that after he came to reside in Hongkong he went there anually for the purpose of ancestral worship.--Ho was very strongly of opin- ion that, howover long a Chinamide resid nen` in Hongan tuny be, so long as ko adhered to tint Che caston lig kept up the tradition Tuk with his native country, and that China
remnine his "true hemo" in the souse in which
it was used in the authorities on this law domicile. And this very quest with which the Court was douling showed that he had by no meaus abandoned it This brought tho Court io the first stage of their inquiry all questions whereby the law of England were determined by the law of the domicila, must in this ense be decided by Chinesy 1. It wus maid (1) that the validity of a bequest wil was one of these questions, and (2), kupposing that in this case the law of Eucland applied to this bequest, and that. It was had either because it was to be devoted to super
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ever, to this limitation. that there was nothing
in the law of the glass where the property. Continuing, his Lordship said he thought
that the bequest of one shure for
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The Chief Justice--Yes.
of the previous year, which was F294,366.51.
· INTERNATIONAL COTTON MANU.
FACTURING CO."
At an extraordinary general meeting of the International Cotton Manutieturing Co., Ltd., bald at Shangla last week, resolutions prestat a meeting on June 15 were confirmet. The ro wolst ons, which have already been publi-hed, provide for increasing the capital of the cow piny to Tls. 1.050,000 by the creation of 4000 W shares of The 75 each and confer power to create further preferential shares, the aggregate The not to exceed one half the paid up capital of company. The resolutions were confirmed on the proposal of Mr. Jas Jameson who prosidad), seconded by Mr. F.Ay-court. The attendance at the mosting was representativo di 1,425shares. THE SHANGHAI DOCK AND ENGINEERING.CO., LTD.
The fifth annual gencial meeting of the above Company was held on the 6th inst. at the head and other Directorpresaut vere: Juara J, W, office, 26. Broadway. Mr. Jolin Prentice presided, Bandow. C. E. Auteo and E. G. Barrett. Al
represented. together 9.215 shares were
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IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. BEFORE HIS TONOUR SIR FRANCIS PIGGOTS (CHIEF JUSTION).
CHINESE AGE AND CUSTOM, | which overshadowed, the personal law of the
His Lordship delivered judgment in the issue deceased and presented it applying. Jests relief fund to the poor was valid; and also that tried in the action between Chong Hing Luet, could be given of the conflicts which might arise of one share for charity; they came within the otherwise Hit Hog Tong, and C. Wilson, between those two laws; but it was unnecessary ordinary definition of charitable bequests And Tang Pau Yang, and Clan Wai San, as to to go to them because here we had a very the bequest of one share for relations of the same whether the defendant, Teng Punong, was an definite and positive rule applicable to personalty clan uud of one share for relations by marriage infant at the date on which the cause of action as well as to realty, known as the rule against were good generally and if they were hereu accrued sud that the costs of tho applies
We
of constructing perpetitles, Proceeding toexplain the law with to poor relations they would also be good as betion to costs in the cause,
the Mr. Eldon Potter, instructed by Mr
sical twin screw transport 300ft. long for the- more precision, which was necessary us mariing charitable. So far as tho bequest
U. 8. Army Quartermaster's Department,
various fostly as link was missing, his Lordship and it secondary wives was concerned, thero was ax Christopher Wilson (of Mosers. Hastings &
parties and are in treaty with was established law that the len rei silge pover absoluto bequest to them, but it was aftorwards Hastings), appeared for thin plaintiff, and the
the and the descent of immoraliter, and leareholde
orders for some of them. During the year, bring itemovables, they also descended accord. provided that the bequest should, after their Hon. Mr. C. G. Alabastar, instructed by Mr. F.
for, sosoral other teamara, for which if the ing to that inv. In the case of shares in rem-enth, revert to the estate. These provisions X. d'Almada & Castro (of Mresy, d'Almoda &
engineers decide to build we hope to secure Mara Micheleu, L adals, Mare and Crui Tesigned
and
Vos-rs, Banday, Auto and His Lordship mid that in this case he had
Barrott were elected to filengh of the panics and fix a lo locus" which had bean were irreconcilable, and therefore the Ister one Smith), represented the second defendant.
was to be preferred. They therefore took onl
To ·Chairman. said: Gentlemen,--Th invented for them had nothing whatever to do
Fbancies and their one question to decide, whether the defendant
requires appointment stitions us, or because it violated the rule
Reports and Accounts having been in your
confirmation. It inet intended with succession, and whether the ale against life interest in their respective shares. The
hepils for some days with your approval we year
ut the moment to fill the other raraney. against perpetuities, and so crosted an intestacy as to the seren shares, then that the distribution perpetuities applied to them or not, they would question of non-recognition of concubines of was 21 years of age at the time of his being a
in case of infestrey descend according to the pogamous marriages was referred to. The partner in the C. Wilson restaurant. The will take them a rand. We rgrat that the utt of the property which was 'personalty was
case had specific evidence tenderad by defendant consisted only revival of shipping and trade we all have accordance with the ricles of Association been hoping for has not yet takou place and Mesars. A. M. Marshall and John A. Bandow the pince of Mr. Michelsa) retire, but bequests, and another of those questions. With regard to the law of the domicile. The problem was therefore secondary wives in this
should of statements miado by his mother and his aunt.
that on accuant of the scarcity of work and (who took t first of these questions, if the proposition was reduced to this: Was personulty which had
be given effect to. Bat it should be fis mother stated, that he was born on the 2011 the keen competition for it not only here being eligible, uffer themselves for re-election. sonud this bequest would be valid because it was by law a fixed "focus" to England subject to observed that if there was such an extraordinary day of the 11th icon, but could not stato the but also in Ingkong and Japan) prices Have The accounts have been audited by Messrs. valid by the law of Chins. His Lordship, after the samo ralo as leaseholds !
doctrine of absolute non-recognition as was year. Sho knew he was 23 by Chinese reckon. been reduced to very low rates; and the result Lowe, Bingham & Matthews, who offer thom- to us has born, that our grass earnings for the solves for re-election. Before moving the adop quoting Luthorities, statoil that he did not know was in the negative. Freeholds, though often stated, then these wives wonki bot take ing and added, "I know because I gave him a ra Tls. 571.714.72 and our nett earnings tion of the roport and account. I will be ploared
this psonliarity which any more difficult question in the whole range of personalty, bad
their life interest, for they would be parsers birth." His ant sid that she knew he Tis, 275,572.78 less than they were the previous to answer any questions regarding them.
The following resolutions were for the year,
including The sett pe forward from last years all man differentlated them from other personalty whom the law did not recognise. The question was 23 by Chinese reckoning, but she could rear
the Proposed by law than that which arose when it became necès-
and unanimously: an amount brought
Mr. by
3. W. Bandow,. Acorded sary to determine the exact application ofany gen- they were part of the soil of the country, and by
after paying all charges and allowing for erei proposition of law as it affected a foreigner the law of natious the soil of a country and all reappeared in the distribution of the property not remember the year. She attended the the
ex to which there was au intestacy. As lo quee birth ceremonies, when he appeared to known liabilities, amount to Tals 149531,02, that the Directors report and statouent or property belonging to a foreigner. The ap-biegs connected with it wore governed by the tion 3, as the secondary wives took a life interest be abcnt a month old, She remembered which we recoziend te dealt with ns of accounts for the year ending April 30, as presented and circulated, be adopted and passed, follows: Pay a dividend of Tis. 2.50 por law of the country. The same rule applied to plication of the rule against perpetuities in
the executors were trustees and hould invest La air because the had a daughter that share and carry forward to new account and the Directors be authorized to pla such oiroumstances raisal every posible ques morteage of leaseholds. The rule as to the
the respective shares and pay the wives the year born in the 9th moon and that she herself Tis. 11,53,02 An you are doubtless aware, dividend of Tis 2.50 per share to shareholders tien of difflenity thas: Does it apply to British develat oa of luggaholds thorol ro was dependant interest. As to question 4, the reversions ex- was 22 when the daughter was born, and she is we are not the only sufferers from dullness on the register to date
Proposed by Mr. J. M. Young, seconded by Mr. now 44. Further, she said there were no records of trade in akipbuilding, engineering and
H. subjects, or does it extend to foreigners resident on another rule of international law which had
Roger, that the election of J. W in England? Does it apply to deeds executed na application to shares in companies and firms.
fell into the estate as dirented in the will, and of births in the family, "the record is in our repairing. Docking has also been bad dari Bandow, C. E. Anton and E. G. Barroit br
the year; we have only dooked 143 ves ela of in England irrespective of the nationality of the The conclusion his Lordship had come to so far the shares would be correspondingly increased. hearts?" The father who lived in Canton was total tonnage of 2. 4.398, as against 165 vessels confirmed.
Proposed by Mr. J. H. Teesdale, rasionded by persons making them, and irrespective of the as regarded the application of the rule against
As to question 5, as to (a) and (b) there should not called and in regard to the evidence of the and a tonnage of 229.704 last year. As you Mr. G. Von Arpina, that Mesera J. W. Bundoo
know, we do not confus durseiros only to locality of the property? Does it apply to parpolnities was entirely in accordance with the.
be a scheme gubimited to the Conris an to (d) women, weighing it in naged to commit shipbuilding, engineering. boiler-making and And Ad by ar, 19, or debris, boco and (e) there should be a reference to the peculiaritios, he thought it advisable to consult repairing, but undertake all kinds of work to Mr. D. Turnbull, that Meste, Lowe, Bing Proposed Mr. H, E. Kadoorie, seconde property in England, irrespective again decision of the Privy Council in Yeap Cheah Neo- of the nationality of the porta donl-Ong Chong Noo, where it was held that that
assemors, and by agreement he had consulted such as bridge consiructional work, hesting & Matthews be elected auditore for the Begistrar.
etc., but business in ing with the property and irrespec. rule was part of the law of Feneng, and it was
The Paisno Judge, after reviewing the the Hon. Mr. Brewin and the Hon. Dr. He Kai. electricity, et..
these lizes Las been slack also, carrent year. generat facts of the case, stated that on the The questions he had put to those gentlemen all live of his residence None of the cates applied to all kinds of property in Pening, in-
The inswOT
these, of
course,
pectant on the decease of each secondary wife
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