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SUPREME COULT:
Thursday, May 14th
IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION.
COMPERTZ
AN ASSURANCE CLAIM.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS FRIDAY MAY 18TH, 1914.
COMPANY MEETING:
THE HONGKONG ELECTRIC COMPANY LIMITED
BETWEEN FOUR CAPITALS,
KWEIYANG TO YUNNANFU
[CONTINUED]:
EN GROUTE""AGAIN.
Would you say that if a man is adopted into a family which, for the purposes of argument, had a consumptivo history, that would lay the adopted open to possible attacks of consumption, and assuming for the present that the adopted, before he was adopted, was a good The 25th ordinary yearly meeting of BEFORE THE ORILY JUSTICE, MI. H. H. J. life," and that three and five years ago shareholders was held at the Company's cold, dull, dreary morning with low two people in the family to which he was offices, St. George's Buildings, yesterday, hanging clouds over the surrounding bill | being adopted had died of consumption ↑
Well, he has the same chance of con: the Chairman of Directors (Mr. J. WC, tops-typical Kweichow weather-marked I was continued of Yantracting phthisis as anyone else in the Bonnar) presiding. There were also our departure from the Capital, where we were everywhere apparent. A long lane(Flowery or civilized Mino),
house. You cannot say that because two present-Sir Paul Chater, CM.G., the had spent a mouth, thanks to the charm Choung Ebi v. the Sun Life Assurance people had died three and five years ago Hon. Mr. 0. Landale, and Mr. S. Hing hospitality of the Postal Commis Company of Canada. The claim was that the man became infected by those
who had died. He would run do more Dodwell (Directors), Hon. Mr. E. sioner, which was such that when the for $3,000, upon a policy of insurance upon risk than the others.
Prospeboy's Shellim, Father Robert, Dr. Noble, time came to depart on the last stage of the life of Yun Ming Jor, alius Yun Sheung, who died on the 24th August, 1913. I have got a father, and that lather has Po, O Baptista, L. 0. Ozorio, To Teo regret that we packed up our belongings, Now I am the man going to be adopted, Messrs. A. H. M. da Silva, Leung Yan our long journey is was with a feeling of The statement of claim mentioned that got a cousin. Now I am going to be Hing, Leung Wing Bang, and A. Chew, and turned our faces once more westwards Bir marked our descent through a narrow like garment, the Shui Tao Miao, affect plaintiff was, of the time of the making adopted to this first cousin who is already dend do you follow (Laughter.) It is of the sald policy, interested in the life somewhat intricate, but I think I can of the said Yun Ming for
follow
Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. WB. Hind, from Mr. G. K, Brutton's
office) was for the plaintiff, and Mr. C. Jonkin (instructed by Mr. Needham, of Messre. Ewens & Needham) repro- Bonted the defendant Company
The following special jury was empanelled Messrs. J. W. Bolles (fore- man), Ho Kam Tong, A. Beattie, W. S Bailey, J. F. Wright, H. G White, and
A B. Lowe
Two more witnesses were called before plaintiff's case concluded, including the elder of a village, who gave evidence as to adoption. He said that the adoption of deceased was not unusual, When a
man could not adopt scar relatives' sons he would adopt the sons of a distant relative.
Assume there are two families, the one pan is in one family and the other, the first cousin, is in the other. Now the Grat man has get a son, and he wants to adopt him to his cousin B. and he accordingly, assuming these facts are true, adopte him into the family, and some members of that family have died of consumption.
Di. Forsyth-But are the other members of the family healthy 7
His Lordship No, they are all dead, (Laughter.)
Mr. Jenkin-They are all dead, but I am asking you, Doctor, to assume they died from consumption,
Dr. ForsythBut in the first house he is going to they are all healthy?
Mr. Jenkin--No, they are all deed, (Laughter.) Then I cannot see how the man can become infected. (Laughter.)
Mr. Jonkin-He is adopted to dead men. (Laughter.) They are all dead, and two of the poople have died of Chinese doctor stated that the assured consumption as recently as three and five YERIB ago." I assume that in the event of died from pneumonis and not consump being adopted into that family the only tion
persons he will come into contact with Mr. Jenkin, in opening for the Comare corpses. (Laughter.)
His Lordship--You have not proved pany, said that the case for the defence that; there is no evidence upon that was this A man went into their offices (Laughter.) in 1920, and said he wanted to assure his life. The Company followed the usual custom.⠀ Questions were put to the applicant by the Manager through the interpretor; the applicant was asked about hinwelf and his history, etc. The jury had the forms with the questions and answers before there. At the foot of
with Mr. F. Graham (Manager).
The Manager having read the notice
convening the meeting,
The CHAIRMAN said-The report and accounts, together with the auditore certificate, having been in your hands for some days, I will with your permission take them as read. The result of the years working, I am sure; you will con
towards Yunnan
LES PERES EKANGATS.
The French Fathers of whom there are about a dozen in and around the Capital were the most hospitable I have as yet act in all my travels in Western China, They offer their best Bordeaux and
Cigars, and in
society makes one of the most pleasant in every way their cheerful breaks in those long and arduous trips One can but bring away the most pleasant
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THE MIAOTZE TRIBES. the mules, which are allowed to graze for a couple of hours on the hillsides, whilst Of the four chief families of the the mafoor gather some fuel to cook some aboriginal races now inhabiting Kwel rice. When it rains, by the way, they chow, viz., Mian, Yao, Tung, Chang, get nothing to eat at midday, as it 18 the Miso are the most numerous, and Imposible to light a fire, and when it although there are upwards of fifty snows they do not stop at all, but keep different tribes scattered throughout the plodding on, now and again rescuing a province, they may now be divided into mule which has slipped down o gully three classes, after the colour of their The sun came out, and we were able to dressPol-Mino (White Miao); Hei sco Kweichow at its best. Signs of Spring Mino (Black Miao) and Hwa-Mino
of budding hawthorn trees, passing through numerous small villages, half
THE HWA MIAO, hidden by blooming fruit trees peach,
The Hwa Mico, so-called from their fancy-coloured costuines and different pear and plum, with a multiplicity of styles of head-dress peculiar to each tribe, curious bell-shaped outstanding, moun- tain peaks some at which were copper may be sub divided into five principal
regles nests some 500 to 300 feet 11 Ching Miños, wearing a green kimond with pagodaci temples, porched like branches. The Hwa Tao Mino affecting a fancy-coloured style of head-dress, the
valley sheltering fields of yellow flowering ing a peculiar style of hair-dress, and rape, leading up to the District City of also wearing a kimono from whom the Ching Chen. In this part of the world Japanese are said to be descendants and cultivation is confined to the neighbour the Va Chiao Mine, affecting a black population of which are seemingly many other tribes distinguishable only by hood of towns and villages, the meagre winged shaped style of head dress; and content to exist on the products of the Minor homselves, chiefly by the many patches of rice and wheat in their season.
different styles of hair or head-dress, and fancy-coloured · costumes worn by the women of whom the style of coiffure of Ten miles farther on an old three-span one tribe resembles in many ways that of stone bridge crosses a mountain stream the Annamite women of Indo-China. It lows southwards through a grass covered the end being tucked in near the ear and atributary of the West River-which is coiled up and wound round the head, plain, interspersed with conical shaped about six inches hanging core of th bracken. Then past the District City of painted semi-circular wooden comb Kunde An Ping-by repute the poorest city in by the Miaos themselves. Most of tha the province and through a region Iwa Miao tribes are scattered over the inhabited solely by aborigines of the Middle, South and South-western portion Miao tribes, whose Peublo-like stone of the province. They are all, however, dwellings are perched on almost inaces branches of the same stem, speaking sible mountain tops where they were somewhat different dialects of the san driven by the Chinese troops during the language. civil war which prevailed in Kweichow some sixty years ago.
-A MIAOTZE. REGION,
-MIÄUTZĄ DWELLINGS..
THE PER MIAO, ̈ ́
The Peb or White Miao wear a white cotton kintond-like raiment, with white turban and putties of the same material. Miao tribes, and inhabit the region to the They are the less numerous of all the South-West of Anshun-fu.
sider as very satisfactory. The balance of profit and loss account exceeds that of the previous year by $93,000, but, in view of what I will rofer to later, your directors memories of fine, broad-minded intelli- hills, partly covered with brushwood and left side, being kept in position by do not consider it bevisable to recommend gent men who devote their whole lives a higher dividend than 81.50, and to to an uphill task amongst a poor opium wake ample allowance for depreciation sodden people. These Roman Catholic and a substantial addition to reserve. Missionaries have overal very large I trust their recommendations will meet schools, and a foc church built of white with your approval You may have stone, with a pagodaed clock tower, the noticed in the statement of accounts that chimes of which in the early morning sundry debtors stand at 8160,587 41 This remind one of the old Mission belle is a large amount and is represented by a which are such a pleasant feature of life little more than two months' current con in the Southern California towns of sumed and material supplied. Jíaco Santa Barbara and Monterey. They tend closing the books about $140,000 has been to give Kweiyang quite an air of collected. At our last mecting I informed mediaevalism. There are over fifty of you that we had placed orders for two these Jesuit priests scattered throughout more Diesel engines. One of these is now the province, and it seemed wonderful to another man into a relative's family which course of erection.
running on full load, and the other is in me how they maintain their always cheery had a consumptive history. Now would increasing demand for electric current, province, where the dimate is such that In view of the rhring in such a dreary poverty-stricken that affect the adopted man's health, assuming that at the time of his adoption your directors have for some considerable one can never shake off that feeling of one perfectly healthy life can time past had under their serious con- Insitude and depression, which hangs only give the same answer he runs ao sideration the advisability of obtaining over one like a pall, as it were, and which more risk than anyone else. You may the family are all dead; how do you another suitable site on which to erect a never leaves until the plateau of Yunnan suggest he could be infected if he did not station. Our present site is only capabla is reached. Here the air is much more
His Lordship Would the fact of him s being ruloplad into a family, members at our present rate of expansion the climate of Colorado in this respect.
limit is likely to be reached in the course
KWRIVING,
Mr. Jenkin A man was adopted by
the form appeared a notice to the effect come into contact with them? (Laughter) of development to a limited extent, and dry and invigorating, resembling the This region
of which have died many years ago from consumption, have infected him? No.
that all the answers which were given must Do true, and if it subsequently transpired that what the assured said was untrue, that he had vitiated the policy of the Company, then the warranty failed and the contract fell through One of the questions asked the assured nosis on such statements -It would progress and will, I trust, soon be comqucezed as it is between two ranges of this region, and centre of a large Minotze
course of your profession, Doctor, can you Mr. Potter then asked-In the ordinary conceive any worse basis for making the statement put forward by my learned friend 1 Would you care to make a diag
only guesswork,
(Continued on page 3.)
INTIMATIONS
AND
JEWELLERS.
RUINS OF FORMER inaccessible mountain peaks, remains of Everywhere in this region, on almost stone-walled forte and dwellings bear eloquent testimony to the fierce struggle that took place. One can imagine these poor savages retiring into these forts with their goods and chattels, when at last brought to bay for safety, and bidding defiance to their oppressors, until the CHS. J. GAUPP
the Imperial troops were armed. These, force of the superior weapons with which were finally slaughtered, and scattered by
& CO., so the Miau still say, were supplied to them by foreigners; otherwise the fortune against them, as they offered a stubborn WATCHMAKERS of war would not have gone so badly
resistance for a period of over five years. Poverty reigns supreme everywhere. disclosca nothing but devastated former Miantze villages: at one time the happy bunting ground of a peaceful pastoral people, but now. of the next few years. Your directors: The Capital, although containing about nothing but heaps of raine barbeing should make every provision for the therefore, consider it is essential that we the same population as the neighbouring all day long. The road loading up to hordes of beggars, whose cries one hears provincial Capital Yunnanfu-differs An Shun Fu-some three days westward future, and I am pleased to be able to in that it suffers from congestion, from the Capital, and the only large SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL report that negotiations are already in
market town and mart in the whole of
INSTRUMENTS. bare
mountains, conical shaped
population-passes through villages of being put before you would you consider with water frontage, which should the the Mr Jenkia But, on such symptoms platad, for the purchase of a dutzabte terten
Parkes opists of tra white stone walled cities, it unreasonable for a layman to assume
the Old and the New, with ___ that the disease from which the man died capable of development to meet the wants was consumption? That is quite another of the Colony for all time. This will stream running by the South-western end involve a large expenditure both for Mr. Potter then contended that ap to answer to that was "no," and it was the present the other side had not done and, buildings, and new machinery, as admitted on the pleadings that he said anything which would show that the it is contemplated putting down a steam
assured had two brothers, and that turbine plant. Our Diesel engines, he had no relatives who had died or because he said he had not he had sworn ever, will not be dispensed with, as you suffered from consumption, although it fraudulently. He did not care anything will readily realise that the changing offor white stone memorial arches, which degraded race, being a mixture of
about the adoption. He said there were was obvious that, the man thoroug? no brothers, and it was for his friend to station such as dura must be done are an unusual architectural feature in Chimesc and Miao, the result of inter understood what was being asked of him, They had now found that the assured ha Two brothers bo would say they were natural and both had died from con sumption, and on this ground he held that the contract fell through. It was. alleged that the Company's interpreter put something down which was not said by the applicant and that he did not read back to the applicant all that he had written down. However, he (Counsel) would show that thet was not so. The Company's pleading was that when the Basured said he had no brothers he told an untruth, and the law was that if this
if he had Boy brothers. The answer to this question was no that he was the one and only child. The spplicant was also asked if any of his relatives, uncles and aunts had ever died of consumption, or any other chronic lung disease. The
prove that there were two brothers,
gradually, and the Diesels will be more expert evidence, but it
Mr. Jenkin said he intended calling required for some years to come to cope impossible for him to do so until the with the demand for current, and even following day.
SHAL
The hearing was subsequently adjourn ed until today
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE ME F. H. HAZELAND, PUISNE
JUDGE
CIÁIM - AGAINST DOCKYARD ENFLOYEE,
Lo Chui Fan, trading under the style
after the installation
It
the non-Chinese type. The walls of the houses are built of loose rectangular white stones, while the roofs are composed of ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS. broad white stone slabs, some two feet of the Old City. The entrance to the square and about an inch in thickness. West Gate is made over a very fine white These villages viewed from a distance in stone bridge of four spans, lined with the sunlight have the appearance of being stalls of peripatetic nedlars, displaying under snow, and at this time of the year, all kinds of fancy goods for sale. The nestling amongst surrounding wering SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE. is made through a long lane of pet fund scene The inhabitants are, however, of a approach to this bridge for over a mile fruit trees, make quite a picturesque
·Was
This province. The New City is the mingling with the Chinese soldiery after: residential quarter proper, the Old City they were finally conquered. They also consisting solely of long streets with very affect a semi-Chinese costume. fine shops, well stocked with all kinds of foreign and cheap fancy goods drawn turbine plant they will be a very useful able for poor people, who throng and
from Hankown the Yuan River, suit adjunct to that plant La view of these jostle one another in the busy streets day extensive alterations and auditions, it by day- is necessary that we should husband onf resources, hence the $1.80 dividend with which, however, I think no shareholder can reasonably grumble-and the libere allowance for depreciation and reserv
THE START.
I have always found, in my travels in this part of China, great difficulty in get ting the mafoor to make an early start on the first day of a long prospective trip, although we were fortunate in this the mafoor of which hailed from Ku
THE MIAOTZE-CHILDREN OF THE SOIL.
before the Civil War the most ros
This non-Chinese race which
perous in. Kweichow, but now a much oppressed and decadent people, form seme three-fourths of the aboriginal population of the province, They are now divided into some fifty or so different tribes scattered throughout the length and breadth of the province. These different aboriginal types, although evidently of only distinguished by the different styles
fraudulently innocently, then the con Naval Yard. The claim was for $1,056.71, increnso our capital at no very distant Tsing Fu, a district in the extreme of dress they effect, some of which are did happen, even if the man acted the Pun Store, v. S. MacKnight, of the It will also, I think, be necessary instance in securing a Yannau caravan the same origin and language, are, now tract fell through. It was also a rule of balance due for goods sold and delivered date, but shareholders will receive due castern part of Yunnan, famous as the very picturesque, offering as they do such Assurance Companies that when the For the purposes of jurisdiction the slightest indication of fraud made itself plaintiff abandoned the sum of $56.71, notice of the decision of the directors, and breeding ground of the hardy little a contrast to their ragged Chinese pro evident then they must go the whole '' hog” and say there was fraud⠀⠀ That
and thus claimed $1,000,
Mr Norrington (from Mr. G. K.
their interests will be fully protected.
Yunnan pony These Yunnan mafoos totypes. Another semi-Chinese race found can always be depended upon to rise in Southern and Northern Kwangui, the confrères, who find is very difficult to who settled here when Kweichow was
SUN GLASSES.
Representatives MAPPIN & WEBB. LTD..
LONDON,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS
CHATER BOAD,
CALDBECK,
(ESTABLISHED 1864)
SOLE AGENTS FOR
was but fair to the public and also to the Brutton's office) was for plaintif, As in previous years, when the directors early, as they are not so addicted tokius or Chung-kias principally the shareholders, It was vital to the man Mr. Crowther Smith defended have seen that they could well do so, opium as their neighbouring provincia descendants of former Chinese soldiers, securing a policy that he should say he Mr Norrington, who had the case réduction has been made to consumers shake off the early morning effects of over subdued by the Chinese rust not be had no brothers, and he realising this, adjourned a week ago owing to the dating from 1st May, due notice of which night pipe dreams: and consequently are confused with the Miaotze. They are of 17. ALEGREGORAC caid he had none and so swore absence of an essential witness said that
a much higher stature, more sturdy and fraudulently. Ho also asked the jury to this witness, who was the old manager of has been given in the Press and also by always late in starting in the morning of much darker complexion than the disbelieve the evidence of the deceased's the firm, was still away in Canton. circular As heretofore, substantial Anthems roads are such that, for the cou Mace resembling the Shans in this wife, and also of the venerable old man, However, as Lis Lordship had ordered it, discounts are also given according to the venience of travellers, only one stage can latter respect and although discarding who was quite capable, though old, of he would call what evidence he had. IEE
be comfortably accomplished in a day, the felling untruelly
during the hearing of plaintiff's came his amount of current consumed,
importanes of arriving at an inn before the long gown, affect the Chinese style of The interpreter of the Company was Lordship considered more evidence was The CHAIRMAN thon proposed the fork can only be appreciated by those dress. The women, however, wear a then called and said that when he asked necessary perhaps an opportunity would adoption of the reperi and accounts whose knowledge of Chinese inns and different head-dress from that of the Chinese women Taking advantage of deceased if he had any brothers he replied be afforded him of securing that oviderico
my their wretched accommodation in these. The Hon. Mr. E. SHILLIM, in seconding parts is first hand. Experiente ju a
the Mohammedan rubellion in Yuanan, that he had not. The wife of deceased upur-commission, or of getting – the also said that he died from "consumption manager down from Canton, who was a said-Investors in this Company must be great teacher in this part of the world the Minos rose up against the Chineso, on account of alleged extortion and of the lungs. The reason witness used most essential witness in the plaintiff's extremely gratified at the excellent report Many times in earlier travels. I have cruelty on the part of the latter, but they the word consumption, which the woman case.
by the directors, and I feel gure that they arrived at one of these wretched in wore massacred by the Imparial troops, understood, was because she said thai her is Lordship ordered the case to pro fully approve of the sound distribution stages after dark, with every bone aching and wattered to the mountain regions, injured his inside, from which he died. Mr. Norrington said there was no dis of profits. As the science of electricity is execrable road the result of a late start Civil War many of the soldiers took husband had coughed until he had creden
after ten hours in the paddle over an where they dwell to this day. After the This was read over to her pate as to the value of the goods supplied, making steady progress, constant expen and found every inn closed and the isotze wives, and this intermingling
Dr. Forsyth spoke to having but there was a difference of opinions diture is necessary in order to keep it inmates, gone to bed, and impossible to his produced a semi-Mino type which PILSENER BEER prepared the report produced relating to to certain correspondence, and evidence
get either hot water for a wash, or even
forms the extremnly poor degraded race. the medical examination of the deceased as to defendant's liability for the orders to date. I therefore think that it restrice and cabbage, the staple diet of They now occupy the laod and villages | Witness said he gave certain questions which were given for the goods, and es imperative on the part of the directors huse people, and have gone to bed on a
to the conduct of his employee, if the latter to the Company's interpreter, who in was an employee. The account was for to follow the sound policy of making diet of a tin of sardines and biscuits
A PURE LIGHT GERMAN BEER turn presented them to the insured, The Goods supplied to the Naval Dockyard ample provision for depreciation I After being ten to twelve hours in the peasantry the original solo inhabitants i latter said he had neither sisters, nor Mess of which defendant was president is very satisfactory. The interests of the saddle ascending and descending moun thing clee to isolate the many Minotze FROM THE PILBEN DISTRICT, enable him to understand non that defendant as president of the Naval they are rightly participating in the ruts, this kind of bling tends to make tribes which now only occupy the most Yard Mess had employed a cook who was prosperity of the-Comtraon as the first glimmer of lawn aresturs, as they are seldom found in large
answer to a question.
of the former prosperous Miaotze of Kweichow helping more than any-
FALCON
Mr. Smith explained that his case was consumers have not been neglected, and tuins all day over treacherous greasy
One appreciate the importance of starting as the Mia are no nomadi or POSSESSING ALL THE DELIGHTFUL
Mr Jenkin then asked if the symptoms locked upon ano steward. To him so great pleasure in seconding mentioned by certain witnesses, spitting much money was paid by each member of the report and accounts coughs and blood, were such as would
The motion was carried unanimously! lend him to suggest what was the cause of
of the mess with which he was to purchase
all, the provisions and supplies. He (Mr.
On the proposition of Dr. Nom
XAN Padale
“night go to show acute bronchitis, also Defendant had nothing to
inaccessible mountainous regions. In
appears in the sky Ambers together. It is considered that
WSTWARDS TOWARDS ATZEDON the Japanese are descendants of the CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCH BEER, After leaving Kweisang the road winds Minotze tribes who emigrated from Bouth
a Po, Sir
PINTS 2.00
me a very big question. The septome not between defendant and the Fun Shore were re-elected dirt and F Maitland parse Brass and brushwood covering an short stature, facial characteristics and
Forsyth replied That is asking between the cook and the Pan Store and Cheter and the Four and between low-lying hills, covered with even to-day the striking similarity in PERDOZ QUARTSEF83.00
A. C. Hynes do with the rare Appointee adilara immense coal area, the mines of which, the kimono-like carment worn both by the acute infectious disease
An accountant at the Pur Store ad Leaving out acute infectious decase, uitted that the cook came to the store for would not chronic lung disease come in the groceries, etc., but that all the Yes of course, and under that head comes accounts were rendered to MacKnight consumption, and acute bronchitis. After further evidence had been called Premonta is not a chronic lung disease, for the plaintiff the hearing was adjourn
ed for another week
but i den ling tussen --
remuneration of $100 each, on the motion lying some ten miles westward, supply males and females, especially of the Shui of Mr. Barriers, secunded by Mr. Ozonto the provincial Capital with fuel One Tao Mino tribe, which one seen in the The CHALEMAN-That is all the business meets numbers of coolies and ponies all neighbourhood of An Shun Fu, fends gentlemen. I thank you for your attend-day long the first day out practically strongly towards some belief in this ance. Dividend warrants will be read the only raffic on the road. After a coldtheory, in spite of the present generally to-morrow, and can be had on application luncheon At midday the first day out accented Japanese mythological historic at the offices
the nuifnos ** out span to rast and feed belief in their origin.
(Pins Government Daty for Local Orders).