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FILIPINA.
BRITISH
CHINA
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MESSRS,
A MARRIAGE IN CHINA. A CASE IN THE DIVORCE COURT
In the Divorce Court, London on, No- vember 29th, Mrs. Annie Florence Philips. obtained a decrea nisi against her hus band, John William Phillips.
Mr. Viator Russell, far petitioner, asid his clienta maiden name was, Carrer, and she married John William Phillips, atrafic. superintendent on the rail
Well, Shanhaikwan. They lived toge
NETHERLANDS BANK CLAIM
AT SHANGHAI.
DEFENDANT GONE TO
HONGKONG,"
Ia H.B.M. Supreme Court," at Shang- hai, last week, before His Honour Judge Peter Grain, the case of the Netherlands Trading Society v. L W Luyt came up for hearing.
As defondant was not in Court quiries were made and it was found that be had left the previous night for Hong kong, and would not return to Shanghai until January 9th.
on April 24th, 1903, at the Charch ther at Chinawantao and other places in China, and there was no lupe. In 1913 the husband brought a suit for Bullity of marriage on the ground that
Mr. Shoop, of the American Bar, ap- the provisions of the Foreign Marriage peared on behalf of the Asia Banking Act, 1898, were not complied with. The suit came on for hearing on July-sor Carpocation, whose Manager, Mr. Robert Buchan, had been snopoenaed. Be stated 1914, and, was adjourned far, further, evi- that, anless; the Court nonsidered-his evi- in April, 1920, it was dismissed idence really material they would object, with costs for want of prosecution. Hing a question, of jurisdiction. Mr.
ibmitted that, as China was a
nou Buchan, was an Englishman, and as such Christian country, the local law of China was inapplicable, and so were the provi. subject to the jurisdiction of the Court, but his employers the Asia Banking Cor British sions of Lord Hardwick's Act. subjects in China enjoyed the rights of poration, were American, and a subpoena therefore, the to the manager could not make him bring extra-territoriality, and
The the documents of the bank into Court common law of England applied. only requisite for a common law marri Mr. Shoop naked the Court to bear in age was the presence of a minister in mind that this objection would not hav episcopal orders. Down to 1908 respon- been raised but for the fact that they be dont never suggested the marriage was lived that the sub-pocna was malicions. not valid. He then began to pay atten. The defendant had just dropped a suit tions to another woman, and, upon her against his clients. protesting he said their marriage was not valid. Her health broke down, and in 1910 she was ordered Shanghai Since then she had not lived with her husband. He joined the British Army in 1015, and made her an allowance up to January 1920, when he was demobilised. He wrote to her on November gun, 1911, and stated
It would be better for us to be apart than together. What I have had to put up with is more than I can stand.
In another letter, he wrote: I have recently written
take action of some kind matter, and a fur further advice on the
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His Lordship: I give the costs of to- day's hearing to plaintiff. The witnesson who have attended Court needed not at tend further unless, they receive another subpoena. I shall also direct the regis trar nat to' issue subpoena for Mr. Buchan, as the latter, has not the power to prodice the bank's records in this Court.
DROUGHT
INTIMATIONS
TRE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED. 6%, FIRST MORTGAGE DEBENTURES
(KAILAN BONDS),
PAYMENT of the HALF-YEARLY INTEREST due on JANUARY 1st, 1923 will be made on presentation of Coupon No. 19 at any of the undermentioned Banks, viz. -
HONGKONG AND SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION. CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA,?
AUSTRALIA AND CHINA. Busa -ASIATIC Bank,
At Tientsins Shanghai
OT.
Hongkong.
Tintain and
Hongkong
only...
Вакоск BRIAK Four
AL Tiantain and
Shanghai only,
Banque de l'Indo-CHINE.
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On 290 DEBENTURYS :-
Per Coupon (Grdes)
Loss Tax at G in the f
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3. 7.1/8
8 44/5
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Not amount payable
2100 DENTURES Per Coupon (Gross) Less. Tai at 8/- in the £
Net amount payable
Ox 2500 DENTURES:
23. 0. 0:
18. 0...
£220.-
·
£15: 0. 0.
Per. Coupon (Gross) Loss Tai at 6 in the £ 4. 10. 0.
Net amount payable £10. 10.' 0.
Kayment will be made in Twels at the Demand Buying rate of exchange of the day the Coupon
By Order.
"THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION,
WS. NATHAN
General Manager.
AND FAMINE IN presented. BUNAN,
or other on receiving the reply. I am OVER 150 VILLAGES.DESTROYED) BY Ermly convinced our marriage was, bot
valid judging I
from the guarded replies of those with whom I have been in corres pondence.
EOBBERS.
The following tragic description of con-
I would much prefer tuitions prevailing the western Huza divorce me than that should be
gven by the Western Hunan Belief Com pelled to force you into an uncom
mitted- Lortable position. I am determined to get out of this, tangle. Whatever affec- Lion. I had for you in years gone by you have deliberately murdered.
will never live with you again. other things fail I shall refuse to support you on the ground that we are.net mar Fried.. Nance, look matters squarely in the face, and you will then see the impos bility of ever patching things up You are only 5, young woman, and hare your life to live, and 1, have, mine. We have nothing in common, and the sooner, We are parted by law the better for both
"Apother letter stated:- don't want to know anything about your either good, bad, or indifferent. All I want is to for get our misery.
She wrote protesting against the sugges tion that they should live apart. On March 20th, 1920, however, be wrote for the last time to her from Chinwants saying:"I cannot, and will not, "live with you any more."
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THE CHINESE ENGINEERING AND MINING COMPANY, LIMITED.
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The rawn Debenture, with Coupon No attached, must be left four clear dayı for examination..
By Order,
Countersigned:-
ALFRED W. BERRY,
Secretary,
J. W. P. JAURALDE, Notary Pablic.
Investigation of the famine conditions continued drought.of last summer, is pre- in parts of western Husan due to the senting staggering problems. Some hun. starvation. In the Yuealing, Luki, dreds of people have already died from SC PER UENT. FIRST MORTGAGE
DEBENTURES (KAILAN BONDS). Uncaki, Fanghuang and Guchang dis tricts there, was only one-tenth of a crop NINTH DRAWING. Robber bands are operating in the rural districts.
At least 161 villages in the Chenki dis-N conformity with the conditions endorsed 22, AUSZIN FRIARO, LONDON, E.C. 3.
NONCE IS HEREBY GIVEN that, in trict, have been burned by them; thoupon the Debentures, the undermentinued sands of domestic animals stolen, also numbers of Debentures of the total value of hundreds of women taken captivo, and the £24,000 were drawn on the Twenty-seventh day population generally turned into fleeing of October, 1921, at the Offices of the Company, refugees. Over 80,000 people are destitute No. 22, Austin Friars, in the City of London, in these districts and are facing starva-in the presence of WALTOY FITZJAMES TURNEE. tion unless relief is given soon. Besides one of the Directors, ALFRED WILLIAM BERKY, the totally destitute there are many thou-Secretary of the Company, and JOHN WILLIAM sand who are dependent on relief mea Pean JaunaLDE, of 7/8,. Great Winchester sures, in bringing in food products for Street, London, E.U. Notary Public
27th October, 1921.
Notice The following Dabanture Bonds: drawn so previous drawings have not yet been redeemed and sh.all be presented for payment without delay-
£100 BONDS NUMBERED :- 681 .093 1891
£2) BONDS; KUMBERED:- 413 4311 4838 4733.8871 6967 83489670 10749 1084912863 12890-
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on the 31st December, 1921, af either of the More sad moze soldiers are being sent following places into this part of Hangy from Chaogteb which adds another difficulty. Owing to two fires, Luki city had over 100 families burned out, and the town of Lanchi was simost totally destroyed, leaving 60 fami- Board, 13, rue Brederode, Erumele 21580 22000 22100 23488 23491 23723 lies destitute.
No. 3, London Wall Buildings, In Lussula: Áf the Offices of the Local
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for food. In one large section they are 70 BONDS OF £100 EACH, NUMBERED: eating a gruel made from mixing a
408
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The practice has many fatal results."
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Petitioner said she had obtained tem porary employment at the Municipal School, Shanghai, In May, last, when home on leave, she identified her husband ht Neath, South Wales.
Further evidence by affidarit showed
IN CHINA At the General Offices of the that the husband had been living withTM
A large
Company, Tientsin. another lady,
portion of the population in The evidence of Mrs these districts have been subsisting one BONDS OF £500 BACH, NUMBERED:- Bfaggie Mungall was that the respondent roots and wild grasses, and have dug the lived
in adultery with a Mrs. Roebuck hill bare, and know not where to turn From 1911 to 1915 st., his bungalow at Chinwanção,
Sir Henry Duke said this class of case was fortunately not common. These two English people found themselves in a re- mote part of China where it was impos sible that the provisions of the marriage law which was local in England under Lord Hardwick's Act could be complied with. There was in the district po, place of worship registered for the solemnisa- tion of marriages. The parties therefore were entitled to resort to their common law rights. The certificate of marriage was at present at Somerset House. Tha husband's original suit raising the ques. tion whether it was a legal marriage or not was a perfectly frivolous suit. Adul- tery and desertion were clearly proved. and there would be a decres nisi with costs.
RUBBER COMPANY REPORTS,
GLENEALY PLANTATIONS.
Careful investigations to date, show that at the very least 20,000 piculs of unhulled rice a month will be needed to keep the destitute multitudes in these dis tricts from perishing. Unlese funds are provided with which to begin distribution of food within one month from date bun dreds must sarve to death daily.
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For the purpose of combatting the high cost of living-so it is said a large pro vision company will be established shortly in Tokyo under the auspices of Baron Okura, proprietor of Okura & Co., with the support of leading citizens. The The report of the directors of Glenealybacked by a capital of Y.10,000,000, the Daw, company, says the Michi Nichi, is Plantations, for the year ended October 31st shows a loss of $40,953 which, deduct-greater portion of which will be supplied ed from the amount brought forward by the Mitsubishi Mitani and other com- Under the new scheme, large from the previous year, viz., 8104,524. panies. leaves a credit balance of 863,770 which stocks of beef, eggs, fish, vegetables, etc. the directors recommend be carried for Pacific countrics, China and elsewhere. 10009 10114 10124 10170 10181 10283 will be brought from Siberia, the South ward to next year's account, The comm pany has sold 38 tons pale crepe, Singa- pore standard, delivery five tons mantbly, nett. The all-in cost per lb. during the year worked out at 53,43 cents.
ALEXANDER BOGUSLAVSKYLA B. WATSON January. June, 1922, at 20 cent metly.
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THE LATEST "SHELL" MERGER. Sir Ivor Philipps, K.C.B., M.P., pre- siding on November 22nd, at Winchester
- The Manchester Guardian Commercial'e House, London E.C., at the tenth annual oil correspondent writes" Attention is general meeting of the Singapore United called to the significant expansion of the Rubber Flantations, Ltd., said that the Royal Dutch-Shell group in America by scheme for restricting output had
14448 the merger of the Shell' interests there pre- vented the company securing that reduc with those of the Union Oil Co. of Dela tion in the cost of production which could ware. The most important" feature of otherwise have been anticipated while the this formidable amalgamation is the fall in the price of the commodity had holding by the Union Oil Co. Delaware 15728 15783 15878 18856 18066 15950 affected them severely. The year's work of 20 per cent. of the stock of the Union 1509016022 1604816089 18143′′ 16150 ing had resulted in a loss of £13,536
16200 16210 16227-16324- Oil Co. of California. So an American 16104- 16193 The most strenuous efforts had been Journal comments:
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16820, 18883 17044 1710817148 17189 of the current year being old. per pound-programme-of-expansion-in-the-United-17 17547 17660 17589 17688
17223 1741017419 17439 17480 while for August they were under 7id. States, but the fact is clearly evident 17559 27678 17630 176477 1765917884 per pound. With regard to the sale of that this foreign concern, the most power 17778 17784 17790 17707 17800 17636 some of the outlying portions of their ful of all oil trusts, is firmly established 1788017871, 1796718025 19162, 16202 property, they had instructed
thoir agents in the East to watch the com. Nor is there any doubt that the war of 18932 18088 19035
on American soil and is here to stay 18271 18276 18320 18506 18846 18681 pany's interests. Turning to the finan cial position, if the depression, continued competition between the Shell and Stand 10084 2910971812410308 18323 13334 it might be necessary to make some ord interests is getting fiercer, and may 19374 19420 18485 19881 19649 19882 arrangements for increasing the capital at any time blaze out again into a battle 19078 1979 19846 10995 10017 -19920 either by way of issuing, debentures or by of prices, with the Standard as the cham 19993 20083 20068 20121 20200 20217 a reorganisation of the company involv-pion of the high and the Shell the cham 20222 20368 20420 20478 20823 20741 ing an asscasment on the shares.
pion of the cut price."
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Resolation, namely:
"That the Directora be and they are "hereby authorised to enter into an Agreement with the Government of for the grant to the Company "of a license (under a new Electricity "Ordinance in
of 25
in the Islands "electric light plation) to supply ichan for's period "of Hongkong and "adds upon the terms of a latter by the Hop. Director of Public "Works to the Agents of the Company "dated the 10th of. December 1921- " such modifications as the Directors
deem may
letter may The above ment
be inspected by the Shareholders at the office of the Company at any time during business hours until the date of the meeting.
Dated this 3rd day of January 112). .
By Order of the Foard, Gibb, Livingston & Co., Ltd
Agents.
CITY HALL.
CHOPIN-LISZT-RECITAL
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