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SHAMEEN SITUATION.
WILL THE SHIPPING COOLIES JOIN THE STRIKE?
settlement,
LOCAL WILL DISPUTE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, JULY ISTH.
A PROBABLE CÓMPROMISE.
CHILDRENS' OFFER TO PLAINTIFF,
The case in which Resa de Ljua Gutier-
CANTON NEWS.
السعيد
1924
COMPANY MEETING. LABOUR STRIKES SETTLED. THE UNITED ASBESTOS ORIENTAL)
AGENCY, LTD.. HONGKONG, [FROM DER CULNESE CILE RESPONDENT. }
The twenty-eighth ordinary: general The 17 labour strikes in Canton follow, The situation created by the Shänen strike remains pinetically unchanged,”
rez is asking the Court to grant probateing the recent appearance of Lao Chung Meting of the United Asbestos Oriental to her as executrix appointed by the will Hoi, the so-called Labour Governor," Agency. Ltd., Hongkong, was held at but the disorganization of almost every of the late Francisco Mari tiutierrez, as, chief executive in
the offer of Messrs. Doulwell & Co., the Southern Servic —especially with regard to domés
Ltd, Hongkong, yesterday morning. Mr. late broker of, lungkong, "was continued capital, have been settled one way or afe work and supplies-is still frute,
yesterday in the Supreme Court before another to the advantages of the working. P. Warren presiding. There were Th Volunteers ብ ያኔ- inder arms,
his Lordship (the Chief Justice) sitting
classes. The latest labour victory in se preselit: Mesarà. “Ï. Owen Hughes, patmatting the streets, and providing
Canton took place ón July 16th, which the TF Penrer, and G. R. Edwards (Serres in Probate Jurisdiction. The will is Muards over places where there" "werg
owners of the rice wine stills agreed to sary). eunsiale red necessary. British and Frenching contested by the deceased's three
The ChaTumas said:-Gentlemen.-- The Mañues also patrol in the streets of the children, who claim that the deceased's allow a percent increase over their
estate le shared equally amongst them present wage to the labourers, which is report and accounts have en in your 50 cents a slag, besides free meals and hands for some days ni. I will follow after the death of the said Rosa de Lima odgings, The workmen will guarantee the usual custom and take them as read.
wine daily. the production of at least four jars off The balance at credit' of protit and loss
deveunt after writing off depreciation | "DISORGANISED RAILWAYS. and including the balance brought for Not one railroad in Kwangtung, last ward from last year is 800.078.1 as corn- wek, was able to operate freely. Mr.pared with 221,004,53 last year, and 1 Chau Gre Hee, managing director of the hope you will agree with the aileenticis Sunning Railroad which runs between of saine as set forth in the report. Tak- Pei-kai at Stowai anu sawshan upward,ing into consideration the conditions complained, to the Generalissimo a few prevailing during the year under review
bandit-troops. to such an extent that its that the result is very satisfactory, daily incore ad fallen from $1,000 to Owing to the bad times in shipping $700 to $800 The Canton-Samshui and circles nwners of steaners" trading to the Cantor Hankow lines have not been the waters are more and more issuing operating to their fall schedule since the supplies to them direct from Home and carly part of July, owing principally to this has cut into our-marine business to
Gutierrez
The Hon. Str., G. Alabaster, K.C., represents the plaintif, and Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C., appeurs for the three child- rei of the deceased who are described as the defendant's in the case,
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A quanur was current at Cutton yes. terday morning, that if the dispute were not settled within forty-eight hours, there would has a general strike of Lust-elis and cargo workers. This would involve Ahe temporary cessation of the Hongkong, Cantoni steaner servior, in which case, the ships wohl in all probability Be upd at Hongkong until the troubl's was over,
Mr. J. N. Bernardo," mercantike assist. ant of Messrs. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Great inconsepiene is deing expertal, said his wife was a sister of the ienend in hasiness eireles by the cessation derrased. Witness and his wife went to lays ago that his line was controlled by your, general managers are of the opinion
of 'work in the part of the tank clerks, and families with young children - ars considerably embarrassed by the strike of the fursing amaks.
Although everything is pier so far, predations aro" taken mainst the poss ibility that this state of things may, ba alter Gongs have been distributed in open spaces and gardens, for tise as Warning signals in ense ak nessity-
MAIL AND TELEGRAMS DELAVERND.
ANOTHER TIFFIN INCIDENT."
dercased's house to tillin on one occasion two to three years before.devensed died. Nothing happened till between two and three o'clock.
His Lordship: Did you get your tiffin Witness said there was no sign of tin
and the decease asked. What about tin?" The pixiatif said: This is not a bearding house or an hotel. If you want to take anyhaly to tin you had better take them có un hotel”
Chile China postati and telegraphic
*She made a scene." the witness add mésengers are allowed to enter Shamerit,ed," and started hanging the things Cospretors or detectives from the Strike about. The deceased asked to be ex Unions are on duty omsily the bridge cused, explaining that this generallý hap". heads with big sticks in their hands, "ways | pened. Witness And his wife shortly
the Fanton Gazette, they have orders afterwards left the house. to stop any and all Chinese from enter. ing Shameen.
iL repre
The" d'untin" "Gazette, says sentative of the par was told at the Offiers of The Anti-Wicked Regulations! Society" that the recall of the present British Consul-General' would he one of their demands.
the Shareen is stated to be 371. The eport that many have left following the strike is denied. A number of children have been sent down to Hongkong and ather places.
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TWO WILLS DRAFTED,
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floods. The Lanton-Haukow, Kwangtung Section. Eine is now in a very bad state owing of lack of repairing materials since the occupation by the military last year, and the rainfall of the last two
this already dangerous line. The Canton werks has caused no little damage to
Kowloon line, of earse, had not been running regularly for more than a year,
1 certain extent, bus I am gind to my there has been an improvement in cur shore business. Mr. Phiner, our. Super- intendent: is in England looking up ER connections and hope that, this may
I will now propose the adoption of the lead to increased business in the future.
report" and accounts when this is led they will be open FAM published and
for discussion when I shall be pleased to answer any questions you may wish to
Mr. Potter ; Oh, no; I know your Lord- | put. ship was not.
Mr. Alabaster then proceeded to quote authorities at some length in support of his contention that he had no ense to answer.
WHAT PLAESITEY KNEW.
Mr. J. OWEN Hades seconded the adoption of the report and accounts, which wree carried unanimously,
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ALERT CONSTABLE. SUSPECTS MAN PEERING INTO SHOP WINDOW.
Mr. Portre then proceeded to read the written evidence 68 Str. M. H. Turner, of the Gem of Messrs. Deacons, which
On the motion of Mr. T. E PEARCE, dealt with the drawing up of the draft will and the properly excruted will. Mr.
seconded by Mr. G. R. Epwards, Messrs.
Turner'a' evidence showed that early in
Mr. Putter, replying to Mr. Alabaster's Linstend.& Davis were appointed audi. January, 1920, the deceased called on Mr. contention that there was no case to antors for the ensuing year.
This concluded the business before the Turner and asked him to draw up a docu.swer, said that so far from there being
no case to answer, on the evidence, as meeting. it stood, there was only one way in which will was ļa Jury,could find and that Was that the testator's own will, but rather that of not the production of the
the plaintiff's. The whole fallacy of his friend's argument was to be found i bis statement that there was no presing- tien of undue influence. It seemed to
A Chinese was charged before Mr. him that it was not a question of pre-R., E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy sumption at all Judging by Mr. yesterday with the unlawful possession Turner's evidence plaintiff knew well that a will had been made and that he was of a chopper. going to leave everything to his children. Inspector McDonald said that at about Knowing this she took him back to the 10 on Wednesday, the defendant solicitor's office and got him to make out another one, the dicensed stating to the was seen by a fan constable to conie 'solicitor: I do not want to have any down Battery Path, and to go up to a thing to my children, I want to leave shop at 11, Queen's "Road Central, where every thing to this woman absolutely." Yee it, was said that there was no evi-he peered in at the window. His more-
THE POPULATION" OF SHAMEEK! The number of foreign resident onent disposing of his property. The in come of his property was to go to the plaintiff and after her death his property was to be left to his three children. The draft will covering these terins was drawn up and Mr. Turner suggested to deceased, MR. EUGENE CHEN TO MEDIATE. who nuntioned Gredorio Maria Gutierrez LATER. as exventor, that he should have, two Our Chinese correst-aitlent writes: executors. The deceased said he would Dr. Sun Yat Sen, Generalissimo of the give Mr. Turner the second name later. Canalitutionalist Army-in Cuntom, has The deceand told hinɩ that the plaintiff askeri. Mr. Eugene Chen) his private was his fousekeeper. secretary, to mediate between the & Binese i On January 15th the deceased paid a employees, and the British Consular and 1 sigrond visit to Mr. Turner and told him Municipal, authorities in Shameen in that he wished everything to be left to order to attempt an early settlement of plaintiff. He did not wish anything to the strike started by the Chinese as a be left to his chikiren. On that occasiondence on which the Jury could find that ments aroused the suspicious of the con "protest against the recently adopted | the plaintif accompanied the deccases), this lady did not know what was going to happen. The idea was ridiculous. Trafie und polier regulations.
On the first occasion, the lady was hot
There is indeed," said Counsel, present. On the second ecension she very great body of evidence to show that amined in the passage outside the office the deceased subordinated himself to the FIRE IN SAI STREET.
during the whole interview. Mr. Turner plaintiff." prepared the new will which was "daly WOMAN AND TWIGIRLS BURNED | Signed and dated the 20th January, 1921.
TO DEATH.
Fins broke out yesterday at about a.m. ium honse in Sai Street. Hollywood
Road.
The ground floor was used
dry, and the two upper doors, as dwellings.
A woman of 35 and her, two dabakters age 19 and 10, wer burned to death The blaze "was extinguished by the Fire Brigade after some treable, :
The premises were not insured.
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The decensed took the will away with The deceased, according to Mr. Turner, appeared to be a man who knew has a mind and he did not hy word or net appear to have heen coerced at the time of excenting the will. He was, to will. his mind, fully pable of making the
NO CASE TO ANSWER."
Mr.Atamster submitted that there was no case to answer. If n ́Jury heard the eg us it stool at present it could pot he left to them. Assuming that all the evidence of the defence, was frie-and it
was a big assumption-it amounted to nothing that could support the three plens put on the file by the defence.
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Continuing Counsel said if the will set aside the plaintif would get no thing and thereby part of the testator's desire would be frustrated. He evidently desired her to have something. Counsel compromise. They were had suggested prepared to offer her all the cash and shares and the income from the real estate for lite, and after her death it would go to the children.
His Lordship: 1 think timt would be a very desirable ending to these painful proceedings.
stable, who went up and seized him. The defendant at once dropped aparell which he hul been carrying under his arm. The parcel contained a blant One chopper (produced in Court). method of robbing shops, the Fuspector explained, was to smash the window, and extract articles exposed for sale. The chopper would be serviceable for such a purpose.
Asked by His Worship why he carried a chopper at that time of night, the de fesidant" said that he had bought it at Wanchai and was taking it home,
The man was sentenced to fourteen
Mr. Potter: Thank you, my Lord. Idays' Bard labour. am very grateful for that suggestion coming the Bench
Dealing with a point raised by Mr. Potter as to providing for his children, his Lordships remarked: There is evi dence that the testator did believe that he had provided for his children after his
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AN OFFICIAL REPORT,
The case for the defence amounted to this, that as long ago as 1901 the testator parted from his wife and family and he came estranged from his wife and, that for some short time he lived with the death and there must at any date, have
en a Boating wish to provide for thein. An anti-American demonstrator pulled plaintiff as housekeeper and later as David Belleap Wickershan, an Ame,his wife, anil that a child was born to I can only say that in this case a great down the Stars and Stripes at the Ameri rican ect described as an import and thent who died in 1914 at the age of 10 number of witnesses--ll members of the can Einbassy in Tokyo on July 1st by export merchant, of 2. Tramway Path. years. They lived together up to the family-have been called and crossway of expressing Lis displeasure at the appeared on remand before" Mr. R. Ë, year 1990 and later. During this period examined and the proceedings must have migration Law, In Tokyo an omcial re- Lindselt
the Central Magistracy, the plaintiff established berself as head very painful to them and to, the port of the incident was issued by Mr. yesterday.
of the plaintiff's household in domestic plaintiff. Therefore I hope that every-Ota, the chief of the Metropolitan Police He was charged with making, or being matters and decided what he was to eat thing will We done by both parties to try Board, as follows:- covered in making. False statements for tifin, what time ho should come home and arrange a settlement before ['sit On July 1st at 19.30 pm a ruffian in connection with the American Asiatic for tin, what should be put in the fawer
again.
stealthily broke into the "American Commercial Co., Ltd. Mr. J. H. B. pots, and what degree of familiarity The question was raised us to whether, Erabassy on the barat site of No. 1 Nihill appeared for the prosecution, and should exist between the man in bed and if the plaintiff lost her case the widow Enokiebo, Akanaka, Tokyo, and suddenly Mr. N. L. Brewer was for the defence. the female night soil carrier (the amah),
would benefit or not,
hit down the national Big. Holding it MF. Alibaster pointed out that the at his side the man dlimbed over the to what he termed the vitn!
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Wickership, was repinndorf until July of the long period of years. Mr. widów was not cited as a defendant, la wall near the front gate, and ran away.
24h, bail being allowed in $1,000 as before.
Alabaster said here was no evilcuce of which Mr. Potter rejoined that this name The Japanese policemen who were on undue influence during the period between could be easily added.
guard there noticed him and gave hôt chase, following him nearly to the Engiz Theatre. Tarcike Niban-cho, where they lost sight of him. authorities are strenuously searching for
the making of the two documents referred t Br. Alabaster then mentioned that they to in Mr. Turner's written evidence-aware always of the opinion that the period of some three weeks. There was case should never have come into Court.
Mr. Alabaster went on to say that his no evidener that she knew of the con- tenta of the document.
turn to speak had not come yet and the offender. "Where is the evidence that she present a lot of mud slinging was coming know," asked Counsel
There is none, from the other. side.
Mr. Potter: It is not a case of mud
Tho
SPURIOUS COINS. OLD MAN SENT TO CAOL.
When an elderly Chinese was charged n the Central Magistracy yesterday with the possession of spurious Hong. kong 10-cent and cent pieces to the face value of $75, he pleaded that he had been engaged to carry the coins in packets for another man to whom he had to return them.
His Lordship: It might be interpreted were entitled to benefit from deceasgainst the American Exclusion Law in progress in many parts of the capital, Observing that the accused must have that any woman who is a bit of a shrew estate.
the authorities had posted police at im- known that he had saked to do this for cannot take anything under the will," Of]
portant places. It is a matter of sincere unlawful purpose, the Magistrate course, Mr. Alabaster, I am not referring towing to the Criminal Bessions being regret that such an outrage should hap (Mr. R. Lindsell) passed sentence of to the plaintiff.
fxel for Monday, his Lordship adjourapen notwithstanding the fact that the Karte months' hard labour.
ed the, case sine dir.
U.S. Embassy was guarded.”
"This was the insane deed of a I will go further and say there is no
against the wishes of the nation, which thoughtless individual, who acted totally evidence of undue influence as that phrase slinging. Mr. Alabaster cannot accuse greatly regrete the outrage on diplomatie has been interpreted in the Probate me of med stinging in my opinion. I relations with the United States. Courts, the Courts of Appeal and the confined myself in my opening to stating In view of various "demonstrations House of Lords."
that I would prove that the children
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