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ROSE DAY.
HONGKONG'S GENEROUS
RESPONSE.
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS,
Alves, Carivier Ribeiro, Ruttonjer, Mac- kenzie, Cynthia Alves, D. Ribeiro, Mari- zinha A Castro, Mrs. Backborrow, Minses Tuli Noronha, Angelien Remedios, Maria Figueiredo, Ricardina da Luz, Ena Danen- berg. Maria Gutierrez, Leonor Xwier, Marie Cutierrez, Marilla Jorge, Alda Yesterday's "Rose Day was a great Alves, Hattz Noronha, Alice Remedias,
Muccess.
$5.500 COLLECTED.
The annual effort of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul this year resulted in the sum of 83.600 being collected, one lady alone, Mrs. Danenberg, having a total for the day of $25-1.60.
From an carly hour a large number of Fair workers patrolled the streets with their baskets, and very few people reach ed their offices without a rose in their Buttonhole. The ferry wharves were well catered for and the lady sellers gisited offers and thoroughly canvassed the
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SUPREME COURT.
[TORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE (STE RENTY GOLLAN). Į
WIDOW OR FATHER-IN-LAW, APPLICATION FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION.
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2ND, 1924.
CONSPIRACY CHARGE.
SOLICITORS CLERKS CASE"
RESUMED.
CASE FOR DEFENCE OPENED.
The defence was opened yesterday after- noon, before Mr. J. R. Wood at the
Lo Shu Fan and Cheung Pai Chuon,
three counts.
Alzira Jorge, Zaida Barros, Angelics| Remedios, Maria Augusta Remedios. V. in the case in which the widow of a
A further stage was reached yesterday Central Magistracy, in the case in which Wilkinson, A. Wilkinson. Daphne Bird, Chinese doctor who practised in Hong-alig Charles Kent, two clerks in the Eeggy Lin, F. Ellis, da Silva, Mrs. Gross kong made application for letters of employ of Messrs. Hastings, & Hastings man, Bird, Misses J. and D. Holyoak, administration. The father of the deeras-
and Dennys & Bowley, are charged on Bertha Bodrigues, Alda Rocha, Mrs.ed had entered a encent. Danenberg, Misses Cissy
and Olga The widow was represented by Mr. Botelho, Hentrice Barros, Eleon Leonard, F. C. Jenkin, and Mr. Eldon Potter, Nellie Gubbay. Hilda and Hercia Siva, KC, appeared for the father-in-law. Tully Barretto, Kimy Barretto, Mrs.
Mr. Jenkin said that when the New Osram Shepherd, Misses Katie Tse, Memzi Territories were taken
Over by the Gardener, Zelinda Mattos, Carmen Vas, British an order was made ander, which Aida Noronha, Asteria Gutierrez, Mrs.the law of China applied to them. Mr. Cashman, Lane, Misses Alice Gutierrez, Chev. J. M. Alves, President of the Raymonde Lau, Bertha Vas. Tina Gutier Society, supervised the arrangements, and rez, Osmindy C. Xavier, A. Bowen, G. was assisted in the general organisation Remedios and G. Bowen, Rosie Ismail, by Mr. F. II. Dillon and the Misses Rosie Santos, Mrs. J. S. Brown, Misses, Loureiro. All the arrangements worked and Dillon, Vern Hyndham. Purija perfectly smoothly. and the Society even d'Eca. Marie Rozario, Annie D'Almada, Look the preesution of insuring all the Mini Alves, Rita Xavier, Phyllis Almada, workers against accidents or death while Elvira Rosario, Lena Carvalho, Olga Kel- they were selling the emblems in theey, Cissy Alves, Regina Ribeiro. Garcia,
whole district.
streets.
Camilita Britte, Stella Hyadman, Lucille Anderson, Mrs. H. Innes, Miss Yolando A BUSY SPOT.
Britto, Mrs. Callanan, Misses Chater Road was a busy spot all day Britto: Olga Ribeiro, Mrs. Costell, Mas Alda with workers going to and from headquarter Anthony Shek. Aa Young Ching. Ko 'tora, (rv. J. M. Aleey" offices. There was Long Tong, Peter Kong, and lat Troop
busy Acene
at headquarters where Boy Scout, (St. Joseph's College). several shroffs, lest by the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, reveived the boxes, and CLEVER ARTISTS AID THE POOR. were keptömsy for hours counting up the coins,
Mr. Alves had set apart a room where light refreshments were provided for the workers.
A feature of this year's sale was the presence of two donkeys, laden with baskets of roses and carrying collecting
tins pund their necks. These were paraded through the streets.
Mrs. Bird was in charge of the sellers in the Peak District, with Mrs. Marcel at the Lower Tramway Terminus: Mrs. A G. Botelho was in charge of the Cen tral District; Mrs Albuquerque e Castro at Kowloos, assisted by Mrs. Easterbrook and Mrs. Tanes; Mrs Holsham at Re pulse Bay; Mrs. Harrington at Cosine, politan Dock; Mrs. J. Grace Ozorio Kowloon Docks; Mrs. A. F. Osmund at
Headquarters."
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GOOD PROGRAMME AT THE
THEATRE ROYAL
Last night a highly successful and eminently enjoyable entertainment was given at the Theatre Royal by a number of talented local artists in aid of the St. Vincent de Paul Society's annual appeal
for the Poor.
By permission of Lient-Celbael F. E Montague-Bates, C.R. C.M.G., D.SO., the buad of the 1st Battalion, the East item is the progranine, a selection from Surrey Regiment took part, and the frat
Three Little Maids" (Rubens) was provided by them.
Next Mrs. N. Mathieson greatly pleased the audience with a song, "Sink, Red Sun" (Teresa_Del Riego), and a mono- logue, "I Forget" by Capt. John Ho Mun Tin; Mrs. Cashman at the Police acready. D.S.O.. was enthusiastically applauded. The Band Quartette in a were particularly gond, and Mr. MeArthur Vegetable Compound" Keown rendered Sanderson's well-known with great
Depots for the distribution of roses
were established at the Hongkong Hotel, King Edward Hotel, and the Star Ferry, and were, in charge, respectively, of the Misses Loureiro, Mrs. Silva Nette and Mrs. A. F. Osmund. The girls of the
item ** Jenka'
"Friend of Mine" SOUK effect
Then came the chief item of the ever-
Jenkin said he would call evidence as to the practice of the district officer there in regard to the granting of letters of administration which he claimed were made to widows in all cases, unless a widow was very old and living in some far distant part of the country. Jenkin also quoted cases which had been decided in the time of the Ching dynasty and said it was futile to say that the interpretation of the law of China in the willow's favour was merely that of Republican judges.
Mr.
It is alleged that they conspired together to defraud Wong Tak Yin of her property y false representations that Lo Shu Fan was owner of gertaia lands in the New Territories and, had transferred the same into the name of the said Wong Tak Yin and desired to alleged that the defendants conspired mortgage the same." The other two counts together to induce the complainant by false representations to sign two deeds of sale.
T
are alleged to have acted in conjunction In the last two counts, the defendants
with Au Hon Fu and Ho Sai Lok, son
of the complainant.
Davidson appeared on behalf of the de Mr. M K. Lo prosecuted and Mr. E. fendants. Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, instructed by Messrs. Lee & Russ, watched the pro- purchaser of certain property involved in ceedings on behalf of Lau Shun Cho, the |
the case.
In his opening address to the Magis trate, Mr. Davidson dealt very briefly with the outline of his defence, remark ing that it would he brought out clearly
A Chinese widow be argued was the mistake the defence had made was to put counterpart of the English widow. The
the Chinese widow in too low a position According to Mr. Potter she was nothing more than a sort of solace to her husband, but the defence had to overcome the fact evidence. that even in the Ching dynasty the widow was given specific rights by the written Jaws then in foreg
WORKING IN A CIRCLE. Yesterday afternoon Mr. Jenkin said
He referred at greater length to the evidence for the prosecu- tion, a considerable proportion of which he submitted was fabricated.
A CLERK'S STORY.
The first witness called by Mr. David.
son was Chur, Chun Pong, who stated that in 1939 he was a clerk in Mesars. Hastings' office, and therefore knew the defendant Kent. He also know a mat called Lau Shun Cho. At the end of 19 Kent sent him to nak Lau Shun Cho not
ings witness was sent for by the police, At the beginning of the present proceed- to pay certain money until the deeds were. produced. Witness gave that message.
to whom he told what he had just told the Court. He knew nothing else about this prosecution.
Cross-examined by Mr. M. K. Lo, wit
regarding the practice of probate regis- tration with reference so the position of the wives of Chinese who died intestate, that the practice which had been followed here as long as there had been a Probate
Ilis Lordship an instance where the of an English widow. He would give Court, was that they had the equal rights
Legislature had passed special legis lacion recognising wives and widows of Chinese. This ordinauer made special provision for recognising Chinese wives. it was Ordinance 15 of 190e (Widows and "Orphans "), wherein, was a definite cinuse where the wife meant, in the case of a Chinese, kitfat or tien fong, and in this Ordinance. widows meant widows point stressed by Mr. Potter in his of Chinese in Government service. The
letters of administration, the father-in- opening was that by giving the widow law's headship of the family would be interfered with. That was appealing to Mr. Davidson next put Lo Shu Fan into sentiment and begging the question. It the box. Giving his evidence in English. was working in a circle to say that be-the-witness said he had been a Clerk at cause the effect of an Ordinance was so fessrs. Hastings for about 14 years. could not be right..
ness said that he knew Mr. Lax Shun Che previous to giving him the message re- ferted to. Witness knew nothing at gl about the nature of the business when he gave the mesurge. He merely carried out saw the police, witness had an interview InstructionFillitateams he with Kent.
NEGOTIATING A MORTGAGE.
French Convent took charge of the whole ing. the amusing little one-act play, "A and so on such and such a person it His duties in that time had been chiefly i
district from Causeway Bay to Quarry Sister to Assist Er," which the late Mr. Bay.
A DONKEY ADRIFT.
The exact figures of the day's takings were put available yesterday (as “one of the donkeys had not reported" to head. quarters late yesterday afternoon) but the total result is estimated at about $3,600.
were!
Fred Emney uade famous some years go. Major R Lewis. "R.A.M.C., ia the celebrated comadian's role of Mrs. May, the tippling old monthly nurse, was very funny, and Mr. Charles Olive, as Mrs. Melull, her shrewish landlady, support ed him ably.
the filing of documents in the Supreme THE MAKING OF WILLS.
Court and the Trade Marks Registry. He knew the procedure of the Supreme applicable in the ease and what was
Mr. Potter asked what was the law Court, but had not much experience of conveyancing matters. He met Ho Sai Chinese law? When a country was con Lok in August 12, for the first time in quered or ceded, until the conquerors
Messrs. Hastings' office, when Au Hou altered the laws of that country the old Fu was present. The latter said that he law remained as common law. He sub would instruct witness to prepare a mort- mitted that they were endeavouring to gage for his friend Mr. Ho Sai Lok. Ho establish the meaning of the common law. Sai Lok said that the mortgage he wished After the interval, the East Surreys' the law confined to Chinese The widow, Terrace. La Shun Cho said that he was of Hongkong-ut least that portion of to negotiate was on No. 18, Lyndhurst The five highest individunt collections band played Sibelius Valse Triste" in this case would be in a parious posi- willing to advance money without the admirably, and next followed a song, tion if there were no body of English title deeds because they trusted one One morning Ho Sai Lok "The Ballad Monger (Martin) for law here to recognise in some way her another." which Mr. H. G. Annis was heartily ap came to English statute law there was
polygamous marriage, but when they came in with his mother, an amah, and a man whom he introduced as the man- plauded. Mr. Charles Olive followed with no recognition of polygamous marriage ager of the Shun Kee Company. This
The widow had no
man and the amah remained in the wit- a characteristically sound presentment of or the offsprings. Dickens' "Fagin in the condemned she wita palygamously married.
status according to English law because ness room, while witness took Ho Sai Lok
Mr.
and his mother into Kent's room. Later, cell, the tragic note of which was suitably Potter pointed out that wills were made on the transaction being completed, the mitigated by the next items, a delightful sometimes after the death of a man- money was paid to Wong Tak Yin, less rendering of Sweet and Low" by the laughter)-without any dishonest inten-four months interest. Band Quartette.
His Lordship That was one of the first pieces of locul information I was
His Lordship adjourned the ense this morning.
Mrs. Danenberg
Mra. Grossman
Miss Mackenzie.....
Miss Kattie Tac
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$21.50 1€8.90 135.05 127.51 J1225
Alisa Mimi Alves The Society desires to thank the ladies who assisted in the sale and who all work ed so enthusiastically during the whole forenoon. Thanks are also due to Mr. Ho Cheuk and the llongkong and Shang hai Bank for loading several shroffs; the The next items on the programme was
:
tion.
Witness, continuing, declared that he did not tell Wong Tak Yin to copy her ignature. She could write. If she had been unable to write, she would have been
ist Hongkong Troop Boy Scouts for their the song "A Metaory" well sung by Mra., given when I caune to Hongkong until asked to sign by making & mark. Some
valuable assistance; the Poppy Day Com N. Mathieson, which was followed by mittee for the lean of Bewer baskets; the an extravagança. "Afraid to Go Home Hongkong and King Edward Hotels and in the Dark" by the East Surreys' Boad, the Star Ferry Company and Peak Tram. way for providing depots.
The evening's entertainment was conclud
ed by an absurdity presented by Major Lewis, Mrs. Montanaro and Captain Macready.
HOOKEY.
GRENADIERS «, UNIVERSITY.
CINEMA NOTES,
QUEEN'S THKAYAK.
"The Greater Claim," had its first showing yesterday as the feature attrac tion at the Queen's Theatre for a run of four days.
time afterwards Ho Sai Lok came and asked him to arrange for a mortgage on 124, Bonham Strand. The mortgage was drafted by Mr. Webster, but fell through owing to the absence of the deeds.
ARRANGING A PROPERTY SALE.
Witness next detailed how Wong Tak Yin promised him brokerage if he could arrange a sale to Lau Shun Cho of 194, Bosham Strand, and said that in com-
THE - WILLING "LADIEN.
Among those who assisted in the street salca wore-Misses Eutie Grimes, Rosy
The delightful" actress lilice Lake lent Perry, Betty Steel, Gladys Souza and
a lustre to a picture which in itself is Patsy Nicol, Grace Goldfinch, Lily Chue,
remarkable for strong, gripping situa- Gladys Johnston, Irene Deacon, Dapune
tions. There was nothing short of per- fection in Miss Lake's interpretation of Leadi, Mary Sigares, Elaic Simpson, "An- The University met the Grenadiers in | Mary Smith, the Follies Beauty. drie Steel, E. Landolt, Ages Pau, Bertha a very fast gume of Hockey at the "Chuck" twenty year of age and rich, Cordeiro, Lily Grines, Kathleen McEwen, Flay, all through was very enn. spoiled when the groom is kidnapped by Marina ground, Kowloon, last Wednes marries Mary, but the honeymoon is Helen Byrsch, Mr. Graca Uzorio, Misses Half-time saw the Grenadiers leading by ruffians in the employ of his determined Gladys Grimit, Lilly Elisa, Doreen "Smith, the only goal scored during the first father, and taken to sex. The marriage Beryl Daniels, Barbara Earner, M. and half. Shortly after the interval, the is annulled, and Mary goes to Broadway University equalised. through Noronha and cabaret life, plunging deep into J. Earuer, Mia Haslam, Miss Thelma taking full advantage of a short corner, gaiety, and deeper into misery. When Assumpeno, Master John Dillon, Misses Immediately afterwards, the Grenadiers her child arrives, she abandons her theatrical work. Poverty compels her to Daris and Cizae Dillon, Mercedes Xavier. scored again, and this was the fast sc accept the aid of two crooks, who use her the end of November, Au Hon ̈Fu told Dulce d'Aquino, Olga Gill, Sarah Reme was a tower of strength, especially dur
of the game. The Grenadiers' contre-half
to fleece the father of money. Then, dios, Mercedes Ribeiro, Cissy Xavier, ing the second-linlf, and their centre for
when her child is claimed by then, so Cynthia Remedios, Margarita Xavier, ward and right wing shared in good grows dominant, and by a compelling eme
as to wrest more money; her mother love form. The University forwards were on she foils the schemers and wins re Maria Remedios, Ida Oliveira, Olnida very good, Shahabudin, in particular conciliation. Remedios, Estor Remedios, Hermine deserving special mention.
Scoring on Oliveira, Helga Remedios, Alice Oliveira for the stalwart defence put up by both who has a varied and most interesting both sides would have been higher but Bessie Lester, the American Comedienne, On the same programme appeared Miss Cissy Noronha, Eulalia Souza, Eannides, especially by the goalkeepers. repertoire and made a big hit
with An Hon Fu be called on Mr. Lau with regard to the matter. Mr. Lau agreed to purchase the property for $35,000. Tau and Ho Sai Lok then came to witness and said that the vendor had ngiced to the terms, and asked him (with nes to prepare an agreement. Witnesa got Kent to prepare the document, which was signed the same day. It was not true that the witness interpreted the agree mest falsely to Wong Tak Tin. He did not interpret it at all. He received $500 brokerage from Wong Tak Yin person- The agreement, added the witness, was to be completed in six months. At about
witness that Mr. Lau wanted the transac- tion to be completed earlier," and would if this could be done. It was arranged pay $100 a month each to Au and witness.
on condition that Mr. Lau"paid a further $10,000. This, witness was, told, was to mortgage on 38, Lyndhurst Terrace. be used by Ho Sai Lok to pay off the
The hearing was adjourned until this aftercoon.
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