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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, MAY
COMPANY MEETING.
CANTON INSURANCE OFFICE LIMITED.
PROBATE ACTION.
15 1025
SUGAR PLANTER'S WILL.
In the Supreme Court yesterday The 44th ordinary meeting of the Can- before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry tol Insurapco Office, Ltd., was held at Gollan) the "probate action concerning] noon, yesterday, at the office of Messra the will of the late Mr. Chan Afong, in Jardine, Matheson & Co. Mr. B. D. F. which Chạn Chik Yui, brother of the Beith presided, and others present were decensed, is cited as defendant, and Chau Messrs A. H. Compton, A.S. Gubbay, Wing On is plaintiff, was continued..
Mr. Eldon Potter, K... with Mr. H. Humphreys and T. E. Pearce (Con) sulting Committed); Mr. F. C. Hal Elsley Zeitiya (instructed by Mr. G. (Secretary); Messrs. Chan Siu Ki, Chao K. Hall Brution) appeared for the plain-| || Po Min. Lo Cheung lp, Ho Leung RA: Mr. F. C. Jenkin, with Mr. Thomas Dastur, J. Arnold, Ho Shi Kit. F Ellis, A. H. M..da Silva, R. L. Bridger, Addis finstructed by Mr. A. E. Hall) G. H. Piercy, and A. J. Edgar (share appeared for the defendunt, and Mr. bolders).
C. G. Alabaster, K.C. (instructed by Mr. Woo) was present on behalf of three executrixes of the deceased and also Chan King Yui, brother of the defendant'
After the Secretary had read the notice convening the meeting.
The CHAIRMAN said:-Gentlemen,-The Report and Accounts have now been in your hands for some days and I will;
Mr. Jenkin in explaining the position with your permission, take them as fend. The statement of accounts for the of his client in the Million Dollar year 1992, which we now present to you, Will Case," suggested that the true inter- has proved to be fairly satisfactory, the more so when the difficult times, through pretation of what had been said when. which we are now passing. are taken into the defendant (a former Civil Governor. consideration. The surplus shown. of of Kwangtung) handed over 'Hongkong roughly $1,000,000, compare quite favour and Shanghai Bank shares to the plain- ably with all previous ones and is, in fact, only surpassed by those for the years 1917. 1918, 1921 and 102, all of which were considerably in excess of that amount.. Such years as the last four mentioned
tiff was" You are entitled to 240,000 under your grandfather's will; I have not that amount in cash, but I have the
approximate equivalent in strip of my
are, I fear, things of the past, as far as can be seen at the mount, and your own.".
Plaintiff Kale put through further General Agents and Committee will be more than gratised if they can maintain cross-examination by Mr. Jenkin and -the-present-level until such_time_is_an_ improvement in conditions sets in: it stated that towns-bis case that there had is obvious, however, that nothing can been a division of property between the be hoped for till trade itself revives.defondant and another brother of decens- On every hand one hears that business.
During the hearing, Mr. Jenkin des- cribed the case as "unparalleled and alleged that it was nothing but a "mon mental ramp in which the plaintif did
not stand alone"
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LAWN TENNTS. CONCLUDING: DISPLAY, Yesterday evening there was another large attendance at the H.K.C.C, ground,
CORRESPONDENCE.
'CERTIFICATED TEACHERS."" [TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."] $48,--duruyor of the controversy going every seat in the stand bring occupied.en at present in the local press, with to watch the concluding play on the reference to certificated teachers, I shall
membership on the Board of Education- stand-court of the American "stars" he glad to know if any experiential or against Mr. Ng. Spe Kwong, Dr. Tutted-cretificated qualification is required for
Your, vtc.. ham, and Capt. C. O'Callaghan.'
SINGLES MATCH...
The first item on tur programme was a singles match between Capt. O'Cillag- į han and Mr. Howard Kinsey. Kinsey was on the top of his form and won both sets by handsome margin.. ln the first set 'Callaghan, won the first two games, the third game going to Kinsey and the score to 3-1. The American however won fourth to O'Callaghan, which brought the the five remaining games and gained the victory by 6-3. In the next set be simply outplayed the local man, who was defeat- ed by 8-0.
TRAINED TEACHER." Hongkong, May 14th, 1995,
"PEKING-MUKDEN RAILWAY.. QUESTIONS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
In the House of Commons on April sth. Mr.A. Chamberlain. Foreign Secre tary, informed Mr. Looker, M.P., for South Essex, formerly of Hongkong, that he was aware of the general position in regard to the Peking-Makden Railway. In the next match Dr. Tottenham and Representations had been, and, continued. Mr. Ng Sze Kwong were opposed to
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GOOD PLAY IN DOYLKY.
is dull, if nothing worse, and it is only in 1913 under which he thought they reasonable to expect that insurance Com: got half cach, whereas he (plaintiff) was panies most share in the generale de entitled to two shares in the estate. His pression.
3.10.000, he stated, he spent in establish Our Premia Income for the year nowing a school, his motives being entirely under review is $2.981,87.4, or 8321,737.38 less than that for 10 and in charitable. The school failed because ܠ this respect we are almost back to a the trouble and internecine strife.. pre-war level. As I said last year, pre mium of a kind is easily obtained but the dificulty is to obtain premium of a remunerative character. Competition is still most acute and reductions in retra follow one another such cloen f terval that it is impossible to foresee when we are to reach rock bottom.
Our reports from London are to the effect that conditions are still very dif-CONTRADICTORY WITNESS. ficult. The capacity of the Insurance
FORGERY CASE DISMISSED AT
Messrs. Snodgrass and K. Kidsey, and to be made both at Peking and at Market there is undoubtedly too great for
KOWLOON.
hezo agains the Americans were suprema Mukden to secure the return of the sec- the volume of business moving, with the
in the best of three sets. The first gamation of the Peking-Mukden Railway result that in order to maintain income
went to the locals. but their opponents seized by Chang Tao Lin to the control rates are accepted which are altogether out of keeping with the risks undertaken
drew level in the next and followed up of the railway company. Mr. Looker Only a short while back we were advised
their advantage by winning the next of quite unjustifiable cut in the rate
three games. Ng Sze Kwong and his asked the Foreign Secretary whether his. for a fleet of steamera. approximating
partner took the next, and the score ta-attention had been drawn to an article ter became 3-6 in favour of the Americans in The Times of the previous day by the 30 per cent. and as our correspondents
A salesman at the shop said defendant The next two games went to the locals, humourously put it, mraz while the directors of the Steamship Compang view tendered the note on April 25th when he but the victory was gained by Kasey Peking Correspondent, which particular- In the second setly related to the present position of the the position with profitable amusement." bought a suit of clothes. He paid $10 and Snodgrass at 6-4.
Wr, in the Far East who are in per- deposit and was given $90 change. When Ng Sze Kwong and his partner took the railways, and if he did not think that sonal touch with many of the insurance the note was taken to the back it was first game, but the next five went to their the time had arrived to consult with. hon to taking deänjte steps to get the posi¬' risks uppertaining to this part of the found to have been forged. Defendant opponents, the seventh gaine waa secured the other Powers interested with a view. World, cannot but feel that were. Ga-had bena a customer at the shop for the by
tion in China settled.. derwriters to see some of the risks for last seven years. When he proffered the which they so readily quote they would note he had said there were many forged speedily recognise how totally inadequale, notes about. Defendant was later taken as well as ill-advised, many of their to the police station by a foki. -----
Inspector Piscott said that the witness quotations really are.
The unsatisfactory reporta recently in his statement had declared that he published by several of our oldest and did not know defendant and that it most respected Marine Insurance Con was only when defendant, was taken back panies show, only toa, plainly the trend to the shop that he recognised him, of things and, at the monit, the cut Owing to the contradictory evidence of look for the future cannot be considered witness, the Inspector. wished to with-
draw the charge. as any too bright. It is to be hoped, however, that a pull will soon be taken and matters, placed on a more satisfactory basis
the Kowloon Magistracy yester day, before Mr. W. Hamilton, a Chinese was charged with having forged a $10 note to represent a $100 which he passed at a piece-goods shop in Yaunati. Mr. J. M. Remedios defended.
Defendant was thereupon discharged.
DUMB DEFENDANT. FINDS THAT MONEY TALKS TO THE TUNE OF $114."
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Losses for the year 1923 were $38, 147.78 more than those for the year 1982, the ratio working out at 62.15 ete, as against 55.90 etc, for the previous Account
Working Account for the year 1921,
At the Kowloon "Magistracy yester after 12 months' working, shows a slight increase in premium but a drerease in day, an old man who was apposedly balance of $13.884.30 as compared with dumb was charged with having in his the year 1923. This decrease is mainly possession 8.5 mace of prepared opium. due to the exceptionally heavy losses in answer to questions he nodded or sustained during the early months of Inst shook his head. The Chinese constable year, the total is at 31st December, 1021, who arrested defendant said that he could exereding that for 1923, after the same speak all right On being told this de- period of one year, by $188,660-79. This fendant shook his head vigorously and HA was however account has yet another twelve months gesticulated wildly. to run however and in view of the way fined $114 or in default one month's im- things have been going from the end of prisonment. Jast year to date, we think we may antici- pate a moderately satisfactory outturn. Our Assets expressed in both Sterling and Local Currency are approximately the same as last year and the sound position of our various Reserves has been fully maintained. The surplus to
On various charges of attempting to be dealt with is 81,049,795.36 out of which
into has been paid an interim, dividend of pass correspondenen and opium. $18 per share. We now recommend the Victoria Gaol for the benefit of a pris- payment of a final dividend of 822, the ener, and of attempting to bribe Warder addition of 3200,000 to the Reinsurance H. G. Fuller, a Chinese named Lai Ye Fund and the carrying of the balance Fung was sentenced to 12 months' hard of 8448,795.20 to Underwriting Suspensa labour, and ordered to pay a fine of $12 by Mr. H. R Butters at the Central Account to close the year 1923. The ba lance of 81,907,039.33 at credit of 1924 Magistracy yesterday. Account allows of the payment of the usual interim dividend of $18 for that Your.
I do not think that there is anything else that calls for special reference, but I shall be pleased to answer, to the best of my ability, any questions arising out of the accounts which shareholders may wish to pat, after the Accounts themselves have been duly reconded.
tion:-
PLAN THAT FAILED. ATTEMPT TO SMUGGLE OPIUM
INTO VICTORIA' GAOL.
Mr. CHAN SIU Kr seconded, and the reports and accounts were carried, unani
ously.
Mr. JOHN ARNOLD proposed that the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, CM.G. Sir Robert Ho Tung, Missar's A. H. Comp ton, A. S. Gabbay, Henry Humphreys, T. E. Pearce and H. P. White be re- elected as Consulting Committen.
the lungkang pair but ours of the set again went to the Ameri- cats with the next game and they won by 6-2;
The final item was an "exhibition" doubles game between Mr. Scodgrass, and Capt O'Callaghan against the Kinser The latter won the first set brothers by 6, while in the second set their op- ponents secured the honours by the same
margin..
H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
Two games only were played in the H.K.C.C. Lawn Tennis Tournament yes- terday afternoon.
Mr. Chamberlain: I read the article with much interest. I have been in com munication with the other Powers con- cerned, and if 1 saw an advantageous opportunity of taking any steps I should do so.
OPIUM ON THE SARVISTAN." $100 FINE EOR CAPTAIN.
Capt. Rennie, master of the Sarristan, was summoned at Singapore last week The first was between Dr. D. J. Valen-for an offence under the Chanda Ordin tine and Mr. D. J. Alfrer who met in ance, the charge being a sequel to seizures of 12,810,tahils of opium, worth roughly the Radicap Singles "A.". Valentine by $100,000 on that vessel on "April 16th and defeating his opponent by 6-3, 6-4, Be- 17th cured the right to enter the final in this Mr. G. S... Gamer, for the defence, said section of the competition against Major this was another caso where the captain had done his best to see that no smuggl Hattersley-Smith.
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The other game was between Mr. G. ing took place, but without success. The de Man who was opposed to Mr. F. M. S. Sarvisten was a vessel of 7,000 tozs, and Lloyd in the, semi-final of the Handicap sometimes carried as many as 2,600 deck Singles "B." Lloyd won by 2-6, 6-4, 6-1. passengers from China. There was no
Buggestion of negligence against the cap TO'DAY'S GAME. This afternoon the other semi-final in taio.
The District Judge (Mr. Franklyn Ro- this section will be played, when Mr.
Goh Koong Ting, of the Kuen Sang Bonnerman,
Steamship Co., was also summoned, as C. W. E. Bishop will meet Mr. P. H.binson) imposed a fiue of $100 and costs.
the agent for the vessel; but Mr. A. V. L Davies, who appeard for the defence, contended that as his clients were only the charterers of the vessel from NemazCA and Co., they were not liable.
The charge against the agents was
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INTERPORT CRICKET.
PROSPECTS AT SHANGHAL.,
The Hon. Secretary of the Hongkong C.C. has received a telegram from Shang-postponed. hai stating that the weather there is very unsettled, but that it is hoped to start. the interport match on Saturday.
WEDDING AT AMOY.
The Shanghai team will be selected.. from the following:-Allison, Barnes,
On Sunday, May 10th, the marriage of Baring, Bura, Davecha, Dunkley, Evans, Miss Yoan Ting, daughter of Mr. and hirs. Morris O'Hara, Ollerdessen, Raikes, Yu Say, of Manila, and of Mr. Ting Tong, Rogerson, Wainwright and Wilson.
MARINE COURT.
1 now propose the following reaolu
Mr. A, H. M na SILVA seconded, and That the Report and Accounts, & this was carried. presented, including the payment of a Mr. Ha LEUNG proposed the re-election certificated engineer being on board. < final dividend in respect of the year of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham & Matthews 1923 of 829 per share, and an interim and Percy Smith, Seth & Fleming sa dividend in respect of the year, 1924 of $18 per share, the addition of $200,0 to Reinsurance, Fund and $448,795.38 to Underwriting Suspense Account be adopted and passed.”
third son of Mr. and Mrs. Uy Siuliong retired merchant of blanila, was celebrat ed at Kulangsu, Amoy, in the modera Chinese fashion. At a dinner reception held subsequently, over three hundred At the Marine Court yesterday before guests assembled to congratulate the Lieut.-Commander G. F. Hele, RN, happy couple. Among those present were: Mr. and Mrs. Lelloy Webber (Consul for several cases came up for decision.
Ode junk accountant and one ship's U.S.A.). Mr. and Mrs. F. La Beasel (Re runner, were each ined $100 each, or in venue Commissioner), D. and Mrs. E. J. defnult three months' hard labour for Strick, Mrs. Hubbel, Mr. and Mrs. F. II. fonding benzine on a boat in other than Steele, Mr. and Mrs. Bowman, Mr." and ",
Mrs. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Worley, a dangerous goods anerorage.
A steam launch master was fined $10, Mra. Pepper, Messrs. Roy Allgood, M. M. with the alternative of ten days' hard Bown, J. W. Yermullen, G. Strong, Dei labour, for being under way without a Tive, Kotsui Liew (Commissioner of Foreign Affairs), and many Chinese ofici- A master of a local junk was fined $3,als. The toast of the happy couple was or in default five days hard labour for proposed by Mr. LeRoy Webber, and re carrying six pasaengers in excess of the ponded to by the bridegroom. Mr. Roy Allgood spoke on behalf of the guests. Mr. R. A. DASTUR sonded, and this legal limit.
Another junk matter was fined $15. or congratulating the happy couple and was carried.
The CHAIRMAN then announced that in default 18 days' hard labour for failing their parente. Mr. Uy Tingyiu responded dividend warrauts were ready, and could to carry the regulation, lights on his on behalf of his father who was un-
fortunately indisposed. craft. ibe had on application.
(Continued at foot of next Opluma.)
auditors.