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HONGKONG CARGO VIA SHANGHAL
The strike committee in Canton, having discovered that a great deal of Hongkong carga has been going into Canton by way
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17TH, 1025
DEPARTURES FOR HOME.
MR. G. N. ORME AND REV. E. K.
QUICK
Among those who left for Home yesterday on the Blue Funnel liner s.. Patroctus, were Mr. G. N. Orma (Dires tor of Education) and Mrs. Orme, and
ALLEGED FORGED" WILL.
OLD, WOMAN AND HER GRAND-
SON'S PROPERTY.
of Shanghai, has ordered the pickets to the Rev. E. K. Quick, of St. Stephen', Sik Kwan, on the ground that it was
keep a close watch over all ships arriving from Shanghai, so as to keep out ail.
neiny goods"
A Canton gunboat, Korg-hon, will be stationed at Bocci Tigris to inspect all foreign steamers entering Canton waters. DETAINED SHIP TO BE RELEASED. The China Merchants as Hein Fah, detained by the Army authorities at Whampoa some weeks ago for having caused damage to a
sub-marine cable about which no public notice has ever been gazetted, is to be released, the cwners of the ship having agreed to repair the cable.
College.
Mr. Orme. has gone Home on sick leave, and we understand is likely to be invalided out of the Government service while at Home.
DISPUTE OVER SUGAR. PROSECUTION WITHDRAWN.
"NO EVIDENCE TO SUPPORT CHARGE OF LARCENY."
Tang Tin Fook, a salesman in the em lay of the Kuj Hing Loong fine, again
appeared before M. R. E Lindsell at
Bofors Sir Henry Golian, K.C., the bingen, Chief Justice, in the Supreme Court yesterday, Li Iu Shi, of 100, Queen's Road East, applied for the revocation of will supposedly made by her grandson,
a forgery. She also claimed administra- tion of the estate. The defendant was Li Soo Shi, wife of deceased, who lived in Shamshuipo, to whom probate of the will had been granted. She did not con- test the action:
the Central Magistracy yesterday on a charge of stealing' 10' bags of sugar, the property of the firm.
defendant was represented by Mr. D. Mr. Gordon Leask prosecuted, and
McCallum,
When the case was before the Cours last Thursday, a plea of not guilty was Mr. Somerset Fitzroy (instructed by entered. On that occasion the prosecu Mr. A. E Wood will act as "Director
Mr. A. el Arculli) was for plaintiff.
tlon alleged that defendant received a bill of Education in, Mr. Orme's absence" or
Mr. Fitzroy, in stating the case, said of lading in May of this year for a 'con until a substantial appointment is made.
deceased was supposed to have made a signment of sugar which arrived for the Mr. Qrme has been in the Government will which was signed. The plaintiff's firm from Hoihow for sale on commission service of Hongkong for a period of 24 husband died many years ago, and she The case for the prosecution was that years. He was born in 1978, and obtain- bought a boy.and adopted him. In time he defendant went to the ship and took ed the degree of BA. at Oxford, being got married and there was one son. Soon delivery of sugar and oil which was to later admitted a Barrister-at-Law of the after the child was born the father went be stored in the godown. The oil was Tuner Temple. Mr. Orme joined the to Canton and had not been heard of taken to the godown, but it was said the THE LANGUAGE OF TRADE"
Hongkong Civil Service as a ender in since. The mother later went away, and sugar did not reach there. Subsequently CONTRACTS,
never came back. The grandmather took when the books of the arm were examined 1907 and the posts he has filled in the charge of the child and they went to live by the managing partner it was found the Following upon a resolution passed last course of his career include those of in the village of Shek Laing, in the pro- sugar had not reached the godown. week und reported in the Daily Press at
Acting Assistant Registrar-General, vince of Kwangtang. At the age of 17, When the books of the Wing Fat Hong the time, the Canton Merchants' Associa Acting Second Police Magistrate, Acting he married and there were two children, firma "were seen, it was discovered tha tion has issued a notification advising all.8.P. and Police Magistrate" of. New son and daughter. The son died, but they had received the sugar and their Chinese merchants, in their future con Territories, Acting D.S.P., Assistant the daughter, who was about 7 years of books had been receipted with a chop
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tracts and business, agreements with foreigners, to employ the Chinese lan-
guage only,
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The Chinese merchants supporting the action consider this will make future dis putes arising from trade agreements depend only on Chinese interpretation "and not on "a language with which they
age unfamiliar,
BANDITS PROFIT BY A RAILWAY
ACCIDENT.
Not only was damage caused to the roiling stock by the derailing of a north ward bound train on the, Kwangtung Section of the Canton-Hankow Railway, between Wusbek and Mapa Stations on December 19th; some 35 passengers were
carried of by bandits.
BURGLARY AT THE PEAK HOTEL.
THEFTS FROM THREE" ROOMS.
While the residents of the Peak Hotel were soundly sleeping on Tuesday night en thief, or thieves, entered the rooms of "three of the guests and relieved them of
some of their valuables.
The heaviest loss was sustained by Mrs. Kill, wife of Mr. E. F. Kill, electrics! engineer at HM. Naval Yard. In this case the thief opened a wardrobe and took from it a platinum ring having two large and eight small diamonds, valued at £90, a gold watch, valued at £19, and a handbag which contained among other things a small sum of money. The bag, minus the money, was found in a bath room, through which the thief would appear to have gained entrance, to the
hotel. The thief had evidently, broken a pane of glass in order to unbolt the door of the bathroom.
Land Officer of the New Territories, Act
Director
Age, was still living.
Counsel went on to say that Li Sik ng District Officer, Head of the Sanitary Kwan fell ill and was attended by his Department attached to Crown Solici-grandmother, and no one could have tor's Office and later attached to Atter access to him without her knowledge. ney-General's Office, District Officer, She would also state that no one came Acting First Police Magistrate, Acting to see him. He died on January 31st, of Education, First Police 1991, and there was nothing said about Magistrate, Estate Deputy Commissioner, a will Her grandson's wife, defendant, Offcial Receiver and Registrar of Trade continued to live with her for sometime, Marks, and lastly Acting Director of but later left and went to reside in While she was there, she Education in February, 1934, the confir. Shamshuipo. mation of appointment as Director being met a nephew of the plaintiff, who was interested in the property. He went to received shortly afterwards.
her house, and she produced & document, which purported to be a will signed by her husband. She asked him to sign it as she wanted to get hold of the property, but he refused to affix his signature.
Mr. and Mrs. Orme weat for a trip to Java last summer, from which Mr. Orme returned much improved in health, but a week or two ago he was taken ill with malaria and has in consequence had to leave for Home after being medically ad- vised to adopt this course.
Yesterday many old friends attended at Queen's Pier to wish Mr. and Mrs. Orme Good-bye," good luck, and better health in the future and happy days in England
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Dealing with the details of the will, Counsel referred to property at 270. Queen's Rond and Wellington Street, and said that $1,300 annually was derived from them by rent.
which was not the chop of the Kui Hing Leong firm.
A former partner in the Kui Hing Loong firm gave evidence for the defence at the last hearing, that he gave instruc tions to the defendant at the time the sugar was received to take it to the Wing. Fat Hong firm, as the quantity was not large enough for the Kui. Hing Loong
to dispose of wholesale. This wit ness, on that occasion, stated that at this time he was also a partner in the Chau
Lam firm, which received payment for the sugar from the Wing Fat Heng firm. the latter being given a receipt for the
money,"
In adjourning the case last week at the request of the prosecution, His Worship remarked that he did not see how he could possibly convict the defendant of larceny in view of the evidence given.
Mr. McCallum' said that in view of the
Yesterday when the case was called, Mr. Leask said His Worship would re- member that the previous week he had made an application for the adjournment A GOOD SON.
of the case in order that he might confer Plaintiff giving evidence said that after with his client and Mr. McCallum on the THE REV. E. E. QUICK,.. her grandson's death there was no dis- matter. On behalf of his client, he now The Rev. E. K. Quick, also a passenger agreement between her and defendant. wished to apply for leave to withdraw on the Patroclus, will be particularly After Li Sik Kwan's death, she never the case. His client felt that in view of missed in the Colony as a cricketer and showed her anything in writing and what came out at the previous hearing an all-round sportsinan. He had played never said that she had a will, nor did he could not possibly bring evidence to regularly in the interport ericket matches she mention anything about property convict the defendant while in Hongkong and was captain of She (plaintiff) defrayed all the household the successful team that was sent to expenses, and gave defendant a dollar possibility of a case being brought against two each month. Even when her the complainant in the present case for Shanghai this year. He has also played or for the University, Cricket Club, to whom grandson was alive all the money was malicious prosecution, he would ask His "Li Sk Kwan was a Worship to record his findings on this he has been of very material assistance, handed to her.
I not ease. At the last hearing His Worship He was presented by them, prior to his very good son," she said. "He did"
the departure from Hongkong, with a suit. want money and I gave him $2 or 3 expressed the opinion that
Witness also evidence before the Court there was able token of their appreciation of his month for expenses."
nothing to support a charge or larceny, support of their Club..
The notes of His Worship on this matter. would probably be made use of. -- Li Wei Cheung, a nephew of plaintiff's
HI Worship intimated that be would residing at 106, Queen's Road East, who record a note as to his findings in the described himself as a partner of the case, as requested. He remarked that the Cheun Shing Cheung firm, said that he prosecution had very wisely withdrawn knew Li Soo Shi, who came to Hong- and therefore he discharged the defens kong in December, 1923. She invited himdant
KOWLOON AFFAIRS.
RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION,
From the zoom occupied by Mr. W. A. REPRESENTATIONS BY KOWLOON Butterfield a gold-filled Waltham watch, full hunter, valued at 260 gold, and some monry-about $12--was taken from a wallet which had apparently been thoroughly searched.
A sitting room occupied by Dr. and Mrs, Balean was also entered, but the only thing stolen was a pair of gold- rimmed spectacles in à case. A clock had been removed from the mantlepiece, but for some unknown reason perhaps on necount of its weight-it was left on the table. Possibly the thief was disturbed in his operations as it seems strange that *ic room which contained several articles of value more convenient to carry than a clock, the burglar should have taken only a pair of spectacles,
The
stated that when defendant left her house, she took away with her a box containing title deeds and jewellery,
At the usual monthly meeting of this Association held at St. Andrew's Church to her house and there produced a docu- Hall, Kowloon, the President, Mr. W. S. ment, and with tears in her eyes, plead- Bailey, in the chair, the following busied with him to sign it. She said she mess was transacted:
on
A. BANISHEE'S CRIMES. IMPRISONMENT AND A BIRCHING..
A returned banishee, who posed as a
constable and attempted to extort money, was charged before Mr. B. E. Lindsell
had some trouble with her grandmother- CHILDREN'S PLAYGROUND.
in-law. He refused to sign it. A few As only a strip of ground along days later she again requested him to Chatham Road and not the full area sign it, and he again refused. Sometime further back from the road had been pre- later he met her in the registrar's office,
at the Central Magistracy: yesterday, 1. pared by Government, the President, was and the registrar told him that she had Un Sunday, a man was arrested on a asked to interview the Eon. Colonial right to collect the rents on deceased's charge, of being concerned in a Triad Secretary on the matter with a view property, since probate of his will had Bociety The following day, defendant to obtaining for the children the full ares been granted. He (witness) had never posing as a constable, visited the man's home and demanded $5 from his wife, for which the Association had asked heard that deceased had left a will. The stating that he would influence the police Government.
document was produced, and witness said to set her husband free. He was asked that he recognised it as the document to call again; but next day the man was released, and on being told by his The police were informed as soon as
which defendant asked him to sign. wife of the man's visit, ha informed the residents on riking in the morning be. A letter was read from the C.8,P. His Lordship How do you know police. Defendant was arrested and re- came aware of their lossen, and efforts are stating that this practice was not con- that this document, was that which de cognised as banishee. being made to trace the thief and the fined to Chinese, and the Hon. Secretary lendent showed you on two occasions? missing property,
was instructed to write the 0.8.P. that Witness: I recognise it by its size and the Association's complaint included all colour. offenders against whom heavier penalties should be imposed. ⠀
TELEPHONE CO. SHARES. SUBSCRIPTION LIST TO REMAIN OPEN.
Inquiry at the offices of the Hongkong Telephone Co., yesterday, elicited the in formation that as yet the 250,000 sbarco offered for public subscription have not been all taken up, and even if they ace over-pbscribed, it is not intended that. the list should be closed immediately.
It in anticipated that the applications for shares will easily reach the number offered to the public.
DANGEROUS CYCLING BY YOUTHS IS KOWLOON.
Bis Lordship Is that the only reason you have for recognising itt..
Witness: Yes, that is all, Replying to Mr. Fitzroy, witness snid that he perused the document, and
Ho was sentenced to three months' hard labour for posing as a constable, and one year's hard labour for having returned from banishment. In addition he was ordered to receive 15 strokes of the birch,
A CHAUFFEUR CHARGED WITH MANSLAUGHTER.
SEQUEL TO COOLIE'S DEATH.
"NUMBELING OF HOUBES IN KOWLOON.
The Hon. Secretary was instructed to again write to the Government on this subject giving specific instances of concept for the signatures, it was the same fusion in numbering with consequent one as defendant had shown him.
noyance, caused by wrong delivery or Mr. Fitzroy submitted that the will was motoz car driver of the Yau Lok snnoyance
Garage, whilst driving a carnesr deliberate forgery Defendant ha
Laichikok Prison on Banday knocked non-delivery of letters, etc.
asked-Li Wai ́ Cheung to sign it, because) down a coolie, who later succumbed to he was one of three men who held pro-his injuries in the Kwong Wah Hospital.
The driver was charged yesterday before. Mr. E. W. Hamilton at the Kowloon perty in trust for the family,
KOWLOON ROSTITAL
The Hop. Becretary was instructed to
write to the Government respectfully
questing to be informed of the date the opening of this Hospital
His Lordship gave judgment for plain Magistracy with manslaughter and driv tiff, and made un order that the probate, ing a motor-car without efficient brakes. be revoked,
Accord, was remanded for a week
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