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THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 25th, 1927.
REDS INVADING KWANGTUNG.
MORE TYPHOON
VICTIMS.
· INHERITANCE AND RE-MARRIAGE.
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Dr. Tso, who had given evidence as to the Chinese law on the subject on behalf of plaintiff, was Cross- examined by Mr. F. C. Jenkin (for the defence). Asked if, in the case
15,000 TROOPS AND 35,000 FIVE LIVES LOSS IN JUNK DAUGHTER. DAUGHTER before them, where a man had been
IRREGULARS?
GENERAL LI ENTRUSTED WITH DEFENCE.
A PRO-CHIANG KAI-SHEK
MOVEMENT.
WRECK.
BOAT WOMAN'S PATHETIC STORY.
A belated report of the wreck of a junk and the loss of five lives was received in the Colony yesterday. (FROM "OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.] Seventeen Chiuchow fishermen also
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The military situation. is still cousing grave anxiety in Canton and General Li Tani Hsin left Wuchow for the Southern capitali
IN-LAW.
taken into her house by, a widow, the woman Was (in witness's JUDGMENT FOR THE LATTER. | opinion) married to him, Dr. Tho
UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR'S-
EVIDENCE.
The Chinese inheritance" case, which turns on time-honoured Chi-
said that this depended on the custom obtaining, and whether the widow had the consent of her re latives,
Asked if whether one of the duties of plaintiff on remarrying would be to worship at the family
OVERCROWDING!
30 MEN IN ACCOMMODATION FOR SIX.
CRACKER FACTORY PRO- PRIETOR FINED.
crackers without a license, the man- Charged with manufacturing fire-
ager of the Kwong Man Loong Cracker Ftory appeared before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Central Magistracy yesterday.
Mr. M. K. Lo represented the
reported the loss of their boats and nese laws and customs, progressed tablets of her second husband, defendant and Mr. T. H. King,
property as a result of Saturday's storm.
These men and the woman with
them looked as if they had gone "through much hardship and priva-
a stage further at the Supreme Court, yesterday, when it came up for further hearing before the acting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice J. R Wood).
Two women are disputing who is'entitled to inherit property left
witness replied in the negative.
Counsel put it to witness that by taking another an into the house the plaintif sad sacrificed her right to belong to her first hus band's family.
Witness replied that it was all of the second "husband" in regard to hersell. It was possible for widow to get another man into the
of her first husband.
Counsel. To be the widow of
D.S.P. prosecuted.
According to the prosecution, the defendant had had a license for the manufacture of fire crackers, which expired on June 30th, but he had that though the defendant had had grown so much that the pre mises were inadequate. The "room ia which fire-crackers" are made
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Dat renewed it. It was also stated TIES and HANDKERCHIEFS
on Thursday bus at the time of tion. Their clothing was tora and by their father and father-in-law a question of custom and the status started in a amall way, his business
writing had not yet arrived. The
Government has received informa
most of them bore bruises. They felt glad to have escaped with their
respectively.
tion that the "Red" army invading lives and although, reduced to dire Tsz Mui village, Hong Kong, inhouse and yet belong to the family should contain no more than six
Kwangtung numbers at least 15,000 men and they are said to be well
disciplined and well equipped
poverty, presented an appearance of stoical fortitude.
Five Drowned. The boat woman's story was most
A man namer Ngai I died at Tsat
1809, and left certain property. His only was the husband of the plaintiff in this case, and died. leaving no children to survive him. His widow took a second husband, and also adopted a son. In the
one man and the wife of another at one and the same time..
Another Version of the Law.
tro
Nanchang cannot have been at all the junk left Praya East on August the property should revert to her defence to give evidence concerning fendant was quite willing to comply
Chinese law and custom.
He said if there were invitations
persons, but defondant had fifty en working in one large room In His defence, Mr. Lo submitted that the practice had been going Dr. Lai Chi Esi, a Professor at police were aware of the true state for years, and probably the especially with regard to ammuni-"; pitiable. With two little girls and action she claimed on behalf of the the Hong Kong University, was of affairs, before they took out the four men on board besides herself, adopted son, an infant at law, that called in the afternoon by the summons. He pleaded that the de- tion. Their, supposed defeat at
for administration on behalf of the adapted son alleging that the daugh- of Ngai I had passed out of 'the' family because she had married.
In reply to this defendant (the daughter of Ngai 1) denied that she had married out of the family, and alleged that the plaintif bad done so by taking a second husband into her house. She also contended that the adopted son was bought by the plaintiff's second husband,
Lelongs to the Lum family.
severe. In addition to the main forces under General Yeh Ting and Ho Lung a large number of men
from the notoriously "Red" ред sant corps, and many employees of the Nanchang-Kiakiang Railway have attached themselves to this arthy bringing the total to between 44,000 and 80,000. The leaders are hastily setting up a Revolutionary Military Commission" to organise this mob at followers. Mrs. Sun Yat Sen and Mrs. Lan Chung Kai are mentioned-probably without the slightest reason-as members.
It was evidently with this threat in mind that the decisions of the Wackow Conference were made General Li Tsai Hain presided over a number of leading military officers
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from Kwangi and Kwangtung when it was resolved that, despite civil and military difficulties, the two
provinces must co-operate to resist
with with a cargo of coal. They reached Taishan, Canton, on August 10th, where the coal-was- unloaded, and left for Hong Kong on August 20th, without knowing that a
typhoon was approaching.
Nearing Lin Tin at 3 p.m., the typhoon caught, them with its full force. The sea was very rough and the boat soon filled and sark like
with all the requirements of the plans for their approval. He added police, and had in fact submitted
that the business had grown, and
by the widow's family for this man (the second husband of plaintiff) to come into the family, then that might be considered a marriage but in view of the fact that a new build- if the woman issued the invitationing could not be put up in about herself that would be at variance twenty-four hours, the defendant committed a breach under extenust- with the Chinese law and customs, and it would be no marriage.
ing circumstances.
Witness explained that if the woman got married again she and
A fine of 850 was imposed.
astone. The seven members of the named Lum, and that he, therefore, the husband; according to the Chi-EVADING SHAMSHU, DUTY.
crew held on to some wreckage,
Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C., in
and were driven hither and thither structed by Mr. Horace Lo, appear by the waves. The Brst to give uped for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. C. the fight were the two girls of only Jenkin, instructed by Mr. E. S. six and 14 years old.. Whose
Brookes, was for, the defendant. strength soon failed. After drift.
At the outset of the hearing. ing further three men aimaitane-
nese idea became enemies" of) the late husband, and an enemy is
iot entitled to anything at all.
Replying to Mr. Alabaster, wit C.ness agreed that the woman was entitled to buy a son to look after the property, and he could have a
the property, but he would have ng right to succeed to the ancestral
Mr.
RED LABELS HASTILY PUT ON.
ously released their hold on the Alabaster put in translations of different surname and still inherit Lindsell at the Central Magistracy:
wreckage and sank without rising.
The woman, who told the story, was carried by the tide to Lin Tin where she was thrown against
She managed to scramble on rock. to it and was there for a whole day until picked up by a fishing boat and carried to Heung Shan. She returned to the Colony by train yesterday." |
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Dashed Against Rocks. Seventeen Chiuchow fishermen invasion and internal disorder. The returned to the Colony yesterday to attitude of two ardent followers of scek relief. They belonged to two Chiang, namely Chien Tai Chun and fishing boats, one of which had a Ho Chic Wu is uncertain. Chien is crew of seven and the other ten.
leading his troops to the North of Kwangtung ostensibly to attack the Reds in Southern Kiangsi, but so far he has certainly done no fight-
Chinese law bearing on the points raised. They were as under-
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"A widow may ask a man into her house to take the place of her husband therein, but it is forbidder widow by culpable to seek familiarities, such conduct being detrimental to good morals. anyone does anything of that kind the ceighbours or relatives of the widow ought to inform the mardarin and have him turned out."
Factnote:-"This species of mar riage only occurs among poor or lowly people. The author of the contract on the part of the widow is her father-in-law, her mother-in-
They spoke Hokio which made it difficult to understand their story. law, or some other of the relatives It is understood however that they of the first husband; on the part were fishing somewhere near Chiu.of the second husband, his father, chow when the typhoon caught mother or other relatives. The
tablets..
The licensee of a Chinese wine shop, at No. 2, Eastern Street, was yesterday charged before Mr. H. E.
with (a) having in his possession and in process or removal to his licensed wine shop, 697 gallons of Replying to Mr. Jenkin, witness datiable liquor, and (b) that at said that a man of the family name about 4 a.m. on August 8th, he did who refused to have anything to keep on his licensed premises 543 do with the property, could not be gallons of dutiable liquor. Both forced to accept it.
Ord. 9 of 1911. charges were contrary to Sec. 56,
Mr. Jenkin: If the woman had parents in law to act as inter- mediaries and she asks a man to come to her house would you re gard her as married and liable to punishments?
Witness: If the woman arranged the marriage herself after her mar- riage she would have no connection with her late husband's family.
His Lordship: Suppose the man died without any children leaving widow, then according to old Chi- nese law the widow holds the pro-
defendant and the case for the pro
Mr. M. K. Lo appeared for the secution was conducted by Mr. G. R. Sager, of the Imports and Ex-
ports Office.
Evidence given by Revenue Officers was to the effect that jars containing shamshu were found on the premises and others on a junk. Out of 46 jars, 32 had red labels on. These labels were, however, damp and it was alleged that the them on in order to suggest that defendant had only recently put duty had been paid.
The case was adjourned until this
ing. Ho Chie We in the east of them. They were unable to sail or second husband does not take the perty until the adoption is made it morning.
the province has only 3,000 men with him and is a less important factor. It was also decided at the Wachow Conference that General La's troops should undertake the campaign against the Reds from Kiangsi and also keep an eye on Chien Tai Chun, The Armies of Fan Shek Sang and Wang Shiu Bung are to co-operate with Li's troopb.
row against the wind and were surname of the first husband of the eventually driven to San Mun, widow. His children belong to the somewhere to the East of Hong family of their father, and cannot be heirs to the family of the first hus Kong.
Their boats were dashed against hand of the widow. If they are the rocks and smashed to pieces. admitted to such family it, is in They had a long awim to shore and the capacity of heirs adopted out ware without food for two days of benevolence. If the widow has before they reached the Sas had not a son by the first husband she Customs. There they were put on ought to appoint, as heir, a descen- a passenger junk and taken back dent of the family of the first hus to Hong Kong.
hand.
They asked nothing more than a
passage back to Chiuchow, and it is believed that the Secretariat for Chinese Affairs will look after
The followers of Chiang Kai Shek in Canton "are organising a move- went in favour of his reinstatement. them.
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Several merchants' organisations Fishing Boats and 'Sheds,
Bix fishing boats were destroy ed by the typhoon at Taipo. No
and a number of labour unions.Bre.
supplying members of "The Com-lives were lost. Four house and mission for organising the movement a wooden shed collapsed in Bha
"If anyone nominates as his heir an adopted son of a different sur name to his own, he will be liable to blows of the rod, and he who has given away, the son will be liable to the same penalty. As to the adopted son, be will return to his paternal family."
Footnote: It is not unusual for a family to constitute as heir an adopted son of a different surname,
in support of Chiang Kai Shek's taukok village. There is no report and people are not interfered with Reinstatement." Delegates have of any casualty.
„been appointed to approach the
Nanking Government."
The police are making every effort
in doing so by the Civil Autho-
Witness: Yes.
His Lordship: Suppose there is suitable male present in the family to be adopted what are the people to do then 1.
Witness: They could buy a son with another surname, and such a son would be entitled to the pro- perty and the rights, but he would not be considered as an heir. His Lordship: When made this adoption she could re- marry
she has
Witness: She could do so, but after the marriage has taken place she has no connection with hor de- ceased husband's family.
has been bought belong to the Lordship: Would the boy first husband's family?
Witucas: Yes.
HONG KONG'S MEDICAL JOURNAL.
JULY NUMBER OF CADUCEUS."
"THE
A copy of the July number of The Caduceus has coine to hand. Most of it will be of interest only to the medical profession, but while hardly pleasant reading, at least one of the articles will be of in-
social conditione, at the present terest to al students of Chinese
time.
A thoughtful article entitled Lest We Forget" is contributed by the Editor, based on the Lister centenary, whilst other articles comprise
The Relationship of Radiology and Surgery?" by Sir Berkeley Moynihan, Bt KC.M.G., Ber LL.D., M.S., F.R.CS.
of
Witness also stated that the adopted child should be under three years of age at the time of adop tion if he had a different surname, In adoption for the benefit of the family the age did not apply.
Mr. Jenkia remarked that the adoption in this case was after mar
does not re-marry properly, but riage and above three years of age.
His Lordship: Suppose the widow lives with a man does that effect "Syphilis of the Nervous System.
in China," by M. O. Pfister, MD., Witness: Then she cannot be MRC.S., LC.P..
Stricture of the Vagins Among pelled from the family by law
the Chinese," by R. E. Tottenham, F.R.C.P.I. Another witness called agreed B.A., with all Dr. Lai had said.
$7,000 Kerosene Lost In Typtocurities, at any rate if they are not her rights or not?
A valuable shipmeat of kerosene denounced by their kin, which never entitled at all. She would be ex oil, amounting to 1,041 cases was happens if the fortune of the family lost overboard from six lighters is moderate. during the typhoon."
The Present Position B.Sc., M.D., D.TM. & H. Malaria," by J. Anderson, M.A.,
W Disease (Diverticuli
At the close of the afternoon tia)," by Alexander Cannon, MA, herring Mr Alabaster said that in Ph.D., M.B., Ch. B. and Mr. Jenkin would refrain from Diverticulosis, by C. W. McKenny, order to shorten the proceedings he
A Note on Prediverticulitis and
addressing his Lordship.
B.A. M.D., ChB., D.M.R.E.
"Dental Focal Infection," by H. F. Sommers, D.D.S
"Rabies and Anti-Rable Treat-
of which they are capable to find
"If an abandoned child of three -On their way to the Standard years or under is taken charge of out and arrest those responsible for Oil Company's installation at Lai- by a charitable person who adopte the outrage at the Central Bank.chikok, the lighters were compelled him as a son, and later on, when -So-far-there-have-been-no-arrests-to-run-into-Tein-Wan-for-shelter ho grows up, he is reclaimed by His Lordship reviewed the evi but armed policemen are, stationed from the storm, and the master of his natural father or natural mother, dence given in the case, and pro- visionally found for the plaintiff, one of these has since reported to the latter will be liable to some with costs. He asked Counsel to ment." by EP. Minett, M.D.. nil about the place and are stopping the police the loss of a great deal pumshment, as in the case of him consider his findings and as to DPH, DTM & H
searching a good many passers of the cargo, amounting to nearly whe lyingly claims as his own, the whether they wished for a written The Mentally Defective Child." judgment, or would agree with his by Alexander Cannon, MA, Ph.D., provisional finding.
M.B., Ch.B.
and
$7,000.
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