LOCAL ESTATES.
SIR MANESSEH MEYER'S WILL..
JEWISH CHARITIES TO BENEFIT.
Included in the large estate left by Sir Manasseh Meyer, of 3, Oxley Kise, Singapore, who died on July 1, this year, is 825,300 in Hong Kong, which has hissed for probate on hohalf of the executors, testator's sous, in Singapre.
STABBING CASE
REHEARD.
NEW EVIDENCE FOR THE DEFENCE.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1930.
PRISON OUTRAGE.
ASSAILANT BEFORE THE
MAGISTRATE.
COLONY'S TRADE FOR SEPTEMBER.
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Refined white sugar importe in- There was a sequel to the recent creased from 201,760 picula ($2,021, - The re-hearing of a cano in which Chinese pig killer who was sen-stabbing affair at Victoria Gaol at 261) to 347,803 (82,570,757), the tenced to three weeks' imprisonment Central Magistracy, yesterday when Netherlands East Indies account. for stubbing a fellow-worker in the prisoner was brought before Mr, ing for 327,60 piculs (82,418,818), slaughter house at Ma Tau Kok E. H. Williams on a charge of un-Exports fol! from 349,802 pieuls took place before Mr. H. R. Butters lawfully and maliciously wounding 483,005,083) to 268,553 piculs (82, at the Kowloon Magistracy yeator-, Warder Plumb on October 22, in 334,108), North China taking 105,70 Victorin Gaol with intent to main.rriculs (81,151,710) in August 48 Prisoner's name, given on the against 48,358 piculs (847,200) in charge sheet, is Chiu Sin Chung. September.
day.
Mr. F. C. E. Rendali appeared for the defendant and Inspector Lano was for the prosecution.
The complainant, in evidence,
Ho is a native of Pun U.
to Detective-Inspector Shannon
Egg imports increased by 820,000. apndy at $110,484.
$281,630, exports remaining Imports of tinned and bottled
peared for the Police and Mr. J.
In his will testator appointed said that on the maruing of Septem. Franks, Superintendent of fruit full $30,000 to $72,003, ax
his sons as trustees for his Synago- to at Oxley Rise and the Hebrow School in Bencoolen Street, Singa.
ber 27, one of the scrapers belong ing to the Leung Kes shop was missing. A new foki of another shop took it away by mistake. How-
Victoria, Gaol together with Chief Warder J. McLeod; were presput in Court.
His Worship (to Mr. Franks)
poris remaining approximately the anme at 883,053
RUSSIAN GIRL SHOT.
EXTRAORDINARY AFFAIR IN SHANGHAI.
·LOVER'S MAD ACT.
Nadejdą Nicolaevna Astrova, a 15-year-old Russian ballet daneer formerly employed in the Canid- rome, was shot and wounded by à Georgian named Shalika Badridze, in the garden in front of No.: 032 Avenue Joffre Shanghai, on Mon- day. Her assaliaht surrendered himself to the police.
The girl, who lives at No. 104 Jeffro Terrace, was removed to the Blue Hospital where she is lying in a crictical condition:
Condensed milk imports foll
It would appear that, at 0.16|| #20,000 to $343,080 with an increase
p.m. the girl was visiting 639 in exports of 890,000 (8271,302).
Tes importa amountaif to 8333,335 | Avenue Juffre when she was accost-
pore, together with six houses in ever, Wong Sang, & jokishUDE You will be asking for committal and exports to $423,095 as compared by the arrested man, who is
the.
Kee shap accused with theft which he resented. Ai argu- ment arose and witness was struck in the forearia by a scraper. Seung Kit, a foki employed in the same shop as Wong Sang, came on the scene and struck witness on the.
front of the school as endowment. They are directed to upkeep theso unstitutions as in his lifetime, in- cluding food for the pupils and salaries for teachers. The sons are directed to attend regularly at the Synagogue for one year after testa ter's decease to perform the custom-chest. ary ceremonies. A sum of £20 is to bo remitted every month to Jar- usalem for performing of religious rites, and £76 on every anniversary of his death for supplying food to the Yeshiba people and their fami- lies.
After certain bequests have been ret, the residue of the net income of the estate is to, be applied for charitable institutions or education alcatablishments for the benefit of persons of the Jewish religion.
A clause in the will states that 11 any child or grandchild shall crase to profess the Jewish faith or intermarry with a Gentile, auch child or grandchild shall be de. prived of all life interest in the estate.
Shanghal Tragedy Recalled. Acceptance to probate of 10
Mr. Franks: It is a police czec.ed with 8375,623, and 8377,517. Yes, we shall be asking for com- mittat.
romance.
Vermicelli imports increased from now a bodyguard in the employ of $293,704 to $733,039 and xports a wealthy Chinese and who was from 8348,007 to 8434,443.
formerly a wealthy merchant and His Worship: I suppose it is now
Fuels.
cabaret proprietor in Harbin. It Imports totalled $1,188,038 and just a case of asking for a remand?
Inspector Shannon: A formal re-exporte $170,104, Imports of bitu was in the latter city that a friend- nand for one week. It may be minous coal increased from 38,065 ship between the two parties was A love. Defendant, Wong Wai, who was possible to hear some of the witness tons (8504,492) to 15,801 tona (8031,-established which led to
Bystanders Held Up. working in another room, on hear-before Mr. Plumb comes out. That, the exports, amounting to
When he met the girl the man ing the commotion rushed in and will be decided later on.
The prisoner was accordingly
was heard to say "So you are go- stabbed the complainant in the
ing to leave me for ever. Will you' back. He was one of Wong Sang'sanded for one week.
como back and the reply was countrymen,
Imports of 8338,131 show a do "Maybe." Persons dining on the eronse of 811,000, metal bedsteads verandah at the time board no more 820,000 to 8179,705, enamel ware a shot, was heard and the girl criod dropping 810,000 Exports declin. of the conversation but presently advancing 823,000 to 843,813. Sow. I am wounded. He wants to
kill ine, Send me to hospital.quick.. ing machines fell 810,000
ly." 830,4441.
►
The Defence.
In the previous hearing, the two fokis, Wong Sang and Boung Kit, who in fact, started the fight, ab- sconded but they were afterwards found and were produced in Court yesterday as witnesses for the de- fence.
The defendant, in giving evidence from the witness-box, denied having stabbed the complainant. He stated that when he heard the commotion he went in and separated the fighters.
In reply to his Worship as to how the complainant came by the wound in the back if he did not Catrike him, defendant stated that
10,777 tons (8157,450) as against 20,976 ans (8200073) Firewood re-imports increased from 144,084 Ficuls (8120,774) to 179,944 picula |(3159,120).
In answer to a question by the Magistrate regarding the patient's condition, Mr. Franks said: "I saw him this morning. He is not worse, but he is not out of danger by any nang,"
PRETTY LOCAL WEDDING.
SANITARY INSPECTOR
MARRIED.
Hardware,
to
Bystandera rushed up in an at- Intoxicating Liquors. tempt to go to the rescue of the Proin a high figure of 8440;403 girl but they were held up by a in July imports have steadily do- second pistol which the man point- clined to 8335,131 while exporteed at them. He warned them not reached the highest figure for the to approach or he would shoot year at $179,705, an increase of them, after which he proceeded to $40,000 over August. Malt liquors fire three more shots. The whole accounted for 8124,493 of the im- tour, shots took effect, two bullets A pretty wedding took pace at ports, spirits for 8109,870 and na-penetrating the right log and two St. John's Cathedral yesterday tive liquors for 881,079. Nativo the left. The girl dropped to the when Miss Doris Margaret Davey,iquors (846,801) constituted the ground crying for help.
chief item of export. daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. Davey Machinery and Engines.
Imports were 8271,132 compared
of Harringay, London, was married
Assailant Gives Himself Up. Immediately after the shooting. Badridze surrendered himself to a
estate of 89,300 in Hong Kong re.it might have been caused by the to Mr. George Herbert Sherriff, with 8171,700 and exparts 891,344 sorgeant of the Fronch Municipal) calls the Bad tragedy on July 10 scraper which Wong Sang was hold. whose parents also reside in Lon-as compared with 876,385. Im Rolico.who happened to be passing
in his band at the time.
Wong Sang next went into the He stated that the fight was caused by the complainant. Witness who stole his scraper.
ast in Shanghai, when Mr. Char- les Samual Goddard, Custom Ex-witness-box. aminer, was murdered by his s sistant cook, who has since been
exocuted.
Testator's local estate, which is the equivalent of Shanghai taols 13,760.18, is left to the widow, Mrs. Sim Yuk Chan Goddard, the sole executrix namod in the will, who is temporarily residing at 6, Gree son Street, Hong Kong.
Mr. Rohort Norman Hatrick, late of 22, De Vere Cardona, Kensington, Middlesex, England, who died on May 1, 1928, at Ealing, left Hong Kong estate-worth 83,400 and not personnity elsewhere amounting to £3,140.18a. 7d. Every. thing is bequeathed to the widow.
Chinese Estates,
asked the complainant for the scraper but the latter denied having seen it. Witness then continued his search and found the scraper under complainant's basket. He then ac cused him of stealing and a quarrel ensued in which the two came to
don.
The Rov. V. H. Koop officiated. The bride arrived in the Colony on Wednesday, on board the 6.5. Macedonia, while the bridegroom, who is the Sanitary Department has been a resident in Hong Kong for a number of years.
The bride wore a dress of beaded
blows Complainant rushed ni him white satin and a head-dress of and strucks him and witness, who to ward off but struck the comquet of pink and white roses and had the scraper in his hand, tried orange blossom. She carried a bou- plainant in the lorearm.
maiden hair fern. fisses Ursula November 3.
The case was thon adjourned till Woodhouse and Hazel Merrimas
were the bridesmaids and
wore periad dresson of ankle length with fuchia pink volet yokes and heavy crêpe de chine skirta, silvor Ineo bonnets and silver shoes. Mr, F. Rapley gave away the bride and Mrs. A. A. Andrews was the matron of honour. dr. A. Jillott was “best man."
MOTOR-CAR FATALITY.
EUROPEAN DRIVER STATES
HOW IT HAPPENED.
A verdict of "Accidental Death " was returned by the jury yester day at an inquiry conducted by Mr. R. E. Landsell sitting as Coroner. The victim was an un: identified coolie who was injured by a car driven by Mfr. G. H. Goetz on September, 30. The coolie died
After the coremony a reception was held at the Hong Kong Hotel where many friends tendered their good wishes to the happy couple.
The newly married couple, who
ports of electrical, machinery rose 266,000 to $80,905, and knitting ma- chinery $16,000 to $19,349.
Manures.
The imports of mantires has steadily declined from 82,450,050 in May to the September figure of $1,137,126, while exports reached the highost lavel for the year at 82,002,081 as compared with $1,904,
and handed the latter his pistols; one of which was a Browning Rulo- inatie in which were two "live ear tridges.
The wounded girl was rushed to
the Blue Hospital and an x-ray photograph was taken at ten o'clock that night, this revealing that the light shin bone had been broken and that the bullets wore embedded
th in August.Imparts of sulpin the flesh. The wounds in the hate of ammonis accounted for $1,123,746 and exports $1,480,318
Motals.
loft leg wise word a serious nature and doctors wore of the opinion that it would be Impos- sible for the girl ever to dance again.
Total importe were 89,785,651,
After the shooting, the accused the highest figure for the year, compared with 62,517,434, and exman was taken to the French Police porta 82,068,197, a drop of 8000,000. Station where he is alleged to have Iron. and steel imports reached admitted that he had shot the girl. 8770,888 and tin 8955,045, the ex- He is said to have stated that he porta under these two heads being had lived with hor for several years 8252,753 and 8805,091 · respectively. But now that he was impoverished she had transferred her affections.
Minerals and Oras: Imports reached the comparative- ly huga total of 8955,251 as against the previous highost of 848,405 in
The exports were:-Unbleached May. due to the arrival of 4,097 cotton, 8290,689, bleached cottons piculs (8173,030) of wolframite 6401,073, light cotton fancies 82,516,- from Bouth China. Exports ad.74, prints 8215,317, cotton sundries vanced 810,000 to 948,208.
$130,832, woollens 8585,278,- silk. $334,177 and miscellaneous $1,011,- |
Tobacco.
An estate of $40,000 was left in the Colony by China Lum, alias Ching Cho Fai, alias Kung Wo Tong, lats, of 6, Babington Path, Hong Kong, who died at Shekki in June last year. Letters of ad. Ininistration with will annori on October 10 from injuries receiv: scnta, will spend their honeymoon level at $646,596, as against $627,--| while exports roso $180,000 to
bave been granted on behalf of the eldest son, Ching Ab Bing, of Honolulu City,Hawaii, the solo executor and trustee for the family, Yip Sing Youk, aling Yip Ping Wong, alios Yip Fing Cheung, late of 13, Elgin Street, left local estate to the value of 829,500. He died intestate in July this year. Lot zers of administration have been granted to his oldest brother, Yip Ming Hin, of 23, Osine Road.
in the Government Civil Hospital were the recipients of many pre
ed.
The circumstances of the necident. were related to the Coroner by Mr. Goetz, who explained that at the time of the accident it was raining honvily, Ho was driving along Hennessey Road from East to Went at the time and be noticed a lorry driving in tha, opposite direction which had obviously started near the kerb and was keeping to the right of the road in order to give Mr. Goetz's car an opportunity to pass.
at Macao and Canten.
ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH BAZAAR.
COMMITTEE'S THANKS FOR
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Nuts and Seeda. Imports reached a now high level of $1,000,172 as against the previ sus highost of 910,027 In August, while exporte niso reached a 00
FED.
towat recorded this year and al- The importa of 8703,207 wore the
most $200,000 less than August,
$663,824. Cigarettes comprised Ons and rats.
491,817 of the imports and $500, Imports decreased from 33,762,017 | 198 of the exports. to $2,857,557, while exports drop- ned from 82,251,924 to 81,919,070, Fetrol imports ampunted to 8251,404 as against 8682,873; fuel oil 8389,600 ne against 81,008,711; and kerosene $1,226,783 as against 81,129,440, Peanut oil in drums amounted to $348,306, a slight in-
Treasure.
Treasuro imports dropped 82,000,- 000 to $4,031,970, while exports rapidly declined from the high of 821,145,487 in July, to $3,038,037 in September.
Vehicios.
Imports dropped from #316,087 The Committee of the -St. An- crease. Exports of patrol fell from drew's Branch of the Victoria 8303,838 to 8991,891; fuel oil de to 8178,318, motor cars accounting As the car passed the lorry, Mr. Diocesan and Missionary Associa-creased from 8280,000 to 860,954 for 869,685, (U.S.A. 884,683, Unit- Goetz noticed that someone had tion, acknowledge with thanke the while kerosene, showed a slight do-ed Kingdom 84,520). Exports fell
crease at 8625,688.
from 8108,671 to 870,051. run into the left front wheel of his kindty help of the following firms, car which immediately pulled up, who generously contributed in
Paints,
Wearing Apparel. A sum of $25,000 was assessed He found that the injured man was viurious ways to their recent Importe
dropped $20,000 to
An increase of 8200,000 is shown as the valus of another estate loft bleeding from his head and .arm. Basaar
$121,000, and exports 830,000, to by the import figure of 8808,808, by Sha Pai In, late of 118, Welling have tried to cross the road after Ltd., fr. J. T. Bagram, Bitzer The man, according to witness, must
The Asiatic Petroleum.Co. (§.C.), | 6124,076.
foreign hats and caps increasing by Ploce-Goods.
$50,000 to $318,772 Exports in- ton Street, who died-in April Inst.the lorry had gone by,,
Imports have largely increased dressed from 8710,828 to $814,881. Próbate has been granted to Sho Assistance was sent for and the Co., The Britannia Aerated Water Co., The British-American Tobacco.
Sundries Leung Chuon and She Pik Chuca, injured man was sent to the GovCo., Ltd., The Cafe Pavilion, The since June, partly owing to the
ernment Civil Hospital. Here he Commercial Press, Ltd. T
laying in of winter stocks. From second elder brother and eldest son lingered for 10 days before he died, Farm Ice & Cold Storage Co., Ltd., July 80,822,cas. in August, the ly dropped from a high figure of The Dairy,613 80 June, 86,030,487 in. Imports under this head steadi. respostively, who are plirected to A post-mortem examination showed W. A. Hannibal & Co., J. D. Hut figura jumped to $13,202,070 in 87,412,377 in July to 80,410,758,
that he had a contusion of the administer the estate upon trust.
while exports remained steady at brain; he had two ribs broken, his chison & Co., The Kowloon Store, Lane, Crawford, Ltd., W. R. Loxley Chan Yip Ki,, lats, of 34, Tung right arm was torn and he had been & Co., Nestles & Anglo-Swiss Con- Exporte amounted to $6,945,976 $3,108,989. Following are the chief Man Stroot, Hong Kong, who died Buffering from tuberculosis
In the course of his evidence, Mr. densed Milk Co., The Sincere Co., as against $8,603,137 for August, items of import and export:
export 330,584; electrical ap. last July, loft estate in the Colony Goetz stated that he had been driv.std., The Texas Co., Watson & Co., the previous highest figure being Gunny bags import 8485,712 and
Ltd., Harry Wicking & Co., The $4,085,329 in April, worth $10,800. Probate has being since 1902, and had driven prao Wing On Co., Ltd., Ye Olde Prin
Unbleached cottons accounted for paratus import 8554,337 and export $323,030; hides import 8144,833 and granted to the sons, Chan Kan In tically every make of car. He had
8185,070 of the imprts; bleached export 8177,633; leather import only once been involved in an acterie, Ltd. and Chan Kam Kwan, who are cident where danger to life was The gross receipts for the day cottons 8030,321, light, cotton fan-409,893 and export #237,211; mat „Punnatud to the ratisfactory main of cica 2,810,208, prints 8378,854, cotches import 8575,088 and export aho qupowared to servoir to festa involvody
the Committee desire to len - sundFICE* 23,334,944, Wolle 450,073 paper and paperware"tar"} The turning hair, vez, 181, 182, and tor's half.
dict of Accidental Death" added thank all the mony Triange who take and
all others import 24,241,228 and ex- Kwong Fung Chun and Wong Kee that no blame was attached to the helped in any way in making the cellaneous piece goods 83,780,094,"
driver.
(Continued at foot of neat column.) port 83,315,727, Grmis.
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