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ELEPHANTS AND
RUBBER TREES.
| DESTRUCTION IN MALAYAN PLANTATIONS.
Ipoh-At Sungei Siput the Wild Life Commission heard some staat- ling evidence regarding the great Įdamago dime's estates in the Plus Valley since the district was open ed up with relbor.
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SERVANT GIRL'S SWEETHEART.
MEMBER OF A GANG OF
CROOKS.
Detective Inspector Shannon, that he had been inatrusted to sit prosecuting, informed his Worship for the case to be dealt with sum- The damage to date was catimat-marily. On being charged, the do- ed by Mr. J. K. Swaine, who had fendant pleaded Quilly.' beonplanding in the district sinco 1000 and who is at present a dire tor of Sange Reyla Estaba and visiting agent to other estates in | Perak ́n: £200,000.
Mr. J. K. Swain in the course of his evidenss said that estakes first suffered dunag in 1011. Prior t. that there had been no instance of an catate being raided by elephant. He estimated that the damage done since 1911 to the pre- sent day was £200,000.
"JUNE'S NULLITY PETITION."
CURIOUS POINTS OF LAW.
Remanded from Wednesday, Chinese who was charged with con- A case concerning a potétion for spiracy to commit a robbery at 7, Queen Victoria Street on September nullity of marriage by Lady In- was yesterday sentenced by verclyde, formerly June, the ne Mr. E. II. Williams to six months' tices, which was heard before - Bir. hard Inbour.
Justica Batson in the Divorce
stated to involved point of law which had never been Court was
precisely determined by the courts.
Mr. Norman Birkett, K.C., for Outlining the facts of the case, Lord Inverclyde, informed the Inspector Shannen said that the court that he was concerned with etsied was formerly employed as a cook at No. 7. Queen Victorina summons which had been taken Street, ground foor, and while he out by. Lord Invorcylde to have his was there he became engaged to be married to a maidservant on the wife's petition dismissed on the He obtained inside ground that the court, had no juris- floor above. information 224 to the where-diction owing to the Scottish abouts of money and jewellery in domicile of the parties, and also tho fiat upstairs and as a result four
petition by Lady Inver- there on September 21. During the lyde for alimony pendente lite men committed an armed robbery to have Mr Swain aid that although robbery, the concubine of the prin (during the proceedings) dismissed it was well known that elephants cipal witness in the case was stab- wore in the Plus Valley there wasbed and she had to stay in hospital on the sime ground. no evidence whatsoever that cle- for a low days. phants were partial to rubber as a food and he did not think that special precautions should have been taken it the outect Had Government boen aivaro that e- phants were destructive to rubber, Innd would have been given out with some on, of condition attach- cd.
£100,000 Damage,
In 1915, four years after elephant started to stroy rubber, he had estimated the daannge dane to ikat date at £100,000 and Mr. A. H. Orr at the same time stated that in Sungei Besi 1,050 acres of rub- ter had been destroyed. He was not aware that Government in 1915 disclaimed any responsibility for dainage.
Accused had told him (the Inspec tor) that he was approached by an unknown man who neked if he could namo a place that could be easily robbed and accused had supplied the address. The robbers haul was 82,387 in money and jewellery. Ac. cused was present at the robbery, and kept watch on the floor while the others went inside,
LOCAL PROBATES.
ESTATE OF FORMER NAVAL
YARD EMPLOYEE.
Estat in the Colony worth 65,200 was loft by Sheik for Shaik) Ackber, formerly of the Naval Mr. Swaine continuing said that
Yard, who died at 13, Morrison he was at the Front in 1915 and Gap Road, on January 20. this had no porconal knowledge of the pear. Probate of the will has been system of patrols that we tried. granted to the widow, Minonah (or He, however, had been given to Mimonah) Ackber, afina Chun (or understand that patrols had only Chan) Pui Chuu. Testator expres ta give notice of the arrival of ole-seg the wish that the estate shall phants and go out with the bun- be invested until his youngest ter. The yatem that had worked daughter comes of nge when well wie one in which approved shall be divided proportionately be persons were allowed to shoot ole-tween his three daughters. phants in prescribed areas. That ayakem
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The hearing was adjourned, after a long legal argument between Mr. Birkett and M. Cates-Preedy, K.O.. for Lady Inverclyde.
Lady Inverclyde and her mother romained outside the court while Mr. Birkot spoke.
Many legal books were stacked on counsel's table, from which, au- thoritics wore cited. The crowd in the public gallery included many fashionably dressed women. ·
Mr. Birkatt said the position slated that the marriage had nevor bren consummated.
Lord and Lady Inverclyde, he certinund, were. married at St.
Columba's, Pont-street, London, on March 21, 1929,
The petition waited that after the ceremony Lady Inverclyde lived at Park-sreet, London, at Renfrow shire, Scotland, and other places,
"Domicila.
Foreign
Lord Inverclyde was declared to be a peer with no occupation, and domiciled in Scotland, but resid. ing partly in London and partly in Renfrewshire.
Your petitioner' is also domicil eù in Scotland, but residing partly in London and partly in Renfrew- shire.
Wong Hon Chui, dias Wong Pui stopped by Govern-pin, Ine of 22, Timg Ming Tent ment although it had worked well. Hong, Pak Hok Chau, Honam, Mr. Hubback stated that he Canton, who died at Canton on
"Your petitioner is also domicil- could and no evidence to support November 9 inst war. left Honged in Scotland," added the petition, Mr. Swaine's statement.
Kong estate worth 827,800 Pro- tx had by Mr. Birkett Mr. Suuine replied that he was bate of the will has been granted Lady Inverclyde, it was alated, na approved person licensed to to two sons, Wong Kai Kwong and had no permanent addres, but was shoot elephant but when he had Wong Kai Tai, who aro temporarl-living at present at Holford-road, occasion to apply for the renewally living at 619, Nathan Road, Hampstead, N.W. Mr. Birkett of his lienee ho was refused ano Kowloon. Everything is bequeath said that the domicile of both and never could get it rennwood to the excoutors, andther son rrties was conceded to be foreign-. When the old system was wiped out and the oldest grondson.
that was, obland. all the trouble elorted.,
Fencing Scorned,
Asked if foneing had lion tried Mr. Swaine scorned the idea of a suitable fancing to prevent the Plus herd of 70 elephants from doing damage. He said that only n fence like the one at the London Zoo round the elephant enclosure would keep out the Plus herd... A long line of empty kerosene oil tins hul been tied on a string along the boundary of the estate. The first time the elephanta caine and knocked against the line they got frightened and halted but on the second visit the elephants sem-|| ply pulled the tius down and did" greater damage to the estate than over they had done before,
Continuing be said the elephants were not shy at anything if one was to judge by what they had done.
Once the hord pulled down the Plus Central Hospital where there was a number of patients is the time.
On another occasion they enter- ed a European assistant's bungalow at the kitchen and walked right | through pulling the place down as
a result.
Tress Uprooted.
The damage done to the Eastfield Datate was 4,000 11 year old trees
out.
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FOR THE POOR. DONATIONS TO ST. VINCENT
DE PAUL
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul acknowledgen with grateful thanks, the following further dona- tions to the forthcoming fete in aid
of Hong Kong's poor
lir. Tong Chung Po Mr. G. P. de Martin Mrs. M. Banker
The Hon. Mr. C G. B.
Mackie
Sir Robert Ho Tang
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Ly Hồ Tùng
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Mr. J. M. de Castro Basto 20
Mr. Li Ping.....
Mr. A. L. Shicks
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Anonymous
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The estate of Mr. and Mrs.
F. A. Gomes
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25
15
30
20
The estate of Jose Eduardo.
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ANDRymous
Mr. Leung Yan Po
Fower Tigern.
The exact point at issue as to jurisdiction in a nullity suit had nawor, he anbmod, been deformin. ed by any of the counts.
Mr. ColorPreedy said that be did not want to acquirede, in Mr. Birkett'tement thap, if he wore successful in regard to the firs
sue there was no iurisdiction to dead with the second costerning ali. mony pendente lita:
Material Sontance.
Mr. Birks contended that in a suit for nullity on the grounds al leged in the petition, where it was conceded that there was a foreign domicile the only count to exercian jurisdiction in the matter was the court of foreign domicile,
Mr. Birket aid he ought to mention
an ante-nuptial settle ment entered into between the par- ties in March 1020. The materiał Bentence was that:-
It is hereby provided that the rights of the parties and of all beneficiaries shall be interpreted and constituted according to the law of Scotland, in thich coin. try the first party is domiciled." Later Mr. Brikett contended that just as it was concedded in the law “Mr. O. B. Haines, planter, of divorce that the law of domicile Selams, said he had noticed there
was appliable, the same thing was were fewer tigers in the district,applicable in the mass of nullity. but no noticeable alteration in pig, (3reen pigeon, too, were very scarce, though formerly fighter were very good.
Dovenly Estade, 31,000 trocs pulled out, also a further ares of lodgraded rubber taken out a
Sungei Royle, approximately 19,
Ho far the only pest that had 000 troes pulled out betwem 1920 troubled him was tho porcupine. Coahnul re-supplying Ban He had suffered no damage by deer. gei Rey's planted 12 acres in 1913 Fencing, he thought, was an excel- which had been repeatedly damaglent safeguard against inroads by ed so often that only 30 acres of deer. Page wire fencing was proef this area had just come into bear- against practically everything. ing,
Mimos Invisa also helped in keep Lintons Estate Of De acros
ing pig away. He thought that planted were go seriously damage he presont arrangement of clos od by elephant that it was allowed seasons for birds needed revision, to revert to secondary, growth..
Phin Soon Estate, approximate- ly 10,473 trees pulled out.
Wells Estate, '480' deres Üg en- tirely wiped out by elephant-and abandoned in 1923.
First In Rivers.
Some regulations were necessary for the conservation of fish in rivore. The Mainys would be very badly off without fish. Fish was the most expensive part of native Other Wild Life In Porak
dict
and destruction of the na Mr. Sanger Davies, State Foresttural supply would be sorique, Officer, Perak, stated that be. He agreed the it was desirable had bom in Malaya 23 years, and to have comprehensive regulations during to course of that period to deal with the fauna of the coun he had not goen any change in the try. Parochialism should be pre- wild life of the country. As · 194 vented and co-ordinating effort was Rards damage, wild elephasta had asemary. occasionally pushed over forest officers quarters
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Mr. 1, N. H. Evans, othnograph
ei, F.M.S. Museums, who was for merly Game Warden, Perak, said he was a keen fisherman, and con sidered that something should done for the preservation of river.
hibition of small-meshetys traps could be emily enforced.
Ho submitted that this only court for June, Lady Inverclyde, was the Scottish count
Mr. Birkett had not concluded has arguments when the hearing was adjourned.
HEALTH IN EASTERN
PORTS.
The following health bulletin of eastern porta, for the week ended November is issued by the Director of Medical and Sanitary Services:-
Flague
Tamatave......... Alexandrin Baghdad Nom-Penk
Casca.. Deaths.
Cholera.
Bombay Iloilo Bangkok Saigon
Emall-poz.
Cochin Karachi Madras
Rangoon
Saigon
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