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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 10, 1934.
POLO CLUB'S NEW HOME
TO BE READY BY END
OF THE YEAR
Full Sized Boarded Ground
In Kowloon
At the annual meeting of the
With these remarks I propose
are before you.
Hong Kong Polo Club held yester-the adoption of the accounts that
day it was indicated that the Club was being provided with, a full- sized boarded ground with very adequate pavilion in Kowloon, near Prince Edward Road, and that the new place will be ready by Novem- ber.
His Excellency Major General O. C. Barrett presided over the meet- ing and took the opportunity to extend the Club's thanks to the retiring honorary secretary, Mr. W. T. Stanton for the work he had done for the Club during his term of secretaryship.
In 'surveying the past year, the Chairman sald:-
Income and Gentlemen.-The Expenditure Account for the year shows a deficit of $619.95 as com- pared with a loss last year of $778.75. However, in that year there were certain expenses to be met in connection with the visit of the Shanghal Interport Team, that did not recur this year. Thus our financial position begins to give some cause for alarm and I recommend that the incoming
The accounts were seconded by Mr. Stanton and carried unani" mously.
At the election of officers which followed, it was announced that Mr. Stanton,, for private reasons would retire from the Secretary ship of the Club. Mr. Stanton proposed Mr. Jordan, who was unanimously elected.
The Chairman said that they all owed a debt of gratitude to Mr. Stanton for the enormous amount of work Mr. Stanton had done and for the expense he had gone to at times. He felt sure that every- body connected with polo regretted that he had decided to resign from the Secretaryship. (Hear, hear).
CROWN LAND
SALE
More Building In Kowloon
committee give the matter their attention. Our deficit this year has largely been occasioned by a decrease in subscriptions. During last season no subscriptions were charged playing members during those months when play was At
Works whereas suspended fecently play was maintained throughout the winter months and consequently the Club's income from his source, was larger.
CHINESE FILM MAGNATE
Reception At China Emporium
Mr. LAW Ying Yeung, the managing director of the United Photoplay Service, the largest fim company in China, was the guest
of honour at a reception held at the China Emporium yesterday.
Sir Shou-Son Chow presided and there was a large gathering present including Lady Clars Ho Tung. Hon. Dr. R. H. Kotewall, Mr. Kwok Slu Lau and many promin- ent local Chinese merchants.
Mr. Law. who is recognised as the leading figure in the Chinese motion picture "industry, is leaving for the United States shortly to
study the film industry there, being specially sent Government.
INDIAN
by the
Chinese
TRADE
EVIDENCE ON CHINESE LAW
SHOULD IT BE GIVEN BY
QUALIFIED MAN?
Point Raised By The Chief Justice
The Chief Mourner.
A point as to whether or not evidence with regard to Chinese
At the funeral of deceased, "the law should be given by a practis- ing solicitor or barrister of the first plaintiff, as chief mourner, Chinese courts was raised by the had washed his face with water in Chief Justice, His Honour, Mr. A.
the presence of the defendant, to D. A MacGregor in the course of whom this office, would normally a case which he heard yesterday, have fallen if he truly were the adopted soni. On December 3 The case was a claim by two con- 1932, plamalfis applied for letters cubines for letters of administra-or administration and on January tion to the $20,000 estate of the late 11, 1933, defendant lodged a caveat Lo Wai-chuen, formerly of 8 Shing from which the present proceed- Ping Street.
ings arose,
1%
Wong
Ling Cheung-nang, and
Counsel submitted that the case 30-chun, "both of 8 Shing Ping should be decided on the Chinese Street. Happy Valley, are "the laws as "they existed in 1843 and plaintiffs, and are represented by comprising the Tai Tsing Lu Li Mr. Hinshing Lo. instructed by the Code of the Manchu Dynasty; Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist.
the Thirteen Classics; and Defendant, Lo Pak-wal, alias Loopinions of the Great Scholars "az Kwal-woon, of 94 Des Voeux Road, found by diligent search of
Permanent Show To West who appeared in person. magistrates' secretaries of old."
Be Established?
Singapore, April 4. It is understood that the Govern- ment of India is considering the establishment in Kuala Lumpur of a commercial museum and the ap- pointment of an
Indian trade agent who will act as until quite
the accre- dited representative of Indian firms having no agents in this country.
"Upkeep of Grounds" shows a decrease of expenditure amounting to nearly $500 as with the immin- ent transfer to Kowloon it seemed inexpedient. to spend anything on turfing, etc. more than has been absolutely essential.
"In the past it has been the custom of the Royal Naval, Re- creation Club to compensate us with the surn of $500 annually for the use of the ground for football and hockey during the winter months with its resultant damage to our turf. This year it was felt by the Naval Authorities that as at the end of the summer they are taking over the ground at no in- considerable expense it was not
expect the
to
same
quite falr donation. We have suggested n figure of $250 as compensation and to this they have agreed. When received, this money will bring the total amount of reserve for Re- pairs to ground to $3,000.
Government Thanked
As you all know the Admiralty
the offices of the Public Department yesterday afternoon, a plot of Crown Land a Kowloon, registered as Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3387, was put up for public auction. the upset price being based at seventy-five cents a 'square foot
hammer
There were several bidders, the lot falling eventually under the at the upset price of $12,000. The site has an area of about 16,000 square feet and its atu.ual rental is $184 and is ad- Joming the Kowloon Inland Lot No. 3048, Prince Edward Road. Kowloon,
The new owner, Mr. S. H. Hsu, of No. 3, Lincoln Road, Kowloon Tong, declared that he intends to se the alte for the erection of an up-to-date private residence, of European type with a shall garden 't the back of the house. We were informed however, that the detall
plans are not yet available. Mr. E. B. Reed, Superintendent ! Crown Lands and Surveys, was te auctioneer,
The proposal was the outcome of inquiries received by the form- er Agent to the Government of In-
The defence put forward WRS Ling Cheung-nang gave evidence that plaintiffs were not. the con-that her mother handed her over cubines of Lo Wal-chuen and that to Lo Wai-chuen in exchange, for the administration of the estate 81,000 and they lived at Wyndham was legally the duty of defendant Street, D'Aguilar Street, Gilman's an nephew and adopted son and Bazaar, and other places. She was regarded by relatives as a con- next of kin
cubine of Lo and at a wedding of
one of his relatives at Canton, the bride kow-towed to her. and adressed her accordingly.
Chinese Law
Mr. Hin-shing Lo said the one question for adjudication was whe- ther the plaintiffs were concubines. If they were, he would submit that Єustom under Chinese law and they were fully entitled to letters
Cross-examined by the defen- of administration and that the other issue, that defendant claimed dant, witness stated that there was to be the adopted son, was irre- a feast when she was taken into levant. Plaintiff's would deny the household, That was at the that he was the adopted son, age of nineteen. but, even if he were, plaintiffs
dia Rao Sahib Kunhiraman Nair, had priority over him. from Indian merchants not only in India but in East and South Africa and elsewhere.
These inquiries were passed on by him, to Mr. B. K. Chengappa, "of the Advertisers' Bureau, who sug- gested the proper organising of Indian trade with Malaya.
Encouraged by the success' met with here by certain goods of In- dian manufacture, Mr. Chengappa carried out investigations which convinced him that a large pro- portion of the trade which comes from Japan, China and other foreign countries could be diverted to India with mutual benefit to the home and local markets.
now
Chinese Customs.
Lo Wai-chuen died on November 24, 1832, and was buried in Hang- kong where his mother had been buried before him. He was a widower, his "kit fat" wife having pre-deceased him but he left three concubines, the two plaintiffs and
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Mr. Sung Tsing Kam was called by Mr. Him: Shing Lo to give evi- dence on Chinese laws. He stated that he was a Licentiate of Chin- ese Literature and before the Re- public, had been legal Secretary to the Yu Ping District, Kwang-
also been tung. He Cousul at Honolulu and had been egal adviser in more recent years to two former Governors of Can- ton.
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Before he was asted his opin- ion, his Lordship inquired from Mr. Lo whether witness was, a solicitor or barrister in the Chinese.. courts. Upon Mr. Lo replying in the negative, Lordship said that while he had no doubt that Mr. Sung could give the evidence desired, that it would be more "pro- per to try and obtain the evidence from a practising barrister or soil- citor. He adjourned the case for Mr. Lo's consideration and to al- into Malaya another,
Wong Kwong-hau, who low the latter time to locate such hitherto unknown Indian goods. had died since the case started and | a man,
His scheme was to intereat In-had therefore been struck off the
At the request of the Agent, to the Government of India. be put
MALAY HUNTERS a detailed scheme showing how
best to
introduce
has made a financial arrangement Mistaken For Pirates dian manufacturers in the vast writ on which she had formerly
with the Government by which they acquire the Causeway Bay Grounds and we are being provid- ed a full sized boarded ground with very adequate pavilion in Kowloon, near Prince Edward Road. The grounds will probably be completed in November but at any rate will be ready for play at the commencement of next season, a year from now. I cannot leave This subject without placing on record our keen appreciation of the care for our interests which
the Government showed through- out all the protracted negotiations concerning the removal the
Of
possibilities that exist in Malaya | appeared as joint plaintiff, for Indian made goods and with their support to open in Kuala Lumpir a museum or sample room. annual exhibitions and large scale propaganda work.
Meeting with a number of Ma- lays in small country boats in the neighbourhood of Kawzaya village in the Mergui area, and suspecting them to be pirates, the The manufacturers would have headman of the place reported his to contribute to the expenses of a fears to the Deputy Commission-museum and agency and in return An inspector of police and a the agent here would act as con- party were "sent to investigate, necting link between the buyer in Arriving at the village they met Malaya and the manufacturer in the Malays, thirty in number. India. They had come in ten country. The proposal. It is understood, boats. object in coming was to hunt for was backed up by former Agent to
the Indian Government..
er.
They said that their sole"
Buana (lizards), the skins of which they value, selling them for a dol- lar each in Malaya..
Twelve of them were taken to
Polo Club from its present site. We are grateful and we look for- ward to our new home perhaps with a regret at leaving this place, so centrally located, but with the Mergul, and the Deputy Commis- satisfaction of knowing that we sloner, on inquiry found that they had come, 23 they stated, for are getting a well-turfed, full- sized. ground- that we need share. guana skins. with no one.
After we are settled in our new premises the question can be taken up. of making use of this $3,000 standing under "Reserve. for Re- pairs to Ground." I feel that this matter had better rest until then us here may be unavoidable ex- penditure in connection with the and also the possible removal
MALAYAN
COMMAND
necessity of erecting some stab Five Senior Officers
Ing. whether temporary · or · per- .manent.
Keswick Club; The outstanding event of the polo year was the visit of an Interport Team to Shanghai to challenge for the. "Keswick " Cup when Hong Kong, Shanghai and Tientsin met, in a three cornered
contest. While our side was de- feated by Shanghai and later by Tientsin in a friendly we all ap- preciate the sporting spirit shown by Messrs. Keswick and Hope, Captains Villar and Williams in making the journey and further more we know that they did the very best for us that they could.
TheKogi Cup was won by the South Wales Borderers Et Col. Raikes, Capt. Villar and Lieutenants Hope and Jordan from the Civilians Messrs Dent. Gordon, Stanton and Macnamara.
Arrive
Five new senior officers for the Malayan Command reached Singa pore during Easter.
Mr. Chengappa has made the first move in forming a nucleus to the museum by Inviting 2,000. In
Welcomed By Chief Justice
In 1919, La Wai-chuen was living NEW OFFICIAL RECEIVER with a Chinese lady as his first concubine arid on May 10 of the same year. the first plaintin came to live with him as his second con- cubine, serving tea and showing the customary marks of respect to
Mr. J. J. Hayden the newly- the first concubine... The second
appointed Official Recefver to the concubine stayed there 15 years Supreme Court was on Saturday until the death of Lo Wal-chuen welcomed by the Chief Justice, and on "frequent occasions officially Mr. A. D. A. MacGregor who said: represented him at family func-
"I should like on this, your first tions. As the chief lady of the house in succession to the former appearance in this Court, to ex- concubine who had died Ling tend a warm welcome to you, and Cheung-nang advised Lo to get an hope that you will be happy
here." other concubine as he had ex- pressed a desire for male issue and the second plaintiff was according-
dian manufacturers to participate ly installed on September 18, 1822. KOWLOON LADY'S
in an Indian stall at the forth-paying the marks of respect due to
Ling as senior concubine. coming Malayan Exhibition.
So far he has received encourag- ing repiles and many Inquiries as to business possibilities.
RAILWAY SALE
Negotiations To Be Resumed
Tokyo, April 3.
STOCK EXCHANGE BUILDING
To Be Completed This Month
DEATH
Mrs. D. R. Castro
The death occurred, on Sunday afternoon, of Victoria Maria Castro, wife of Mr. D. B. Castro, of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Co. Mrs. Castro, who was Miss Bobby before her marriage, was only 29 years of age and passed away at the Kowloon Hospital, The new Stock Exchange build-jeaving many relatives and friends
to mourn her sudden demise. Negotiations for the sale by Bo-Ing which has been put up at
cost of some eight lakhs is expect At the funeral which took place viet Russia of the Chinese Easterned to be completed this month the Roman Catholic Cemetery Raliway to Manchukuo will be re-
yesterday afternoon (the Rev. used to-morrow at a conference
Father Rossi officlating) the Chief between Mr. Foki Hirota, Japanese
mourners besides the bereaved Minister of Foreign Affairs, and M.
husband were Messrs. A. P. Castro, Konstantin Yureney. Soviet Am-
M. Castro, H. A Castro and J. Castro (brothers-in-law), and M. Franco.
Maj. Brevet-Lieut. Col. R, H. Allen, M.C., R.A., is to take over command of the new Anti-Aircraft Brigade created by the arrival of a second battery recently. He will be stationed at Changi, bassador to Tokyo.
Major Brevet-Ligut-Col I. ́8. 0. It is understood that Mr. Hirota Playfair, DAS.O., M.C., RE, will be will offer a new proposal following #conferences which he had during at Fort Canning.
Capt. D. G. Freeman, RA, and the past several weeks with of Capt. C. E. F. Turner, R.E., will be clais of the Manchukuo Govern-
Anda menta stationed at Changi
Wing-Commander Scott RAF Owing to the divergence of view who, accompanied by Mrs. Scott, points, the outcome of the nego arrived by the Nalders on Good tlations to be taken up again to- Friday, is the new commander of morrow was considered far from the flying boat squadron at Seletar, reassuring.
F.
the official opening being schedul- ed to take place on May 1.
Finishing touches are now being put in on the ground floor which, It is hoped, will be ready for oc cupation by April 15 The offices of the Stock Exchange will then
Among those present at the be moved into its new home and when the whole building is ready graveside were Mrs. T. Castro, Mrs, most of the members of the Exx Castro, Messrs. 1. B. Pomeroy change will establish their offices A. 8. Alves, B, A, Marcal, G. "on the upper storeys, eve
Jew who J. C. L The building presents an im Remedios, na, & Taptista, & posing spectacle in Ice. House Street and is a triumph both for the con- tractor and the architects concern
Led:
Mutshall, F. Graca, J. Graca, F Silva, M. R. Beltrão, G. Silva, R. F Luz EM de Bouma F. M. Cruz, And many others.
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