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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG
KONG.
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PROBATE JURISDICTION
EDITORIAL
JAPAN ACCUSES AN UNUSUAL FORM OF
BRITAIN
TOKYO, July 1 (Reuter)—The accusation that Britain revealed Japanese strategy to Chungking and thereby infringed the under- standing reached with Japan, was contained in a statement issued by the Japanese forces in South China and quoted in A Canton despatch to the Domel Agency.
The statement adds that Japan
IN THE GOODS of JOHN FERGUSON late feels no longer ünder obligation of 15 Meiklewood Avenue. to inform, Britain in advance of Prestwick in, the County of her military operations on -Ayr, Scotland; decensed.
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CHINESE MARRIAGE
Bridegroom Represented By
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HK. POLICE
RESERVE
Orders by The Hon. Mr. T.. H. King Commissioner of Police.
CHINESE COMPANY. Training Course Part IIL. Re- cruits who have been detailed will attend Kennedy Road Revolver Range on Sunday, July 7 at 09.30 hours to fire the Part II Train- ing Course.
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Drill Members of No. 3 Platoon will parade at Central Police Station on Thursday, July 4 at. 17.30 hours under Sub Inspector (R) Chan, Chung-ting. Dress Optional
TUESDAY, JULY 2, 1940.
WAR CABINET WORKING IN COMPLETE HARMONY
BROADCAST BY MR. CHAMBERLAIN
LONDON, July 1 (Router)-"All members of the War Cabinet are working together in complete harmony and agreement,” declared Mr. Neville Chamberlain, Lord President of the Conn cil, broadcasting yesterday,
An unusual form of Chinese marriage where the bridegroom, who was in America, married ‘a woman' in 'China and was re- presented at the ceremony by a live bock "adorned with red Hib- bons and golden flowers, was mentioned in the Supreme - Court yesterday when a widow, Young Ling Shi, and her sons, Young Man-yee and Young Man-luk, brought an application for grant British-Chinese border.
of letters of administration to the estate of the late Young "Nothwithstanding the under- Sing. standing of November, 1038, the
Defendant in the case is Young a symbol, and the ceremony was Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will to ruin than to admit the damma- NOTICE is hereby given that British authorities betrayed the Hong-ning. who presented aa valid one. the Court has by virtue of the Japanese strategic plans of opera- caveat saying he is the only Chief Justice: Is carrying a
near. Paoar. This provisions of Section 58 of Or- tions
was natural grand-nephew of the de-cock round and round the house a shown in Chinese documents selz- ceased and the next of kin and valid ceremony? Yes, in China.
"Anyone who lends himself to German proparanda by lis- tening to idle tales about disunion among us or who imagines that any of us would consent to enter into peace negotiations with the enemy is just playing the Nasi rame. "We are a solid and united na- could and safely from the sen tion which would rather go down or air.
LARGER ARMIES AN tion of the Naxis," but we intend, "At this moment, there are. under the leadership of the Prime larger armies in this country than Minister, to attack our enemies there have ever been during the and meet their attacks upon us whole of our history an army, of
spirit which become a great people, troops who have not only met the "Though we are reft alone to enemy already in battle but have. defend freedom and elvilisation; felt their own superiority to him.. "That army is daily growing stronger in numbers, preparedness and equipment.
dinance No. 2 of 1897 made aned by the Japanese forces during entitled to the letters of adminis-What if the red ribbon falls ok?— attend Kennedy Road Range on with a resolution and a fighting which a large part are seasoned order limiting the time for credi operations ten miles from Papan tration tors" and others to send in their claims against the above estate to 20th July, 1940.
All Creditors and others are accordingly hereby required to send their claims to the ander signed on or before that date.
DEACONS,
Solicitors for the Executor,
1. Des Voeux Road Central. Hong Kong.
"A similar fact was revealed as
The case.
the result of investigation made today, is being heard by the Chief which will continue
after the Japanese occupation of Facan"
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GAOL 'OFFICER STABBED
be carried out as ordered.
INDIAN COMPANY Training Course Part III. Re. craits who have been detalled will
Thursday, and Friday, July 4 and 5, 1940 at 17.00 hours to Bre the Part III of Training Course."
Patrol Daty. Patrol duties will our brave, men and women will only be braced by the knowledge carried out as ordered.
that we must now rely upon our selves under Providence, to win through as we have won through
There is uttle chance of that as the cock is held in the hand,
The Chief Justice asked what
Justice, Sir Atholl
would happen if the rooster died MacGregor.
the course of the ceremony,be Plaintiffs are represented by Mr.
FLYING SQUAD H. Somerset Fitzroy, Instructed by saying that in the English church
Training Course-Part II The "Mr. Peter H. Sin, while defendant service it was not until after the
is represented by Mr. H. W. Lee, priest had pronounced the parties undermentioned members of the instructed by Mr. J. T. Prior. as man and wife that they were Hongkong. Section of the Flying before. Prison Officer Franks, of Stan- Mr. Fitzroy said the deceased considered as married, and if one Squad will attend Chinese Com ley Prison, was stabbed in the was a laundryman in City Island, party dropped dead before this pany Headquarters on Wednesday back by three Chinese prisoners New York, where he was presum the other could not be considered July 3 at 17.30 hours for Part I
Wednesday, it was yesterday. He was admitted
learned ed to have died in 1930. It was, to be bound. His Lordship asked of Training Course:-
to however, not until July 1938 that
witness where would a similar
Constables R333 Lai Yim, R353 the Queen Mary Hospital where his death was presumed to have stage occur in the decorated cock Tam Pat, R361 Wong Kim-lung, his condition is not serious.
R362 K. H. Mann, R383 Ma King shing. R366 Tuet Hung Cheong. and R373 Lee Chee Keung.
on
It is understood the prisoners Involved in the stabbing are being dealt with by the Prison Authori-
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EVACUATION SCARE
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FILED FETTTION
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ceremony.
Witness replied that he had not been able to find any precedence, and could only answer that he did' not know.
In reply to the Chief Justice's further questions, witness stated that there must be a written con-
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The following members of the Flying Squad will attend Police Training School, Kowloon on Fri day, July 5 at 17:30 hours for Part II of Training Course:-
. Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered
EMERGENCY UNIT RESERVE Training Course-Part III, The
"Lastly we" have the other great army of men and women who are putting their whole strength into I do not for a moment under the task of furnishing us with: rate the military might which has weapons and food or devoting overwhelmed the gallant French themselves to
the work of civit Army and reduced France to her defence. One and all they are present position. We all know animated by the, same fighting that the enemy is now free to fall spirit which will never yield. upon us,
"If the enemy does try to lavade this country we will fight him in the air and on the sex: we will fight him on the beaches with every wespott
·we have.:
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jmony with a decorated cock con- following members have qualifier (expedition can land on our shores, sons why we should be able to
MORE SERIOUS "Doubtless the air raids we have Soon after that Young Ling Shi'
lately experienced are only the. filled a petition in Hongkong for
prelude to something more serious, grant of letters of administration
for the Nazis are staking every- to the estate in Hongkong, which
thing upon a chance of winning a
"He may manage here and there amounted to over $20,000 and con-
short war. We know they are to make a break-through: if he sisted of money deposited in tract in all Chinese marriage Constables R368 Chan Wan- even now completing their pre-does we will fight him on every When asked by a representative banks Defendant, however, pre-ceremonies. though the actual kuen, R369 Yau Chi-chuhig. R370 parations for an attempt to invade road, in every village and in every of the H. K. Dally Press as to how sented a caveat, saying he was the parties need not necessarily sign Chan Chun, R372 Chiu Kwok-wab: this country..
| house, until he or we are utterly. the situation has affected the local only natural grand-nephew and the contract which could be sign-R374 Tai Wing-tak, R375 Shum
"At any moment an invasion destroyed, det er market." the Chairman of the next of kin of the deceased and ed on their behalf by their Koon-ying, R376 Läm Wye Kee, may be launched by sea and air If he is driven to evacuate ar R381 Chan Hung-put, RS77 N8 but the enemy is divided from us we had to evacuate from France, Night Editor (Wanchai Office): Hongkong Stock Exchange gald entitled to, the letters of adminis-parents or guardians,
that the local market is unchang-
tration. Tel. 24511..
Witness added that a marriage Yeu-chou, R378 Ng Chak-ying by a more formidable anti-tank there will be no friendly flest ed, and prices yesterday were no
Plaintiff, said Mr. Fitzroy," was must be accompanied by some E379 Peter Yeung, R380 Chan obstacle than any he has yet en-waiting for him. There will be London Office: 53, Fleet Street lower than those of last week.
the lawful widow of Young Sing.public ceremony.
Wing fatt and R382 Chu Chang countered, namely the sea
nothing waiting for him off the E.C.A
They were married in 1922, al- PROCEEDINGS ADJOURNED
leung,
"Our Navy which is still growing beaches of England but death and though the ceremony W25 by There was no recorded case in
is vastly superior to the German. Į disaster. Plaintiff nouncement has caused deep proxy.
China, proceeded witness. where
and our warships must be eluded resentment among the non-widow and had three children by it was determined that the cere-
EVEN STRONGER or driven off before any sea-borne "I have kiven you material rex- European communities, who her former marriage. have so whole-heartedly and MET BEFORE MARRIAGE stituted a proper ceremony." He
"Even if the expedition is land- beat off any enemy attack, but In Part III of Training Course on ed safely, it must still be supplied, we have something even stronger. loyally affirmed their deter- The ceremony took place in knew of no case where such
Sunday, June 30, 1940- marriage. Was mination to stand by the China and a decorated cock re-
considered valid
L. P. R. 414 M. A. R. Sousa, and mainly by sea, with all that a mo- on our side. We will be fighting mother country in her hour presented the absent Young Sing. where the husband did not con- Constables R471, J. F. Silva, R479 dern amy requires to fight on in for our own hearths and homes WHAT was admittedly an of need and who feel that, as Plaintiff's children were adopted summate the marriage.
anxious week. in
The Chief Justice asked where C. A. R. Remedios: R475 F. A. face of fierce resistance.
**Our-Air-Force, which is the British subjects, they have a by Young Sing who remitted development of international rightful claim to equal treat- money for their support. The the right of succession lay in Sousa, R476 A. P. R. Pereira, P. C.
numerically" stranger, today affairs was brought to a statement
marriage, stated counsel, was the case of a man who married by R. 468 A. F: Delgad, R455 J. D'AI-
the than at any "thee since any emergency never consummated,
proxy a tin-fong wife with child-mada e Castro, R456 A. M. Sousa, of almost panicky scare in measures that may be taken
and beginning of the war R488 M. L, Rocha, R450 A. I Young Ling Shi corroborated. ren of her own, whilst the man. Savitsky, R476, 9.
superior in equipment, training. Hongkong on Saturday by the here.
S. L. Faria, Probably, this Was saying that she had seen Young at the same time, had children by F470 F. C.. Botelho, R458 B. A. and morale to the enemy, Government announcement never intended by those who sing before her marriage to him concubine. Witness said that, young, R480 W. A Jorge, R467 A.
would have to be destroyed or relating to the evacuation of designed the present plan, but not after.
according to Chinese law, all the
F. Baptista, R484 W. A. Fox, R463
driven off before the women and children from the seeing that it was primarily
children would be regarded
as G. A. Lee and R453 L A Martin. Colony to Manila and Austra-intended to affect only the
legal issue. lia. While the fact that the families of the
Expert evidence on the validity Chief Justice: Assuming that
Training Course-Part II. All naval and of such a form of marriage by the marriage in this case is not a Station on Wednesday, and Fri- ranks will attend. No. 2 Police authorities in Hongkong are military units, but the un-proxy in Chinese law was given by valid marriage in Chinese law."; only carrying out instructions fortunate wording of the offi-Kwok Tin-po, a practising lawyer would the plaintiff have the right day, July 3 and 5, 1940 at 17.20 received from the War Office cial announcement might or the Republic of China. and Admiralty at home is have a damaging effect on
At this stage, the proceedings fully recognised," opinion in British prestige, in the light case of such a marriage was only were adjourned to 10 am today. the Colony is that the man- of what is now taking place, ner and method of putting unless some statement is these orders into effect were forthcoming to mitigate the scarcely justified. The re-feelings of apprehension" and sultant tension and anxiety dismay that have been creat- created in the public minded. Indeed, some official ges- caused a serious deterioration ture will have to be made to trai)
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EXPERT EVIDENCE
to succession?—None...
He said the cock used in the
Assassinated In Shanghai
CHUNGKING, June 29 (Cen-
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MAN MISTAKEN FOR CRIMINAL
C.I.D. SERGEANT SUED.
unidentified assailant An alleged offer by two men to
hours for Part II of Training Course...
Patrol Duty. Patrol duties will be carried out as ordered.
O, EAGER, D. S. P. (R). Hongkong, July 1, 1940, -
Financial Aid For Schools
enems
with the conviction that our cause [18, the - cause of humanity and peace against. cruelty and persacu- tion, of right against wrong-a cause that surely has the blessing of Almighty God.
"It would be a faint heart in-- deed that could doubt our suc cess."
NEWSETTES
Motorists in the Colony are re-MY E. A Veale, 'Sidcup, late Gen. minded that driving licences fall, Supt. Orient Bfeam Navig. Co., due for renewal today.
left £34.12 (np. £33,281). After legacies totalling · £7,800, he give The Busy Bees will hold a bridge one-third of the residue on trust and mahjong drive in St. John's for his son, Omar. G. E.. L. Veale, Cathedral Hall today at 3 pm, RN, until 1945 and then abade
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A war-time service of interces- sion will be held at St. Andrew's War-afflicted CHUNGKING, June 30 (Central) Church today at 5.30 p.m.
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An unrecognized⠀⠀⠀ American named John Muller, allas Jack Bluestayn, was sentenced to six Mrs. Bertha Green, of the months' imprisonment on June 24 Josepho Photo Studios, Shanghai, by the First Special District Hongkong on Court, Shanghai, for stealing more than $300 from an American sailor of the s.&. President Garfield
tential danger gives rise to life of Hongkong. Business stomacts and died instantly. The fore Mr. Justice Croom-Johnson is being arranged to procure books Saturday for the north.
Mu was hit in the chest and the "The bearing was resumed be-
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on the morale of the people allay the tension which has Chinese writer, was fred and a loss of confidence in thus unhappily been allowed by the Government.in its hand-to increase beyond any justi- last night while passing through sell arms, worth about £1,000,000 ling of the situation. In fication.
Foochow Road in the In- was mentioned by a C.ID ser-cultural institutions are receiving times like the present, the EVEN GREATER harm has shaw, a Shanghai dispatch states. King's Bench Division recently. building and equipment.
ternational Bettlement in a rick- geant giving evidence in the additional financial aid for re- slightest implication of po-been caused to the economic
A special grant of US. $800,000 passed through the wildest of speculation and quarters, have been visibly rickshaw coolie was wounded in of the action brought by Mr. John and equipment from abroad for rumour, which become en-affected by the sensation- the right leg by a stray bullet. R. Hird, 57, an import and export the present year. A sum of UB. larged to prodigious propor-al
Mr. R. P. Morris will address on June 20. manner in which the The gunman escaped. tions as they pass round from announcement
agent of Downshire Hill, Hamp-$200,000 for a similar purpose was the Hongkong Rotary Club at its was made. Mu, 30, a native of Ningpo, was stead, against Det.-sergt. Jonathan allotted last fiscal year. mouth to mouth. The au Prices of essential food-a graduate of the Kwang Hwa E. Blackburn, of the CID, for
tiffin meeting today on "Televi An appeal has been issued by Workshops thorities will, therefore, find stuffs
the International Red Cross Com- soared
cooperative slon." immediate- University in Shanghai He had damages for alleged false im-basts have
mittee for China for the donation it more difficult now to conly, credits given to their had been editor of the Crystal, a
written many short stories and prisonment.
serve partly as laboratories for Mr. F. Bunn, of the Carolina of $1,600,000 in order that the vince the public that the acpatrons by long established tabloid paper In Shanghai: Re-arrested by Sergt. Blackburn, as operated with assistance from the passenger to the North from Hong- continued throughout the coming tion taken on Saturday, in provision dealers were sud-cently he joined the Wang Ching- being a "Col. L. S. Neville, allas Ministries of Economic Affairs, kong on Saturday.
Mr. Hird's case was that he was various schools, Some of them are Leaf Tobacco Co., Shanghal, was a work of the Committee may be accordance with orders. re- denly cancelled, mild runs on wet regime as special represen- Francis Goode, who was wanted Communications and War, ceived from home, was noth-the
Hankow in 1938 and has taken up banking institutions tative of the so-called Ministry of for forgery. He was taken to ing more than the putting followed, anxieties of families Publicity resident in Shanghai, and Hampstead police station and and expansion expenses have been journalist and, writer, who is on at the occupation of the former
Administrative, reconstructional Miss Violet Sweet Haven UB. new quarters in Kwelyang, into effect of a precautionary living on the outskirts of was concurrently director of the detained in a cell for about an substantially increased a trip to the Far East, was a par city. plan which was drawn up Kowloon were increased and, Kuo Min Hsin Wen She, a bogus hour. It was discovered a mis nearly a year ago and which in short, a state of confusion, news agency.
Direct financial aids to students senger through the Colony to only received official sanction bordering on panic, has set
take had been made and he was and faculty members have also Manna yesterday released
been increased. In certain CaseStewa Opening the defence, Mr. G. D. food subsidies to stan members A war charity variety concert
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been- established to
year. The committee evacuated
A Ave-year plan tion of popular educ province has been draf
recently. The main idea be-in-No one denles that the SUSPECT. ARRESTED Roberts, K.C., said that in the ar-and their families are given in wc-fin aid of B.W.OF. and the British Kwangs), Provincial
CHUNGKING, June 30 (Cen-
Mercury American-owned English
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An agreement for tural loan not exceed
hind the scheme is to relieve Hongkong Government has a the Colony of unnecessary heavy responsibility to bear trail-A suspect in connee rest of Mr. Hird an unfortunate cordance with market prices and Fund for the Relief of Distress in and approval of the congestion in its civilian towards safeguarding its re-tion with the placing of an mistake had been made for which individual requirement,
China was held at the Kd Shing is at present being population, as far as women sidential population in times incendiary bomb in the printing regret had been expressed
the Chinese Nat Loan funds have been created Theatre, Queen's Rond, Wes and children are concerted, of stress, but its principal aim one of the Evening Post and be prasent at an interview between tera musicains, artists and others
The sergeant was instructed to for needy studenta scholars, we 8.30 p.m. yesterday.
The plan includes 70,376 teachers, particularly in regard to the must be to avoid arousing any evening paper in Shanghal, on Mr. Pease at the offices of an engaged in the promotion of familles of the naval and nervous tension, to calm the June 23 has been arrested by minster and two men who it was
The American Consulate Gen signed to duties
tricia valid HTM milltary personnel stationed people and to keep the flow police of the French Concession. sald, were going to negotiate an Goode (Mr. Hird had denied to to the
engineering company at West-culture hallgat Penerul at Shanghai will
ciate. here.
the receipt of every day routine as near He is a coolle of the paper. IT IS the manner in which normal as possible. Even if He said that the bomb was are deal and were suspected by evidence that he was a Nazi George this scheme has been mis- the authorities here are in placed by another coolle This My Pease as being Naz agents. agent.) handled in putting it into possession of inside informa- police is continuing investigations.
RECOGNISED AS CRIMINAL Berg, Blackburn giving evid- operation that has raised tion which made such a step
Bergt. Blankburn posed as Mr. ence, said he gathered from the criticism from those who have necessary, it might have, with AIR RAID ON ICHANG os of the enterprise that was partnership
Pease's manager. He was sus conversation that there was 2 the interests and well being of advantage, displayed a Little AN UNDISCLOSED BASE, July 1 discussed and of the two men, in offering
etween the two inten this Colony at heart. The more tact and judiciousness (Central) Chinese aircraft staged one being hint of discrimination which acting on the decision and another has been allowed to creep thus prevented the prese and the wording of the an unfortunate position
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