called "ancestral worship," the submitted to the Court; as to (d) acts of reverence which all Chin- and (0) Whore should be a reference oso performed periodically before to the Registrar.
WO
ollice was.
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a
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ter that same year born in the 9th | moon and that she, horself, was 22 when the daughter was born their ancestral tablets come within Tho Puisno Judgo said that and sho is now 44. Further alo the old meaning of "superstitious after reviewing the general facts said there were no records of
80": it was enough, now to say of the case that on the question of births in the family, "the record The fifth annual general meet-THE NINETIETH ORDINARY' that such a bequest case within domicile he agreed with the lenra- is in our hearts." The fathering of the above Company was HALF-YEARLY MEETING the other ralongainst porpetuities ed Chief Justice there was nothing who lived in Canton was not
"SHAREHOLDERS in the Com- and was therefore bad. So far as in the very slender ovidonce be called and in regard to the hold yesterday at the head office, pany will be held at the Office of the the law of the domicile was con- fore them to show that the decens evidence of the womon, weighing 26 Broadway. Mr. John Prentico Company, Hotel Mansions, du TUES- cerned, and its influence on the ed over intended to abandon his itin regard to native peculiarities, prosided, and other Directors DAY, the th August, at 12 o'clock bequest, it disappeared in the lomicile of origin. The evidence he thought it advisable to con
Report of Director, together with a presence of the law of the place as far as it went was rather the sult assessore and by agreement present were Messrs. J. Won for the purpose of receiving a where the property was. Thore other way and he was of opinion ho had consulted tho Ilon. Mr. Bandow, C. E. Anton and E. Ct. Statement of Accounts, declaring foro so far as these Boven almres that the feconsed novor moant to Browin and the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, Barrott. Altogether 9,915 shares Dividond, and electing Directors and in the lonsoholds were concorned make a pormanont home in the Tho questions ho had put to these were represented. The Olmirman there was an intostaey, and this Colony, In fact ho diod a domi- gontiomen were the following said:-Gentlemon: The Reports must descent according to the cited Chinaman. Dealing with Viowell by itself, the evidenco statuto of distributions. Who the question of the validity of be-given by the witnesses such as and Accounts having been in your como to the shares of quest to the sacrificial fund His might be expected from Chinese hands for some days, with your ap componios and Arms consti-Lordship if the rulo as to por-women, and in tho alsonco of proval, we will take them as rend. Juted in Hongkong wo gut petuaties obtained in the Colony, other considerations, should I be We rogrot that the rovival of ship: Hongkong, 11th July, 1911. [1251) into mother order of ideas and and he was of opinion that it did, the question was not so easy then tho bequests as regards to deal with. It was true that for these immobilin is clearly bad; certain purposes the law hul de- unless indeed, as Sir Henry Berke
and that on account of the scarcity
NEW DAILY PAPER vised on artificial locus", fur ley contendod, had been a conver-
of work and the keen competition
FOR SHANGHAI. nearly all kinds of Incorporeal sion by the testator. The learned anything about the enso and for it (not only hero but also in property, and there was no doubt Counsel lind put it that the diree-lind shiply heard the evidenco Hongkong and Japan) prices have The "Japan Advertiser" ofthe) that so far as companies were tions in the will blending together road, to thom. It seemed to
30th ult. writes:- concorned their "locus' 17
was all classes of property dovised had him to be of the greatest im-been reduced to very low rates;
"Mr. B. W. Fleisher sailed yester- the place where the registered the effect immovable into movable portones that the Court should and the result to us has been, that day for Shanghai on the Oriental, For the purpose property but it seemed to him appreciate the standpoint of our gross carnings for the year in connection with his work as a of probate this established the that it was not what had hap- Chinese, witness is there were are Tis. 571,714.72 and our net director and general manager of jurisdiction of the Court topened. They had hoard some things in their philosophy quite rings. 215,578,78 loss than the now daily to be published in FRIDAY Next, 14th of July, long grant purchase, and tho liability argoment as to whother, the undreamt of in ours and the test thoy wore the previous year. Shanghai. There have been many the FRENCH NATIONA to probate duty; but it was not honest was or was not for a of truth could only be found by The most profits for the year reports and rumours published FETE, the Consul for France will o the "lucus" to such an extent superstitious use, but it was getting at the reasons why they including the amount brought regarding this new enterprise. pleased to receive at his offices, Prince's tint the "lex loci" was in all mincessory to discuss that made the statements. The asses-forward from last year, and after None of these have been entirely Building, bet worn 11 and 12 de circumstances applicable to it. I question for the reason that the sors were unanimously of the opin paying all charges and allowing correct while a groat many of members of the French Community. was persualty and the lex fori" doctrine of superstitions uses on that there was nothing dis- for all known liabilities, amount them have been absolutely false. and between 12 and 1pm. British did not determine its descent in did not apply in this Colony. believeable in what the witnossos to Tools 149,531,02 which we re- While we feel that any announce Oileials and Offcors and his foreiga case of intestacy. The question was held by the Privy Council had said but owing to the command be dealt with as follows: ment in regard to this project colleagues and all other persons wlas
this artifical "loeas" in the imported into the laws of the was highly improbable that share and carry forward to now in view of these rumours it scoms will be clyted all day on the 14th. was whether the fact that it had that these statutes could not be complicated eyele calculations it pay a dividend of Tls. 3.50 per would be considered premature may wish to call on that occasion.
The Chancellory of the Consulate Colony was sufficient to bring it Straits Sottleruents and it seemed they would know the osnet year account Tis. 11,531,02%
advisable to briefly outline the within the ralo against por- to him that they were equally and Un the contrary the As you are doubtless aware, wo
new scheme. The now daily will Hongkong, 10th July, 1911. [1258 potuitios and so to make an ox-inpplicable to the. eir record of the heart" exactly ex-are not the only sufferers from be known as the "China Pross." It
The prossod the fact, for the Chinese dullness of trade in shipbuilding, will be printed in English, with a THE HONGKONG, LAND IN- coption to the principlo doduciblo | stance of this Colony. from Elliott v. Johusun and Mac-boquest for sacrificial women did carry these things in ongineering and repairing.
largo daily supplement in donald v. Macdonald. With ro- fand clearly offends against the their memory, and the strange Docking has also been bad
Chinese. gard to personalty there were two perpaluatics rule, but there is evi-logie of the aunt's reasoning was during the year; we have ly The "China Press" is not and main propositions: First, i doneo that such a bequest isite satisfactory viewed by itself. dockeil 11 yossols of total will not be subsidised by the Chi- like everything else was subject valid by the law of China. He The answer to the first question tonnage of 221,38, as against 165
nese Government or any other AN INTERIM DIVIDEND reason why a testator was in the affirmative but other vessels and a tonnage of 220,704 government, nor is it or will it be Share for the Six months ctuling Soth Three and a half Dollars per to the law of the country where suw 00 it was; secondly, it was subjoet domiciled in China where such considerations induced them to last year.
subsidised by any corporation or Juno, will be payable on SATURDAY, to the law which was expressed bequesis were good should not fadvice him to disbelieve it, first As you know, we do not confine individual either in China, Am- 2011 July, on which date Dividend in the much misunderstood leave money to trustees in Hong-that the father was not called, ourselves only to shipbuilding, erica or elsewhere. It should be un-Wariants may be obtained on spydien- maxin mobilin sequentur por-kong to establish ancestral wor-and that by Chinese customs it engineering, boiler-making and necessary to make a statement of tion at the Company's offico. sonam. The difficulty of apply-abip in China if he does so would be his business to record repairing, but undertake all kinds this order, but the vernacular The TRANSFER BOOKS of the ing the first rule was of course specifically. The policy of our the birth in the ancestral templo. of work, such as bridge con press has porsisted in attempting Camping will be CLOSED from the ambulatory nature of the law had nothing to do with The Assessors did not bestructional work, henting, electri- to distort facts by misstatements THURSDAY, the 20th July, to property, which hnei itself the settlements of property lieve there was no records city, oto., etc., but business in all of various account, one of which SATURDAY, the 29th July (both beon said to be the reason why in another country. Ta the the keeping of a such was invari-those lines has been slack also.
characterised the now publication days inclusivo), during which period no the maxim was invented. The case before them it was in evidence able in a well-to-do Chinese We are in course of construct as a product of the American Co-transfer of shares can be registered. difficulty of applying the maxim that deceased was buried in families and any customs deponding a steel twin screw transport vornment, others as being sub- By Order of the Board of Directors. was common to all maxims, that Chinn. His ancestral tombs were ed on it, notable when persons 300ft. long for the US. Co. Army sidised by the Chinese Govern- A. SHELTON HOOPER, it contained no indication within there and his ancestral property becomes engaged to be married Quartermaster's Department ment, or supported by some
Secretary. itself na to what it meant, and this in the same place. They were not the parents exchanged documents building and aro in treaty with individuals and it is
neces- Hongkong, 11th July, 1911. maxim had at ono lime applied in to suppose li to have intended recording the ages of their child-various parties for several other
sary that the truth should be many cases which it was now an illegality. On the contrary ren to serve as permanent records. steamers, for which if the ongi-known that the new ontorprise is THE WEST POINT BUILDING A Tel. K92. suttled did not come within the true principal of construction was more than highly probable eers decide to build we hope to simply a business proposition and it. If, to take an extrome was "Ut res magis valeat quam that a Chiness of the age of defen-secure the orders for someof them. is not in the pay or obligated in example, 60110 special cere- doreat." In his view deceased dont was engaged to bo married. During the your, Messrs. Michelau, any sense to any government or
N INTERIM DIVIDEND required by themennt his executors to invest this whether he was or not, it was in-Landalo, Macro and Craig rosign- corporation or individual in any A Two Dollars per share for tits Langkong. Int Mar.. 1911. niony wore law of a country to validato fund at or near his native place evitablò that his age should be ed and Mossrs. Bandow, Anton
It will bo Bix months ending 30th Juno, will le the transfor
of coins, with his other ancestral property here necurately stated. For these and Barrott were elected to fill perfectly free und independent payable on SATURDAY, 29th July, to poor relations they would also and this was that no doubt they ransons, the assesors boing of the each of the vacancies and their The directors of the company will on which cuts Dividend Warrants may bo good ne being charitable. would naturally do. He held samo opinion be felt justified in appointment requires your con- includo prominent Chinese and be obtained on application at the Com
So far as the boost to the them that his bequest for antes disbelieving the women's ovid-firmation. It is not intended at secondary wives wore concerned, tral worship was good and valid once and he therefore came the the moment to fill the other
The "Japan Advertisor is n The TRANSFER BOOKS of the there was an absolute bequest to as regarded the testators movable conclusion that defendant was vacancy,
In accordance with the Articles/separate organisation with sepa-Company will by CLOSED from Embroidery, Pongos Bilk, Glass Cloth," thom, but it was aftorwards pro- property within the jurisdiction. over the age of 21 whon he be-
rate ownership, and no change is | FIÚRSDAY, the 20th July, to vide that the bequest should,
of Association Messrs. A. M. Mar- contemplated. The two papers SATURDAY, the 29th July both Hongkong, 28al dananry, 1911, 896 aftor their donth, revert to the
shall and John A. Bandow who will lvo no connection other days inclusive), during which period no satato. The provisions were ir
took the place of Mr. Michelau) than that they will co-oporato in transfor of shares can be registered. reconcilable, and therefore the
Monseigneur E. W. Fowler, retiro, but being eligible, offer many fields for the gathering of By Order of the Board of Directors. intor one was to be preferred.
who is now a guest at the Astor themselves to re-election, Thoy, therefore took only a life Mr. Potter: Thore ought not flotel, has just arrived from New
The accounts have been audited news. Both papers will bonofit interest in their respectivo sharos: to be any formal judgmont.
Zealand where he has spent mosty Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and so far as various enterprises cau be found impossible for either The question of non-recognition Sir Francis Piggott: No, no. of his time lecturing in various Matthews, who offer themselves
paper to attempt alone. Tho of concubines of polygamous Mr. Potter: All the costs of districts. The levd: gentleman
for re-election.
subscribers of the "Japan Ad- marriages was rolurred to, said both parties as batween solicitor came out to the last some eight the report and accounts I will be this side of the venture as it kangkong, 11th July, 1011.
Bofore moving the adoption of vortiser" will be interested in His Lordship, and assuming that and cliout?
years ago as secretary to the Itu. the Chineso marriagos law was
Itev. Archbishop Hardy of the pleased to answer any questions will permit of the introduction of what they intended by those mare.
Philippines. Subsequently he regarding them. ringo law, it was advisable that
wastwicorecalled to Rome on very he should say one way with regard
ovoh
Mr. Potter: I don't know whe-camo a partner. ther it is necessary to get formal judgment or not?
Sir Francis Piggott: On one point wo differ!
Sir Francis Piggott agreed.
A Question of Age.
Lecture by Monseigneur E. W. Fowler.
Health Statistics.
manner whatever.
Americans.
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now features, an enlarged cable The following resolutions were service, correspondents and offices
од
Sir Francis, Piggott delivered important apostolic affairs. The passed unanimously:-l'roposed abroad, and the interchange of re- to it. The secondary wives in judgment in a case heard on June members of the Catholic Union by the Chairman, secondo by liable and impartial nows. We this case has specific bequests, and 28th in which the issue was behave invited him to give a public Mr. J. W. Bandow, that the Direc-will have considerable matters of these, of course, should be given tween Chen Hling Inen, otherwise lecture on Thursday next at 0.30 tora' report and statement of ac-importance and interest to an- uffect to. But it should be ob- Uin lling Tong and C. Wilson, pm in their Reading Room and counts for the your ending April nounce in this connection at no servod that if there was such an Tang Pun Sang and Chan Waithe public are cordially invited to 30, as, presented and circulated, distant date. Mr. Thomas F. Mil- extraordinary doctrine of absolute San.
attend. The subjects of his bo adopted and passed, and the lard will be Editor-in-Chief of the non-recognition as was often
"The action was the trial of an lecture will be his own impressions dividend of Tls 2.50 per share to by a large and experienced stoff. Directors be authorized to pay "China Press" and will be assisted stated, then those wives would issue as to whether the defendant of the Philippinos, &c. not take their life interest, for named was an infant on the date
shareholders on the register to Under the new arrangements, the they would be persons whom the when the cause of action acerned, The weekly return, showing Proposed by Mr. J. M. Young."China Pross" will be
dato..
Japan Advertiser" and the law did not recognise. The ques and that the costs of that applica- the number of cases of communic tion ro-appeared in the distribution be costs in the cause. ble discases which have been seconded by Mr. H., Roger that abled to place before their tion of the property, as to which Ilis Lordship said that in that notifiod during the past seven the election of JW. Bandow, readers the most complete there was an intestacy. There case ho had one question to delays in the Colony, state that the . E. Anton and E. G. Barrett cable service in the Far East, was, said his Lordship, no such cido, whether the defendant was number of caties of bubonic plague be confirmed. doctrino. As to question 3, as 21 yours of age at the time of his reporter! is oight, six of which
Proposed by Mr. J. restraint. Such efforts are worthy impartially rendered and free from the secondary wives took a life being a partner in the G. Wilson have ended fatally.
Teesdale, seconded by Mr. G. of the support of the public gene- All tho interest the excentors were trus resturant. The ovidence tender persas involved word Chinose. Von Araim, that Messre. T. Wrally and without doubt will meet Lee and should invest the respec-el by defendant consisted only of There were also three cases of Bandow and A. M.. Marshall be with their approval. tive stures and pay the wives the statements neulo by his mother cholera all of which ended fatally, re-elected Directors. interest,
and his aunt. His mother stated three cases of enteris, none of the Proposed by Mr. R. E As to question 4, the reversions that he was born on the 20th day sufferers dying, and three faust Kadourio, seconded by Mr. D. expectant on the deconse of each of the 11th moon but could not cason of small-pox. All the Turnbull, that Mezars. Lowe, socondary wife fell into the estateutate the year. She knew he was reported cases wore those in which Bingham and Matthews be elected as directed in the will and the 23 by Chinese reckoning and added Clinese were concerned. Since auditors for the current year. shares would he correspondingly “I know because I gave him January 1st there have been 190
Wo are officially authori: od t' increased. As to question 5, the birth." Ilis aunt sud that shio casos of bubonic plague, and 161
state that subject to audit, the persons entitled as to fouseholds know he was 23 by Chinse deaths. For the forty-eight hours The tologram quoted below was Directors of the Hongkong and and mortgages ani t'ose entitled rock ming but sho could ended at noon yesterday two | recoived at the American Consul-Shanghai Banking Corporation by English law, as to the shuron not remember the year, She cases of plague wore notified, one late-flenoral, Hongkong, from the will recommend at the forth- in forms and companies, those atto del the birth ceremonios from Tak Sing Lane and the other Manila observatory at 11.15 nm.: coming mooting Dividerd of 22 entitled by Chino, a law,
when he appeared to be about from the postmen's quarters at Manila, July 11, 10.20 am- per share. Add to the Silver: As to question 6, ns to (") n1 a month old. She remembered the rear of the Land Office, Cyclone or typhoon W. of Naha tesorve Fund $500,000 and
thero should to a scheme hiy uga kojauso she had a daugh. The latter was fatal,
myying N,
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