The VALIDITY OF A BEQUEST.
Nearly all the Parties in an
Action Have Died.
At the Su, eine Court this morning, the question of tho validity of a b quest for ancestral worship was the subject of an Application
before The Chief Justice, Sir William Rees Davies, K. O., The will concerned was that of Ho Teun San, and his Lordship was asked to decide weather the bequest was invalid as against the rule of perpetuity, wud also, if the bequest should be deemed valid, that enquiries should be ordered to ascertain who are the next of kin. The parties to the issue represented the four original beneficiaries,
Mr M.W.Slade, K.C. (instructed by Mr Walker; of Messrs Deacon, Looker, Denton and Harston): represented the plaintifa. Mr E.H. Sharp, K.C. (instructed by Mr P. W. Goldring) represented ons de- fendant and the other two de fendants were represented by Mr CG. Alabaster (instructed by Mr C.A'S. Russ.)
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GOVERNMENT TROOPS ENTER CITY,
Remnant of Rebels Caught in Trap,
(From Our Own Correspondent.)......
Shanghai. Received Sept. 2, Gonoral Chang Heun, at the head of the Government troops, entered Nanking at 12 o'clock on Monday morning, The rebela fled out by the South Gate, after a“ furious bombar Iment.
The irreconcilabley still holl Hainkwan and Lioa Hill, but they are apparently caught in a trap.
Rebellion, Over.
(Reuter's Service to the "Telegraph.").
London, Received Sept. 2. Reuters correspondent at St. Petersburg states that the Northerners bave captured Nanking after a siego last- ing some days."
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The first ansuni mesting of the, Unitod Services Football League was held yesterday evening at the R.A.Thoutre when represent atives of teams in the competition attended; presided over by Lieur
enent Bisdee.
The Hon. Secretary, Sorgt A.A. Wilson, presented the annual re- port which showed that the years football had been obtained with a loss of four dollars, which accor-
dang to the rules was to be met by
Mr Slade said the four partids were all Bons. This was a special onse for the decision of the Court, asking whether or not the clause in the will of Ho Tsun was valid | and took effect on the properties therein referred to. The will, dated 1894, divided the estate into ten portions four of which were set nides for the beneficiaries, s'ad the cther six for ancestral worship.
Mr. Alah se-In those days to go into an eating house were well contested; only two One of the executora nomod in
as much ទទ they the will, Ho Tee-tsun, still the Prosiding dudge lind, the and
little survive!. Nearly all the parties Bling vote, that it is really please and pay as
they choose, to the great annoy- had die in the course of the two judges against one, Lotion, the death of the original plaintiff taking place after the
action was commenced.
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His Lordship Your clien are his ex:cutora?
. Mr. Slade : You
tsun ?
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from an observation made in the Police Court, this morning. by Mr Geoffrey Norman Orme, would appear that he is a student of the psychology of coolies.
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any harm in any of those stresia?" und that was a good record.
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Mr. Sharp said they had di- ance of shop keepers. In some adopted and the following officers His Worship: Ang EuropWe are the BEST Jewellers and also have the BEST
cussed the case and their view cases there have been disturbances were identical With regard of a minor nature created by this to the application of the rule meANS. -
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pay-
Mr F. W. Eiger; Hon. Secretary,! againat perpetuity. nnd pure The question of the
Sergt. A.A. Wilson; Assist. Hon. personalty they submitted that ment of the soldiery is now etary, Bombardier Woods. the decision of the Full Court to be met in a manner which
The Emergency Committee was follows:-Corpl. His Lordship And Ho Tse-wan binding on his Lordship, should tend to lessen trouble. In appointed se
Bad further submitted that the future a military note is to be Coxon, Q.M.S. Elliott, the Hon. Chief Justice was right in the issued which will be redeemable Secretary, and someone to be view he tank there, and that, at par, by the Treasury, in silver. nominated by the naval teams. Mr. Justice Goper was ' It in hoped by (this taken. In the ears of Yeap Ong, means
The Hon. Secretary proposed to prevent the dif that the Leagne should be affi. reported in B, Privy Council, appointment of the men who have liated to the Hongkong Football page 381,) where it was held that refented the discounting. of the the rule against perpetuity was bills which meant, in some casos, in fare in Penang. the principles a serious loss to them. The shop leaseholds of very considerable were clearly laid down, and people are ordered to accept the
Mr. Slade: Ha' is the second defendant, the only survivor.
Mr. Sinde went on to say that the property, comprising the estate was in the bands of the Receiver appointed by the Court, nad consisted almost entirely of
value, and some shares. The
cerned with that alone.
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Mr. Slade submitted that there cauld be no doubt whatsoever as to the question of the leasehold
presentation at the Treasury they will receive like treatment.
Mr. Lau and the Bank of China. A report was current in the colony yesterday and this morn- ing to the effect that Mr. Liu
Association.
Mr Eager in a few words de. would mean that they would take soribed what that would mean. It
considered that they had misused
last seseon. With different com- Pзetitions going on and the same men playing in each; it wea dillion it to keep an efficient check on them. If they formed an
GOLF.
Result of July Competitions.
Following are the result of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club Fan Ling July Cmpetitions.
ROBERTSON CUP, J. W. C. Bonner 101-22--72, 01-5-86 W. D. Kraft
27 Entries. POOL.
J. W. C. Eonour 101 - 22-79
G. N. Orme 100-18-82 Rev. Foster Pegg 831 0-83- R. O. Hutchison 831 0-83 Capt. James R. Hanc et W. D. Kraft
99-15-81
101 16-85 91.5-86
119 Entries. a means for obtaining justice for C. H. Tyrell 107-18-89 every team, and they would be able to establish who were good
rough valuation placed the whole though it was not expressly etaied notes at face value, and on away a lot of power which beK. M. Cumming 28† 0-28 estale at $270,000 odd, and there that the principles extend to pure were also soune funds in Court to perennalty, in the language of the judgment there seemned the amount of $8,000.
to be no doubt of it, Ife under- Mr. SharpThat is only the stool that the family had agreed Hongkong estate, We are co-that the pure personalty should
be realised to meet any necessary Chu-pak and Mr. Ha Kai-ful association they would establish expenses. No question of domicile are recomended as manager and had arisen during the twenty sub-manager for the Canton years tint had elapsed since branch of the Bank of China, and the will was made. They were that the appointments were to be referees and who were not. It Two Cases of Cholera in Manila, In reply to his Lordship, Mr.
to made shortly,
was impossible to do also asking for liberty Slade said the rule" against per-apply if any points should arise Seen this morning by the Tele. last year, and petuity bar ben held to be in
baan decided to be a before the Registrar.
graph" representative, Mr Laubad Chu-pak said that he knew nothing bd referee the previous Saturday about the matter. It was true that was seen refereeing a match the the report had been published in following Monday. In short, the Chinese papers as well as Euro- Hongkong Football Association poun, bat the first he heard of it would be taking over the dacies Was when a gentlemen called of a county se ocistion. upon him to congratulate him on receiving the appointment.
force in the coluny, speaking Hia Lordship made the order generally, and it applied to asked for, and also granted liber- leasehald. With regard to the pure personalty, the decision of ty to apply, the costs of all parties the Court was the same, but it to come out of the ostate. was not ubanimous.
His Lordship: Apart from the lessehold what is the pure personalty?
tion of rents.
CANTON NEWS.
!
Disbanded Soldiers Said to be Mr. Slado: 0,000 roughly
Fomenting Trouble. speaking, in shares, and the balance in Court. They are
Private information has reached shores in local companies.
Mr. Sharp I understand the Hongkong that Weichow and last and is merely an accumula-Kahingchow have jointly declared
their independance of the govern TYPHOON WARNING - Mr Slade: Your Lordship has ment of Canton, and it is said the decision of the Full Court with that Pakhoi and Hoihow have The two fo mer
The telegram quoted below was regard to both cleases of followed suit.
localities are inhabited chiefly by received by the American Consul property...
His Lordship: I suppose you Hakkas, to which race Chan ate General, Hongkong, from the Ita Mapila Ob arvatory at 9.50 a.m. are all inferanted in the establish Kwing-ming belongs. ment of a decision, on both sides, thought that the trouble there to day-
Cyclone or Typhoon E. Mr Slade: Yes I am rather has been fomented by the dis- the representative of the ex-banded soldiers of the late Luzon, more than 300 miles ecutors and I want to know what Governor Ceneral, who have tance, moving W, or W.N.W.
returned to their homes to do, I sro a beneficiary we are
and all beneficiaries.
His Lordship: Is this docu- pant prepared by a solicitor?
MrSlade:-Itisa Ohinese docu- ment. The sight of a Chinese will
find little
to
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1
man
that who
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Sir Adamjee Peerbboy, K., a Lieut. Bisdes seconded the pro-and lending man
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died at Malabar Hill, Bombay, of pneumonia, at the age of 70. He was at one time Sheriff of Bombay and was knighted in 1907. He leaves sixsons, who were carrying the numerous commersial
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The information was quite new to him and be had heard nothing The question of the revision of from Peking, whence he would the rules was referred to the fol- whose expect notification of any such lowing sub-committea
efforts will come before a subse- appointment to come.
quent meeting for confirmation; -Corpl, Cosca, Mr. F. W. Eager and Eergt Wilson.
Dealing with the proposal to start a second division of the Bombardier Wood Lengue, thought there was room for one. doubt that the There was 10 83ond division of the Hongkong League was badly run lset 608- disson. Let them take the finish of the League for so example. The Hongkong Police were bree FROM CALCUTTA, PENANG points behind the team which he
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while the movement in Pakboi Tea Imports for Dutch ladies. and Hoihow is supposed to be one A Press Communique, issued at Simla, staten that the attention of sympathy with the others.
There appears to be some con of the Government of India has
division. always causes one to wonder when firmation of the rumour, in that been drawn to an ordinance re- Sergt. Wilson. Where is the
two officials of the Kwangturg contly promulgated by the Gov-first division coming from? Mr Alabaster: He died on the Government came down from Can ernment of the Netherlands East Bomb, Wood:-From the B. 12th of June and the will was ton by the s. s. Paul Bзau on SatuTM-Indien, under which the importa-E.a., R.As, D.U.L.Le, and any meining on boned after 4 p.m. the 2nd) made on the first.
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Mr. Lager suggested that they and expense materials used in their packing should follow the rule that they bateholds, they are candid over of investigation.
The only possible doubt On Sunday three large cases of is prohibited, unless the seels bad at Aome, the first teams to were (sized in have been examined by an expert enter for the first division #ud which might be decided by a arms
appointed by the Director of the company foams for the Boagkoog, 18 September. 1918. [418 Agriculture, Industry, and Com-send. They could easily make merce, and permission to import a rule that a man who had played
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thip judgment that the rule Our informant continetta Can them has been granted by that in the first tham more than a against perpetuity decides this while matters were quiet in Can- expert. The examination was certain number of times should age. You have the judgment of ton, General Lung's soldiers were take place exclusively at Tanjong not be eligible for the second.
giving some trouble by their high Perak, and the ordinance to come It was eventually agreed to Sir Francis Piggott.
M: Sharp: The amount of handed behaviour. It is said to into forum for the outlying posses ran the League in two divisions,No. 8, Gage St, Eure personalty is so small,,
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