TELEGRAMS.
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TURKEY & GREECE.
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THE PORTE'S REPLY.
Renter's Barvice To "The Telegraph."]
London. Röceived June 19.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
FIRST
ESTATE DUTIES..
Full Text of new Hong- kong Bill.
HOW DUTY WILL BE LEVIED.
Should be Carefully Studled by all.
Below we give the text of the Bill entitled an Ordinance to pro- ville for the levy of Estate Daty Reuter's correspondent at payable in respect of the catates Constantinople states that the of deceased perenns, which Porte's reply to Greece, though has been drawn up to place conciliatory, alludes to the person a more regular undeatiefne- turbation producoil in Asia Minostory footing than at prosent ob- by the influx of 200,000 Moslemtains the law and the administra refugee from Macedonia, where arrangements relative to the were obliged to flee from perpayment and collection of the It mentione that Probato, Duty loviable upon the Bocution. measures have been adopted to statos of deceased persone.
Be it exacted by the Governor ra-establish order and hopes that Greece will reciprocate is fllongkong, with the advice und Macedonia. Nevertheless, the consent of the Legislative Council reply evades the Greek demands thereof, as follows:- for
1. This Ordinance may be cited the reinstatement of the
urn of pron sus Estate Duty Ordinance, emigrants and ther
1914, and shall come, into force perty.
on the-day af-1914.
From andafter the commence Ordinance the THE BALKAN SITUATION m of this
Myral enactments specified in Le Second Schedule are hereby Iteutor's correspondent at Bukrepealed to the extent get out
therein, harest states that the King, at the 3. In this Ordinance, unless the opening of Parliament, said he was determined to maintain the context otherwise requires.- balance of power in the Balkans and work for, the peace of Europe.
London. Received June 19.
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HONGKONG, FRIDAY JUNE 19, 1914
onabling the dones or other) holder thereof to appoint or dispose of property as he thinks fit, whether exercieable by in- strument inter vivos or by will, or both, bat exclusive of any power exeroinable either in a fiduciary capacity under a die- position not made by himself or ne mortgages.
A disposition taking effect out of the interest of the de- censed person shall be deemed to bave been made by him, whether the concurrence of any other person was or was not required.
Money which a person has a general power to charge on pro- porty shall be deemed to be property of which he has power to dispose.
by implication, to the settler, or "FRIVOLITY" FREEAR, whereby the Zettlor may have reserved to himself the right by the exercise of any power to restors to himself, or to reclaim the absolute interest in such property or the proceeds of sale thereof;
(f) any annuity or other in- terest purchased or provided by the deceased either by himself alone or in concert or by arrangement with any other person, to the extent of the be neficial interest accruing or urising by survivorship or otherwise on the death of the decrnood.
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A Brief Sketch of a Clover
Artiste.
Frivolity Freear, "the man who made the Saltan laugh has arrived in Hongkong and is to give an entertainment at the Theatre Royal on the 27th inst.
brother of Miss
THE EMPRESS DISASTER along the side of the wall to a
porthole and got my head out.
Dr Grant's Graphic Story
FIGHT FOR LIFE IN THE DARK.
Details of Lost and Saved.
I was astounded, to find the side of the ship crowded with people standing as though they were on deck,
I called out for help, and a bystander pulled me out through the porthole. The ship was soon Quebec, May 30.pulled from under us. The survivors from the Em-{ As we were going down the Wile (Frivolity) Fresar is a press disaster unite in paying fog lifted, as if its purpose had native of old "Iceland and their tribute of appreciation to been accomplished.
Louie Dr, James F. Grant, the ship's I saw the collier's lights. I Freear who made A Chinese surgeon, who calmed the terior swam about for a little time, and Honeymoon" the biggest musical stricken, belped to preserve the then a lifeboat picked me up. comedy success of its day. The hopes of the despairing, and Two girls-one aged about. Freear family have been connect-comforted the bereaved. Dr. seven and the other about ten- Trust Property.
ed with the alege for generations Grint was pulled from a porthole went over the side of the Em (2) Property pssing on the pass aud rival the Terrys the after the ship listed, and was preas and reached safety. A death of the deceso i shall not be Irvinge and the Bishopa in their thrown into the water. He swam third child was drowned, and the deemed to include property held allegiance to it.
towards the Sot, and was father of the three also perished. Estate Duty.
by the deceased as trustee for Willie's very first appearance picked up by as all boat.
The younger girl, who swam" to 4-(1). In the case of every another person, under a disposi on the boards was in Ireland at
Dr. Grant tells the following my lifeboat, refused to believe deceased person there shall save tion not made by the deceased the early age of five weeks. It graphic story of the disaster her father was dead, and kept
berein after expressly provided, or under a disposition made was in a wonderful melodrama in
During the early morning theying, "fle will be in the next be levied and paid upon the by
decessed more which the Captain holding the fog thickened, and the Empress boat." principal value, ascertained as than twelve months before bridge shoots Peruvians by the proceeded slowly. At eight min
The following are survivors' Loreinafter provided, of all pro- his death where possession and score but shields the Obeeild. utes to two the Storstad rammed statements: porty which paseos on the death enjoyment of the property was The child had no speaking berus The Norwegian's lights had Mr. Philip Lawler. The ex- of such person, a stamp duty bona file named by the bene n'ered into the spirit of the thing previously been sighted by the plosion was terrific, and as it so called "estate duty" at the gra- felary immediately upon the by uttering infuriated shrieks.
watch, who reported to the cap. quickly followed the collision it duated rates mentioned in the creation of the trust and thouce First Schedule. Provided that, forward tined to the entire this article was leading light in Captain Kendall thereupon sig. water reaching the boilers. The For eleven years the subject of tuin, who was on the bridge was evidently caused by the where the principal value of an exclusion of the deceased or of the Moore and Burgess Ministrale. alle three blasts upon the people were simply, catapulted estate comprises a fraction of auy beatfit to him by contract or Happy-go-lucky he passed into whistle.
into the ses. I was pushed over- Cirous work, playel "Sergeant
board, with my wife, and my son $100, euch fraction shall, for the otherwise. purpose of determining the
Brue" in the well known comedy of
aged 15. The boy awam, and I amount of estate duty payable, be
that name, worked the halls, but
was holding up my wife, but I reckoned as $100.
finding financially and tempera-
had to let go of her and she mentally they all failed to give
sank. satisfaction he finally set out to conquer the world and so for some fifteen years or more he his been making good wherever be has appeared, and will doubtless do so in Hongkong.
(2.) In the case of any person "Commissioner " means the Registrar of the Supreme Court, dying before the commencement or Bach other personas Gv this Ordinance the duties ernor may, by notification in the payable under the Stamp Or Gazette, appoint to carry out the inances, 1901 to 1911, shall entinue to be payable in all ¡rovi done of this Ordinance:
"Deceased Person" and "Chespects as if this "Ordinance had
rst boen passed. **Detized mcat a person dying fter the commencement of thie
What property is deemed to pass on death. Ordinance !
5.-(1) Property passing on the death of the decensed aball be deemed to include the property following, that is to say
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EXPRESS IN STREAM
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Londen. Received June 19." An exprees from Porth to in- verres partly fell into a swollen stream at Carrbridge.
"Estate Duty" means estate duty under this Ordinance:
"Executor" means the executor. Passengers were swept off by or administrator of a deceased the torrent, and three were drown-person and includes, na regards. od and 20 injured.
"SYLVIA'S" PLAN......
AND HOW IT WORKED.
London, Ryceived June 19, Miss Sylvia Pankhurst was released from Honoway Gaof fast evening. She, motored
House of Commons and lay on a couch 14 IBS porcu 120
minutos.
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Later Mr. Linsbury" informed F her that dir. Asquith nud copyent- ed to receive a deputation of Eust Lad 'working women to-day.j Alise Pauknarst then deported.
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any obligation under this Ordin- ance, any person who takes pos- session of or intermeddies with the property of a deceased person or any portion thereof:
"Incumbrances include mort- gigas and terminable charges:
"Interest in expectancy inclucies tan estato in remainder.
reversion and every future interest whother veetod or contin- gent, but does not include a reversion expectant upon the determination of lenses:
"Probato" includes Lettera of Administration:
"Property" includes movable and immovable property, and the proceeds of sale thereof, and, any oney or investment for the time hoing representing the proceeds of sale, and any estate in any property movable or immovable IONS, and any debt and any thing in notion and any other right or interest in the nature of property whether in possession or not.
the "Property passing on death" includes property passing! Jeither immediately on the death or after any interval, and either originally" or contingently, and either originally or by way of substitutive limitation, and the the death"
London. Received June 19.
A party of Turkish naval official has arrived in Eugland to purchase 120,000 tons of coal and five transports,
GLASGOW DOCK FIRE
QUARTER-MILLION DAMAGE.
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on
(a.) property of which the deceased was at the time of his death competent to dispass;
(b.) property in which the deceased or any other person had an interest ceasing on the death of the deceased, to tha extent to which a benefit ao- crues or arises by the casser pf] soch interest; but exclusive of property the interest in which of the deceased' or other person was only an interest as holder of an office, or recipient of the benefits of a charity or as a corporation sole;
Exceptions.
6. Estate outy suoll not be
payahla in respect of :- (1) Property passing on the death of the deceased byros son only of a bona fide par chase from the person under whose disposition the pro- perty passes nor in respect of the determination of any annuity for lives where such His programme contains some purchase was inate or such ten items and every one he annuity granted for full guarantees will make you forget consideration in money or your fiabilities. In se:10 money's worth paid to modest moment he referred to the vendor or grantor for his his how us" "Pure, wholesale, own use or berefit. Where any, and divorting, a two and a half such purchase was made, or hour roar." The Sultan said it nuunity granted for partial was so, and laughed at it. Freear considoration in money' or aaya he (the Sultan) was deported money's worth paid to immediately afterwards.
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TYPHOON WARNING.
the vendor or grantor for his own use or benefit the value of the consideration shall be allowed as a deduction from the value of the property for the purpose of estate duty.
The telegram quoted below was received by the Americas con- (2.)-(s.) Immovable proper-sulate general, Hongkong, from ty situate outside the Colony.
the Manila Observatory at 1.45, (b.) Movable property situate in the United Kingdom.
p.m. today:-
Cyclone or Typhoon-E.NE. (c) Movable property situate of Manila, moving N. W. in any other British Possession:
Boats Overturned. The collier answered, but I do not know what she replied; then Captain Kendall signalled. "I am stopping," but the collier con tinued to approach.
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Mr. Johnaton (chief engineer Captain Kendall then ordered of the ship).-If the Storstadt had the engines to be reversed and not backed away so soon there fall speed astorn. It was, how would have been a larger number. over, impossible to avoid the saved. When the collier palled collision, and the Empress was away, the sea surged into the hole rammed amidships, the engine she had made and the liner room being penetrated and the foundered with amazing rapidity. starboard plates stripped clean Mr. Hayes (assistant purser).- off for an enormous length. The As soon as I felt the shock I was collier backed off and stood away ordered to call for help. Father about a mile.
Point quickly answered, but i
In a few moments the Empress could not talk with him, as five took a heavy liet to starboard and minutes after the impact the dyns- never righted. It was quickly mos failed, Seventeen minutes seen that the liner was doomed, later the ship sank. Captain and an attempt was made to Kendall bade me farewell on the launch the starboard boats. The bridge when the water was lap first were thrown clear, bat were ping at our feet. Captain Ken- overturned.
dall wore a belt, which he gave to
Several port beats were thrown a passenger. We jumped into across the decks by the list, and the river together. A lifeboat several persons were crushed to rescued me balf-an-hour later as destb against the rail. Ohief I was sinking. Captain Kendall Officer Steele was killed by one was discovered clinging to some of these boats.
wreckage. He was taken to boat There was no disorder among No. 3, of which he seemed active the crew, and the captain and command and saved 73 lives other officers stood at their posts in that boat alone. After or in any foreign country
until the vessel gank, which was placing these on board the resous passing on the death of a person property passing on such death, only seventeen minutes. steamers Captain Kendall return- who at the time of his death which by virtue of
After the time of the collision, ed to the wreck and rowed around was not domiciled in the mentary disposition of the de-only a few passengers were able for three hours, searching for Colony,
ceased is under the control of the to obtain lifebelte, and nearly all possible survivors. Usptain Keu (d.) Movable property situate cxecutor, or, in the case of were forced into the icy water indall took the oars himself, and in any other British Possession property not under his control, if their night attire. Hundreds was indefatigable in his exertions.
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or in any foreign country pass-ha persona accountable for the clung to the side of the ship Major Attwell (of Toronto), ing on the death of a person estate duty in respect thereof until the last heave, and hundreds who, with his wife, is among the who at the time of his death request hum to make such awam round and about her saved. The impact was only a was domiciled in the Colony payment.
alight one, and I was surprised at Boreaming for help. when the Commissioner is Provision for Unknown Values..
awful Consequences The Storstad quickly launched the
it Batisfied that eutate daty (a) Where the executor doss her lifeboats, but they were all had. When I tried to reach or a duty in the nature of estate not know the amount or value of acon filled, and hundreds had to the deck I found it almost impos- duty is payable on account of any property which has passed be left to die. Five of the sible to do ao, owing to the list the said death in respect of on the death, he may state in the Empress's boats got away. of the ship, which was lying auch property in such other affidavit for the Commissioner The catastrophe was so sudden wallowing on her side. As I British Possession or foreign that such property exists, but that scores of people had no swam on my back I heard a dull country.
that he does not know the amount chance to leave their berthe, and explosion, followed by a burst of or valus thereof and that he
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Estate Duty.
(0.) property taken as donatio mortis causa made by the deceased or taken under à disposition made by him, par porting to operate ne an im- mediate gift inter vivos, whether by way of transfer, delivery, declaration of trust, or otherwise which shall not have been bona fide made twelve months before his death, or taken under any gift, when- aver made, of which property bona fide possession and enjoy. ment shall not have boon assumed by the dopee im. 'mediately upon the gift and thenceforward retained to the entire exclusion of the donor or of any benefit to him by London. Received June 19. espression
contract or otherwise; A fire broke out at Kingston includes "ais period ascertain-
form one Estate for Purpose of undertakes as soon as the amount were caught like rats in a trap. steam, which spread to all parts To add to the difficulty, the of the vessel. Then the liner (d.) property to which, the
and value are ascertained to bring passengers, you must remem- quickly turned over. It seemed Dooks, Hasgow, and several fate only by reference to the
do:sased has been absolutely 7-(1.) For determining the in an account thereof and to pay her had only been one day on as if we had turned turtle. The shade and seven schooners were death": barned.
"Prescribed" means prescribed
entitled, and which he has rate of estate duty to be paid on both the estate duty for which he board, and were unfamiliar with weather was virtually calm. The caused to be transferred to or any property passing on the death or may be liable and any further their surroundings. In the con behaviour of the crew on the The damage is estimated at by Rules made by the Governor-
vested in himself and any of the deceased, all property so eatate duty payable by reason fusion and panic many never
whole was good. over £100,000,
Jin-Council under this Ordinance: Loter.
"Settlement" means any non-
other person jointly, whether passing shall be aggregated so aa thereof for which he is or may be found, their way to the decks, Mr. and Mis. Irving Swept Away. by disposition or otherwise to form one estats...
hable in respect of the other pro- The survivors were taken off the Mr. Clayton Burt (of Toronto) The fire was controlled after testamentary disposition in writ-
(including also any purchase (2.) In determining the rate of perty mentioned in the affidavit Siorated by the Lady Evelyn who probably the last man aino hours. The damage totale Jing, whether made voluntarily or
or investment effected by the estate duty chargeable, the value
Collection from others than which had answered our wireless who saw Mr. and Mrs. Laurence £250,000.
upon a good or valuable co-
depeseed either by himself of all the property of the decansed sideration other than a bona fide
alone, or ip concert, or by leitaste outside the Colony shall (4.) Estate duty so far as nos call, and were given every atten- Irving alive, said t
tion. Nevertheless, five died from They sat at my table in the pecuniary consideration, whereby
arrangement with any other be included as well as the value paid by the executor shall be paid shook and exposure, and four wo dining-room. They came along any definite and certain property
person), so that the beneficial of the property of the deceased by atampa affixed to an account is settled or agreed to be settled
setting forth the particulars of the men expired through exhaustion, as I stood on deck and asked me I said. 1 did not know anything of what was the matter. property and delivered to the 8.(1) Eatate duty shall be Commissioner within 6 months what was occurring until I was Save yourselves; we are sink- thrown out of my berth by the 10g," Mr. Irving went to his payable as heroinaiter mentioned. after the death, by the Peace listing of the boat.
cabin and returned with two (6.) properly passing under Collection and Recovery, accountable for the estate duty;
lifebalta. One I placed round his any past or future settlement (2), The executor of the decean or within such farther time as the
I tried to turn on the lights, wife, the other I pat round him, made by the deceased by deed ed shall pay the estate duty in Commissioner may allow O
but the current had gone, and I. I then climbed the rail and or any other instrument not respect of all property of which (To be continued to-morrrow.)
could not find the door."
arged him to follow me. He said taking effect as a will, whereby the deceased was competent to
I heard screams of terror and he was coming, and, as I looked Barller Sailing.co an interest in suo's property, or dispose at the date of his death
The Empress of Japan is to the sound of rushing water. 1 back, I saw him and his wite the proceeds of sale thereof, for by stamps affixed to the affidavit
sail from Hongkong on the 23rd. managed to get out of the state climb the rail. I said, "Down life or any other period deter for the Commissioner and may minable by reference to death pay in like manier the estate instwo days earlier than her room, but was unable to walk to the water's edge." Then the along the alloy way. I sorambled explosion occurred, and as the is reserved; either expressly or duty in respect of any other advertised schedulo date.
ship made a final plunge I dived
EMPRESS INQUIRY“.
A STARTLING STATEMENT,
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London. Received June 19, -Router's correspondent at Quebou states that conneel for the storstadt owners produced, an a witness a fireman from the Empress of Ireland,who affirmed, that the Empresa's steering gear was defective.
This was rebutted by other witnesses from the Empress of Ireland.
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in any manner for any purpose whatsoever:
For the purpose of this Ordin-
Bice.-
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A person shall be deemed competent to dispose of pro- perty if he has such an estate or interest therein or such general power as would, if he ware sui juris, enable him to dispose of the property; and the expression" general power" in clades every power or authority
Payment of Estate Duty
interest therein or in some part sitaste within the Colony, thereof passes or acortes by survivorship on his death to Buch other person;
is
executor.
No. Light,
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