THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1929.
CLAIM ON INDIAN KWANGTUNG NAVY EXPLORERS PARTY UNHAPPY STRAITS ANOTHER RAID ON
ESTATE.
UNUSUAL ACTION IN THE SUMMARY COURT.
JUDGE HAS DOUBTS.
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ORGANISATION.
LOCATED.
MARRIAGE.
ADM. CHAN CHAK REPORTS ON NANKING MISSION.
BORNEO EXPEDITION NOW QUITE SAFE.
SWISS WIFE SUES HER CHINESE HUSBAND.
FOREIGN ADVICE. '
Canton, Aug. 19.
At the meeting Admiral Chan made a detalled report of his re cent mission to Nanking, where he attended the Diabandment and Reorganisition Conference. Ho sald the disbandment scheme has been carried out. in different pro- vinces at that Nationalist Navy should not delay ita disbandment and reorganiuntion scheme..
DIVORCE PENDING.
at
SQUATTERS.
WOMAN LEAVES CHILDREN IN POLICE HANDS,
POVERTY PROBLEM.
Another raid was carried out by Pails of the Public Works Depart when a number of aquatera wers ment at Wongnelchong yesterday, dislodged from Crown land upon which they had erected a maisked. been built, reported a P.W.D. res it was a miserable hovel thai hod presentative, when charging two men and a woman with trespassing on Crown land, before Mr. T. M. Hazlerigg this morning.
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made an attempt to clear the squat- He had on n former occasion
being threatened by the floods re- tere from land, which sulting from the recent heavy rains. The squatters had then laughed at him, and returned when he was out of sight, but yesterday he took them by surprise.
A PERILOUS TRIP.
A discussion an to whether
Manila, Aug. 17. Admiral Chan Chak, Chlef Com
Singapore, Aug. 14. an Indian money-lender would have
on $4,000 for mander of the 4th. Squadron who the University of Chicago and H. Vienna,
Professor Theodore Seelman of A marriage which took place in paid estate duty
in December, nothing and as to whether he hnd returned here on Saturday from W. Wells, of the All American-between a Chinese doctor and a 1928, avoided a committee meeting of Nanking, called a general meet-
sil Kwanxlunk, maal Lyric Malaysian Expedition were Swiss typist was echoed in the the Sikh Temple, which 'gathered ing of
and commanders this finally reached by Manila amateur Singapore District Court, yester to Boltle the dispute, took place in officiala
radio operators of the Amerienn day afternoon, before Mr. C. H. G. Lite Summary Court: this morning morning at the Naval Head Radio Relay League last night at Clarke, when Dr. K. C. Voon was before the Puisne Juige (Mr.) quarters.
6.59 p.m.
Hummoned by his wife, Martha Justice Wood). His Lordship re-
Professor Seelman and Wells, Martinet Voon, for using criminal "marked he did not think the
after a series of thrilling adven-force on June 23 and with failing defendant would have paid the
tures, arrived at main base, to maintain her.. duty money unless he obtained
Poeroek, Tjahoe, central Borneo, Mrs. Voon was in the witness something for it.
at 6.45 p.m. last night after a box the whole afternoon and was The plaintiff was Harit Singh,
journey of a month and a half cross-examined of $70
through unexplored territory to counsel for the defence, who re
length by and he claimed the
as the ad-
the headwaters of the Murung ferred to incidents prior to her from Oyngar Singh, ministrator of the estate of Huata
River, where white man had never marriage and up to the time of her Singh, who died at the Government
arrival in Singapore, and after. Civil Hospital in December, 1925.
" Admiral Chan added that much Communication Cut off. Dr. Voon, who has established a The fence was that Oyagar
modien practice in Singapore, Singh, had not been able to handle improvement has been made at the
Shortly after sending their pleaded not guilty. The plaintif Central Naval Headquarter radio message of August & their was represented by Mr. Claude da and the only shelter she had for her- The woman said she was poor, Nanking. They have introduced battery became weakened. They Silva, While M. N. A. Mallal self and her two children was a a new system of administration found that rain water had destroy-appeared for the defendant doctor. sort of lean-to, which she had built and tralaing and we have beened their spare batteries. instructed to do the same in the
Realizing they were soon to be Mr. Jean Piffaretti, Chancellor of up on the spot complained of. 4th Squadron..
cut off from the outside world Singapore, was sworn in to inter-dants $5, or seven daya, the Ma the Consulate for Switzerland, «ti
While Aning each of the defen- they frantically tried to call
pret Mrs. Vdon's evidence. KICY, Manila, but because of a
gistrate said:-"I agree that these typhoon and climatic disturbance
people are miserably poor and they their signals were too weak to be
can go nowhere else." heard. Through a perlous trip to the headwaters with many narrow escapes from death, they finally reached their destination and re-
Singh, had not to money he passed
through his hand,
The plaintiff.conducted his” own ense, and Mr. Horace Lo defended, Mr. Lo applied for leave to set up as a defence the Statute of Limitations, of which he had not
"The Conference has de- given notice to the plaintiff.cided that the disbandment and When the plaintiff was previously reorganisation of the Kwangtang asked for particulars, he said there Navy shall be completed within were no documents, the loan was month's time. After this period, made in Novembar, 1925, and he two special inspectors from the was paid the sum of $25 ou May Central Government will come 2, 1928. Those particulars rather down South and hold an official put him (Mr. Lo) uff his juari inspection of the unval forces.". Sand it did not occur to him at the
moment to
defence set up the Indicated. He could not take in structions from the defendant
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been before.
turned to the bage
Message From Chicago.
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Divorce Proceedings. Mr. da Silva stated at the outset that he proposed to proceed with the charges separately, first deal ing with that of refusing to maintain. Mr. Mullai replied that if the Court was going to proceed with this charge first he had to
The P.W.D. representative said the two children of the woman were left behind in his hands, and he was instructed by the Magistrate to look further into the case.
DEPARTED TO-DAY.
PASSENGERS ON PRESIDENT
CLEVELAND.
Admiral Chan. also announced that the Nanking Naval Offer has
A message was received to-day state that the defendant had promised to raise a considerable from Mr. Corey of Chicago, ownerverer ed at the four sum for the Improvement of the of the All-American Mohawk divorce against plaintif antil this morning, and he was now informed that Hunta Singhment of the 4th, Squadron, Radio Corporation of that city, for adultery was alleged, but no date died in December, 1925, and if and meanwhile a staff of foreign all amateurs to make every at-for hearing the petition had yet there was any repayment in 1929 val experts will be engaged attempt possible to reach P12, the been fixed. Mr. Mallal suggested that if plaintiff wished to have the defendant would know of it. the leadquarters as advisers to radio call of the expedition. For that reason he was now able assist in the reorganisation of the
This was unnecessary, however, something in the way of mainten
Passengers who left to-day by for radio operators were already ance in the meantime she could to set up the special defence al my forces.-Nam Chung Po.
standing by and listening while apply in the Supreme Court for the President Cleveland included though at first it seemed he could
Commander S. M. Mathes, member alimony as provided for in the the following: not do no,
of the American Radio Relay League, called at five minute in- tervals for a period of one hour, as per the agreement with PMZ. Commander Mathes called PMZ
Conditional Accepinuce, His Lordship said he would per- 'mít Mr. Lo to set up that defence provided, if he aneceeded, he would not recover costs prior to the present, singe of the cake.
SERIOUS CHARGE.
MARRIED COUPLE IN HOSPITAL,
Contact Renewed.
Divorce Ordinance.
defendant has
Mr. & Mrs. H. V. Whelný and
"The divorce petition was only tiled, yesterday (Monday) and is family.-Returning to the United obviously a subterfuge to side- States on a holiday trip. Mr. track these proceedings," Mr. da Whelan is the General Manager Silva said in reply. "The au- of Messrs. Dodge & Seymour's in- but was unable to raise anyone.thority cited by my fearned friend terests in the Dutch East Indies,
does not apply. If so every bus-Straits and Indo-China.. A Chinese, who appeared before Mr. La, in accepting the condi- | Mr. T, S. Whyte Smith at the Kow To-night Commander Mathes band can evade maintaining his Mr. E. F. Harlert.-Connected tion, remarked that he was rather loon Magistracy that morning on, and other amateurs again sought wife by filing his petition. The with the Line Material Co. of Mil- penalising himself, but there charge of assaulting a married to work PMZ, and although they complainant is a foreigner in there,waukee, Wis., travelling on a busi- were other defences, une of which couple and causing them bodily called at the prescribed Interparts without means of susten- news trip to Shanghai."
far was that there was no money now hurmat No. 70, Wai Ching Street, | yals were at first unable to raise ance. So in the hands of the administrator.Yaumati, was remanded fur 48 their call.
Mr. A. C. Dodge.-Well-known taken no steps to allege adultery.promoter and sportsman in New In remarking that he thought hours pending the recovery of the
According LQ agreement It is n
answer to say, I refuse York and Paris, travelling on a it a fair order, his Lordship said victims who are in hospital, suf- Sergeant Holbrook of Fort Mills to maintain my wife because I if the defendant had been notified fering from injuries received.
combined business and plensure Station, worked his set on a slid have filed divorce petition.'
R beforehand of that special defence
ing scale and was finally rewarded The application is not bona fidetrip to the North. he might never have come to
when he picked up the signal of and only made to deny there Mr. J. W. Mayhen-Attached to Court.
PMZ at 6.59 p.m.
proceedings," concluded "Mr. da the Standard Oll Co.'s local office, Giving evidence, the plaintif the defendant did not attend, then
The explorers are worn out Silyn,
travelling home to the United stated that in September, 1925, he voided the committer, but if curred on the trip and after ask that certain statements made by
It would be fair to say he from exposure and hardshipa in- In his reply, Mr.. Mallal said Staten. was employed at Chater Bungalow thelonging to the late Sir Pauli kardship found, as a fact, thating for the time, stated that they his learned friend must prejudice Chater) and Bunta Singh was the
the defendant could not nitend,
were going to hed to secure the mind of the Court and that No. 1. As he (plaintiff) was then then the position would be other much needed rest,
wise,
he did not agree with him, a stranger to the Colony, he de-
After evidence from another
Thanks Expressed.
"Certain letters were passed be- posited 895 with Bunta Slugh to witness hud heen given
to the keep for him. Na document was effect that
They say that
tween lawyòrs and my client was The trip wHH| exchanged and the money was estate duty on $1,000, his Lord- courtesy of the Dutch colonials Honour:-She could apply the defendant paid made possible only through the painted very black," Mr. Mallal handed over solely for safe keep-ship saked Mr. Lo how he could government, and that they are for alimony. It will be ing. No interest was wanted. In say the defendant had never had forever indebted to Capt. 3. sonable for your client to make December, 1925, Bunta Singh be any assets in his hands.
de Quant the provincial com- came and was removed to the
mander for his able direction and petition is heard.
her fun allowance until Government Civil Hospital, where
the advice. he died.
After consulting Dr. Voon, Mr. Professor Sectman expressed his Mallal said that his client was mander Mathes, whose unfailing agreeable to paying $75 a month deepeat appreciation 10. Com- efforts, made it possible for them at the utmost without prejudice.
His Own Money.
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Although the defendant received Mr. Lo replied that the duty a power of attorney to deal with money was paid by the defendant the estate for Bunta Singh's out, of his own money, in anticipa mother, he did not pay anything tion of collecting the estate, but to plaintiff, in spite of repented he had not been able to collect it. requests, until May, 1928; when he received $25. Further requests werd made for the balance and eventually plaintiff was told by the defendant that he did not get much from the estate and he was not going to pay.
Did not Attend. Bata Singh, a witness called by the plaintiff, said he was the secretary of the Sikh Temple. A complaint that Oyagar Singli owed him money was made by the plaint, so witness personally asked Oyagar Singh to attend be fore the committee on July 21
His Lordship-You go so far as to state that the defendant has never had money in his hands belonging to the deceased?
instructed. I am not sure whether Mr. Lo-Yes, my Lord, I am so
he night not have had say two ór three hundred dollars, but the defendant, will no doubt tell the Court. In any ense,, whatever money le come into his hands, that money applied and there has never been has been properly any money in his hands which he could have paid the out of plaintiff.
His Lordship pointed out that
on $4.000 and had not had any of the estate in his hands, he had overpaid and was entitled, to
for the purpose of settling the dis-if the defendant had paid daty nute. Oyagar Singh did not turn up, however.
Mr. Lo explained that on that date a water tank on the Praya burst, causing injuries to the de-recover something. Had he tried fendant, which prevented him to recover anything? from attending before the con- mitlec.
Winess said he should have informed the committee.
His Lordship said the fact seemed to be that the defendant had avoided the committee.
Mr. Lo replied that he did not think the word "avoided" was quite fair; as the defendant was injured.
His Lordship:-He could have applied to the committee himself,
Mr. Lo-You, no doubt, but I don't think it in fair to put it that way, because there was no more J'eason for defending himself be- fore the committee than defending himself I Court,
His Lordship:-He, in fact, pre- ferred, to come here than to go before the committee.
After consulting with his client, Mr. Lo said the answer was in the negative, as the defendant
Was
not aware that it was possible to matte any claim for duly paid. It was not a point that would occur Laman Ike the defendant, and it would have hardly occurred to him (Mr. Lo).
His Lardship asked if Mr. Lo believed the defendant would have pald money for nothing, adding "I don't; I don't think he would have paid money pulesa he got something in returf."
In his evidence, the defendant said the only money he had receiv ed as administrator of the estate was between $40 and $50; which had been paid into Court on judgment summonses. He aL}}] had the papers and promissory Mr. Lo said his Lordship could notes belonging to the estate, but say, "preferred," but that did they
etill were
outstanding. not menn any he "avoid- Plaintiff had never asked him for ed" the committee. If there the money.
na apecial reason why Judgment was reserved.
was
to keep in touch with the outside world as long as they did. They report that they are enger to push on to more new country at the first opportunity.
PHIA SERVICE C
added,
No Agreement,
rea
The Court then adjourned in order to give counsel and parties (Continued on Nezt Column,)
"I don't know why you insist on coming to this placeO when you know their meat orders aren't big enough for two."
Passenger Agent of the Dollar in- Mrs. B. A. Proulx.-Wife of the terests in Hongkong, on a pleasure trip to the North.
agreement. When the sitting re an opportunity of coming to some
settlement has been renched and sumed Mr." da Silva said, "NG
$75 will not cover even half of the boarding house bit."
was entitled to take evidence, Mr. On his Honour stating that he da Silva said that the parties were married on Dor. 24, 1928. The defendant had
no actual enuse for putting away his wife, In May this year there was no cause for separation, but in June the defendant used violence and ordered his wife to get out.
Replying to questions by Mr.. Mallal, the plaintiff said that she had known Dr. Voon for one year prior to their marriage. She first met him at a clinic at Lausanne, Switzerland, where she wag working as a typist.
Further examined, Mrs. Voon Baid that before the marriage Dr. Voon had told her that he was doctor and was in a position to maintain her and buy a moter car. He did not say he was a rich man.
Did you think he was a rich man-Because he was a doctor. I knew he could maintain me.
Were you very much disillusion- ed when you cime to Singapore?) ---Yes, I was.
No Dancing on the Ship.
Did you have any quarrels on board the abip when you came out?--Yes, Dr. Yoon would not allow me to dance with tho passengers.
Did the doctor object to you dancing with any particular per- son?I was not allowed to danés with anybody...
Did you Kol particularly friendly with anyone on board?--- Yes, with a man who wAS alno bound for Singapore.
Did you dance at all during the voyage? Yes, only in the presence of Dr, Voon.
Did you have a quarrel just before reaching Singapore? Yes.
The hearing was adjourned.
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