40,000 SHARES IN DISPUTE.
ISSUED, IN NAME OF AN UNBORN SON.
WAS IT AN ALIAS?
The rightful ownership of 40,000 shares of $1 each in the Man Sang Knitting Factory formed the sair ject of an aetion which was heard by the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) in the Supreme Court this morning. It was stated that no other claimant to the shares than the plaintif was known and his Lordship, in adjourning the case until Friday week, said that if no other claimant came forward he would give judgment for the plain tir.
KOWLOON DOCK. ACCIDENTS.
TWO WORKERS SENT TO HOSPITAL.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
THE HOCKEY CLUB.
LONG LEASE ON GROUND REFUSED.
MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1929.
WOMAN'S FIGHT WITH İSHIP KEPT OUT OF
SAVAGES.
NIGHT ATTACK BEATEN OFF IN AFRICA.
woman.
MANILA
TJILIBOET FROM HONGKONG IS BANNED.
CARRYING CHINESE.
The annual report of the long- As the result of accidents which presented to the annual meeting on in the heart of Africa, which in- kong Hockey Club, which is to be
A woman explorer's adventures occurred on Saturday at the Kow-Wednesday, states: loon Docks, two Chinese are now
The ground at King's Parkcluded an attack by a wounded In hospital suffering from injuries. was again allotted to the Club and leopard and a, night rald by D According to reports mude to the Y.M.C.A. but In order to savnge tribe, were related ut the police, Lo Kam, a fitter, had encourage the growth of civilian Liverpool recently when Mr. and
Manila, Aug. 31. one of his hands crushed through hockey in the Colony the use of the Mrs. T. A. Glover arrived in the The ss. Tjiliboot, of the Jaya- being caught between the cogs of crelo and the Ladies' Hockey Clubs Glover is believed to have penetrat steamer affected by the clause in was granted to the Club de Elder Dempster liner Daru. Mra. China-Japan Line, was the first a drilling machine at which he was working. He was luter TC-
unt numerous occasions. Considering moved to the Kowloon Hospital.
that the
the ground was used so extensive.cd 1,000 miles further into darkest the American presidential order
other white which sought to limit deck passen- ; ly it is in fairly good condition after Africa than any the summer's rest
A five years' lease was again re-
ger immigration to the United quested from the Goyshortage of West Africa with two other ex-introduction of meningitis into States or ita territories from China Government but Mr. and Mrs. Glover went to and the Philippines to prevent the owing to spurts grounds in the Colony this piorers over two and a half years the States. request was not granted. A further request has been made, however, to Ko on an expedition
The Dutch steamer arrived early the Committee appointed the mercial research, and to collect
by into the specimens for the British Museum. with fivo Chinese passengers for yesterday morning, from China Government to enquire recreational needs of the Colony and Sickness overtook the other two Manila as well as elx Europeans your Committee has, fly and, in addition to a members of the party, und Mr. and and 207 Chinese for Java. The l Recreation Come, asked the Mrs. Glover had to carry on alone. vassel was placed under the usual Mr. Glover spoke of an exciting quarantine pending the physical further hockey grounda.
The Committee has under considera adventure which his wife had with and medical examination of the Hon the erection of a club house and a leopard she had shot and wound-passengers, but when the quaran protective Texelag around the grounded in Northern Nigeria... which it considers desirable, but it does not feel justified in committing the Club to auch an expense while the prosent ground allotment yearly one only.
In connexion with the other minlay, it is stated that a Chinese workan is now also in Kowloon Hospital auffering from severe in- juries. He was one of many hoist- ing skeleton staging up the side of a ship lying at Kowloon Docks by a wire rope, which suapped, and The plaintiff was Mrs. Edith as he was in the way of the falling v Weightman Hing. No. 9. Hart structure, he was struck and scri- Avenue, Kewlons, and the defen-ously injured, dants were the Man Sung Knitting Factory, and Chan Chung-of, managing partner, No. 188, Port- land Street, Kowloon, Mra. Hing, the administratrix of the estate of her late husband (Me Chan Kwong-hing, or C. K. Hing, or Charles Chin) claimed that 40,000 shares in the factory of $1 each, in the name of Pui Leung, belong- ed to her husband's catate, the. name being an alias,
TORCAT'S ROOSTERS.
HIGHLY IMPRESSIVE. FIRST
PERFORMANCE.
' +
The ordinary picture programme at the Queen's yesterday was varied with a novel turn given by
sale
to provide
of com-
had killed the Thinking sho animal, she was approaching it a when it turned savagely upon her, and with its teeth inflicted a serious wound on her leg, from which she suffered for two months, The 'Club had a very successful, season, having placed three teams in spite of the pain she managed the field each of which had practically to kill the animal with another
shot,
Successful Season.
a full fixture list.
The results were as follows:
M. Torcat's roosters. Their var coloured plumage created a riot of colour on the stage, mul that which delighted the eye most, was the way they "struffed their | First. stuff" through a number of difficult Second feats, such as walking on the
PWDFA Par. 29 14 6 0 60 62 68.6 214 11 40 82 45.8)
tine doctors came to the five
deck passengers Chinese
for Manila, they conducted inquiries.
Investigation made by the quar- antine surgeons revealed that the Chinese did not come from Hong- kong as manifested but from Amoy. It developed that the Chinese embarked at Amoy, buy- ing passage for Hongkong. Once in the latter port, the Chinese did not disembark but took tickets for
Manila, thus making it appear from that port. that they came They did not subject themselves
According to the statement of elnim, the liquidators of the fac- tory refused to account to pinintiff without an order of the Court. She claimed a declaration that her late husband held the sharea; an account of the partnership deal. ings of the firm and an order that administratrix the amount due by balancing themselves on wheels the liquidators pay to plaintiff as tight-rope and on rolling balls,dditional players: W. K. Tait, L.A.R. French and Italian territory into the required 14 days' quaran-
and ladders, as well as perform ing seemingly impossible tricks with toys," A surprising degree of intelligence was revealed by the feathered performers, for the development of which, by careful
the firm in respect of the shares,
Denial of Aline,
The defence denied that the name Pui Leung was an alias and they did not admit that the shares
king.
The Black Empire, "Our expedition," Mr. Glover "A" Team. 20 12 1 7 04 41 63.5 continued, "was the first to reach Caloura were awarded to five the hills of Tibesti, between the Duncan, G. B 1. Divelt,. . D. French Equatorial Africa. We tine before leaving Hongkong, and Lawrence and C.C. Francis.
got within ten days' journey of as they really came from Amoy, The Sim Shield was Army for the second
won by the Kufria, the black empire governed they were not allowed to land at Club sent teams to Mucus and by the powerful chief Sidiadras, Manila, Shameen, the former match being who is the head of a savage tribe on 4-1 and the later drawn 2-2. with an armed force of between
Committee regrets the 5,000 and 6,000 warriors.
and retirement from "It was a hazardous adventure,
Beaann. The
Upon learning of the facts, Dr.
were the property of Chan Kwong- and patient training, M. and Mme.ination of the Club's Fresident, but we were getting alang very the local agents two alternatives, |
Mr. P. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr, 11.,H. Blake; of Mesars, Wilkin-
son and Grist, was for the plain
tiff, and Mr. H. G, Sheldon, in- structed by Mr. T, G. Bennett, of
·Messrs. Johnson, Stoken and Muster, was for the defendants.
Mr. Jenkin explained that the action concerned share money in the knitting factory to the vahe of $40,000, Chun Kwongching, who died in Novembær 1926, was the
Toreat are to be congraáulated,
The feature film in the current programme is a first-rate comedy, entitled "The Rejuvenation of Aunt Mary." It is skilfully pro- dured and handled by a east of irreproachable actors.
TYPHOON NEWS.
managing partner of the factory The Royal Observatory reports and held a very considerable pré-that an area of relatively high portion of the total capital.
pressure extends from North
He had five children and a ↑ China to the Bonina. The foreign wife, European names in typhou has probably entered the addition to Dinese namest were given to the children.
Counsel runtimed that deevas ed's 'share holding in the factory included shares in his own name and also in the names of his children,,· He took 40,000 of his total share huldist the 'mime of Put Loung that being X RIG which he fancied, and which he intended should be given to any further qon that might be born,
In Pui Leung's Name," Shortly after his death, his safe was opento) and inside were found shares, not only those issued in his own name, but also those in the names of the children and in | the name Pai Leung. It with the latter shares sly that they were concerned.
the Colony
Mr. E. La Sim. He was one of the well when the soldiers of Sidiadras Club's oldest members and also donor of the shield bearing his name, turned us back. We tried hard to The accounts show a satisfactory get permission to enter Kufrla, state of affairs, the credit balance of but were refused, $231, brought forward from last year, having been increased Twenty-one new members joined the
Club during the season.
"Once we were raided during to Tibesti, and were reported dead oined the night by anvnges on the way by the French authorities. We put up a big stand against the at- tackers. My wife and I fought them with our guns from the racks for three hours.
TENNIS LEAGUE.
Y.W.C.A. DEFEATED BY THE M.B.K.
"When dawn broke the raiders cleared off. They were a very hostile Arab tribe known the Tibn and they were after our silver and our camels.
"The French authorities sent a camel corps to find us, but before they located us they reported us
Coast near Haiphong, but in the Only one league tennis match was absence of returns from Indo-played on Saturday, when the MBK China this is uncertain. The defeated the Y.M.C.A. la the "3" typhoon of the Pacific is situated division, about 200 miles east of Manila, t 10 E. R. Price and H. R. R. dead although we did not knoir it
S. Fukushima and T. Ema (M.B.K.) moving westeward. The forecast Matatt 3-6; beat G. Hedley und E. for eight months. tili Anon to-mom w is:-East Itailton 6-1; lost to A. Rump and A. "We hunted for six months in a winds, modernte: fair genitally,
White 3.6.
sleepy sickness ares to obtain
WARSHIPS IN PORT
The following warships are now in port.
Basin.-H.M. Ships Tamar. Moorhen and Seamew, :
North Arm-HI,MS. Sterling,
Sandwich,
T. Edo and G. Nakamura' (M.HK.)
Matra-
1 E. R. Price and H, R. R. Moffat specimens of the tsetse fly, which
bent G.
G. Hedley and E. Railton carries the disease,
} Inve
: beat A. Rump and A. White 44.brought a lot of specimens home
T. Fujimori and M. Kitajimon with me. We hud malaria and (M.B.K.) beat E. K. Price and H. R. other tropical afflictions but have R. Moffatt, 6-2; beat G. Hedley and pulled through." E. Railton 6-3; beat A. Rump and A. White 6-8.
"1" Division.
;
|
R. W. Hart, chief quarantine officer for the Philippines for the US. public health service, gave.
either to let the steamer stay under quarantine for 14 days out- side the breakwater before being allowed to dock, or to let the leave port without steamer or being furnished practique of establishing contact with the shore health. The local agents decided. to adopt the latter alternative, and the vessel cleared port shortly after 2 p.m., after staying under quar- antine for about eight houra,
The departure of the steamer without establishing contact with Manila, or landing passengers or
cargo, discharging
makes It technically go from Hongkong to Java direct without calling at Manila, it was explained at the local quarantine office.
POLICE RESERVE.
ORDERS FOR THE CURRENT WEEK.
Police Reserve Ordene by Bon. Superintendent of Police, atate; Mr. T. II. King, Acting Captain
Chinese Company,
When the news reached England Jearly last year that Mr. and Mrs. [Glover had both been killed they
Sels
were actually crossing the Sahara
Squad Drill-All recruits of the W. LF, A. Pts.desert.
After Mr. Glover had heen badly Chinese Company will attend at frostbitten on the Tibesti foothills the Company's Headquarters on
Tuesday, September 3rd, the expedition nearly perished 5.30 p.m. sharp for squad drill from thirst in the waterless and under L/Sergeant 143 Te'o Chi scorching desert. Their party On.
In deck-1.19 Serapis, Seraph. Chinese It. C. 88-69 3 8 Foreign, Chinese Gunboat Hongkong C. C. 9 8 1 48 93.8 Kwong Kum, French gunboat M. B. K. .... 9 7 2 49 41 7 Argus, US.S. Guam.
RE. and R.S... 9 6 3 40 32 Y.M.C.A.
45 30 45 South China 9 4.6 32 40 Niption...
7 3 4 32
Mr. Jenkin further said that a dividend hool was issued with the shares for the purpose of recard- ing dividenda. In this regard the Among passengers leaving on University numbers of the shares recorded | the P. and 0, s.. Kashmir on Recreio and the date were identical with Saturday were Mr. J. M. Bracken- Indian R. C the 10,000 shares. He continued ridge, Mr. and Mrs W. A. Donald- Kovicon C, C. that shortly after Chan Kwong-son, Mr. and Mrs. II. 1. S. Jones,| hing's death the factory went into Mra J. E. Hancock, Mr. K M. liquidation, one of the defendants | Logan, Rey, and Mrs G. W. Ridout being appointed liquidator, and and Capt. W. Shaw.
this liquidation had been going on
for three years. The liquidators
were not aware of any adverne
claim, the only claimant known to
them being the plaintiff,
Widow's Evidence.
Mrs, Edith Hing stated that she
LETTER GOLF SOLUTION.
Here is the solution to the
was the widow of Chan Kwong-puzzle on another page.
king and had five children, their FOOT, ROOT, BOOK,, ROCK, European names being Edna, RACK, RACE.
Sarah, Alice, Gertrude and Ivan,
Witness said that she went to An advertisement for any other Europe for the benefit of her claims to the shares. health and returned to Hongkong
Mr. . H. Blake, partner of in 1929. Her late husband told Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, said her
had that he
shares that a result of the advertiseruenta, the factory in
no other claim had come to nls his OWN name and also in the name of Pai notice. The same applied to the Leung.
advertisement in the Government Mrs. Chan Ng-sze (Sam Mui), Gazette. He said he had no know. said she became concubine to the edge of any adverse claim of any Jate Chan Kwong-hing on Septem-description.
in
neces-
ber 24, 1916, and lived with him Mr. Sheldon did nal question at No. 270, Portland Street, a any of the witnesses, and Mr. Jen- house next door to, and communi- kin said that that was all the cating with, the knitting factory, evidence to be called. The late Mr. Chan
the Ifls Lordship remarked that un managdag partner and his five advertisements, although children had the following Chinese ary, were liable to be overlooked, names-Chan Kaplan (Edua), and the reporting of the rase in Chan Sau-lan (Sarah), Chan Pun- the press might be more effective, Jan (Alice), Chan Pui-lan (Ger- he would adjourn the case until. trude) and Chan Kin-wing (Ivan). Friday week at 2.30 pm. If dur
Witness further said that the ing tint time no other claims were late Mr. Chan himself find told her put forward, he would be prepared that Puf Leung was his alias.
to give judgment for the plaintiff. Mr. Jenkin then Informed his Lordship that only judgment for To Tin-kwok, clerk and inter- the declaration would be naked for. preter to Messrs, Wilkinson and He added that the costs had been Grist, produced Chinese news-agreed to and the parties were not | gapers in each issue of which was in conflict over the accdunta.
No Claims.
BULLY MEA SERVICE PIO **
THIS URDAY. SIF
was mad with thirst, and hardly able to breathe when, after four days without water, they found a well.
"Just, as I was telling Kutherford, 'you really need a boat'
of some kind to appear trim in the summertime."
Dress Mufti.
al
Indian Company, Parade.--All ranks of the Indian Company are reminded of the parate to be held at Polleo Head- under Condon on 6,80
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Pamela
A fine selection just arrived of— Lace, Georgeffe and Organdie
Collars and Cuffs.
Tuesday, September 3rd at 6.30 French Silk Hose & Underwear.
p.m. sharp,
Recruits Parade. All recruite of the Indian Company who have not yet had training in Rifle Exercises will attend Police Head- quarters for squad drill with Rules under Sergt. Condon on Tuesday, September 10th at 6.30 p.m. zharp. Dreng Mufti.
Revolver Shoot.--Revolver shoot will be carried out on Kennedy Road Range on Sunday, Septem- ber 15th at 9.30 a.m. shorp, under Inspector Booker. Dress White Atl Uniform, Belt and Helmet. ranks of the Indian Company will attend. No member may be absent from this shoot without leave from the Company Com- mander,
Flying Squad.
The fortnightly patrol of the Hongkong Section will take place on Thursday, September 5th. Fall in at the Central Police Station at 5.15 p.m. sharp. Dress-Khaki Uniform.
The next fortnightly patrol of the Kowloon Section will take place on Tuesday, September 10th.. Fall in at the Talm-ten-taui Fire Brigade Station at 5.30 p.m. sharp. Dress--Khaki Uniform.
Sharpshooters Company.
Strength The following mam- bera of the Sharpshooters' Com- pany ara pormilted to resign:-
Alao-NEW MILLINERY.
The
PAMELA
Adjoining St. Francis Hotel,
FLAMING
OREST
Vessels launched from Tyneside
TO-DAY ONLY. 2.30, 5.20, 7.16 and 9.19 p.m. - with RENEE ADOREE
and
ANTONIO MORENO.
James Oliver Ourwood's great- est romance of the forest, A tale of theNorthwest Mounted Police.
AT THE
MAJESTIC
NATHAN ROAD, KOWLOON,
Applying for an assault sum-
Crown Sergeant 1405 A. W. Grim- in the first half of the year were mons at Old-street, a man said he mitt, Constables R411 II. V. fewer by 13 and 51,651 tons gross threw the person concerned down, Pearce, R415 W. Ward, and B426 than in the similar period last staire 18 years ago. Mr. Snell E. Tuck howing completed one full
year's service with effect from year. Coal exports were 1,760,000 Now, he has chucked you down August 26th,
stairs, so that is all, right
tons up..