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DECEMI
DAY BY
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DE SAID TO POSSESS HIM. —
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MR. HAYLEY-MORRISE'S
ACTION:
Evidence in "Bup action brought by
There will be no issue of the Morriss, of Pippingfor Hongkong Telegraph to-morrow, Nutley, Sussex, against We take this opportunity of wish-Withers, Bonacne, Curr ing our readers a Happy and Pro-Williams, sperous New Year!"
The Ben Line 5.3. Bonvenue, from Manila, is duo hore on the 8th January,
Nanking's The point which leaders always overlook is that if they wish extrality, abolished,
The P. and O... Mantun, China, must first of all make con- with Home mails, is dus here at ditions such that, foreign life and 4 p.m. on the 4th January property will not be endangered Madong H
The Vow Jacek
that
"differilt!
explain partic have göne sun been permite solicitors, Arundel- shine upon it): Thi street, Strand, was given on Nov. and only superstition
wife adheres: zhá 27%
Mr. Morriss claims damages for graduate of Londo alleged negligence and breach of but all women seem. duty, contending that the defen in practice sunshine dants, who acted for him in feeble firer have they tion for their belief divorce suit in 1921, made un Agreement with the solicitors of There is Mrs. Daphne Morrisa, his first superstition, wife, under which she agreed, to simple enough. The accept certain sums, which she direct on the grate as a consequence, No sober-minds On a charge of being in posses- would never seek to have intreas light of the fire to appe ed person can seriously confondston of 35 po pitt lottery tickets, &ed, for the maintenance of herself comparison. Ash on the
Chinese, who was arrested in Ha and the childron of the marriage, of embers shows up: that China Bo-day in a position phong Road, was fined $75 or six Mrs., Morriss, however, did seek to mas, and the red glo to give any such guarantee. We weeks hard labour, at the Kowary the agreement, and eventual stems to fade away. need only take the case of Japan loon Magistracy to-day. A previly secured a Court order increas fire looks dead.
our conviction for three months; to show the right way of dealing
Mr. Morriss complaing that the with this problem. After years of defendant for a similar offence.
defendants advised him that the discussion, foreign nations in 1894
agreement was binding and valid Arriving from Shanghai by the and omitted to explain that the agreed to the abrogation of extrality rights in that country, on the under-as. Mishima Maru to-day were agreement was not in fact binding Mrs. Gertruds Bruns, Dr. Robert
Messrs. Withers, Bensons, effective for five years. Japan, on Leon G. Hunt, Mr. Joseph W. her part, agreed not to give notice Burns, Mr. Benton, Mr. Lionel A Currie and Williams denied MeAndrow, Mr. Joseph Howard, negligence or that they are liable: of abrogation until portions of the Mr J. W. Donald Mrs. A H they also pleaded the Statute of new Code held in abeyance were Scott, Miss D. Scott, Mrs. Olive Limitations.. actually brought into force. All Pauline Braga, Mr. and Mrs. N. B Tyler, Mr. G.C. Corley, Mr. J.C, the requirements having been ful-Philipe, Mr. Chan Nom Seng,
Mr. Powell, the West London Alled; the system came to an end in
W magistrate, to a recently married 1899. Here is the example for Mr. and Mrs. John Baldwin China, Japan not only refrained Or, of New York City and St. Mr. Morriss, replying to Mr. couple who wanted a separation: John's, Newfoundland, the parents Comyns Carr, KC., said that he If you, the wife, are only looking from acting unilaterally: she also of Mrs. Roger Culver Tredwell, told Mr. Covell, of the defendant on your husband as useful in. discharged the obligations which the wife of the American Consul firm, that he would only consent to bringing in money, and you, the were laid down as a necessary pre-General, arrived by the ss. Ema divorce if Mrs. Daphne Morriss, husband, regard your wife moraly press of Canada, Mr. and Mrs. his then wife, agreed to financial as a housekeeper, you are going to requisite to abolition. In other Orr will be the guests of Mr. and terms that could not be broken make a very poor job of marriage.
Mrs. Tredwell for about a month
in 1917, was produced against the ing the maintenance sum effect is all but is hard
DODWELL &Co., Ltd. effective that it would not become E. Hale, Mrs. Harriet &; Hale, Mr. upon the wife,
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The
Hongkong Telegraph.
TUESDAY DEC. 31, 1929.
A NEW YEAR CLOUD words, she acted constitutionally
and with a sense of her own rest Shek-O, before the latter, pro- ceod to Sydney, Australia, where ponsibilities in the matter. Let Mr. Tredwell has been appointed Supervising Consul General ju Australia for the U.S.A.
We should be conforming to usage if, on this the last day of the year, we took stock of the situn- Won in China and endeavoured to see to what extent the aspirations of her lenders have been realised during the past twelve months and how the country stands in her re lations with the foreign Powers.
J
Chinn do likewise.
The Dying Year..
"Out with the old year, in with the now will be echoed to-night with few regrets for the passing of 1929. It has not been a good year. In retrospect, the trials and
fiercer battle with
VALUE OF PRESS. REPORTS.
MAGISTRATE & POSTMAN'S CONDUCT.
Mr. Hayley Eustace Morriss giving evidence, said that his wife deserted him in 1919 before he re- turned to England from Shanghof in 1920,
Judges and Divorce,
vince most woman of the fact graduate in science should, how ever, know better.
Next time you're in the Together we will sup I'm on the eighty-seven
Be sure to look me up
floor
Willesden Woman: She hit me right on my appendicitis mark.
Defendant in nesault case at
North London: I am called Chris- topher, in the summons, but, my name is Cromwell. N
Willesden Magistrate We cannot hunt missing husbands. Wives must find more precisely where they are, and then we will. catch them.
"I am paying 25 shillings a week out of nothing,”—Man at Tolten-
Mr. Morriss stated that Mr. Covell said that he would see Mrs Morriss a solicitor, Mr. Thompson, about the divorce. Mr. Covell told him: “It will greatly assist mat, ham. ters if you will strike her in front of a witness,"
indignantly refused to do this," said Mr. Morrias,
"Did you realize anything from your investment those gold mines
He added that Mr. Covell said. Yea I realized that my wife "Don't be alarmed. I'do not mean was right."
a violent blow." He told Mrake ACL MAKONDA Covell that he did not care what be meant, he would not do it.
Mr. Covell, told him: You don't understand. Just a litte tap in
suppose that the succesą. the Lyons undertaking was built upon) d. pot of tea. (=Quan.).
That the Press had brought to his notice an important fact) which he had not been aware of
Mr. Morriss said that he refused yesterday, was remarked upon by Mr. Hamilton at the Central Magis-to agree to do this and Mr. Covell trasy this morning, when he re-lauid: Very well, then, we will appeared in local newspapers res ferred to the report which had arrange it in some other way. garding the Police Court proceed ings in which one woman robbed another of her handbag.
FURTHER LOCAL ESTATES.
LETTERS OF ADMINISTRA-
"TION, GRANTED."'"
Mr. Covell eventually told him, that the terms had been agreed with Mrs. Morriss's solicitors and that it had been agreed that the terms would never be broken.
honest.
Mr. Covell replied: You have got
"There's many a mip
Twixt the cup and the lip Tia said but who will hood 7
For the cup of tea
Is a thing that we
Regard as our daily needt Twill stimulate
(Not Inebriate);""" Tis, always ready to buck!
So it's easy to guess The great success
Or one who can, take
luck!
quite a wrong idea of Thompson. WHO WAS He has given his word of honour that the agreement will never boj broken, and I will give you my word of honour that will never be broken.
CALEB
PLUMMER?
In view of Nanking's extrality flat, | difficulties of the period are mark- however, it will suffice if we confine ed with far greater emphasis than ourselves to the unhappy outlook are its achievements. From all in a case which was before him front of a witness will do. brought about by that declaration. parts of the globe have come re- are such, un-ports of terrible storms, realding The circumstances
there appears havoc among shipping and pro- fortunately, that every possibility of a situation of perty, of earthquake and volcano disasters on a big scale, of weather tho. utmost gravity developing,
vagaries, extreme colds or extreme Brushing aalde all the well-known hents, taking their toll in some arguments against unilateral action form or other, and all in such pro- The Magistrate remarked to on this big issue, the Nationalist fusion that it has sometimes scem-Inspector Bloor that he noticed in
Mr. Morriss said that on a sub- Government has seen fit to declared that the elements have been the Press reports that the arrest sequent occasion Mr. Covell said
was made by a postman,
to him: "As a matter of fact, a the extrality system at an end, with waging a
Inspector Bloor confirmed this, large number of divorce casos are the resultant consequence that, if humanity than for many years and Mr. Hamilton replied:I did arranged. The judges do not like In connexion with the New the mandate is acted upon, all past. Hongkong's weather memo- not know it at the time. Will you it to be made too open; they clone Territories Agricultural Show to foreign subjects in China will be ries centre chiefly round the long please get that this is brought to their eyes to a lot. Why solici- open at Sheung Shui on Saturday, made amenable to Chinese, law, drought at the beginning of the the netiec of the Postmaster tors will find a co-respondent we learn that H. E the Governor
General?
"We both laughed at that," said will bid farewell to the Elders of the villages at three o'clock and That the Fowers principally affected year and the resultant acute water
Mr. Morries, who added that he will declare: the show open im- said to Covell: I don't trust mediately after this ceremony. cannot consent to such a sudden shortage, requiring to be met by extreme measures. Like many and radical change goes without other countries
Thompson, I do not think he laug and cities, the saying.
Colony has also experienced a The attitude of the principal {.general trade depression, even yet Treaty Powers on this subject is not overcome, though it is a com- too well known to need undue momplace that bad times are al- fost certain to be followed by a emphasis. Again and again have
reaction, perhaps even more via- they made it clear that they are lent. There is a prospect, there- willing to enter into negotiations
fore, that a few months will see for the gradual relinquishment of the end of the slack period, and extrality rights; that is their at that 1930 will produce a brighter titude to-day. There can be no trade outlook, and better condi- admission of China's right to acttions in the Colony than we have unilaterally in the matter, and there seen for a long time. The year are obligations which rest on China 1920 also have as one of its den herself which must be discharged tures the adjustment of the Co before abolition is agreed to. So lony's monetary standards, though far as Britain is concerned, definite perhaps in some circles the result will still not be classed among the proposals were made three years trials and tribulations. On the Hongkong estate worth $7,000 thought that if he went to the Rehad delighted to build for her. ago whereby she agreed to a con- other side of the picture, there is was left by Mr Amadeu Corren gistrar he would hold an inquiry ditional modification of the system to be found little of note. Con- Borges, otherwise known as into the matter and insist that a Amadeu Borges, lata of No. 27. permanent financial agreement and quite recently the Labour fidence in the future of the Colony Rua Formosa, Macao, who died would be registered as such Government notified the Chiness has expressed itself in a building intestate at the Hospital de. St. Mr. Cavell and: If we do any Minister in London that Britain boom exceeded only during the Rafael, Macao, on September 22, thing so sily se to yo was prepared to discuss the removal hectle days of 1924. We have won last year. He was employed by gistrar we should get into an
the Maruo Agency of the Banco awful row of extrality rights, with the proviso a series of interport sporting fix Nacional Ultramarino and leaves To that Mr. Morris replied that the surrender thereof must be tures. The Share Market has be a widow, two sons and two don't care tuppence if we
gun to climb, slowly but surely, daughters Letters of adminis. Subsequently, Mr. Mar out of the slough created by the 'tration have been ganted to Mr. he told Mr. Covell that debacle of 1926. The long view, Carlos Augusto da Roza, ex going to the Registrar to
broker, of Alexandra everything. Oh, don't novertheless, Is encouraging to revise the Anglo-Chinese treaties rather than otherwise and 1980.
Building, who is the attorney for goodness sake don't do that Mr the widow, who" was granted re- Covell said, sapa has recently been faterpreted in will be given a cordial welcome, presentation to the estate by the
MIMorriss added Ari Civel one quarter, as an indication of
Civil and Commercial Court of said that if I would Justice,, Macao readiness not only to give up' ex-
everything would be a Messrs. A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd,, Letters of administration to
Mr. Justice-Horri trality rights, but also to agree to advertise that on Wednesday, the estate of Lam To-cham (or the relinquishment of her Con- Now Year's Day all departments Charm). de In matal
Arm Collett of Wannee cessions and the withdrawal of will be closed. On this day, the under the nam
deeply troops from China. That, of Hongkong Dispensary, Dispensing 290 Shanghai Street, Kowloon, 10, course, is Absurd. In the present Department, will be open for dis- who died intestate on Febru
pensing prescriptions from 10a.m. 1928, leaving local estate worth state of China, such a policy would to 1 p.m. and from 6 pm to 7.30 $3,600, have been granted to the
widow. Lam be the height of folly. The United.mi
gradual. It is now Intimated that that attitude remains unchanged We notice that Britain's willingness
Moy Don-shing, alias Moy Fun cho, alisa Mui Chan-sing, formerly an interpreter of the United States
"An Awful Row." Emigration Department at Chica-
"When I suggested that my wife go, who died intostate at The People's Hospital, Chicago, op might break it said Mr. Morries, May this year, left Hongkong "Mr. Covell said, 'We can hold her estate to the value of $18,300 to it, whereupon I said, 'I will Deceased was a native of Chiu sign" Young village, Tol Shan District, "Mr. Covell is a most plausible Kwangtung, and le survived by an
man, added Mr, Morriss later. widow two sons and a daughter.
Mr. Morrias said that later be Letters of administration have
be brought before the Court He been granted to the widow, Mui desired that the agreement should Chun-shi.
change
ellent
the
In spite of her blindness, Bertha Plummer thought her self the most fortunate of gir Had she not a young and hande some father, a luxurious home. and plenty of money 1. loved making little wooden toys for the kind young men who
came to eee her father from time to time.
Buch was poor Bertha's can tle in the air, which herzlová ing father, Caleb
is darling child mound hiver
house in which they know that), he wone cold haired, and poor, and"
shabby, dirty,
<< that their emplo
kind, hard-hearted
ficha delightful wor the toys were m
old toy-maker al
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