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VERBAL DUEL IN THE TUBERCULOSIS DIVORCE · ACTION.
COURT.
THREE JUDGES HEAR AN APPEAL.
MORTGAGE CASE DECISION IS CONTESTED,
p
LAWYERS DISAGREE.
SCOURGE.
QUERY WHETHER ANYTHING IS BEING DONE.
MR. LO'S QUESTIONS.
The tuberculosis
scourge again to come before the Sanitary Board at to-morrow's meeting, when Mr. M. K. Lo will ask the following questions:
is
DECIDED.
SHANGHAI JUDGE'S
REFUSAL.
NOTICE OF APPEAL GIVEN BY PETITIONER.
Shanghai, July 16.
in referunt to the Motion TOEG CASE FEATURES. of the Board passed on the 18th February, 1930, in connexion w. h the scourge of Tuberculosis, will In H.M. Supreme Court yester- the end of the Sanitary Depart-day Judge G. W. King gave his ment inform the Board:
considered judgment in the divorce case Cecile Laval Tog David Lionel Toeg, saying that in view of the circum-
A verbal duel between Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon characterised the open- ing of the Full Court of Appeal before three Judges at the Supreme Court this morning, these being Sir Peter Grain, Sir Government.
ta Whether the Motion as received the consideration of the
(b) If so, what action (if any)
thereon:
PUT STONES ON RAILWAY.
CHARGE OF INTENT TO OVER- THROW TRAIN.
FOR "AMUSEMENT.”
A charge of maliciously playing stones on the Kowloon-Canton Railway track on the south face of the tunnel with Intent to over- throw the train, was brought against a young Chinese before Mr. Whyte Smith at the Kowloon Magistracy' this morning,
The defendant admitted the
the
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BITTER ELECTION CAMPAIGN.
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CLASHES OCCURRING DAILY IN GERMANY.
KNUCKLEDUSTER BAN.
Berlin, July 20, ̧« The general election campaign which is now proceeding threatens to be the most, bitter in living Clashes are occurring memory. daily between partisans of the extremist groups, particularly the, Communists and National Social-
con-Fists.
TO-DAY
THE NAVY TREATY DEBATE.
RESERVATIONS BY U.S. SENATE.
CRITICS SAY PACIFIC PEACE WOULD BE DISTURBED.
JAPAN & "OPEN DOOR."
"Washington, July 16.
Joseph Kemp and Mr. Justice the Government intends to take Stances he could not exercise the the prosecution required a short wei, the former Kuomintang 236 votes to 221 a Socialist motion of Nevada, declared that the Lon-
Wood."
The case concerned a judgment delivered by Sir Henry Gollan, in an action brought by Li Po-kwai alias L Kan, No. 1. Seymour Terrace, against Tsang Chuen, a partner in the Kam Chung Bank, No. 105, Queen's Road Central, and Li Nga-ching, whom plaintif claims as his son although this is denied by the defence.
discretion of the court in favour
Shanghai, July 20. Far-reaching political
While the fight against rati- The Prussian Government is fication of the London Naval charge and remarked that he had sequences, having a strong bear- done it for his own amusement. ing on the formation of the new shortly issuing a decree prohibit. Treaty of 1930 was apparently Peking Government in opposi-ing the taking of knuckle-dusters, waning in the Senate to-day the He wanted to see whether train would be sufficiently heavy tion to the present Nanking re- daggers and other weapons to debate concerning it was com- to break the stories.
gime, is expected by the propos- political meetings
plicated by reservations, de- Sergeant Woods remarked that ed return of Mr. Wang Ching-
The election campaign follows fences and bitter arguments. the adoption by the Reichstag by Senator Key Pittman, Democrat remand to amend the charge.
His Worship pointed out that (c) In particular, whether any of the petitioner, against whom
Mr. Wang Ching-wei is persona to annul President Hindenburg's don treaty would enable Japan to decision has been come to in adultery had also been proved. on the present charge, under which- regard to the feasibility of pro-
Kai-shek, the Chekiang militarist vernment's financial programme. China, Notice of appeal was given by the defendant was liable to im- grafa with Marshal Chiang cerement certe enacting the Go-abolish the "open door" policy in viding some form of 'Poor Law in-Mr. Tycho Wing, counsel for the prisonment for life, the case would now ruling a greater part of China and polling in the election will Democrat of New York, urged that have to be tried at the Sessions than any of the war-lords in the firmary for the care of Chinese petitioner. Mr. A. M. Preston re-
as he had no power to try cases presented the respondent.
in which the sentence was life imprisonment,
The case was accordingly re- manded till to-morrow.
cases.*
The Judgment,
In giving judgment, his Lordship
The question was lengthily dis russed at the meeting on Febru- ary 18th, when Mr. M. K. Lo moved Plaintiff claimed to be the the following resolution:-"That said:
views with grave "This is a sult by petitioner for Crown lessee of certain lands and this Board buildings which he transferred to concern the increase of tuber-dissolution of her marriage, which himself under the name Li Kan culosis in the Colony and respect took place on June 1, 1923, in the and the second defendant by a fully urges the Government to take Registrar's office, nt Hygkong, and deed of assignment on March 9,prompt steps with a view to making of which murringe there was issue, 1927, for રી consideration of due provision for the treatment of one son born at San Francisco in $16,000. Plaintiff declares, how-persons suffering from such March, 1925.
"The grounds for asking for the ever, that he never intended his disease, including the provision of
dissolution are acts of adultery son to have any beneficial interest, a properly equipped Sanatorium.
committed by the respondent at the $16,000 was not paid and his An amendment was, however. son had no knowledge of the proposed by the Hon. Dr. A. R.Shanghui in May of this year.
"The petitioner before succeeding assignment at the time. Subse- Wellington,, and adonted by four quently, it is alleged. the son votes to three, this being in the in her petition must satisfy the mortgaged the property for following terms: "The Board is court as to the domicile of her hus- $25,000 to first defendant and his much concerned at the continued band and as to the acts of adultery present whereabouts are stated to high level of mortality from alleged. Further, as she states in tuberculosis and urges the Govern- her petition that she herself has ment to consider if more effective been guilty of sexual intercourse Register Searched.
with a man other in her husband, steps can be taken to ensure so
'a state of Plaintif claimed an order that far as possible, that conditions of she must show such first defendant re-assign the pro- residence in the Colony do not affairs as will induce the court to perty and a declaration that helend themselves to the aggrava-exercise its discretion in granting (plaintiff) is entitled to the pro-ion or contraetion of the disease, her petition.
be unknown.
perty free of the mortgage.
Sir Henry Gollan delivered judgment in favour of plaintiff on April 8, this year, and defendant is appealing against it.
Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. F. X. D'Almada, senior, of Messrs. D'Almada and Mason, is for appellant, and Mr. Eldon Potter, K. C. together with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. E Davidson, af Messrs. Hastings, Dennys And Bowley, IN for respondent.
and to consider the feasibility of providing some form of 'Poor Chinese cases." Law' infirmary for the care of
TRAIN DISASTER IN AMERICA.
HUNDRED HURT: EXPRESS HITS MOTOR CAR
Elizabeth (NJ.), July 20, After reading Sir Henry Gollan's
Over a judgment. Mr. Sheldon said that as
hundred people were first defendant wanted to advance injured, some doubtless fatally. money on the property he went to when the Pennsylvania express, Mr.. F. X. D'Almada who going at full speed, sirack an searched the register and examined abandoned motor car on the line.. the memorials.
see
Mr. Potter said he would point out there was no evidence of that search and as Mr. D'Almada was not called as a witness it had not been proved. Counsel continued that in the Court below they were very careful not to admit that Mr. D'Almada had done any searching because they wanted him to go in the witness box as it was desired to put a letter to him. That letter was written by his firm te plaintiff in the name of Li Kan
of deeds asking for production after the mortgage. It seemed strange, as it appeared to indicate that defendant knew plaintiff's the alina was Li Kan. That was reason why they were anxious for Mr. D'Almada to go into the witness box and it had never been admitted that a search was made.
Wrong Recollection.
DAVIS CUP INTER
ZONE FINAL.
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U.S.A. BEAT ITALY BY FOUR GAMES TO ONE.
Paris, July 20. The United States beat Italy in the inter-zone final of the Davis Cup competition by four games to one, the full results of the matches Allison (U.S.A.) beat De Stefani being as follows: (Italy) 4-6, 7-9, 6-4, 8-6, 10-5.
Lott (U.S.A.) beat De Morpurgo (Italy) 3-6, 9-7, 10-3, 6-3,
Left Wing.
North.
Mr. Wang's Career,
In 1927, Mr. Wang Ching-wei established an independent Gov ernment in Canton known as the "Ironside" Government which was an open rival to the Chiang Kai shek regime in Nanking.
Senator Royal S. Copelan 1,. The Reichstag therefore dissolved
take place in six weeks' time. another appeal be made to Presi- The overthrow of the Bruening dent Hoover to publish the secret Government was mainly due to the documents involved in the London fact that the majority of German negotiations. Nationals, under Dr. Hugenberg, voted for the Socialist motion owing to Herr Bruening's rejec- tion of Dr. Hugenberg's proposal that the Nationalists should he included in a coalition government against the Socialists.
Mr. Wang Ching-wei's whole scheme failed with the outbreak The Bruening Government is of the Communist disturbances, continuing in office pending the when public opinion in Kwang-election.
British Naval Bases.'
Senator Kenneth McKellar, Democrat of Tennessee, however, introduced two most important re- servations to the London treaty.
One provided that If the United States. ratifies the past Great Britain must abandon any naval
station she maintains in the vicinity of the United States.
not
tung was directed against the President Hindenburg is receive "Ironside" Commanders for being an enthusiastic
The other involves the question reception friending the Communists on the everywhere throughout his Rhine- of the freedom of the seas and indirectly en land tour. The Rhenish Socialist stipulates that if America ratifies East River which couraged them to sweep down to Party, however, has appealed to the treaty, it will be with the Wang Ching-wei has been on exile celebrations on the ground that secret or secretly made at London bound by any agreements now loot Canton. Since then, Mr. adherents not to participate in the understanding that she is
Steel in France and returned to Hong any contacts with the
or elsewhere. kong lately, spending his time Helmets" must be sharply re- in writing articles to some of thejected,"-Renter. newspapers in China which favour Lott (USA) beat De Stefani his opinions. Observers think Mr. Wang Ching-wei's sojourn in Hong- (Italy) 6-3, 6-1, 6-9,
De-Morpurgo (Italy) beat Alli-kong was to wait for an opportune moment to effect a political return- son (America) 7-5, 6-2, 5-7, 6-4.
Allison and Van Ryn (America) associating himself with the "Before dealing with these mat- ters it is desirable to say some-beat De Morpurgo and Gaslini Northern militarists. thing with respect to the parties in Italy) 5-7, 6-2, 6-1, 1-6, 6-3.-
Reuter this suit.
The Parties..
"The respondent, the husband. was born in Shanghai and is regi- stered In this Consulate General as
a British protected person; he is
not a British subject.
"The petitioner, the wife, was born in Missouri, United States of America, and as her husband not being a British subject could not by marriage confer British nationality on her, she, it would seem likely, iš still an American citizen.
Unhappy Marriage,
Tilden to Play.
New ork, July 20.
It is officially announced that Tilden, who had previously been excluded under the regulation for- bidding players engaged by news papers to describe matches, will play against France in the challenge round of the Davis Cup.-Reuter's American Service.
WORLD'S POULTRY
CONGRESS.
TO BE OPENED TO-MORROW IN LONDON.
Wang Interviewed,
PHILIPPINE VICE- GOVERNOR.
MR. NICHOLAS ROOSEVELT
NOMINATED. Mr. Wang Ching-wei, according to Nagasaki messages, arrived in
Washington, July 20, that city yesterday afternoon on a
President Hoover has rominat Japan steamer and made a public statement to the effect that the ed Mr. Nicholas Roosevelt for the Kuomintang Leftists had effected Vice-Governorship of the Philip an alliance with the Northern Pine Islands.-Reuter's American militarists, Marshals Yen Hsi-shan and Feng Yu-hsiang.
Service.
Freedom of Seas.
Senator McKellar's resolutiona were so phrased that if passed they would make the London treaty ineffective until all signa- torics of the pact agree to the freedom of the seas and the neutrality of commerce outside of territorial waters.
In demanding that Great Britain abandon her naval bases near the United States Senator McKellar said that England; enjoying friendly relations with the Ameri can government, does not need to fortify territory near the United
States.
Rival Views.
The appointment of Mr. Roosevelt is in succession to Mr. Eugène A Mr. Wang admitted that the Gilmore, resigned.
While Senator Pittman to-day Northern militarists are still ex-
Mr. Roosevelt is an author and insisted that to ratify the treaty ercising the arts of persuasion to editorial writer who has written ex- would be to disturb the peace of convince General Chang Hsueh-tensively on the Philippines. His the Pacific basin Senator Hiram lang of the necessity of joining chief work on the islands is his Bingham, Republican of Connecti- the new Peking Government.
book, "The Philippines, Treasure | cut, took the floor to express belief Commenting on the situation in and a Problem"
that ratification of the pact by South China, Mr. Wang said he had
the American Senate would insure no intention of utilising the Leftistings
the peace of the Pacific, Army, "Ironside" Regiments, to engage in any extensive scheme to
retake Canton.
During the recent Senate hear
on the pending Philippine bills he was one of those to oppose immediate independence.
It appeared certain to-day that late next week the extraordinary Mr. Roosevelt also is the author session of the Senate will be able of "The Restless Pacific.” In his
to vote on the treaty and then ad- testimony before the Senate Com-journ until the regular session of mittece he quoted both this book Congress convenes in December:
"The marriage between these two The locomotive overturned and) two carriages plunged over the people would appear, except for the embankment. A third hung pre-first two years, never to have been curiously on the edge of the a happy one, and they separated in bridge above the street.
1926, after that living together only Fire broke out on the wrecked for brief periods. In 1927 the petf. tioner obtained a divorce in the train and impeded the rescuers in
to extriente the Second Judicial Court of the State their hysterical women and children of Nevada in and for the County of Reuter's American Service, Washoe. All I need say about this
divorce is that however binding it i at the Crystal Palace, London, onling incognito, as also were his six and his one on the islands to sup Before the vote is taken Senator divorce is there it does not effect
secretaries, including Mr. Koo Man-port his contention that indepen. Bingham desires to address the. thevu, a former Commissioner of the pendence was rendered possible senate to visualize the conditions the position of the respondent in
Kuomintang Central Fxecutive by the situation in the Pacific, respect of his marriage at Hong-
Committee. kong in 1923.
efforts
GROWING TOLL OF
TYPHOON..
EASTERN KOREA. SUFFERS MORE THAN JAPAN,
"To turn now to the matters on which the petitioner must satisfy the court, namely, domicile of the respondent and the alleged acts of adultery by him.
so domiciled.
London, July 20. Many countries will be repre- sented at the fourth World's Poultry Congress, which begins
.
Report Doubted,
Mr. Wang Ching-wai was travel-
Tuesday. Many famous breeds will be represented among seven thousand birds on show,
This is the first occasion on
the great international News of his arrival in Japan en which gathering has been held in Englang, route for Peking has enused cul and the Ministry of Agriculture is siderable attention here, but the British authorities in Shanghai ensuring its success.
The delegates are attending a are not convinced, that he is in Government reception to-morrow Nugasaki, believing that he is re- night, and there will be a Garden maining in Hongkong, Party at Windsor Castle when the Congress follows in ten days time. A tour round the British Isles has been arranged for the delegates. British Wirclees.
RUBBER PRODUCTION
· RESTRICTION.
PURCHASE OF OIL SHALE LAND.
HUGE AREA TAKEN OVER IN AUSTRALIA.
Sydney, July 20.
he believes would prevail if the treaty is not ratifled,
Would Benefit Japan.
Senator Pittman to-day said that if it is made effective the treaty would enable Japan to absolutely control the western Pacific,
Administration leaders and pro- ponents of the treaty to-day ex- pressed belief that when a vote
While it is extremely difficult to make any political forecast on the future policy of China towards foreign countries in the event of
The Boards of Directors of upon its ratification is finally Mr. Wang being elected by the North Broken Hill, Broken Hill taken it will be found that less Kuomintang Plenary Session in South, the Zinc Corporation and than ten senators are against IL Peking as the chief of the Peking | Electrolytic Zine Companies have
Government, it is the consensus of issued a joint statement announc opinion among the Chinese that ing the purchase of an oil refining
"I am satisfied from the evidence Tokyo, July 20.
of the respondent that he is domi- The typhoon apparently exacted ciled in China, and he would appar an even greater toll on Eastern enlly seem always to have
been Korea than in Japan, according te fragmentary details reaching Mr. Sheldon contended the case Seoul. Fifty eight are known to Misconduct Proved. was quite clearly argued on the be dead and eighty-three missing assumption by both sides that the ashore, while the crews of ninety-of adultery, but evidence was only "The petition set out various acts memorials were searched by Mr. two fishing vessels, exceeding five offered on two nets on the nights of D'Almada. If that was. to be hundred, are unaccounted for, traversed, it should have been The typhoon caused great havoc Bubbling Well Road, Shanghaf, in May 9-10 and May 12-13 at 187 traversed by another pleading in at the south east coast towns, the at No. 47. The evidence of Mr. reply. Counsel further argued seas attaining tidal wave propor- Luthich was satisfactory enough as STRAITS FAVOUR ACTION BY alliance of all the discontented that Mr. D'Almada must have tions.-Reuter. made a search, otherwise he would not have been able to prepare the mortgage document. There was not the slightest doubt that the case was argued from the beginn- sing by both sides on the assump- tion that the register had been searched.
Mr. Potter replied he could only Eav that Mr. Sheldon was not then
in the case which was conducted
by Mr. Alabaster, but Mr.
HEAT WAVE DEATHS IN AMERICA.
CHURCHGOERS PRAY FOR RAIN AND RELIEF.
to these acts, but it was not sup ported by the Chinese house. boy employed in the flat. However, any doubts I might have entertained are dispelled, by the letter of the re- spondent to the petitioner and dated August 22, 1029. I am satisfied that the respondent has committed adultery.
"It remains then to determine the question whether the court should New York, July, 20. exercise its discretion in favour of With the temperature ranging the petitioner, she having commit D'Almada was previously in the from 98 In New York to 107 in ted adultery herself, case. If Mr. Sheldon had beenWashington, churchgoers yesterday told by Mr. D'Almada that he prayed for rain and relief from the
Home Judgment.
THE GOVERNMENT.
Singapore, July 20. The Asiatic Planters' Associa tion has passed a resolution in favour of requesting the Gogern- ment to legislate to provide for the restriction of rubber produc- tion by the periodical stoppage of tapping or by the re-introduction
A
Rejection Moved.
Washington, July-17.-
the Peking politicians now endea plant option of over eleven thou- The opposition group made new vouring to effect a grand political sand acres of oil shale lands at moves in the Senate to-day to de- Newnes, New South Wales. feat the London naval treaty or. factions in China against Nanking minimum output of a hundred failing in that, to encumber it as must encounter difficulties in view tons of crude oil daily is contem much as possible with reservations of the great divergence of views Plated.-Reuter.
tending to destroy its effective- held by the Kuomintang Leftists, the Western Hill Party, and the Peiyang military school.
RED “CELL” CHIEF MURDERED.
ANNAMITES PAY THE PENALTY IN SAIGON.
Paris, July 20."
neas.
Outlining a plan for the refec- tion, of the pact, Senator Hale, chairman of the naval committee and one of the "big navy ex- ponents, said that the treaty's de- feat would be followed by a con- ference next year as provided by the Washington agreement of 1922.
Arguing in support of the plan
Peking Reports. Peking messages state that Mr. of the Stevenson scheme, such Wang Ching-wel on Saturday sent legislation not to be enforced until a telegram to Marshal Yen Hai similar legislation is effected in shan informing him of his depar-1 the Dutch East Indies and Ceylon. ture from Hongkong. Authorities
The Association alsó recom- in the Pelding Garrison Command A message from Saigon states mends that the Government, in are fixing up the former Peking that four Annamites have been he said that "In the meanwhile conjunction with the Governments residence of the late Dr. Sun Yat-sentenced to death and four France and Italy "can find time to sen for the accommodation of Mr. sentenced to thirty years penal adjust their differences and a Wang and his party of politicians servitude for murdering the chief treaty providing for zeal limita
Coincident with the formation of a Communist "cell" to which tlon, with the interests of the
Continued on Page 1 (Continued on Page 18.) they belonged. Reuter
(Mr. Potter) argued the case on terrific heat which has been re- "The whole question of the exer- that assumption that was to say sponsible for at least twenty-four rise of this discretion has recently of the Dutch East Indies and that no evidence of the deaths and is now threatening the been dealt with by Lord. Merrivale, Ceylon, should refuse to alienate search was required then Mr. crops and herds.--Routere Ameri- the President of the Probate land for rubber cultivation for a
(Continued on Page 7).
(Continued on Page 7.) period of years-Reuter.
can Service.