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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1930
WILL OF JEWISH MILLIONAIRE.
BEQUESTS BY LATE SIR
MANASSEH MEYER. ›
SINGAPORE ESTATE.
The will of Sir Manassch Meyer.
LATEST KWANGSI :
VENTURE.
ANOTHER INVASION OF CHANGSHA.
NANNING DENIAL.
Wuchow, Sept. 24.
PUBLIC WORKS IN MANILA.
LOAN PROCEEDS ENABLE CONTINUATION.
P2,000,000 AS START.
Manilà. Sept. 25. Realization of the construction. of Singapore, who died on July 1. The Kwangsi insurgents are has been admitted to probate, again invading Hunan, according of fifteen important public works which has been granted to histo verified reports. Evidently projects within this year, was three suns.
Isanc, Jacob and their hope is to effect a junction made possible yesterday when Reuben, as executors and trustees.. with other insurgent forces, with Mayor Thomas Earnshaw approv
After the faction of several unother invasion of Changsha in fed a resolution passed by the bearests and frusts, the residue view.
municipal board authorizing the eating of Pesos 2,000,000 in bond Issue in the United States. This is part of the ten million-peso bond issue for the city which has been authorized by an act of the legislature.
;
Immediately upon approval of the resolution. Mayor Earnshaw
the notified
governor general, through the department of the interior, of his aetion so that the chief executive may inform the department of war, to float Pesos!
in 2,000,000
bonds when the market is favourable.
of the estate in to be divided The Cantonese have withdrawn equally between Sir Manasseh's from the Fu (Cassia) River back three sons
to Wuchow, evidently intending One interesting, clause in the to pursue the elusive Kwangsi will is: "Any child or grùnd-troops. child of mine who ceases to pro- According to credible rumours: fess the Jewish religion or inter-Longchow is in the hands of Li matries with a Gentile, such child Tsen-tin, an old campaigner and or grandchild shall, from the date right-hand man of the former that they cense to profess the Governor, General Luk Wing-ting. Jewish religion or inter-marry His troops have occupied Mission with a Gentle, be deprived and buildings, having apparently first. divested of all life interest or defeated the Yunnanese rear- other interest under this my will guard.--Our Own Correspondent. und of any share in the corpus of A Nanning correspondent, my estate."
writing under date of the 19th Apart from generous charitable instant, categorically denies the benefactions in Singapore and in Canton News Agency report of the Palestine, there are several 4th instant to the effect that Yun-of the city officials in authorizing interesting family bequests. nanese troops have captured that the floating of the bond issue was
fle directed that his synagogne city. He says: "There is not a due to proposals made by in Oxley Rise and his Hebrew word of truth to it. Nanning has department of finance to school in Bencoolen Street, which not yet been taken or entered by bonds issued in the Philippines. were vested in his sons as the Yunnanese or Cantonese.
Shortly after announcement of the trustees, together with the six is still in the hands of the troops intention of the city officials to Sunses in front of the school, by of Wong Shao-hung and Li Cheng-feat the second release from the way of endowment, shall be main-yen. No attack has been made ten million-peso Lond issue. The fained until 21 years after the by the Yunnanese for more than secretary of finance requested its life af bis last surviving son. He one month. At that time. their pastponement pending realization directed that if the income from Attempt to enter the city was an for his scheme to loạt the bond the endowment or otherwise is successful. At present, the Yan- issue in the Philippines. insufficient for them to be upkept nanese are camped in villages only
Considerable delay on the part
the
have
and maintained substantially as a few miles from Nanning. They When this scheme was finally in his the testator's) life-time, are just waiting-perhaps for found impractical, further delay including food for the pupils and more "Cantonese troops, fo arrive. was experienced when the mem salaries for the teachers, they It is expected that there will bebers of the municipal board #nd should be maintained out of the another attempt made to enter the the murer could not agree on the incoine of certam property kity in the near future." specified. Should that be insuf- ficient he directed that they should be maintained out of the lucome of the residuary estate.
A Family Residence,
He directs that during the life
of his children and the last sur
vivor of then his house at 1, Ox-
LOCAL RESIDENTS HONOURED.
(Continued from Page 1.)
proposed public works projects to he constructed by the proceeds of the bonds issue. Several con- ferences were held between sity executire to smooth out the differences and come to an agrze ment.
the
In accordance with a final agree- ment reached upon, part of the
ley Rise and his house, Jeshuranin public affairs, but it was largely Pesos 2,000,000 will be used to Tanjong Katong, with the furni- for his services in other directions finance the construction of six ture, fixtures and fittings. shall be that this honour had been confer- bridges, including three bridges maintained as a family residence red upon him. His kindness to the to span the Pasig River. The pro- for the occupation and use of his soldiers and sailors who passed posed concrete bridge to be con children and remoter issue and through Hongkong was proverbial,structed over the present site of their familes who desire to reside and it would be quite true to say the Puente Colgante will receive there.
that there were hundreds and first consideration, it was reported. His daughter Rachel should be thousands of Servicemen scatter For this project Pesos 400,000 will permitted to reside at 3. Oslered throughout the Empire who the set aside. Rise with her husband, or, if she looked back with feelings of gratí.]
tude and thankfulness to the kindness they had received from
did not wish to reside in the house. his trustees should, during her
lite, pay in her the sum of $500 the hands of both Mr. and Mra beginning the construction of the
Dyer.
per month w an allowance for maintenance. Food and mainten
Their Excellencies the General anre should be provided at the ex- pense of the estate for all his Officer Commanding and the Ad- children and grandchildren
mirs wore full of appreciation for their families, who should reside the services rendered by M. in either of the family residences. Dyer on behalf of the Servies.
and
He directed his trustees to raise !
a fund out of the estate of $109,-
Mrs, Morris' Work,
In expressing his pleasure in
It was also agreed upon that Pesos 210,000 will be used, for
Mendiola bridge and the widening of Ayala Bridge. Two brides! which will cast Poros 30,000 will|
constructed on Calle Soler and another concrete bridge, on Calle Arlegui will be constructed for Pesos 15,000,
Probably the most important! project in the list in the wideningi 1000, te be called the Grandebil- dren's Fund, to be used for the presenting Mrs. Marris with her of Calle Dasmarings. For this maintenance and education and decoration, His Excellency recall-project, Peaos 70,000 will be taken benefit during infancy for each ed that she joined the Education from the bond issue to be-floated grandchild being child of any Department of Hongkong in 1906. in the United States. Expropria- daughter of his. He gave power and two years later was appointed tion proceedings of the property to invest the fund.
aeting head mistress of the Vic-affected by the widening of the To his daughters Hannah and toria British School, a position street are under way.
in 1927. Rama he left a legacy of $50,000 which she again held each. He left in trast, for his After holding various posts, she daughter Mozelle $100,000.
was appointed as Senior Mistress It has not yet been possible to at King's College, and he under- ascertain the value of the estate stood might have been appointed Headmistress of another of Sir Manassch Meyer, who was first reputed to be a millionaire in school, only, with wifely devotion, sterling several times over. Pay she decided to remain to assist her ment of estate duty has been post-husband in his work at King's great deal of her) poned on the necessary security College. A
work there had been in post- being given.
University graduate training of graduates appointed to King's College, and there were many who had cause to feel thankful for what she had done for them.
LARCENY FROM AIR FORCE MESS.
CHINESE WHO TOOK RAIN- COAT IS SENTENCED.
it in the hall of the mess.
TWO MOTORING FATALITIES.
COOLIE AND SMALL BOY LOSE LIVES.
Revenue Officer Pearce, who was driving a motor car in which Revenue Officer Grimmitt was a passenger, was involved in a fatal accident near Tin Lok Lane on Saturday when the car knocked down two coulies.
From a
from report issued To Lieut. Stevens, Sir William said that the recipient joined the Police Headquarters this morning.
two ceplie
were Somerset Light Infantry 25 years it appears that
Services on Rhine.
The deceased has not been identified as yet.
A Chinese pleaded not guilty ago, and shortly afterwards was carrying an iron girder at the before Mr. Butters at the Kowloon sent to India where he served for time and were apparently cross- Magistracy this morning to a several years. Subsequently he ing the road towards the Praya. charge of larceny of a raincoat served in the Great War, both in Revenue Officer Pearce was over- his own Egyptian from the Flying Officers' Mess at the
Expeditionary taking a tramcar' and Ma Tau Kok. A charge of tree-Forces und in France. He later vehicle appears to have struck the various stations and girder which the men were carry- pass was also preferred against served on
One of them fell with the him, to which he pleaded guilty. was appointed 1st Lieutenant, ing.
Flying Officer G. C. Somerhough and, whilst serving with the Army girder on top of him, and later identified the raincoat produced in of, Occupation on the. Rhine, acted succumbed to his injuries, while! court as his. He said he had left with the local rank of Captain. It the other received minor injuries
was for his services in the evacua- as the girder fell, Li Ping-chuen, the No. 1 "boy"tion of the Rhine, that this honour. said that about 10 p.m. on Thurs which he richly deserved, had
been conferred upon him. day he was returning to the mess
Another fatul accident was re- when, he saw the defendant leav
ported from the Hunghom Police ing with something under his arm.
Station yesterday, when a small The defendant ran away on seeing
Loy, who was playing in Bulkeley. him, and he gave chase and ar-
Street, was knocked down by a rested the man near the slaughter
China Motor bus. The lnd, Weng house. The defendant had noth-
The Royal Observatory reports Nei-tai, was rushed to hospital, ing on him when he was arrested. at a weak anti-cyclone covers but died of his injuries at 9.45 p.m..
Witness questioned the defen- South Manchuria. The typhoon is four hours after admission, dant, and was told that defendant filling-up to the north-west of Hui- had cone there to sleep. Witness
phong. The local, forecast is:- handed over the defendant to a
E. winds., moderate; cloudy, sergeant of the Air Force and
occasional rain. returned to look for the thing which he had seen the defendant carrying. Near the Rope Works witness found the discarded rain-! i coat...
OCCASIONAL RAIN.
London, Sept. 27. The British cruiser Conquest," which broke adrift in the North Sea with six men on board while.
Mr. Butters convicted the defen-being towed north for breaking up, dant on the charge of larceny and was picked up and taken to the Printed and Published for the Proprietors by FREDERICK PERCY Į Mr. F. G. Coppock, a Sergeant sentenced him to six weeks im-Humber last night by the Hull tug FRAKLIN, at 1 and 8. Wyndham Street, In the City of Victoria in the Air Force, also gave evid-prisonment, but discharged him Seaman, after drifting for several Hongkong.
ence.
on the second count.
houra, British Wireless.
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