MYSTERY OF HITS PASSENGER
IDENTITY
MAN BELIEVED DROWNED
CLAIM ON ·CHINA
UNDERWRITERS
Caso
The mystery of a man'n'identity and of his alleged denth were the features of a remarkable
Chief which opened before the Justice, Mr. J. R. Wood, at the Supreme Court this morning.
The widow of Yap Chee-meow, late of 21, Shanghai Street, Yaumati, applied for leave to pre- sume his death by drowning on September 6, 1932, and the ap- plication was opposed by Chinn Underwriters, Ltd., with whom deceased, was insured for $20,000, Straits money.
Applicant was represented by Mr. Leo D'Almada, jpr., instructed by Messrs. Lo and Lo, and Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., instructed by Messrn. Deacons, appeared for the interveners.
PROTEST ACTION BY
·RICKSHA PULLER
Offered twenty conts for the faro from the Star Ferry to Salt Fish Lane, West Point, à ricksha puller demanded forty cents. from a Shanghal Chinoso passenger this morning. He was bluntly refused and, it was alleged., he then struck the passenger across the wrist damaging his watch. Other coolles joined in the fight. An Indian Polleoman on pest duty outside the wharf intervened and took the coolle to Central Police Station.
He was brought before Mr. Wynne-Jones when, on conviction, he was fined $5 or soven days. fondant he had no right to strike His Worship pointed out to de-
the passenger. Ils right course was to drop the shaft and then the pasaonger would eventually have to call another ricksha.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. MONDAY, JUNE 26, Jo
BASEBALL.
SOUTH CHINA WIN TWICE
IMPROVE LEAGUE
RECORD
OUTPLAY H.K. CLUB
RUSSO-GERMAN FRICTION
STRONG SOVIET NOTE TO BERLIN.
BANKS.
P & O BANKING THE CHARTERED BANK OF
· London, June 24. Soviet delegation: circles to the Economic Conference In London Authorised. Capital ... have confirmed the rumour that a | Subscribed and Paldup strong note of protest against Reserve Fund certain, reference to Soviet Russia, contained in
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from Moscow to Germany.
South China Athletic Associa tion baseballera scored two suc- According to Pravda, the official ceases during the week-end, on Soviet organ, the Hugenberg Saturday winning an exhibition memorandum openly stated the match with tht U.S.S. Isabel by basic points for an adventurous 16 runs to 6, and yesterday over-Fascist foreign polley. Pravde, in coming the Hongkong Baseball a leading article, warned Germany Club In a league game by 11 runa to keep her hands off Soviet to 2.
territory under throats of drastic reprisals. The German Fascisti, continued the paper was attempt ing to find a way out of the criticn! altuation in which German Im- perialism had found itself in rola- tion to expansion in the East. Reuter.
Note Rejected.
This latter performance pute them on level terms at the head of the league table.
The box scores in both games
wore:
South China Athletic Club.
PO
APLICHAU MERCHANT | King
ROBBED
THEFT BY A RETURNED BANISHEE
Chung et
K. Chang s. If
T. Fons if
C. O. Leung Ib
Ed Chang Ib
T. Chan lb
It. Young P
11. Jame ab
31. Y. Mann ei
T. Kim se Pau Ef
PREVIOUS APPLICATION,
Mr. D'Almada said a aimllar application had been made before His Lordship's predecessor, Sir Joseph Kemp, who had adjourned it on the ground of insuffelent evidence. The drowning took place in the river traversed by the Shekki-Canton ferry boat, on which deceased was travelling. and his submission туля that, though no advertisement of the death was issued, such nn ad- vertisement was unnecessary in view of the populous nature of the district. The man's body, if washed up would have soon beenhind the countor. He caught hold discovered. Sir Joseph had dis agreed with him on that point and had ordered newspaper advertise- ments to be fasued, to which no reply had been received.
Before Mr. Schofield nt the Contral Magistracy this morning, O., R. Leung ef Fan Sik was charged with steal- ing $95 in money and A silver watch from No. 80, Main Street, Aplichau, the property of Cheng Kam, a merchant, and also with having returned from banishment. The complainant said that last evening, he locked up the money and the watch in the counter. About 2 o'clock this morning he call. ed his folks to go out fishing, and when he switched on the lamp, saw the defendant crouchtog be-
of him and handed him over to a Chinese detective. The defendant was found to have the money and the watch in a handkerchief.
Mr. Schofield imposed two been months hard labour on the first
also His Lordship had dissatisfied with the evidence of Chan On, the sworn brother, of deceased, continued Counsel, He had affirmed that he was with Yap below deck when Yap be- came ill and went above. He then saw Yap full into the river which was running high at the time, and though a search was made as soon as the boat could be turned back, a period of about 20 minutes, being occupied in the manoeuvre, no trace of the MAN
found. he Later, the witness had said was told that Yap fell into. the river.
Was
count, and ter months on the sec-} ond, the sentences to run conse- cutively.
TITLES DIVIDED.
Queen's Club Title Play Abandoned.
Busch
a
Cinani zv Fealer nib Canalelo ab meet White Babyuk ir Hansen p. lb
De Frales SA
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10 12
21
U.S.8. Isabel.
23
Score by Innings.
0 6 0 4 3
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2 0 0 2 0
South China Barchite U.9.B. Isabe Earthlin
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Berlin, Juno 26. The Foreign Office has bluntly
rejected the Soviet Note, protest-. ing against the Hugenberg meino-
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The Noto has been rejected on the ground that Herr Hugenborg's memorandum contained nothing to justify the Soviet protest,-. Router.
HUGENBERG RESIGNS.'
Conflict With Cabinet On Enabling Act.
NOT YET ACCEPTED.
Berlin, June 25. It is understood that Dr. Hugenberg tendered his resigna-
12 tion, but President Hindenberg
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Three Base Hits-1. Jang, Two Bang Hita-C. C. Leong, K. P.
Pau, Kim. Busch.
First on Balls, Young 5. Hansen 2. Struck out by Hansen 5. Young 6. Double Plays Kim-Pau, E. Chang. Pau-Echang-Jang.
The box score and line-up follow: South China.
I
D. Cheng, 8b, p
H. Change
9. C. Leung 2
T. Chan ib
11., Young 11, 36
Chang cf
T. Fong rf
E. Chang. D 1,
Rhinks b
B. Leonard 18
AI R
14 11
2
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RAIN INTERFERES.
London, June 24.
Hongkong Baseball Club. The London Tennis Championships organised at Queen's Club have been T. Leonard Th abandoned on account of rain. The Mayhew I following finalists divided the various Wright ef titles:
Singles Ellsworth Vines (Ameri-ilson LE and L. J. Stoeffen (America). BAITOS & Doubles Ellsworth Vines
and McGinlus 36 Bowen Keith Gledhill (America) and V. G. Kirby and N. G. Ferquharson (South WGD Singles. Mrs. Willa
Vomen's Maudy (America) and Mrs. Pittman (Great Britain).
Daschits Women's Doubles.-Madame Mat=" Ryan, and Mrs. hieu and Miss Holcroft Watson and Miss Harvey (Great Britain).
"NOT SATISFIED". Among other evidence which would be put before the Court was a letter received from Messrs. Deacons by applicant's solicitors stating that "our clients are not only not satisfied with the death of deceased, but they are extreme-Africa). ly dissatisfied with it, and with the circumstances surrounding it." The only-importance-we-can Mr. attach to this letter," said D'Almada, "le that there is some the of mind suspicion in the
not right Company that all is with this case, and that perhaps there is a conspiracy to defraud the Company. I wish to make that statement at this point be cause there is nothing whatever
Mixed Doubles.-Maier and Miss Ryan, and Nunol and Miss Nool- Renter.
few months before his death.
There was in this case, he sub- for
in the ovidence to show anything mitted, a reasonable ground but a slight suspicion on the ac-presumption of death, and he tions and activities of the insured formally moved for leave to this person in the Federated Mulay effect. States."
the
Mr. Potter, outlining the case ap-for the interveners, said the onus to prove death was on the applicant, The circumstances in this case were sufficient to arouse suspicion in the mind of any reasonable man and the action was of the highest importance to the Company be- cause if the decision went against them, they could be estopped from further proceedings. If however, WAB given against Judgment applicant, she could renew her ap- plication at any time.
Throughout the case plicant and her solicitors had made the fullest possible disclosures to the court and in addition the Company had mado close investiga- tions as a result of which thoir intervention had been taken. The grounds for this action were set out in the affidavit of Mr. H. R. Sturt, the Managing Director, on March 6 of this year, when he desired to establish that the ap- pilcant. Yee Thal, was the wife of the insured person, that the in- sured person was dead, and that the person Insured was the same person as the man drowned.
CRASSLY IGNORANT WOMAN. ·
The opposite party would agree with him that his client
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de-
"REMARKABLE CASE."
If the death of the insured man could have been definitely estab lished, the Company would have pald the claim immediately, but no Managing Director could have been satisfied with the evidenca put be fore him in this case.
Potter.
Bcore by Innings.
1
1
10
11
South China
0 0 1.0 G
H.K. Naseball C. 0101000
Buachita
210 Two Base Hits-Kim, First on Balls, Bowen 4. E. Chang Struck out by Bowen . E. Chang Cheng 4.
Left on bases South China Hongkong Club 3.
Umpires-Frazier and Consiglio. Scorer-X. Y. Mann.
has not yet accepted it.-Reuter.
Cabinet Resignation?
Berlin, June-25..
to President In his letter Hindenberg, it is understood that Dr. Hugenberg gave
28 his opinion that the Enabling Act passed by the Reichstag on March 23 would automatically become invalid with his resigna- tion. as the Act Was limited to the duration of the pre- sent Cabinet: The Nazis, on the contrary, maintain that the Cabinet is known in the Changel- lor's name, and resignations of members of the Cabinet do not affect the position of the Cabinet itsalf-Reuter.
.
CANTON'S BACKING.
SUN FO BELIEVES FENG HAS STRONG ALLIES
Shanghai, June 24. In an interview with press re- presentatives, Mr. Sun Fo to-day said that the Government would .not be willing to make further concessions to General Feng Yu- hatang unless he agreed to leave Kalgan, as his presence there ren- dered General Sung Cheh-yuan's return to Charbar impossible. Mr. 7.Sun Fo. alleged that General Feny Yu-halang's recent activities were the definitely connected with Southwestern leaders, who, he said are anxious to establish an inde- pendent Government at Canton.
Santo Tomas Bant U.S. Marines:
Shanghai, June 24.
of
The Santo Tomas University Manila overwhelmed the U.S. Marines by 17 runs to 5 in the big baseball game played here to-day the fifth
The Marines led until innings when the visitors staged a rally to score fifteen times in the remaining innings-Router:
►
BRITISH AMATEUR
GOLF TITLE
Hon. Michael Scott Beats T. A. Bourn.
WONDERFUL PUTTING.
of
London, Juno 24. The Hon. Michael Scott, son "It is a most remarkable case, Lord Eldon, won the British Amateur, crassly ignorant country woman, and I don't think Your Lordship Golf Championship at Roylake to: Bald Counsel, and it was possibly has over come across a case ap- day by beating T. A. Bourn, the ex- this ignorance that was wolghing proaching it in any form", said Mr. Champion, in the final, by four and Cambridge blue and former English against her.
three. Dealing with the affirmations of
The "high-water mark" of in- The winner was three up on the Chan On, Chan Wah-yoong, and formation they had resolved of ninth holo, due chiefly to his putting Chan Shook-khów, who aGWY
Yap, was that he was a head coolie which was especially good. At the coased struggling in the river, Mr. on a rubber plantation, but from end of the morning round, he was D'Almada said it a curious coin-the exhaustivo enquiries they had Ave up, his score being 70 as com- cidence that there was also on made to find out where and when pared with Bourn's 82. hoard a man called Yip Ping-les and by whom he was employed, putting excellently. He
Throughout the match, Scott was borrowed who was one of the parties who they were forced to the conclusion
his brother's
which gave the putter introduced Yap to the China that Yap never existed as a man veteran the title. He was five up on Underwriters Ltd. Perhaps his in a position to take out a policy. friend would agree that this was a for $20,000. There was a mystery that and four up at the 27th
Scott is 66 years of age against pure coincidence, he added:
about the man and it was an ex- Bourn's 30: Ho was the Open Cham Mr. Polter said he could not traordinary thing that his clients ion of Australia in 1904 and again in agree on this point and would had not been given the name of 1907, besides being many times the one rubber plantation on which he winner of the Australian Amateur title, He also Won tha French was supposed to have worked.
Affidavits of Mr. E. R. Childe, Amateur Championship in 1912, and British Internationalist in
atrongly contest it.
Continuing, Mr. D'Almada aald the wife had affirmed that her
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husband was a rubber estate con- who interviewed several people in
but the couras of purely formal en-1924, sister won the British Ladlos'.
tractor in the Malay States
owing to the depression in that quiries, showed that the informa-championship for the first three years industry, he had decided to try tion could not be given because, he after the event was instituted. His other work in the Colonies. He would aubmit, it would not hear brother Oamond was also a prominent was travelling with Chan On and investigation.. had been to Macao for a holiday a
The case is proceeding.
golfer in his time, boing a finallat in the Amateur Championship in 1005. Router.
The Government, Mr. Sun said, has not yet received any report from General Huang Shao-hslung, who is still in Hongkong as Nan- king's special envoy to explain to the Southwest leaders the North China truce,
In regard to the questien of the
in Manchukuo irregulars
the Ludhtung (East Luan) region, Mr. Sun declared that their activities were instigated by the Japanese, establish who are attempting to another puppet government side. the Great Wall. He added that the Government had given the Peking Military Counc! full powers to handle, the altuation.- Reuter..
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