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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1902.

SUPREME COURT

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. Before His Homer 1 Meigh Goodman,

This

Chief Sintier.)

Tuesday, September 9.

JUSIES P. Gatim

office in Macao, and, presumably, as his will was made in that language, at Biscao, And as he was well acquainted with the law

CORRESPONDENCE.

ED GRIFFINS.

THE CHINA

of that Colony, he meant by his will, whou THE JOCKEY CLUB AND DISCARD. be used the expressions as to stripes and capite, what those expressions would mean to a Masso or Portuguese lawyer. I do (not think in this case would be right for

to decide tha question an the assump- tion that the testator must necessarily have meant what an English Inwyer roading the

have ascort-ined what he meant. then

To the Editor of the

CHINA MAIL.” Hongkong, 10th September. SIR-If you consider that the cornus pondence (which I enclose) between unggolf

†

MAIL.

Hongkong, 9 h Siptember, 19902,

To The STEWARDS OF TAL HONGKONA

JOCKEY CLUB

To-day's Advertisements | To-day's Advertisements,

WANTED.

Gentlemon,-In reference to my letter of the 6th inst. I shall be in a position to hand to the Clerk of the Course à duplicato of that letter signed by a number of sub- scribers who support me in the matter before 1.30 p.m. today. I therefore ask you, should you contemplite sending moan an

LOREMAN (Chinese) to look after awer before 1.30p.m. to-day unfavourable to building work generally, inust be heface you are in receipt of the duplicate the declaround

to out-door building letter. If, on the other hand, you contem-work need apply.

no delay is necessary, and I should be H. 31. Sava! Yard, Hongkong. plato sonding me an answer favourable to Apply--Officer in Charge of Worku glad to receive it as son as possible,

Hongkong, September 11, 1902. Yours faithfully.

DOUGLAS STEAMSHIP COMPANY,

LIMITED.

FOR SWATOW,

HE Company's Steamship

THALES

WA «atina taken out by will would anime he meant. When we and the Stewards of this Hongkong Jorsey my roquest, to delay souding such answerable to Speak and Writs English. Only Septapilier, at p..

Antonio Simplicio Conga against Francisco d'Assis Gomes and August Jose Gomes for to-give-out-lo the determination of the question as to what was the proper slice of certain pro- porty to which the plaintiff was ontitled under the will of the late João Baptista Gomes. Mr M. W. Sinde, barrister-at-lew, appeared for the plaintiff, mat Mr E. H. Sharp, K.C., for the defendants.

His Lordship in delivering judgment

Eaid:

This bunumons taken out. For the dotermication of the question as to what. is the proper share of certain property to

It.

Club of sufficient interent to warrant ita that intention, publication I should be much obliged if

you will publish it in your colunt. There are two reasons why I should be glad to have the correspondenco made public, the urat romvon being a personal one and the second what I may call, for the purpose of distinction, public 600. The personal

wo must my the law of Hongkong far as so doing would not rentrare the requirements of Hongkong in. I decide therefore, that, in this caso. both parties are st. liberty to give me the evidence of experts in the Portuguese law in force in Macan, us to the mening, according to that law, of the particular passage in the will. When that evidence in before me, shall be in a batter position to know what the testator sccant by the words in question than I am at present. I desire to add that, in this as there is a special circumstance which makes me deem it right to admit the evidence of Portuguese lawyers. It is this, On looking at the petition for probate I find that a year and a half before the testare amade his present will be inside

voked will recurs the following passage

I finally declare that it is my intimate wish and last will that this my testament and overything thoroin contained relating to my od existing in this Colony of Hongkong be administered, fulfilled and interpreted of Bengkong, and by no means by the tagues laws or by those in furoc in Mac, or in Any other country." To the present will, however, made in Mact, this clause is entirely omitted; Ercan which it may possibly he inferred that ha lis alrer his mind, unless indeed he thought the clause unnecessary, 12 shows at least that might possibly, arise in dealing with the Hongkong property.

reason is that I know that my initial letter ofthe correspondenco, dated the 6th inst. has been the subject of soune discussion, and I also know that there are some per.

sons, wha, probably on account of not being in possession of all the facts, are under the

which the plaintiff is entitled under the other which this will revoked. In the re-impression that I wished to be given como will of the late João Baptista Gomes. mises au important point as to conflict of lars, Assuming a certain expression in the will to menu one thing by Por.

advantage over my fellow subscribers for subscription grittins, which impression on a porusal of the letter I foul sure will be in stently dispoffed. The second and mor

WANTED.

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EUROPEAN CLERK WANTED for

Werla, Correspondence &c.

Com-

En. C. PONTIFEX.

September 8th, 100% STEWARDS OF THE HONGEONO JOCKEY CLUB Gentlemen, Referring to any letter of latter of say letter of the dich inst., signed this morning I not send you a dupfientemencing Salary $150 to $200 per month;

also Chinese Clerk with Oflice experience, by very hourly all the Salmerilors for

Apply not signed (with one exception I have not Waler Griffins. The subserilers, who have been able to use to do so, but I think three aro only two or three. - Yours faithfully.

Es. C. PONTIFEX,

Hongkong Jockey Club. Hongkong, 8th September, 1902. Dear Sir,-I ane directed by the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey Club to acknow.

is; and to express their regret that they cannot grant your request.

tuguose law and another by English law, according to the laws in force in the Colme important reason, which I designated abovetedge receipt of your letters of Gti: aud*Sz) |

which law is to prevail? By which is it to be interpreted, the testator's domicile being Portuguese, the will made in that language at Mac, and the property being immova. ble progesty, viz., leaseholds, in Hong kutty Mr Diary, in his Conflict of Laura (published in A.D. 189 cmpter 22, PP 510 to 12, ys down very carefully the general propositions relating to the question of lew faci as applied to immovable property. including leaseholds, And prints out that the distribution of much leaseholds must, on the estate being cleared, he made without any reference to tipa deceased's Inn domaledii, if the decensed ies intestate, in accordance with the

he knew that questions as to conflict of laws

IN ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. (Before His Honour W. Meigh Gurduren, Chief Justice)

Thursday, September 11.

A CHINESE PRONATE SUTT.

suming to trouble you in the matter. It is as a public reason, is my excuse for pre- of course only a public reason inasmuch as, and in su far ss, it affects indirectly the best interests of racing, and also the rights of subscribers to decide to what extent, they, us body, should be allowed to deal with their own property, viz.:-tho subscrips tiun grifling. It will be seen from my last

Under the conditions oficially announced before the drawing the discarded ponies have to be separately dealt with, by public auction, and xay objections to those Conditions should have been made before

the drawing took place. - Yours truly,

A. S. ASTON, Acting Clerk of Course,

C. PosTIFEX, Esq, Present,

A REPLY TO ME PONTIFEX. To the Editor of the CHINA Mai

Parties met in Chambers this afternoon in the nutter of Pow A Tai alias Pow Mun Statute of Distributions (fer wiltw) and, hun deceased, when the following order ponies have to be separately denit with, advantage by being permitted to exchange

was made by consent :----

1. The Trusts of the Will to be perform

the decover dica having made a valid will, then in accordance with the terms of hi

In other words, the enuficial speed, &c. will. cession to the decoused's chatteis rond is

taken and nude before the Registrar.

4. Certain accounts and enquiries to be

3. The defendans pay the plaintiffs' taxed governed by the ler situs applienido to the costs of and incidental to the action up to particular kind of immovables.' (pp. and induding the hearing in obtaining the 519.20.) He does not, however, state pro. Botting aside of the release. cisely what is to happen if cerisin terans in The will wral convoy one meaning to a lawyer accus outer to tho les situa und n different meaning to a lawyer accustomed to the len domicilti of the foreign testator, the maker of the will. But, in the valuable, American Notes appended to Chapter 22,

English Cricket. cur the following passages, with the Te London, August 27-Sasses has beaten Krences to the American Authorities in sup Essex by 110 runs. Yorkshire has beaten port thereof The Courts of oneState will Kent by nhe wickets. Smore hire has

the hound-in-respect-of-lands-there-heaton Surrey by three wickets,

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for the true interests of Spert, one of the conditions or rules regaleting the drawing separately cult with. is that the discarded ponits have to the Pontifex that this rule should not have I age with Mr been made and that the Stewards showed a want of judgment and foresight in making

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letter in the correspondence of this 8th inst. that very nearly all the subscribers agreed with the proposal 1 lind made to the Ste-E. wards, and some of them besides subscrib- ing their signatures added aoles giving their reasons for so doing. In spite of this, however, I was surprised to receive the reply signed by the Acting Clerk of the

Hongkong, 11th September. Course given-holow, and I was still tore urprised at the reasen he was instruct written letter appears over the signature nf Stu to-day's Daily Prew, a well- ed to give for the refusal of the Stewards Mr F. C. Pontifex. Mr Fontifex was evi to secede to my request. The renson given is that under the conditions officially dently unfortunate in the desing of Sch- announced before the drawing the discarded place. He is anxious

scription Gratins, which recently took remedy this dis. viz.:-by public suction, and my objections the drawn pony for one artected from those before the drawing took place. I suppose backed up as it was hy the consent of the to those conditions should have been made discarded.

His request to the Stewards. 2. The retenue be cancelled and set aside may infer from this that hal Tor any subscribers, seems on the face of it, an the draw the decision of the Stewards would would not be affected detrimentally if it other subscriber raised the question before endrently fair one. The interests of Sport have, or might have been, otherwise. If were granted. this is a fair inference, and the reason giren

Unfortunately, however. the only rezon why the Stewards could not accede to my request, then I think that, in view of the knowledge that the subscribers were practically unanimous as to the fair: ness of my proposition, the fact of an official announcement having been made as to how the discarded ponies should be dealt with

it for one thing is quicr clear, viz., that (which it is gare doubtful whether the Subscribers should have the first right to Stewards had any right to make ut ull) was practically that persons who are interested in racing should they offered to the general the Sulcription Griffies, and unly when convinces me their wants and wishes have been satisfied and are willing to support it can expect no public. The only pity is that Mr Potifex wickets. The Australians have heatonment or proposition, kewevor fair by reason

as at present constituted, and that no argu-fore the drawing. Middlesex by six wickets, Lancashireable, is likely to receive any consideration versus Leicestershiro has been drawn. if it introduces any element of a progressive

A Brussels to Ostend Race.

One of the subscribers who added his August 28.- grent Military ride from Brussos to Ostend, of 821 milys, was nature in support of my first letter to the Stewards also added a note to the effect that in Puwing discarded portes were not eligible to race, and although this mises aucther point and it were the unse in Hongong it would in no way affect a sub scriber's right so exchange as proposed by slow how well spent all this trouble and Captain BRETFELT will be despatched as Sinks August 27-The number of . ster in that case the pony exchanged energy wriad have been, if it had taken above on FRIDAY, the time, p

deaths in India las increased during would spot becane the discarded place or the drawings The Stowards the last week to 1.71, the Bombay Fre yet I think that it is quite open to questions m slepsyrening 3.111., Mysore 14. whether it is fair on subscribers that dis andras Prevalency 163, United Provinces arded ponies sold at public auction and 195 and Hyderabad 143.

fetching prices far loss than the cost of the subscribers poures should be eligible to race at all, at all events as subscription grifios Apologising for troubling you. Yours, etc.,

Wor-

Person, and

Care of China Mast' Office. Hongkong, September II, 1902.

situate by the construction pat upen r will wickshire has baten Gloucestershire bysiv consideration at the bands of the Stewards did unt express his views to the Stowards | AUSTRIAN

by the Courts of another State. But the Court of the Sites may, in determining the ening intended to be careyed by certain rds, inter each meaning from the sense tached to them by the law of the State in which the will was ande.' Those two pas

o follow shortly after another, which is is follows Generally speaking, El ques-by a Frenchman in 6 hours and minutes. tite touching the validity, construction, Fronchiner also secured the chief places and effect of wills relating to immovablen The horse of the only Englishman com aro deterrined by the len si la Story's poting expired 20 yards from the goal. Conflict of Jants (edition 1883) the question İnterpretatio disenved, begining at p. 661 ; and at p. 604, dealing with the case

of wills and testaments of permal property (hy which he means. I take, movable con- sidering the cumoxt) it is laid down such case where the will op-testament is made in the place of the domicife of the tes. tator, the general rule of the common law is that it is to be construed according to the law of the place of his domicile, in which it is made. Passing on to p. 671, the ques tion of wills of Inmates is. considered and the following passage occursThis xamo rules of construction will generally apply to wills and testaments of immovable property, anders indertit ein be clearly gathered from the terms used in the will that the testator had in view the law of the

The Plague in India.

Mandalay News. Mandalay, August 18.-The first compe- Football Association begins cu the th tition of the newly formed Upper Burns September. The ties will be drawn on the 4th. Sixted teams have entered for the Challenge Cup presented by the Buen Athletic Association.

Obituary.

Simla, August 98 Lieut. 6. V. Butt,

place of the situs or used other language... Staff Surgeon, Malakad Forec which necessarily referred the usagesid died at the Slabikend Hospital this mor enstoms or language appropriate only to thatning, 28th August, from dysentery: sitar. The views of foreign jurists aro next

considered by the author." Then at p. 676.

under the heading General Bale, 'occursthis The Carpenters' Strike.

passage:-* Indeed, it may be laid down as u

general rule that wherever wùrds of an

The strike of cupenters in the various ambiguous signification or different signifi. shipbuilding establishments is still in pro. eations in different countries are used in a

As yot the men have shown mo will, they are to be interpreted in the sense i

gross.

in which they are used in the law of the signs of returning to work, and the employ testator's domicile, which he raag be pro- ors are certainly determined not to give sumed either to bu host familiar with or to way.

have adopted. It seems to me that the

various cases citent by the authors, eo înr ex

I have been able to refer to them (for the A Cautions American.

American authorities are not accessible)

A cautious American travelling from

tature.

EDMUND C. PONTIFEX.

wwwww

(Ando-aces. 1

4th September, 199

To the Stewards of the Hongkong Jockey

Club.

after the event puts Mr Portes entirely This scrutinizing and criticis the rules out of coart. If he neglected the obvious duty of examining the cities and if necessary of protesting agui hea lefare the raving, he is te possible and of empiniut nor against the Stewards. How

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wrong 10 11:4] - ing the rufe referred to-T Juve sgreed with Mr Pontifex that they were-

right have been,

For information asto Passage and Freight, nature, greatly beratited by le Pontifox's apply to

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SANDER, WIELER & Co.. en trevail that however wrong at that

sigenze. Tiow, they are absolutely right now in refusing discuss the tatter.

Hongkong, September 11, 1969. It is elemiy evident from Me Pontifex's letter that the Stewards, with a due sense no dant of past delinquencies; as pointed out-

them by Mr Pontifex, have a titieulry STEAMSHIP SERVICE TO NEW in realizing their present duty. Mr Ponti-

racing and fex is, therefore, a little unfair when he says that persons whre are interested in willing to support it cut

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PROPOSED SAILINGS FROM Fosgrond.

will consent to allow me to exchange Gentlemen,-I write to ask whether post tho Salmeriprian Water Griffin winch 1 have drawn for one of the discarded consideration at the hands of the

Stewards as at present constituted and that; ponies which I understand are to in sold by public auction on Monday next, and t

no argument or proposition, however fair or reasonable (sic) is likely to receive any allow the pony I have drawn to be put up consideration if it introduces any element HUDSON...............Alest th October. for sde in the place of the one I select.of a progressive nature. Mr Pontifex In support of my request, I submi; that I.

For Freight and other information, would undoubtedly be entitled to sume con- in eoruron with any other sabroriber whAideration if the element he introduces may wish to discard the pogy or praies be

Apply to, may have drawn, has right te exchange Vor

were of 44 more refrigressive naturo.-

STANDARD OIL COMPANY OF¿ such pony or ponies for the pomes which

NEW YORK, hase heel discarded before they are offered

GRIFFIN.

wientalShipping Departmente for sale to the gillie-If there should

Agenta. happen to be more applicants than there are discarded ponies, or

Hongkong, September 11, 1:02. The following notice is issued by the than one applicant, then I think that the first choice should be Lalleted Hongkong Observatory :—

nkre

for between such applicants at the

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 11th at 11.30 a. Peessure

bear out the positions above laid down. Paris to Nice found a stranger in the com- Now the toetator (João Baptista Couros) in this case made bio will in Portuguese, at parunent in which he had secured a berth, the choice should be accordingly. But that appears to be low over the Pacific to the WEEKLY NEWS Macao, haing, it is alleged, Fortugnose sub-Are you Mr Jasies?' asked the stranger, a subscriber for a griffin should ho en-N.E. of Luzon, and still high over the E

titled exchange the pony pronies he coast of China,

The barometer continue falling over the Modemtu N. and NE. wines along the

ject, domiciled in Macao. The sage The Anierican, ju surprise, answered in the bus drawn for the discarded ponies, if in of the translated wall to which I an asked to give effect relates to certain attirmative. A said the stranger. I his opinion he will make a good bargain Philippines and China coast. leasoled properties in Hongkang, iu inquired at the booking-office who was to be for himself, sens to be most unfair, since which he first gave his wife a fo inter est. She died about 14th May, 192, and, my travelling companion. The American the subscribers are the person who should vea and in the N. put of the China son

be primarily considered and but for when

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in sach orent, the testator wills as follows: realised that this was no ordinary man, there would be mu ponies at all. I may chikery.

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I further determine that, after the and soon found himself almost hypnotised add for your cnsideration that the pro-

death of my wife, the income of my said by the stranger's commanding oye. When posal I minku is by no means a novel ane, The Army in South Africa.

properties in. Hongkong, after deducting |

A Loomion refoggrans bred 24th Aust themen, are unwilling to allow us to ex-says-A special Army Order providrathut

chance the pony have drawn and to allow

ine to ice tire pour I chose in its the following leave South Africa between

twelve Battalions of Infantry to India, five

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but that the practice is allowed in Sing-| Crown rent to the local Government, insur- the man proposed card, the Anierican pore and in Shanghai also. If you, gen- aree charges or ropsies, he divided be tween car children of the first and second suspected that he was * professional marriages in stirpea et non fa capita, and gambler. Io made many excuses, finally this I leave to the discretion of my execu-saying that he cared for none of the games stead, then I confidantly ask that you will now and March 1903: Four regiments of Lars whether, these properties should be

allow me to change on the understanding Cavalry, four Batteries of Horse Artillery. served without being sold, but in case they which is companion suggested. *AR

that such ping berken in exchange is not eli- pre pudd, the proceeds shall be divided a right was the reply we'll play anything gible to race in this Colony. I do not ask three Brigade Divisions of Fiold Artillery, AND ALL THE LATEST INTELLIGENCE a ärpes et non in capita between our children you like. When the American mentioned have any advantage which any other sub- of the first and second marriages. Now, if

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bo given the chance of taking them in lingu add together the number of living children | American, do you know how to play it 1 of the ponios which have been drawn by Scientitie investigations have revealed by testator's first anarriage, by his socand

the true nature wish to give reroll which have been thoroughly, THE

and composition of cad 'No.' was the reply, but, you can teach that I prosume it is wife's first marriage, and by the testator'a

every subscriber chance of getting as Becond marriage, and give to onch child of me. The American now had little doubt good a pony as possible, and to offer the pub verified by experience. No longer is it that total number an rout share; Lut to that the man was a card-sharper looking for is any of the ponies that form2 916 of the latessary to force down & dose of nause HONGKONG rogand the origin of the child, the stirpes, i.e. stock oratio from which they aprang, and

a victim, but as no suggestion of high of subscription grifins when one or more ating repulsive cod liver oil to get its

subscribers may elect to takea discarded pony medicinal effects. The extractives the DOCKS. to divide the property into three equal stakes was made he decided to venture.

tonic, curativo, ry-building part-may be shares as representing the three stirped. Of and affor some hours play had romarked me most unfair and against the interests taken separately in a pleasantly palatable these three equal shares, the children of nothing in the behaviour of his fellow. sport. The only possible objection that greas the oil-is not only uselesa, but is form and with far better risalt. The the testator's first marriage ought to

can think of and the only person who might have eno, dilled equally between them, passenger that suggested cheating. But, possibly he prejudiced by your cetaunting undesirable and often detrimental. the childrenang his send wife by hor first when the next morning his companion marriage ariother, and the child or children

be, not to count beads, (carita), 3,6j dot to.

instead of the one he has denwi seems tir

to allow mota ezahange my pony for one

of the discarded ones is Mr Kiss, and there

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of tho, te tutor by Bis second wife ought to suggested that they should play agaits to foro I undertake (if you think it necessary) have the renisining third éhare.I am, while away the time, the Americas pace to make good anything which Mr Kiss may however informed by the counsel for the hore grew auspicious and pleaded a lose by taking the pony I have drawn.. executors that the word of the will would headache. When they entered the station hope in the course of the day to be able to ed. Just the thing for run down, weaken-: not have that meaning according to the law at Nice the izan handed the Americas his send you a few signatures by some subscribed, pung conditions of the system. Its of Macio and Portugal What I wish to cart bore the same of Lord Russell, erg who agree with me that my request best friends are those who have tried it, securtain is the testator's intention. He of Kilowen, Lord Chief Justice of Eng held, I am informed, at one time, judicial Jan

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