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"Essential Requisites during the Hot Summer Months.

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will aim at achieving some praticial good with the money. We have a concrete proposal to inake. It is that the excess monies be used as the nucleus of a fund, for providing Kowloon with what it most stand in need of hospital for the GIVES INSTANTANEOUS RELIEF FROM THE IRRITATION, European civilian population. With

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NEWS OF THE DAY.

-To-day's quotation for Fara rubber, por Mosers Vernon and Smyth, is 3. 11jd.

of

On prgus 4 and 3 will be found a list the war wussels at the recent great Nuval Row at Spithead.

DISPUTE ABOUT A WIII.

A Complicated Case.-

[COFTNIGHT.]

TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1911.

[Corremar}

BALLOON MISHAP. THE SHIPPING DEAD-

A complicated can in connection with a | TWO OCCUPANTS DROWNED, will came before the Chief Justin Bir Francis Piggota and Mr Justice Comparta, Renter's Service to the Ching Hail,) | sitting as a Full Court, at the Supreme Court; this morning. The parties, whre Lau Leung Shi and others, plaintiffs; and Fo Trun and others, defendanta. This

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FRUIT-TRADERS' APPELL.

LONDON, June 27. - [{ Beuter's Service to the China Markþ

LONDON, June 27-

A balloon from Paris fell in the North Sen, near the island of Juist. It wis

Hull fruit-traders have decided to

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It is reported that the cast of the

the Chinese Throne by Prince Ching is about

84,000.

of the poninsula Cross harbour the time has certainly come when the provision of an institation of this kind is an imperative necessity

the executors of the will of Lau Chin Ting, owing to a galo. which prevüled. deceased, and probata of the will was duly granted by the court on the 18th Novem The well-known Ching Ling Foober, 1007. The action was brought for the

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On the true and proper construction of

the will of Lau Chin Ting (a) is the bequest

void? "(b), is of seven shares for angestrál sacrificial fund

troupe is to give an open air performance determination of the following questions. It has to be remembered that in at the Peak Hotel on Saturday neat. Vide arising on the construction of the will: recent years the non-Chinese popula-advertisement on paga 10. tion of Kowloon has risen by leaps and bounds until, nccording to then the Court Circular that Sir John Ander. The Straits Times: saya it is sandanced

[recent cousas returns," it now stands on (Gornor of Singapore) had audience at 3,129, as compared with 7,825 for of His Majesty at Buckingham Palace on the City of Victoria. But, in spite of May 24. the fact that Kowloon's non-Chinese

the warmest weather, and remuses the malodour of perspiration. It pre-number nearly half of Victoria's, the vents and cures sore and blistered toes.

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The

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General Memoranda.

TUESDAY, July

only hospital it possesses is an ex clusively military institution, whereas Hongkong has some half a dozen such establishments open to civiliana. In cases of emergency the value of such a place would be immensurable, while the advantages of being able to treat serious cases of sickness on the spot, without the inconvenience of removing the patient across the harbour, need only be mentioned to be fully appreciated. The Coronation

The wreck of the Kang, with two wants and funnel showing about high water, Lies three-quarters of a mile South of

Tanjong Katong in fathoms. The wrock is marked by day with a to Ang and by night with two red lights (vertical),

*** Eighty thousand troops, will asadmblo

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at the Delhi Coronation Durbar. This is the largest army over collected within the limits of the British Empire. The troops will begin to move early in November, maneuvring towards the city in army

rp.

A circular has been issued by Mr J.-J. Leisie, Consul General for Portugal in

POLITICAL WARFARE

RESUMED.

STRENUOUS DAYS AHEAD.

the bequest of que aharo (Beater's Service to the China "Hail)

LONDON, June 27. Political activity has recommenced.

for relief fund for the poor void) (c) in the bequest of one share for charity void is the bequest of one share for relations of the same clan void? (0) is the bequest of one share for relaticos by sanrrings void

?

What estate or interest the deceased's second, fourth, fifth, seventh and eight concubines or secondary wives respectively take in the respectiva.sbaren bequeathed to than respectively under the will,

If they take respectively, a life estate interest or only whether the executors are trustees therest or not and if so whether the executors should invest the respective stares and pay the concubines respectively the interest thereon only.

If any of the above mentioned bequests are void and if the bequests of the said concubines aro for life estate only did the

in the seamen's strike, lest 70,000 packages of fruit are unable to ba landed,

Such a crisis is stated to be unknown ia the history of the trade.

ITALIAN ROYAL BEREAVEMENT.

DEATIZ OF PRINCESE CLOTILDE.

The Hon. John Gordon (Unionist) has The Acting Consul General for Italy been returned unopposed at Brighton: informs us that he has reserved There are seven bye-elections pending.telegraphic advice of the death of BB Princess Cloulde, which Since the Coronation honoure were occurred on the 26tly inst issued the constituencies have boon busy The deceased Princess, who was born in political work.

in 1813, was the daughter of King The House of Lonis on Wednesday Frinca Napoleon nyt was the mother of Victor Emmanuel II She married

begin, the committee stage of the Veto the present Pretender to the Throne of Bill, while the House of Commons will France. discurse, the Declaration of London

The Westminster "Guzette (Liberal)|NAVAL ADVISERS FOR sunousees that the Insurance Bill must

CHIN be passed this session." Questions will be raised, it says, of the highest import- ance, and members must be prepared to ] mais sacrifices. The journal urges that

Fah Te Ya Po'x Servies)

PERING, June 28.

Prince Tri-Stus, the Naval Minister,

Declaration of American Independence, surplus would not, of curse, be Hongkong, stating that he received a wire testator die intestate as to so much of the the Bill should be debated according to has wired to Tai Chun, the special

SATURDAY, July 8-

Hornless 30 p.m.-Third Gymkhana Meeting.

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TUESDAY, July 11-

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The China Mail

Haxarose, Tozsday, June. 2, 1911.

an. the 22ad inst from the Repubican go-estate as is comprised in such reid boquests. veramant at Lisbon to the affect that the and as to the reversations expectant on the Gorornment sende for the nation fraternal deccase of each of his concubines. greetings to the Coloty. Signod- If the testator diod intestate as to any Bernardino Machado.

part of his estate who are the persons en titled in succession and in what proportion if any of the bequests referred to in (1) a, b, c, d, or e, are void how are the executors to ascertain the persons respectively

THE GOLF CHAMPIONSHIP.

carefully-compiled time-table, the dis-eavor in London, to engage naval cussions to be concluded by a fixed data advisers for the Chinese navy. in August, all sides ought and must be

HONOUR FOR QUEEN'S heard.

COLLEGE BOY

(Wah Tst Fat Fo'a Service)

PEXING, June 26. Chan-Kam To, superintendent of the Bank of Chies, a former student of Queen's College, Hongkong, has been authorised by the,,new cabinet to go to London to study the currency and banknote system.

The end of the world has now been definitely fixed for 1016. So at any rate the Rav. H. C. Sturdy, M..., cousdently foretold at Holborn Town Hall at a meet- ing held by the Rev. M. Baxter's Sir Henry Berkeley, K.C., appeared for told his audience, which was by no nicar Eldon Potter, defended, instructed by "successors," The reverend gentleman plaintiff, instructed by Mr Needham, and (Renter's Service to the China Mail.)

entitled.

A RECORD ENTRY.

sufficient of itself to set up an institution of this order, but at least it could be used as a beginning, to be suppplemented, perhaps, by a grant from the coffers of the Government, who have their obligations to the public to perform in this matter. At first it would only be necessary to establish a small hospital-perhaps a branch the Government Civil Hospital

but on the general question there a largo one, that he had come over 200 Mr G. Hastings, can be no shadow of doubt that there miles to deliver his message to them. Sir Henry Berkeley said that it was a exists in Kowloon strongly Coming to his belief as to the impending friendly action but the interests conflicted felt necil for a well-equipped end of all things, the mid it was arrived at to some extent and his learned friend was establishment for the treatment of hugh a series of deductions made from representing one of the beneñcaries, the various passages of scripture. Mr W. R. eldest married daughter. He was re- sickness and injuries. To what Bradbaugh was another of the upcaken, but presenting the remainder except the eldest better or more fitting purpose could while warning his bearera against the early son who had been served and who did accounts the next question to com- the surplus of King GEORGE's destruction of the world, he did not con- not appear and against whom leave had the leaders in the Irish champion,

descend on fixing any day.

A SUGGESTION.

Now that the Coronation festivities are over the General Committee will be called upon to deal with the financial side of the celebrations, After they have met the outstandin

mand their attention will be the Coronation Fund in Hongkong be disposal of whatever surplus fonds devoted than to such a laudable remain in their hands. That there project as this?

will be a surplus-and a fairly

been given to proceed en parte, The

LONDON, June 27. There is a record entry of 223 for the open Golf Championship, which has

started in bad weather at Sandwich.

The first team-rounds are spread over three days.

So far the scores of amateurs, are ;— Beveridgo, 75, and Hilton, 76. Among

will was made in the Chinese language. " Moran, whose score is 72.

FEARED MUTINY IN CANTON. The executors had the will before them and had some difficulty in performing their duties without, the assistance of People Leave the City.

the Court and they came to the Court and substantial one, too-there can be

NEWS OF THE DAY.

placed six or seven specific questions no doubt. Though the Committeo's

Information has, been received" in the | before the Court which they prayed the Lieutenant Cameron and his wife, funds were drawn upon to a cou-who were arrested in connection with the Colony from Canton that there are rumours Court to answer for their guidance. There S. MOUTRIE & Co., Ld.siderable extent in providing for the theft of a pearl necklace at Edinburgh in mandarin circles that a mating will were one or two preliminary questions cost of fireworks, in making grants recently, have both been sentenced to thireener or later break out amigt the which would have to be answered first,

foreign trained soldiers and defensive whether it was for the entertainment of the children car penal servitude.

forces and amongst the soldiers

of Hongkong. The first question coming from Kwongai. In consequenCE which прово of the rumours most of the families

SOLE DISTRIBUTORS.

Hongkong, April 18, 1907.

of the Colony, in expenditure for the

WM. POWELL

LIMITED,

the lar

THE ALBANIAN TROUBLE.

SITUATION BECOMING ACUTE. (Reuter's Service to the China Mail)

LONDON, June 27: The situation in Albania is beginning

The feeling between Montenegro and Turkey is growing acute, the sympathy being very strong.

to be" governed by to excite some anxiety. of domicile or the law

139

what 198

the

THE RAILWAY QUESTION

(Wah To Ynt Po's Service)

PEKING, June 26,

The Prince Regent bas ordered the cabinet to submit to him all the tele grams sent from various provinces protesting against the railway nation. | alisition scheme.

So It will be remember that the despatch of such telegrams. have been prohibited by order of Sing. Hau Wai, resident of the Board of Communication. Eo. C.M.]

MOTION FOR AN INJUNCTION.

Before the Chief Justion Siz Francis

decoration of open spaces, and in Chinese visitors to the City Hall Library belonging to the officers both of high and domicile of the testator and if the court of the Montenegrins for the Albaniang Piggott, at the Supreme Court this after-

There were 251 European and 105

meeting sundry disbursements, the and 121 European and 10,770 Chinese fact remains that the greater part ending 25th instant.

visitors to the Museum during the week of the decorations and illuminations were provided from private sources. A large number of gentlenen of widely The sum of $60,000 odd which was divergent political and religious views hare presented Mr E. O. Morel, the Hou. subscribed by the public cannot, Secretary of the Congo Reform Association,

Gentlemen's Outfitters. therefore, have been nearly ex-with a cheque for £4,000, in recognition of

hausted.

At the time of the Coronation of

his services in securing Congo reforms.

From the British American Tubeco

noon, Hon. Mr H. E. Pollock, K. O, instructed by Mr Holborrow, male" an low grades are removing to Hongkong and of the opinion that the domicile of the Macao. Many of the inhabitants of Canton testator was Hongkong he submitted that

The Turkish Minister at Cetinje application for an injunction on be there was a further question which would have imitated their example and are also revs to be considered and that was that (the capital of Montenegro) has returned half of plantin, Schelto Swart, restraining families coming to Hongkong and Macao. moving in great numbers, the richer: under the trust was there a conversion to from an interview with the Albanian defendant G. W. G. Harling, antil the trial.

SIR HORMUSJEE MODY'S WILL

We are authorised by the solicitors for

be implied Tom the will? There was a chiefs. The latter demand a written of the action or until further order, from trust to be implied because unless confirmation of all promises, an amnesty interfering with "plaintiff in his right it implied a trust of that kind, if proclamation and a prompt written and interest in the partianship of the firm the Jaw of Hongkong was applied, answer.

King EDWARD, the amount subscribCo. we have received a splendid gravure the executors to state that, as it will not EVERYTHING ed for the celebrations in Hongkong pirtrait of Their Majesties Ring George be posible for some time to ascertain the was Chins then the second question that

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was about $46,000, and when all and Queen Mary. As the agent of the Yost typewriter, Mr T. Chee has also sent the accounts were paid there re-

us a couple of good photographs of His mained a surplus at the Bank of Majesty. about 814,000. If the same ratio of:

Mr. Henry Dureen was at New York expenditure in comparision with the fined £3,000, the maximum amount ander aniount of the subscriptions has been the law, upon his plea of guilty to charges observed in the present case thereof defrauding the American Government by should be an unexpended balance undervaluing importations, Bloss. Duveen had already paid £240,000 to the Treasury amounting to nearly $20,000. We to settle the case. Sentence on Bir Box. do not know whether this will be jamin Daveen was postponed. anything like the figure, though,

The scheme for a public school athletic assining that the Committee has pro-and residential clab it magad lastet ceeded on the lines originally laid upletes. The sita chosen is Wembley down, it should not be far off the Park. It is hoped that the club will be mark. We say this after recalling end in January next. The head-oasters the allocation of funds approved off the public schools are giving their support to the scheme and sending con- at a meeting of the General Com-

tributions. Imittee some two months ago. It

The validity of the

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CAUGHT FIRE DURING REPAIRS.

it would not be possible to give effect to the dispositivos-intended by the will of the testator. But if the Court was of the opinion that the domicile of the testator full extent of the estate of the late Sir would arise, the law of China being the

law governing the construction of the will, Horusjec body, it has been temporarily was the determination as to who were sworn at the purely nominal sum of entitled as successors and the model (Reuter's Service to the China Mail) $25,000, it being necessary for administras successors.

distribution Among such are were entitled

LONDON, June 27. on purposes that prompt representation provisions of the will all depended {should be obtained. Application has sc. .00 the law of domicile, The ques

Germany's airship: No 5 has been cordingly been made for a grant of Letteration of the micile of the testator gutted at Muenden. of Adininistration to Mr Herbert William construction of the man's will, the validity having been decided to be China then the

The motor was being repaired when Looker as attorney for Sir Catchick Paul of any boquests which he made, although the structure ignited and was soon Chater, Kt., C.M.G., one of the executors such bequests might not be effected by destroyed.

Ruch, was absolutely void in an Enghel will In due course, when the extent of the or a domiciled Englishmen And the question estate has been ascertained, the necessary

as to the successors and distribution of the | corrective affidavit will be filed -

ht to be decided by the

We are further authorised to state that, '

Dealing with the ancestral sacrificial

subject to certain specific bequests and provisions, the reddus of the deceased's stato was begusatbed to the exccators, Sir Thomas Jackson, Bart, Sir C. F. Chater, and Mosers Hormasjen Cooverjos Setra and Dinstaw Nowrojcs, who are

of

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affecta. It is the world's most «uccessful

of Mowers Schult and Co., carrying on business in Hongkong and Canton ; advertising that the responsibility"""bfTM plaiztia ceased apon May 11, 1911, and from advertising that defendant was con- tinuing the business from that date upon his sole account; carrying on or continuing the business of Schult and Co., except in conjunction with plaintiff taking any

itens to dispose of the business or good will

of Schult and Comp without the consent of plaintiff carrying on under the style of Carl Bodiker and Co., of that business which has been carried on by Schult and Cos

The application was granted

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HAMBERLAIN'S Colfe, Cholers and Diarrhosa Rensody is that all its name implies. There has never been a caso zás coil, cholom morbus 'of ported of dysentery this remedy was used that

for the child for the adult and all danger from cholera infantum will be avoided of this, modicine is promptly administered. For sale by all Chardists and Storekcompete.

granny wird die nel sudicis fund promptly but produces no unpleasant after it did not give prompt relief. It is as good more than reverence the memory of the medicine for cramps in the stomach, and dead in the same way as the great memorial service in St. Paul's, Loudon, was held to be complaints. For sale by all Chemists

and Sterekoopers.... the memory of King Edward.

The Chief Justice-But there is the bowing

ceremony,

Sir Houry Berkeley said that the bowing also appointed trustébe, în trust as to end was just the same as anybody bowing fth for Lady Mody and as to the remain.before a tablet ty the memory of a relative. British North Borneo rather noring four-fifths for his four seas, Moranjes regard the act of veneration as supersti-

It was then resolved to spend as maintained during 1910 the steady Mody, Nowrojes Mody, Jehangirjee Mody tinn.

was stretching the word superstitions to of 824,000 in the rejoicings, ofte of progress which the last decade ha and Dinahswjec Mody, in equal shares. Berkeley submitted that their Loriships After the tiffin adjournment Sir Henry which $13,000 was to be set aside the meal, with the Auring Grace of Uring to the testator's son Merwanjoe should direct an enquiry as to what are the for the children and the balance the State in his annual report He utilised in fireworks, illuminations and adds:The ingred prosperity is no doubt, bir one-h sbare boo men ajaible cot to decide that such were sujurstitions Mody having "prodecensed him without practices, rites and cerumsales of the Chinese, nod that their Lendships ought undries Since that time, we believe, the allocation to the children has dustry having recovered from the hysterical provided for the fulfilment by his executors

cons. By a codicil to his will the tentater any doubt on the points been somewhat increases, but, even condition induced by inflated prices of of his obligations in ra post of the Bong so, there should still be a repectable shares and rubber, now bids fair to rival hong Cuiversity, sum of money left to devote to other tobacco and coconuts as the mainstay of the country. Unlike tobacco, it is a permanent purposes. At the meeting to which cultivation, not likely to raulh and love

pandent in, the rubber boom, and this in- largely assisted by, but est entirely do between the widow, and the other the EC without such an enquiry if t

we have referred, it was proposed by no to behind on account of a few ind

IN THE COURTS.

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ter if there was The Chief Justice said they would 18K the Hon. Dr Ho Kal. His Loulali nared luw much the personality amounted to.

Mr Potter said that in Hongkong it wea placci at 8167,000, shares in public com-

The

Secret

The secret of the popularity

panies, but as a matter of fact it was much unvarying consistency of quality.

los as the shares had deprecistod. It would work out about $120,000 and against

Is

Out.

Club Whisky lies

Club' Whisky has been on the market for 17 years and

For anatching an carpick from a woman, tint there were dobta due anvanting to Mr MONTAGUE EDE that any surplus years. The improved prospect of off dis Mr. J. B. Wood at the Magistency, this $180,000 ter ad that he fully rehue maintained its high quality all the time. should be divided among various covery, now amounting almost to a certain morning, sent a native to prison for twelve how diflenle it was to say any manu bad

Mr Putter: charities, but this question was left give promise of an added source of months, four hours socks and twolve changed sin domisike and pasticularly

prosperity.

over fox further discussion.

Whatever the balance amounts to there will doubtless be many sugges

Do

A REMINDER.

strokes.

Chinaman and ait he would may was flint they had the affidavit before them and it Before Commander C. W. Beckwith, was for the Court to say whether it son- tained salheen't to say that he lind banged not forget to take, Chamberlain's RN at the Merino Court this morning, la domicila Indi" not "cfect his tions advanced as to the manner in with you when starting upon a trip. 1. Maru was charged with using a bamboe the quest for sacriticini fide; secinally Cons, Cholers Diarrhoe Remedy the muster of the scam Lunch Fora position one way or the other and cho which the sum stall he disposed of can not be obtained on board the trains or cling pier without the permission of the tu case of the latestay with togad to the really injectat point was the validity

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