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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 1919.

No. 17,541,

號四十日八年光十叠百九千睿英

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MACAO.

[China Mail Correspondence.} M. Bigazzi's lecture in aid of French Blind Soldiers, realized $776 and the picture exhibition: $350.

Dr. Amerisc de Sousa, our Chief Justice, has been transferred to Lon renco Marques, after eight years here He left on the "Sui-An" and bad a big

send-cff..

The rice specially imported by the Keng Woo Hospital is being sold to the poor at 14 catties for the dollar.

JUNIOR TENNIS LEAGUE.

ST. JOSEPH'S v. C.R.O. 0°

Dar iata) typEWTUM Be traveling- 905 rozplete with cies

ALET, BOSS W. 00. *Phone: 2437.

BA+At*ex2MAKEUP PRICE $8.00 Fer Month

MOTION FOR SALE OF A' THE COMPANIES_ASSUR-

SHIP

CLAIM FOR WAGIS BY. MASTER AND CHEST.

„MORTGAGEES AGREE WITH `APPLICATION,

ANCE ACT OF 1909.

-In last week's article the provisions of the Insurance Companies Act, 1909, were commented upon particularly so far as they might posibly affect reinsurance in the five classes of in Mr. Nelson, in the Admiralty Court (surance business, namely, fire, life, before Mr. Justice Hill, had a motion personal accident, workmen's com Nor sale in the case of the Norwegian pensation, employers Bability and

steamship "Ernest? the following (bond investment, business ide

dealt with in section No.. Act.

circumstances.

The comments were made in

Mr. Nelson, instructed by Messrs. [A. M. Jackson, and Co...-Hull. said

the plaintiffs were the master and pursuance of a question asked by Mr. Crew suing for their wages, and the Joynson Hicks, M.P.. in the House of application was that the vessel be Commons, and it will be recollected sold forthwith and the money paid that Sir Auckland Geddes" reply on be into court. The plaintiffs have given half of the Board of Trade was that a notice to the Norwegian Consul at deposit of £20,000 has to be put up in London, and the owners did not business in any of the five classes. Heft, and also to the Consul General by a company transacting reinsurance Lieet. Travassos Valdez is senator the vessel must be sold. The Tessel been left there for

appear. Everyone was agreed that referred to. The matter appears to have, and Mr. Ferreira da Rocha deputy.had been under arrest in a suit since being.

the time Mr. da Rocha bas left for Lisbon...

as no further questions May 12.

have been asked in the House of Messrs. Rowney and Co. for the Parliament, it is understood, is con Mr. A. Bucknil, instructed by Cemmens on the subject. An Act of mortgagees, was understood to say strued strictly in accordance with its that the mortgagees, were quite con-terms, and consequently any discus tent to accept the position, and it was sion which might have taken place suggested the Norwegian Consul at in the House of Commons or else. Hull should adopt and advance the where during the consideration of money for the return to Norway of the Bill is not to be taken into the crew, the mortgagees being account. The opinion was expressed placed in the same legal position as recently that the Act does not apply to reinsurance especially in view of Mr. Nelson observed that every-the fact that the word "reinsurance" body including the owners, said the is not mentioned at all in section only thing to do was to sell the ship.No. 1 of the Act. Mr. Joynson Hicks There was a matter of £428 owing is quite right when he states that He thought it was a reasonable there are about 12 foreign companies. suggestion that if the Consul protransacting reinsurance business in vided the money to send the men England. and which, have back to Norway he should be placed effected a deposit. He is right in in the same position as the men.regard to the question of deposit. Everyone agreed that was right.

Mr. Justice Hill said he would more or even less companies it is although whether there are 12 or make an order for sale of the ship, probably difficult to tell, because it the proceeds to be brought into court, and give leave to the mort may be that he is thinking of foreign companies transacting marine rein. gagees to discharge the crew to gsurances which are clearly outside back to Norway, the mortgagees the scope of the Companies Assurance paying the aim of the master and Act of 1909, but there are a number crew.

Mr. Dumas, who represented a reinsurance

of foreign companies transacting fire

business at necessaries claim, instractedby and which have not 'deposited the Home, Messrs. Thomas Cooper and Co. £20,000.

St. Joseph's lost this match and with it fair chances of league honours yesterday. The CR.C. third string won by five games. The Scores follow:-

C. F. Lee and Wei Li-san beat Golderberg and Ismail 9-2, lost to Abbas and Hamid 4-7, lost to Sepher

(and Silva 47.

G Lee and K. L. San beat Golden berg and Ismall 74, lost to Abbas and Hamid 0-11, lost to Sepher and

Silva 3-8.

C. Choa and Mok Hing-kue.beat Goldenberg and Ismail 8-3, beat Abbas and Hamid 9-2, beat Sepher and Silva 7.4.

Totals C.FC "C" 52 games, St. Joseph's College, 47 games.

LAWN TENNIS.

THE PETER DAWSON" CUP

FINAL.

the men.

not

said the method of disposing of theTHE optaton we expressed that the matter would be satisfactory to him. Act does not apply to reinsurances His Lordship sald if there was deis shared generally in the market; in lay the matter could be mentioned fact, it does not appear to have to him again.

CALLOUS CRIMINALS.

SIR N. MACREADY ON THE EFFECT OF WAR.

been the intention of the Govern- ment at the time the Companies Assurance Act was passed that it should refer to reinsurances.

In the debate in the House of Commons on November, 24, 1909, Mr. Winston Churchill, then Pre- sident of the Board of Trade, moved that a clause which appeared in the original draft of the Bill should be omitted. This clause was as follows:

The fin in connection with the Peter Dawson Cup competition, open to all 'Chinese resident in the Colony, was played off can the C.R.C. Courts yesterday afternoon. In this match Ng Sze Kwong, of the C.R.C., Hongkang singles "chrumpion, whe Sir Nevil Macready, Commissioner opposed by Tun Toon Lay, of the of Metropolitan Police, is of the Bongsong Univerity, who is "con- opinion that the war is responsible "The expression policy includes sidered one of the rising Chinese for increasing the amount of crime any instrument evidencing a contract playes of the Colony, considering in England and for changing the type of insurance." the very creditable show he made at of criminal.

In moving the omission of this the lost open singles competition for In conversation with a Pressman, clause, Mr. Churchill explained that the championship of the Cology.

Sir Nevil said that freedom in battle his object was "to exclude reinsur Last evening's match although from the restraint of ordinary lawance companies from the scope of keenly contested from the start, lowered man's respect for and fear the Bill. It is not necessary that never found Ng Sze Kwong Icking of that institution, - - with the they should be included, as they do bie now famous style of play being result that an increase of crime not have any contact with the public. kept up in very creditable fashion. invariably followed 'war. At the pre-They deal solely with other insur He was never at any time during the sent time there was a big riseance companies, and have not the course of the match cafed upon to in the number of robberies, and the same incentive for escaping the pro- play his best and had not much dif- robber of to-day, grown callous after visions of the Bill We have been culty in keeping up his reputation, four years' experience of killing, was anxious not to widen unduly the waning the first et rather easily, indifferent alike to the taking of life scope of the Bill, and have come to Se Sze Kwong was lending comfort and to his own personal safety. "In the conclusion that the inclusion of ably by 1 in this set, and fooled prewar days." said the Chief Com-these reinsurance companies is not

ke winning without any special missioner, "if a burglar were met necessary in the public interests." effort, when les oppont made u on the stairs by a householder in his It is difficult therefore to under- smart rally and managed to snatch Pyjamas, bis first thought was to stand why Sir Auckland Geddes or the other game from him. Play was escape, but to-day the thief would the Board of Trade are of the opinion rather exciting in the deciting gume,probably resort to violence, and, if that reinsurance companies transact buy this went

ing the same classes of insurance 50 Ng Sze Kwong necessary, to murder.“* whose play was so faultlers the fron

Sir Nevil expressed the view that business as are provided in the Act. this stage of the game onwards, it another result of the war would be of 1909 have to effect a deposit. As was quite plain to the spectators that an increase in the number of women we have already, stated, the Act murders. Before the war, he said, makes no mention of reinsurances, he was going to win the Cup.

when a man quarrelled with his wife and, as will be seen from Mr. Wins- The peened gume lacked the inst-

or the woman he lived with, be ton Churchill's statement in 1909, it' ness which was so much in evidence would "just clip her under the ear," was not the intention of the Governi in the opening set, and it dragged at and everything would be all right mert that it should apply reinsur

The second game tha factnes: which was so much in evidence

again the next. But now, after four ances. It will be interesting to know years of life-taking, he would hit her on what section of the Act Sir Auck the opening eet, and is dragged at over the head with an iron bar or land Geddes is basing his opinion intervals. Ng Sze Kwong whe

anything that happened to be bandy, that a deposit is required and further steady se a rock however, and seam and there would be no next day for statements in Parliament on the ad to anticipate his opponent's every her,

aubject will be. eagerly awaited. It stroke, mosting it in fine style, and This will not be very "pleasant may be still urged that reinsurance returning the ball where and how he reading for those who believe that companies should be compelled to Eked. Ng's driving was very effecthe effect of military training, with put up a deposit either under the tive and it was a treat to watch lin. Its inculcation of warlike virtues, is provisions of the Act or under the Tan won only one game in this act to improvement......

which went rather easily to Ng for 6—1.

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In the lost sot, Ten showed his w bat form and soom convinced, the spectaban that he was determined

that Ng would not have the game all

THE SS. NANKING.”

provision of an amended ACLARE,

as believed, the Assurance Companies Act does not apply to reinsurance companies, it la jurportant to note that a feinsurance company need not make any returns whatever, toi the Board of Trade, and this by itself la an undesirable thing..

·SAILORS GOING HOME.

his own way. After a hard busaci, The China Mail .s. Con liner Ng won the first two games, but by "Nanking," arrived to-day from San adopting aggressive tootice, espeony Francisco, which port she left on Home Bhaing and rather hand shots July 7. She brought a mail from him the service line, which won for America, as well as, a large consign- ham much applause, Tan brought the rent of gold. Her cargo included. game to 2-2 Ng, however, was fresh fruit, dried fish, barley, sea- A lot of naval men are going [playing-toowel to take any risks, weed, and silver bullion...

Home on the "Atreus.". The Rev. Mr. and with a slight effort won the next.

Some of her passengers had a rare Hastings will be glad to take charge four għanes running, tear Chant for hotel accommodation. She of books, magazines, games, etc., for The bard fought match thus endod brought 367 passengers, of which 47 their benefit on the trip. They in a win for Kg Bte Kong by were first class, 50 second class and deserve all we can give them. Don't

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