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TUESDAY JULY 15, · 1924

PROBATE ACTION.

CURIOUS DISPUTE OVER WILL.

were

TESTATOR BROWDENTEN ?

Cecilia Marin Gutierrez:

RESTLESS TROOPS.

GUERILLA WARFARE IN

KWANGTUNG. J

(From Our Special Correspondent

THE CHINA MAIL.

LUNAR ECLIPSE.

EXPECTED NEXT MONTH.

COLLABORATION SOUGHT.

EVE OF CONFERENCE

CAREFULLY-WORDED. SPEECHES.

PREMIER ON DELICATE POSITION.

SENSITIVENESS OF FRENCH GOVERNMENT,

Renter's Service)

LONDON, July 14.

In the House of Commons to-day, carefully worded speeches were made by Mr. H. Asquith and Mr. Stanley Baldwin on the resumption of the Foreign Office estimate debate, with the evident desire not to embarrass the Government on the eve of the Inter-Allied Conference. Mr. Asquith urged that any assurance in regard to security given to France ought to be part of Britain's general undertaking under the League Covenant. Secondly,

council. The Empire hould guarantee France and Germany, must be admitted to membership of the League and to a seat on the similar security should be offered to Germany Thirdly Germany

and carrying it with us in order to achieve the object of the League.

Mr. Asquith emphasised the desirability of consulting the Empire

Mr. Baldwin expressed sympathy with Mr. Asquith's argument. PREMIER'S REPLY.

Mr. Ramsay MacDonald said the question whether the Dawes' Report sought to impose on Germany obligations not legally within the interpretation of the Treaty of Versailles would be reported on by legal experts to the Conference.

The China Mail is in receipt of Many parts of Kwangtung have the following copy of a letter from The Acting-Chief Justice Mr.been subjected to guerilla warfare Professor Fisher, of Harvard H. 1. J. Gompertz sat in Probate during the last few days. Aside University, on the subject of the Jurisdiction at the Supreme Court from battles in the Southern Dis-total lunar .eclipse expected this morning to hear a case 111

tricts in Yenping and Hoiping, between August 14 and 15. which the plaintiff was Rosa dewhere Dr. Sun Yat-sen's troops In forwarding the letter, Mr. Lima Gutierrez and defendants suffered a reverse at the begin- Claxton, of the Royal Observatory, Maria Euria Gutierrezning fighting among nomital writes: "I trust the appeal will Francisco Maria utierrez and followers of Dr. Sun themselves meet with a ready response from all shipmasters in the China Sex Plaintiff was represented by Mr. West River town, Dr. Sun's Also from amateur observers along has also taken place. In Kaukong and between. Formosa and Japan. 6. G. Alabaster, K., instructed mercenaries, one faction led by the south coast of China." by Messrs. Deacons and Mr. Pro Wing-kwong and another led Prof. Fisher's, Lotter. Eildon Potter, K.C., histructed by by Ng Sam-king, fought for the Mr. G. K. Hal! Britton, appeared privilege of controlling the pam- that the illumination of the moon Since it has long been known for the defendants.

bling and opium traffic there. So during total eclipse, or within Plaimill claimed to be the sole fur they only made troubla-quiside the earth's umbra, is due to light executrix appointed by the last will the town. and the Merchants passing through the earth's atmos and testament, bearing date Volunteers of the town and those phere over the suarise-sunset line, January 20, 1992), of Fräncisco from the neighbourhood are it has often been suggested that the Matka Gutierrez, broker, deceased. watching the situation to prevent weather along the sunrise-sunset The testator died on April 9, 19, looting. In Kwongling, the retir-line be studied, for the interpreta- A wit was issued against the de-ing magistrate was leading 700 to tion of the peculiarities of this fridants because they entered a 800 of his former troops against illummation. This, however, has caveat and alleged they were the his successor, a Dr. Sun appointee collect information about the never been done; and, indeed, to aturalend tawhd children of de In Yingtak and Tsangshin, the weather along the whole sunrise used and were his iuxt of kin mercenaries from Yunnan and sunse: line, over all the terrestrial Plantia lined that the Comel Hunan last week succeeded in area swept by the great circle should deeree proinde of the said ousting magistrates appointed by during an eclipse of the moon,

Dr. Sun's, Civil Governor. In would be an expensive and With reference to the probability of American participation, Mr. In his opening statement. Mr. Shuntak, however. Dr. Sun did not laborious task, even if the very MacDonald said practical difficulties alone would prevent Potter wens into his filed defence lose face. His men sent to defend high latitudes through which it an official appointment at present. The only thing hitherto passes were not in- clear was that if there was going to be an American * great length. This define that district arrived a Yungkej always stated, mter alia, that the exernand Kweichow amid the welcome accessible.

on the Reparations Commission, France would insist on an extra But à small beginning can be appointment to it by reason of the fact that the experts' report.could tion of the sand alleged will was at the town guards and inhabit-

ants there. Districts along the made, by determining the weather only be put into operation on the floating of the £40,000,000 loan, his obtained by the undue inflactices of

West River above Shiphing, were

in those neighbourhoods of the duties being confined to safeguarding the creditors. With reference the plaintiff. The plaintiff took

earth's advantage of the indiderat phu when last heard from, and the moon's limb at the four contacts of information, enabling him to give judgment whether there was surface which are re-to an alternative arbitration proposal, it must be remembered that the not altogether favourable to Dr. sponsible for the illumination of Reparation Agent would have command of every conceivable particle eal and mental state of the de some of. General Cher. Chiung-with the shadow. censed, bis memory” having been

ming's men had arrived at Loting. grantly impaired. i was alleged Dr. Sin despatched troops from eclipse of August 14, 1924. tliest During the approaching total that her influence over deceased Shiuhing up the West River late regions are located about was so complete that he was not last week. Report has been cur- following positions: free agent. Further, the defence rent in Canton the last few days ébumed, that as will was not the that more Hunnese mercenaries Contact] Sun

will

of spring of his own volition but were coming to reinforce Dr., Sun

was obtained by the imperty in Kwangtung.

of the plaintiff. She assumed con-

trol and mangement, of de

crased's house and compelled the JUDGES

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servants to obey by oners. She HOBSON'S CHOICE IN CANTON prevented the hear relatives and

From Our Special Borrespondent,)

friends of deceased baking across to bira at his house and seeing him save in her presse. Puring his The desire of the judicial offi-i illness."she treated the deceased ciats in. Canton to avoid party with roughness and deceased be-polities and refrain from joining caine completely "olved, in her the Kuomintang is not to be presenco.

| respected, and a Kuomintang Club

South Atlantic Ocean South Atlantic Ocean D. West of Naha, Liu Kiu

Islands.

E. North China Sea, east

of Hainan.

put

samething akin to the Ark Covenant. Any suggestion to

He sald France had come to regard the Treaty of Versailles as it aside aroused amazing fears; similar feeling was entertained as re- gards any suggested modification of the operations of the Reparations Comraission. We must, however, be most careful that France does not extend legal provisions of the Treaty,

wilful default or not.

VAGUE LANGUAGE,

Mr. MacDonald said the language of the White Paper was left purposely vague. The minimum they were seeking was satisfactory security for the creditor. The minimum change would be an American on the Reparation Commission with the power to speak and vote when default was being considered. The Spa Agreement cer tainly would not be re-considered in London. He was most anxious that these questions would not be quarrelled about as a preliminary to "The Inter-Allied Conference at which the Dawes Report alone would.)

be considered and put into operation.

The Reparations Commission was political rather than judicial. Cer- tain matters in regard to the Rühr Commission had been scrapped. Subsequent action would be taken not by the Reparation Commission but by the governments acting not together. but on their own initiative. Underminig security by political action was a problem to be

faced.

The position he took up was that a creditor should have security which would be satisfactory to him.

The preparation of the programme of sanctions would only mean giving Germany warning how in the event of default she would be punished. All they could hope was that the Conference, which was beginning, on Wednesday, would be regarded as a non-recurrent opportunity not only for the Allies to reunite, but to unite on the August 15) as to cloudiness, trans-work of pacifying Europe. parency and colour, overhead and all around, at many points as possible in the regions indicated in the table, together with the Mr. MacDonald's errors, in view of their avoidance in the future, geographical position of each proceeded to outline the policy which he recommended for considera could be added the meteorological observer, on-sea-or-land. If there tion of the Premier. elements, the kinds of clouds visible, and the amount of each cloud, also the character of the anti-twilight and twilight glows,

MR. CHAMBERLAIN'S VIEWS.

Mr. Austin Chamberlain, after the recital of what he described as

so much the better.

Firstly, he said, they should frankly accept-and--uphold the | Versailles Treaty as the only possible basis for public law in Europe. Secondly, they should make the maintenance of the entente with France the cardinal object of their policy.

Thirdly, they should make Germany's observance of her obligations no less a cardinal feature; and in return, Germany, accepted-and loyally fulfilled the obligation now presented, we should be prepared to respect Germany's integrity and welcome her back to the comity of

In the alternative the defen-jamong the members of the Canton It is desired to know at least the ants say that the devased, under courts will be organized. The state of the sky (at sunrise on the coercion of plaintiff, was in-Kuomintang Party is headed by duced to make and did make the| Dr. Sun Yat-sen. will leaving all his property to the! Members of the judicial depart. plaintiff and it was reupted by her ment of the Canton Government that she would huļd his estate upon met in the court room of the _trust_for_herself_for life and After Kwangtung High Court in Canton, her death, that the estate should July 13, to elect three representa f divided amongst the defendants tives from this branch to the -the children of the deceased-in | Excutive Committee of the Kuo- equal shares.

miatang. and among those who “After Mr. Patter had opened his addressed the judges and other case and proposed to call evidence, officers of the Canton courts was Mr. Alabaster mised a query as to Civil Governor Liao Chung-hoi, two dates on which in wished Mr.who is also Chief of the Labour Potter to be precise,

Division of the Kuomintang Party,

nations Or

The result of the ballotting was prosinately precise, so that he would know exactly what the that Attorney-General Luni Wun- pleadings were and would know kol received 137 votes: District how to conduct his cross-examina-Judge Luk Ghi-tsang, 182 votes: and District Attorney Ow Yuk- tion. An argument ensued as to whether what"

Shue, 117 votes. These gentlemen Mr. Polier

were duly declared elected judicial bid Raid in his opening official representatives to the Kuo- sprech was sufficient in- mintang. dication of his pleadings and Mr. Potter smilingly referred to what be described as his learned. friend's filing for cross-examining him (Mr. Potter),

(Proceeding);

officials, however, have been The more influential judicial

opposed to the judicial branch of

Should the sky be completely overcast (at sunrise) information to that effect is just as important as information about any smaller amount of cloud or none at all.

MARK TWAIN FILM. THE PRINCE AND THE

PAUPER HERE.

wherever possible. The speaker suggested that another Dawes Com

They should seek to secure the association of the United States

mittee, appointed by the Reparations Commission, might prove, a hopeful way of securing the results desired.

The Foreign Office vote was eventually agreed to and the debate. terminated,

SINGAPORE BASE.

QUESTIONS IN LORDS.

(Reuter's Service.) ~

TEAPOT DOME.

US. OIL SCANDALS RECALLED.

If Mark Twain's great bock, the Government joining actively deserves the author's description as The Prince and the Pauper," in politics. Dr. Chao, S. Bok, a

SUPREME COURT RULING, Columbia University law graduate, * story for yourig people of all resigned from his position ns Chief is not less does the film row

LONDON, July 14

(Reuter's American Service.) Justice of the South China chowing at the Coronet Theatre

In the House of Lords, attention Supreme Court and departed from onder the same name,

was called by Lord Linlithgow to Canton altogether last month as ducers having caught the spint the advertisements appearing in

WASHINGTON, July 14. a protest against Dr. Sun Yat-sen which animated the original work the Straits Settlements newspapers The Supreme Court of Columbia insisting upon everybody in Can- and with rare skill infused it into for material for the Singapore base, has sustained six of the ten counts

Those who do not ton joining, the Kuomintang. It the picture.

He said such advertisements of the indictment against Senator There are still indications that is also understood that Presiding know the story of "The Prince caused concern in Britain and the Sinclair for contempt of the Senate the typhoon season may break at Judge Chan Yung of the Kwang and the Pauper will be interested Dominions because it had been un-in connection with the Teapot

TYPHOONS.

WARNINGS STILL SHOW

THEIR PROXIMITY.

At5 30 last evening, al warning

NOT HIS.

was issued of a typhoon of When Mr. E. S. Carter, of Lat. 250 N, Long. 1230 Engineer, P.W.D. appeared at the

unknown intensity within 60 miles

moving west.

the pro-

ion was not final

OLYMPIAD.

national committee.

INJURED FIREMEN,

"MAKING GOOD PROGRESS.

Of the firemen injured in. Satur- day night's conflagration in the Western district, five have been discharged from the Government Civil Hospital and four remain.

any moment. At 6 o'clock this tung High Court also believes in it a brief summary of a tale that derstood that Government's decis- Dome leases.

The Court ruled out as morning typhoon was 100 miles judges freeing themselves from will haver die. Its principal cast of Keelung, moving westward. party obligations, and this might figures are two boys who bear a the admiralty; stated that the defendant about alleged contri- Lord Chelmsford, First Lord of irrelevant, questions asked the Another is shown about 100 miles be the cause of his absence from marvellous resemblance to each advertisement did not indicate butions of Sinclair stock to some- east of Koshun, the direction being the meeting in his court room last other, though one is heir to the any change of policy. The material one representing the republican unknown. The typhoon in the Pacific, according to the Royal Sunday.

English throne and the other is was replaceable from home in a few Observatory report, appears to be

Tom Canty, the son of a thief. weeks if necessary. The Govern- curving to the west.

The period is 1637. The two boys ment was actively considering the meet in a plausible manner and best means of applying the the Prince in a spirit of mischief Premier's general pacific policy. orders Tom to change clothes with Yaumati Police Court this morning him that he may explore Tom's At 11.45 am., this morning, the in answer to a charge of driving a haunts while the latter remains in warning had identically the same road in Shanghai Street on June robes.

motor car on the wrong side of the the Palace attired in the royal Then the drama' begine. wording though it read slightly

29 he told the Magistrate that For the Prince cannot return to different 31 8 a.m.

LATEST RESULTS, The forecast for the 14 hours although it was apparently sill the Palace, nor can Tom escape. from nos: to-day is: variable registered under his name he had Neither boy is believed when he sold the cycle in April and had

(Reuter's Servicz) not ridden it since. He believed tells the truth about his identity and each is thought to be mad,

PARIS, July 14. The efforts of the Prince to escape In the first round of the lawn from the lawless band who hold tennis competition, the Alonso him and return to his rightful place brothers (Spain) beat Kingscote SHARE QUOTATIONS. ` provide many exciting incidents so and Wheatley (Great Britain) 6/4,

Well 1.9 some very pathetic 6/3 and 6/1. Messrs Joseph Gould & Co. moments; while Tom's worry at Mr. Govell and Miss McKane

Owing to a misunderstanding, it i -kindly supply the following share tempts at princely diguity, mu (Great Britain) beat the Americane

quotations ruling on the Shanghal highly amusing: This fascinating Mrs. Jessup and Miss Joes 6/1 and was erroneously announced in the market this moming

6/2.

the morning papers to-day, that story of mistaken identity is played Rohrer and Gottlieb (Czecho the Kowloon Band Concert, which Tis. Langkats 18

in mugnificent settings-palaces, Slovakia) beat Woostam and had to be postponed last night Buyers. Ewos 10.90 Buyers. courtyards, cathedrals and pie Godfree (Great Britain); 6/3, 6/4 owing to inclement weather, was Shanghai Docks 104 Buyeraturesque streets. Altogether "ie

and 62

to take place on Thursday next. New Engineerings 64 Buyers. Prince and the Pauper" is one of In the second round, Williams - This lá not só; Kowloon's first con- Orientals a

34 Buyers. the most notable pictures of the (America) beat Hadi (India) 6/0, cert will take place on Monday, Shanghai Cottons 55 Buyers, year-

6/2 and 6SAN

July 28, at 9 p.m.

winds, · fresheuing from N.W., with rain at times.

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