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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1926.

"WIFE'S PROPERTY. SUNNING" INQUIRY.

"WHEN IT MAY BE SEIZED)

FOR RENT..

DISTRESS CASE NDGMENT. "

Justice Wood, Puisne Judge.

. FURTHER COMMENT FROM

SHANGHAL

¡SECRECY, AGAIN CRITICISED,

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xude the Commission with his first

OBITUARIES.

MR. C. H. BELL.

THE CHINA" MAIL.

"LIENSHING LOSS.

..

TRIBUTES TO OFFICERS AND CREW.

CAPTAIN'S CALLANT ACTION.

“SUNNING" PIRACY.

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Mr. Liadsell: Did you go back to your cabin after that?—NG, I was squatting behind the life- bbats.

Shanghai, Dec. 13. There were 287 persons aboard

Mr. Lindsel: You don't know the s.s. "Liegshing" including 31 foreignars, 10 men and seven whether the lights were on then?

A very great number of people China, and especially in Han- kow and Shanghai," will regret to "The propemy of the wife of a

Commenting on the Hong, Kous hear that a message has been re- debtor which does not fall withią Dovernment's decision to appoint any of the provisions of section r6 Captain Allan Hugh Stewart, ceived, telling of the death of 34r of the Ordinance is not protected master having a knowledge of the Cyril Hennessey Bell. A.C.A..women, two children and three-No. from seizure beker 'distress was China Const, to the "Sunning" Com-head of the Hankew branch of the infants. rant," said the Chief Justice Session of Equity, "Shipping and of Thomson & Co., chartered The vessel is now known to you say so before?

Mr. Lindsell: Well, why didn' HC, Cotland in a judgment this|

Enginering" (Shanghai)

have been out of her course. The morplax in pedat arisdiction here will be general Agreement accountants.

Mr. Bell had been less. excluding cargo, is about witness said that he did not. at Cross-examined by Mr. Lo,. "which set asid a previous jadgment with, his decision, for Captain failing for the past year of mer,000, fully insured.

in the Summary Coues of Mr. Stewart will not only he able and last October his doctors, sus- It is estimated that 25. Chinese,

any time, see a pirate with a cut on his second finger, The case was on appeal by Wilkie and knowledge of netral condi. Pecting a cancerous growth, ad- were lost through the upsetting of a lifeboat Eight bodies were

Mr. Gordon Leask did not' Bar the Wing On eb, Lany infos übtaining on China Copstes-vised his immediate return to found.

'cross-examine. respect of goals seized on the prey prevention, but his inclusion Siberia, accompanied by Mrs. Bell. boy and brought him aboard only

vels, particularly

Captain Simpson dived to England. whither he went via into the water to rescue his cabin- whilst the 8th defendant was in

Mr. Holmes (re-examining):| mises of. Mr. W. R. Sim benart in arrends of renti

will serve that keen feeling, of in-His three young children folow. to lind the servant dead. Many Your cabin, did you hear hin cordance with n ander made by instice which has been Mr Jessie Wood, certain goodsounced among shipping peopped by the Suez route. He was to which were claimed by Mrs. Simple the composition of the undergo an operation.

The late Mr. Bell, who was a sul as het property, werd heer ret mission was first ganonosed and it Teased the landlord being hele was seen that, the Hong Kong Gov-ittle over 10 years of age, came Finble for coats of the action.

erament had ignored completely to Shanghai about 15 years to

writes the "North China Daily ay

News," and after a short stay

Fin

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regardi

Mr. Holmes, said that Mr.

speak? other gallant deeds are recorded

The devotion of Chinese gerarise out of my cross-examina- Mr. d'Almada: That does not vants to their employers was most marked!

tion: Captain Simpson and the captain of another vessel, named Kazeridzky who was a pd'Agda had asked whether Reviewing the case, His-kardshi, that class' which is allested by th/join the firm of Thomson & passenger. stayed, aboard to the thing had since arisen to make

the witness change his mind.

His Worship over-ruled the objection.

maich Bay. Mr. Phion Peter K., who piracy question, more than appeared for the Wing the Come her.

erd.

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pany. "Bad argued that the Pulsne i The further term of refereber here he went, to Hankow to openibutes to the officers and the

the

"Business

All the passengers paid, highf

Chinese crew-Reuter.

Continuing, witness said that the heard voices. He did not un- derstand the dialect, and could

defendant who was speaking.

people hnd the greatest respect THE PHILHARMONIC.net say whether it was the 8th

Judge was wrong in holding haigiring the Commission "generala brunch of the firm in that pert.. section 25 of the Onliranes affecte. power to make recommendations ns and he remained in charge of the the right and liabilities, conferred measures for preventairey branch continuously up to upon a Rindford derunt adejs both important and signinean, time of his "death. sections to and at the Ordinaceurs the Shanghai paper, 11 and confented that Retion 21 we present anti-piracy regulations for him and the highest opinion of merely procedural section and the Bong Kong Corvernment, whack his work and qualifications, but.. have been in operation since March, as one of his oldes: acquaintances that the words at its apmencement "The debbar or say her person art gally unsatisfactory, are sportsman and a

17.992 and which replaced a pre- put it recently, "it was

Fattling good! allerings himself to be the owne of the property sewed under this pop br, and probably never fullow that so many people best Ordinance" conferred no

knew him. would be, among either the owners "Fights gipun such person. Thus way of the man who man ships. only words of deserien indying! The present and apone the pro What persons. In addition on sheer crassion for all the important debtor, were entitled to apply and preliminary work dealing with a

the section.

furuber

the

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THIRD NIGHT A GREAT SUCCESS.

INSISTENT ENCORES.

Encouraged by the applause of,

The Signing of a Bond..

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His Worship after reading through the evidence, aaked wit- ness if he wished to add anything elae.

a large and enthusiastic audiones,for rather long, and I want to

Witness: have stayed here)

were proceed to Melbourne.

ones which

zon-

Mr. Lindself: Iam not goncern- ed with thut. You must fight

Crown.o

Witness: I want to get back my belongings.

Coming from thorough Irish Stockt, Mr. Bell inherited the most, principads and chorus alike. pronounced sporting instincts of spared to give even more markedly ithe race.

In his time he owned successful a presentation of "The and trained many race ponies in Pirates of Penzance". Inst night it out with the law officers of the! amennisations na comntensense "In Kingsport on his endenti e times of the whiks question of gti. Pankow and though proverbially than the two earlier Potter had pointed me that other binary measures and precautions; as bithe as a bat and having one themselves hate occasioned wise, a person who obtained a whas

an for the Altima combinatone robust a constitution, he in-siderable congratulatory comment. "Pant of distress. "lader whichble art of regalations, of the lesbeth on the day and in steeple were his Extellency the Governor into one comprehensive and reason isted on riding his own "ponies Ahong those present last night

His Worship That is a mat- dishness had been properly made! under section 15, might the ad sons that the Sunning" and other chases and he was a regular, and Lady Elementi, Commodore and ter for the Police."

destination before Jandary 1. liable to par cests under section 23,rent piracies have tags: of the thruster in the country, riding the Mrs. Pearson, Sir Henry and Lady, Witness: I must arrive at my because the Court came to the can reasonile sections of the present straightest and hardest course of Pellock, Capt. Steele, A.D.C., and otherwise there will be mush Clusion that the claimant was inulapions; the Rupert of the inany, His physical, handicaps hers from naval and trouble.

prevented him becoming a great tayanis und the Volunteer Corps His Worship: I am afraid that fav the owner of the goods seized partiaknal Commise

Mrs. Bowes-Smith was especially cannot discuss this any further. the British Government that sat adjockey. But he was not without A Rudi's Pawers.

„The Colonial Olle on July 14% 1924); scusses and many times was successful in the part of Mabel. Her The famous Minority. Report of the host past the post. He counted fendering of "Four Wandering One" behalf of this man, but it seems Mr.. Lo: 1 de not appear on Justice "geetlou 15o? the lionmmittee appointed by the Hong Rugby football as in no way, in bringing insistent demands for en

The "policemen were again him to sign a bond to attend the to me that it is a farce to get November ferior to riding, and played on core Fiets the bail to distrain uşi,3924; and the Majority Report of every possible pecasion for sheer great socree of amustment a Griminal' Sessions if he is not nl movable property found in the uam Committer, if sucir upon the house or premises pamed Majority Report was ever made friend can be quoted: Quite runtil the "Taran-tala". chorus has been informed the nature of the love of the game. Again a close the audience would not be satisfied going to be present. He has not art be the apparent possession of perhaps, we shall have a set recently he warned Mr. Bell that, been repeated. Eleut.. Bedells. undertaking that he has just the debtor, or such part thereof as of regulations which, if pus into in justice to himself in his then the Sergt, was given an enthusiastic

"la may spining," said the Chier

ance, in its unquambied menning |

in the warrant of distress.. which

sufficient to cover, the amouert of

Kas teva princ.it

tate of health, he should take welecme. may, in the bailiff judgment, beatisfactory solution to what, for his aports & tittle less vigorously

| effect with par sheld result in rent, together with costs of the dis, live years, has been one of the chiefThe answer came direct, "My buy,

it is no good. Whenever I see tress. Subfbes therefore to the von i

football 1 just have to go for it, and I cannot help it.'

Ebarbears of China Coast Shining.

Secrecy Criticised.

ditions therein specified, it woul 1. is unfortunate that the deci-

be the duty of the bailiff to see! the movable property irrespective of any consideration arising from

the fact that the debtor was THO

sion that the Commission's la- M... Belt will be widely mourn hours shall be in camera is still, fed by both foreigners and Chinese apparently, strictly to be adhered in this country and the greatest

signed. him.

L

The Usher I will explain to

the owner of the property but that, for it is difficult to see what sympathy is extended to his wife which the meticulous might have but I think your Worship may

somebody else' actually was.

"Bat the meaning of section 15)

is not unqualified; section 16 spec feally mentions certain entegories of property which are not to seized by

be

haitif under a warrant of distress, and it is clear that, if distress were levied upon 111 such property, the owner would be entitled to apply for and obtain an order for its release under section

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objection there possible can be to and children.

the whole affair being thrown open to the public and the Press.

If the Hong Kong Government TROLLOPE & COLLS'S LOCAL heretofore.

fears that its own anti-piracy re- gulations will be shown, at the Inquiry, to have been unsuitable

DIRECTOR.

Mr. D. MRichards, as Frederick put a wealth of expression into the Interpretation of this character and it would be more in accordance

Mr. Lo: It seems to me that) sang with good effect. Mr. A with justice if "the explanation Brock. as the Major General, was were made before the bond was [no less successf::

The chorus put in some excellent backwards. I am not profes- signed. Things seem to be going work. The finnie to the first act, in sionally interested in this matter, found at earlier performances be saved a good deal of trouble tendency to drag behind went last if it is adjusted now, as it un- night with a greater swing than doubtedly should be.

With the sincere conviction that usher that witnesses should have His Worship informed the nuy who have not witnessed this the matter explained to them for their purpose, as many prople the death of Mr. W. T. Dye, on best shows which the Philharmonis bond undertaking to give evidence A cable from London announces performance are missing one of the before being asked to sign the

Society has yet given, the writer at the Criminal Sessions. who ought, to know assert inost December 10, at the age of 47. strongly, that is a reason for the Mr. Dye, who went Home on recommends them to make a point The Inquiry being open rather than leave

next witness called was Fast April, came out to of attending at least one of the reanother 2nd. class Chinese pas- closed; while if, as has been aug-Shanghai in 1920 for Messrs. maining performances either the senger, who gave similar evid gested, the secrecy is to prevent Trollope and Coils (Far East) matinee to-morrow or Friday and ence. He identified the 1st, 2nd.. "The property of the wife of a debtor which does not fall within important information reaching Ltd, and in 1922 as Manager and Saturday nights.

and 3rd: defendants as the men the pirates, it is difficult to ima-lobal Director, opened their Hong

who searched his cabin. any of the previsions of suction 16gine any information that might Kong Office, being successful in HELPS THOSE HARD COUGHS. Witness' examination-in-chief of the Ordinance is not protected come out at such an Inquiry be- obtaining the contract for the danger of influenza is its ten was concluded at 4.50, when his from seizure under a distress war- rant, and falls under the generating of so confidential a cature as completion of the Fire Station, 1 deney to develop into pleurisy and Worship adjourned the case until

to call for the exclusion of public and the building of the new pneumonin. Stop your cold before it this morning.", rule of law contained in section 15 and Press from the whole pro-Sisters'. Quarters at the Govern- reaches this danger point and for the that all property found in or upon ceedings. There is nothing, in ment Civil Hospital, Jardines No. cough and painful, wheezy breathing the house or premises mentioned in any section of the Merchant 2 house and the Peninsular Hotch it is for sale everywhere. the warrant and in the apparent Shipping Act, which gives any in addition to one of the Shing possession of the debtor is subject Court of Inquiry into a casualty Mus Waterworks contracts. to be distrained upon.

on a British vessel the right to Mr. Dye, who hailed from "In my opinion. therefore.. the sit in private; though apparently Norfolk, commenced his career. order of Mr. Justice Wood direct there is some such provision in in the firm of Thompsons" of ing the release of the goods in quos the Hong Kong ordinance under Peterborough, the well-known tion in these proceedings to the which the "Sunring" Inquiry is Church builders, Subsequently, Filmant and that the appellant convened. It is inevitable that he joined Messrs. Trollope and should pay the claimant's costa many of the stipulations of the Colls, and spent some years should be set aside and judgment Merchant Shipping Act as regards superintending the erection of entered for the plaintiffs with their Courts of Inquiries will have to the famous Hever Castle, near costs upon the hearing under sec-be adhered to, and for that reason Battle, Sussex, for the Astors. tion 21 of the Ordinance and of this it is difficult to appreciate why When the War broke out, Mr. appeal"

any local Ordinance should be Dye enlisted in the Royal Field Mr. Justier Wood, who, together able to provide for secrecy in an Artillery and, subsequently, re- with the Chief Justice, constituted inquiry which, if held in the ceived a commission in the Royal

Chief Justice.

the Court of Appeal, concurred United Kingdom, would of neces- Engineers. Mr. Dve suffered with the judgment delivered by the sity be open to public and Press, severely from concussion received

and all and aundry who care to during his service in France. attend.

Mr.. Dye was a member of the Shanghai Club, Shanghai Race Mr. Charles MacVengh. AmeriClub, Hong Kong Club, and Per- ban Analisaarlor, called on Baron severance Lodge, and a great Shideharr, Tordign Minister,, on favourite with all who knew him:

Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C. for the plantif) was instructed by Messrs. Hastings Dennys and Bowley.

DENNISON

CLASSES, November 22 at the Foreign Office.

He leaves a widow and one son, Tokyo, and discussed several diplo who came of age a few months]

À "China Mail" representative matte prablems with the Foreign jago. who visited Messrs. Der A. Wing & Minister. Cola classes in the Dennison De-

partment found he premises filled The "Shanghai Mercury" of with enger workers. Our repre- Nov. 29 reports-Another of our presentative noticed that the major police sleuths, the restless

THE WEATHER,

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ity of the learners. were young Rebenin, succésded in locating the Chinese ladies of the better classes, colpits who, committed a theft in E. or variable winds, light. who were picking up the art vary the office of the Chairman of the overcoast, drizzle or mist is the quickly and skillfully. There was Shanghai Municipal Council, Mr. forecast for the 24 hours ending also quite a number of European Fessenden, a few nights ago, when at noon to-morrow, Pressure has ladies amongst the gathering whoa gang of masked armed robbers increased slightly from Chefoo to were nothing behind in skill, entered the premises and stole NE. Japan. It has decreased', Watching for a few minutes he saw $1,000. The two accused brought slightly over the Yangtse Valley some really ane examples of work to Court this morning were the ac- and Tongking and is nearly being completed. These classes countant and the telephone opera-stationary at the majority of are certainly proving a great attractor, who admitted having given in other stations. tion and their popularity is growing formation 'to, three robbers.

every day.

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