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merchant C. A J

Hernmer

Lu

only

be

such case; it would here

considered legal if the foreign authoutées who have to judge of the validity of the will proved that it was correctly drawn up. The question put to me may therefore be answered thurs: that the will in itself would be considered illeted in Hongkong and would have been equally at the time of sequature, leut that it would be rendered volid if the German authorities raised

no objections against it.

The Consular Archives, which

were mostly destroyed

in a

in 1874, enfortimately give information

of

typhoon

wo

as to the drawing not

the document; but I

names on the blank sheets

ar

unelived

the

to doubt the legalisation of tysignatents by the then Consul

A

Einke, both from

prima facie evidence.

corcoration

Lexo

and also on account because this

question of signatures subscribed to a will;

may

the want of a date to the will

unpposition be explained by the fact that

legalising of the

the making

aud

will were done at the same time.

The Rumperial Vire Consul

(Pd) Dr. Schrameyer