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SUPREME COURT.

Monday, June Atà.

In answer to the Presiding Judge, Mr. Slade said the mortgage was of certain property belonging to the plaintiff, andi it was given to the testator, and defon dant was one of the executors.

Their Lordships decided to consider the

upon the Rules.

THE HÔNGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 1018, 1018.

THE MACAO WHIRLWIND.

Our Macão correspondent's account of Sunday's phenomenon is as follows:- “This morning about six o'clock a meat disastrous waterspont visited our inner harbour. It cams from the direction of

HOME AND CHINA AFFAIRS.

{FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.]

LONDON, May 14th.

the women wore astonished at the eight of the firit white woman they had ever seen. On one occasion Miss Kemp gave

tea par a tea party in the approved Western style,

(BUIFRAČE IN CHINA

thre

(Chief Judge of the British Court in watter and the construction to be placed Barra-travelling from West to East schema previously reported for the form Societies, who has just completed a two

IN APPELLATE JURISDICTION. -

Before Bir HAVILLAND DE SAUDMAREZ China), Sir WILLIAM REES DAVIES (Chief Justice of Hongkong), and Mr. JUCTION KEMP (Puisne Judge, Hongkong).

·FITH VALUE OF A MORTGAGE DZED,

LEAVE TO APPEAL GRANTED.

Li Yu Nung, alias Li Po Kwong, and Li Chung Lin, alias Li Po Shun, deles dants in the original action, vetitioned

the judgment of the Full Court to the

Mrs. Chapman Catt, the president of International Women's Sufrage years tour round the world, give an inspiring account of the progress of the

of her tour she says there are in the woman's movement in other countries. and especially Ching. In a description Orient three circles only-the administra

Hung Kwai Ching, plaintiff in the the Court to grant leave to appeal from suffered greatly. The newly-built part of which 3,000 will be allotted to the promotive people, the missionaries, and the

original case, and appellant, v. Lo Sut Po, defendant and respondent.

The Appellant asks that the Court grant leave to appeal from the judgment of the Full Court to His Majesty in Privy Council, and that, ponding appeal, e execution of the said judgment me suspend

Mr. M. W. Slade, K. C. (instructed by Mr. Needham, of Messrs. Ewens & Need ham), appeared for the appellant, and Mr. E. H. Sharp, R.C. (instrusted by Mr. Davidson, of Messrs. Hastings & Hastings), represented the respondent.

Mr. Blade said this was an application for leave to appeal to the Privy Council from the judgment of their Lordships olivored in February last, the hearing having taken place during the last sitting

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ORINESE INDUSTRIAL BANK. According to the Cote Européene, the and the whistling of the wind and the tion of the Banque Industriello de Chine noise caused by the damage it was doingia to be shortly proceeded with The uprooted, many houses collapsed, and the 45,000,000 franes (£1,800,000), divided was something horrible. Many trees were institution will have a share capital of electric light and telephone installations into 90,000 shares of 500 francs each, of

Privy Council. The respondent was Li Cheong Keo's tobacco factory came down. The Matadouro (daughter-house for pigs Yan Shang (deceased). The name of Liand cows) was greatly damaged, and Tse Bhi also appeared as respondent

mach injury was also done in the Gor- Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Needham) was for the appellants and Mr. ernment dockyard. The boating popula. tion was in a state of indescribable panic. M. W. Slade, K.C. (instructed by Mr.

The lives of many children were lost and C. A. B. Russ) for the respondents.

Mr. Jenkin mid the papers appeared bodies are being washed up along the to be quite in order. The sum of money praya.. It was fortunate that the tide concerned was 825,000.

was low at the time of the visitation, or

ters and 87,000 offered for subscription at native people. It would have been sup posed that her party would have been The Government of China will assisted by the Consals and missionaries. par. subscribe for 30,000 of the latter, the As a matter of fact, saya Mra Chapman Peking Syndicate for 10,000, and the Catt, they got no help from either. She group of promoters also for 10,000. The found the missionaries confined in their balans of the shares will be offered for the Consuls of all nations passed under

own circle, and the depth of ignorance of public subscription, although the share-standing. This is what she had to say holders in the Teking Syndicate will be about the women of China: After fight

ing side by side with the men, helping given a preferential right of allotment.

to bring arts into China, conveying important political despatches, and in every way aiding the men as equals, the the establishment of the Republic, to their illior, Captain Fitzfugl, and others intense amazement found their demands spoke on the noed of an organised effort refused. Some had set to work, by teach- to advance British trade in Ching, and ing. to fit their fellow-women for wing "It of the great commercial potentialities of Others, like the militants at Home, were the vote well when it was obtained. Mr. Wilfrid Stokes pro-in, favour of stronger measures, and two that country. sided. He said that the Association had Į distinct parties existed. chosen China as its first area because it sermed the field most likely to yield good

CHINA'S COMMERCIAL POTENTIALITIES. At a meeting of the British Engineers

The Prosiding Judge (reading the with the damage to property and loss of fit Association in Manchester Sir Walter women, when they demanded the vote on

Are there two notions? Mr. Jenkin answered in the negative, and explained that the original minintiff died, and there was an addition made. It seemed that appellants were entitled to leave to appeal, and the only question, possibly, was as to the conditions.

Mr. Slado Security for the amount of

of this Court. The notion of motion for the judgment, and the usual undertaking

leave to appeal was filed, and it should have been board on the 24th February, but no Court had sat between that time and the present, and this was the first possible opportunity,

The Presiding Judge thought some arrangement should have been made to take the application before the two Judges.

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Mr. Slade said that under the Ordin. ance it could not be done. It was most desirable that an amending Ordinance should be passed. Counsel, continuing said the appeal was as of right. ----En-Answer to the Presiding Judge, Mr.

Sharp said that was not conceded.

Mr. Slede said he would refer the Court to the Rules, but the Presiding Judge said the Court had better hear Mr. Sharp first.

Mr. Sharp said his first point was an objection on the point of appealable value, that the claim of question in the case was not of the necessary value of $5,000, ne required by the new Rules of the Privy Council. The action was for the return of a certain mortgage deed, and he put it that the mortgage deed was the matter in dispute under the Rule. The plaintiff's alleged right to the mort gage deed was a civil right under, the Rule, and be submitted that the intrinsie value of this deed was nominal, and the actual value to the parties loss-that was to say, the actual value of the deed, under the circumstances, to the plaintiff that the Court had to consider in the matter, having regard to the sircumstances and The fund was the finding of the Court.

not the property claimed or in question. The land being worth 85,000, it did not make the mortgage deed worth 35,000. It had been held that the appellant had no further interest in this matter, and that the mortgage deed was of no practical or substantial value to her. The three executors had, since the sitting of the Full Court, dispensed with respondent's participation in the matter by executing

a

now

ns to costs,

The Presiding Judge-Usual order.

A SOLICITOR'S CUSTS.

Mr.. K. Hall Bratton, one of the

the

were

would have been much greater than was the case. The junks in the harbour were spun around like tops and even steamers Kwangtang and Sui An carried away from their wharves. lasted about ten minutes. The German marines on the fitis rendered valuable service in picking up the people from the shots were fired from the guns of the Two or three

tis in order to burst, the spout before

sunken

sampana

fruit. Up to the present the Government had treated commerce As something beneath their notice. That was a foolish

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WOMEN PLOTTERS IN CHINA.

ing (12 o'clock) torrential rains continue it reached the city. At the time of writ state of things, Fancy having one com- ) of a gang of female assassing in Peking |

fall accompanied by thunder and lightning. The rainfall must constitute

to

a record. The l'arrin is out at Colowan."

THE OLD INDIAN NAVY.

Indian Navy, writing in the Times of Commander C. R. Low, late of the April 30, says:

solicitors at the Supreme Court, mado an application that the bills of fees, charges, and disbursements delivered by him or his firm to Leung Shiu Kong in the mat ter of Original Jurisdiction action ra of 1801, be referred to the Registrar to be taxed, and that he (the solicitor) give credit for all sums of money received by him for or on account of the applicant. and refund what (if anything) might on much taxation appear to have been over of the day when the flag of the old Indian April 3 will be the fiftieth anniversary paid. Further, that the Registrar do lax the costs of references, and certify Nary was hauled down in Bombay Har what shall be found due to or from either bour, its headquarters since 1062, wien party in respect to the bills and demands, the Honourable East India Company a and the costs of reference, to be charged given possession of that famous port by if payable according to the event of the King Charles II: May I be permitted, taxation pursuant to the Statute.

on behalf of my surviving brother officers. Mr. Slade (instructed by Mr. J. S to record in your columns a sketch of the Harston, of Messrs. Deacon Looker, achievements of this ancient and honour Deacon & Harston) was for the appellant, able service, of which Col. the Hen and Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Leicester Stanhope, M.P., who had served Mr. Header Harris, of Messrs. Wilkin on shore with its officers and men in the son & Crist). for respondents.

Mahratia war, declared, near a century age in the House of Commone, think never had its flag been struck to any ship of equal force of any nationality, the Service had engaged the navies of Portugal, Holland, France and United

Mr. Slude said it was suggested that a number of items in Mr. Brutton's bills were excossive, and would never be allowed on taxation. Considerable argu mant had amával in the casm, and want deal of evidence was taken in Chambers, and finally the Chief Justice acceded to the request which had been made by the respondent. The point way as to whether these bills were open to taxation or not. I was contended on behalf of the solici tor that in the majority the bills were not

open to taxation at all, but the Chief Justice held the contrary, and that really was the main question which the Court He would state very, had to decide. very shortly the circumstances.

The Presiding Judge-Please do not imagine that I know anything about it. (Laughter.) I have seen the papers, but that is all.

Mr. Slade-No, my Lord. It is a horribly complicated cast..

to

Raised in 1613, at Sarat, for the defence of the Honourable Company's factories against its Portuguese, Dutch, and Mahratta foes, the Service, assisted by Persian army, captured Ormuz from the Portuguese, whom it finally expelled from the Persian Gulf, whom waters the Indian Navy policed until its abolition 250 years later. Countless wero the actions the Service fought with maritime tribes and corsairs of the "Pirate Coast in the Gulf, nd I have in my possession a jewelled sword, presented in 1825 by the Sultan of Muscat and Zanzibar to Cem modore Kinchan, I.N., for his services in the suppression of piracy, and purchased and pruscated by ray brother officers to me in recognition of my "History of the Indian Navy."

morcial attaché for practically the whole of China Another subject discussed was German-British competition in Chinese markets. Captain Fitzhugh said the Germans had been spending much money

the country to push their interests. German officers, employed nominally as

really representatives of Krupps and instructors to the Chinese Army, were

other German firms, and their influence was very bad from the British point of

view..

M.PH. ABROAD.

'NA GANG OF ABBABSIASĖ,"

The Sheane ressorts that the discovery

followed by some startling disclosures at by the Constabulary there has been the preliminary trial of some of the gang who were arrested. Evidence incriminat ing General Huang Hsing, who is a of Shanghai, is alleged to have been given resident of the International Settlement

by the principal woman prisoner. The Court of Procuration in Peking is under- stood to have telegraphed to the Shanghai Ivan Chen, Commissioner of Foreign Procurator, asking him to request Mr.

Affairs, to have Gen. Huang Heng brought before the International Mixed Court, says our contemporary,

CHINA INLAND MISSION,

It is stated on good authority that the Postmaster Genera

intends

visit Mr. H. W Verner presided at the Canada at the end of August in accord-annual meeting of the China Inland Imperial Conference that there should be auce with the view expressed at the last Mission on the 13th ult, as Church House,

Westminster.

Ministers of the Mother Country and the an interchange of visits between the

Dominions. Mr. Samuel will be away for eight weeks, and is to journey through the Western part of Canada and at the Eastern States, making a special study of the problems which confront a Colonial Post Office working over a vast territory. Twenty members of the Imperial Parlia ment are to visit australana this autumn cest kartkabzon of the Parliamentary authorities there, and it is expected that they will travel vit Canada.

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RED BLOTCHES ON SCALP 25, Harrow St., Osmaaten, Derby, Ing.- "My baby had running smos at the top of he bead. They cano is md blotchos and· thon brake sitt In mattorý baros until they covered the whole of tlie scalp, It was liko matter oazling sut. I had to rost with him for about six weeks. Ho used to cry the whole day long.

***Then I saw the advertlement for Cuti Cara Soap and Ointment, so I seat for s sample of Cutlours Soap and Clutant. ·I used them and got another tako of Catleurs Stop and some Cuticura Olutmons and t wasqulte healed." (Sigood)Mra. II. Topl May 23, 1912.

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HOWARD

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The Seercury, Mr. Wood, in giving a missionary Pro "incent however, review of the year's work, said that

showed a decrease of £12,440. The present encouraging.. The inconic, time was of critical importance to China. the day of the Church's obscurity in- It was possible, and even probable, that China was passing away, and it might or FINEST QUALITY AND HIGH PRECISION, be that the recent order in Peking setting a day apart for prayer foreshadowed an attempt on the part of the new Govern-

Churches.

nature.

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THE RECENT "ATTACK ON THE ARSENAL AT SHANGHAI

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to them as a fresh call for prayer, and clearly indicated the changed attitude of the Government towards religious liberty. While it was right that they should rejoice at the prospects of a inter freedom in THE PRICE OF THE BOWARD The Vineent Robinson Galleries in religious matters, the present tendency towards an independent Church move- Wigmore-street are now housing the finement established outside the existing collection of Persian arts and crafts Churches, mther than as development formed by Mr. John Richard Preces, who from within, together with the report that the Chinese Government contemplated the was for many years British Consul endowment of these independent Chur General at Ispahan, Mr. Precce's long ches, sufficiently indicated that the new residence in the town afforded him ex era in Chirch development there waa cellent opportunities for securing choice fraught with issues of the most momentous specimens of Persian art, In particular, lustreware is splendidly represented by a magnificent Mehrab, or Prayer Niche. from a mosque at Kashan, consisting of a great number of tiles in relief painted In the China ware of 1540 and 1880, in

in blue and brown lustre on a soft, Short shrift has been paid out to four the Burmese ware of 1984 and 1859, equal-

The of the men arrested in connection with the attack on the arsenal at Shanghai Respondent re-assignment.

The Chief Justice expressed his desire on shore and afont, in the Mysore and creamy-white enamelled ground.

the Mahratts campaigns, and the naval inscriptions seen fantastic,

about ten days ago. Their case was dis contended that the mortgage was to retire from the case, and leave it to

posed of in the city and four, one of worth nothing at all, the plaintiff his two learned brothers, but said the operations at Gheriah, Java, Mauritius, arabesque scrollwork is

New Zealand, Sind, Karrachi, ami present state of the law would not allow Aden; the siege of Mooltan, where the design. This large piece is dated 1,226 whom was a. Corporal and the other three putting the figure at $1,000. If the him.

sailors worked a lattery of heavy ships A.D. The catalogue contains a transla. privates, were executed together. There- after as a warning to others their heads respondent had lost the case in the

Mr. Slade auid his Lordship the Chief guns; the Indian Mutiny, where the tion of the inscriptions by the Box. W. were publicly displayed on poles, one original hearing, he supposed they would Justice had given, be knew, a tremendous Service landed 1,800 British seamen, St. Clair Tisdall. There are many very near the Total's vamen in the city, two in the neighbourhood of the arsenal, and have had to pay $1,000. Mr. Sharp fur- amount of care and work to this action. with forty-two. field pieces, and sixty-life beautiful wall tiles, some showing Chi-

ons near the barracks occupied by the that the appeal, if he thought he could satisfy his Lordship officers (two of whom won the V.C., and ther contended

that there had been a misunderstanding

soldiers who deserted on the night of the allowed, would be purely for costs, and in this matter. Continuing, Counsel said

a sailor's grave with his ship and all man's face, indicate a knowledge of attack. From information how to hand. quoted the Puisne Judge's judgment, that in 1004 the Imperial Bank of China hands); and, finally, in the suppression Western art. Yases and tear bottles of says the Mercury. it appears that the

leader of the deserters was a non-com wherein he expressed the opinion that the brought an action against the Prit of piracy and the slave trade througholt

About action was a mero appeal as to costs.pondent, claiming sums mounting the Indian Seas, in wall at celadon and iridescent glass, metalwork, missioned officer named Dong. Eron if the appeal were allowed, and $390,000, which they said he was able

to pay as the guarantor of his deceased sailing ships and in the hottest climates and the striking spandrile, one of which midnight on the night of the affair he beer the Bank's in the world-such in brief la a summaly decorated the arch leading to the Royal called about 150 of the soldiers together and about an hour later their comrades were successful in the Privy Council-brother, who had

manager in Tientsin at the time of the of the services rendered by a

navy stables at the Befarian Palace, Ispahan, heard the fring. The lender of the troops which he thought the Court would agree Boxer trouble. Defendant had absolutely efficient, during, and loyal, with scant and the other to the Royal apartments, is named Zeh and he is also now le was rather remote-ho submitted that tho

no knowledge of what was taking plate recognition or recard. action would have to be sent back to in Tientsin, or of the transactions of his I have no space to dwell on the magni- circa 1,660, are among the other treasures custody, evidently being held responsible" for the discipline of the men under him. Others have also been arrested, including Hongkong to be tried again. The action brother. This action was brought four ficent marine surveys conducted by officers of the collection.

a civilian aid to be the leader of several was dismissed on the ground that the as after the death of his brother. He of the Indian Navy, and all the seas and retained Mr. Brutton as his solicitor, and coasts from Japan to the Celebes and

Miss E. G. Kemy told a fascinating workmen's unions and believed to be the The arenal plaintiff had shown no case to answer.

the action was finally heard in 1808. In from Zanzibar to Suez and Bushire. The

Department of the story to the members of the Central Asian instigator of the attack,

authorities, dur and the defendant was not called upon. the original hearing, three out of the Hydrographical

contefuporary under- If the Privy Council took the view that five heads of the claim by the Bank were Admiralty, and the Royal Geographical Society concerning her journey from stands, have now pheed a contract for the plaintiff had made out a case, hon dism sed, with costs against the plain Society, with Fellows like Sir Clemente Kashmir across the Himalayas into the supply of searchlights at the works.

tiffs, but they were given judgment in Markham, could enlighten inquirers ng to the defendant would have to answer it, regard to the remaining two. An appeal their accuracy and extent,

THE TRONOH MINES. That ne Turkestan. The Barl of Ronaldshay, and they would have to go right back to was brought in 1909 by the defendant, eeaman Admiral Lord Alester (better M.P., who presided, said he had on two Even for the beginning, with a possibility of an and he

The report of the Tronos Mines for was successful.

bills known sa Bir Beauchamp Seymour) wrote occasions gone over the roads. of costs for the purposes of taxation to me thirty-six years ago

a man the journey was full of hardships, the year 1912 slates that the net profit other series of appeals following

between party and party were prepared,

Fortunately Miss of which dividends of 75 per cent., equal paid. The to £120.000, have been ant, Aled in Court, and taxed.

I bave ever met during a career of over arily dangerous. forty-three years Their knowledge of Kemp accomplished the adventure safely, directors have written off £30,218 from The hearing was adjourned. Mr. Slade declared that his friend's

Eastern languages and of the countries and painted many pictures by the way property zemunt, bringing the book value in which they served so continuoudy, argument was based upon a fallacy, and

countries rarely or never visited by my

At one place a Buddhist priest offered of that asset down to £70,000. The balance carried forward to next year is was derived from a tot quite full appre

brother oligore, was of the greatest tea, and Miss Kemp was given permis £34,170, which is about £7,500 more than ciation of the facts, The plaintiff had 30 EFT IN 49 BOUNDS WITH 135-INCH GỤN.

possible service to us all. In ing opinion sion to sketch him on the understanding last year. During the year 2,776 tons of to greater mistake was over made than that he was given a duplicate. As the tin ars were sold, as compared with 3,850 sold the property free of encumbranco.

Ali's record with the 13.5-inch gun the abolition of that gallant Service."

The amount and had enterod into a covenant, but by

has just been established by the super-

As the historian of the Service and its light was failing the work had to be done tons sold during 1911. the action of the defendant she was unablo Dre ought King George F., which

being an average of £120.20 per ton, as Work in. Sovereigns and the obsequies of Quien to carry out her covenant, and she was carrie the flag of Vice Admiral Sir presentative at the coronation of twat once, and it was not the best light to realized (oraluding tribute) was £341,334, The priest was very pleased compared with £11359 per tun for 1911. Victoria and King Edward, I do not

with his copy.

He then demanded two. liable on the side of the purchaser for George Warrender.

Inconaftering this reduction in the! During her gualayers tests forty despair that another Indian Navy may damages for the amount of the mortgage rounds were fired with these guns and the

summer of 1911 phenomenal outputs were deed, namely, $22,000. There could b

arget was hit thirty-nine times. This is on arise, like & Phenix from its ashes, paint brushes and some paper, and in output it will be remembered that in the as I have advocated in your columns and exchange he gave permission to sketch

The the directors' report of last year.

The

The Indian Marý ranked among ita

BARGAIN WITH A PRIEST.

The Chief Justice That does not affect and in due course delivered to the defend- officera some of the finest and best men but for a woman it was more then ordin-1 for the period amounted to £157,798, out

the question of right at all.

Mr. Sharp assented,

WORLD'S GUNNERY RECORD.

ne possible question but that the plaintiff the best firing yet corded with thislsewhere, and add still further to the ue interior of a temple farthor on the obtained, reference to which was made in

was at any moment liable, aul she tooked it speaks well for the accuracy lories of our Indian Empire and the the step of making a new reassignment latest pattern which the King British name... to protect herself and to minimise pos-

sible damages and possible costs. was her interest in the matter.

That

2. V. carries. This fres a 1,400lb.

Finally, we aurvivors of the old Service

d. The people were honest and hospit-neral manager is of opinion that with bie, but "frightfully poor." They were development work be has in view there

is against the 1,550lb, shell disfer in numbers and full of years, apparently happy or contented, and not hythe 13.5in. guns of the Orion INTAR OUT de ion to our King and bace in that district did the travellera ec

country. Moritari te salutamus!

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ought to be an output of about 10,000 niculs in 1913, and, provided the pricc of tin does not fall below $109, a profit of £140,000 during the eurrent year.

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