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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 14mm, 1914.

SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, May 13th,

of the man's death. He thought they THE CHINA ASSOCIATION." could satisfy themselves that the jusu was dead.

IN ORIGINAL JUREDICTION,

CHIEF JUSTICE, ME, H. H. J.

GOLPERTZ

BEFORE THE

A`SPECIAL JURY ACTION.

Yan Cheung Shi v. the Sun Life Assur- anco Company of Canada. The claim was for $3,000, upon a policy of insurance upon the life of Yun Ming for, alios Yun Sheung, who died on the 24th August, 1913. The statement of claim mentioned that plaintiff was, at the time of the making. of the said policy, interested in the life of the said Yun Ming Jor.

His Lordship anid he would take it that the only point for the Court to decide was whether the statements which were -made by the assured at the time he applied for the policies were fraudulenti or not, in a

ANNUAL MEETING IN LONDON.

[FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENTE."}

LONDON, April 22nd.

as a model of what the Chinese army should be. A single regiment so equipped and officered would have put an end to White Wolf and bis band long ago. Unless a speedy reorganisation of the Chinese forces could be brought about on these lines only two alternatives presented The annual meeting of the China themselves--either an indefinite period of Association was held yesterday afternoon brigandage, hardly distinguishable from at the offices of the P. & O. Company in civil war, or else intervention by one or Leadenhall Street The Chairman of the moro

te of the Foreign Powers. The George Committee. Mr.

Jamieson, solution the Committee had ventured to C.M.G., presided, and there were also put forward in the report was that the present-Sir Charles Dudgeon, Sir Powers should agree to a moratorium of Walter Hillier and Messrs. H. H. the indemnity payments in whole or part In the course of examination by Mr. Joseph, Edgar, Houle, H. D. for a period of, any, five years, on the Jenkin the widow denied that her Stewart, A. G. Wood, B. Chattor condition that the money should be

In the witness-box plaintiff said her dead husband was adopted some years before his death. When she went to the Company for the money the was told that they were not satisfied that hor husband was dead or that she was his wife

SHANGHAI RACE MEETING

axpenditure on behaf of the office was £104,400, as compared with $201,800, a decrease of £7,400. The surplus of THE CHAMPION STAKES.

receipts over expenditure was £161,900, as We take the following account of this compared with £131,600, an increase of

$20,300.-Home Paper race from the NC Daily News –

9.—THE CHAMPION SWEEPSTAKES Value,

Tls. 1,000. Second pony, Tis: 300. Third pony, Tls. 200. For all Chins ponies, winners at this Mesting, Weight for inches as per **** Benla Entrance, Tla. 25.-One mile and a quarter.

Mr. G. 1

(Mr. C. R. Bark). Mr. G. H. Thomson's grey Poladio

Mr. Ellis Kadoorie's grey Fijian Chief

(Mr. Rowo)

(Mr. Stewart) Mr. Henry Morriss's "dun Cornfiel

Mr.

Union's bay Britannic (Mr. Springfield)

husband died. from consumption. ton Wilcox. H W Robertson, H. employed under foreign supervision for

Mr.

Fermy's grey Perseverance

Laurence)

Mr.

R. McGregor's grey Ye Magician

Mr

Everingham

Mr. Eldon Potter (instructed by Mr. W. B. Hind, from Mr. G. K. Brutton's office) was for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin (instructed by Mr. Necdbarn,{ (Laughter.): of Messrs. Ewens & Needham) repro- sented the, defendant Company.

The

following special jury was empanelled —Messrs. J. W. Bollon (fore man), Ho Kam Tong, A Beattie, W. S. Bailey, J. T. Wrigat, H. G. White, and A. R. Lowe.

Mr. Eldon Potter, in opening, said that plaintiff, for whom he appeared, was

Cousins,

(Mr. Fook)

Sporo's bik Moller)

Durgore grey Concession (Mr. Crighton) Heard) Mr. John Peel's white President (Mr. Mr Dswald's Brown Bentley [Mr.

Bremner)

Byron the pay and equipment of a compact body of troops suficient to put down brigandage and keep the peace in the several provinces, (Hear, hear.) If an agreement of the Powers for this object Mr could not be brought about, and anarchy and say that a duty and responsibility continued to prevail, he would go further would rest on this country, as having by far the greater interest in the trado and prosperity of China, to take such steps Mr. Beckenham grey Coccinelle" (Mr. as might be necessary to put a stop to JA Brand) disorder and secure to the country the Mr. Heard's gray Skidoo (Mr." "Dais blessings of peace, (Applause) On humanitarian grounds alone, leaving The BP. Kongai's grey The Gay Bird aside their financial and commercial 14(MPAJ. K. Brand) interests,

become (Applause.) A

the widow of the man Yun Ming Jor. The didn't he 1-No, no such thing. He had full of stirring incidents in China, and China they could not stand by and see Mr. Demet'shay The Buster (Mr.

Now deceased died of consumption,

some colds and coughs

Dow

The case was adjourned until this morning

defence, as far as he could understand it was that the deceased, the insured, But the Company says he died of con- fraudulently informed the Company that sumption-If they say that, it is false; he had no brothers. The facts of the if I say he did not, it is true. He added case were short, and, he thought, simple, that when his adopted son died he was The claim was by the widow on a policy" much stronger than I am effected with the defendant Company, (Laughter.). and the defence introduced the fraudulent statement because the assured, although he said he had no brothers, actually had two, onė of whom died of consumption. That was the defence so far as he could understand it that the deceased gave fraudulent naswers in reply to the question regarding bie brothers. On March 15th, 1910, the Assured applied for two policies of assurance for 30,000 each; one was pay-

IN BUMMARY JURISDICTION.

BEFORE MR. J. H. HAZELAND, PUISNE

JUDGE

Record

tb.

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1520

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1650

INTIMATIONS

RED BLOTCHES ON LEGS AND ARMS

Spreading Every Day and Getting Worse. Itching Soreness. Could Not Sleep by Night. Cured by Guticura Soap and Ointment.

24, Mount St.. Flymouth, Eng. I had something like Uttle resi Blotines come out. In my legs and artis and I did nás take much natice of it for 1 thought that it would pass off again. bur I found at Inst overy day It was apreading aid atli getllur wore So I went at last to the chomist and ges a box of ufatmung but it did not do me a bit of good." "Inc fact I had several diferent sorts but none of them did.

"I was getting to fool a hit it for could not keep myself from Itching, pains, It bolig skin disease that I was suffer Ing from. I saw your advertisement so I. thought I would give to a trial before seeing

› doctor about ftand very glad I am so th I did for it was the Cuticura Roniedies think

moany good.

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tured me of our Rentedios

It came out on me first like leto red blotches on my legs and arms and still sjrʊad. until they got larger causing an Iteuing sero- pesa, and could not sleep by night for it. . I

trizd several boxes of ointments from chem ists but they did me no good. After using the Outíchra, Olitment and Cuticura Soap for about a fortnight I can say I am perfectly cured." (Signed) J. H. Tackett, July 10.12. Catlenra Soap and Cutleurs Ointment are sold throughout the world. A

of sample ouch with 32-p, Skia Book from from near- int depot: F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charter- house Sg., London; Potter Drug & Chem. Corp. Boston, U.9, A.

According to her he caught cold, Wilcockson, C. A. Heimann, coughed, and coughed so long and Brenan, C.M.G., Gershom Stewart. M.P., frequently that he injured, his inside." D H Mackintosh, Ed.

F. Salinger, William D. Little, The old man who adopted the decensed H. R. Preston, F. J. Abbott, F. corroborated the evidence of the previous Anderson; Robert H. Hill, William witness, and his replies to Mr. Jenkin's Harwood, A. C. Garft, Horace G. cross-examination were often amusing. Harwood, C. H. Ross, Charles V. Sale, Mr. Jonkin asked-Are you married C. Selby Moore, F. Cornes, H. C. Twigge, of course. (Laughter.)

A. M. Townsend, John C. Bois, H. C. Have you any concubines-Have got Wilcox (Becretary), no money for that sort of thing.

Mr. JAMIESON Said the year that had just passz

passed had been a remarkable oue,

Bloxico.

Dalgleish)

(1640

the Committee had had its fair share of

Messrs. Winsome Hasty's grey The On weak feature of Yuan Shih-kai's Woodlark (Mr. Billy

.152-0 responsibility in vigilantly watching and Government, so far as it could be dis The dullness of the weather scarcely advising on matters as they came up. cerned in the absence of any fixed policy affected the attendance for the Champ- How fully they had been occupied was inancial situation. Knowing as they ever. With Sir Pelleas and Castic- for the future, was in regard to the ions, and interest in the race was us keen told in the report. A good deal of that must do that a further loan was necessary field having failed to qualify, Paladio report was occupied with references to if bankruptcy was to be avoided one was easily first favourite, but the Fari- the political situation. Some mighting every nerve to make it easy for the supporters Fijian Chief, who qualified would have thought they would be strain-mutuel returns show that all had their consider that an undue amount of space Quintuple Group to finanes the loan by in the first race of the afternoon, was had been given to that, but he did not clearing the way for Sir Richard Dan's expected to go well, the heavy course intend to offer any apologies for that. etc., and by earning the confidence of the ly did well to run Paladin to a length. reforms in the collection of the Salt Tax, being to his liking, and the Chief certain because in his opinion the political situa Audit Department, and by the bondat Britannic caused some delay at the start, tion was at the base of all their concerns, administration of the loan funds Little and when the field of seventeen did get and until they bad a stable Government ever, and the only policy seemed to be immediately under the whip. Concession or nothing of that was to be seen, how away, it had a very bad start and was they could not look for complete well-une of drift and catching at straws to took the lead, followed by the Woodlark being and good trade; whereas, given meet immediate requirements, with a and Cornfeld, with Paladin in fifth fatalistic confidence that the future would good government, the merchants and somehow provide for itself. Such a prder at the mile post, the Woodlark position. The leaders wore in the same their commutes could take care of the policy, if persisted in, could lead only to » smash o sort at no very distant able to him at the end of twenty years, and the Ying Hing firm for $400 as selves.

Loongfei, with Concession second, Corn- and the other was payable to his wife. undrawn members of a $100 money loun The report took a fairly optimistic view

feld third, and The Buster fourth. The Perhaps the cost important event of three latter gained on the leader and the Shih-kai's the year, though so far it had attracted When the assured came to the Company association of 11 members, promoted in of the situation. Yusu the usual procedure was adopted. January, 1913, by the Ving Hing firm, the overnment put an end to the second little attention, was the announce four went well together along the back Certain questions

well bunched a few lengths behind. At were put to the second defendants, which bad ceased to revolution and then the President took made to the Chinese Government that straight, the rest of the field being also

Great Britain claimed a priviliged post- Concession showed the applicant by un interpreter, and the exist, and the master of which had a strong fine and turned out the National tion in regard to railway and industrial the half-mile Co Woodlark and Cornfield, WATCHMAKERS manager of the Company was present at absconded from the Colony. The claim Assembly. It indicated to his mind that development in the Yangtza Valley the latter being here temporarily dis the time. When certain answers had been was also made against the first defendant they might look for vigorous measures report to a letter the Committee addressed placed by Perseverance, with Ye Magician given by the applicant he was subse as drawn member, for the last four and real progress, provided the President to the Foreign Office on the subject. It next, and Paladin fifth. Concession led into the straight for home, but Paladin quently taken to Dr. Forsyth, und he was instalments, due by him in there subjected to a thorough examina- thereof. The question of costs was left order, and the good government of the it might be said that they pointed out well placed. The Chief gamaly chal respected his power for the maintainance of letter in the appendix to the report, but quickly drew to the front, with Filan Chief in elose attendance and Cornfield people. Since the report was published, that British aubjects were in point of

fact debarred from industrial undor-lenged the leader, but Paladin completed had caused him misgivings and made him special rights claimed by other Powers Chu The Gay Bird fourth and Per- Cornfield was third, a length and a half modify his opinion somewhat, for Yuan and that the time had come to make an severance fifth. The time, zmin. 4. 1-secs. alection between the one policy and the Shih-kai's Government appeared rather to other. If it was to be the policy of the was not of the best, but this was only have failed on

two great points the open door then it must be open all round, accounted for by the heavy going. Th Pari-Mutuel. with the usual practice Dr. Forsyth genting firm and Chin Tin Cho. The claim discharge of the many financial obliga-and if that could not be secured the only win was a most popular one.

tions entered into, and the vast amount preferential rights in the region which alternative was to assert formally their a joint and separate promissory note for of brigandage that went on in the had long been popularly regarded as the

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AJUDGMENT.

Judgment was given in favour of the plaintiff in the case in which the Shung Kec firm and others med Fung Yut Tung

over for discussion in Chambers.

region, Reference was made in the

was not considers expedient to print the

Tender-faced meu should shavo with Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick, Naninto free.

[06-20:

being out with a lead of fire langths at CHS. J. GAUPP

& CO.,

AND

JEWELLERS.

Mr. Davidson (of Messrs. Hastings & however, many things had happened, that takings in several provinces by reason the distance finely and won by a length, SURVEYING AND NAUTICAL

tion. Following this, Dr. Forsyth came to the conclusion that there was nothing wrong with the applicant, in fact that Hastings) appeared for the plaintiff and Mr. Hind (of Mr. G. K. Brutton's office) as a "Brst class life. Applicant he was also answered several questions which defended. were put by Dr. Forsyth In accordance

Holland China Trading Co. 2. the Li

was for 8802.74, being the amount due on

NON-SUITED.

Ponies:

Paladin Fijian Chief Cornfield

The

Win. Place. ..1,081 915 -130 10% GO 107

2,068 2,631. - Dividends :-Win, 88.60 Places, $7.10, 817.10, $23.40

MANY INVENTIONS."

SOME CONCERN BUBBER AND OIL. Oil and rubber have each come in for

INSTRUMENTS.

ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS.

SUN GLASSES.

SILVERAND PRINCE'S PLATE.

Representatives-- MAPPIN & WEBB. LTD..

LONDON.

a report of his examination to the defon dant Company, stating that he was

That might be of impor- the amount of £91 sterling, dated Novem-country. good life."

British sphere. The announcement made tance us the case proceeded. In March, ber 13th, and payable on January 11th,

by Mr. Acland in the House of Commons, The continued depredations of the as quoted in the report, settled the point 1910, the assured was, undoubtedly, a 1914, and signed by the defendant at the brigand known as White Wolf caused to their sutistuction, and since then they Total shares taken man who was in the best of health, and agreed rate of exchange of 1s. 11-1-16d.

would have noticed the announcement had the most wanton and lamentable destrue been made that the British and Chinese 'apparently showed no signs of consump Mr. Dixon was for plaintiffs and Mr.tion of life and property in scores of Corporation would undertake the line tion at all. Mr. Potter went on to say Faithfull defended the second defendant, defenceless towns and villages. Heart-connecting Nanking and the capital of that he would be able to prove that five judgment having already been given rending accounts from foreign aye-

Hunan province,

A few well worn subjects had not found 6IX years ago the assured was adopted against the firm.

witnesses of the suffering and misery place in the report. Their old friend by one named Yun Chan Fu, and that Mr. Dixon explained that the note was entailed on a helpless people continued the opium question was one of them. before the adoption really took place the signed by the second defendant. They

(Laughter.) Ho understood that the old man who adopted the assured died, saw defendant personally and made him appear in the pages of the Shanghai, stocks were gradually diminishing and consideration at the hands of inventors

endeavours and left two sons of his own. Those two fiable for the firm, because they would not papers and little or nothing was being the time appeared to be not far distant With regard to the former industry, have centred principally sons in turn died, and the adoption of trust the firm.

done by the local authorities to put an when they would be able to speculate as

remnant around methods of converting heavy he or the assured took place. As a consequence,

would be.

hydrocarbon oils into motor spirit, and Mr. Faithfull said he fully admitted end to such crimes Troops sent to arrest to what the price of the therefore, at the time of the adoption, signing the note.

and punish had grossly failed in their Another old friend was the matter of considerable work has also been done in the father who was adepting was dead,

Evidence was then called and his duty or had even turned brigands them the Whangpoo Conservancy, concerning the distillation of carbonaceous substances which they had had no communications at low temperature for the production is aleo were his two sons and, in accord Lordship eventually non-suited plaintiff selves, plundering the very villages they during the year. As no news was held of similar light oils. In the same connec ance with Chinese custom, the assured with costs.

were sent to protect. How far these to be good news they must be going on tion it is interesting to note a number. was adopted, so that the father should

Foutrages were due to the negligence or all right. (Laughter.) He was pleased of applications dealing with deep-boring to see a report in the North China Daily apparatus for sinking oil welle. In the surviving son who would

indifference of Yuan Shih-kai's Govern es in which the Chairman of the rubber industry considerable interest has have

remained to be worship at

en, but Shanghai Chamber of Commerce said that been shown in connection with methods the father's torab. of the witnesses ho would by :· able

undoubtedly their continuance would things were going well. That was good and apparatus for coagulating and other- news and they were glad to hear that a wise treating indiarubber latex, while to call to prove that the adoption

have a serious effect on his prestige, both scheme they had cordially endorsed was the continued popularity of the kine with foreign Governments and his own making solid progress, (Applause.) matograph is stated to be responsible for MACGREGOR&C.. took place was the brother of the adopted.

Finally Mr. JAMIESON moved the, adop father. When he had called evidence he

This annual "festa" is held practical to overlook the unconstitutional means by countrymen. Most people were disposed

tion of the roportio thought they would be satisfied that

Sir CHARLES DUDGION seconded and it deccased was adopted but that at the time he became assured he had no brothers wat least not natural or sisters of his own, at least not

One

THE PHILIPPINE CARNIVAL. The next Philippine Carnival will be held in Manila from January 20th to February 7th, 2016,

past, the White Carnival City will be

ment:

State,

but it we

but it was on condition of his year was then proceeded with. On the proposition of Mr. BYRON BEESAN,

an increase of 35 per cant, on the previous year, the projection of pictures in natural colours being still the subject of much ingenuity.

The trend of invention during the past.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS,

CHATER ROAD.

CALDBECK,

{ESTABLISHED 1864)

SOLE AGENTS FOR

FALCON

ly under the shadow of the great walls which he managed to concentrate in his was carried unanimously surrounding the picturesque old city of Manila. As has always been done in the own hands the whole authority of the The election of officers for the ensuing TEN YEARS' RECORD,

the Wh brothers or sisters, Therefore, when he built on Wallace Field, a large part in using the power for the peace, order and seconded by Mr. A. G, Woon, Mr George decade may be gathered by a glance at told the defendant Company he had no the centre of the city overlooking Manila good government of the country if he Jamieson was elected President. Mr. the statistics provided in the report of the Committee they had had none had since 1903. From these it is seen that natural brothers he was by no means Bay, and within this "City" will be failed in that he failed in everything. It Erenan, said that of all the Chairman of general business of the Patent Office giving a fraudulent statement. In fact, magnificent open-air ball-room capable of might be, and very probably was, the acquited himself better than Mr. Jamie-applications for patents in 1003 were he had two brothers at the time. The holding three thousand dancing couples fact that Yuan was being badly served son and in his new office, which was approximately 23,000, while last year they some what more ornamental and less amounted to 30,100. The specifications defence had to prove that what defendant and six thousand spectators, an audi-by the Provincial Commanders and onerous, he believed he would distinguish for the two years totalled 22,200 and said was untrue, and he (Counsel) could torium that will hold eight thousand Governors of the Provinces concerned, but himself equally. Mr. JAMIESON remarked 19,700 provisional, and 15,800 and 10,300 not for the life of him conceive why the people, & stadium, shows of all kinds, that would not exonerate hire from blame that he had served as Chairman for three complete respectively, while the numbers years and that was the limit allowed by sealed were 15,700 and 18,800. The figures assured should have made the fraudulent restaurants, and all other forms of amuse It was his businese to see that efficient the rules. Besides he thought he had for the intervening years show that the PILSENER BEER statement alleged; that he should have ment that go to make up a first-class men were put in command and to dismiss his share of the work. (Applause) number of patents submitted has fluctuated On the proposition of the CHAIRMAN, Comparatively little during the decade, gratuitously fed. There was no earthly carnival.

nival

and punish those whose incapacity or secondedby Sir WALTER C. HLLIER, Mr. while a similar state of affairs is revealed reason why he should have done so. The The principal features of the 1815 cowardice had enabled the brigands to F. Anderson was elected Chairman of in the returns of trade marks, applica- A PURE LIGHT GERMAN BEER assured's widow would say that the state- Carnival will be nine brilliant interna- carry on their depredations. (Cheers.) Committee, Mr Robert H. Hill Vice- tions and registrations. Designs, how-

PILSUN DISTRICT, ments he made to the defendant Company tional fancy dress balla, three magnificent! It might be said that the root origin of Chairman, and Mr. R. Chatterton Wilcox ever, show a large increase in applications

during the same period, and the registra- FROM `· THE were, from her point of view, perfectly street carnival parades, and every even the trouble was want of money, and that On the proposition of the CHAIRMAN, Lions have also expanded to a considerable true, that her husband had two adopted.

ing were clected to the General Committee summary of the financial affairs of When she spoke of two brothers hair play in which five hundred people with the provincial revenues at Sir Cecil Smith, Bir Thomas: Jackson, the Patent Office for the year shows that

take part. The Association is also bring disposal much might have been done Sir T. Sutherland, Sir Walter Hillier, the receipts from patents fees were CHARACTERISTICS OF SUCH BEERS. would say that she had in her mind the ing out from Coney Island four new acts, already to reform the Army by reducing Sir Alfred Dent Sir Charles Dudgeon £30,100, as compared with £93,000 in two adopted brothers. It was up to the

Messrs. F. Anderson, John C. Bois, 1912, an increase of £13,500 from designs

hon,

brothers, but not two natural brothers aug in the auditorium a thrilling open- no doubt was true in the mam, but even seconded by Mr RJ. ABBOTT, the follow degree. POSSESSING ALL THE DELIGHTFUL

defence to prove that at the time th the like of which have auver been seen in the numbers and improving the quality. Byron Brenan, F. Cornes, Geo. Beed £8,200 as compared with £7,900, an PER 1 DOZ. QUARTS. 53.00:

assured applied for the policies that he the Far East, had two natural brothers, and that when he said I have no brothers," ho gratuitously hed. He believed there was another suggestion, but he would not insult his friend by calling it a defence; that was that the Company did not know

Inspector McHardy prosecuted at the Magistracy yesterday a man whom the police alleged to be a returned banishes. It is stated that he had been banished

seven times. The case was remanded.

What was now needed was a small and Dodwell, RS Gundry, William Har increase of £300; and from trade-marks well-equipped gendarmerie for each wood, J. S. Hasball, R. H. Hill, George fees £17,700, as compared with £19,400, Á Jamieson, H H. Joseph, William D. province a mobile force, well officere Little, E. A Probst, B. Robertson, decrease of £1,600. The receipts from the and well paid. It was a matter for regret. H. Ross, D. C. Rutherford, Charles sale of Patent Office publications (which that the Weibnihei regiment, which did V. Sale, F Balinger, Gershon Stewart, are paid over to the Stationery Office) MP WM Strachan, A. M. Townsend, were £13,400, as compared with £12,700, such good service in the Boxer trouble at T H. Whitehead. R. Chatterton Wilcoy, an increase of £700. The total receipts were £346,300, es compared with £323,500, Tientsin, was not now in existence, if only and A. G. Wood.

an increase of £12,800. The total

PINTS

2.00

Plus Government Duty For Local Orders).