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THE SWEEPSTAKE DISPUTE.

YESTERDAY'S EVIDENCE.

Further evidener was taken at the Chinese Club inst night before the Board of Arbitrators in connection with the rival claim of Mes. Violet Chan, of Hangkong, at Mr. Chik Soong Ling, of;

of the Chinese Club Sweepstake for the Hongkong Berly. The amount at stake is over 250,001

Mrs. Violet Chan is represented by Mr., Elseley Zeitlyn and Mr. Chik by Mr. C. G. Alabaster,

Mr. Sung Tai Man, Managing Director of the Union Bank of China, at Shanghai, gave evidence as to moriving a telegram at about 11 am, on the morning of the 2nd March. This cable was from long Kong and added to Mr. Quinn (brother of Mix (han) and annonged the winning number of the Chines Club Derby sweep. The wiegram was despatched from Hong kong at 3.25 m. on March Tat. He at tributed the delay in receiving the cable;

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TEE HONGKONG DALLY TREES.

SHOOTING AT YAUMATI.

EUROPEAN POLICE OFFICER THE

TARGET.

Hel

THE

WILL OF A CHINESE

· BRITISH SUBJECT

A DISPUTED CASE OF PROBATE AT SHANGHAL

CROWN ADVOCATE SEED BY HONGKONG RESIDENT.

An interesting probate ease was heard

WFDNESDAY, JUNE 87#, 1928.

GOLF AND GOLFERS.

**DREAMER."*]'

Since writing my last article I have Peine Revoss an article by Roger Wethered, the present British amateur champion. in which he deals with the number of clules beginners require. It may interest my. readers to know his views. For the young

region.

An exciting experience befell a European policis uffieer, P.C. Clarke, in Canton) Road, Yaumati, on Monday night. was on duty at alxout a quarter past ten, į Shanghai, to the winning ticket No, 3068, near the Polien Curling Basin, whon ha by his. Hougur Judge Sie Skinner Tarner beginer he advises the same we that I out five or six Chinese eming in the 1. M. Supreme Court Shanghai last

week to conŋsgiau with the estate of Tagged as being sufficient, with the opposite direction.

He had reason to sus Kun, alias Henry Thonus, who clid by addition of a clock; but for the man who pet their motives and stopped them. his hand a Deeruther sith, last, taken up the game when about 10 and on- with the intention of making a search. Whilst in the emphy of the Chinese Mariwards he allows a driver as well as a He approached the leading man, who¦time Cust uns at the Osken 1ghthouse brassie, and also a mashio nilblick, hut no chek. It will be noticed that in neither suddenly called out to his grades. One Dr. G. H. Thomas (alue Tum Yuming), of the later drew a revolver afd fired at Resident Medical Officer at the Tungase does he recommend a niblick, though, Wha hospital Hongkong, claims to unfortunately, he does not give his the constable, Fortunately the shot pas executor of the last will of the deceases. and over the coust-blic, heuil, hat the Bash dated December 5th (three days before his

writ again the! To my mind the great fascination, of blinded him for the time, enabling the' death), ami issued a

For Crown Advocate Mr. H. P. Wilkinson) golf is to play satisfactorily any parti- men to get away. He chased them

he having entered a caveat and on behalf scaler shot that one is trying to master. om distance but without avail. He then of the Crow claimed the goods of do fail to realise that there can be any fun in carrying so many clubs that returned to the polles station and made ceaset a borcanlir.

Mr. Tycho Wing appeared on behalf of there is asthing to do but to select the his report. In consequence a large number)

prpresented the Crown Advocate.

played and then trust that will do of polle wire turned out, and pedestrians Thon and Mr. A. G. Massop curent elul for the particular that to be were searchel. No arrests were made. The circumstances of the cas, says the its duty faithfully. I am sure the player

No Tholy Trind were set forth in a who

executa more than 071 series of affidavits which were mad by shot with any ពួរ ។

iron club geta Mr. Wing The document upon which more enjoyment out of the game than the proceedings rested was a letter, type; the player who cannot. One has written and signed by the deeped and only to watch Kirkwood, the Australian addressed to plaintiff and giving instrue champion, performing his "stunt shots etous na to the disposal of his estate in to realise the wonderful results that can the event of his denth. The estate in, achieved by practice, His exhibition eluded War Lonu Investment of Malaya may rather savour of the Music Hall A European lady was walking along deposit in the Hongkong and Shanghai taru, but it is an object-leason in control

Monday morning, Dank, a life insurance policy, British

over the ball. Wellington Street on

her wrist, war lo hands, Straits Settlemens war. handbag hanging loosely an

bonds, and a deposit in the Bank In when a Chinese youth stole up behind dustrielle. Out of these funds, devensed her, snatched the bag with such force, as directed that 85,000 be paid to his foster to bronk the strap, and turned and ran! mother for her own personal use and up a nearby lane. A Chinese constable in of long and faithful service,

81,000 to deceased's cook, in recognition and that the vicinity, gave chase and managed to paint discharge all his debt. Tho

Limit was signed Yours affectionate

. Henry Thomas."

¦

the fact that the bank had closed for ' the night when the cable was recrived in Shanghai He himself did not go to the bank until about ten o'clock when the telegram was hauled to him. At about hoon Mr. Quin came into the Bank and be handed over the cable to kim, This. according to previous evidence, was after Mr. Quinn's return from his visit to Mr. Chik Song Ling that morning when Chik: ching that he handed over the winning ficket, men to Quinn Quínu denied this

hat minita receiving 5078 from Chik.

MUS, URAN GIVES EVIDENCE Other witnesses were heard and to

Ales. Violet Chan gave evidence,

Hall Brutton's boat, and bad afterwards

#he was, then living. She had since gone to live at No. D. Robertson Road, Some

· Line previously she had asked her brother do reserve Ticket No. 3066 for her, and

be bad promised to do so. That rerning in the house, in the presence of Mr. Hal Brution and other members of the party,

hed her ticket soon. Ticket No. 3067

SNATCHING IN THE CITY.

EUROPEAN LADY VICTIM

catch the youth.

The lad was brought before the Magis |trato (Mr. J. R. Wood) festerday morn-

...

Quinn sold to his mother at the same time, Sentence of six mouths' imprisonment

a lady who was and twelve strokes

The shot

a will. He therefore asked leave to straight left arm and not to oversaw ing

It is essentially a controlled shot, and

The mid iron is a most fascinating elah and get hat few amateurs get full value from it. The average player unyit very much in the same way that he uses sliver that is, he takes a full wing, weeps the ball cleanly off the ground and has a full finish. This is not a mid-iron shot as all To play the shot correctly, the bottom of the club should strike the bottom of the ball and the ground simul- CHINESE LADY'S ADOPTED HONG

taneously, and the club-head should carry- 1. . . Thomas, in an Affidavit, wank the close of the after dinner gessioning and charged with the cffence. The said in a previous affidavit he had stated on along the ground for three or four? complainant was, Mrs. Charles Thomson, this statement in the advice of the British Inken, but on hard ground the surface of She stated that her brother,-Quinn, of Government Quarters. Won-nei-cheong! Consul at Amy

that deceased died intestate, and made ches. On soft ground a divat will be

He was now all the ground will be grazed, An'd her the ticket on Christmas Eve. Rond. She stated that the handbag con- that the letter (quoted above), signed by must be played firmly, arit becomes They had her out on a pícnie i ri tained a purse in which was the sum of deevased, might be accepted Ty the Cong dangerous. It is very important to keep i retined to No. 5, Arbuthnot Rond, where: $21 in wotes, and fifty cents in lose silver, amend his petition and affidavit moord | therefore the player should never go far as well as miscellaneous articles valued at ingly, Dr. Thomas went on to say that $37.

the deceased and himself were adopted by genter distance than he feels he can Chinese lady at Hongkong in 1899, at accomplish with comfort. To all intents Defendant pleaded guilty.

the respective age of six months and two and purposes, the shot is completed when years, and were brought up by her. The the dub-head has travelled its the ar Inspector Purden explained to the Mader's parents had died of plague in four inches along the turf, ahead of the gistrate how the theft occurred, and said Hongkong in the year previous to his ball's original position, and the head that when arrested the youth had wrap. adoption, and so far as Dr. Thomas should cone to rest a yard or so from the pod the bag up in the folds of his know, he had no relatives. He had ful-ground, pointing in the direction the ball filled all the instructions contained in des travelling. The elab must be gripped jarket.

ered's letter, the legnoirs and the firmly with both hands from start to liabilities named involving an expenditure finish A gead way to practice this shot of 86.555.00. 8429.54. and 83-0.

is to place a tencent piece behind the Further evidence as to deceased's Iml, leaving roour for the club-head to identity was contained in an affidavit bypass between it and the bottom of the Tam Chrukhi, ceased's foster mother, hall. If the shot is played correctly, the why said that she was married_about_40; ten-cent parce remains, but a slight error- years ago at Hongkong to one Tam Ha in judgment will either deprive the player In 1889 he drove her from his hausa of ten-cents or give the ball a beadache, because she had not barne him a child, and she, therefore made inquiries among residents surnamed Tam with a view to adopting a son In the same year some son of a man who had kept a street stall person brought to her a male child, the Hongkong, and whose parents were asked who had Ticket 3068, and she told i In the "A" Division the match and not expected to live, she

then dead. Because the child was sickly ndopted him that she had it and showed it to tween the Indians and the Chinese was another child about the same time. She bim

postponed last Saturday and will be play, became a Christian together with her The proceedings were broken off for the ed at the Chinese Recreation Club on educated at the Diorean School. Hong- adopted zom, and they were baptized and ight at this point.

Friday evening. This match will decide kong, there taking the names of Henry the championship and is sure to be vers Thomas and George Harold Thomas r

spectively. Henry Thomng was the man keenly contested. If the C.R.C. win there who died at the Ockson Lighthouse, and will probably be three Clubs at the top. George Harold Thomas was now Govern al equal. The U.S.R.C. have completed ment resident medien officer at the Tung

Wha hospital. their programme and have not muda as good a show as was expected, partly on account of some of their best players wing Naval officers who ate not always

and ticket No. 9008 to

present. Mr. Hall Brutton then asked if passed.

✰ could have ticket No. 3009. Quinn re- plied that he was sorry but 3060 was the

last in the book, and hus was reserving it

for his baby. If Mr. Brutton wanted a ticket hy could get him one lateż. Mr. Brutton replied that 3066 and 3069 wers his lucky muüibers, and witness "joked him on his superstitution. He then

PLAGUE AND SMALLPOX-

LAST WEEK'S TOLL

The week ended on Saturday was an xemptionally bad week for plague and sma-pos in the Colony. There were

tu elro

new plague cases, and sixteen deaths in Kowloon. No cases were report- ed on the Island.

of the birch Wak

SPORT.

LAWN TENNIS.

HK LAWN TENNIS LEAQUE.

uvailable.

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In the "B" Division there are four teams in the running. If Queen's College There were twenty-one fresh cases of can beat the I.R.C. on Saturday they will Emallpox in Victoria and five at Kowe strong favourites.

lo. The deaths from this disease wero

2. All were Chinese cases.

Other cases of notifiable dišense were: Diphtheria, (British); enteric fever, 1 British, Indian, 13 Chinese (a deaths); paratyphoid fever, Filipino, 1 Chines -cerebro-spinal fever, 3 Chinese (4 deaths). "There were also six deaths from in-

Tuenza: all Chineso.

On Monday there were five fresh cases of small-pox, one of enteric fever, and ane

of cerebro-spinal fever, all Chinese.

COMPANY REPORT.

WHITEAWAY, LAIDLAW AND CO.

The report of the directors of White. zway; Laidlaw and Co., Ltd., for the year ́ended February 28th, 1923, shown that the finn made a proft of £106,271, 12. od. After providing for the payment of the preference dividends to December 31st, 1092, and an interim dividend on the ordinary shares paid December ist, 1922, there is a balance of - £50,037. 2a, 04., which the directors recommend shall bo appropriated to paying n final. dividend of 5 per cent) (making 71 per cent, per ausum, fra of tax, on the ordinary :shorts, paying to the trustees of the rm- ployén provident fund. £1,000; and carry- ing forward the bainnce of £19,588, 25. Od. to the next year's account, kuhjret w the payment of corporation profits t

20.

CHINESE LAW ON WILLS.

Although spreally mentioned that this shot applied to the mid-iron, 1 ought to mention that it is the correct vay to hit

itch" shot.. any iron shot. It is the shot that imparts hack spin to the bal and is known as the

The other kind of iron shot is the

shot. run-up felt in a way because it is a question This shot is more dif-

of judging the distance of the run, and matter. To play the shut the club must! on hard neven ground this is nò easy be taken back slowly and kept as near the ground as possible to ensure a low down- the right hand is turned over. This gives wards swing. At the moment of impact, the lall top spin and makes it run.

I have not gone into every little detail in my effort to try and explain how an iron shot abould be played, for the There was a further affidavit by Mr. reason that no two players play identically Chang Yuen-duen, President of the the same, and details regarding the Association of Chinese Lawyers in strines and grip may be more misguiding Shanghai City, formerly Vice Minister of than beneficial. The player must find out Justice and acting Minister, and one time these points as best suited to his own Chief Judge of the Provincial Courts of particular style. It is a well-known fact Peking, Yunnan and Sochow, who spoke that the superiority of the professional on the question of Chinese wills. He golfers over the amateurs lies in their iron said that any intelligible expression of a play. The player who wishes to reduce Faledictory wish made by a Chinese shortly his handicap will be well advised to study before his death constituted a valid will his mid-iron and mashie. enforceable by law. If such will were Ladies' golf in Hongkong appears to he made in the testator's own handwriting, of a very poor standard. One would

or was signed by him, no witnesses were think that, with the facilities this Colony required. Mr. Chang, having examined offer and the amount of spare time the the devased's letter, testified as to its

I. Pts validity a legal document notwith-average lady bas, the standard would be good. From a casual observation I rather standing that it was typewritten, was in gather that the card-table has a greater the English language, and that there fascination than the golf-course. Then, weze na attenting witness,

LEIGUE TABLES.

'A"? Division.

P. W.

5 &

0 5

B B

F

5 1

1 4

3

+

ik

3

1.R.C C.R.C. Hongkong C.C. U.S.R.C. Kowloon C.C. University

Civil Service

Club de Recreio ....... 4

Queen's College I.R.C. C.R.C

University

ដាំង ៧៧៧៧០០

2

"B" Divizion.

P. W.

B 5

1

5 1

5

B

5

15

4

3

1

3

*

3

3

2

C.C.C. "B" Kowloon "A Kowloon "B" Club de Recreio .0.0.0. "A"

Netherlands T.C.

SATURDAY'S MATCUTS.

A Dirisima,

Chib de Recreio ». Civil Service Hongkong C.C. Kowloon C.0

"B" Divina.

In answer to his Lordship, Mr. Wing of course, we always have the excuse of said that no other persons has put in a the trying climate!"

The annual Inter-gex match at Home

Appearance.

His Lordship pointed out that the seems to be very popular, and I know one affidavits received from Hongkong were or two ladies who have taken part in without seal. stamp or chop, and he was it say that it has done their golf a great not sure that the signature of the " Com-

deal of good. Why not try it out here! missiour" alone was sufficient to render Naturally, it is in the nature of a social L. Pts. them admissible here.

function more than a serious test. of It way possible 5 they would have to go back to Hongkong ladies golf versus men's, and for this

and he reworn.

reason would suggest that the match be played either during the Christmas or New Year holidays. Perhaps it is a little early to make this suggestion, but then it takes rather a long time in Hong- kong to start the ball rolling. It is niero than likely that I shall refer to the subject again before next Christmas, and in tho meantime I hope the ladies will think it over seriously and get in plenty of practice.

Chinese R.G. ». Netherlands T.C. Kowloon "A"'r, Club de Recrrio. Kowloon R ... University.

0

Mr. Wing then asked that the de ad's letter be admitted to probaté as a will, and submitted that it was legally reptable as such in both English and Chhiew Tow

:

CROWN ADVOCATE'S POSITION.

Mr. Mossop then explained the action taken by the Crown Advocate in the matter, cherving that had probate been applied for in the first instance, it was doubtful whether the carent would have Monday evening and saw

I was down at Happy Valley on bein taken out at all

two of the The cavere was against the application for letters of Volunteer intors having a busy time: be- administration, and the present applicate them they appeared to have about tion was for probato and was not opposed.

6 or 7 pupils and I noticed a couple of His Loniship said the question of the ladies having lessons. At the conclusion Hongkong affidavits was a rather import of my round I adjourned to the roof of rait olle

His impression was that in the club house with the idea of having a their present form they

not quit practice in front of the mirror, but sufficient, art at the moment he would found the instructors had got there say nothing definite. He would authorize first. It was very interesting to notice plaintiff t make no application for grant how quickly the pupils spotted faults in of probate, expressing the opinion with their swing, and rectified them. Whether

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Craigngower "B" Craigengowering a formal judgment at present the result will be lasting or not I cannot that the devenund's letter was a soru- | say, but I certainly cams to the conclusion BAR

"ment which could admitted for that a player is likely to derive more good

b probate.

than harm from it.

Indians R.C. v. Queen's College.

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