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SUPREME COURT.

(KETORE HIS LORDĄUIP TAD CHIEF JUSTICE (14 MENRY DOLLAN).] SHARE ALLOTMENT RETURNS NOT FILED.

AN APPLICATION GRANTED.

THE HONGKONG DAILY -- PRESS, THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 19TH, 1924

SUN YAT SEN'S OFFICIALS

IN. HONGKONG.

མ་། །。 ' . ་ CANTON NEWS.

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

HORN RIMMED SPECTACLES AND STEK-KI MERCHANTS MULCTEIN

A OF MYSTERY.

EN MASSE.

A number of Dr. Suu Eat Sen's The merchants of Shek-ki, Heungshan, officials arrived in Hongkong on the sa. are being åned #100,000 en miqrse, osten- Paul, Beau "on Tuesday night, and in-sibly for having organized a Merchants When the Chinese Printing and Publish-talled themselves at the Great Eastern Volunteers Corps and participating in ing Company applied for permission to fle

Hotel.

LOCAL SPORT.

GARRISON. FOOTBALL.

COMPANY, EAST SURREYS » "RED WING, EAST SURRETS

Playing in the final game in the Gar- rison League, "A" Company quite up- held their position as Champions, when they defeated the Red Wing, runners- the opposition to Dr. Sun Yat Sen's up, on the Murray Parade ground last Kuomintang Red policy, but really it isorening by three goals to one. Among said they are being penalised for their those present were General Sir John proposed open protest against the re Fowler, the 0.0.0, Col. Butterworth,

established Cantonese law prohibiting rice export

exceedingly prosperous condition. At an ill for the North on the s. Shingofpudiation by the officials of the long- President of the Garrison Receation Club,

a return of alkitment, Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, They are bare in advance of their who appeared for the Company, said that leader, who is expected to arrive in the was founded in 1900, and was in on Caluny to-morrow morning. in time to

extraordinary meeting on November 30th lait year is was decided to increase the capital by making further allotments of shares.

The secretary, unfortunately, scerned to have forgotten to file the Feturns of these allotments as they were made, and it was.. not until he came to file the annual

Maru later in the day.

& Daily Press representative who spoke to a number of the officials at the hotel yesterday afternoon, found them without exception entirely uncommuni. cative.

They would not give their names, nor statement that the Registrar had drawn would they make any statement as to the

nature of "their mission.

his attention to the omission.

They were variously attired in Euro- pean and Chinese clothes, and almost

His Lordship zeferred to the heavy penalties to whigh the Company had made themselves liable, but granted the apall wore huge horn-rimmed spectacles. plication.

DISPUTE OVER WILL

sentative:

Some spoke excellent English,

One of the latter said to our repre- "We cannot tell you any. thing We wish to be regarded as merely Chinese travellers, that is all"?

A QUESTION OF CUSTOM,

An action in which the question whether letters of administration should The hotel officials, apparently acting le granted according to English or Chi-on instructions, also observed a marked

se law, was raised in the Probate Court yesterday, when Chan Shun-cho, the widow of a Chinese doctor, made anoap-) plication. The father-in-law bad entered

A cayent,

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Plaintiff was represented by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, and Mr. Eldon Potter, C., appeared for the father, Chak Hok-ting.

The deceased, said Mr. Jenkin, pric tised as a doctor under a British diploma, and left estate valued at between $23,000′ and $10,000. He had à son and

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secrecy, and would not allow our repre sentative access to the Visitors' list. ·

It is believed in well-informed circies) that Dr. Sun's eventual objective is the French Concession at Shanghai.

SHOT BY OWN REVOLVER. SHIP'S ENGINEER BADLY WOUNDED.

PUBLIC COMPANIES FLEECED.

The Kwongtang Electricity Supply Company in Canton, by paying $30,000, and the Canton Water Works by paying $20,000 to the Red Headquarters, have secured a stay of the proposed nation alization of their respectivo interests un der the proposed public ownership scheme.

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Col Montagus Bates, O.C. East Surrey "Regt., Majors Campbell and Paton, Capta Kent and Williams, and several other officers of the East Surrey Regt. "

After a fairly evcaly contested first half | in which the “A” Coy, scored once, the game went in favour of the Company, who put on two more goals whilst Red. Wing scored once only. Cheeseman got through just as the whistle sounded for the interval. In the second half Robinson scored for Red Wing, and Nolan for "A" Company, while Barris put the ball into his own goal during a mix-up on the goal line. The two last goals were the put- come of good play by Noonan on the left wing for "A" Company.

The teams:→→

Harris and Ballum; Pres. Glass, Tatam "A" Company-Pte. Douglas; Pies. and Bristowe, Ples. Roper, Nolan. Cheeseman, Noonam and Cpl Beard.

CENTRAL BANK NOTES. The Yu Shang Fantan (Gambling) Syn- dicate in Canton has accepted without protest the recent order to accept the un- becured Central Bank notes without dis- count, but the Sincere, the Chen Kwong, and the Sun Company's department stores are only willing to take this paper money on condition that in certain deposit of specie is made with each company by the Bank. The latter has signified its Red Wing Pte. Harris; Ptes. Ballard and Jordan Pto. Lama, Sgt Mitchell willingness to do that, but other stores and Pte. Petter; Q.3ES. Charlesworth, are complaining of the non co-operation of Ptes. MacGreavey, Robinson, Butler and these three large stores. Once the large Mabey.

Referee: Mr. F. stores can be induced to accept the un-Linesmen: Sgt. Wilby, East Surrey Hegt, Smith, H.K.F.A, secured banknotes, the authorities will and Bandmaster Greer, B.M.S.. Diomede be able to force the small ones to do Col. Butterworth, before asking Mrs. Butterworth to present the Fowler " likewise.

cap and medals, congratulated the teams op being the winners and runners-up in the Garrison League, mentioning that the arst four, positions were occupied by

was due to Sgt. Bailey, the Garrison Surreys tehins. The success of the League Secretary, who, the Colonel said, would shortly be leaving the Station. He wish- the duties of referee. ed to thank Mr. Smith for carrying out

INLAND WATER TRAFFIC INTERRUPTED. Kwangtung inland water traffic is again interrupted by the withdrawal from the Canton service of junks and steam laun. ches by their owners who are afraid of the Yunnanese division of the Red Army, who since November 8th have com- mandeered more than 25 junks and near

Mrs. Butterworth then banded the cup.

When the s. Kwanglah arrived, ja daughters, and be submitted that inas-Hongkong on Tuesday from Shanghai, much as the right to letters was prima

Mr. Tapia, 3rd engineer, was immediate

Jair that of the, widow, the onus was on"

the Government Civil ly removed to Hospital. the defendant to displace that right. I' was for the defence to displace the pre-

Reports as to how Mr. Tapia received sumption that Chinese domiciled in Hong-his injury vary. One states that he was kong came under English law.

Air.. Potter said that the question of domicile was irrelevant, because the Full Court, a few years ago, gave a decision entally discharged when in his pocket, the crews are careful to avoid being pressed Mrs. Butterworth for making the pro-i

cleaning, his revolver when it went off. 13 launches for military transporta Fte. Eaton also received a medal, being |

the bullet piercing his hand, and it is also stated that the revolver was accid

bullet entering his chest and passing out through his back.

holding that there was a dual system of law in Hongkong. The Chinese laws had

On inairy at the Hospital it was been preserved in Hongkong since 153,

stated that Mr. Tapia's condition wasi and the rights of succession were not to be interfered with If the widow re-tather serious as the bullet bad catered

married she would have no rights of any kind, but the father was the guardian of his son's children, and was the one per-j son who should be entrusted with the administration of the property,

his left lung.

NEIGHBOURS QUARREL.

MR. JOHN LEE'S COMPLAINT,

Mr. John Lee, Recreation Grounds Custodian, residing on the ground floor of No. 13. Morrison Gap Road, appeared as complainant at the Central Magistracy yesterday morning, in a case in which he

In the afternoon, Chak fok-ting gave evidence, and said that his son died in May last year. It was their custom, when bis son was young, to go together into the country and worship at the tombs of their ancestors in Kwangtung Province, charged Mrs. Graber and her daughter, but on account of the disturbances in occupants of the Arst floor, with creating China, they had not done so for ten years. a disturbance and behaving in a noisy His son had married according to Chinese and disorderly manner. law, and taken a concubize. When his son Complainant said that the defendants died be maintained that he was respon-made themselves objectionable by moving sible for collecting pod looking after his furniture about on the floor above him, estate. According to Chinese custom it and he was disturbed at all hours of the was not right that the property should day and night. He wanted the nuisance Le handed over to the widow, She was stopped. antitied to maintenance until she re married.

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Mr. M. K. Lo, who appeared for de- fendants, said that it was the complain-

tion. More vessels are required to take the Reds up the West River, and their

into involuntary duty with them."

OPIUM DEN LICENCES. The Opium Bureau has re-classifed the opium smoking dens into four classes for the daily assessment of license fees. The first class dens are assessed 80 daily each; the second, $; the third, 85; and the fourth, 83.

DEBT CAUSES DEATH.

FATAL FIGHT OVER MONEY AT

CHLUNG CHAU.

At about 2. p.m. on Tuesday, a food hawker named Chan Shiu, of Cheung matshed. The man died shortly after his Chau, was found lying unconscious in a removal from the shed.

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It appears that he had bad & fight with another man outside No. 29, Main Street, Cheung Chau, at about 1 pm. He was badly beaten, and death was the said to have arisen over some money result of bis injuries. The quarrel is which was owing to the dead man by his assailant.

Search is being made for the latter, but so far no urrest has been made..

team.

to Pte. Bristowe, the captain of the win- ning team, and medals to each player.

company's a regular member of "A

General Sir John Fowler, in thanking

sentations, informed the company that Mrs. Butterworth was leaving the Colony for home towards the end of the present month. After congratulating Col, Butter- worth and the Garrison Recreation Club Committee upon the way in which they bad carried through the competition; he complimented the East Surrey Regt. on their success in the League.

Cheers were given for Mrs. Butterworth on the call of the General Officer Com- manding,

GOLF.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB.

The competition for the St. John of Jerusalem trophy, played at Fanling from 8th to 11th November, attructed 37

C. Stark, 85-8-77. catrics. The result was a tie us follows:

Lieut. A. H. Alexander, 84-7÷77;

BUGBY.

CLUB. HMS. “ HAWKINS."^^

Saturday next and should prove inter- The above fixture has been arranged for

eating. This is the first appearance of | the Hawking. téam since their return to the Colony, but, if up to the last year's standard, they should prove stiff opposi tion. The Club have a large number of efective playing members this season, and are apparently taking the opportunity

Club team will be follows:-Gauler, Skinner, Foster, Morrison, Lee, Milne and Shovelton, Davies, Beveridge, Mac- kintosh; Groves, Howell, Millar, Worral and Jones. Kick-of, Happy Valley, at 4.30 p.

Mr. Jenkin said that there was a ques-ant who was the objectionable party, as ARMED ROBBERY AT WEST of trying out some new members. The tion of a certain subscription to provide he often appeared in pyjamas to remon- for repairs to these tombs, but these repairs had never been done because strate with the defendants. He seemed Chak, as the wealthiest member of the to considered himself entitled to dominate clan, refused to have anything to do the occupants of the upper floor. with it.

Defendant said that this was not "so.

The case was adjourned until Wednes

This work was not done because he, as day next to enable complainant to pro

a former building contractor, thought the Juce witnesses. work ought to be done for five or six thousand dollars; and the contractors wanted $9,000..

Mr. Joakin suggested that it was the widow who should look after the property until the child became of age, subject, of course, to behaving herself.

Defendant had said that on the death.

A PATHETIC CASE.

AN AGED WOULD-BE SUICIDE.

A pathetic note crept into the proceed

of her husband she should ask her eldering at the Kowloon Magistracy yester- (himself) for advice "and leave it to her

POINT.

THIEVES- WHO LEFT $8,000 BEHIND.

Jewelici-Lo the valus of 3188 and $800 in cash were the haul of a gang of five men, armed with revolvers and daggers, who broke into a house in Shun Bing Street, West Point, at about 9am. on Tuesday.

The thieves took alarm suddenly”and loft the house without touching the safe, which contained money and securities to the value of $8,000.

eller to look after the property. Accord-day, when an elderly Chinese was charg- ALLEGED OPIUM SMUGGLING. jug to Chinese law the child remained ined with attempted suicide.

her custody, but he had the power to He told the Magistrate (Mr. E. W. BRITISH STEAMER DETAINED AT

dictate how the child should be reared.

the officials of the Chamber were, asked

Mr. Li Po Kwai, Chairman of the Hamilton) that just before leaving New Chinese Chamber of Commerce, was then York some time bäck, he contracted called, and said that at different times septic poisoning in his foot. Before leav to give information on matters relating ing the United States, he arranged that to Chinese law and, custom. In a case 420 gold dollars should be remitted for like thin the Lather of the deceased had his credit to the Chinese Merchants the right to administer the estate. It Bank in Hongkong, and set off on his could not be handed over, to the woman, journey with 195 gold dollars on his per- bat a joint administration between the son.

"father-in-law and widow. ooald: be' ar- 1 On arrival in Hongkong, he learned ranged. The general rule, however, was that the money he had sent to the that the head of the family should look Chineas Merchants Bank had been lost after the property. The father-in-law, through the bankruptcy of that institu- having more experience than the widow, tion. His other money had now all gone, his orders should prevail

mainly on treatment for his foot, and in despair, he attempted to tako bis life. His Worship, observing that it was very hard case, granted the old man a donation of 32 from the poor box, and told him that he would be sent back to his home in the country.

If the dece-red bad left some small dobia the widow could collect thent, but it was her day to submit the matter to the head of a house...

His Lordship adjourned the case until this morning.

SINGAPORE.

$20,000 WORTH OF OPIUM

DISCOVERED.

The British steamer, Halvard, in charge of Captain C. H. Spittle, which was a sail from Singapore at daylight on November 6th, was detained by an order made by the District Judge the previous day, following the discovery on board the vessel by officers of the Customs Depart- meat of some $20,000 worth of non- Government chandu.

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The drug was discovered hidden in a drawer in the cabin of the Captain, under his wife's belongings, and also in the linea room W

NETHERLAND INDIAN PRODUCE.

SAMPLES ON SHOW IN HONGKONG.

With a view to promoting the develop Dutch East Indies, Hongkong and South ment of trade relations between the

China generally, the Department of Agriculture, Industry and Trade at Buitenzorg has recently sent to the Java China-Japan-Line, of York Building, a small but representative collection of samples of the principal products of those colonies. The collection comprises such commodities, as kapok, fibres, gums,. cila (essential and other), kernels, spices, rattan, timber, etc., and is open for in- spection, at the Java-Ling. Offices during office hours. Addresses of -- exporters, statistica, etc., may be obtained from the Nertherland Consulate General and the Java Line.

OINÉMA NOTES.

WORLD THEATRZ.

"The Mailman, on F.U.B. attraction, bids fair to break all house records, at the World Theatre. · The Lame of Emory Johnson as a producer of popular pic. As a result, Captain. Spittle was arrest-tures has spread far and wide. The ed, and brought up before the District Mailman" is to remain at this theatro Court, charged in respect of 450 tahila for two more days and cinema-goers are of the drug valued at $3,600/-.

advised not to miss it."

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