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SUPREME COURT.

Juzronz vus qUIKE JUSTICE (BJ

KANUN GULLAN)].

THE CHINESE WILL ALASE.

THE RIGHIS MY WIDOWS..

THE

CONSPIRACY CHARGE. SOLICITONS CLERKS CASE RESUMED.

STORY OF FAKED BANK RECEIPT."

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2770, 1924

Yesterday afternoon, before Mr. J. R. Wool at the Central Magistracy, the The case in which the widow of a case, in thich L. Shu Fan and Cheung Chinese doctor who practised in Hong-Fu Chuen fine Charles Kent, two kong applied for letters of administe clerks in the employ of Messrs. Hastings tion of an estate was continued yester.& fastings and "Doungs & Bowley, are day and adjourned until Monday-

Mr. F. C. Jenkin appeared for the plaintiff, “and Mr. Eldon Potter," R.C., represented the father of the deceased mau, who opposes the widow's applica

tion.

charged on three counts, was resumed:

KOWLOON'S NEW BANK.

LOCAL BRANCH OF EAST ASIA

- BANK OPENED,

CANTON NEWS.

CHINESK CORRESPONDENT] MAKING PEACE WITH THE MERCHANTS.

The rapid growth of Kowloon and

After having Ened nearly 50 per cent. Taumati as centers of business has not of the Canten business firms for having isenped the management of the Bank of East Asia. who yesterday, opened the Kowloon branch of the bank at 6-6, Canton Bead.

supported the Merchants Volunteers, the other 20 per cent, beng shops and offices! already destroyed by the incendiarias during the massacre of October 15th The Hon. Chow Shou Son, a director last, the authorities, through the media

tion of the Yunnanese taercenaries, are of the Bank, was present with other dieretors, to welcome the guests who hadfering to make peace with the wer been invited

suants. The Reds are offering to crass to witness the opening persecuting merchants who are willing to ceremony. Speaking in excellent Eng resume butuess fish, he alluded to the ever-increasing business activity of Yaumati and Kow

+

Canton and return

not

It is alleged that they conspired to gether to defraud Wong Tak Yin of her property by false representations that

the barracks and other property seized Lo Shu Fan was owner of certain lands in

from the volunteers, but not the arms the New Territories and had transferred loon, and said that he hoped that the and other movable properties already. Fung Sze-lun, & it'anton solicitor, cou Tak Yin and desired to mortgage theof the community He afterwards teebants Volunteers, however, are

the same into the name of the said Wong newly instituted branch, wouhl., be appropriated by individual Reds partici material convenience to large numbers pating in the recent slaughter. The fer tinued his evidence anil veropied the bex same. The other two counts alleged that peated his speech in Chiness amid ap-much interested in those, offers. They anost of the day. He declared that the the defendants conspired together to Jaws in regard to a wilay's rights were induce the ramplainant by false repre

plause.

are, insisting that further persecution of those of the Ching Dynasty and had rou-sentations to sign two deeds of sale.

The building comprises five houses the Volunteers in the districts shall cease built of reinforced concrete and guarua-first as a condition to peace converse- tinued in force during the years of the In the last two counts, the defendants teed to be fire-proof. The architects weretion, as the Reds have been considering Republie.

ire alleged to have" acted in conjunction Messrs. Little, Adams & Wood. Two of the inlal merchants and the village Cross-examined by Mr. Putter, witness with Au Heu Fu and He Sai Lok, son the ground doors are acted up in modern volunteers as a prey for pore time. So admitted that there had been inany great of the complainant.

style for the actual business of the bask. far the Volunteers have neither accepted changes in Chisi singe the Ching Mr. M. K. Lo prosecuted and Mr. Fsidential quarters for the staff, while a nanese mercenaries who once attempted the three upper fcors serving as renor rejected the good offices of the Yun- Dynasty, and that there had been a few Davidson appeared on behalf of the de- changes in the juilleature system, but the

part of the premises will be let out, as to mediate between the Reds and the fendants. Me. I S. Fitzroy, instructed

Volunteers on the seized arms question, Republican Loverment had not alterell in any way the Civil code. The rights of widows griginated from the Tong Dynasty

1,000 years,ESTEL

Lai Chik Wai, native of Tungkoón,

by Messrs. Lee & Ross, watchell the proceedings on behalf of Lau Shud Cho, the purchaser of certain property in

volved in the case.

who had been a resident (hitese doctor Ile Sai Lok was still under cross-exainina At the outset of yesterday's hearing, at the Tang Wah Hospital, was the next tion by Mr. Davidson, who handed up witness for plaintiff. Mr. Jenkin men doenment to the witness, and asked for tioned that this witness held the Yui Yas an explanation Witness said that Au. literary degree in the Ching Dynasty, the first defendant, and he devised a which was the highest degree it was pos-plan whereby a few hundred dollars should sible to hold. It was a higher degree be placed in the Hongkong and Shanghäi than that of one of the witnesses M. Bank in his (witness') name, and a re- Potter had produced. (Laughter.) ceipt obtained. The receipt was then, Witness said that the death of a said the witness, to be altered to a sch

Chinese husband the management of the estate went to the widow, as also did the guardianship of the son. This was accuril. Jng to the customary law of Chinn. But if the wife mismanaged the property the father-in-law could interfere.

When Tan Chen Was, another witness, was called Mr. Jenkio pointed out that this man had a 'Sauchos degree....

fils Lordship: A kind of "third class degree !

Mr. Putter: The same as mine, my

Lord.

offices.

Everything necessary to rosure the The Cantonese Army of Eastern Kwang safety of the money and securities which tung, rivals of the Reds in this province. may be entrusted to the bark has been are favourable towards the Volunteers fembodied in the new building. An added and have offered aid to the people's

Station, just across the road, which are security is a system of electric alarms, movement for self-defence by putting it connected with the Yaumati Police self at the disposal of the merchants.

available for use in an emergency.

PEOPLE'S SAVINGS

CORPORATION."

IR KOTEWALL'S APPOINTMENT

AS LIQUIDATOR CONFIRMED.

larger sun, so that he might show it to People's Savings Corporation was held A meeting of the ereditars of the his friends to make out that he was well yesterday at noon in the China Building, off. The document, asserted the witness, when the appointment of the Hon. Mr. was handed to him by the second defen-R. H. Kotewall as liquidator was' con- dant as the altered deposit receipt.,

firmed.

Mr. Davidson pointed out that it was Mr. Kotewall informed the meeting that

THE NORTHERN EXPEDITIONARY

ARMY MYTH.

The General Headquarters in Canton is asking 8550,050 monthly from the lead- ing political organs for its proposed Northern Expeditionary Army. The Salt Commission has been ordered to remit to Headquarters monthly $260,550; Kwangtung Yuch-Han Railroad $30,000; Opium Sales Bureau. 230,000: Lockchosg

815,000 each or 880,000 in all; Kwang- and three other District Magistrates,

tung Provincial Bureau of Finance, 807,800; making a total of 8550,990.

GENERALS AT WAR IN THE HOTEL.

►

In a personal conflict between General

in reality a receipt for £4.10.0 in respect the Brat distribution, which would pro Wong Shao Hung and General Chan of a purchase of cigarettes by Mr.bably be in December, would be to fid Tai. Two Red commanders, at the Hastings, and suggested that the witness benture holders (with interest at 7 per Oriental Hotel, a servant of General had stolen it in Messrs. Hastings office cent. per annum) and next founder, shares -possibly from a waste-paper-basket-in with interest at 8 per cent.) gad any the hope that he might be able to make surplus profits would be divided among

use of it. This the witness denied, assert- His Lordship did not think you had ing that the secand defendant took it from got that.

clip of other papers and handed it tu him.

Mr. Potter: Oh, yes.

When his Lordship adjourned the case, Mr. Jenkin said that ou Monday" he would

dall the widow as a witness.

[IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.')

GOMPERTZ).]

FORGERY ALLEGED,

ALLEGED VOROED ‘AGEEKMENT.

the debenture and shareholders pro řata.

P.W.D. LORRY DRIVER FINED.

Shown two other documents, the witSEQUEL. TO RECENT ACCIDENT ness, after clase questioning, explained

AT WHITFIELD.

that he told the second defendant that hia, mother was becoming insistent about

A P.W.D. torry driver was ined $25 by Mr. J. B. Wood at the Central Magis

Wong was killed and a servant of the hotel and a guest were wounded. The Gener- als themselves escaped injury and arrest.

SIEGE OF LONG-SUM RAISED.

The siege of Long-sum City in Namhof, near Canton, a great silk centre, by the Hods under Li Fook 'Lan, has been raised by Volunteers froin other towns nearby..

THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

The General Chamber of Commerce of Canton has appointed Mr. Pan Cho Li acting president, during the absence of Mr. Chan Lim Chung, whose activities

· [DEFCAK 'TUR FUISNA JUDGE (JUSTICE interest which she believed to be due on tracy yesterday, for taking out his larry with the Canton Merchants Volunteers the deposit receipt already mentioned, without permission on November 11th, bave made it inadvisable for him to re and persuaded the second defendant and he was ordered to pay an addi-main in Canton for the time being. Mr. accordingly to forge a supposed agree- tional fine of 81 for letting another man Pan has been many years on the board fagnt between witness and the late Mr. drive it. **

of directors of the Chamber. Stephen of the Hongkong and. Shanghai The other manu, who appeared with him,

THE NATIVE BANKS, Bank. This was supposedly in order to licence, and for aiding and abettingers will lead to a

was fined 225 for driving without a A talk with some Canton native bank- deceive his mother, but in reality, witness the driver to take out the lorry without important of the native banks in Canton belief that the

permission.

will either suspend operations for a time

CONSPIRACY DENIED IN PARTNER- SHIP DISPUTE.

At the hearing of the ease in which admitted, to obtain possession of some. Mr. H. S. Fitzroy, on behalf of the Fukthing which would incriminate the second Sbing Lee Erm, asked for a declaration defendant.

It may be remembered that on the or transfer their activities to Hongkong "occasion in question, the lorry crashed after the Chinese New Year. It appears that Lau Ping Natu was a partner in the Mr. Lai Shun Cho was the next wit through a wall at Ah King's slipway that the present condition in Canton firm of Mee Sang Soup Factory Company, ness. He said that at the end of 1922 at Whitfield, and a Chinese pedestrian make permanent investments insecure, now in liquidation, allegations of forgeryman named Au came to see bim, and had a miraculous escape from death. were made by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K. C. showed him The valuation report" (pro-

and many banks are only calling in loans and not making further advanersTM Ác cording to an offer of the General

duced). Au said that he was acting for SHIP LAUNCHED AT TAIKOO Chamber of Commerce, in the recent Lo Shu Tas, another broker in the ease,

The allegations concerned the partner ship' book of the firm, in which the de- fendant is stated to be a partner.

Witness asked An to get Lo Shu Fun to Mr. Alabaster appeared for the defen- deal with him direct.. Lo Shu Fan came dant and denied that Lau Ping Nam was to ace witness, accompanied by Au, who a partner in the fru

introduced him มะ a clerk at Mesara.

DOCKS.

NEW A.PU. VESSEL

There was launched by the Taikoo

massacre of Cantonese some 89,500,000 was lost to the native bankers through destruction of property by fire or looting. MILITARY RE-SHUFFLING,

A readjustment of military spheres of influence among the mercenaries in

Two acknowledged partners gave evi Hastings, Witness naked Lo if he knew Dockyard and Engineering Co of Hong-Kwangtung Province has just been effec dance yesterday morning and said that the owner of the property over which it kong, Ltd., on November 25th, the teak- defendant was not paid money by the was proposed to transact business, and wood twin screw motor vessel Sai Shaan,trating at Canton, while the North River) firm, but ho worked in its intereats and Lo replied that the owner was a member. built to the order of the Asiatic Petro districts ure given to the Hunanese,

or a spinster. Au said that the lady was nory is amidships and a cargo hold for

little short of money, and desired to ward and one aft arranged for stowage borrow some on the security of her proof kerosene oil in tins perty for six months.

ted. The Yunnanese" are now concen-

Yunnanese will co-operate in the defence

was to get a bonus out of the profits witness told the Court that he under vessel is 5 feet long with 15 feet 6 inches for themselves the territory along the of the family of Mr. Chau Tung, Shanleum Co. (South China), Ltd. The

The purely Cantonese troops will reserve made."

stood that the owner was a woman, but heam and a depth of 5 feet 8 inches, and West River. The Cantonese and the Another partner called stated that did not know whether sho was married is built to suit a limited draft. Machi defendant was a partner. He denied that

Ming's forces by concentrating at Shek of Canton from invasion by Chen Chiung there was any truth in the suggestion

tan, a city west of Sheklung. The Yun made by Mr. Alabaster to the effect that

Good accom- Dance formerly stationed at Shiukwan there was a conspiracy to extort money

modation suitable for one of the staff are now arriving at Canton.

DECREASED SHIPPING REVENUE from the defendant. When asked why he Au, said witness, added that the lady has been fitted in a steel deckhouse, while had not paid any of the money for which was a relation of Mr. Ho Kom Tong, who the crew are placed in rooms forward, Because of lack of protection the

Shipping Office receipts, a fair thermome judgment had been given against the had sold her the property, and that with engine room staff amidships. Theer to river traffic condition, are showing firm, witness said that Lau Ping Nam was secrecy must be observed, as, if Mr. Ho propelling machinery consists of two sets decrease of 10 per cent: Formoris, the the man who looked after the firm's Kom Tong got to know of the proposed of Benz crude oil motors, which will give

average revenue of the Shipping Offen money and be ought to pay.

transaction, he would certainly buy the, a speed of BĮ knots.

clearance, and arrival of native jauks His Lordship adjourned the case until property back this morning

The hearing was again' adjourned.

The naming ceremony was performed by Mies Patery Tully,

in Canton, in charge of registering the

and their protection; was about 820,000 a month, but the present receipts are

"about $9,000 a month.

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