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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS TUESD Y DECEMBER 16TH, 1924

ARMS SEIZURE IN EX-OFFICIAL'S THE ITALIAN GRAND OPERA

'HOME.

PISTOLS AND RIFLES AT A SHANGHAI RESIDENCE.

CO.

LITIGATION IN "MANILA.

The Italian Grand Opera Co., which a little while ago gave a series of operar in

A big seizure of arms and ammunition Hongkong, is now in Manila, and is was minde last week at the residence of doubly in the limelight, for besides the ex-Tuli (Military Governor) of giving performances in the Grand Opera Kiangsi, Tsai Cheng Hsun, who arrived House, the financial affairs of the Com in Shanghai on Monday and is occupy.pany, which have previously engaged at- ing three foreign bonsea"ia Avenue Road.tention in the Court of First Instance are The attention of the police, says the now claiming the attention of the Sup 2-0. Daily Krus, was first directed to reme Court, a petition having been filel the matter by an arrest which was made by Signor Carpi for a writ of certoruri on Monday evening. A patrol party from and u preliminary injunction against the Sinza station came upon a "spect," Judge of the Court of First Instance and on searching him, found that he wore and Mrs. Arastacia, Padovaní to prevent a belt packed with 200 rounds of Manser them taking any further action on the pistol" ammunition. It was ascertained litigation between Carpi and Mrs. Pado- that this man was one of the ex-Tull's vani, regarding giving an accounting by servants, and accordingly, on his appear. the former to the latter of the transne ance before the Mixed Court on Tuesday, tione, contracts, proits, accounts etc., of application was made for a warrant to the present opera company. Mrs. Pado search the premises in Avenue Road. Novani seeks participation in the interests 143, 144 and 1444, near Hart Road.

of the opera company of which she alleges

she is entitled to 65 per cent of the

"EX-TULI'S ASSURANCES. When the police made their first visit profits, being a co-partner in it. A long they received from the ex-military gov jernor an assurance that he had no ammu- drawn suit was heard in the Marila

TAKE A PEG ition on the premises, nothing beyond courts, and is still pending."

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one or two pistols, and it is very probable Carpi in his petition, alleges that that he was spesking in entire good faith, though subsequent developments disclosed Judge Harvey exceeded his jurisdiction different state of affairs. In view of it issuing his order, requiring the petitioner to give an accounting to Mrs. discoveries which were made the police Padovani for the business transacted

A thorough

resolved to proceed with search of the three houses, and this was during 1923 and 1924 on the basis of the begun on Wednesday afternoon and con. agreement between the two dated April tinued next day, over 80 Mauser pistols 20th, 1999, when this contract, according and a number of rifles being found on the to its terms, was, terminated December 31st, 19, notice of expiration having premises.

The search was still in probeen duly served Mrs. Padovani The |gress:

injunction is asked in order to preserve the rights of the parties pending the final determination of the petition.“

V

SEIZURE BY FRENCH POLICE A seizure of arms and ammunition was also made by the French police when lug- gage consigned to the Avenue Road ad dress was being landed on Monday after zocn. A number of trunks were opened tity, of Mauser pistols, while another con tained 1,000 rounds of Mauarr ammuni tion. These are now being held by the police.

DONNELLY and one was found to contain a quan

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It should be pointed out that ownership of the pistols and ammunition has not yet been determined, and it may possibly be found that the things bave been BOLE AGENTS. smuggled in by some of his servants and that the ex-Governor himself has no know- ledge of the matter. At the moment, no Arrests have beec made.

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Tai Cheng Haua was formerly Tatung of Saiyuan and Commanding fieneral of the 1st Army Division. He was Minister of War in 1921 and proceeded to Kiacgsi to defend it against Li Lieh Chan, as suming command of the Kings troops in June, 1922, when Chen Enang Yuan left his post. was made Tuli shortly afterwards and me a full General last year, receivi, the second class Order of Merit.

The litigation of which the petition for a certioriri'is a consequence, started on April 3rd, 1923, when Mrs. Padovani commenced suit against Carpi before Judge Simplicio del Rosario asking for the appointment of a receiver to take charge of the funds of the Italian Opera Company which she said she owned and for which Corpi she alleged was employ- das manager. Judge De! Rosario re- jected the petition for a receiver. Mrs. Padovani brought a petition afterwards before the Supreme Court asking that the decision of the lower coure be reviewed, but the petition was denied by the high tribunal. The case was later transferred from Del Rosario's to Judge Harvey's court;

The latest phase-of-the-litigation as pending in Judge Earvey's court was for the appointment of Carpi as receiver of the present Opera Company! The amount of the bond called for in the receivership tras P.20,000.

THE CASE OOTLINED.

The facts in the case as they are stated by Signor Carpi are: that during the months of April, 1922; at the request by cable of Mrs. Padovant, Carpi went from Shanghai to Singapore to enter into

FOREIGN MINISTERS NOTE TO some arrangements with her regarding

WAICHIAÖPU.

SUPPORT TO NEW GOVERNMENT IF TREATIES ARE OBSERVED, The following is the text of the Note which the Protocol Ministers sent to the Waichiaopt on December 9th:

the Italian Opera Company which was then at Singapore and of which Mrs. Padovari claimed she was the owner, They entered into a co-partnership on the understanding that Mrs. Padovani would cede all the contracts with the artists for a period of six months, renewable in an- other six months. At that time the financial cocdition of the company was not good.

alleges that he found the compary to be insolvent when he took it, part of the company's interests being mortgaged to Giorgi for 130,000 liras, and to Artino. for 10,000 liras, and that there were many debts pending against the

company.

V.

"The undersigned representatives at Peking of the United States, Belgium, Mrs. Padovani was to get 65 per cent. Great Britaie, France, Italy, Japan and of the gross receipts and pay expenses the Netherlands declare in the names of of actors, and Carpi 35 per cent, and their Governments that, taking note of pay theatre expenses and advertising. the communication addressed to them on Tac, period" of the co-partnership was to Carpi November 8th by the Waichiaopu, an- run til December 21st, 1922. nouncing the assumption of office of a Provisional Chief Executive and of man- dates issued by the new Provisional Chief Executive on the same day, they will lend Their full support, to the Provisional Government at Peking under the present Provisional Chief Executive and that they have entered into de fecto relations Then Mrs. Padovari left, and as the with the same. or the understanding that company could not be moved from Singa the Provisional Government has beer pore to give operatic tours in other cities constituted with the concurrence of the of the Orient, she agreed to sell to him nation for the purpose of taking charge the costumes and decorations, music, of the affairs of the Chinese Republic paraphernalia and effects of the company pending the establishment of a formal for $15.000, Shanghai currency. Then at Government representing all provinces the Italian Consulate of Sizgapore, a and parties in the Republic, and on the bill of sale was signed by Mrs. Padovani understanding that it in the intention of and Carpi on April 27th, 1923, and after the Provisional Government and any execution of this male, Carpi paid out of formal Government that may hereafter his own pocket and assured the follow- be estabilahed to respect and duly fulfing indebtednedness: $2,649.10 for hotel ll treaties, conventions and other engage expensca of artists; 4,614.88 for passages rents entered into by the former Menchu and transportations and food; $1,000 tu and Republican Governments, and all Artino for his credit in the company : rights, privileges and immunities enjoyed and $7,400 to Giorgi for release of his by foreigners in China by virtue of such

mortgage. The partnership agreement was changed later into a written agree internatiopal engagements, which, accord- ing to international usage, can only be ment before a notary public, Van der modified by mutual consert of the con- Meer, in Samarang, Java. Mrs Pado tracting parties

vani left for Italy for the musicians and They further declare that on the abere artists, for the troupe was not complete. understanding their Governments are but she failed to obtain musicians and willing and saxious to proceed as BOOT got only three singers, one of whom bad as practicable with the carrying out of to be sent back to Italy at considerable the measures contemplated in the Wash expense. The company reached Manila ington Treaties and Resolutions.

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for the first time on March 2nd, 1924, after touring around the Orient, and here begun the suit that is still pending in the courte, of which the petition before the Supreme Court is an outgrowth.

Carpi refuses to permit Mrs. Padovani to participate in the interests of the new The talente of Long Tack Sam, his company now performing in the Opera family and his troupe of Chinese artistes, Bouse because this is an entirely new are not being thrown away on empty troupe, the first one having been disband. houses. This entertainment is playing to ed in Peking, at the termination of the packed audiences every night. Last even-contract on December 31st, 1922. Thir ing another enthusiatic audience ap- teen artists were obtained from Milan, plauded the juggling, water spinning, in July, 1924, all new ones, with the ex conjuring acrobatics and other turns ception of Castagnino and Patterns who provided by what is considered to be the were members of the old company, Six Soest vaudeville company that has ever Russians were obtained from Harbin to' visited Hongkong. By spécial request, make up the chorus, plus eight Italians Mr. Long Tack Sam has consented to also, to compose the chorus, who were in play at the Queen's Theatre for a further Shanghai giving programmes at cafes, three days prior to his departure for and 13 Russians were obtained from

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