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MILLION DOLLAR ESTATE.

GRANDSON TO COMMENCE FURTHER ACTION.

Before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) in the Supreme Court yesterday, the inquiry concerning the will of the late Mr. Chaq Afong, a wealthy sugar plauter, who it is said left estate to the value of $1,000,000, was concluded, and 'un order was made for the filing of the document produced at the Registry.

The applicant was Mr. Chang Wing On, and live persons were cited as defendants," including the deceased's son.

The applicant was represented by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., with M. Eisley Zeitlyn, the second and ifth defendants being represented by Mr. C, G. Alabaster, K.C., and Mr. F. C. Jenkin appearing for the first and think

When the bearing" was resumed Mr.' Potter said the document seemed to be of a testamentary nature, and payments had been made under it, and whether or not it was un 'effective testamentary duru. ment was not a question for that stage.

Mr. Jackin and Mr. Alabaster said they did not accept the document us a testa mentary document, bat had no objection to it being filed.

It was intimated by Mr. Potter that the grandson, Wing On, would connence another action as soon as possible

SUCCESSFUL APPEALS.

DECISIONS IN POSSESSION CASES:

An order for possession within a month was made by Mr. Justice Gompertz in the Supreme Court yesterday, in the case in which Chan Tsan. the landlord of No. 39, Queen's Road West, appealed against the refusal of an order for the

ST. JOAN.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 14TH, 1925.

CANTON NEWS.

The second performance of the play rrok our quinese COKKÉSPONDENT.] was given last night before a crowded und most enthusiastic house. A matinée performance is to be given to-day:

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THE FAR EASTERN OLYMPIAD,

A committee has been formed in Canton

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LOCAL SPORT.

HONGKONG RIFLE OLUR.

SMALL ARMS CLUB,

In the shoot on the 10th inst. between the Small Arms Club and the Royal Naval Dockyard Rifle Club, the follow-

200 500 000 Total. ...yds vis vils.

....39

Name

Capt. R. Sturges.

R.M.

Sgt. C. Tugwell 24 Sgt. R. Whit

tingham

The complete cash of the play is as to traic athletes for the coming Far Easting scores were made:-

era Olympiad to be held at Manila, next May, and Mr. Hai Mao Fai, formerly a physical director of the Canton Y.M.C.A. and but recently returned from America. where he has completed a course in phy sical training in Chicago, has been ap pointed chief coach of the team to repre- seat Canton. The committee is raising $15,000 for training expcases and travel to the coming Olympiad,

A WARD BURNT-OUT. The Fung Yuan Market Square in Can- too, saved from destruction by Bolshevist barbers who tried to set fire on it last October 13th, during the Red inassarre of Canton merchants, could not "escape its fate. This ward was destroyed on January 6th, when buildings were at duced to débris. It was not an act of

follows:

G. D. Leys. Robert de Baudricourt Steward

F. Eaves. Dora Beale. Joan Betrand de Poulengey L. H. Howell The Archbishop of Rheims

E. W. Hamilton. La Tremouille, Chamberlain

RR. Lewis, Court Page J. Middleton-Smith Gilles de Rais, Bluebeard...... G. B. Hett, Captain La Hire. D. C. Logan The Dauphin (later Charles VII.)

A. N. Lucey. The Duchess de in Tremouille,

Prunella Lucey. The Duke of Vendome

Hamilton Kearne. Dunois, Bastart of Orléans

Rupert Foster. Dunois Page... Dawn St. Clair Salter. Richard de Beauchamp, Earl of Warwick'

J. Macready. J. H. B. Nibil. Chaplain de Stogumber. Peter Cauchon, Bishop of Beauvais

J. A. E. Bullock. Warwick's Page

Ivan H. Joseph. ........Claud Severn. The Inquisitor... D'Estivet, Canon of Boyeux

R. H. Skelton. De Courcelles. Canon of Paris

W. K. Reynolds. Brother Martin Ladveup A S. Hett. The Executioner...... C. W. E. Bishop Assistant Executioners

J. Evans and A. D. Spoors. À Gentleman...

H. du T. Pyaer. Ladies of the Court:

Mesdames Childe, Lewis. Macready, Middleton-Smith. Courtiers, Monks, Assessors and Canons: Messrs. F. Eaves. W. G. Fitzgibbon, C. Gerken. P. Hool, LH. Howell, H. G. Hughes, Ivao H. Joseph, Hamilton Reame, G. B. Labrum, R. R. Lewis, H du T. Pyner, W. K. Reynolds, T. Middleton-Smith. Soldiers:

Messrs. Baldwin. MeGeavey, Melsora

and Warwick..

RJ, HL.S.," the writer of yesterday's possession of the premises occupied by critique, wrote at 9 am. yesterday the

a man named Yick Loong.

In the case appellant was represented by Mr. F. C. Jenkin, and respondent by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.

following addendam:

incendiarism, as some had suspected. Many soldiers are reported to have help- ed to put down the Bre and some-were injured in their effort.

contributed sonic

....... 93 P.U. Lawson 19 P.O. Figgitt .... 95. C.P.O. Payne v 23 Mhe. Carrington

E. R. A. Wilkes 97

30

84 a 868

21 80 285

Plus & per cent..

Grand total

99

78

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37.28

..658,26

R.N. DOCKYARD RIFLE CLUB.

Name,

Mr. Cock

200 500 000 Total yus. yds. yus.

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Mr. Magar Mr. Wimble Mr. Newnham... Mr. Jefford...... 27 Mr. Cales

Mr. Worth

Mr. Cassidy

TO-DAY'S

FOOTBALL.

65.

600

UNITED SERVICES COMPETITION, The following match in the above com petition is down for decision to-day :---

East Surrey Regt. v. H.M.S. Titania, Sookunpoo ground, at 4 p.m. Re feree: C.P.O, Tovey.

GOLF AT MANILA.

THE BALL PIRATE... Conditions at the Municipal Golf Links at the present time are such, the Manila Times says, that it is an ordeal rather than a pleasure to play a round

д there, and Manila golfers, anable for financial rea sons to pin one of the golf clubs, are giving up the game. The course itself is in the best condition that it has ever been, but that is the single redeeming feature of what otherwise is a crying dis grace to the city. The course is infested by ball pirates Last Sunday a conser- vative estimate placed their number at one hundred. A ball driven out of sight isa bali last. Employment of a fore caddie does not help, as the caddies are in Teague with the ball thieves.

result hundreds of

The dang fires in Canton City since the New Year, including the destruction of nearly 200 houses at Honam early last week, have again brought the need of greater efficiency in fire-fighting to the Front Last year the rubber goods manu. facturing factories 870,000 for a central fire station to be built near the Yu-shan Market, while the Municipality, at the same time, agreed to appropriate more funds to this service. The Bolshevists controlling Canton, bow- ever, have misappropriated the funds for modern fro-station with up-to-date apparatus, and no mention of the pro ject has since been made. According to a recent report, Caaten had 133 Area during 1921, involving more than 1,300 building. The latest effort of the-Canton "When typing the critique for Saint Municipality is to levy a contribution of Joan in the early hours this morning I

one dollar from each household in the was compelled to finish hurriedly owing to your insistent enll on the telephone, city for fire-fighing service, and it is hoped and there is one point which I meant to that four more sub-stations will be have stressed which I should like to men organized, when funds are available.

The handling of the crowd tien now. scèges was a really ane piece of stage- THE CONFLICT AT SHILKWAN. craft, and every member of the crowd

In the conflict between the Yunnanese seemed to enter into the spirit of what

and the Hunanese units of the Red Army he was doing so that the illusion was

in Shiukwan, on December 31s: last, over absolutely complete. One specially noted to this from the feelings of the audience on the division of opium and gambling trade

the subject for as the crowd talked it almost seemed as if a relaxation had set privileges 45 Hunanese and 25-Yanazuese in which enabled us all to get our breath are reported to have been killed. The FORGERY OF AMERICAN NOTES before another dramatic and closely-to-be most serious loss, however, was suffered watched seene came on. I also entirely

mention the soldier in the by the Cantonese civilians whose busi forgot to Epilogue. He was really so funny and, eo ness had to be suspended during the con- typically what he represented that many fiet and some of whose homes and shops of us must have thought of the days which underwent the usual looting on the part now seem so ur of when these fine men were our daily companions I should like of the Bolshevists. to thank Mr. tool for his performance. THE KONGMOON RIVER TRAFFIC Another tribute should be paid, to the designs both for scenery, and costumes,

On January 11th, the shipping guild and such a spectacle could not have been in Kongmoun notified the Kuomintang excelled even in London and showed that not only had knowledge but a rare artis- tic taste. I cannot sufficiently express my gratitude to the Hongkong A.D.C. Gompertz in the Full Court, when judg giving we the chance of seeing such

a wonderful production."

In the course of his judgment, Mr. Justice Gompertz said the question to be decided was first whether the premises were to be so rebuilt

to make them a new building within the meaning of the Ordinance, and secondly, whether the notice sufficiently alleged this. The first was established by the Building Authorities' certihcate, and the second by the terms of the notice. Therefore, the appeal must succeed.

The Chief Justice concurred.

THE KUNG WO RESTAURANT.

IN SHANGHAI.

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A BIG SCHEME UNEARTHED. On the 7th and 8th instant, the French national Police, with the assistance of the Inter-

Police Forec, arrested Italians concerned in the forgery of American notes of 30-dollar denomina- tion. Various impression plates, and prepared and partly prepared photo- graphic plates with the note impression, by the aid of the camera have also been seized by the policu,

The appeal against a decision given by Mr. Justice Dyer Bail, in a case in which possession was sought of the premises No. 401 to No. 469a, Queen's Road West,able artists had been directed by one who authorities there that all river trafic and a great quantity of notes prepared]

known as the Kung Wo Restaurant, was decided this morning by Mr. Justice

ment was given for the appellant.

."

The appellant was represented, by Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and the restaurant saanagement by Mr. C. G. Alabaster, K.C.

BODY IN THE ROADWAY.

www. SERGEANT'S GRIM FIND IN,

QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL.

Jis Lordship said that in this case it had been agreed that the intention of the landlord was to pull down the house com.

A European police sergeant, while on pletely, except the party walls. He did not hold with Mr. Dyer Ball that there Patrol duty at about 3 a.m. yesterday, was any obligation to give details of came upon the dead body of a Chinese flours, rooms and general accommodation. lying in the roadway in Queen's Road In bis opinion the appeal should be allowed.

The Chief Justice concurred.

Central, outside the China Building.

The dead man, who was of middle-age, was dressed in a long silk gown and white silk trousers, and from the nature of his injuries, it was presumed that he fell, either by accident or design, from the verandah of the South China Restau- EXPENSIVE ESCAPE FROM ARMS rant, which is on the top floor of the

China Building.

$2,000 "BAIL ESTREATED.

CHARGE.

At a late hour last night the body bad not been identified.

betweeen Kongmoon and other ports, except that under foreiga Bags from which the Bolshevists cannot so easily extort money under the pretext of war levy, may have to suspend, unless the further sur- tax of 10 per cent. on port fees are with draws.

NEEDED HARBOUR IMPROVEMENT.

Two Poles and a Russian woman, who

have been arrested by the international Police, with the assistance of the French Police, in the French Concession. are also concerned in the forgery case. Shanghai Mercury.

CLEMA NOTES.

The Kuomintang authorities in Canton are opposed to the proposition of levy- ing a surtax of 10 per, ceat. on Custom

THE CORONET.. duties at Canton in order to raise a fund

There is no end to the appreciation of for local conservancy purposes. The Can

her latest on Harbour especially is in need of Mary Pickford in Rosita the harbour entrances preventing the Pickford attended the first public screen- improvement, low water these days at success at the Coronet. When Mary usual water traffic at low tide. It is con- ing of her latest creation the theatre in tended that the Customs surplus properly New York was packed with critics, not belonging to Canton, but withheld by all of whom were "friends in court," and Peking, should have been appropriated by that these latter were the cudest in their new" Mary in the title the Central Governinent for conservancy Praise of the works and there is no necessity for an role is sufficient testimony that "Rasita" extra levy. The Chinese merchants in practically attaina to the highest ideals Canton are in favour of expediting the in the world of moving pictures. conservancy, works in order to facilitate traffic, but the officials now dominating Canton, and also the commercial. or ganizations, are discouraging auch an

effort.

THE WORLD THEATRE. The Demi-Virgins,"" beautiful screen adaption of Marcel Prevost's world known masterpiece--the latest at The traction at the World Theatre. great French author has drawn his story SUCCESSFUL LITIGATION, on a huge canvas of cyclonic emotions. The story depicts the whims and foibles, PROPERTY WORTH 1,500,000 PESOS the moral laxity and the unbridled excesses of modern society especially TO BE RETURNED.

those who constitute Le Grand Mente." The producer, goes far beyond the little The Supreme Court at Washington, on

group of interesting characters portray. January 5th, held unlawful the seizure

ed in the story. He makes of his sub- during the war of the property of a cor-ject a mighty human canvas upon which porntion organized under British law in the picturization of present social con which a majority of the capital stock was ditions and morale is painted. German owned.

A sequel to a recent episode off the Hongkong Praya, when Mr. S. J. Clarke, Chief Preventive Oficer of the Imports and Exports Department, while walking WIRELESS FOR SINGAPORE. near Wing Lok Street, saw a man throw

GOVERNMENT'S INTENTION TO a bag into the sea, was beard at the

ERECT BIG STATION, Contral Magistracy yesterday afternoon. «

A case was .enlled before Mr. N. L The London correspondent of the Smith in which Fok So, Kwok Kan, and Singapore Free Press says be learns on

QUEEN'S THEATER. The decision was in the case of the firm Chau Mai, the latter a woman, were excellent authority that the British Gov- of Behn, Meyer and Company, incorpor Jack Mulhall, a star in his own right, charged in connection with 8 revolvers erament is considering the erection of asted under the laws of the Straits Settle plays opposite Norma Talmadge in His work is of and 400 rounds of ammunition which were highpower transmitting Wireless station meat and owning property in the Philip Within The Law."

such fine calibre that he is of the most recovered from the harbour in a bag by at Singapore. If the scheme material pine Islands.

The Court ordered the property to be sought after juvenile in motion pic tures. "Within The Law" was firit Mr. Clarke after the incident mentioned izes, as is likely, it will be almost a returned to the owners

The litigation involved the confiscation produced as a stage play by the Selwyne of the concern by the Philippine: alien in 1912 at the Bitinge Theatre in New The British Government is now build property custodian and its sale to another York, and met with enormous success, ing at Rugby a wireless station which party for about P1,500,000. At the time nine companies being seat on the road. will be the largest in the world and cap. it was confiscated, local authorities be The screen version of this play, prepar able of covering the world, but it is felt lieved it was 1. German concorn and ed by Frances Marion, is expected to be that it would be useful to have a relay attached it in compliance with a war one of the outstanding hits for 1925 were station of great size at Singapore, since department order, Mr. Mercado said. This super-production by Firat National

dis.thereby it could expecially co-operate in

above,

» super-station. ...,

The first defendant failed to answer his name, and it was stated that he had jumped!! tas bail in $3,000, and

absconded.

The other two defendants, who defended by Mr. M. K. Lo, were charged, the prosecution offering evidence against them.

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The original bolders, dearly all of whom Pictures is showing for the last time in respect to the Far East and Australasia, are now in Java, will be the ones to the Queen's Theatre today at 5,15 and Probably an announcement will be benefit Ly the Supreme Court's ruling, 9.15 p.m. performances and it is pic made on the subject at an early date: it was said.

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