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SIR PAUL CHATER'S WILL. LOCAL LEGACIES AND ANNUITIES.
HONGKONG LAND INVESTMENT
AND AGENCY.CO. -
We have been favoured with the follow- ing information dealing with the con- tents of the Will of the Eco. Sir Catchick Paul Chater so far as local intoresta are concerned.
His Executors and Trustees are Lady Chater, Mr.-W, E. L. Shenton, Mr. R. F. Mattingly and Mr. A. H. Barlow.
After giving his personal effects to Lady Chater, Siz Pani bequeaths, among others, "the following legacies and an- nuities.
A legacy to Lady Chater of £10,000; to Dr. J. C. McGown, £3,000; to. Mr. E. Sadick, $80,000; to Dr. Fred Kew, 825,000; to his office boy, $100; and to the Hongkong Jockey Club, #50,000; and an annuity to Lady Chater of £10,000.
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The residuary estate, after making substantial provisions for his nephews and their children, is given to the Armenian Holy Church of Nazareth, Calcutta
Lady Chater has the right of occupying Marble Hall as long as she wishes and on her desiring not to further occupy the house, then it is given unconditionally to the Hongkong Government.
Sir Paul Chater's collection of porce- lain and pottery is given to the Hong- kong Government unconditionally...
BEQUESTS TO SHANGHAI,
- CATHEDRAL.
MR. HENRY LESTER'S WILL. LARGE AMOUNTS FOR CHARITIES.
The Y.-C. Daily News is informed that the following is a synopsis of the charitable beqúcsta contained in the will of the late Mr. Henry Lester :-
To the Trustees of the Holy Trinity Cathedral *--
Tis. 30,000 for 器 memorial stained glass window or group of windows in the Chancel, any balance to be applied for purposes of the Cathedral church generally.
Tis. 600,000 and B. C. Lots 60 and 143 for rebuilding and replacing the present House and as an endowment for the Cathedral School, Deanery and Church
School and on the conditions set out in the Will.
To the Trustees of the Chinese Hospital situate at No. 6, Shantung Road:
Tlя 1,000,000 F. C. Lata 110bis, 111, 114, 115 and 115bis and B. C. Lots" 1037 and 820 for the redemption of mortgage, purchase of land, as an endow." meat, and on the conditions set out in the Will.
To the Trustees of St. Luke's Hos pital:-
Tls. 200,000 to be applied for the pur poses of the Hospital generally and on the conditions set out in the Will.
To the Institute for the Chinese Blind, No. 4, Edinburgh Road:-
To the Children's Refuge, No. 17, Brenan Road:
To the Little Sisters of the Poor, As regards the Permanent Managing Avenue Bezaure, Tungkadoo :--- Directorship of the Hongkong. Land In-To the Shanghai Mission to Ricsha vestment and Agency Co., Ltd., Sir Paul Men, G. Matheson Director:- Chater has, subject to certain specific
To the St. Joseph Asylum for the terms, nominated Messrs. E. D. Sassoon Poor:- &Co., Ltd., and should they not accept the office then Sir Robert Ho Tung, and should he not accept the office, then Mr-by the Lester Trustees for the foundation J. T. Bagram for the benefit of the of six Henry Lester Scholarships. estate.
The Will contains special discretionary powers as to the postponement of realisa tion of the estate and for the allotment of the estate ic specie.
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Tia. 50,000 each on the conditions. set out in the WILL
The sum of Tls. 50,000 is to be set aside
An Institute to be known as The Henry Lester Institute to be erected and equipped at a cost of Tla 400,000 on certain land bequeathed for the pur- pose.
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EUROPEAN LANDLADY'S SUCCESS. FUL CLAIM.
Before. Mr. Justice Wood in the Sum mary Court yesterday, Mrs. Agnes Mur A School to be known as "The Lester School for 300 scholars or more both phy, of Empress Lodge, Kowloon, claimed Chinese and foreign, especially Chinese,
Chater Road.
MORAL CRUSADE IN KWEICHOW.
NO. CIGARETTE SMOKING.
ABOLITION OF GAMBLING AND UNWOMANLY DRESS.
NEW MISSIONARIES OF CIM. Tls. 500,000 on certain land. bequeathed Butterfield & Swire, 8300, for alleged nor, but two of his Generals of Brigade to be erected and equipped as a coat of from Mr. A. E. Greenway, of Messrs. for the purpose and the income of certain property to be applied as an endowment breach of contract. Defendant had been fund.
SENT TO INTERIOR OF CHINA.
TRAVEL CONDITIONS.
So many and varied are the comments directed in these days toward travel conditions in China, that an announce ment made by the China Inland Mission to the effect that 54 new mission workers. have been sent during the weeks just past' to all parts of China, shows that the possibilities of doing extensive travel in thi country are, while" discomforting, quite within reason.
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There are numerous personal bequests and the balance of the estate is to go the Henry Lester Institute and the Lester to the Lester Trustees in trust for School and other Lester Institutions.
HOLIDAY TRAGEDY IN SINGAPORE,
TWO EUROPEANS KILLED IN MOTOR SMASH.
DETAILS OF THE ACCIDENT.
a tenant of plaintiff's and was alleged to have left without notice.
Mr. J. T. Prior represented the plain-
tiff, and Mr. H. C. Macnamara was for
the defendant.
KWEIYANG (Kweichow), May 12th. General Chow SI"Cheng has not yet arrived to take up office as Civil Gover
have arrived with, their troopi, writes a correspondent of the N.-C. Daily News. Soon after their arrival, proclamations were posted everywhere strictly forbidding
Onr. gambling and cigarette smoking.
man arrested for smoking was beaten 1,000 blows and paraded through the streets as a warning. But cigarettes are still exposed for sale in the shops and men may sometimes be seen smoking-them." It
hausted, but no more is to be brought in.
This order is not due to any anti-foreign boycott; the proclamation' emphasizes the waste of money and the injury to health caused by cigarettes.
Mr. Prior said that it had been agreed that the defendant was liable for $150 and the only doubtful question was that of is said that present stocks may be ex- costs. Mr. Prior then read extracts of correspondence which had passed between. the parties. A letter written by Messrs. known and popular members of the Earo-
As reported briefly by cable, two well-Deacons (Mr. Macnamara's firma) stated pean community of Singapore were the in regard to a bill for $160 which had victims of a motor accident which occur. red on the Keppel Road, Singapore, on
been sent, to defendant, that Mr. Green-- May 24th. They were Mr. F. N. Lowndes way contended that 8160 was excessive evidently to be insisted on; some women and Mr. H. W. Kernick, both of whom as monthly rent for one room. The letter and girls wearing short jackets were had resided in Singapore for a number a wide circle of friends. of years and were very popular among
Dreas reform for women and girls is
further stated that Mr. Greenway was slapped on the face by soldiers and some willing to pay $100.
with over Joose trousers had them slit
Full reports have not been received as ret from most of the workers as to the conditions encountered, but within the course of a month it is believed that some interesting travel data will be available. The new missionaries are en route to their first post in China, most of them having come out last autuma to spend several months in the CIM. language school beigre starting mission work. There were no actual eyewitnesses of A party of ladies on the way to Shansi, the accident, although a number of people
Mr. Prior, continuing, said that plain-up! have reported that an uneventful trip were on the scene very shortly after it tiff's solicitors had replied to that letter. was made from here to Hankow by boat, happened, reports a Straits paper." Thus, I was pointed out that the defendant and thence along the Peking-Fankow the manner in which the accident occur- Express to Shihkaichuan in Chihli, red must remain something of a mystery. had left without potice. Plaintiff whence they travelled into interior The accident occurred at about half entitled to a month's notice, there being Shansi by motor bus and cart, Partica past eight and at the time, according to notices to that effect posted up in every going north were sent by the Mission to the statement of a police officer who was Tientsin by boat, although mission authoon the scene almost immediately there room. Delendant occupied a double room rities declare that it would have been was no other traffic on the road for at $250 a month, including board. He possible to take the train from Hankow considerable distance.. to Peking and, thence to Tientsin, a
somewhat longer and less certain route,
however,
Groups going to Shensi went up the Yangtaze to Chungking and by eart right into Szechuan, The same party contain.
Mr. Kernick and Mr. Lowndes were in"
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had expressly stated by letter that be
wished to retain the use of the room during April.
Essex car, on their way from town to the driving wheel was still clutched in Pasir Panjang, and, from the fact that his bands after the accident, it is ap-
The plaintif had expressed willingness parent that Mr. Kernick was driving to accept 8150 if payment was made in
ed other members of the mission going Just before Gate No. 4 the road taken a
to Kuteichow and Hunan. At the pre-sharp bend to the left and marks on the mediately. The case would not have been seat time a group are on their way to road show that instead of taking the bend pressed had payment been forthcoming. Kansu to a station, On the Tibetan the car ran almost directly across to the
frontier.
CHARGE AGAINST DUTCH SEAMAN.
ALLEGED REFUSAL TO OBEY CAPTAIN'S ORDERS..
At the Marine Court yesterday, be: fore Lient-Commander G. F. Hole, the s.s. Grange Park, was charged on R.N., John Pater, a Dutch seaman, of
remand from the previous Saturday with disobeying the lawful commands of ́· the master of the ship while in Victoria Harbour on May 29th
Defendant pleaded not guilty.
Mr.
M. J. Quist (Consul-General for the Netherlands in Hongkong) was present
to watch the case. in defendant's" in- terests...'
This party went to Hankow, right hand side of the road, the off wheels" Concluding, Mr. Prior said that he bal took the Peking express to Chengchow running into the drain. It appears that received a letter from Messra Deacons in Honaa, went by cart to Sianfa and the car travelled in this way for a short expressing surprise that although a settle thence to the Tibetan border, a journey distance until the rear axle came into of about seven weeks.
Difficulty has been reported at Chengst the side of the read that both brought to Court.
such violent contact with a concrete stonement had been effected that the case was chow where the Peking express was left motorists were thrown out of the car. Only a few third-class carriages and They sustained such severe injuries that small engines were still running on the death must have occurred almost immed the writ had been served on the defenfendant to turn to, but be refused to do smaller line as the result of military iately.
dant instead of on his solicitors. Accord so, pleading that he was sick. On May
operations.
Capt. R. V. Buras, master of the He further mentioned that by mistake Grange Park, said that he ordered de
The usual conditions of discomforts Information was immediately given, to attached to Chinese inns at this season the polics and Inspector Meeton arrived ing to legal ettiquette, the writ should 57th, defendant went to see a doctor, and of the year where warm weather produces from Sepoy Lines Police Station and re-have been sent to his solicitors, and he since then had refused to carry out his insect activity, and the possibility of moved the bodies to the General Hospital.
duties. Capt. Burns stated that be had brigandage obtains although the C.L.M. The car was left lying at the side of the (Mr. Prior) apologised for the mistake. has received no reports from mission- | road, where, by some means or another, Aries as yet on the latter score.
it caught are about half an hour later $160 had been made or Monday, and had from hernia. He saw a doctor in Hong
Mr. Macnamara said that an offer of a copy of the doctor's report.
The defendant said he was suffering Provinces having "C.I.M. stations to and was completely gutted. which the new group of missionaries-is An additionally distressing feature of been paid into Court. In regard to the kong, and the doctor reported to the cap- being sent are Kadeu, Shenni, Shansi, the fatality is the fact that Mr. Kernick writ he accepted Mr. Prior's apology, Honan, Kiangai, Chekiang, Hunan, lebres a wife and four children in Eng.
tain that he was able to work. On May Kueichow and Yunnan.
| land. “Mra, Kernick went home a few
He, contended that it was improper for gath, he was supplied with a trom, but. months ago. Both Lowndes and Mr. plaintiff to issue a writ for $300 when she be was still in pain and could not work. Kernick were formerly in the employ of
said:-
WEATHER REPORT.
Last night's weather report, forecast and remarks by the Royal Observatory The anti-cyclone over East China Seas has strengthened. There are indications of a depression forming over the Western Part of the China Sea,
Local forecast:-East winds, fresh to moderate, overcast,'occasional rain,
the Singapore Tramway Company. At was only entitled to $150. The case
The case was again remanded for the
the time of his death Mr. Kernick was should not have been brought into Court defendant to be taken to the Government power station superintendent at the But if His Lordships thought that plain- Civil Hospital, with a request that the Lowndes, who was unmarried, left the tiff was entitled to more than the $160 fit of the truss might be examined by a depot of the Singapore Traction Co. Mr. Tramway Company four years ago in which had been paid to Court, Mr. Green qualified medical officer and a written. order to go to Mexico. Upon his return
report obtained.
His Lordship gave judgment for plaintiff with costs.
to Malays he spent six months in Borneo way was prepared to pay it. and joined Mr. L. T. Wakeford as a partner in the business of consulting engineers here twelve months ago.
The hearing of the case will be resumed. this morning
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