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CASE BEFORE HOUSE OF LORDS. LARGE BEQUESTS FOR SHANGHAI
APPEAL ALLOWED,
The case arising out of the collision between H.M.S. Cairo and the steamship Chekiang was before the House of Lordi on June 15th, when the House allowed the appeal from a decision of the Court of Appeal varying a decision of the President, whereby he affirmed the asses ment of damages by the Registrar and Merchants.
The question raised by the appeal was as to the measure of dainages which the Admiralty were entitled to recover in respect of the law of the use of the Cairt and the pay and allowances of the officers and mea during the period of necessary repair.
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INSTITUTIONS.
| MILLION FOR CHINESE HOSPITAL.
The late Mr. Hongy Lester, of the frm of Messrs. Lester, Johnson and Morris of Shanghai, who died on May 14th of this year, left estate in Hong- kong to the value of $112,000. The will has been resealed here.
Deceased, who had resided in Shang- hai for nearly sixty years, left' several millions of taels there. Bequests were made to numerous relatives of his in. England He bequeathed to Mrs. M. S.. Stephens, widow of the late Mr. A. G. Stephens, General Manager of the Hong- kong and Shanghai Bank (Tls. 3,000), and to her two daughters, M L and E. C. Stephens. (Tis. 6,000).
Fifteen thousand tacls were divided between-the-office staff, including the Further bequests were office coolies.
The collision occurred on August 2nd, 1991, near Hankow, and damaged the stem of the Cairo Temporary repairs were effected at Hankow, but in order to render the vessel efficient for any ser- made to a few individual members of the vice she might be called upon to under-staff.
A
take it was essential that permanent re- To the trustees of the Holy Trinity pairs should be effected. Accordingly, Cathedral, Shanghai, he left 50,000 taela the Cuire sailed from Hankow on Sept-ar erecting a stained glass window in ember 2nd, and arrived at Hongkong on memory of himself, the balance to be used the 5th, where the damage was inspected for the purposes of the Church generally. by the Chief Constructor at His A further Ths, 600,000 was given for re Majesty's Dockyard. It had been pro- building the Cathedral school property. visionally arranged that the Cairo He also left property for maintaining the should commence her annual refit on school.
December 11th, 1921, and when the He left one million tacls to the Chinese damage was examined and it was seen that it would take some little time to repair, it appeared to the dockyard officers to be a suitable opportunity to effect the annual repairs at the same time, and a recommendation to that efect was made by them to the Comman- der-in-Chief..
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MAGASIN GENERAL.
THE ROADS.
CASTLE PEAK ROAD STILL CLOSED.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
HOW A DEALER'S. FORTUNE VANISHED.
Hospital in Shantung Road, Shanghai, stipulating, that all poor patients ROUTES TO PEAK AND ABERDEEN. shall be admitted free." To the St. Luke's Hospital he left Tla. 200,000, and
A STALL-HOLDER BÄNKRUPT. Tls. 30,000 each to the Institution for Chinese Blind and Children's Refuge,.
The road to the Penk via Aberdeen Before Sir Henry Gollan (the Chief the Little Sisters of the Poor, Shanghai Mission to Ricksha Men, and the St. and the new road from Repulse Bay were Justice) in Bankruptcy Jurisdiction on Saturday,, Wong Tae Chai, described as The collision repairs and the reft work Joseph Asylum for the poor. A further opened to traffic yesterday morning..
Some 2,000 coolies with their P.W.D.dealer in iron and zinc, was publicly," were commenced on September 7th and Tls. 50,000 for school scholarships, andį were continued to October 29th. The Tla. 400,000 for the study of science, supervisers, have been engaged in clear-examined. Messrs. P. Tester and N. V. Registrar" found that if nothing but col-surgery, etc., in the English languageing Stubbs Road, and it is hoped to get Croucher were present as creditors. lision repairs had been effected the work were amongst his bequests. could have been concluded in 20 days.
Partics of the officers and crew assisted
the city end cleared by to-morrow.
The cause of debtor's failure was said The Castle Peak Road will not be to be his extensive dealings in property Available for motor traffic for some con- and shares; his debts amounting to
$43,000.
in the refit work. On April 9th, 1924, BISHOP OF LONDON'S TOUR.iderable time. The road is blocked with the defendants (the owners of the
MANCHURIA RAILWAY Cheliang) admitted liability for the col
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our
lision subject to a reference. The plain- tifs claimed (inter alia) (Item 2) in respect of the loss of the use of the
As previously mentioned in "Cairo. from August 23rd to September BOSHIGAURA.-Finest Senaidu ammer Holiday Resort in North China. Five miles 97th, 1971, 38 days at £100 per day, this columns, the Bishop of London is under- rom Dairan, but connected with the city by special motor and carriage road and electric sum representing 5 per cent. interest on taking a nine months' world tour to tramway. Yamato Hotel (35 rooms) and is furnished bungalows in sharming aliff gardant the capital value of the ship at the time celebrate his twenty-five years' work, and Bathing, Boating, Fishing, Golf, Tennis, Billards, Orchestra twice a week. Capital place of the collision, and. (Item 3) pay and during his travels he will make a call Christ OGONDAI-Host beautiful and select Beside Besort in the Far East. Two miles from Fort allowances of the officers and men, £7,460 at Hongkong, preaching on
Arthur, Formerly the Sarimer Resort of the high Bamlan offers and officials, Yamato Hotel and to dilaw and bangalows, mostly with detached ser inte quarters. Excellent 175. 4d., for the like period, these being mas morning at St. John's Cathe Bathing,
Wonderful Scenery, Historic Battlefields, Rained and Diamantled For Miles of the actual amounts expended The Redral, and on the following day (Sunday) oharming Walks and Drives Abundant. Fienicing Facilities. Orotestra twice a week gistrar allowed nothing in respect of the at St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon.
The Bishop will leave England at the Best place for high-class familias. PORT ARTHUR-Famous for its two memorable leger and its beautiful landlocked time from August 2d to September end of July.
Yamato Hotel End. He allowed damages for loss of Harbour, Early one hour's journey from Dairen by express train.
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time for 20 days from September 3rd, at £100 a day, and a sum in respect of the pay and allowances of the officers and crew for that period after making a de- duction in respect of the work done by The Learned President confirmed the Registrar's report.
them in connection with the refit.
OBJECT OF THE TOUR..
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| several landslides, and three-bridges along
the route have become inaccessible.
THE LOCAL CINEMAS.
PROGRAMMES AT QUEEN'S"
AND STAR."
Attractiveness and variety in plenty are provided in the "movie" programmes being screened at the Queen's and Star Theatre's this week.
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At the Queen's Theatre yesterday there opened Likes of the Field," a picture which should have been shown last Tues-
Replying to Mr. H. A. Nisbet (the Official Receiver), debtor said that at the time he had reasonable prospects of paying, even if the market went against him. A year or so ago he had property to the value of $50,000 to 800,000 left him by his father, and the value of his busi- ness was es much as that amount again.
Debtor denied that he was interested in a Chinese bank, and also denied that he
speculated in shares on his own behalf.
since the date of filing his petitica, The hearing was adjourned for six week.
A VENTURE WHICH. FAILED.
In regard to the public examination holder at the Central Market, the Official Griffitha, Sylvia Receiver said that the next meeting of creditors a scheme of composition would.
be laid before.. them..
Debtor attributed his losses to the failure of a subsidiary concern of his,
"My object is a holiday, it is true," day and Wednesday, but could not be the Bishop told The Observer, but I shown owing to various circumstances. of Chan Ching, a former poultry stall- also want to take the opportunity of The picture, which features Constance seeing something of the needs of the
Corinne Talmadge, world-call to the Church first-hand." A lengthy tour will be made in Canada and Breamer, Myrtle Stedman, Cranford America, and having got so far round Kent, Phyllis Haver and Charles Murray, the world, the Bishop said, he felt be will he shown again to-day. must take the opportunity of seeing
For to-morrow and Wednesday there known as the Po Wo photography shop. The Court of Appeal (Lords Justices something of missionary work in the Far
Questioned in regard to a debt of Bankes and Adkin and Mr. Justies last. To take part in this had once been wil be a very interesting screen produce had lost 887,000 in this venture. Lawrence) varied the order of the Pre- his ambition, but, Da Canon Scott tion, entitled "Wild Justice," a picture 85,300 to the Wing On Company, debtor aident by referring the report back to flottand said, be had never got farther. the Registrar for further consideration than the East End After calling at that is all the more interesting, inasmuch said that he had been obliged to borrow, The grounds of the decision were that the Honolulu I go to Japan and Korea, sa it introduces to Hongkong audiences as he had sold goods on credit, and had Debtor denied being interested in cer- amount which the Admiralty were en- where, unfortunately, my plans are some-another wonder dog of the screen in not been able to obtain payment. titled to recover in respect of loss of the what restricted owing to the illness and
"Pater the Great." The picture is fuiltain firms named
Mr. J. Gordon Leask represented use of the Cairo or of services of her return to England of Bishop Trollope.
several creditors. crew depended on what was the use Ther. I shall visit Mukden, Tientsin, of thrills and excitement from start to which, but for the collision, they could Peking, Shanghai and Hongkong." The finish.
The examination was then closed.. have had of the ship and her crew, and Bishop hopes to see something of India For the latter part of this week, Thurs- of which they were deprived by reason and also of South Africa on his way of the collision; and whether they home. He arrives in Brisbane on day to Saturday inclusive, there will be
NAVAL AND MILITARY. derived, during the period of the colli February 5th, after visiting Singapore a splendid, as well as
very amusing sion repairs, and beneficial use of the and the Dutch East Indies on his way screen-story entitled "With Potash and ship and her crew which ought to be from China. On February 28th he sail
"Dating" from June 1st, four lieuten- taken into account, in the assessment of for New Zealand. "I expect to be back Perlmutter in Hollywood"The story nants are appointed to the Tamar, depot- the damages; and that the Registrar hat in London, all being well, at 7 pm, on deals with the merry Jewish cloak and ship at Hongkong, additional, for duty acted on a wrong principle in allowing May 7th, 1927," said the Bishop."Des suit merchants making their initial ven in command of armed launches. Since interest upon capital value and the cost pite the urgent need of the Church at of the crew for the period necessary for home, I have always encouraged men to ture into the film producing business. the present unrest in China, various
small craft have been equipped" "for" executing the collision damage repairs, go overseas if they feel the call. Work Alexander Carr takes the role of Perl-zpecial patrol duties. The officers are: and in not taking into account the fact in the Dominions or in the mission field mutter and George, Sidney appears as Lieuta. D. W. Graham, from the RN. that these repairs were done during the is a widow's cruse." If we attend to Gime when the Cairo was being refitted these needs we shall xiways get our rOS for the benefit of the Crown.
turn eventually at home."
TYPHOON WEATHER AT SEA.
ROUGH VOYAGES EXPERIENCED.
Masters of several vessels, which arriv ed in port late on Friday and early on Saturday morning, stated in their reports made to the Harbour Office on Saturday.. that bad weather had been experienced on the way to Hongkong
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DURING THE STORM
JUNK FAMILY'S TERRIBLE ORDEAL.
MOTHER AND SON LOST.
Potash
STAR THEATRE.
Barracks, Devopport; FA. Figou, from The Impregnable training ship, Devon port; J. H Topp, from the destroyer An innovation has been made at the Waterhen, in the Mediterranean; and Star Theatre, commencing from yester R. C. D. Grimes, late of the Centurion, day. From now on there will be continu. Reserve Fleet flagship at Portsmouth
The P. & O. Co.'s str. dasage has been aus performances daily, beginning at 5.20 accepted by the Admiralty as a transport. p.m. and continuing until 11.30. The for the forthcoming Indian trooping prices nave been reduced, namely, dress season. circle 60 cents, stalls 40 cents and 20 cents."
'CHINESE ART AT BRITISH. MUSEUM.
The programmes will not suffer, as there Clinging for twenty-four hours to the wreck of their fishing junk, which had will be two feature films in each change.
There
opened yesterday Cross Roads of
The trustees of the British Muscumi. capsized in the gale on Wednesday mora. The manter of the British steamer ing, four only out of a family of six New York" and "Pennington's Choice. have recently acquired fifteen vessels of Borneo, from Haiphong, stated that a were saved Too exhausted to stand the They will both be shown again to-day. the T'ang period in China, A.D. 618-008, moderate gale was experienced with a strain, & mother and her son were drown- The first is a Mack Sennett comedy an era when the arts reached a standard
cd. rough sea and continuous rain:
drama, with thrills and laughter, rarely equalled in that country. Two of Such was the story of four persons, & For to-morrow and Wednesday the the treasures consist of an oblong silver The master of the Euangchow, from
Sherry and dish and a bottle-shaped silver vane, on Toihow reported there was a strong fisherman, his two sons and one daughter attractions will be westerly to south-easterly wind, with when, on Friday, they were brought into "Black Beauty," and both productions each of which is represented the story whom the Emperor si Po, founder of heavy seas, Heavy squalls were met Aberdeen by a fishing junk, the, occupare striking features which are sure to of the virtuous sage, Chiang Tzo, Ya, with; also continuous rain.
ants of which had saved them as they appeal
For Thursday, Friday and Saturday, the Chou dynasty, discovered fishing and From Amoy, the Sui Tang encountered drifted aimlessly on the sea. The man a roughnea, E. gale, with a heavy was in such a serious condition from Harold Lloyd will appear in Hot called away to be his adviser. On the swell while masters of other vessels re-exposure that he had to be immediately Water, and there will be a fine sup-shoulder of the vase is a band of repousé ported variable and unsettled. weather removed to hospital. The other survivors porting feature in the adventure film ornament, relieved on a finely pounced ground which reflects the light like safin. and heavy swells.
are now being looked after by the police.The Courage of Marge OBoone
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