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·LITIGATION AMONG SUDDEN DEATH OF MR. C.

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LAU FAMILY AT CROSS PURPOSES.

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Another action in which members of the Lau, family, who were defendants in the recent $80,000 loan dispute now. appear As the litigants, was commenced at the Supreme Court yesterday be-) fore the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) The plaintiff claims tha right to retain land in the custody of his sister-in-law which he asserts belonged to an estate of which he and the defendant's deceased hus- band wore the administrators.

The plaintiff is Lau Tick Chuck, administrator of the estate of Lau Ping deceased, and defendant is Lau Lam Shi, widow, executrix of the estate of her deceased husband, Lau Yu Fong. Plaintiff claims a declaration that five pieces of Innd on the Praya East, Reclamation were bought by him and his lace brother in their position as ad- ministrators and out of money which formed part of the estate, and he further seeks an order on the defendant to assign to him one of the properties.

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EARNSHAW.

PASSES AWAY IN KOWLOON

HOSPITAL.

1930.

NEWS IN BRIEF..

Messrs. Siemens and Telefunken Co., of Berlin, who'recently succeeds ed in sending a photograph by the telephoto process from Berlin to The death occurred yesterday of Nanking, have approached the Mr. Claude Earnshaw, manager of Japanese Government with the pro- the Palace Hotel, Kowloon. He

was feeling unwell at about 9posal to start a service between. o'clock in the morning and entered Berlin and Tokyo. The proposal the Kowloon Hospital, where he has been approved and it is expect- passed away suddenly after a ft atdaring the gatuma.

ed that the experiment will be made-

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Arrangements for the funeral were not known at time of going to press.

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GOVERNMENT AND PRIVATE LOANS TO BE "MADE.

LUNITED PRESS.]

Shakespear's *Julius Crear,' translated into German by Caspar Wilhelm von Borcke and published in 1740, the first translation of any Shakespearean work into any for eign language, has been re-published at Berlin by the noted biographer of the great dramatist, Professor Max J. Wolff. Von Borcke, it may be noted, was for a number of years Prussian Minister to London.

Under the name "Electrotechna, Washington, August 14.-Presid. Ltd an important industrial ven ent Hoever announced his program-ture has been founded at Prague by me of relief for drought-affected the Siemens Schuckert Co. of Berlin farmers to-day..

in co-operation with two "Czecho

The first feature of the plan pro-Slovakian banking firms. The new vides for the placing of loans, pricompany which has a capital of 16 vate or governmental. The second million Czech Crowns will specialize provides for assistance from the American Red Cross where, auch help can be used to advantage.

The third has to do with increas- ing employment. The fourth and final point provides for a reduc- tion of railway rates for human food and for, food for livestock.

Earlier in the day President Hoover held a conference with the State Governors, to whom he stress. ed the farmers need for credit and "discussed means of supplying it.

the manufacture of various electric apparatus using low tension current such 19 automatic tele phones and radio sets of the Tele- funken system.

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Defendant asserts that she is the sole beneficiary as well as the sole

Price reductions for all staple exccutrix under the will of Lau

food as an effective means to coun- Yu Fong, and as such beneficiary

ter-act the present economic depres she is entitled to one fourth share

aion are being recommended to the in the estate. She states that al-

German.Government by the Federal though she has requested plaintiff,

Economic Council, whose memoran- as sole surviving administrator, to

dum to that effect advises the Gor give her information and accounts The Governors reported that

ernent to promulgate an anti-trust of the administration, and also to conditions are most serious. Sever-law and to dissolve all cartels if transfer her share to her, he has al expressed the fear that livestock producers and dealers belonging to refused to do so. She puts plain-must be sold at heavy losses unless them refuss, to reduce prices volun- tiff to proof of the fact that the there is early relief.

tarily. The stand the Government will take towards this proposal is properties were purchased with money out of the estate of the late

not yet know. Lau Ping, and also that encum- brances upon the properties were necessary and justifiable in the ad- ministration of the late Lau Ping's estato.

· AMERICAN POLITICS.

MRS. McCORMICK TO BE OPPOSED.

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Washington, August 13-On basis of evidence obtained by his T. H. Caraway announced to-day committee of investigation, Senator that he will oppose the seating of Mrs Ruth Hanna. McCormick of

It is stated in the documents that Lau Ping died in 1888. Two of his sons, Lau Kwai Cheuk and Lu Yick Cheuk (plaintiff) first ad- ministered the estate, and latér another son, Lau Yu Fong, took the place of Lau Kwai Check after the latter's death in 1911. Lau Yu Fong, however, died in September, 1927. leaving plaintiff the sole ad-Illinois and Mr. J. J. Davis. Sec.. ministrator...

Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones (of Messrs Wilkinson & Grist) is for plaintif Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C.

by Mr. A. el Arculli, ere for the with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed

defendant.

Purchase of the Land... Dealing with the early history of the land in question, Mr Sheldon said that on June 2, 1922, an agreement was entered into between plaintiff and Lau Yu Fong and Mesera. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., agents for the owners, for the sale of the land to plantiff and Lau Yu Fong. The price to be paid was 34 per square foot and the sum of 830,000 was paid as a deposit, the total purchase price working out at $368,276.

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With regard to the properties, of- which four were grouped into one, by various assignments the whole property was vested in the name of Lau Un, which was a fictitious name. After the death of Lau Ping and Un Hoi-u, a Court Or The following passengers arrived der was obtained to vest part of yesterday by 6.3. Patroclus: the property in the name of the Comdr. E. A. Aylmer, R.N., MT. administrator of Lau Ping's estate and Mrs. Y. C. Cheng, Miss N, M. and the other part in the admini-Craig, Mr. W. M. Groves, Mr. 'I.. strators of the estate of Un Hoi- Onderwyser, Mrs. A. E. Spittles, U. The result was that half the Mr. W, E. Stempels, Mr. G. LTO LET GODOWN at DUNDAR STREET, Mongkok Water property was vested in plaintiff Stern, Mr. R. J. Terry, Mias E. I. Frontage and use of pier. Ares. 90 ft. and Lau Yu Fong and the other Adam, Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Aiers, 24ft-Apply Box 9301, c/o Hong Kong half was vested in the executors Miss G. Aiers, Miss M. Aiers, Mr. | Daily Preis. of Un Hoi-U. However, the Lau C. Burgess, Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Kwong Yu Tong wished to purchase Dakin, Miss S. N. Donald, Mrs. the property and they did to. J. Jones, Mian M. Jones, Miss W. Giving evidence from the witness Jones, Mr. and MTL R., E. Laker, box in the afternon, Lau Yick Mr. T. Mason, Miss I. B. Turnbull, Cheuk (plaintiff) confirmed a docu Mr. Han An Ching.· ment which he said was an agrée-

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The following passengers left yes- dine Matheson & Co., Ltd, for the puchase of the land and deposterday by R.M.S. Empress of ed to the paymenta mentioned by Mrs. Cecil Churton, Miss C. Gard- AsiaMrs. E. V. Brown, Mr. and Counsel. Witness said that the property was paid for with money ner, Mr. S. Garcia, Miss M. Cortes, taken out of the estate of which Mr. R. Dodds, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. he was administrator. Evidence Dodds, Miss A. Dodds, Miss H. was also given relative to other Eer, Mr. A. Fernandez, Mis A documents and accounts until the Jackson, Mr. C. Fernandez, Mr. Court adjourned for the day.

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TOPIC DISCUSED AT WILLIAMSTOWN,

[UNITED FRESA.]

Williamstown, August 14-Mr. Yuen Liang, Secretary of the Chin Ikan Lezating at Washington declar and cosday, hofors the... InstULILA Diges

Politics that" éxira-territoriality in China should be abolished immedi Chinese law has been vastly mo

dified from its older provisións, ac-. cording to the Secretary, and it now follows modern Occidental pattern and fully complies with the requirements of foreign nations för. 'the protection of their nationals.

ately. MAN

The old Treaties, he said, are antiquated and should be altered in favour of others recognizing China', national sovereignty. (Vontinued at foot of next column.)

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