ADVERTISEMENTS.
UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF CANTON, LTD.
NOTICE.
FROM
ROM THE DATE and during
tbo Absence of the Undersigned · from the Colony, Ms. H. C. GRAY is appointed Acting General Manager. of the Society,
ANOTHER BIG WILL
IN DISPUTE.
WIDOW WHO WAS LEFT NOTHING.
+
C1,243,000 ESTATE OF MR. M. S. NAPIER,
By Order of the Board, '
An application relating to the PAUL LAUDER, Last will of the inte Mr. Montague
General Manager, '
[791 Stanley Naping, the mustar-ear and aeroplane enging designer, trane before Me. Justice Langtoni, in the Probate Comt.
Hong Kong, 1st Junio, 1981.
BRITISH TRADERS' INSUR ANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE,
FROM THIS DATE and during the Absence of the Undersigned from the Colony, Mx, H. C. GRAY is appointed Acting General Manager of the Company.
By Order of the Board, PAUL LAUDER.
General Manager.
[792 Hong Kong, 1st June, 1981,
THE CHINA FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LTD.
NOTICE.
The will is being contested by Mrs. Napier, the widow, who reɛci- tes nothing under at. Sh.alleges that the time her husband mando the will he was influenced and
cered by a doctor's wife" (with whom he was cy-habiting.
Mr. Napier eft rate valued at $1,243,000
Mr Noel Midd'eton, for Mr. Benry Cake, aid that his client. was excentar of the will, dated September, 1923, which he had pro- |„pounded with several codicits. Mr. Cooke obtained probate in common form of this will and codicis, bet found there was a possibility of some dispute being raised,
The application was for the ap- pointment of n
FROM THIS DATE and rendente lite.
the Abence of the Vedorsigned from the Coleny, MR. H. C. GRAY ia appointed Acting Goneral Manager of the Company.
By Order of the Board,
PAUL LAUDER,
General Manager.
[793
Hong Kong, 1st June, 1941.
INDO.CHINA STEAM NAVIGA. TION CO., LIMITED.
小
FIFFIETH ORDINARY TGENERAL MERTING of the Company will be bold ul the Officer of the General Managers Mess JARDINE MATHESON &
.CO., LTD. PEDORIL STREET, Hong Kong, on WEDNESDAY, the 1771 JUNE, 1931, at NUON for the purpons of receiving the Report of the Directors, passing the Accounts, and cleoting Directors and Auditora,
The TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company will be CLOSED from the 10TH JUNE 1ST JULY, 1931, Both Days iuolasira,
By Order of the Board,
administrator
Mr. Middleton added that he was asking the court to make an order that Mr. Cooke be adminis trator pendente fie with the Mid- latl Bank Executor and Truster Company. Mr. Canke was a per- fin! friend of the Inte Mr. Na pier. He was also his solicitor, and new incre,thari nnyine also about the estate. Negotiations had al- Mr. need by Unsko with regard. 20 "probate common form, and he would like to continuar them.
ready
Loan for Estate Duty,
in
Mr. Justier Langton: There is a the ery considerable ban from Milland Bank for estate duty!
Mr. Middleton: Yes, Counsel added that Mr. Cooke very had chtained the Joan at a low rate of interest,"
Bis lordship Bid that Mr. Cooke seemed to be a must desir
JARDINE, MATHESON & Co., Lтn, | alte 'pryson.
General Managers. Hong Kong, 27th May, 1931.
NOTICE.
[780
|
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 1931.
WAGES REDUCED IN U.S.
WORKERS HARDER HIT THAN IN BRITAIN.
GENERAL IGNORING OF FACTS.
The bunst of orthodox Amerien politicana and the protestation of Big Business" that in no circum stances will the present depression
be ed as an excuse to reduce the
Money and Markets
THE SILVER MARKET IN NEW YORK,
Pl
RULES FOR. DEALING IN FUTURES APPROVED,
New York, May -The pro wages of the American worker apposed rules for, the, new Bilver par likely to follow The New.. Properity into the land of happy futures market on the National memories
"Wage-entling has been consider-↑ Metal Exchange in New York pre ably more widespread than have
sented earlier in the mouth by a generally been realized." says a Tecent issue of The Basijis Week, committee of brokers who had been which adda: A marked increase in wage-ents, accelerating the tread investigating the water and, which, since the turn of the year, appears
were then unanimously approved by Almost inevitable unless a sharp uptures in business or a halt in con- the Board of Governors of the Metai į modity price
Exchange, were voted on to-day by members of the exchange. The re-
Moon,
declines intervenes
Ten Por Cont. Reduction, Basing its enlculations on statis-sult proved that the Members were tips supplied to the Department of unanimously in favour of a silver Labour by 13,000 firm employing
30 per cent of the mufacturing futares market and that they ap workers, the paper estimates that about one million employees in this section of industry have suffered wage reductions averaging ten per rest, in the past eighteen muntas, Farm labour wages have dropped 20 per cent, and the pay of many miners. builders and white collar employees are known also to have been reductal appreciably,
Over the whole field of industrial labour, the paper estimates, aver- age earnings have been reduced through unemployment, part-time and wage-cuts by approximately 20 per cent, while the cost of living im declined only 19 per cent. This
proved the plan put forward.
The President of the National' Metal Exchange dny nonounced that trading in the new market would commence on June 15,
AMERICAN COTTON
MARKET.
the average American employee ap-FURTHER DECLINES REPORT. pears to have been harde hit re- latively than his brother, in Britain, where the 'rost of living has kept Jee more closely with the decline al money wages.
O IN NEW YORK,
"
New York, May 5 Further de
liars were recorded in the course
today's twading on the New
Another interesting passage in the article points out that although money wages barrensed between 1822 and 1999. the cost of living also russ rail that the average. Į York voiton market. At the end of worker was receiving Bille Oes
the first session of new week the real income in the peak year of
Now, with earnings spot raw cotton price was quited the on
present down by one-fifth, the
at 5.75, off from Saturday's close reanemie position of the mass of the American workers.is worse than it
at The futures positions were Is been for ten years.
earrespondingly lover. Following are the closing raw cotton futures price quotations :--
Optimistic Auto-Suggestion. These sobre facts are ignoredi for minimized by most, of the Ameri- | ran papers, which printed esimels from the above article under stantl headings on inside prges.
Indeed, the principle of optimistic theauto-suggestion, mapularly embodied in the slogan "Boost, don't knaek!" is carried to such lengths by some as to justify the witticism of a European observer who said:"I looked for the brave American Eagle battling with the demap of depression; but all I saw the rear rud of an ostrich with its head in the sand!"
Mr. Tarner Samuels, for widow and children, opposed the appointment of Mr. Cooke, There were, he said, affidavits, by Mrs. Napier, also by the children, who were in a difficult position cause of certain provisions in, the will.
Mr Middleton said that 31r,
In order that he should
TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Business heretofore carried on by KAWASHI SORABJI Codke had no partisanship in this. PAVKI at No. 32, WYNDHAM matter. STREET, HONG KONG, under the Stylo be free from ny suggestion of bins, or Firm Name of "K. S. PAVRİ he thought that while litigation will in future be carried on under the was going of some other person Style or Firm Name of "K. 9 should be joined with him as ad.
ministrater. PÅVEI & SONA". Dated the 27th day of May, 1991.
[779
Mr. Justice Langton: Mr. Cooke selected the Midland Bank seru ter and Trustee Company, thinking they would be a grd independent Tindly
Mr Middleton': Yes, Mr. Cooke
tai
Mr.
that. Middleton said Mr. Cooke
frit.'
that the appointment of himself with Midland Bank Execu- tor and Trustee Company would undoubtedly lie of benefit to the mante. If the Churt, however, thought he should give way he would do so
Replying to Mr. Justice, Langton, Mr. Turner-Samuels said he thould not be very long delayed.
IMPORTS-PRICES
CURRENT.
The reports and prices are publisher na supplied by Importers, and the Chamber cannot accept responsibility for the accuracy theroof,
Metals.
Markut dull. Home and local prices down,
QUOTATIONE Continental.
IRON AND STERLI
Stoel Bar (round to 1*) p, picul $6.00
Joista Small round rods... Wire Nalis, 11 ... Galy, wire 18/22 ...
LEAD
ASSETS
£13,000,000
DY AFTOINTMENT
11
CLAIMS PAID
£40,000,00
GENERAL
ACCIDENT,
FIRE & LIFE
ASSURANCE CORPN., LTD.
All Classes of
INSURANCE
7.00
6.10
1100
17.00
WORLD WIDE
́ORGANISATION
Eritish. B.M., potp. picul $16.30 $19.50.
To arrive...
Australian-
B.I.P., Spot
To arrivo...!
16.20
10.10. 10.20
16.50
WAKTY & OLD MATERIALS...p. ploul 26.03
British, TIN PLATE
English LC.W., 20# ± 14.
100 lba. Spot...p. box $16.10 $10,40° Do., To arrivo
10.80 English 1.C.W., 189′′ x 14",
110 lbs. Spot...p. box 17.20 10.40 Do., To Arrive
17.00 American I.C.W. (Spot) 20 x 14"
100 1b,, 112 shot...per box No stocks American 1.C.W., Tɔariw 20x14"
100 ba, 112 shoëta... pór, box $19.30
„Petroleum Products,
AGENTS:
JAMES H. BACKHOUSE
SHIPBUILDERS,
1A, CHATER ROAD.
4.
Britlab.
SHIP REPAIRERS,
WHITE TO BRAND
COMET BRAND
Cock
1J
EACLE BRIND
...per caso 1958 8.30 9.33 tina 8,00
BOLER MAKERS,
FORGE MASTERS,
**
bulk 740
SOCONT Meron GABOLENE .... SILVER LIGHT CROWN BRAND
CARO 11.16
CARO 8,30
68 lbs. 2 tina 8,00 Bi gnlla, 08 1bw, bulk 7,40 Cross BRAND
71 lis, 2 tina 7,74 8. galla. 71 lb. bike 7,14 LAME GLARE
2 Lins 724 SHELL Moron Ermi
Case 11.15
Н
2 tina 10.10 bulk 13.40
gallon (ex punsp) 125
STALK YIN Foo TEXACO Moron SpinT
1+
Case 8.30
8.10
" 11,15
per gal, or pump 7.6"
Goals. / QUOTATIONE, par tou $14.00
KAING-No. 2 Lump
73.40
1
12,00
w
11.10
J
Special Black... No. 1 Black. No. 2 Black
Flour
Haur-Firm. QUOTATIONS:
American Patent ...per sack
Straight...
Straight
Mixture... 2nd Clear...
14
Month
May 29
May
Cut of Anetrallan Na, 1 Chundian Cot of
July
5.09
14.73
#
Oct.
9.35
9,05
STOCK
Dec.
0.54
1.20
Jan.
0.69
$1.42
Mar
1657
0.00
Spor
$1,00
9.73
DECLINE IN RUBBER PRICES.
..
BUSINESS VERY SLACK ON NEW YORK MARKET.
New York, May 23-Decliars were registered on the New York
CREDIT FONCIER D'EXTREMĘ, Į has a position in the City which is thought that the trin at the case rubber market 10-day. At. Dhe, closi
ORIENT.
MORTGAGE BANK AND ESTATE AGENTS,
-PEAK MANSIONS[" Six-roomed & Five-roomed Apartments
PRINCE EDWARD ROAD, KOWLOON,
Datacked and Semi-detached Villas Modern Construction with Garage,
CAMBAY BUILDINGS " Fists with Modena Convenienopa
AGENCIES.
The London Ultice of the HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, 33, I'LUT STEKET, E.0.4, is constant ly reiving Enquiries from Hom Massfacturers regarding Suitable Firms to not as Agents for their products in Hong Kong and Honth China,
If Loen Companion desirous of taking
up further Agencies will let di
Enow the Lines in which they are interested the information will be forwarded to London and passed on to interested parties as op perinaity offers,
sido.
This Service is offered to our Beadon without charge and, of course no shigation is inspired on either Tae Required Information should be HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, LTD.,
11, IOR HOU &raxxr,
-went to the
- Hong Kong,
pre-minent as a soliciter and bus;
ness man
Mr. O'Connor, K.C., who repre- Finted Mr. Walter Ferry Napier,
This is not being done by Mrs, Napier in any petty or spitefu! spirit." declared counsel, adding
a brother of the late Mr. Napier, that for her own reasons Mrs, Na said that he very cordially endorsed pier did not denire Mr. Cocke to Sr. Middleton's application. Mr. art as administrator. Walter Percy Napier was a bene- "Entirely Without Blas."
Mr. Middleton said that Mr. ficiary under each of the Wills from 1004 onwards.
Cooker had no idea that the upposi Mr. Turner-Samuels read an aff-tion to him as administrator would davit by the widow, who asked the be pressed with such vim. He was Court to say that Mr. Cooke should entirely without blur, ami having not be appointed a join adminis-regard to the feeling which had trator pendente lite. She was teen expressed it now desired that however, willing that the Midland the Midnud Bank Executor and Bank Executar and Trustee ComFrustee Company should be aḍ. pany should be appointed either ministrators,
alone or jointly with some other Mr. Justice Langton: That is a independent person, Mr. Cooke was plaintiff in the retion in eonry proper actim on the part of
Mr. Choke, ['sequence of Mrs. Napier contesting
the will.
Unnatural Aversion."
the May position was quoted at 4.55
American..!
Canadian
Australian...
WINDOW GLANĘ
Bundrier,
Fair average rizom
?
$4.58
31
$2.00-3.20
3.00-1,80
3.10-4,40
3.16-8,25
3.10-3.20
2.00
2.80
400,000 bags
80,000 30,000
$10,000 lugs
1/16" thick (18 os,) p.box $8.50 China, India and Straits Produce. SUGAR
Por Reported salca JATA:
picnl Rough White... $8.83-0.03
Do
8.88
picule.
18,008,00
(Spot.)
455.00
(To attire.)
Fino White... 0.38-9.43 Rough Brown... 8.-9.69.
1,100,00
(Spot)
18,471.00
(Spot.)
Bo. ...* 8,28.8.8
Molana
8.28
22,665.00 (To arrises) 4,900.00
(To arrive.)
TEL. 21733.
OXY-ACETYLENE AND
ELECTRIC WELDERS,
MECHANICAL AND
ELECTRICAL
ENGINEERS.
OF HONG KONG, LIMITED.
THE TAIKOO DOCKYARD & ENGINEERING COMPANY
SALVAGE TUG "TAIKOO"
WIREGRAS CALL
V.P.G.N. 600 Metzer.
-DRY DOCK-
Length 787 Feet. Length on Blocks 750 Foet. Depth on Centre of
SI (B.W.0.5.T.) 34 ft. 6 Ins.
-THREE SLIPWAYS.—
Capable of Handling Ships Up ta 4,1) Tons Displacement
Electric Grane at Sea Wall. Capable of Litung 100 Tons
al 70 Feet Radius.
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HONG KONG, CHINA & JAPAN.' TEL. ADDRESS: "Tarzoopock, Hema Home? « TELEPHONE: 3 211
-CALL FLAG: “Ớ” Oysa “Âms. PRIRANI"
NOW
IS THE TIME TO INVEST SOUND ADVERTISING.
and similar declines were registered
Month
May 29
May 23
IN
May
0.05
0.55
among the futures. Trading was
June
0.73
4.83
July
0.80
0.72
dull with the contract turnover for
Aug.
0.00
0.81
standard No. 1 rubber totalling three lots. Following are the clos ing futures price quotations for standard No. 1 rubber:-
Sept.
7.01
4,00
Oct.
7.0%
0,07
Nov.
7,13
7.03
Dec.
7.50
7,10
Jan.
7.30
7.18
For.
7.33
7.23
Mar.
7.40
7.30
Apr.
7.47
7.40
(Continurà en arzt Oolumn.)
WORLD'S YOUNGEST LINOTYPE OPERATOR,
CLEVER JAVANESE LAD OF composition.
THIRTEEN..
When recently timed, his produo- - tion one hour was 172 slugs of 10- point, 13 cieeros wide. Only six His lordship added that there
minor corrections were found in this was no evidener, and he did not think it was sggested that Mr. Cooka would not be a proper par-
This is not an isolated, instance; Mrs. Napier propounded an ear-son. The paint taken against him
there are many Javanese and Malay hier will of 1915 under which she was that he was, in fact, a litigant substantially benefitted. She was in the case, and the practice of
boys working linotypes in the Dutch married in 1903.
The official organ of the Linotype East Indies at really high speed, In her affidavit the Court was that a litignat was she said that under the last will not made an administrator pen- and Machinery Company publishes although most of them cannot speak she was left without the smallest dente lite. Mr. Cooke could have
Their best opera- provision, and that at the time her pressed special daims for this posi a photograph of a young Javanese the language. husband mad that will be had, tion if he had desired to do so. The linotype operator, who is regularly tors are, however, the local-born following a long and distressing Midland Bauk xcuator natural aversion to herself and ministratora pendente lite. illness and an operation, an un-runter Company would be ad-working a machine in the printing! Chincer. In the Sin Po newspaper office, Drukkerij Buning, Djocja office in Batavia, five finotypes are their children.
The judge added that the costs
This operator, Raden Seedom (4 regularly producing about 100 In addition, Mrs. Napier declar-would be costs in the cause.
native of Djoeja, Mid-Java) is now slugs dach for a seven-hour day the ed, her husband was at the time Mr. Nord Middleton represented influenced and coerced by a doc. Mr. Cucke, Mr. T. J. O'Connor, 13 years of age, and after having regular length of line is 12 ciceron tor's wife, a Mrs. Norah Mary K.C. and Mr Bush James ap had some experience as hand com-and the body 10-point. Fryer, with whom he was cohabit peared for Mr. Walter Perey Na-
The somewhat surprising part is ing. It was alleged that Mrs. Urver pier, and Mr. M, Turner-Samuels positor, has been working the line- lived with the late Mr. Napier was for Mrs, Napier and the chil type for over two years. Although that as a rule the Malay boys are in England and France, and that: drener
has had practically no schooling (faster-on-Dutch esinposition; but, he was under the goiusion that he Solicitors: Bristowe, Cook, and must have her with him.
Carpmaal. Withers and Co.; Alec-and sprake very little Dutch, ha re the Chinese are faster on Malay Woolf and cỏ.'
gularly composes in this language.composition.
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