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A SASSOON, ESTATE

CLAIM FOR THE RETURN OF

· DEATH DUTY SUCCEEDS

FAMILY DOCUMENTS

London.-Judgment for a Sum totalling more than £307,000 wis Kiven against the Crown by Mir. Justice Farwell in the Chancery

Court..

The case was a petition by the rustees under the will of the Into Sr. Frederick David Sassoon, who died in May, 1917. They claimed the return of cetate duty amount ing to more than £280,000, with 23,700 interest A second petition concerned the repayment of £2,348, Commissioners of Inland Revenue, who were respondants, wore represented by the Attorney general (Sir Thomas Inskip, K.C.). Mr. Fergus Morton, K.C., and

The

Mr. J. H. Stamp.

Mr. Wilfrid Greene, K. C., Mr Gavin Simonds. K,C., Mr. Andrews Uthwatt, and Mr. A. T. Macmillan appeared for the trustees.

DEAN INGE AND FUTURE OF THE HUMAN RACE

NOT AT ALL A

PESSIMIST

Dean Toge dealt with the future of the human race at a "Conversa tion Tea" in London, M. R. D.

Blumenfeld ptesided-

"I think," he said, "we must look forward to the gradual fur ther displacement of our manual labour by machinery. A great many people think by that we shall gradually loss all our inventive ness and enjoyment of beauty, and all be doomed to the monotonous grind of performing the same au tomatic action thousands of times

NEW SYSTEM OF BRIDGE BIDDING"

INVALIDS IN THE

DISCOVERY"

For three years, Mr. E. Gordon Reeve was cut off from the world by illness. He is a keen and ex- pert card-player; and to whils away the time he made a scientific study' of Bridge. ・・

He made 5,000 deals, every card being exposed. Then he played each of the four hands in five dif- ferent ways with No Trumps, and with each suit as trumps in turn, Thus he played 20 hands for each- deal, making a total of 100,000 hands.

With infinite care Mr. Reeve day. But I hope that when tabulated his results: from them things are better organised the he has been able to invent a new productive day's work will be system of bidding, applicable to shortened to at, the most six hours, both Auction and Contract Bridge, and then there will be several which will revolutionise play in

both games. hours for everyons to follow some hobby that may be really beauti ful,

PRISONS WARDERS AND MEDICAL SERVICE

REGULATIONS AGAINST MALINGERERS, ETC.

··LESSON" SERMON

"FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST,

SCIENTIST HONG KONG,"

"Szerament" was the subject of the Lesson-Fermen in all Churches: o Christ, Scientist; "on Sunday, Jazmazyli

The Golden Taxt was: To do- The Government Gazette of Jan-

not: for with such sacrifices God is uary 6th contains a number of good and to communicate forget amendments regarding medical ser vell pleased." (Hebr. 13-16).

vices for subordinate officers of the prison service, safeguarding against busca of these privileges in the ease of unsatisfactory men in this branch of. Government employ.

Rule 118, ds rescinded and the following rule is substituted:

Among the citations which com prised the Lesson-Sermon was the, following from the Bible. Then cumo the day of unleavened bread, when the passover must be killed. And he sent Peter and John, Bay- ing, Go and propore us the pass- over, that we may sht

"And In all cases when a subordinate they wont, and found us he had said officer is absent from duty on asunto them; and they made ready

the passover. And when the hour- count of any injury or sickness re

was come, he ant down, and the ceived as a result of the perform anos of his duty, he shall be entwelve spostles with him. And ha titled to free medical treatment in said unto them, with desire. I have hospital and no stoppages of any desired to eat this passover withe kind shall be made from his pay you before I suffer: For I say unto

those you, I will not. my more eat there-i or allowances other than

Mr. Reeve explained his system to Captain John C. Craigie, the granted to compensate for expenses of, until it be fulfilled in the king. famous Bridge player, who is incurred while on duty, so long as dom of God." (Luke 28: 7, 8, 13-

he is cartified by a Government | 18). makker came before the court undergers, which might destroy our civi-1 member of the Card Committee of: Medical Officer to be unfit for duty The Lesson Borman also included-

the Portland Club and helped to on account of the injury or sick-

ness so received or incurred. frame the present laws.

Mr. Greene explained that the

Sections & and 10 of the Finance Act 1804, which provide that if it is proved to the satisfaction of the Commissioners that cetate duty has been overpaid the amount shall be opaid. The Act gave aggrieved persons an opportunity of having the amount determined by appeal to the High Court

and intestate,, leaving his sister.,

"But there are very serious den

La that intensely lisations, such stupid institution-war. Whether we shall be able to put an end to that no one can tell. We ought to be able to realise that all wars be tween civilised nations are. civil wars nations who share the same culture and are like each other should never go to war.

Craigie have developed the new Together, Mr. Reeve and Captain system of bidding which is now to perfected that Captain, Craigia has declared his belief that if it is adopted universally it will kill Contract by making it too simple,

Intemperance, Eto,

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the following passages from the Christina Science textbook, "Science and Health with Key: to - the Scriptures," by Mary Baken Eddy: Our baptism is a purifica- When the sickness of a subordinate tion from all error. Our church 18: officer is caused by intemperance, built on the divine Principle, Love or in certified by the-Prison Medi-N Our Eucharist in spiritual" cal Officer to be due to venereal communion with the one God. Our- disease which has become, aggravat-bread, "which cometh down from ed by concealment, or to sickness heaven," is Truth. Our cup is the or injury which is purposely self gross Our wine the inspiration of inflicted, or is the result of negli-Love, the draught our Master drank shall be provided with medical (p. 35). attendance, medical comforts, diet and accommodation in hospital. free, but his pay shall be stopped for so long as he is absent from duty.

Mr. Sassoon left a

"Could we not start State cola, widew and nisation-acquire a large tract of two children, Ronald and Murielland, send say 30,000 people there Grinding Gibbons Find, Helene (now Mrs. Ezra). The widow died in

and found a self-supporting Ronald died in 1924, a bachelor | kind might lead to the scheme be-Westminster. Abbey has just come Fence or disobedience of orders, he and commended to his followers. ****

les colonyf. A few experiments of that work by Grialing Gibbons in Mrs. Eara, as sole next-of-kin and ing widely adopted. In that way to knowledge under remarkable cir, his heiress-at-law. She obtained without resorting to birth control letters of administration of his and diminution of the population we might solve, what was really only the temporary problem of un- employment.

colate,

Thres Documents.

There were this family docu- The population, stated the Dean. ments of interest in the case. The was deteriorating physically and first was Mr. Sassoon's marriage mentally. The ablest sons of the settlement which gave him or his working man were educated and wife whoever was the survivor transferred into the professiona: power of appointment, Mrs. Sas and sterile class with the resul soon, under the power, appointed that we skimmed off the cream of the settled funds to her two chil- each generation and threw it away. dren. Then certain funds were set- If all classes used the State schools led by Mr. Edward Lewis Raphael, one of the chief motives for re- Lestator's father-in-law,' and' ang-| stricting familica would' he remov; mented Mrs. Sassoon's funds undered. the settlement governed by the power. "I of appointment.

The other document was the will of Mr. Raphael, who died in 1903 and left funds which Mr. Sasacon ultimately left for her two children. Under Mr. Sassoon's will the settled interests which went in | favour of his children. · becam

liable to be forfeited if the children did not, within a specified time, execute a settlement of the interests. which they had under the family documents.

Ronald exceated a settlement but

Bm

not at all a pessimist

about the future of our race in the next thousand years,” he said "I see no reason to think that we shall lose what we have always con- sidered the highest valuen."

PLOT TO MURDER GEN. MUTO

it did not comply with the trust SIX CHINESE AND KOREANS

specified by Mr. F. D. Sassoon un- der his will.

Mr. Justice Luxmoore had held that on the death of Ronald them.

ARRESTED

Tokyo, Dec. 20.

had been no effective disposition by According to press reports pub him of the funds which wore hislished here six Chinese and Korean share under the family trust. It Communists have been arrested at was submitted that Ronald, by Changchow on a charge of being failing to execute a proper settle involved in a plot to assassinate ment as directed by Mr. F. D. General Nobuyoshi Muto, Japan, Sassoon, forfeited his interest in ese Ambassador to Manchukuo, Mr. Bassoon's residue and that the when he presented his credentials, funds posted to Iris sister, Mra. on December 23, to Mr. Henry Pu Ezra, and her children.

Ti, the Chief Executive.

At the time of his death, there fore, Ronald had no interest in those funds which had already pas sed to somebody else. Estate duty, however, had been paid on the foot ing that Ronald had that interest at his death and it was that amount overpaid which was now claimed,

Judgment,

Mr. Justice Farwell, giving judg. ment, said that there was a second petition by Mrs. Ezra, who claimed the repayment of £22,349 with in terest. In both cases the same ques tions arose.

The alleged ringleader, Sunzan Hoku, a Korean, aged twenty- three, who was arrested by Japan- ese gendarmes on the date men. tioned, is stated in the press to have declared that he and his con- frers were furnished with revolvers, bombs and funds by certain pro-

hinese Americans two months ago and that they had since been watching for an opportunity to assassinate General Mato and fead- ing Manchukuo oficials

It is further alleged that the plot was nipped in the bud only four hours before the Ambassador. presented his credentials,

Detalls

Revealed

He hold that because of what must have been a mistake in the drafting of the settlement, Ronald had not complied with the condi tions in his father's will. Romald, therefore, foréited all his interest in the residuary estate of Mr T. D. Sassoon, with the result that no property passed under the settle ment and no setate duty was payassassins, supplied with bombs and ble in respect of it.

revolvers by an anti-Japanese for

Changchun, Dec. 30. The press ban has been lifted on the Korean and Chinese plot on the life of General Muto. An official statement reveals that an alleged gang of six Chinese and Korean

The petitioners were accordingly eigner, plotted to assassinate Gen AMI HOTEL entitled to recover so much of thegral Muts on December 23, when

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duty as was paid to the Crown on BOTAL Honald's death ne

There would be an order on the first petition for the repayment of £285,941, and on the second petition of £28,349, with interest in both cases at a per cens, from October 1930, was the date of Mr. Justice Luxmoore decision

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A letter has been addressed by the Chinese Ratepayers Association to the Shanghai Municipal Council, paying a warm tribute to the Muni cipal Police for the bravery, they displayed in rounding up, during the Christmas holidays, two power- ful kidnapping gangs nach in effect ing the release of two of their rap, tives, "The letter, expressen in con- alusion the hope that the Battle

by cleared of·

the Ambassadors presented his cre dentials to the Manchukuo Chief Executive, Mr Henry Pu Yi, but they were arrested by thứ Hain: king gendarmerie.

Investigation revealed that an other gang has made its way into Manchuris and the authorities are now" tracking," the members down. These assassins are reported to be Communists attempting to murder [not only, General Mufo but Man-

chukio high official,

One of fira gang and two revolvers the bude scheduled thanks Korean,

·are said to bex

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cumstances

Admiral George Churchill's tall monument in the nave south aisle has been there over 200 years, and there were some who, from the style, thought it to be by the carver whom Wren so much employed. Bus evidence was lacking.

but is known to have made some Gibbons mostly carved in wood, designs for tombs in stone.

In an elaborately oxtra-illustrated copy of Pennant's "London." which fetched £100 at Hodgson's sale rooms recently were original draw- inga by Grizling Gibbons, among. them that for this Churchill monu

ment.

Malingarers.

themselves, their wives and children in their homes when the Superin tendent is satisfied that they are unable to go to hospital for medi.. When any subordinate officer re- cal advice and treatment... ceived into hospital for observa. malingering, he will receive wives, and their children under tion is subsequently certified to be. All subordinate oficers and their pay for the period during which eighteen years of age, while pe he is under, observation, and all hospital expenses and charges in tients in a Government Hospital cidental to such observation shall are entitled to free treatment but. be paid by such officer.

l'except as provided for in para- graph (2) of this rule, will be charged maintenance in accordance with the scale laid down in the General Orders of the Hong Kong Government in force at the time.

Wiver and Children:~~-

At the back was a letter with his. All subordinate officers may ob- signature, dated June 1, 1710, givin free medical attendance for ing the commission and the price. (Continued on next column>

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