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WIDOW CLAIMS ACCOUNT £13,283 PAID FOR Clydebank

OF HUSBAND'S PROPERTY

An action asking for an account of property left by her late hus- band, and for the return of 500 Ewo Cotton Mill shares, valued at 59,400 Shanghal currèncy, was brought against Li Shing-kul, her bro- ther in law, by Mrs. Li-Lam-shi before the Acting Chief Justics, Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell, in the Supreme Court yesterday.

"TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1938.

POSSESSION OF HEROIN

PORCELAIN Promised Berlin Collection Royal Visit

the

Of Chinese Art

172.3

Although the company which gathered at Christie's recently Plaintiff, who was represented by In March, 1936, she came to an

for the first day's sale of the Mr. D. J. N. Anderson. instructed agreement with defendant regard-

Jakob Goldschmidt Chinese by Mr. P. H. Sin, alleged that whening the Ewo shares, and in pur-

porcelain was of no such a taking out letters of administra-suance of it, she asked him from

cosmopolitan näture sa seen in tion to her husband's estate, de-time to time to account for or re-

Schiff dispersals. fendant had falled to disclose cer-turn these shares. She did so for

quite representative. tain shares.

more than a year and in March. Defendant was absent and was 1937, she instructed Mr. Sin to

Messrs. Parrish Watson, of New not represented.

write a letter to "defendant No York, came over; and that collector In evidence, plaintiff said her reply was received and she then of his native ceramics, Mr. S. Whon. husband. Li Shing-yu, died in summoned him before the Secre-made the journey from Paris. They December, 1935, and shortly after|tary for Chinese Amulrs.

made their presence felt in the als death she was told by relatives

bidding, and quite early Mr. Whon to take out letters of administra-

won a pair of famille-rose Ch'ien tion of the estate. She had, how

Yung, igures of eagles 3 270 ever, to return to the country to bury her husband, and accordingly she instructed defendant, who was her brother-in-law, to apply for the letters of administration on her behalf..

Defendant turned up on three occasions, but up till now he had falled to return her the shares, or enter any account of them.

Mr. Anderson said that the Tele- phone shares had been sold and defendant had made certain pay. ments to Plaintiff in respect of them.

On her return to the Colony, she His Lordship gave judgment for was shown a schedule of the pro-plaintiff.

perty and found that a number of

shares of the Nanyang Tobacco

Company were not mentioned in it. SWAB LEFT IN A

At her repeated requesta, defen- dant eventually returned these shares.

SUSPICIONS AROUSED Her suspicions aroused by this. she went through the books of her husband's Arm, tbe

On Fook Cheong, and found that there were other shares" which had also not.

been disclosed. These were shares at the Ewo Cotton Mill and the Hong Kong Telephone Company.

WOMAN'S BODY

Nurse Admits Error

During an operation in St. Giles's Hospital,

Camberwell on Mrs. Hilda Eliza Rowland,.. '50, "of Warham-street, Camberwell, a surgical swab was left in her body and this was found after a second

operation,

Mrs. Rowland died, and at the inquest at Camberwell recently. the jury returned verdict of

a

guineas.

The. American dealers' chiet prize was a famille-verte figure of a boy astride à ferocious kylin, also a 270 guineas.

Mr. Alfred de Pinna and 31r. Frank Partridge, who knew and respected the unhappy " collector, and naturally were well aware of his impeccable taste, fought many a duel for possession at the sale. Their ardour caused the first day's nortion to yield £13,283.

EMBLEMS OF FIDELITY Both collectors are keen judges or the figures of birds, enamelled in their beautiful plumage, Mr. de Pinna beat his friendly rival at 620 guineas in the bidding for two

gorgeous phoenixes, and Mr. Frank Partridge, in turn, won the cor- pheasants at 500 guineas. responding famille-rose Agures of

Ducks are revered by the Chinese

MR. FORD'S 75TH death by misadventure, adding the as emblems of Adelity. It would

BIRTHDAY

Honour Conferred By Herr Hitler

Mr.Henry Ford publicly cele- brated his 75th birthday at Detroit on July 30. and among the honours he received was the award by the German Gov- ernment of of the Grand "Cross of the German Eagle, a de- coration for foreigners which Do American. has before re- ceived.

rider: "We are of the unanimous not, therefore, have been surpris- opinion that more stringenting to see a pair of Yung Cheng measures could and should be figures "of these birds bring more taken in checking the swabs after than 510 guineas Hanbury) the operations."

Dr. Alan Randle," medical superintendent of St. Giles's Hospital, said in evidence that' all the swabs used in the operating theatre were num- bered and lettered. They were double-checked before being, used and should be double- checked afterwards.

Mr. Huisman, of Amsterdam, gave 500 guineas for two itellke and beautifully coloured equestrian figures, formerly, in the Pierpont Morgan collection, and Mr. Alfred Nott bought three others for 300 guineas. giving also 270 guineas for

wo Ch'ien Lung eagles.

DICKENS AND HIS FRIENDS When one of his novels was Is- SURE SWABS WERE CORRECT

sued Dickens had the generous Staff Nurse Bessie Vera Clarke. habit of having a few especially who was on duty at the time of bound for presentation to hla the first operation, sald that de friends. Thus, on New Year's Day. Herr Karl Kapp, the German counted the swabs before and after 1860, he sent one such of "A Tale Consul at Cleveland, expressed Her the operation, and in her own of Two Cities" to his friend W Hitler's pleasure in conferring this mind they were correct. Another Kent. At Sotheby's this brought honour in recognition of Mr. Ford's nurse told her next day that this £290 (Quaritch), accomplishments in making motor-swab was mling. She did not re- cars available to the masses.

port It because she was so sure that all the swabs were correct.

A birthday party was held at the State fair-grounds, and Mr. Ford arrived in a 1908 T model with Mrs. Ford. About 8,000 children sang and danced in his honcur.

Mr. A. Douglas Cowburn, the coroner: You know now you must have made a mistake?—Yes. I can not account for it,

The value of these gifts today is governed by the fame of the re- celver. Thus, in 1929, the copy of the same novel presented to Charles Lever brought, as much as £1,300, and a few months later. the one which Dickens gave co George Eliot fetched £1,180,

At night's dinner was held in the Dr. Edward F. Creea, -1 Masonic Temple, and among the pathologist said Mrs. Rowland.died 1,400 people present were many who of general peritonitis. He thought were associated with "Mr. Ford in the cause of the infection was his early struggling days.

probably due to a cyst-for which NO RIGHT TO USE Among the speakers was Mr. W. | the first operation was performed S. Knudson, president of General and the swab might have

aggravated the condition.

Motors.

DISASTER FUND APPOINTMENT

Mr. R. W. Sturgeon To Be Actuary

£450,000 TO TITANIC SUFFERERS

An important appointment has been made by the Mansion House Counell of the National Disasters Relief Fund, Mr. B. W. Sturgeon replacing as the honorary actuary Mr. Duncan C. Fraser, who has retired on medical advice, says the Daily Telegraph.

day that the last recipient dies

PAMPHLETS

Permission was granted by Mr. Butters at the Central, Court yes- terday for the withdrawal of two summonses against Hung Sai-lang, residing at No. 179. Hollywood Road, who was charged with the possession, for the purpose of trade, of a showcase containing a photograph of the founder of the Hung Kwai Cheong arm and possession of pamphlets bearing. the founder's name.

Mr. O. E. C. Marton appeared for The expenditure of capital as complainant, Mrs. Chan Cheuk- well as interest is, therefore., inming, sole owner of the Hung Kwai valved

A Cheong firm, which she had

For instance, at the time of the bought from defendant's father. Connemara disaster in November, founder of the shop.

1916, donations to the rellet fund amounted to £1.558 and now, "It has been placed on record when the calls on it are ap that the present satisfactory post-proaching their end, the account tion of the fund is due largely to stands at £130.

the forethought and counset. of

Mr. Fraser, who has acted from

the Arat.

NEW CLAIMS AFTER 26 YEARS

The fund administers ila Income In the case of the Titanic disus in the form of periodic allowan-ter of April 15, 1912, the relief ces, compassionate and seasonal funds reached a total of £414,068 grants to widows, children and other dependents of the victims of the Titanic. Empress of Ireland, Lusitania and Connemara dians terx:

Mr. FX D'Almada, Jr. ap. peared on behalf of the defendant. A mutual agreement had been reached between the two parties.

OBTAINING MONEY ON. PRETENCES

Thanks to wise investment, it Pleading not guilty to the charge has been possible to expend in of attempting to obtain a sum of grants to beneficiaries £450,334, $20 by false pretendes from a wo- and there still remain investments man Lau Kwok-she, an unlicenced hawker, LI.Chi, 38, was remanded of an actual value of £290,852. The report of the executive. In due course the whole of this for a week by Mr. Edwards at the committee, signed by the secre-money will disappear, but at pre Central Court yesterday.. tary. Mr. 1. S... Wilkes, of the sent 150 widows and 98 other Detective-Sergeant Oakley pro Public Trustee Office, states that beneficiaries are receiving grants. secuted. Ball was allowed at $200. on Dec. 31 the recipients number- The widows are now middle- ed 248, and the actual value of the | aged women who are not likely to investments was 2290,851. ·

remarry, and they will need the In addition to this capital the fund for many years to come. Mansion: House Council la respon- Even after 26 years new claims sible for £118,000 representing for benefit are received by the the other funds.

committee from people who at the time of the disaster were well-to- Galleywood, Chelmsford, formerly an actuarial basis and the\ex» » do, but whose circumstances are of Ingatestone, chairman of H. W.

'Each⋅ scheme is worked on

ecutive committee uss the full "amount, the object being thai thờ...::last:"penny of the fund shall be expended on the

BAKERY FORTUNE

OF £450,000

Official confirmation of the acceptance by the King and Queen of Clydebank's offer tó present a civic address to their Majesties when they visit the burgh on September 27 for the launch of the new Cunarder Queen Elizabeth was received recently by Provost W. H. Martin

Maximum Penalty For Woman

The maximum penalty of 12 months' imprisonment without the option of a fine and an additional term of six months, with the al- ternative of a fine of $3,500, were Imposed on a woman named Hong Ting, when she pleaded guilty be- fore Mr. Edwards at the Centrai

Jervois Street.

Their Majesties. who will travel Court yesterday to the charge of from Balmoral to Clydebank by possession of 20,000 heroin pils in train, will arrive in the burgh shortly before 3 p.m., and proceed Wong Ho, who was charged with direct to the Municipal Buildings. the possession of 82 taels of raw

While the civic ceremony will be opium. brief. the official communication months or a fine of $2.500.

was sentenced to six

states that their Majesties will be very happy to have a number of leading citizens presented to them and the King to inspect ex-Service and Territorial units on duty at this ceremony.

The royal party will then drive to Clydebank Shipyard for the launching of the Qunard White Star liner Queen Elizabeth, which is due at 4 p.m. approximately. Clydebank Town Council's plants for the civic ceremony are not yet complete. but it the wex- ther conditions are favourable t is probable that the presentation ceremony will be held on a dais erected, in front of the Municipal Buildings.

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