1940-07-03 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

GENERAL

WEDDING WHERE FOWL ROUND THE POLICE COURTS

"ACTED" FOR GROOM

Question Of Chinese Law

Argued In Court

Hearing was continued in the Supreme Court yesterday of the application brought by Young Ling Shi, and her two sons, Young Man-yes and Young Man-lak, for grant of letters of Administration in respect of the estate of the late Young Sing.

First plaintiff claims to be the Inwful widow of Young Sing. whose death in America was presumed to bave occurred in 1836, ,It was stated that Young Sing had in 1922 married her by proxy, the groom being represented at the ceremony by a live cock de- corated with red ribbong and golden Bowers, The two sons were stated to have been adopted by Young Sing, who had sent 'money for their support.

The application is being heard Regarding adoption of children. by His Honour the Chief Justice, witness said that the authority sir Atholl MacGregor, Mr. H. was the Civil Code even though Somerset Fitzroy," instructed" by the adoption had taken place be- Mr. Peter H. gin, is acting far)fore it came into force. plaintiffs. while Mr. H. W. Lee,

PROPER CEREMONY Continuing his evidence given

AT CENTRAL

FIREMAN CHARGED

AT KOWLOON

TRANSACTION OF CHILD Au Ng, Fireman attached to Sentence of four months' hard the Hongkang Fire Brigade, ap-labour each was passed by Mr. |peared before Mr. H. G, Sheldon | E. Himawörth "yesterday on So yesterday on a charge of imper-Kiu. 29, married woman, and Laf sonating a police, amcer, and was Sang, 27, unemployed, convicted remanded for 48 hours on Insp:ot having taken part in the trans- Darkin's request. Ball was fixed action of B child. Lai Kam- at $200. MI, MI A da Bilva chuen, two years old, for appeared for the defence.

SAILOR REMANDED

❤

valuable consideration.

$

Pines were also imposed or three other defendants. Chan Mui, 38, married woman, Was mned $50, or six weeks' hard

A. B Arthur Edward Smith was | further remanded for 48 hours when he appeared before Mr. Sheldon yesterday charged with labour, and sin Sui, 36, and Ng unlawful possession of a

Tai, 42, married women. pistol and discharging a frearm near ned $10 each, in default, three the Soldiers and Sailors Homie weeks hard labour. Ball was allowed at $250.

re-

were

On a charge of kidnapping a | four-year-old male child from its

Ylu. in Pak Po Street on June 30. parents, Kwan Yuen and Leung

Lap Pak-to, 25, unemployed, ap- peared before Mr. Himsworth and Was remanded three days in custody.

REVOLVER, IN SCRAP REAP

JUMPED INTO HARBOUR Pleading guilty to a charge of BARRISTER'S EVIDENCE theft of a wrist watch, Lo Sal Instructed by Mr. J. C. Prior, is For the defence, Mr. Lee sub-yay, 23, unemployed, was appearing for the defendant, Young mitted plaintiff had not been manded for 48 hours. for medical Hong-ning who presented a caveat legally married to Young Sing examination for eaning, by Mr. saying he is the lawful next-of-and that the two sons could not R. Edwards yesterday. kin of the deceased.

be regarded as adopted sons of Lo snatched a watch belonging Hearing yesterday was confined the deceased. Defendant was the to expert evidence on the validity only next-of-kin and entitled to was walking in Connaught Road of a 38 short revolver

to a young waitress while she A confiscation order in respect and five of the form of marriage said to the letters of administration,

West on Monday. When chased, rounds of ammunition found in have taken place.

Evidence was then given by Mr. Lo jumped into the harbour in an a scrap heap in Canton Road by Lo Tung-fan, barrister-at-law and

attempt to escape but was ar-la Chinese constable was member of the Hongkong Bar,

granted rested. He said that a marriage, to be

yesterday by Mr. Hlmsworth. on Monday, Kwok Tin-po, practis-valid, must be accompanied by a ins lawyer of the Republic of contract, exchange of gifts and China, said the ceremony was re-

pubite ceremony. garded to be complete after the Marriage by proxy by the use cock had worshipped the ances of the decorated cock was formerly before Mr. T. J. Houston at the tors, paid respects to the assem-practised in cases where the bride Central Court yesterday in the bled relatives and entered the groom was delayed for the wed-committal case against Guilherme bridal chamber. "

ding, but the marriage would A. D'Aralys Guimaraes, alias Wi- In 1932, when the marriage took subsequently be consummated. place, the present Chinese. Civil;

liam Gutmaraes, who was charged A widow, sald witness, could Code did not exist, and the parti-remarry, but someone must act as under false pretences.

with having obtained $13,200 cular form of ceremony was ac-principal on her behalf... cepted as a proper ceremony, he Baid,

FALSE PRETENCES

ALLEGED Further evidence

WILL

heard

Murder Hunt In Shanghai

17 ARRESTS BY FRENCH POLICE

The French Police in Shanghai continued to investigate the mur Guimaraes was alleged to have der of Inspector Zens Kono Ewa, On the point of succession, Mr.obtained the money from Tong who was shot by a rickshaw coolle Lo said that, according to the Yuk-cho, Becretary of the Wel-in a bas on June 25 and have La Wat-yu, former judge of Ching code, a person could not halwer Administrative Office, by announced the Kwangtung Supreme Cout. adopt another as a son whose falsely pretending that he was in three conductors of the French that they arrested atated that before the Civil Code surname was not the same. Mr. came into force, Judicial decisions Lo said that defendant, according Bren

a. position to sell and deliver six Tramway Company who were tim were based on the Ching code to Chinese law, was the legal rounds of ammunition. He was the instigators of the crime.

machine-guns and 6,000 plicated by the murderer as being where it.. was not contrary successor to the deceased in the further alleged that he conspired to Republican concepts and also case.

A CONFESSION? on, customs and practices,

Kwong to cheat Tong by fraud agents, the conductors confessed Leung Tim and Yeung When questioned by the Police

that they had organized the Mr. C. A. S. Russ appeared for murder and declared that they the complainant, while Mr. M. da Silva was for the defence.

Hearing was further adjourned to July ...

Hearing will be continued today.

with

and "false pretences.

Airport News Urban Council da Silva

TYPHOON DELAYS

CLIPPER

Many of those who had booked their passages by the California

Clipper, which

WAR

originally

Meeting

APPLICATIONS

- REFUSED

A REALLY BIG TURNOVER

did it out of revenge on the In- spector for his bad treatment. To

this end, they collected $250 among other employees of the Company, who were discontented with the Inspector. These were also arrested in the afternoon. A fine of $250 or three months":

Besides the money they gave the hard labour Was imposed on murderer a pistol which was stolen scheduled to arrive yesterday from

Cheong Hing, 29, unemployed, from a private watchman of the Two. applications for a milk shop when he pleaded before Mr. H. G. Tai Kee Company in Rue Cassini Manila, with U.S. Malis dated San license, and one for an eating Francisco June 25, will not be able house were refused at the fort-

Sheldon at the Central Court

TWO BULLETS to proceed to Manlia as they in- nightly meeting of

yesterday to a charge of keeping the Urban

As reported on June 27 in the tended,

a common gambling house at. No. "North-China Daily News," In- Council, held yesterday, while a food factory at No. 8.Stone Nullah

36, Wellington Street.

spector Zeng Koso Hwa was riding Lane, ground door, will not have its counts, that of obtructing the opened are at him, shooting him Cheopg was charged with two in bus 849 when A Dassenger license renewed until after Septem-police and the one to which he down with two bullets in the head. ber 30, 1940.

The following was placed before first count and his plea was ac-when the driver applied the brakes pleaded guilty. He denied the The killer escaped from the bus the meeting:-

to raise the alarm and was pur- fying the approval of the Le-

Bgt, Cullinan, who prosecuted, sued by several police agents who, gislative Council to the amend said that when he entered the shot him down in Rue Mollere, A ment of the by-laws under the Premises he found gambling going Chinese woman and child were heading "Domestic Cleanlines on. There were sets of dominos, wounded by the assassin when he and Prevention of Disease" and dice and a pack of cards on the exchanged shots with the police- sub-heading "Restrictions on premises. A sum of over 340 was men.

The typhoon conditions over the China Sea has necessitated an al- teration in the Eying schedule of Fan American Airways. The Call- fornia Clipper has been taken off the trip to Hongkong and will be replaced by the China Clipper, which is now expected to arrive at Kal Tak on Monday arid return to Manila on Tuesday.

Whereas the California Clipper has accommodation for 84 pas- sengers, the China Clipper can only accommodate 26, which means, that about 40 passengers who had booked passages will have to find other means of travelling. I

The next Clipper due to arrive in Hongkong, after the China

Clipper, will be on July 18,

1. Letter from Government signi- cepted by the police.

IMPERIAL AIRWAYS Weather conditions being fav ourable. Imperial Airways outward service will leave Kat Tak this morning. The next outward ser-3. vice is scheduled to leave Kal Tak on Bunday morning. The next in- ward plane is due to arrive to-

morrow.

Two Clippers Due Here

Sale of Certain Food-stuffs" set found on the table. Among other The murderer is undergoing forth in Schedule A to the Pub things found was an account book treatment at Ste. Marie's Hospital lic Health (Sanitation) Ordin-which recorded the turnover in at present and his condition t ance, 1935.

thousands of dollars.

Letter from Government signi- fying the approval of the Le- gislative Council to the amend- ment of the by-lawa under the heading "Food Shops" set forth to the Public Health (Food) Ordinance, 1935. Letter from Government signi- fying the approval of the Le- gislative Council to the amend- ment of the by-laws under the heading "Restaurants and Eat- ing-houses" set forth to the Public Health (Food). Ordin- ,ance, 1935.

THOSE FRESENT Fresent at the meeting were :-

Isaid to be very serious.

JAPANESE ACCUSATION OF BAD FAITH FALSE

The following has been issued by Headquarters, China Com- ...dand:

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" Domei report stated that the Japanese Military spokesman“, at Canton said that the British Authorities in Hongkong had violated the verbal "Gentleman's Agreement" of 1938, which was to the effect that 48 hours notice would be given of any Japan-. ese military moves on the Hongkong Border if the, matter was kept secrat.

The Domel report continues to Buch breach of faith on the part say that the Japanese Military of the British Authorities is flatly spokesman stated that Chinese contradicted.

Pan American Airways announ- The Chairman of the Council (G. documents had been seized by It is further pointed out that ced late yesterday afternoon that 6. "Kennedy-Skipton Exedre), The Japanese troops during their opera- rumours of impending operations, two Clippers would be arriving in Deputy Director of Health Services tions near Pingshan which in-were current both in Macne and Hongkong next week, the China (Dr. N. C. MacLeod), Vice-Chair- cluded instructions from Marshal Hongkong! week before the Clipper on Monday and the Hono-man. F. C. Hall, Esq., L. C F Bel- Chiang Kai-shek ordering, as the period in question, lulu Clipper on the following day, lamy. M.C.. A. el Arcull, Esq., Dr. result of a notice from the British "In order to accommodate the large N. Chau. B. Wong Tape. Esq. sida, that local Chinese forces number of passengers and the Tang Shiu-kin, Esq. MEE, Dr. A should strengthen their defences -large volume of airmail that has M. Rodrigues, Lt Tse-fong, Esq. ·

accumulated in Hongkong.

Each Clipper will depart for **San Francisco via Manila and Honolulu on the day following its arrival here,

The China Clipper has accom-

modation for 26 passengers and

is fully book with the majority of

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of Po On against the Japanese ad- vance.

REFUGEE SHIP IN STORM

While the first typhoon signal It is pointed out that the Bri was holsted in the Colony on Mon- Lian Anthorities only received day a report from the Royal Ob- notification of the recent opera servatory seemed to indicate that to 12 hours before they actually the 1960 Manila bound British commended. It is thus perfectly women and children refugees in a obvious that there can be no 26,000 ton ocean liner, passed near

on Tuesday, July 2, 1940. grounds, however remote, for this the centre of the disturbance, în

the passengers destined to Hono-China Lights (0)

Julu and San Francisco, However, HK, Tramways

approximately 40 accommodations.

-Rrenavailable, as far as Manila

at least, on the Honolulu Clipper.

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