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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH TUESDAY MAY
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SUPREME COURT.
THE HONGKONG BANK
SHARES ISSUE.
BANK ASSISTANT'S EVIDENCE.
THE PRINCIPLE OF ENGLISH LAW.
1911
it was not a lasting one and per
Man has, porlaps instinctively,
so priza cattle are on- mitted of an easy evasion simply from the stress and storms of life.
endeavoured: 10 shield womun | Port *Abunda, which ar
sha motting on routo the modification of the proposals. It is true that, in doing so, ho has
for Jo The cattle have been 'However it is not our intention eroated maoy abuses which
brought from England. to discuss at any length the centuries of legislation have not Mr. G. W, C. Buchett, who was. A. 8. WATSON & schemes brought forward by many yot swept away; yet the fact re-well-known here as an amateur of the adherents of the move mains that he has, successfully ed to the Colony today from Caire artist some four years ago, return- mont, but to oxamine a few in most cases, confined liis mate to join the staff of the Hongkong of the reasons given in support of to a useful and honoured sphere Telegraph." the demands of such bodios us the of life, and still hins beon able to Women's Social and Political conduct his business on very ox
Justice, Sir Francis, Piggott, on
Before his Lordship the Chief, Union. Thoro was an old French collent lines. With the advent of
the Original side of the Supreme writer who writing on the quasi- votes for woman much that
Court this morning, the trial was upward movement of the fair is beautiful sentiment will be
resumed of an issue as to the BCX wrote that woman as woman swept away. Eve's daughters
ownership of 24 Hongkong Bank was adorable but when she will no longer be potential wivosas drifted out to soa., emulated man, "elle devint singo.and motliers, ruling the world us
shares and 12 now shares issued We note from the "Yellow by the Bank. Mr. Eldon Potter, While not entirely agreeing with they rock the cradlo, but possible Dragon," the Queen's College instructed by Mr. C. E. H. Boavis, the latter sentiment, we cannot antagonists in politics, sport and journal; that Mr. J. O. Hughes, of Messrs. Wilkinson and Grist, help ondorsing the first, and if our business, and if such should bematical prize, has consented to Wai Chi) on the isano and Hon. the donor of the College mathe-appeared for the plaintiff (Chan opposition were only on ac the case, the often foretold war of count of an aversion to seeing the sexes will no longer be a write the description of the in- woman descend from her high thing of dim fanciful prophecy, vestiture of the Prince of Wales but a terrible reality, a reality at Carnarvon for the journal. Dr. that would bring more misery in
Batoson Wright will represent hundred sanguine wars. its train to this globe than a the "Dragon" at the Coronation.
WINE AND SPIRIT
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podestal, wo should considor it porfectly justified. Some WHISKY will say that, sheer romanticism A Blend of the Finest Pure is no argument, that sentiment should occupy no place in politics, but human naturo is not yet foduced to sheer passionless logic; and still would fain roserve to
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woman that imalo of reverence with which she was invested noarly us fur back as the Cardon' of Eden.
HONGKONG DAY
BY DAY.
Tho "Tonyo Maru" will leave Hongkong on May 12th for Formosa, on ronto. America, calling at Koolung,
During the 24 hours ending It has been argued that the ad- has occurred, the victim, as in all noon to-day ono case of pingue vent of women voters would do a the cases up to dato, being n great deal towards the amoliora-Chineso. Robert Portor & Co.'s tion of the lot of the female
Mr. H. E. Pollock, K.C., instruct ed by Mr. W. B. Hind, of Mossra, Birution and Hett, represented the defendunt (Clain Nu Ying) on the issue.
Bank, was called into the witness Mr. Evans, of the Hongkong
The following letter has been received, from the South Man-box. churia Railway Co., Dalny, by Messrs. Thos. Cook and Son, Hongkong dated May 3rd, 1911
We are pleased to inform you medical inspection at Woosung against steamers from this port has been abolished. Our steamer service between Dalny and Shang- hai is now running as usul with out any detention or restriction.
A complaint.Jus heon lodged nt the police station by Wong Yung, in unemployed Chineso,
His Lordship -What's the practice of the Bank whon probate is presented without a special object-We enter it in the books,
the ground that non-production being guilty of bronch of trust of vouchers was no ground for but one of landing money disallowance of the items. The to the exccutrix on a will in application was refused on the respect of which all the ground that the inquiry could not beneficiurios agreed. be re-opened once the items had His Lordship Then you say boon disallowed. The case stood that an infant vin't re-open ho this way. Those disbursements cause the guardian turas round which had boon brought forward and says "I was your guardian. to show that they had paid cortain Mr. Potter-He has his remerly items wore disallowed. If they In this case, there were five bone wore dissatisfied with the order ficiories. Four wore of age. Ono;
for discharge or variance, and the ad in a testamentary guardian aro they could havo appealed in the was not, and had a testamentary
Registrar's decision could have vastly superior to those of un or ordinary way by motion applying guardian. Now flas powers vost
boen upset. This question is in dinary guardian. → portant on the issuo, as it was on the disbursements that this loan by Chan Wai Chi hanged. * whether it's relevant at all! This Mr. Polter-he question is issuo deals with a title to certain shares,
His Lordship agreed. that it'll make my cross-oxamina
Mr. Pollock The trouble is tion of Wong Shi considerably lessened. I've a lot of bombs to fire at your Lordship" (Laughter).
Mr. Potter-I told your Lord-T bombs in his pockets to fire at ship that my friend had a lot of
your Lordship (Lauglitor.)
that all he had been asked by his
Proceeding, Mr. Pollor and i Lordship to do yesterday-und he was bound to do it was to show
his Lordship-Was sho_ap- pointed testamentary guardian?
Do
Mr. Paltor-Yes.. administration that would be a complete answer 7-Yes.
you say that in a caso of
Further hearing was adjourned.
FASHIONS FOR MEN.
THE NEW LOUNGE SUIT!
It is tho new lounge suit that a most about when the coming man on a visit to his tailor thinks summer is casting its chills before in false and treacherous signs of settled change of climate. But the present imo is none too early for ordering that quit of suits in average man spends most of hio tinto, and the question us to whether he wears it in April with or without an overcont, for out- door purposes, is one purely of individual constitution, though,
green
you enter them in the books?-possession of the shares in dispute,
When a person has shares, do how his client came to be in the which the man of to-day-the Not.necessarily.
1 His Lordship-Not only that of shares do you put them in the ed to them.
When persons become owners but you must show you aro entitl- books? It's not necessary, though | Mr. Pottor Am I to bs it has been done sometimes: blamed if the executrix had is the owner of the shares. In ing for the sake of argument accepting advico, he will go very. How are you to know then who acted wrongly? Even asuni-if he be wise, and not above this case, the sharesscom to have that she was guilty of brench of cautiously about the pleasant worker. This half truth is poron "lis Tour in the Far East" He alleges that on the 7th inst., only method is to keep a probato WaiChi? It was never suggested; propriate to the occasion. It is Bishop Montgomery in to speak of 104 Dos Veux Road West. belonged to the deceased.-Our trust, what has that to do with Chan houts" of spring in n costume ap
business of greeting the " BULL DOG haps one of the greatest fallacies at the S.P.G. anniversary meeting about 10 30 p.m., he was approach book.
that the money had gone into his So that when a transfer comes packets. about, the executor becomes the
very tempting to honour the "fresh holder of thin shares?-Yos.
earth in now loaves drost" by walking upon it similarly attired now leaves; but it would be as -substituting new clothes for
do this to get a spring overcoat in well for the man who intends to addition-one of the latest alip made fairly full in the skirt, and on light-weight whipcord coats,
with roomy sleeves into which the wearer may make his bookward plunge without straining the un- der-coat and wrinkling it up at the back of the neck.,
BRAND
GUINNESS'
The National Bank of Chha announces the retirement of Mr. George Munro, who for the period of two years has been London manager of the bank,
that the Suffragette lias ever put in the Albert Hall, London, forward in support of her case. Friday next. A little ronsoning will we venturo to think convinco our readers on the subject. The worth of labour is always dependent on the value of the article which labour producos, and if that bo, the case, the wagos of the A. S. WATSON & chain maker and the pottery
STOUT in PINTS and SPLITS.
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ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS. › Hongkong, 7 July, 1010. [28.
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hand cannot be greatly affected by logislation. The price paid to labour can never exceed its worth and if woman tried to raise
the wage of the poor half starved iron workor above its marketable value by net of Parliament, then the employes would have to find a substitute and the worker's so- cond state would be worse than
His Lordship-But the fact is fairly patent that ho know all that was going on and was a consenting party.
oned from behind by a man who put one hand over his mouth and the other over his eyes. A confederate then relioved
In answer to further ques of his pocket book, tims by his Lordship, witness hin containing $65. The com stated he was not in a position to plainant says that he can identify offer a suitable explanation. He to show why I should not continue Mr. Potter-It's for my friend one of the three men, who have liad merely been asked to come to be in possession of the shares, been concerned in the robbery. forward and produce the probate Surely it's not for me to show why book und testify to the entries I should continue in possession of made therein.
thom! I've already proved my client to be the registered and, for that reason, the legal owner of the shares.
Council will be hold on Thursday
A meeting of the Legislative when the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai will ask the following question:Will the Governinoat lay on the table at the next meeting of this Coun cil a return showing(1.). The total amount of revenue; (2. The
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Mr. Pollock-It's moant to re- gister probate as well?--Yes.
Eyary transfer must be made out by floed?-Yos.
It is stated that $20,000 is to. be spent on the new Star Ferry wharf. The structure will be a two storey one, with offices above. mont on the existing promises.. It will be a tremendous improvo-
The directors of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Limited, Denmark, have declared 1910as for the preceding year, viz., (4.) The amount of military con- the same dividend and bonus for The amount of margin (if any) Yes.
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His Lordship-It seems to me But to the now lounge suit il- It's also tho practice that you that the family wasa wealthy oneself. Some of my readers havo don't recognise a transforce unless and lived boyond their means, sont in the shop-windows or the his nano is approved and entered, beyond tho will and borrowed
total amount of expenditure; (3.) on the register of the Bank? monoy from Olian Wai Chi and fiting-rooms of the lesser lights
Mr. Pollock (To his Lordship)
paid him out of the estate,
Mr. Potter-Borrowed through the executrix and transferred shares in return,
18 per cent., including the 5 partribution, and (5.) Total amount-That may be important by cont. already paid.
spent on Public Works Extra-and-bye. It may not be import ordinary for the years 1896 to ant now. It's Article 82 of tho 1910 inclusive?
Deed of Settlement.
A telegram from Batavia - to the || the first Again, consider the Doli "Courant" states the city has woman cork. It has been ad-again beca declared infected with mitted that female labour only cholera and that Hariston's markable progross in the work of Since 1900 thero has been re- owes its success in this direction Circus has been closed owing to Protostant Missions in China, to its cheapness, and any attempt cases of cholera amongst the The number of communicants has to raise its cost to the omployes |
stable personnel,
increased from 80,682 to 195,905, | will end to the dotriment of woman It has been decided to continue 1,760 to 2,020, and pupils from day schools have grown from and the rehabilitation of man. So the classes at the Ponk School 30,010 to 45,730; higher institn much for thosuffrugello argument during the summor. By the tious of learning from 105, with that when an elector she can Mr. G. A. Tisdall, the classes will 34,064 students. Foreign mission courtesy of the hon. treasurer, 4,285 pupils, to 1,116 with oxorciso a useful influence on be held at his residence, "Quarn-workers have increased from don," opposite the Peak Hotel, 2,401 to 4,209, and Chinese mis- commencing June 1st.
sion workers from 5,071 to 11,601.
Hongkong Telegraph social conditions.
HONGKONG, Tursday, May 9, 1911.
It is still an open question us to whether the female mind cur dispassionately consider any poli- tical question. The conduct of the
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of the clothes market fashion plates for the season in whiloh ono of the figures is wearing a last year's lounge suit, and not a vory good example of it at that. I make mention of that figure in in some minds that the artist case it might have lod to the belief
of the moment. He has not. He luis correctly reproduced thastyle has gone to the pains of drawing
His Lordship-I can't say. Mr. Patter Sho must havO Witness was then excused. done so. There was no other regard to the question of disburse, he was entitled to lend money to Mr. Pollock said that with way. If Clan Wai Chi so pleased, ments, or alleged disbursements, the executrix. She exocated the as a matter of law, the other side transfor herself. was precluded from taking up the His Lordship-But she gave waist and a very long skirt, thus gistrar was final and binding. question. The power of the Re-him power of attorney?
Insurance Company.
remedy.
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a jacket with a very pronounced.
Mr. Potter-When the time exaggerating the characteristics. Mr. Potter The question is not came for the sale of the shares, she of last season's garment, and his relevant on the issue. ship to an order made in Cham-out a prima facie case. If people
made the transfer herself. All I picture has come forth into the Mr. Pollock referred his Lord want to show is that. I've made light at a time when hunge hers by his Lordship on the 24th assent to do a certain thing, they tively short, and having only n Jackets are being cut compara June, 1910, on an application cannot afterwards come back and suggestion of shapoliness worked which was mado by way of an dissout.
into their outer lines. Not by a originating summons, for certain Mr. Pollock-An infant cannot the old sacque suit, the coat of long way have we gone back to Judgment was given with
accounts to be taken. Contrary to sono statements
dissent. costs at the Summary Court this
His Lordship made, the dollars fpinstres) bought
The order afternoon in favour of the four
Mr. Potter A guardian has the which bulged out from the collar thero would have
lino ns if it had been filled with in Saigon have not been purchased
related right of absolute disposal of pro- nir. But the tailors are not re WOMAN'S FRANCHISE. members of the Women's Social Hotel for a total sum of $129,23 by the Chinese Government. Thto certain shares in the Yangtszo, perly.
plaintiffs who sued the Chung On
The ward has legal peating the lounge coat of last and Political Union would seeui Mr. Hung appeared for the plaint-mutter luas been arranged through The introduction of a bill into to show that they could not. The iffs and Mfr. Almada for the de- thermal course of busi-mule for various accounts to be sanction what you are asking me fation of the figuro I have drawn
Mr. PollockThe order was tho Banque de Pindo-Chino in
His Lordship-I wore to sony, and they most certainly are the Ilouse of Commons, to give recent scenosin Parliament square, fondants..
not caricaturing it, after the female suffrage, in even the most the assaults on Cabinet ministers
The total amount is taken an account of personal to, I'll upret the whole principle attention to. ness, modified form, is on event which and the like seem to show that as a crowded island the other will be forwarded from Saigon to hands of the plaintiff, and so on. do whunt they liked with wille, fitting body with a moderatels
When wo referred to Penang $10,000,000 (pinetres), which cat, funeral expenses, legnoies of English law. as regards the
and annuities coming into the Chinese. The Chinese could then lounge cout consist of an easily
The innin points of the new must provide much food for oncoolsessed with any particular day, says tlie Straits Echo," Shanglini. At Shanghai the coins speculation. Already the legis idon, their minds are incapable of did not know there were 139,370 will be dent with by die ordinary Kemp before he went home. On English law to provent a person length of skirt, fronts rounded off
The matter came up before Mr. Mr. Potter-There's nothing in defined waist line éan lature has laid down the rules accepting anything else. Assuming people on it.
ordinary ameltors and converted into Sycee, We hope the governing the extension of the that to be the case, then prejudice Automobile Club will spare the without anything to do with the distinten bor, 1910, Mr. from doing what he liked ns long from a straight line and not municipal vote to the fair sex, would be introduced to a greater tion of 1,271 is safe, thank good-baying silver at the present time. Pence or the ground that, no tind case, will the beneficiaries the lowest button (which in some odd 370. Our floating popula Chinese Government, which is not Kemp disallowed the funeral ex us proporty is vested in him. In beginning to branch away from making the property qualification oxtent than is now the case. Ex-
vonchers were produced. The under the will agreed to do a of paramount importance, and it amples which slow that such is
What very nearly theatened to nearly $5,000. On the money. If the beneficiaries agreed
amount was a very large one certain thing, namely, to borrow cases is the highest also, although one button lounges are not likely is interesting to note that the the case are not hard to find. In Mr. Charles Mackay, "Scotch turn into a terrible catastrophe goneral question of disburse to throw the property into the to be so fashionable as the two- bill, at present before the Com-fone of the states of America rocoived at the Bijon Theatre last the tram track rear Arsenal Street, the whole of the disbursement There's nothing in Englisli from what is known as an open
Comedian," was onthusiastically occurred on Saturday evening on ments, Mr. Kemp disallowed harbour, they could have done so.
button kind), long lapels coming mons, is moulded upon the same rather advanced form of female night. Mr. Mackay is undoubted-A down tram was proceeding along side of the account and said plain- iu n case where the beneficiaries step, leaves fisting the arm allow lines. The Conciliation Bill; of last suffrage was established. The ly the Harry Lauder of the East, the narrow waterfront, when an tiff could be assumed to be in agree on a certain course of action to the cuff, and buttons covered ...yoar, was upon much the same place was not a hundred miles He sang three songs in each part, automobilerushed up from behind possession of the whole or greater to force them to observe the exact with the material used in the closer than usual from the elbowi basis, but it mot an early fate, by from Montann. So bitter did fool-all being full of wit and humour, and, just cleared, the tram. Al part of the estate. being shelved in the most appro- ing run between the feminine from start to finish. Mr. Mackay antomobilo approached at what never conchided. It's clear wo Mr. Potter-My friend says
terms ofn will... keeping the audience in laughter most at the same moment, another Mr. Potter-That inquiry was Mr. Pollock-Yes, there is.
making of the suit. There is a priate Parliamentary fashion, be members of opposing bodies that has just finished a very success appeared to be a tremendous can'tbeestopped when the inquiry there is...
great revival now in same ing committed to the tender care of the system Jiad to be readjusted ful engagement in Peking, Tion-speed considering the congested was never finished,
matorial buttons for all suits a committee of the whole House, and woman's vole has been retain and Shanghai. He will only traffic from the opposite direction Mr. Pollock I can't refer to tion of an infant.
Mr. Pollock There's the questo dome-shaped kind, basket- axcept dress suits, these having The main objection to the old legated to the limbo of the past then proceeds to Australia, where Fortunately, the trans driver imb. It's beyond even my power fan
stop here for a short time, and and a collision, soomed imminent, three or four items at the same
mor. Potter-Thero's only lus colour for the 1911 lounge il la worked in silk. The leading measure was that while it gave Of course it cannot be said that he is booked for a long period. pulled up just in time, the look out a summons, which rouble. It's rather significant the vote to women of property the man is a paragon of political vir Miss Grace Wilson is still keep chauffeur at the same time swerv was quite a proper procedure to that he is the only pers
brown, though many men are humble worker only benefitted to the, yet no one doubte that he is ing her audiences in bewildermenting to onaside, thereby saving the dont on the 10th October, 1010, digress. If donen
aticking to their grays o patent of one-tenth of her more fitted by hereditary aptitude with her quick changes. All her ear from being reduced to matchy and the rasult was that the order legal poalition, any stro number, Such an objection was and training to discuss the busis numbers are now and well select wood and the passengers from was discharged or varied. What the foot le Chore, He good enough to spoil the chances of neas affairs of a great concern a very neat song, and dances, is number of the car could not point appeared on his notes. Mr.
ed. Miss Grace Vyvenne, wliosinge probable fatal consequences. The Mr. Wakeman decided on that nedy, alhough the bill of 1910, but unfortunately such as an Empire,
fumbursed out of:
· very graceful and petit
be obtained.
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