1914-06-20 — Page 1

The Hongkong Telegraph

(ESTABLISHED, 1881.)

Copyright, 1914 by the Proprietor.

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June 20, 1914,

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TELEGRAMS.

June 20, 1913.

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TELEGRAMS.

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TELEGRAMS.

CHAPTER OF DISASTERS.

THE EXPRESS MISHAP.

GOLF.

'NEW WRANGLERS.

GREAT LOSS OF LIFE.

A TERRIBLE AFFAIR,

YARDON THE CHAMPION.

MEXICAN WAR.

AMERICA INSISTS.

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SCOTTISH SUCCESSES.

TURKEY & GREECE.

OPTIMISM AND PESSIMIS i.

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London, Received, June 20.

London, Received June 20,

London. Received June 20.

London, Heceived June 20.

London. Rorajved June 19.

London, Received June 19.

TELEGRAMS:

NEWS FOR BUSY MEN.

CONDENSED.

The Bulow has been refloated. Vardon won the Open Golf Championship.

j.

Two hundrei miners have been killed in an explosion at Bill Creet mine, Fernia, B.O.

Two handied colliers have

Reater's correspondent

Details of the mishap to the In the Open Golf Champion, In the Cambridge Mathematical. The American delegates at the

Though there is still cutimism Vancouver states that 200 mindre express train at Carrbridge show ship, Vardon won with a score of Tripos two women and twenty Mediation Conferoce at Niagara in the European capital gard- were killed by an explosion at that a thaarlerstorm deluge broke 306, He showed magnificent ve men have been classed as Falle insist upon the appointing the Tarko-Greek diep s, the Hill Crest Mine, Fernie.

on the bridge as the train was form, played with steadiness, wranglers. The men

are all meat of "Rebel" President in lighthouses have been extinguish- Reator's correspondent at Fresing and hurled three car kept a fine length and played a English or Scottish with the ex- Mexico as the unly means of Liege states that a fire in the riages into the ravine. Four perfect game.. Other scores ception of one Indian. Three are ending hostilities, and hope that ed along the coast in Asia Minor, Maribaye Colliery cut off 200 bodies have been recovered and were:-Taylor, 309; Simpson ex-Board Echeal lads. The sno- the delegates of President Huerta and two clussee of Turkish Re-ul off in a fire at the Mari- colliers, while a further 200 it is foared that there are others 310; Mitchell, 312; Williamson, 38888 of the

hayo colliery, near Liege. Scotsmen are will not further oppose a plan servists have been called out. managed to ecoape.

under a carriage lying in the 312; Wilson, 313.,

notable.

promising peace, Jenkins with a Reater's correspondent at Nice stream.

score of 315 states that 30 people were

was easily the leading amateur, buried through the collapse of a

Quimet's score was 342; he was railway tunnel which was "being

not among the first fifty. constructed in the vicinity.

Hilton retired. Twelve dead and seven injured bave so far been dug out.

.

NEW CHIEF JUSTICE.

London. Received June 20.

OPIUM CONVENTION,

CONFERENCE DECISION.

London. Received June 20

Reuter's correspondent at the Hague.states that the Opium

[Vardon last won the Cham- pionship in 1911, and since then the winners have been;- 1912 E. Ray; 1913, J. H. Taylor]

JAPAN & CALIFORNIA

London, Recolved June 20.

THE BULOW.

LINER REFLOATED.

London, Received June 20, The N.UL. liner Bulow, which went ashore at Weymouth, has tsen reflented.

The statement is significant in

The feeling of passimiem is view of to-day's concluding growing in Constantinople. meeting of the. Mediators.

The Sorvian declaration euro

It is understood at General

Villa recognises Curranza as porte Greece; it has strong y Civil Chief, bat he himself impressed the Porte. will be the supremo military authority.

Postponed,

Later.

HOME CRICKET.

A message from Niagara Falls states that the couth American London. Received June 20. mediators announce that to-day

The Argentine delegate is gone Warwickshire beat Gloucester-conference had been postponed,

and 107 runs.

to confer with Mr. Bryan.

Cooforonce has agreed, despite respondent statss that President Renter's Washington Cor- to abstestion of certain Powers, Wilson donies that Japan (losires that the Convention of 1912 can arbitration on the Californian shire at Coventry by an innings come into force when ratified by Land Law. Justice

the signatories.

Mr. Ewen Reginald Logan, magistrate in the East African Protectorate since 1905, has been gazetted Chief Seychelles.

ESTATE DUTIES.

Full Text of new Hong- kong Bill.

HOW DUTY WILL BE LEVIED

Should be. Carefully Studied by all.

reimbursement obtained; nor

cannot be

(c.) more than once for the 8ame debt or incurabrance charged upon different portions

of the estate;

and any debt or incumbrance for which an allowance is made shall be deducted from the value of the property liable thereto.

Debts due to persons resident

'A' Denial..

Lendon. Received June 20,

Mr. E R. Logan, magistrate in East Africa, has been gazetted Chief Justice of Seychelles,

President Wilson denies that Japan desires arbitration on the Californian Land Law.

Thirty people have been buried in the collapse of a railway tunnel being constructed near Nice.

The American player Odinat did badly in the Open Golf Championship, not being among the first fifty,

The Turkish Embassy affirms that the party of naval offices reported to have arrived in con.

ession with the securing of cooled from the stream into which a Four bodies have been recover“. and transports, is in England in portion of the express train fell connection with Dreadnoughts at Carrbridge. and knows nothing of transporta.

Two classes of Turkish Reser- vists have been called out and. the fooling of pessimism is grow- ing in the capital. -

The American delegates to the Peace Conference insist on

thereof is at any time vested, and such affidavit or account and the probate to enter into a bond with to the true value of the estate and every person in whom the same value of the various properties or without sureties in euch sa the estate duly already paid and a vested in possession by aliena-included therein as he thinks amount as he shall think fit to shall at the same time pay to the tion or other derivative title shall necessary, and e pereen making secure the filing of such affidavit Commissioner interest upon the the appointment of a rebel Pre-

accountable for the estate duty or tendering an affidavit shall as uforesaid and the payment of duty at the rate per annum men-sident in Mexico. on the property and shall within be legally bound at the the proper ostate. duty thereontioned in section 8 sub-section

named in auch hond. Such bond may be in the prescribed form.

the time required by this office of the Coliss when within such time as shall be (6) from the date of the death or Ordiennes or such later time as ever required by him, and to

from such subsequent dats as the the Commissioner allons deliver furnish and produce to the

Commissioner may in the cir to the Commissioner and verify Commissioner such explanations

constances think proper. Such an account for the Commissioner and documentary another evidence

Deferred payment.

additional estate duty shall be to the best of his knowledge and as the Commissioner may require. ia satieded that the estate duty original afidavit or account if (3.) Where the Commissioner paid by stampa affixed to the out of the Colony. belief, of the property. (Concluded from Yesterday.)

(2.) An allowance shall not be

Inspection of Property. leviablo in respect of any property any person who ought to deliver Powers of Commissioner.

(6) The Commissioner, if he cannot without excessive saorifice further allidavit or account as made in the first instance for Below we give concluding por debts due from the deceased to tion of the text of the Bill entitled persons resident out of the Colony summon before him any person port to him the value thereof for period, to such extent and on scribed period he shall forfeit the

(3). The Commissioner may

thinks fit, may authorice a person be raised at once, he may allow in this sub-ection mentioned to inspect any property and re-payment to bo postpone i for such neglects to do so within the pre- unlesa contracted to be paid in accountable for estate duty, and lovy of Estate Duty payable in the Colony or charged on properyt any person whow the Commis-the purposes of this Ordinanco, payment of such interest no1 sum of $1,000 and shall also be respect of the estates of deceased aitaste within the Colony) except sioner believes to bave taken and, if he does so, the person exceeding 8 per cent, per annum liable to pay treble the amount of persons. The firat portion out of the value of any property posession of or administered any

Loving the oustody or possession or any higher interest yielded by additional estate duty chargeable appeared in our issue of yester of the decessed situats pus of the part of the estate in respect of of that property shall permit the the property, and on such terms and the same pod by a dire le day.

Colony in respect of which estate which estate duty is leviable on person so authorised to inspect as the Commissioner may think from him to the Crown and be duty is paid; and there shall be the death of the deceased, or of the it at such reasonable time in the fit.

Commissioner considers neoe8- no repayment of estate duty in income of any part of such estato, per cent. per annum on the estate respect of such debts, except to or any person whom the Comary. duty shall be paid from the date to the satisfaction of the Com-to the deceased or any person the extent to which it is shown missioner believes to La indebted

an Ordinance to provide for the

Interest payable on estate duty, (5.) Interest at the rate

of 4

o Costs of Valuation.

(7.) When the Commissioner

Increase of Estate duty whea Delay in lodging affidavit, &c.

12. In every case where un

of the death up to the date of the missioner, that the property of whom the Commissioner believes requires a valuation to be made affidavit for the Commissioner or

recover able in the same way as Crown rents may be recovered.

(3.) In case there has been an appeal under section 17 from a

or the expiration of 6 months in which the person to whom as to such estate, and may examine/coste of such valuation shell be of a deceased person, is for the made ander section 10 subarction |

first time lodged with the Com. missioner after the lapso of one shall made for the return of excess

(8) of this Ordina e, no claim

the estate of B person

Interest in Expectancy,

after the death, whichever first such debte are due resides, ie euch person with regard to the

defrayed by the Commission, happens, and shall form part of insufficient for their payment.

Certificate, premises and may require any 'the estate duty and subject us

year from the date of the death eate duty or for the payment of (3.) The principal valas of any such person to produce any docu-

(8.) When the Commissioner of auch person, or, in the case of aforesaid interest at the rate of 8

additional estate duty except un per cent. per annum for the property shall be estimated to be ments in his custody or power has ascertained the amount of probate having been granted by period during which it remains the price which, in the opinion relating to the cetate in respect of estate duty payable on an affida-

趄 Coart of Probate situate the ground that the particulars of of the Commissioner, such pro. which estate duty is laviable on vitoron an account beshall certify outside the Colony in respect of the decoscd, or the general the property passing on the death unpaid shall accrue on the estate

perty would fotoh if sold in the the death of the deceased.

the same in writing in the pre-of And duty payable.

open market at the time of the any such person who without any scribed form and the proper dying outside the

expenses, debts or incumbrances" Colony, for which uilowance was made, Date when Duty Shall Become death of the deceased.

lawful impediment or excuse, to stampe shall forthwith be affixed where an affidavit for the Com. Due.

be allowed by the Commissioner, to the affidavit or account, Filing Accounts of Property. fails to come before the Commia. (9.) The Commissioner may the first time lodged with the

missioner, or an account, is for were not coniectly stated in thỏi (6.) The estate daty which is

affidavit or gevouat. to be collected upon an affidavit 10.-1.) Every person apply- sioner, at the time appointed or remit the interest payable onestate Commissioner after the lapse of for the Commissioner or on an ing for probate shall, to the best refuses to answer any question daty where the amount of such account, shall be due on the of his knowledge and Laliei, lawfully put him by the Commis interest is in his opinion so small one year from the date of the grant of such probaté, estate duty delivery thereof or on the expira specify is appropriate accounts sioner or fails to produce any not be repay the expense and shall be charged at 3 times the

(4.) When an estate inclues biohever first happens.

Commissioner in the prescribed forfeit the sum of $500 which Probate not to be issued Until lodging the affid.vit or accouat Allowance for Debts and Funeral form all the property in respect shall be a debt due to the Crown Estate Duty Pald. can prove to the satisfaction of duty in respent of that interest

Expenses.

of which estate duty is payable and be recoverable in the same

11 (1) No probate shall be the Commissioner that he was

shall be paid, at the option of the (1.) In determining the uron the death of the deceased, way as Crown rents may be issued by any Court until the nut within the said period of one person accountable for the estate value of an estate for the purpose and shall be accountable for the recovered and in addition to such Commissioner shall have certified year aware of the existence with duty, either with the estate duty of estate duty allowance shall be estate duty in respect of all forfeiture the Commissioner may in writing that the estate duty in the Colony of any property of ia respect of the rest of the estate nade for reasonable funeral property of which the deceased apply to the Supreme Court payable in respect of the estate whatsoever nature belonging to or when the interest felle into

was competent to dispose at his in summary expenses incurred in the Colony death but shall not be liable for matter to which his enquiry allowed payment thereof to be sad that he could not within such is not paid with the estate duty manner in the has been paid or that he has the estate of the deceased person, possession, and if the estate duty not exceeding $1,000 or 2 per cent of the asosrtained value of any duty in excess of the assets relates for an order enforcing postponed under sub-section (2) period with due and reasonable in respect of the rest of the estate, the estate whichever is the smaller which he has received as executor compliance with his reasonable or (3) of this section. and for debts and incumbrances or might but for his own neglect requirements. but an allowance shall not be or default have received. made-

tion of six months from the death annexed to an affidavit for the such document as aforesaid, abali labour of calculation and account customary rete, unless the persian interest in expectancy, estate

Beneficiaries and trustees

accountable for estate duty.

diligence have ascertained the When Value cannot be existence of the same. (4.) Nothing in this section Ascertained Immediately.

Re-payment of excess." shall be held to render liable any (2.) When the affidavit for the person who is entitled under any Commissioner contains the state the satisfaction of the Commis 13-(1) Where it is proved to Ordinance to deliver or order to ment and undertaking specified sicer that too much estate duty created by a dispositim made (2) Where property passes on te delivered property of a decens in section 8 sub-section (3) of by the deceased, unless such the death of the deceased, and his ed person without representation this Ordinance, the Commissioner has been paid the excess shall be debts or incumbrances were executor is not accountable for to his estate having first been may allow payment of the whole repaid by him. incurred or created bons fide the estate duty in respect of such obtained nor the person to whom or any part of the estate duty to

(a.) for debts incurred by the decessed, or

incumbrances

Further Affidavit of Account.

for fall consideration in money property, every person to whom property shall be delivered by or be postponed until after the issue (2.) If it shall be at any time or money's worth wholly for any property so passes, for any by the order of such person, of probate upon condition that a discovered that for any reason too (5.) All affidavite and accounts further and complete affidavit little estate duty has been paid the deceased's own use and beneficial interest in possession, benefit and take effect out of and also to the extent of the pro-required under this section shall shall be led and the proper the person accountable for estate party actually received or disposed be delivered to the Commissioner, estate duty paid theroon as soon duty shall within mouth of the (b) for any debt in respect of by him, every trustee, guardias, who shall, before the affidavit or as the fall value of the estate discovery deliver fuither affide whereof there is a right to committee, or other person in account in stamped, make each has been ascertained and the vit or further account and sball reimbursement from any other whom any interest in the property enquiry repeating the contents Commissioner may require pay the difference between the Palate or person unless such so passing or the management of, or the particulars verified by the person applying for such estate daly chargeatio socording

bis interest; uzr

then:

of

NEWS.

The Telegraph's Aorostis ap- pere to-day.

present month appears elsewhere. The Langkat antpat for the

of the Hongkong Football Associa

A report of the annual meeting tion League appears to-day.

Hongkong Twenty-five Yoзra

go, under the heading 1883

appears on Page d.

Our Contemporariee

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and General News on page 3.

Log book appears on page 6, on 'page

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DON'T FORGET.

TO-DAY.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.m.

Victoria Theatre 9.15 p.m.

TO-MORROW.

Bijou Theatre 9.15 p.in.

Victoria Theatre 0.15 p.m.

Monday, June 22,

Sale of Farniture, porcelain etc.,

by G. P. Lammert at No. 16,

Humphreys Buildinge-2,30 p.m.

PL

Property Bale-P.W.D.-2.30

Tuesday June 23, Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. Extraordinary General Meeting 11 a.m.

Sale of Furniture, porcelain etc., by G. P. Lammert at No. 18, Humphreya Buildings-2.80 p.m. Wednesday June 24.

Sale of Furniture eta-Gh.P. Lammort's Sales Rooms-2.30

p.m

Baturday June 27. Musical and Dramatic Enter- tainment, Peak Club...

Frivolity Froear at Thestra Royal-9.15 p.m.

Tuesday June 30. Hongkong Fire Insurancs Co.,

(a) for the purpose of determining the rste estate duty in respect of the reat of the estate the value of the interest shall be its value at the date of the death of the deccased to be ascertained and¦ Ltd., Extraordinary General determined in respect of an Meeting.-11 a.m. interest expectant On the determination of any life | interest in any properly, an- nuity or annual sum for life, by reference to the table con- 100 tained in the Third Schedule;

and

(Contiqued on Page 5.)

Wodnesday July 1. Entries close for Gymkhana.

Baturday July 11.". Third Gymkhana Meeting.

Monday July 13. H.K. University Matriculation Examination.