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THE HONG KONG TELEGRAPH.

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THE BALKAN SITUATION. Boy Balkad State that decided to throw in its cause with the Allion.

On the other band, they knew the military power ol Russia. But when Russia was conquering Galicia the Balkan States were

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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1, 1915.

A WILL CASE.

"SERVING THE GERMANS.""

the Strike.

The following expressions of

be called in, enlist; but if they had set them

declared null

selves to form an army for sexy not have done it better. It will be bad reading for our boys at

the Front."

Sergeant E. Williams: "I took part in the laat great strike. I know how hard the Welsh em- players can be, and I am looking

need."

JUDGMENT.

A Question of a Mortgage.

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was for the defence.

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Bonham

to invest

the mortgage. That deed recited the assignment of 1909, and the defendant's mortgage, and alleged that the purchase money was provided by the uncle and the property assigned to the nephew 83. rastee for the uncle. This was followed by a tolicitora letter 1915, informing the defendants, on the plaintiff's behalf, in Jan.

effecical; and action followed. The plaintiff alleges that the legal estate passed to him as Tong Shun under the assignment of Septem ber, 1909, and that the subsequent mortgage was made without his knowledge or authority, and that the execution in his name to the fendants allege that the nephew document was a forgery. The de- contracted with them as principal and as Tong Shan which was one

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critical hour of the war, and for Roumania too the hour has now come, since the enforced! · Hesitation and Jealousy.

retreat of Russia from Hua. Revocation of Probate Sought What Welsh Soldiers Think of The tangle u Baikan politics

gary would make the military Betore Mr. Justice Gompertz has eren yet not been unravelled

cooperation of Roumania of for in the matter of Eo Wo Lam, by the shrewd fingers of diplo

greater value than seemed possible alias Wo Wan Ping, deceased, Ho

Sir Wm. Rees Davies, in Or. maoy or cat by the sharp scissors not ready; when she was overran-six weeks ago. If she intervence Hau Lam, plaintiff, of 2a. Park of wer writes Mr. A. Wyatt Tilby ing Hungary they believed it was now, before the Daal Alliance Road, claimed to be the natural opinion on the South Wales strike iginal Jurisdiction, at the Supreme in United Empire. The Near East too

late; now

from position by the ingathering of kin of the deceased Bud that miners who have enlisted in meat in an action in which Tong that their mortgage was in that have strengthened their economic and lawful brother and next-of-have been obtained from former Court this morning gave Judg. retreated still trembles on the brink of in Russia bas

Welsh regiments, and are now on Shun, of No. 3, Breezy Terrace, entitled

leave from the Front or in is the plaintiff, and Fang Fing tervention, while Australians and Hungary and given up the the Hungarian harvest, Boga saab he is

letters of administra- New Zealandere fight for the greater part of Galicia they have manis will exert considerable to

Shan and Fang Yee Chai, hospital

58, Sergeant Major L Evans "I of No. ancient capital of the Byzantine no apparently convincing de influence on "the fortune of the tion of the estate which were Empire a calling in of the new monatration of the strength of the war. Bat for States, as for in- granted to Ho Cheng Shi, Queen don't know what to think of my Strand, the defendants. The world to redress the balance of Germany Army. It needs some dividuals, the hour sometimes Victoria Street, the defendant, on fellow workers. I know that most plaintif olaims a declaration that the old that might make old courage to enter the arena when strikes and passse.

January 22nd, as guardian of Ho Issarian and Porphyrogenilus the German Army is almost on Bulgaria, the nest neighbour, Shan Yeu, alleged to be the of them are as patriotic chaps as the property, Inland Lot No. 568, tars in their tombe. More than the frontier of the Balkans. Docasional friend and more usual adopted son and ons of the next you would find anywhere in Eng (204, Bonham Strand East) is once this last ten months it bee

These were the order reasons rival of Roamania, has also her of-kin of the said deceased. Plainland, and they were greatly out vested in him abeclately, free seemed that the die was cast, and which compelled a passive ambitions. The statesmen of tiff asked that the letters of up when they were forbidden to from soumbrincee; or, in the alternative, that the plaintiff is this or that minor Balkan State attitude. The more subtle rea Sofia are not noted for the administration

absolutely entitled in equity to had made its terms with this sons lay beneath the surface. It modesty of their claims, and at revoked and side or that of the Great is true that every Balkan State the present moment Bulgaria and void on the grounds that ing with the Germans they could the said property free from any Powere; bot then have desires to see the Tark driven out desires arripe of territory from all the defendant had no interest

encumbrances. Plaintif also sake of his names; and that he acquir-

the legal estate, subject to a po of the premises, and of a mortgage, come delays,exouses for delays of Europe, and Constantinople the her neighbours - Roamania, in the estate of the said deceased,

for the delivery up of possession ad under the assignment of 1909 from anxions onlookers, farther anaient mother of civilisation in Servin, Turkey, Greece. She is and also that he had no right to

dated the 31st December, 1913, sible trust in favour of the uncle, negotiations, more cominge sad those countries, restored to Christ- aiming at the frontiers ahe could be elected guardian of Ho Shau goings of diplomats and changes endom. Bat each State was, and probably have obtained at the Yau, and that defendant was not

and for an account of the ranta asuming the uncle to have found the name Tong Shun the uncle of auctable Ministries, and finally is, jealous of the other. The end of the firet Balkan war, bad entitled to administer the estate

and profits of the premises from the purchase money. As rogerds the only thing that has been Balkan League broke down im she not thrown away her gains in of the deceased, and that such

the 21st January, 1915, until pos- claimed it to be his name admitting bowever that the deoided has been the decision to mediately after the first Balkan the diensters of the second. In lettere of administration were forward to fighting the men's ession is given up.

battles after the war, but I would Mr. Eldon Palter (instructed by do nothing. It is these things war; it has never been restorad. particular she claims the strip of granted irregularly, as no proof that make the impatient Western Each Balkan State has territorial territory given up to Roumanis in had been made of any conditions beg of them for the sake of their Mr. G. Hastings, of Messrs. Has nephew had an alias in the name sach terrible conditions in plaintiff, and Mr. E. B. Sharp, the purpose of this judgment wholly distinct characters. For European begin to realise how ambitions inconsistent with those 1913 in the name of the balance entitling the defendant or He own class who are fighting under tinge and Hostinge) was for the of Tong Shan which contained interminable is that jungle of of its rival; each desires, of power; she has also certain Shau Yau to administer the estate Flanders to call a trace for the K.C. (instructed by Mr. W. E. L. when Tong, Shun, the name al discordant rubitions which is in the Biblical parase, to re- claims, which could perhaps be of the said deceased.

time being. At the same time I Shenton of Messrs. Deacon, leged by the uncle to be that of La thé Mr. E. B. Sharp, E.C., and Mr. think the country ought to use to Looker, Des and Harston, the nephew was referred to he called the Near Eastern question. more its neighbour's landmark. enforced, in Thrace.

Bo far, it must be admitted, the It may be worthwhile to troubled region of Macedonis the C. G. Alabaster (instructed by it that the employers do not make Germans have had the best of it. summarise these ambitione, the Serbo-Bulgarian tresty of 1912 Mr. Grist) were for plaintiff, and big profits ont of the nation's

Io delivering judgment his would style it Tong Shan (B): Delay is all to their advantage, bulk of which have now become assigned certain districts de Mr. Eldon Potter and Mr. F. O.

Lordship said this was a cass of The first question to be decid aitice it is unlikely that any of an open scoret. Roumania, the finitely to Bulgaria and marked Jenkin (instructed by Mr. F. X. Bergeant Abbott: "It ia a some complexity and involved the the Balkan States would intervone most advanced State in the Near out a contested zone, the owner. d'Almads and Mr. Haywood, of source of great pain to me, and daty of determining which of two ed was to whom did the legal to help the Teatorio Empires or East and in many ways the most ship of which was to be settled Mr. Leo d'Almada's offics) were will be to all of our boys in the innocent parties was to safer by estate pass under the original Turkey, and the most they can" powerful, wishes to expand on the by the arbitration of the Czar for defendants.

fighting line that our comrades in the frand of a third party. He assignment of September 17, hope for is a timid and enforced West as far as the River Theiss, Bulgaria now demands that the Mr. Sharp, outlining the 488, the pite should stab them in the regretted that his attempt to effect 1808? On the part of the plain neutrality. The Balkan Sales which runs proosionlly dae north whole of this latter region shall to Sir William Reea Davies, last back in this way. That's what it a compromiss proved ineffectual. if it was contended that the legal

week said that the defence had amounts to, But don't think they know their destiny should and south from the Carpathiana be made over to her.

The plaintiff, Tong Shun, who esiste passed to him. The de- Germany win in the war: it to the Danube and cuts the From Greece she demands the placed upon them the burden are stegether in the wrong. The resided in the United States of fendants alleged that the legal estate passed to the nephew as would be vassulage, political and Kingdom of Hungary almost districts of Kavalla, Drams, and of proof of all the affidavits, analowaere haven't acted in a very America for a number of years, Tong Shan subject to a trust pos economic dependence on Berlin, in two. By this "readjustment Sorres, the second lying north of The were famine control of their industry and even Transylvania, a besutiful alpine Kavali and the suiru weet of that lordship and were very simple. patriotic way, and my advice is to in 1909 desided,

plaintiff. 2013 wall ая their sopial saniratin. baka

soms region. Now, a few months back, In the family of Has there was make compulsion out both ways." money in landed property in Hong- aibly in favour of his uncle the Prune ureauorat and com- of the

Lange-Sergeant Ellis: "It's kong as was shown by the corres- most fertile

plains M. Venizelos, the Grecian leader originally five brothers. The aire. The little kingdom of manis. The population in this elections, was reads to consider Sui Lam Village, near Canton, strikers could only be sent to living in Hongkong and who was which led him to find that the mercial traveller and pommission in Hungary, would fall to Roo who has triomphed at the reosat family lived and did so to-day in playing the German game, and pondence passed between him

playing it low enough. If the and a man Tong Tust Po who was He would now state the rearFONU Servia knows wast that would district is mainly Boumanian in the cession of Kavalla as where there was the family house spend their idle days in sight of a relative of the plaintiff's. Tong Shun the grantee named in mean from her experience of the sympathy, apart from the ruling the price of reconstructing and also the ancestral tablet the firing line then the trouble Throughout the case they had the deed was in fact the plaintin tyranny of Vienna and Budapest Magyar caste; it has urged the Balken League and in Early in the eighties the No: would not have been in vain, for been described, for convenience and not the nephew. The nephew's of recent years. But Viernese Ronmenian intervention and will return for generous compensations 2 brother founded a theatrical bureaucracy has just that touch not feel that its political destiny in Asia Minor. The Balkan business with which his Lordship they would come back so keen sake, as unele and nephew, al- absence from the Colony was an of inefficiency which makes it

League has not yet been recos had had to deal previously, and acon make de for lost time. Read-slansmen,

work that they would jolly though as a foot they were merely dafortunate factor in the case. It and the relationship in was however, not unnatural thet bearable; the bureaucracy of

structed, Greece has obtained sometime subsequently a theatre

a man who had admittedly been Berlin has a completeness whicb The consummation of this am nothing in Asia Minor because was also opened at Hongkong, the ing nowe of this kind means a so far as British geneology was makes it almost intolerable even bition can obviously only be she has remained neutral. in the Wah Kee. The No. 4 brother relapse for patients in hospital concerned was not correctly dee- guilty, to use a mild expression, to Germans if they are not achieved by active intervention on Dardanelles,

and a fit of depression for mon in cribed. But for the purpose of of serious delinquencies and mie- and Balgaria was placed in charge of the Hong- the trenches."

this judgment he would adhere conduct should avoid exposure in Prussians.

the part of Roumenis, since it demands more than Greece has kong thestre and No. 2looked after

for convenience sake to the Court. Now it was admitted would wipe balf Hungary off the ever been prepared to consider. the business in Canton. In 1893

description mentioned.

that the nephew signed both the political map and therefore serious-

Greece aleo has her ambitions No. 2 died, and before his death THE ST JOHN AMBULANCE

Various letters passed between agreement for parchase and the. ly diminish the territory and the both in Asia Minor and in Turkey. promised that his brothers should

them as to the purchase of proper-subsequent deed of purchase in fighting strength of the Dual Bor people, voting for M. bave shares in the business. In Alliance, But this ambition of Venizelos recently, voted for the the following year a family agree.

ty here, and in 1909 the plaintiff the name of Tong Shan. Did he remitted the sum of $58,000 in-

sign se agent for his uncle Romania, which is inconsistent falfilment of those desirez; but ment was drawn up is relation to

stalmenta to be invested by the (the plaintiff) or in his individual with the integrity of the Doal national destices are not fulfilled shares. This agreement was also,

nephew in the purchase of real capacity as purchaser subject to s Alliance, also brings her into in the ballot box in war time. inter alia, a partnership agreeHon. Lecturer, Dr. McKenay. property. The nephew on Sep- trust in favour of his uncle, who diplomatic conflict with two of Had Greece joined with Britain ment.

Hoa. Examiner, Dr. W. V. M.tember 7, 1900, purchased under admittedly found the purchase the Eatonto Powers. Her designs and France in the pening of the His lordship here remarked that Koch. The undermentioned Meman assignment of that date cer money? It was not, as he had al- in the north infringe on the at- attack on Conaatinople he he had previously had to deal bars of the Police Force have sain property in Bonham Strand. ready said, suggested that he tractive little mountain country would have had a legitimate with an action by the same family qualified for the Certificate io He executed the assignment in disclosed in any way either the We pay take the second reason of Bokowina, to which Russia has claim to a great there in the in relation to the estate, and if First Aid,-Kenneth W. Andrews, the name Tong Shun and wade name of the principal or parport- also a claim, while Servia in turn spoils of victory; but she remain-counsel thought that the points to Edward John Ellis, Ernest James no mention of the foot to the ed to act in any overt manner as The Balkan Panity.

States, claims the trans-Danubian section ed neutral, and her position as a be raised in the present case were Field, Peter Boyd Garner, rendora or their representatives an agent either at the time of the it must be remembered. know of Hungary in the south. If Ger- bargainer with the Entente likely to brief the opinions he William Hittle directly of England many wine Boumanis will get Powera has undoubtedly been had expressed in the previons Kirkby, Patrick Murphy, Andrew principal or agent in the matar at the negotiation of the Henderson, Harry whether he was negotiating as purchase of the property in 1909 and nghing of the Britiab Empire; nothing, not even gratitude for prejudiced by the active interaction he would ask his learned Nicoll, Barry John Paterson, ter. The correspondence however mortgage to the defendante in whatitle news they have got in non-intervention, since her neutravention of Italy. Every neatral friend Mr. Justice Gompertz 'to Alexander Reid. thei newspapers has come largelylity has taken on er aufriendly who enters the arena diminishes take the case.

clearly demonstrates that the 1913; and it was admitted that Garman sparcos..

The Examiner Reports that the purchase was effected with the the defendants had no notice of Balkan cast at times; if the Eutoute wins, the chances of reward for thon? men have remembered the Servis is assured of a strip of that remain outside. Even now, pointa woald arise in the present knowledge of the subject, only 1 The nephew on subsequent dates their mortgage, if in fact such Mr. Sharp said that no doubt Candidates displayed a very good moneys remitted by the uncle. any agency when they executed Mateo

which British land which will give her both after a decisive general election, one in which his Lordship gave obtaining less 80 per cent of fall executed certain mortgages on the agency existed. Admirable IU diplomacy blared no. the Balkan abores of the Danube and place it would be folly to reckon on a an opinion before.

1915; Belgrade (which lies on the south speedy intervention by Greece. The Chief Jualice-And sup

property also in the name of Tong Then as regards the respective Shan which were apparently paid elsima of the uncle and the but they have also been are bank close to the junction of the . Venizelos has a majority, but posing I have to jadge this case,

off and re-assignments taken. On nephew to the name of TongShun. that Britain was not a great Theiss with the Danube) some he is not yet in power; even when I should have to be governed by

December 11, 1013 he executed a It was not denied that the uncle'a military power, and the statesmen, distance from the frontier. This be becomes Prime Minister, the the decision of the majority. of the Near East are the toastmast spoil Roumania's plan of a illness or the obstinacy of the

mortgage in favour of the defen name was Toug Shun although Mr. Petter explained that he did likely men in the world to realise natural frontier formed by the King may stay his hand. The not think that the present case guardian for the purpose of dants to sure the sum of like most Chinese he had other the effect of met-power. Whatever Rivers Theiss and Danube.

however King of Greece is notoriously affected the previous one in any the administration of the catate $12,000 and he signed in the aliases. The angle else the British Navy may, do, it While Roumanian ambitions pro-German, and in a country way.

of the adoptive father, or for the name of Tong Shun as in the emphatically denied that the osnnot steam up the Danube or are not likely to be achieved in fall like Greede with single-chamber Subsequently the Chief Justice purpose of managing property, previous assignment of 1000. and nephew whom he had known for bombard Budapest.

whichever side wins, even a par- government, the influence of and counsel adjourned to Cham- would never, under Chinese law, in the previous mortgages. He nearly twenty years bad over har At the outbreak of war they tial fulfilment is inconsistent with the Crown in politics is always bors to discuss the point.

be entrusted to a Chinese woman made no representation of his any right to use or in fact previous were equally aceptical regarding neutrality, yet she hesitates to direct and frequently decisive. It was subsequently decided to the exciation of a man. In soting other than as principal to these transactions had over the military power of France, abandon seutrality. The Germans The rival claims of the three that the action should be heard China they would seek males to the in the matter and he was so olsimed to use the name Tong They had heard of scandale, ascribe her hesitation to the fact States the Triple Attente, as before the Paisne Jadge and the exclusion of females for the admini- regarded by the mortgages, the Shon. political influence in military that eba is a Latin State strag- they have been humorously nick case came before his notice this stration of property even onteide defendante ba

Continued on Second Extra. mircles, unreadiness, shortage of gling in a ses of unfriendly Slav-named-are not inspiring of re morning.

the circle of mourning. They The uncle had no knowledge of equipment, and they knew that dom, bat the other Latin Powerspect or admiration, and a com Counsel went on to argue his would show that in any case, any the extension of this mortgage there was nothing of this in the of Europe bave co-operated with plete account of the bargaining contention that a concubing had sort of guardian, even for personal until the Spring of 1914, and this German Army. They knew that the Slavs against the Teutons in and bartering of the past year no right to be elected guardian attendance upon the infant, could action is brought by him to set it Germany and Austria-Hungary this war, and the Germans have would probably disabuse those whether the matter was regarded not be elected by an infant. Isnaide together could at a pinch put bet therefore deceived themselves innocent souls who anticipate, if under the Chiness or Eaglish law, would be repugnant to Chinese On becoming aware of the exic- ween twelve and fifteen million in their summary of the situation, not a new heaven, at least a my He put it to his Lordship that law upon the subject that an

teneo of the mortgage he endeav- srmed men in the field before Kouminio has no racial quarrel derately new earth, from this although the taking care of a infant should elect any person to oured in Jane 1914, to tour they were beaten-and it was pos- with the Slave, and her Latia war. Perhaps, after all, there are child

himself by gelting an assignment entrusted to the act as guardian,

from the nephew to himself of the at some of those millions sympathies have been touched by certain advantages in secrel women's department, that

The case was adjourned. be thrown against the intervention of Italy in the diplomsor.

praparty in question, dubject to

It may he asked, then, why did not the Balkan States seize their opportunity to strike a blow at the Power which menaces thom? There are two reasons for their relosal or "elay. (1) They are jaslons of each other. (2) They were not, or are not, confiscad

that Britain, France, a Itussis would win, and would be bad business for the smaller people to be on the caker side.

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