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U. S. MISSION TO PERSIA. STOLEN CARTRIDGE CASE.

· Reception by Hongkong Parsees.

Defence Corps Storekesper Sent: to Gaol.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1918.

FAMILY LITIGATION.

The Chief Justice Decides an Interesting Pelat

The storekeeper at the Diferos Corps Headquarters, togather The Parsee

community of with another man, was charged Hongkong on Saturday afternoon before Mr. J. B. Wood, at the At the Supreme Court this gave a reception at the Hongkong Police Court this morning, with morsing, before the Chief Justics Hotel to members of the Americansiesling 37 lbs. of cartridge cases (Sir William Rees Davisa), the Belief Mission to Persis, when a from the store on Saturday mor- case continned in which an appeal most interesting address was doing.

is made for the decision of the livered by Professor Jackson, of

The first defendant admitted Court as to whether the eldest Colombia University, a member taking the cises, saying he only of the Mission. The Mission, asked the other man to carry which is headed by Dr. them. He was going to bave the property. Joseph W. Cook, has been | them melted down so se to make Armenien and a copper pan for boiling water in Be thought that nobody would bar the cases.

sent by the

Syrian Belief Committee of New York, and besides Professor Jackson and Dr. Cook it includes Kra. Jackson, Dr. E W. Meo Dowell, Messrs Elmer, Partridge.

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Mr. Potter this morning meds farther submissions which were as follows:-That by onstom and common law in Chins my client Inspector O'Sullivan said bat

is entitled to a larger share; that | the second defendant

friend of the Arat, we have established that the only Maynard, Dobinson and Smith, and was not employed at the evidence as to amounts is that we Professor Middleton Smith, "of Heaquarters.

are entitled to double share; On Saturday that once we have established s Hongkong University, presided, morning, Lient. Higby saw the prima facie case that it is general

and in introducing Professor record defendant carrying the custom and common law of Chins Jackson he said be cocopied the basket across the compound in that we are entitled to a larger Chair of Oriental Languages front of the headquarters. When at Colombis University, part stopped and saked "what the icularly with regard to the Inngungen in Pereis. He thought they were extremely lucky that Hongkong WAS 90 sitasted geographically that is wae neces sary for Professor Jackson to

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"RIVETING RECORDS.

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share, the onge is then on the basket contained, the man said the general rule; that in any other side to prove exception to he did not know, but the other msn bad given it to him to asry indicated that be desires his pro event the testator has alearly The man carrying the basket seemed ignorant of the affair.

perty to be divided in the way we Lieut. Highy stated that there contending for; That what pass through in order to get to store-keeper had a very good re- was decreed by the testator sa sa the land which he was sure we cord. He had been employed for treated by this Court as complete- carner, first page, of your issue ancestral fund must nat be Sir,In the upper right hand always in his thoughts. He had over three-and-a-half years, sad left a great country, the great was a most excellent man in the divested by the incidence of the 10th inst., appeared an ness of which it was impossible to store. There had seen no cause either in succession or division, enged by anyone who knows the attaching to the ancestral fund article that must not go unchall- realise unless it were visited to complain until this effair, and He (the speaker) passed through from December 1914, he had done

first thing about riveting. the United States on his way to the work very well indeed. Hongkong and he was bound to say that it was very different from what he and

his

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that point is concerned, I have The Chief Jostion:-So far as ever heard anything to the con-

trary,

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steel freighter of 10,000 tone every ion weeks, he said.—Ban Francisco Examiner.

The world'erivëting record was broken at the Moore Shipbuilding Company's yards in Oakland vorterday, when Tom Horn, sid to be the largest ship mechanic on the Pacific Coast, assisted by a

rivetsin nine hour shift. The three.men orow, drove 5,820 old record was held by Charler Bethlehem Shipbuilding Gor Knight, a negro mechanic in the

poration's yards at Sparrows The article referred to is entitled Point, Md. On May 18 "4276 Rivata a Day" and goes Knight drove 4,875 rivets in His Worship enquired whether Lieut. Higby would like the case

on to say that London beats the aine hours. Horn drove yester- It further states that day 4,4291 counter-aink rivete Mr. Potter said his last point USA. postponed in order to consult countryman imagined. America with the Commanding Officer. was that it therefore followed that Robert Farrant, of London, drove | and 1,1914 enep rivets. He was had produced some very great Lieut. High said that the the former ancestral property 4,276 rivete in 9 boura sa against assisted by J. Silva, holder on: men in the past and would pro- Commanding Officer bad told bim must be divided scoording to the Charles Schock of Balemors who Peter Bay Cousse, hester, and dace more in the future, but in to charge the man. Defendant testator's expressed intention; two drove 2.720 in the same time. Frank Enter, passer. Hora is Europe it was associated mainly could not have thought that the shares to the eldest brother and Farther you sathority goes on to reven fees tall and weighs 240 with that branch of thought in cartridge cases were valueless, one share each to the other two state that's normal day's work is pounde. After his record-break which he himself was engaged, because he knew that they were

brothers. He would like those 1,000 to 1 200 io 9 hours. These ing performance he stretched his rather the practical side of life sold to the Dock Company..

submissions to be recorded, figures are perfectly ridiculous arma and wondered how many than the spiritual. Yet it must be His Worship sentenced the

The Chief Justice then gave sud I can safely say your authority rivets he could drive to-day.— remembered that America had first defendant to six weeks hard his decision as follows: The knowe as much about driving San Francisco Chronicle. produced men like Ralph W. labour the second man being question which I have to deter rivate

Kentucky mule [We plead gauty to colosest Emerson, who could lay claim to discharged.

mine is whether the eldest son of driver.

ignorance on the subject of rivet- have considered very deeply the

his representative is entitled to a 1 think the British and things which after all counted

larger share in the fond created American figures shown above ever becoming experts thereon. ing and have very little hope of: by the intestery than the younger must be a misprint and only hope The report complained of was much more than the material things in life. At present the

The investiture of Khan Sahib eons and their deccendants. The that each is the osse; if not, the reproduced from a contemporary material things were very much Hasbim Khan is to take place steldest son alleges that he article is nothing short of an in people's minds because of the Government House on Tuesday, entitled to two sharea as dis- insult to Americas shipbuilders, merely as an item of interesting awful catastrophe of the war, but the 23rd inst., at 5.30 p.m.

news. On wbst authority the tinguished from his brothers one To drive 2,000 rivets in 9 hours statements are based we do not behind" material things were

share, or at any rate, to a larger is merely child'e play. In spiritual forces and he firmly

share, and he claims that he is America, a young fellow who it is possible that the figuree know, bat sa the report is undated believed that it was the spiritual

entitled to this by custom and cannot drive 3.000 rivets per day quoted have since been materially aspect which brought Americs the historic obanges in Persia, common law of China. The onus of 9 hours is considered still in improved upon. Indeed, s Lon sape the war and it would be the introduction of Mohammed- is therefore clearly placed on him the apprentice class. In the don paper dated May 22, just to the spiritual aspect which would aim as the present faith of Iran, to establish his right. It is U. 8. before the war, & man hand, gives a Clyde worker's carry her through the war. (Loud and traced the events that led to proved by the evidence before who could not average 3,500 record se 4,452 rivate in nine applause). Be was quite con- to the fact that most of the fol- me that the castron varios in a day would be unable to find bours. We publish the fact now the different villages in the employment. The U. 8. Shipping supplied by car correspondent fident, as he told another distin. lowera of Zoroaster

found in India. There remain- Province, and I was satisfied Board recently gave it out that with the greatest of pleasure, in guished professor, who was pas sing through before war was ed, bowever, about sen thon on the evidence which I obtained their A esse riveters averaged the interests of fair play and declared by Americs, that one of sand in Persia, their ancestral in Court from Mr. Lau Cha pak 3,850 zivets a day

There are a number of that the only means by which I Lord Northcliffs, owner

justice-Ed. H.KT] the great results of the war would bome be that Earope would realise allusions in our Christian Sorip can settle the question would be London newspapers, recently deep and tarea to Persia in ancient times by referring it in the first place offered a £25 prize for the great spiritual forces in Americe, onlinued the professor, and he to the elders of the deceased's highest score in an internationel Professor Jackson prefaced cited there from the Bible. He villege. I therefore proposed to riveting contest. This prize was his address by explaining that then quoted from the Avests, or Counsel that I abould refer to awarded to Charles Knight, a the Mission of which he is a Zoroastrian scripturse of anti-Counsel certain questions which negro mechanic in the Bethlehem thember will sim at relieving the guity, to show the old-time I handed to Counsel and the Shipbuilding Corporation's yard conditions of famine and sickness Persian idea of God. "The ethics elders of the village, and, os at Sparrows Point, Md., who, on now prevailing in Perais without of the religion may be summed the report reaching ine, Counsel May 18th, drore 4875 rivets in regard to race, creed, or nation three words from the would have

opportunity 9 hours. Since then, on May 22nd, ality; and grateful thanks were original texts,humata, hakhla, of arguing the case farther in the Tom Horn, of the Moore ship at

Good thoughts, light of the report. Counsel for building Company's yard in given to all who had so freely marshta

good words, good helped forward the expedition.

Bergt 648 Baptista is the only deeds. the younger brothers accepted my Oakland, California, drove 5,820 on its way. Proceeding, he A cardinal doctrine of the proposals, but Mr. Potter was riveis in a 8 hour shift, sexisted One Parsed with Credit. said:"It seeme peculiarly CP fatore life. The coming of consent to such a proposal, My one passer. In most of the British Zoroastrian faith is a belief in's instructed by his client not to by one holder-on, one bester and partane to be unexpectedly invited to speak before the Parsees of your, the belief in a general proposal therefore being nugatory, yards the riveters are assisted by Hongkong, whose original home, jalment of mankind, and the informed Mr. Potter in Gham four mer. threa theasand years ago, was zeszrection of the dead are teneta bers that I had not sufficient To bear me out in my remarka Persis, the historia Ised of Iran. of the original creed. Right, evidence before me to find in I am enclosing herewith a copy of Though speaking as a staunch goodLeas and justice shall be rio-favour of the eldest son's alleged the San Francisco Examiner of Christian, I would emphas the torious in the end and the world right and I called on him to put for May 22, slrocery of the San many points of resemblance be-hall become perfect in the future ward such farther evidence as he Francisco Chronicle of same date tween the ancient religion of existence. Glorified man shall might be able to obtain. I farther and will ask you as a good sport Zoroaster, the ancient Persian bo with Ormasd and his angels intimated that it fartser evidence to publish same. sage, and Jadaism and Chris forever, and evil shall be annihiwne not forthcoming, I should All countries hava their tianity. It is these parallels that lated in eternity."

dismiss the claim. I now under champions and all good sports an from this data, have interested me for year, Mr. J. H. Ruttonjes in express stand that he is not in position give the devil his dna. The old ides of the Persian ing thanks to Professor Jackson, to put forward any farther God, Ormasi, who is in constant said the Farmses, here, thousands evidence, and I may add that the struggle against Abrims, the of miles from their country, affidavit of one of the village Devil, is a fundamental doctrine deeply grateful to Professor Jack elders already before me ie against of the areed. The Zorion on for his lecture which they the alleged custom. I hold that scriptures, or the historic Bible had listened to with great plea the claim fails and that the pro of the Parwees, inculante most sure."

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Yours etc. W. P. X. Hongkong, July 13, 1918.

(Enclosures.) Washington, May 21-The To the host of grea perty must be divided among the first international prise for rivet. strongly the importares of pazity scholars who bad studied the respective basnghes in equal ing was transmitted to-day by

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of the body and soul alike. The religion he thought they should shares. The costs se arranged be- Chairman Harley of the Shipping TO BE LET. FURNISHED old time texte of nearly thirty add the name of Profesor Jack tween solicitor and client will Board to Charles Knight, a centuries ago abound in principles

son. He hoped that the Mission come out of the estate,

of this kind. Man, who is God's would be able to gather fresh

aresture, is a free agent, but must material on the subject,

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Professor Middeleton Smith also thanked Profesor Jackson and the final triumph of good over | evil. To guide him in his mentioned that a member of the choice Zoroaster

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