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CHINESE WIDOW'S

RIGHTS.

"MORE POWER THAN ENGLISH."

PARTNERSHIP

DISPUTE.

SHARING THE "SWEETNESS AND BITTERNESS."

Is the widow of a Chinoso. goutleman entitled to letters of} In the Bummary Court this administration according to, the morning, before Mr. Justice Chinese law and custom in regard Gompertz, Mr. H. S. Fitzroy on to eucoession and Inheritance? behalf of the Fuk Shing Leo firm Sir Henry Gollan is being asked asked for a doclaration that Lou to decide this question, which Ping-nam was a partner in the hitherto has not beon dealt with firm of Mee Bang Soap Factory in the British Courts, in a cano in Company, now in liquidation. the Probate Court in which Chan Mr. C. G. Alabastor, K.O., do- Shun-cho, the widow of a Chinese fonded.

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Mr. Ainsworth, aitling ar Magistrate at the Contral Magistracy this morning, heard a case in which's Chinese from! Swatow was charged with using abusive language towards a man who was his late employer.

doctor is applying for lettora. Leave to include "holding out"a Chinese firm at No, 39, Bonham Her father-in-law, Chak Hot-was givon.. ting has entered a caveat.

dofondant for a period of six,

His Worship bound over the months.

The facts of the case wore that the dofondant had boon dismissed for want of zeal in his duties; and according to Mr. McCallum (who represented the Manager of

Strand West, where the defendant Mr. Fitzroy said that judge-was employed), was of a surly, Mr. F. C. Jonkin appears for ment for $1,000 was obtained aggressivo diaposition. Having the plaintiff and Mr. Eldon against the firm and subsequently been discharged, he refused to Pottor, K.O., dofonds.

it was discovered that they leave, but would return to the The action was oponed on had closed their doors, Plaintiff shop now and thon, and had bis November 12th, when Mr. Potter proceeded against the partners meals thoro at the exponao of argued that the Chinese laws and had swoin an affidavit that the complainant. During the operable in Hongkong in 1843 had thron porsons, including Lau period of his service with the boon preserved and that the Pingnam, were partners. The firm he came in and went out Chinone rights of succession had first two had admitted it. Counsel when he likod, and generally was not boon interfered with. He produced a copy of the partner-a submitted that the widow was ship book and explained that the satisfiad if some sort of authority nuisanco. They would bo entitled to maintonance only and partners had all used their tong was given by the Court which if she remarried she would forfolt names as well as their roal names. would make the defendant stay all rights. The father-in-law, ho It was statod:-"Leung Shi owns absolutely away. maid, was in Chinees law and ous-capital $1,000, that is Lau Ping- tom, the guardian's of his deconegd nam." At the end of the book son's children and was the person there was a paragraph stating: who should be entrusted with the "Partners of this firm having administration of the estate. Thore adopted names other than their

dual แ

Hystom in own namos, as it is foared that it Hongkong.

will be difficult to find out their Oponing the case for the widow real nanies in the future whon this morning, Mr. Jenkin said they bo roquired for holding a the whole of his four witness consultation over certain matters, would give evidenen as to Chinang it has boon jointly decided that law and custom. They were all their true names must be marked recognisert experts. The first under their tong namios as proof. was Mr. Chain Tat-ining, the By so doing

A discussion regarding the with- Sonior Advocate of the High Gilternoss may be equally shared right to use the stands which were and drawal from chair bearers of the Court of

Judicaturo in the and excuse for exemption should formerly allotted to them on the Kwingtung Province. "In not be allowed." effect," aid Mr. Jenkin. "he is Plaintiff, in the box, deposed. G. 1. Haywood and the police lower fovels, took place between that he was introduced to Lau at the Central Magistraey yester of Mr. Eidas Potter in Hang-Ping-nam by another partner. day afternoon, when Mr. Haywood kong." (Mr. Potter bowed to the Defendant told him that he was appeared to defend a number of compliment.)

a managing parinor.

chair coolies who were charged, before Me.. W. Schofield, with allowing their chairs to ente n obstruction in Connaught Rond Central,

WAS

the counterpart in Kwangtung

swootness

The case is proceeding..

THE RABIES SCARE.

CHAIR COOLIES' STANDS.

TAKEN UP BY TAXIS.

technical offence and asked his Mr. Haywood pleaded guilty to

Worship not to convict. The stands

Another witness would give evidence &H to the decisions. In the Supreme Court of Poking. A third, Mr. Tam, was son years ago interproter of Mr. Browin, the then Secretray of Chinese EUROPEAN LADY BITTEN. Affairs, and subsequently was masiatant registrar to the Puisne Another case of being bitten by Judge. Tho fourth was a native a dog has boon reported as con-outside the Hongkong Hotel and of the Tungkoon district. All carning Mrs. Cecil Perry, of 13a opposite the Post Offee, which ind would say that the law and Macdonnell Road. Mrs. Perry originally been alloted to the chair custom of China in reference to was bitton yesterday by a dog uolies, were now taken up by taxia the matter in disputo was uniform belonging to Misa Russoll, of No. si private cara. The stanil outside and applied throughout the coun-13b Macdonnell Road. Sho was the Star Ferry Wharf was for the try. If one travelled throughout injured in the left log. The dog use of ricksbas and chairs, but the the hinterland of that vast has boon sunt to Konnedy Town rickshas were now making full usa country, said Mr. Jonkin, one to be kept under observation. of this stand, Mr. Haywood came ACTORS countless little Calling at the Sanitary Depart- asked bis Worship to take these hamlote or villages, sometimes mont to-day, a Telegraph ropre circumstanous into consideration. with only опо or two sentative was informed by Mr. If the police could not give the W. J. E. Mackenzie, the Colonial bearers a place to which they could Veterinary Surgeon, that nearly go, they (the palice) should not all the dogs sent to Konnedy Town issue the licences. for observation had boon roleased Sub-Juspector Alexander enid

families in them and they all came under the control of a head village. It might be, be con- tinued, that through ignorance the on their normal condition boing that twelve chairs were allowed to universal custom was not strict- ascertained. Referring to the use the Connaught Road stand and ly followed in

somo of the rabies acaro, ho said that no were provided with the west small hamlets where it Was other cases have como undar end of that stand. The remainder possible that the strong and his notice, with the exception of was

115P મ્ the monied section would prevail. the one already reported in the rickshas. The No. 1 chair coolie If the matter went before the newspapers. Of the cases report- had painted a white lino at the court in the head village, howed of persons being bitten by dogs, and of the stand, dividing the over, the will of the strong would the cause of the attacka were chairs from the rickshas; bit the be overruled if it was not in in almost all cases quite natural. obair coolies would not keep in accordanco with the universal The period for which the dogs their places.

custom,

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the

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law. In these villages, of course, are kept under observation is they got rather out of touch with gonorally twelve days, says Mr. what was really Chinese law and Mackenzie. The injection of His Worship asked it it could|

anti-rabic serum is not com- not be arranged that the chairs and pulsory, but is optional on the riekstus stand together, but the His witnesses would tell his part of patients. The process of inspector replied in the negative, Lordship that the management injection, is the same as for other adding that there was zure need of an ostate wont to a widow on injections, and is performed with for ricksbus than for chairs. The 'Phone 4507. her husband's death. The an instrument whose needle-like police did not want any chairs possibilities of a son coming into point does not cause any pain to below Queen's Road, and it was existence, either posthumously speak of. It was quite different only by special concession that the

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or by adoption, was always in in the old days, when the sorum Captain Superintendent of Police LAI WAH Co., Ltd.

the Chinese ego, but during the was of a cream-like substanco allowed the twelve to stand at minority the widow continues and a large aperture had to be Connaught Road.

the management of the estate. made by the needle in the skin to Ho mentioned the fact that a permit this to pass through,

Chinese boy attained his majority

at the age of sixteen. When he

reached his majority the question In

of management was still at the

cross-examination,

Mr.

Mr. Haywood: The C. S. P. moy not Want them, but! I sometimes want them and do do many

the public. You can never get a chair when

of

option of the widow, though she Potter suggested that the widow you want one, especially outside" could soll no property without was entitled to maintenance only

| the. Hongkong Hotel.

the consent of the son. The first and did not inherit any propertySub-Inspector Alexander said that

is not

In answer to the Magistrate,

there Was

witness would tell them that his bolonging to hor husband.

FOR 7,000 YEARS. father died when he was in bisi

no regulation issued) minority and that although he Witness-That

in lately regarding chairs not being was now an old man, his mother accordance with Chinose law for allowed to park below Quech's was still alive and he had not the past 7,000 years. After horoad. Nor was thore any staud succeeded to his father's pro- marriage hor powers are practic-provided for them in substitution for thoso taken from them below perty. Guardianship was thejally the same as her husband.

absolute right of the mother, itis Lordship Whon her Queen's Road, the only one being though she could at her option husband dies, does any part of the Connaught Road stand. Motor coneult other mombers of the the property become hors traffic was becoming so grant that chairs wero not wanted on tho family. She had absoluto au-absolutely T thority as regards the choice of Witness-She gots all and lower levels.

a wife for her son. It came as a keeps it on behalf of her son. Mr. Haywood said that his surprise to him, for it meant that Mr. Patter:-Can sho soll pro-privato opinion was that there although the father-in-law might porty and spand the principal ? should be an equal number of each kind of vehicle at the respective object to the girl chosen, any She can. fasus of the marriage would His Lordebip:-Supposing her stands, worship at his tomb, dospite husband left a plot of land, could the fact that the marriage might she sall it and spend the proooode be extremely distasteful to him. on clothes and for hor own

His Lordship-In offoot you pleasures ?-You. say that a Chinese mother has more power in Chinose law than an. English mother?

Asked which cooliea he was in- strusted to dofond, Mr. Haywood said that he thought that he was, instructed by the whole of the Mr. Pottor:Can you point out Chair Coolies' Association, if he anything in the Tai Ching Lu Li could nee that term. (tho fundamental supplementary His Worship said that bo 'would

Mr. Jenkin It would soom so. laws of the Ching dynasty) to record a conviction, but would not Mr. Chan Tat-ming, whose that affect:-Yes, but it would impose any penalty, and asked the photograph in the Canton Roll of tako mo about a quartor of an police that the arrangement of hav Barrisiore was produced, bore out! hour to find it.

ing ohairs and rickehus side by Mr. Jonkin'a contentione,

sido, bo considered,

The case is provooding.

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