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Sir Trancis Taylor Piggott, for- merly Chitf Justice of the Supreme Court at Hongkong, and a well- known writer on public and privato international law, died at 86, Thurloo aquare,, S. W., after brief illness, says the Times.

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 15, 1925.

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A rifle competition bae beon arranged among members of the Royal Marines Old Comrades Association of Hoogkung and South China and will take place at the Stonecuttera Island range on Sunday, April 20, at 11a.m.

The events will bo:-(1) 200, 800 and 600 Bisley targets; (2) Tile shooting; (3) Pistol (nu automatics) toame of six a side.. There will be prize for the boat acore of each team and spoons' for second, third and fourth of winning team.

SCOUTS' DISPLAY.

ST. ANDREW'S TROOF'S ENTERTAINMENT. The efficiency attained by the St. Andrew's Troop of Boy Scouts, under the capable scoutmastership of Mr. E. T. Jackson, Was demonstrated in the form of a display and concert in the Church grounds on Monday night beforo a large attendance of parents and friends. The success of the display speaks well for the training the boys received during the yeaT. No charge was indo for admission, but a colleo, tion was taken which should con- siderably improve the financial con- dition of the troop.."

Launch will leave Blake Pler st

The grounds and the path lead- 10-80 p.m. sharp. Rifles and aming to the Church were tastefully munition will be provided at the illuminated, providing for the first Range. Tiffin and refreshments to half of the display, which was con be provided at members own duated in the open air, a scens' of brightness and animation. The red and green lights supplied by the- Chian Light and Power Co., combined with the drapings of flags, made a pleasing setting.

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Born on April 25, 1852, he was educated in Paris, at. Worthing College, and at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was called to the Bar in 1874, in 1886 bo published o volums on the Law of Torts, and in 1987 was employed by the Foreign Office in connection with a proposed Convention 'with the Italian Guvernment with regard to

Any ex-Royal Marines in the the execution of foreign judg Colony who would like to take part ments. His treatise on Foreign in the shoot should communicate Judgments, which reached a third with Mr. C. E. Frith; the Hon, edition, may be associated with Becretary of the Old Comrades' this special experience:

In the Association; atthe Sanitary same year he was recommended by Department, Hongkong. the Foreign Office to the Japanese Government as legal adviser to the Prime Minister in connection with. the drafting of a new Japauone Constitution. After his return to England; he acted as secretary to Sir Charles Russell during the. famous Bebring Sea Arbitration in CALL TO 1693,

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The programme, included iteme of the various branches acouteraft and all were carried out creditably. The opening item was the construction of a bridge to the embankments along the sides of the path to the Church, grounds. Physical drill by the Troop was followed by a graceful performance ELECTRIC CO'S of pyramids on the parallel bars. After the interval two small SHOWROOMS."

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and helpfulness laid the practical basis for the morning. Police officer on duty of Scouts were given by two The Cub Pack! many activities of Piggott in the outside Queen's Building noticed different patrola.

His smoke coming from a ground floor attached to the Church alyo region of international law. Japanese experiences helped to shop occupied by the Hongkong entertained the audience with build up his volume an Exter- Electric Co. as a showroom and drilling: The display concluded ritoriality and Consular Jurisdic-immediately put through a call to with a camp fire scene depicting a tion, which reached a second the Central Fire Station.

typical evening at a Scouts' esmap. edition, while various non-legal, No. 6 Appliance was despatched with a number of songs around the books on aspects of Japanese life with uine men under the command camp fire.

To facilitate the work of the tuatified to the impression that of the Station. Offear, but on Japan had made una retentive, arrival at the scene of the outbreak, officers in charge of the Troop, the artistic, and enthusiastic mind. In it was found that the fire, which is Rev. G. E. Lindsay during tho 1803 he published a book entitled attributed to a fusing wire, had been interval emphasized that parents Behring SeaLetters, which put out by the officer and people could help the Scouts by prevent. form a footnota to a dramatic living

premises.. Tho ing the boys from absence episode in international legal his Brigade returned to the Station at parade days. The speaker thanked 3.20 without having used the the audience for their presence and equipment.

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In Hongkong.

In 1905 he was knighted and' appointed to Hongkong, where he was Chief Justiça for seven years, and worked at a revision of the laws. In 1912 he was a candidate! for the post of Legal Adviser to the Chinese Government, and in. 1013 be published Letters on the Chinese Constitution."

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