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DOCTOR'S WILL DISPUTE.

PLAINTIFF GIVES EVIDENCE IN COURT.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 14, 1929.

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The action concerning a puted will was continued yesterday for July show that imports totalled afternoon in the Supreme Court, 293,650,000 and exports £66,519,000, being increases över June of the plaintiff being ung Sal- chuen, the fifth son of the Inte £2,053,000 and £10,628,000 res- Dr. Hung Kwal-cheong, who pectively.-Brater.

had not announced that he had taken Buch # wife. Plaintif agreed that if members of the family were to be married and, a tin fong wife became the head of the family, she was the person to

claims to be the executor, Plain- tiff is a doctor of 360, Queen's Road' Central and claims that a will dated February 22 this year is the true one, and asks for probate to be granted. The defendants are Hung Li-shi, concubine of the Lestator, and two sons of the late Dr. Hung Kwak-cheong, Hung Salbe consulted. kat and Hung Sai-man. They The son, Hung Sai-kt, sald deny the plaintiff's claim and re- plaintiff, had sons who were mar quire him to prove the will, de- ried after the death of testator's claring that the signature purport- kit fat wife. Plaintiff Uld not ed to be affixed in a forgery:

know if any woman was consulted Hang Sai-chuen said he was an with regard to their marriages. Ho prentleed to his father as a doctor agreed he had a daughter of his and later practised in Canton. 4town who was married after the his father's request he returned to death of teatator's kit fat wife and Hongkong about ten years ago to only testator's permission was ob. manage the business in Hongkong. tained for the engagement. No His father became ill in February permission was obtained from any this year and witness went up to wife or concubine of his lato Canton to see him on February father, 14. During his father's illness he prescribed for and attended

him.

Witness produced a will which he said was in the writing of the second son and signed by his father. The will was prepared by the second son from a draft given by the father who signed the will when it was made. Witness was present when the signatures were made, and his father died the same night.

The funeral was attended by the sous, the grandson Wing Ching being the principal mourner. At the prayer ceremony which follow ed there were about 60 relatives and friends present and witness produced the will and read it. There was no objection matte ai that time. The will directed, the businesses to be carried on with before

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I put it to you, that you know perfectly well he married Hung han-shi as his tin fung wife 20 yours ago 7-Since my father had never told me I don't know any thing about it. After she was ad mitted into the family everybody addressed her as ak lai can ex pression used to denote a concd- bine).

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Plainti agreed that Hung Witness went on to explain how Chan-sh! had been living at destuis A Maiden Fair and Slender,"

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"Capriccio tallen," Mr. Sheldon: You have always Hung Li-shi (he first defendant).

Philadelphia Orchestra. been your father's favourite son? She was one of his, late father's "Melnie, Arabe, That is your story?--Yes. He al- concubines, He trusted her very "Stellienne and Rigandon,"

and therefore well and they lived together for Drink to Mo Only with Thine Eyes," ways trusted me handed over to me the manage 10 years at Honam. ment of the business in Hongkonge

You say that by making this will he gave you control over both your elder and younger brothers?--Yes. Sai Kut is a considerably, older man than you and innder this will you would have power to send him to any of the medicine shops you wished?--Yes.

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not, from custom for a young er son to have control over the eller sons-it, is very rare.

Father's Concubines.

When the hearing was continued yesterday afternoon, Mr. Sheldon

Cross-examined with regard to the will, plaintiff stated that when he saw the draft copy on Febru- ary 22, be at once recognised it ns being in his father's handwrit- fug. At the time his father was aiting up in bed, smoking a pipa of tobares and after a clean ca had been made, the old man burnt the draft by the side of his bed, lighting it from a puper spill. That happened at about 12 noon, 18 hours before he died.

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