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SIR ROBERT HART'S WIDOW.

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SMALL HONGKONG ESTATE IS DISCLOSED,

OTHER EUROPEAN WILLS.

CONFESSIONS OF "A' "WOMAN NOVELIST.

MRS. STEEL'S STORY OF

LOVELESS MATCH.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

Confession which : Mrs. Annie Steel, the novelist, makes about her marriage, in a new book, are sur prisingly candid.

The book, "The Gardch of Fidelity" (MacMillan, 12s. 6d.), isa published posthumously, for the author died earlier this year.

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JÜNK AND SAMPAN| COLLIDE.

HOTEL LAUNCH RESCUES FOUR

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SEQUEL IN COURT.

TUESDAY, DECEMBER · 10, 1929.

ELECTION NIGHT COMEDY.

300,000 BOTTLES OF LIQUOR HELD UP.

New York, Nov, 5.

A

pretty little

prohibition comedy is being enacted off the A collision between a. junk, and New Jersey" coast to-day. sampan yesterday had a sequel New York, in common with this morning when the master of many American muicipalities, is the junk was charged, before Mr. electing its local officials. There T. W. H. Hosegood at the Marine liftio interest in the ballet, as Court, with falling to render it is. regarded as almost certalu assistance to the occupants of the that Mr. James J. Walker, the saman after being involved in the Mayor, will be re-elected, but nccident.

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plans had been made for the Set. Estal nrosecuted. Worship that he was on a Hong-

Mr. W. A. Zimmern informed his usual election night celebrations. Large supplies of liquor were kong Hotel launch awaiting the ordered, but unfortunately for the that, but for the best man, his day when he heard cries for help. agents intercepted wireless mes "My husband confessed guiltly a.a. Borneo at West Point.yester would-be rejoicers, Prohibition brother, he would certainly have run He looked in the direction from sages stating that three ships away that bitterly cold 31st Decemwhere the cries came and saw each with 100,000 bottles of choice ber, and I comforted him by anying cansized sampan with the crew in liquor on truthfully that I would have done the water

board were lying off shore, outside the 12-mile limit. the same had "I had time; but what with dressing my bridesmaius,

The Government agents

The Hotel launch at once went

FUTURE STATUS OF

SHANGHAI.

WHY JUDGE FEETHAM HAS BEEN APPOINTED.

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COUNCIL STATEMENT.

Shanghai, Dec 7.- The following statement W38 issued by the Council last night, in connexion with Judge Feetham's appointment and his duties in Shanghai:

nounced polley of the foreign Pow "Ever since, the publicly__an- ers, and particularly America and Great Britain, with regard to the gradual relinquishment of extrater- ritorial privileges in China, the Council has fully appreciated the im- complicated problem of the future portant relation of this polley to the status of the International Settle ment during the transition period which must necessarily ensue be fore such a policy can become fully effective, as well as the necessity of devising some constructive plan or sideration to the aspirations of the Chinese people, will at the same time afford reasonably adequate protection during this transition period, to the great foreign, com- mercial

and business interest which have been developed in: Shanghai.

of the estate of Mrs. Jennie Brow» trying to light the fire which had to the rescue and picked up two tablished a blockade, and so far scheme which, while giving full con- !

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Dame Hester Jane Hart, widow of the late Sir Robert Hart. G.C.M.G., who died at the Imperial Hotel, Bournemouth, Hants, Eng- Why I married I cannot sny,

I never have been able to say. land, on April 20, last year, deft

do not think either of us was in local estate to the value of $6,500

love. I know I was not; I never while the gross value of estate 1

have been. Home amounts to £42,778. Ex

"That is a sad fact, but it must emplification of re-sealing of probe faced. It has not made life any bate has been granted to Mr. G. G. N. Tinnon, of Messrs. John the less entrancing.... son, Stokes and Master, who in the attorney for testator's son, Sir Edgar Bruce Hart, No. 35, Pray cott Place, London, who is the sole executor named in the will which contains family bequests,

Re-sealing of, festament-dative

Hogg, or McLaren, widow, who gone out, and attending to asme left $18,600 in Hongkong and £5,- | of the younger members of ona 514 in England, Scotland, and Can-pailyol had to go through with ton, has been granted to the Hon. it as a duty." " Mr. W. E. L. Shenton, of Messrs. In spite of this unpromising Deacons, who is the attorney for the start. Mrs. Steel's married life son, Mr. Joseph Willian Charles seems to have been extremely happy McLaren, timbar merchant, “of Towards the end of her life she Grangemouth. Stirling, Scotland, developed the theory that the sceret. nt which pince his mother alledi

of the eternal strife of the sexes Derensed was the widow of the was due to the fact that the human Late Mr. Daniel Alexander Mlove instinet is not sensonal.

Women's jealously, Mrs. Steel Laren, a Simber merchant, of maintained, was the primal cause Avondhu, Gringemonth."

of the disharmony of the racial' Local estate worth $1,100 and | instinets at the ront of many of our net personal estate in England social evils. valued at £1,671 was left by Ma George Hoyes, a builder, former ly of No. 1, Florence Argane, Balby, Donmaster, who died at "St. Kilda," Clee, Rondą, Cleethorpes," Lincoln, on August 12, 1927. Re-sealing of probate has been granted to Mr. David James Gil- mare, of the Chartered Bank, Hongkong. The will contains a namber of family bequeats,

ANONYMOUS LETTER TORN UP.

JUDGE AND AN OFFENDİNG MISSIVE.

An anonymimus letter sent to a judge was torn up in court and the fragments stropped into a paper basket.

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adults and two children.

by two Chinese who wanted

Open-Minded Advice.

He was told, went on Mr. Zim-have prevented small craft from mern, that the sampan turned overwinging the cargoes ashore, much after fouling the stern of a trading to the chagrin of thirsty New junk, which continued on her way Yorkers. without stopping to render assist As regards the election, only the ance to the occupants of the sam-size of Mr. Walker's plurality is pan.

the object of conjecture, The Witness then hired a launch to campaign has been waged almost after the junk and on the way entirely on personalities, with its a police launch under the com-apponents demanding that the mand of Spt. Estall. Witness then City should rebel against Tam-

"It has been unofficially inli informed the police officer of the many domination and "drive the mated to the Council by persona funk and had the master placed necurrence and they overtook the rasenls out.".

intimately connected with goverh ment circles that the Council For the first time all New York might well take the lead in for under arrest.

"The mistress of the capsized City is equipped with voting ma-mulating some such constructive sampan said her taat was hired chines on which voters pull levers plan or scheme and that in order to instead of marking ballot papers to obviate, in so far as possible, board a steamer which was moor- Since these machines add as they any impression or suggestion of On work. It is expected that the res prejudice or bins with which any. ed to a buoy in midstreams. the way to the steamer, her sam-turns will be compiled much ear-plan of merely local origin might pan fouled the stern of the defen-fer than in former years.

possibly be regarded in official and dant's junk and capsized. All the Despite the activities of the unofficial circles, it is desirable Coreppants of the boat were pre-Prohibition agents, New York is that in formulating such a plan cipitated into the water, but the preparing the usual election night|the Council should have entirely Lois Moran, the well-known junk did not render them any fete, in which thousands parade disinterested and open-minded ad- i cinema actress, sesies anuther suc- assistance.

up and down Broadway blowing vice of a high order. the leading lady in the

horns and throwing confetti, and Defendant's Story. "Behind That Curtain," my-

patronising night clubs and re- sterious detective story, which was

Asked what he had to say, the staurants, where the returns are shown to packet "houses" at the defendant told his Worship that announced.. Queen's Theatre last night and will the mistress of the sampań wanted] be screened until Thursday. The him to take the two passengera. picture, depicts the unhappy mar. He refused and passed on. What| ring! of n English society girl and her subsequent adventures in happened immediately after that. a desert. It has as its buckground defendant did not know. some excellent English country and

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HILLTOP GRAVE FOR. MILLIONAIRE.

AMERICAN'S LAST WISH FULFILLED.

"This idea appealed strongly to the Council and after careful con- alderation it decided by a unani- mous vote, including the Chinese menibers, to seek the service of an expert of international reputation thoroughly to explore the subject. and develop its prûetical possibili- ties.

Arriving in January..

After he had gone song · dis-

"Upon · investigation there up- peared to be one outstanding' street scenes, crowded streets intance, his attention was drawn to

Ogure in the person of Judge India, beautiful and realistic set-the capsized boat. He at once.

Richard Feethani of South Africa tings in the desert and finally the slowed down and was on the Chinatown of San Francisco,

point of lowering a boat when he

who by training, experience and The Incident occurred during

An American millionaire's wish achievements in Ireland, India, murder I saw a launch going to the rescue Spening with a

that he should be hurled on a hill-Johannesburg and Nairobi scens legal arguments in the Chancery Landon, the story on shifla fa of the occupants. Division in the test action brought | India, where the bride realises her "There was no use my going to top in Surrey has been carried out, best qualified to undertake so dif- against the Treasury challenging husband's criminality and unfaith-the-resene then," added the de-the body of Mr. Irving Ingersoil fien und complicated a task.».

Bloomingdale, of Now York, the validity of a Treasury Minutoluss. How she eventually finds fendant.

being interred in the little church- of March 1922, affecting the pen happiness in the desert is told withi

One of the two passengers onward at Albury, Bear Guildford. sions of civil servants.

much eleverness; .

the sampan at the time of the Before the case waa résumed, Mr. The picture I a "300 per cent, accident stated that the mistress Mr. Bloomingdale was on a visit Justice Clauson referred to the talkie," while the voices of the two

of the sampa's did not ask. the to England with his wife when he letter, which had been sent to him.lending stars and one of the native defendant to carry the two passen-was involved in a motor accident 1 think it is a most imprapersons of India are extremely goodgers. How it all happened he did in Blackwall Tunnel. He died on | October 15, and his body was.'em- "thing" said his lordship, with con-

not know, but, Anding himself in There is also the Pox Movietone the water, he scrambled on board balmed. siderable feeling. "As I was about to leave my room there was handed News in the programme which to me a letter, which I hold in my should be erijoyed by all cinema-the defendant's craft. hand and which I have opened,

"Gross Impropriety"

with this ense.

and clear.

Best Sellers.

"I find it is an anonymous letter, written by a person who describes

Tá Earl Derr. Biggers, avidely- himself as a retired civil servant,known author of many popular and it apparently consists of a long stories and plays, including the argument about matters connected famous "Seven Keys to Bakipate," Lonce more goes "the honour of "Anything which is to be put being numbered among the writers before the Court in this case must of the best sellers" of the simson, be put before me by counsel, and I "Behind. That Curtain," Scotland am astonished

that a gentleman Yard romantic mystery of love and who describes himself as a retired intrigue in England, India and civil servant, and who presumably San Francisco, which is the latest is a person of a certain amount of product of his gifted pen has won position and education, can think him an enviable position in the it proper to send a communication | work of letters. of this kind to the Court.

Its sales not only in the United

"I don't propose to take any fur-States, but in all other English- ther steps, but I think it is de-speaking countries are reported by sirable that the attention of the the book trade to have renched a public should be called to the gross impropriety of any communication of this kind."

Mr. Justice Clauson thereupon tore up the letter and dropped the fragments inte the waste-paper basket by his side.

The Lure Of London.

total which makes it one of the most ; popular and widely-rend novels of recent years. There is also a steady demand for it in the public libraries of all the great cities, librariaus report,

Bitgers has been a prominent figure in literature for many years. Plaintiffs in the case were Messrs. Following his graduation from John Nixon, John Scott, William | Harvard," he entered newspaner Clark and Benjamin Louis Samuel, wark in Boston and developing a

They are all retired civil servants and they claimed that they were entitled to have their superannua- tion allowances calculated under the Superannuation Statutes and that the Treasury Minute of 1922, intro- 'ducing' variable instead of fixed

pensions on retirement, was null | and void. The defence was that the Court had no jurisdiction.

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flair for hamour, conducted a "column" over his signature on the Boston Traveller.

In time he began contributing to magazines, one of his most widely known Saturday Evening | Pusl stories being "Seven Keys to Baldpate," which George M. Cohun produced as a stage mystery faree which played for years. Mr. Nixon, in his evidence, sald Some of his other popular works he was induced to enter the Civil" are "Love Insurance," which was Service over fifty years ago by what | produced on the screen, "Inside he considered would be the advan- || the Lines," "The Agony Column" -tages of coming to London, work-"If You're Only Human" "Seu Ing short hours and having the Saw," a musical comedy, and the prospects of a pension.

latest, "Behind That Curtain.” "Another attraction," said Mr. This very popular romantie Nixon, who came to London from mystery has been transferred to Dublin, "was the opportunity of at- the screen as an all-talking spocial tending a London theatre two or by Fox Movielone, directed by three times a week." (Laughter). Irving Cummings, with Warner Mr. Justice Clauson dismissed Baxter, Lois Moran and Gilbert the action, holding that the law was Emery, in the leading roles. It is well established, and could only be playing at the Queen's Theatre Such well known altered by the Legislature, that the this week. rights of civil servants regarding trouners as Philip Strange, Eric Claude King, Peter their super-annuation could not be Durand, adjudicated upon. He held that Gawthorne, Finch Smiles, John there was no contract with the Rovers, Montague Shaw, Boris Crown and the action failed entirely Karloff, and Jamiel Hassen algo

have important characterizations. and must be dismissed.

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An invitation, was extended-by the Council to Judge Peetham to act as an expert adviser to the Council. At the same time the Connell appealed to General Herl ZOK, the Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa, to grant His relatives selected St. Mar- leave of absence jo Judge Feetham In reply to his Worship, witnesstha's, Albury, as the nearest ap to enable him to undertake this said the defendant did lower his proach to his wishes.

important task and the Council is sails and slow down but did not The church stands on the site grateful to Judge Feetham for his lower a boat to go to the assistance of one of the ancient halting places acceptance of its invitation and to of the decupants of the sumpan. of the Canterbury Pilgrims, at the General Hertzog for his prompt said: "Tell him that it is

To the interpreter, his Worship apex of a fir-covered hill com- and courteous acquiescence in

'àgunding a' wonderful" panoramic | granting 'hhm leave. Judge Feet-| serious thing he is charged with. view of the surrounding country. ham is expected to arrive in There is, however, some doubt as The body was encased in a lead Shanghai about January." to whether he did. lower his sail shell, which was placed inside 4 and slow down, but I will give him mahogany coffin. The cathedral the benefit of the doubt and dis- church choir from Guildford pro-1

is the case.. At the same time, vided the music at the service.

I would like to warn him for his

own sake and for the sake of all Had Mr. Bloomingdale lived he in charge of trading junks to learn had intended to make his home. the conditions of their licences."- in Surrey.

(1919 HEATERNO

"and don't open this till Christmas."

COMPENSATION TO DISBANDED R.I.C.

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APPEAL COURT AND JUDGE'S DECISION.

London, Oct. 31. . The method by which com- pensation was awarded by the Treasury to disbanded men of the Royal Irish Constabulary was the subject of an appeal yesterday before the Master of the Rolls and Lords Justices'. Lawrence and Russell.

William Albert Egan, formerl a county inspector of the RLC. and other representative members of the force, appealed against the decision of Mr. Justice Eve that the Treasury, in assessing com- pensation, had rightly omitted to take into account certain allow- ances made to officers and some constables, In addition to their ordinary pay,

The Treasury contended that the awards had been accurately made in accordance with the Act, and the rules thereunder in like manner as the pensions to which the plaintiffs would have been en- titled if they had retired from length of service. It was this view that was upheld by Mr. Jus lice Eve.

The Master of the Rolls, "ad- dressing the Attorney-General. said that the Court felt that with reward to the case of the men and the widows. the decision of Mr. Justice Eve was right. They wish ed to hear the case of the Treasury with respect to the children,

The Attorney-General. Sir Wil liam Jowitt, KC., said that the Treasury had made the awards

in accordance with the rules net forth in the Act.

The Court reserved judgment on the appeal.

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