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$20,000 ESTATE DISPUTE

CONCUBINE

ISSUE

INVOLVED

THE

HONGKONG: TELEGRAPH.

MONDAY

APRIL 9, 1934.

THIEF'S OFFER TO DETECTIVE

COMMERCE AND LAW

POLICE RESERVE

UNIVERSITY SOCIETY

DINNER

WILLING TO SHARE "FIFTY-FIFTY”

How a Chinese offered to shareThe now Chlof Justice of Hong the proceeds of his theft "Afty- kong, Mr. Justice McGregor, K.C., fifty" with a detective, was told recolved a hearty welcome at the the annual dinner of the Law and before Mr. Macfadyen in Central Magistracy this morning Commerce Society of the Hong when Ng Tim, 27, was charged kong University, held at the Ex pieces of change Restaurant on Saturday with the theft of 27 lead from the Hongkong Telephone night. Company's stores ut Duddell Street.

ORDERS FOR CURRENT WEEK

RADIO BROADCAST

Orders by the Hon. 'Mr. E, D. C. Wolfe, G. M. G., Inspector General of TO-DAY'S BROADCAST. Police, state:

of

Chinese Company, Inspection Parade. All ranks the Chinese Company will parade at Central Pelice Station for a general inspection by the Hon. Commisioner, Dr. S. W. Tao, LL. D., O.BE., on Thursday, April 12th. After inspec

Indian Company. Commendation-Constable

DUAL TRANSMISSION FOR THIS EVENING

From 2. B. W. en a frequency of 846 kilogycles.

6-8 p.m. European Programme. 5-7 p.m. A Relay of the Hongkong Hotel Banco Orchestra from the long- Kong Hotel Hoof Garden.*

A claim by two concubines for lotters of administration to the $20,000 estate of Lo Wai-chuen, deceased, formerly of Shing Ping Street, was hagun be fore the Chief Justice, Mr. A. D. A, MacGregor, at the Supreme Court this morning.

A Chineso detective, in evidence, | Mr. Kwik Khik-tihiang, Chair-tlon a Company Photograph will be Ling Cheung-nang, and Wong So-chan, both of 8 Shing Ping said he saw the defendant walking man of the Society, voiced the taken. Fall in nt 17.30 hours. Dress

7 p.m. Closing Local Stock Quota- Street, Happy Valley, are the in Gough Street on Saturday af plesauro all felt.at the presence Blue Uniform, Cap with White Cover,

tions, etc. of a speech, plaintiffs, and Mr. Hin-shing Lo, ternoon carrying a rattan basket of the Chief Justice, and the lat-and Belt with Brace.

7.3-8 p.m. Recorded Programme, Instructed by Messra, Wilkinson & He suspected him and gearched emphasised the importance of Law

which appeared to be very heavy. tor, in the course

R252 Overture-Marrlago of Figare Grist, is representing thems,

(Mozart). Defendant, Lo Pak-wai, alias Lol the banket. Defendant stated he to Commerce, und expressed hia shah Mohamed is commended by the

4 marine happiness that the students Ind Kwal-woon, of 94 Dra Vœux Road, bought the lead from

Later included jurisprudence in their fun. Inspector General of Police for Overture-- Seraglio (Mozart). and hawker for his own use.

zeal displayed in arresting a Chinese-Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra West appears in person,

conducted by Clemens Krauss.

(Debussy- in assisted by Messrs. Russ and he stated he stole it. "I asked curriculum. He also unfolded in youth who had snatched an oar-ring

him what ho was going to do an impressive way the tremendous from smusli Chinese girl. Defendant Violin Solo Blenuet

Dushklo). Co.

The defence put forward was with it and he stated he would influence of Law, and drew a vivid was subsequently sentenced to three

the Remand Violin Solo-Tambourin Chinois

(Kreisler), that plaintiffs were not the con- share the proceeds with me fifty picture of the Privy Council whore months' detention in

"five old men settled the affairs, Home,

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Joseph Szigeti. cubines of Lo Wai-chuen and that fifty," said the witness,

Training Contrse. Part Defendant: I did take the lend of the whole British Empire."

recruits of the Indian Company Song-Elegie (Song of Mourning) the administration of the estate

(Massenet). was logally the duty of defendant from the Telephone Company for

Mr. P. S. Cassidy proposed the residing in Kowloon will attend 3, Chi as nephew and adopted son and the purpose of working with it on

plain) (Shumann). toast of the Society in an admir-Woo Street, Kowloon on Wednesday, Song-Ich Grolle Night (I'll not com- John Brownlee. (Baritone) next of kin

Mr. It-shing Lo said the one tive from the Hongkong Telephone which he offered some

Mr. W. G. Griffin, a representa- able speech, in the course of April 11th, at 17.30 hours for instruc-

Bound All recruits of the Indian Company Planoforte-Rigoletto-Paraphrase Do

Concert (Verdi--List), question for adjudication was

Alfred Cortot. Headquarters, 17, whether the plaintifs were con- Co, said that employees were advice to those entering on com- residing at Hongkong, will attend cubines. If they were, he would allowed to take sufficient quantity mercial careers and also spoke of Chinese company

(Norton arr. Lotter), submit that under Chinese law and lead for a job which the firm the need of moderating high Queen's Real Central in Thursday, Orchestral La Siesta (Barcarolle) Orchestral-The Grasshopper'a Dance custom they were fully entitled to know of. Defendant was working tariffs, which were strangling the

(Bucalossi), letters of administration and that for the day at Routers, near the trade of China. Professor Robert-t.

Hongkong Club, anıl had no son replied. the other issue, that defendant business to be at Kau U Fong. claimed to be the adopted son, was irrelevant. Plaintifa would deny that he was the adopted son, but, even if he were, plaintiff's had priority over him.

ONE CONCUBINE dead. Lo Wai-chuen died on November

Sunday.

Sub-Inspector Dredge said the value of the lend was ten dollars.

A fine of $30 with the alternative

of three weeks" hard labour was imposed.

CHINA LIGHT CO. EMPLOYEE

24, 1932, and was burled in Hong-THEATRE PAGEBOY GAOLED FOR THEFT

BOUND OVER

CHOCOLATE

MONEY

EMBEZZLED

A

OF TYPEWRITER

Lion.

April 12th. at 17.30 hours for instrue-

Flying Squad. Commendation-Constable R30G W. A. Shea is commended and granted the meritorious service bar for zeal dis played in arresting Chino male, Wong Pul for larceny from the per Wong Pul AAR Obsequently sentenced to one years hard labour. Case No. 0483.

son.

Instructional Patrol. The nexi instructional patrol for members of the Hongkong Section will take place on Friday, April 13th, Members will fall in nt Central Police Station at 17.30 hours sharp. All members will attend. Dress--Blue uniform and Cap with White Cover.

kong where his mother had been buried before him. He was a widower, his kit fat wife having

young man's lapse was re- pre-deceased him, but he left three

counted at the Kowloon Magistracy before Mr. Wynne-Jones concubines, the two plaintiffs' anel

this another, Wong Kwong-hau, who

morning when Tam Yuk-kong, an had died ainee the case started and

The embezzlement of $29,40 from employee of the China Light and had therefore been struck off the the King's Theatre was admitted Power Company for the last four writ on which she had formerly by Yu Wo, aged 17, when he ap-years, was charged with theft of lake place on Friday, April 18. appeared as joint plaintiff.

Station at 17.30 hours sharp, Dress In 1919, Lo Wai-chten was living peared in the dock before Mr. Mac an Underwood typewriter, the pro-Members will fall in at No. Polico

Dational. with a Chinese lady as his first fadyen in the Central Police Court perty of the Company.

Inspector Andrews

this morning,

de- snid

Emergency Unit Reserve. Defendu.- Defendu Class will

Sgd. D. L. KING.

D. S. P. (R).

AMBULANCE BRIGADE BALL

The London Palladium Orchestra conducted by Richard Green. Song-Waltz Song ("Merrie Eng-

land") (German). Song-Love will and Way ("The Maid of the Mountains") (Fraser Simpron).

Helene Esserman, (Soprano). Orchestral-Noel Coward Medley.

The B.B.C. Dance Orchestral directed by Henry Hall. Song-Why can't This Night go of

Forever (Jones and Newman).

Silver). Song Farewell To Arms (Wrube) and Charles Carlisle. 8 p.m. Local Time and Weather Report

Studio Chineso 6.03-10.30 p.m. Concert,

10.30 p.m. Closed Down.

All Relays of the Hongkong Hotel Orchestras are by courtesy of the Management,

8.30-19 p.m. European Record Pro- gramme from "Z.E.K." on 040 kilo- cycles,

Orchestral Reminiscences Of Grieg

(Arr. Urbach).

Marek Weber and his Orchestra, Orchestral-Hungarian Dance No.

(Brahma).

Orchestral-Hungarian Dance No. G

(Brahma).

San Francisco Symphony Orchestra directed by Alfred Herta.

concubine and on May 10 of the Detective Sergeant Shepherd, fendant was seen by a Chinese same year the first plaintiff, came prosecuiing, said defendant was detective on Saturday afternoon at to live with him as his second con-employed at the King's Theatre as tempting to sell the typewriter In cubine, serving ten and showing the customary marks of respect to a page-boy and chocolate seller. Paddy's Market. He was inter. THE the first concubine. The second he tray, when fult, was valued at rogated and finally admitted having $10. It was usual for the takings taken the machine from the concubine stayed there 15 years to be handed to Mr. Leung Ki-sh, Accounts Office of the Ching Light until the death of Lo Wai-eluen House Manager, every morning and Power Company at Kowloon and on frequent occasiona officially On March 25, Mr. Leung went to Tong. The machine was worth represented him at family func-Canton, returning on March 31580. Defendant's sulary was $36 tions. As the chief lady of the The following morning when he

a month. house in succession to the former anked for the takings, it was found concubino who had died, Ling that the defendant had absconded. His Cheung-nang advised Lo to get an- When arrested, the defendant ad- character like? other concubine as he had exmitted taking the money and stated

An official of the Company saldannual ball of St. John Ambu-Voent Genis-Miss Hook Of Holland pressed a desire for male issue and he had spent it in buying clothes it had been very good. the second plaintiff was according and helping his mother. The In answer to his Worship, de- ly installed on September 18, 1522. King's Theatre did not wish to fendant said he was married, but kong Hotel on Saturday evening. Orchestral-Dance Slave (Chabrier),

paying the marks of rospect due to press the case. Ling na senior concubine,

Worship:-What is his

FUNCTION A BIG SUCCESS

Over 300 persons attended the lance Association and Brigade

(Hongkong) held at the Hong- Among the gathering present had no children. He had a father

wore the Hon. Sir William Shen- The defendant was bound over who was in Court.

the Order of St In a personal bond of $60 to be of Defendant was sentenced to sixton, Officer of

John (President), Mias Y, Shen- good behaviour for six months. recks' imprisonment.

Elliott ton, Commodore Frank and Mrs. Elliott, Dr. and Mrs. W. B. A. Moore, Commissioner A. Morris, Dr. and Mrs. D. J. Valen- tine, Dr. Li Shu-fan (chuirunn), Dr. Ma Luk, Dr. Arthur Woo, Dr. K. W. Yip and Dr. T. C. Wonk

At the funeral of deceased,. tho first plaintiff, as chief mourner, had washed his face with water in the presence of the defenduul, to whom this offee would normally have fallen if he truly were the adopted son. On December 2, 1932, plaintiffs applied for letters FALSE DEALINO TRAVELS, A SHORT of administration and on January ROAD, AND SURELY DETECTED.Wittween Miss Doris May Cheetham, of

DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF

The engagement is announced be. Shanghai and Lieutenant Edward Ashley Brown, Royal Marines, of II.M.S. Berwick.

Pianoforte Polonaise

(Chopin).

(Rubens).

E Flat

Jose Echaniz.

Eight Opera Company. Orchestral--Marcho Joyeuse (Chabrier

-Hinricha).

New Light Symphony Orchestra, Octet A Venetian Barcarollo (Arr. P.

Willoughby).

J. H. Squire Octot. Vocal-I Cover The Waterfront (Hey-

man and Green). Vocal-Mood Indigo.

Layton and Johnstone. Orchestral-C. B. Cochran Presents.

The B.B.C. Dance Orchestra directed by Henry Hall with Alico Dolysin, and Sir William Shenton, in the

Les Alien. course of a speech gave a resume Orchestral-At Dawning (Cadman), of the activities of the Associa-Orchestral-The Waltzing Doll

(Poldini), To-morrow's meeting of the Rotary

tlon and Brigade during the year Club will be favoured with a visit! A General Meeting of the British and Dr. Li Shu-fan, who presided Now Light Symphony Orchestru. from Rotarian Fung Foo-ce, of Legion will be held at 5.15 pm on outlined the functioning of the Song-Ev'ry Little White (Harbach

and Kern). Shanghai, Director of Rotary Inter-Monday, April 16, in the Board loom Association since its inception in of Mosers Jardine Matheson & Co... Ltd., in rder to receive the report 1916, and the objects of the Ball. Song-Try getting a Good Night's

Sleep. and accounts for the two years ended

Frances Maddux (Soprano), 31st December, 1933, and to elect

Orchestral "Dorothy" (selection) Officers, etc.

(Cellier),

Band of H. M. Coldstream Guarda, Vocal-Old Timers.

11, 1933, defendant lodged a caveat {liam Poun.. from which the present prosced- inga arose.

CHINESE LAW. Counsel aubmitted that the case should be decided on the Chinese laws as they existed in 1843 and comprising the Tal Tsing Lu Li, the Code of the Manchu Dynasty;;

national.

of

Five cases of meningitis, two cases the Thirteen Classics; and each of small-pox and typhoid (one opinions of the Great Scholars "as imported), and опе

of diphtheria were reported to the local found by diligent search magistrates' secretaries of old." Health authorities on Friday,

Ling Cheung-nang gave evidence

that her mother handed her over

Four widows, Ho Sze, Chan Kam, Li Fong and Li Lin, appeared before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central Magle- tracy this morning, on charges of

month's im- Sergeant

A meeting of the Hongkong Hockey having kept sly brothels in the to Lo Wat-chuon in exchange for Association will be held in St. An Western District, and were each fixed $1,000 and they lived at Wyndham drew's Church Hall this evening at S60 or in default one Street. D'Aguilar Street, Gilman's 5.30 p.m. for the purpose of making

Detective prisonment Bazaar, and other places. She was arrangements for the forthcoming regarded by relatives as a con- visit of the Overseas Chinese Hockey Baker prosecuted.

The meeting cubine of Lo and at a wedding of Team from Singapore.

COOLIE

ATTEMPTS

SUICIDE

CUT DOWN BY A

PASSER-BY

one of his relatives at Canton, the was originally announced to take place school at No. 90 Des Voeux Rod No. 46 Ilau Woo St., West Point,

brido kow-lowed to her

addressed her accordingly.

The case is proceeding.

and

FORMER RESIDENTS OF COLONY

TAKE PART IN HOME FUNCTION

A now £3,000 refuse, destructor installed at Gourock, Scotland, was recently oficially opened by Mrs. Henderson, wife of Mr. A. K. Houderson, who was for many years associated with the Hong Kong Tramways, Ltd.

on Thursday.

Ro

10 p.m. Close Down.

The Big Four.

PLOT AGAINST KING · CAROL

HIGH MILITARY OFFICER,

HELD?

A gambling debt led to Yung Kwong Chung, who kept a pai ken Fook-cheung, a married coolio of himself Central, was fined $50 or one month's making an attempt on his life

nrd labour by Mr. Macfadyen in the yesterday. He hanged Chau-fan, unemployed, was Central Police Court this morning, from a tree below Victoria Road,

Bucharest, Apr. 8. charged before Mr. Hamilton, at the Eleven other gamblers absented them- and had been swinging in the air

It is freely rumoured here that Central Magistracy this morning, selves and their bail of $3 each were a minute before being cut down'

Guild stated by a passer-by whose attention was the Colonel in Command of the with having stolen a purse containing catrenied, Dot-Sergt. 70 cents and three keys from Ho Mun, the table money was $4.37, and this attracted by his groans.

grans cutter, at No. 9, Yat Fu was placed in the Poor Box.

The would-be suicide was con- Royal Bodyguard, and Lane, on Saturday. He admitted thei charge, and was sentenced to six! Easter music from "The Messiah" veyed by the police to the Govern- others, have been arrested following monthe hard labour. He had a bad was rendered by the choir at the ment Civil Hospital, but was dis the discovery of a plot against the

Union Church, Kowloon, yesterday charged this morning. morning. The soloist was Mina Irene

record.

Roc, LRA.M., A.It.C.M., and the order.

HUANG FU LEAVING NANCHANG

An application for the confiscation of the choral items waar Introit and two Sanctus No. 3; "Lift up your heads. of an automatic shot-gun knives, found unclaimed aboard the 0 ye Gaten" "I know that my. Re. steamer Anjou yesterday, was granted deemer liveth"; "Since by man came by Mr. Macfadyen in the Central death"; "By man came also the Re- Police Court this morning. Dotective surrection of the Dead"; "For Inspector Stimson deposed to boarding Adam all dio": "Even so in Christ tho ship as the result of a report and shall all be made alive"; "Hallelujah TO CALL ON WANG CHING-WEI Anding the gun and knives on top of Chorus." the stern hatch, at 2.30. yesterday

In

IN NANKING

life of King Carol.

several

The Minister of the Interior hus categorically denied any arrest in

such a connection, but there is uneasiness here.

节

It will be recalled that Professor Victor Gomoju, a leading surgeon of Rumania, WOR nrrested on March 23 on a chargo of plotting. against the life of King Carol. Mr. Henderson, who is a mem- afternoon. He found no claimants. Lau Po-kl, unemployed, was charged before Mr. Macfadyen in the Central

Although details of the charges ber of the Gourock Town Council,

(Special to "Telegraph") boing Convener of the Works Wong Chuan, an amah, was produced Police Court this morning with tho

were suppressed it was reported at screw-driver, an

Nanchang, April 9. that time that at least seventeen Commilteo, gave a description of before Mr. Hamilton, at the Central possession of a tho, dostructor to the large com- Magistracy this morning, on a charge instrument, fit for an unlawful pur

Detective-Sergeant Goodwin General Huang Fu, Chairman of prominent men were involved in pany which had assembled at the of stealing articles of clothing and pose.

the conspiracy. two finger rings from a woman nam- eald defendant was arrested at 3.30 the Peking Political Council, is opening ceremony, and subse led Lal Klu at No. 50, Wanchai Road, yesterday moming in Queen's Street completing Iris mission hero and

Police have been attempting to quent speakers pald a tribute to 4th, floor, on December 10 Inst. Sub nt the junction of Ko Shing Street preparing to proceed to Nanking

WAN walking slowly

anti- the suspected the foresight and engineering Inspector Nolloth said defendant had Ho

Mr. Wang Ching-wol, link up to call on akill ho had displayed in seeing been living with the complainant verandahs. The screw-driver was in

bera of the Iron Guard, responsible that a really good job had been since June last year. When defen-his pocket. When questioned he gave who cancelled his proposed air trip monarchical pluttors with the mem-

dand left on Saturday taking athroo different stories. Ho lived at to Nanchang.

General Huang Fu is understood for the assassination of Dr. Duen. Gomofu directed Professor. basket with her, complainant. Bus No. 36 Cross Street, Wanchal, and was acted her, and had her arrested. out of work at present. Defendant to have submitted a detailed report The clothing was found in the basket had a conviction for stealing and was to Marshal Chiang Kai-shek on various charities in which tho Defendant admitted the charge, and proviously bound over hut the term the political situation in North former Queen, Princes Holen, was

Interested United Press. was sentenced to one month's im- had expired. One month's hard labour China Contral News, prisonment,

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In the Captain's Cup April quali The Bolivian Government anfying competition at Fanling dur- nounces that its troops have re-

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