1936-07-11 — Page 11

HONGKONG. TELEGRAPH WEEK-END SECTION

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-How To Do It-

JIVE possible answers are given for each question. You select what you think in the correct answer, and put its number on the line at the right of the number of the question on the answer sheet..

Example: 0. The Prime Minister of Great Britain is- (1) MacDonald, (2) · Chamberlain, (3) Hailsham, (4) Baldwin, (5) Lloyd George.

Baldwin is the correct answer. The number of this question is O; the number 4 (meaning Baldwin) has been placed at the right of O on the answer sheet.

At the end of the Test check your replica with the an- wivers given on Page 22. AND DON'T PEEP.

In our opinion, 20 is a good seare, 25 very good indeed, There are no prizes.

THE LAW IN FICTION AND FACT-

Villain Destroys

Will

THE fate of Innumerable for-

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tunes in fiction has depended on whether the villain will sue- ceed or fail in his nefarious design to destroy the will.

The hero or heroine is, of enurse, the chlef beneficiary under the endangered document; the villain is either the beneficiary under a former will or else a worthless son who has already received and spent his share of the family estates.

The villain almost invariably falls in his wicked scheme, but we are left with a sense of injustice narrowly averted. But even if the

existence when the testator died.

Even when both these conditiona are satisfed, it is still open to the beneficiaries to go to the Probate Division of the High Court and prove that the testator did not, in fact, destroy the will himself..

Thus in one case it was sufficient to show that the testator had been il in bed ever since.the will was Inst seen

until his death; In another case the court accepted evidence that the testator had re- affirmed his affection for the chief beneficiary as showing that his will had not been revoked.

How do the beneficiaries prove what was in a will which no longer exists? Wills are usually made by solicitors, who, before they pre- pare the Anal document, draw up would have gained anything by Any careful solicitor will keep this n draft for their client's approval. his felonious plan.

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villain had succeeded, it k tremely doubtful whether he

To begin with, neither the vil lain nor any one else can ever receive anything under an earlier will. By on Art of Parliament which celebrates its centenary next year it was provided that the destruction of a later will, even by the testator himself, never in any circumstances revives earlier will.

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If a man revokes his will, no matter if he has made fifty earlier wills which are still in existence, he dies intestate. Once n will in rewoked (and a new will is suffcient to do this), nothing can revive it except 'making it all over again.

draft, not so much for fear of melodramatic misappropriation by against the loss or accidentai, de- the intestate heir, as to provido struction of the will,

In many cases these drafts have been accepted by the court as evi- dence of what was in a lost or destroyed will

Even when a man makes his own will, the beneficiaries under it are not by any means in a hope- less condition. A home-made

will is usually short, and the wit- bally the testator told some one nesses-may have read it; or pro- what was in it.

There was So only the Intestate's next-of- the only person who had seen the even a case where kin ever stand-to-gain-anything-by-contents of a lost will was the the destruction of n will. But this daughter of the testator, who does not mean that a disinherited stood to gain considerably under Hon can secure his intestate share it. (At that time the eldest son by making away with his father's took all the land of any one dying will. The destruction of a will intestate,) Keeping in mind that only revokes it If it is deliberately the daughter might be biased, the destroyed by the testator himself. Probate Court was satisfted of her It is true that the law presumes, integrity, and accepted her eri- if a will cannot be found, that the dence of what was in the will. testator destroyed it himself. This presumption only operates, how ever, when the testator had posses sion of the will and the court is satisfied that the will was not in

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Home Affairs.

1.-Sir Samuel Hoare, the newly- appointed First Lord of the Ad- miray, resigned from the Govern ment last year because (1) ho s

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Fanatical free trader (E) he disapproved of our altitude towards Japanese Intervention. In China" (8) he wanted a bigger Navy (4) he had committed himself to unacceptable proposals for the partitioning of Abgasinia (5) he was not in favour of "sanctions" against Italy,

2-The Lord High Commissioner of the Church at Scotland (ef which the General Assembly meets this werk) is (1) The Duke of Atholl (3) Mr. Ernest Brown, (3) Lord Aberdeen, (4) Sir Ian Hamilton, (5) Lord Kinnaird.

3.-Discussion of Britain's debt to the US. (a legacy of the Great War) has once again been post- poned. The mount which Britain in normally in arrears la now ap- proximately (1) £2,060,000,po, (2) £4,310,000,000 (3) £68,000,000, (a) £410,600,000, (5) £127,000,000,

4.-The sympathy of British subjects with an exiled monarch has recently been given praction! expression. The more in questiar is (1) the Emperor of Abyssinin, (2) the ex King of Spain, (3) the ex-Kalser Wilhelm II. (4) the ex-King of Porteiral, the ex-King of Siam.

A Bill will shortly be submitted to Parliament which has reference to the Government of (1) Cyprus, (2) Maits, (3) Hongkong, (4) Cey- len, (5) Newfoundland.

Foreign Affairs

6.-M. Iron Blum, the new French Premier, was the subject of sareas. the criticism when the new Chamber met Inst week because: (1) He is a pacifist. (2) he is a highbrow," (3) hela Catholic, (4) he is a Freemason, (5) he is a Jew,

7--Chiang Kai-shek, who is in the news this week in: (1) Hend of the

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“reformlat" govemment at. Canton, (2) Japanese commander in Man chukuo; (3) representative of China at Geneva, (4) head of the Govern ment 'nt Nanking, (5) Admiral in command of the feet at Tokio,

k 8-Heavy shipments

gold have been made from France lately. These are due to: (1) The activi ties of speculators on the New York Stock Exchange, (2) the expectation of a further decline in the value of the frame, (3) the requlièmenta of French tourists overseas, (4) the purchase of foreign foodstuffs on account of the general strike, (5) payment of the American war deb

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A striking fenture of M. Mum's new Government is that: (1) No member of the administration under 40; (2) a number of the Ministers have refused

their salaries, (3) no member of the Cabinet has previously held office, (4) women are for the first time Included in the administration, (5) none of the Ministers is over 601,

General

10. -Count Camille Cavour died in June, 1801-75 years ago. He was famous as (1) one of the architects of Italian unity, (2) discoverer of a new chemical element, (3) composer of light opern of the Viennes school. (4) horseman and duellist, (6) the first man to cross the Chan- nol In a Hoon.

11--South Australia, which is this year erlebrating its centenary, was founded by (1) Captain Cook, (2) David Livingstone, (3) Charles Darwin, (4) Lord Shaftesbury, (5) Gibbon Wakefiebl.

12. This week was celebrated (on July 8 the centenary of the birth of Joseph Chamberlain, {2} -Cecil Rhodes, (3) Lard Balfour, (4) William Ewart Gladstone, (5) Thomas Hardy.

13-Gaperai Slawoj Skladkows was recently in the noses ist (1) The last survivor of General Denikin's staff, (2) new commander of the Soviet army, (3) Polish Minister at the Court of St. James's, (4) Prime Minister of Poland, (5) Governor of Archangel.

NAME CHART

Violet

NIIS name signifies sweet contentment, a ten-

der, peace-loving disposition.

Sunday is your day of fortune, and the hours of p.m. and 11 p.m. are the luckiest and the 25th day of the month is the best if your name Is Violet.

The colours that vibrate to your personality are all shades of blue except the palest tint, which are not in harmony with your name.

Make use of these colours in your schemes of decoration and in your personál adornment.

Your lucky gem is the sardonyx. It gives you vivacity and adds to your charm.

Your lucky number is four, and your flower is the heliotrope.

Girls' and Boys' Corner

Dear Kiddies,

six well-known dowers. The letters

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I was glad so many of have been jumbled, however, Can you got the right names of the flower name is spelt correctly?

you rearrange them so that Lach fish which the little boy caught, although one competitor did not attempt to solve the puzzle, merely sending In a nicely coloured picture of the drawing.

LOFDIDSAF

SPUNIL.

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SNIAPES

OSPIPEP

When you have solved the names,

It was hot an easy task picking write them out in the form of a list.

There will again be two prizes

the winner, but, after taking age one fofichidren from 10 to 14, and the and neatness into account, I have other for those under 10. The Senlors

decided to award the senior prize

to Jill Eager (12 years), 5 Bowen. Rond, and the junior prize to Leslie Giles (8) years), 8 Enst Block, Queen's Road.

Will Jill and Leslio call at the "Telegraph" office for their prizes?

Specially commented for good work are Edwardo Rozario, Niru Deh, Pat Lasoby, Norris Giles, Celeste Mar- ques, Fernando Alves, Shulk Cham Abbas, Andrew Choo, and Ho Man- chan among the Seniors, and Claude S. Coom, Denis dla Roza, Reginak Martin, Diana Hosking, and Elleen Andrew among the Juniors,

NEW COMPETITION

A new form of competition is pres sented this week. Here is a list of

C. A. COOM

·Lake work's Junior winner.

must not only solve the names, but must also draw one of the flowers and co- lour it. The Juniors are ank-

ed only to give correct

namics. Age anl neatness will be taken inbo ULC- count in award- Ing the prizea.

Entries should be addressed to Uncle Eddio, c/o Hongkong Telegraph" and Perich him not.

later than pni. on Wednesday.

A GAME to PLAY INDOORS

A Drawing Race is Good Fun!

THAT shall we do now?" is questions Ared at them during the the cry that goes up on process. No words may be writ evenings. This jolly game will ten help you solve the problem..

As soon as the picture is. guess- You need not be an artist to ed the next artist races to the enjoy this exelting drawing race, umpire for the next picture on his. Divide the players Into two teams list. The side finished first in the with one person'ns' umpire. This winner. [

person makes out a list of eight No matter how difficult the or ten pictures which the teams, theme and Indifferent the artist, banished to separate rooms, shall pletures are often guessed sur- draw..

prisingly quickly. Ong artist The first person of each team is sketched "Hongkong's Peak on told the first picture, Tlicy rush a Cloudy Night" for his aide by, back to their own sides and draw drawing an entirely black picture. the picture in any way that they. But you can do better than that. please in an effort to make their by drawing a map of Chins and. team gauss it. The artists may then a buoy In the harbour to only answer "yes" or "no" to the illustrato "Chinese Boy" and so on.

14-Excitement has been caused in London by the discovery of a rel edition of "Alice in Wonderland, A prominent character in this book In (1) the Pobble who had no toes, *(2) the Red Queen, (3) the Cheshire Cat, (4) Gunga Din, (5) Captain Hook.

15-The Quai d'Orsay (so often in the news) is a figurative term for (1) the French secret service, (2) the French foreign' office, (3) the Assembly of the League of Nations, ・(4)

the international drug traille, (5) the dress-designing establish ments of Paris.

10-Dum-dum bullets which have not been supplied to Abyssinia, nre: (1) bullets filled with high explosive, (2) exceptionally large bullets, (8) bullets. which burst into Bame, (4) soft-nosed bulleta which expand on contact, (5) bullets smeared with poison.

17-A Congress of Philatelists was held recently at Paignton, Philatelists are (1) representatives of organised charity, (2) experts in stuffing dead animals and prepar ing their skins for exhibition, (3) archers, (4) stamp-collectors, (5) experts in the use of deadly poisons.

Art and Books

18-The famous "Barcarolle," occurs in (1) Ja Nozze di Figaro, (2) Rosenkavalier, (3) Contes d'or man,

(4) Tristan und Isake, (5) Louise.

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19.-The film of "Romeo and Juliet" has recently been completed in Hollywood. The Juliet Normun Shearer and the Romeo la (1) Clark Gable, (2). Franchot Tone (3) Ilonald Colman, (4) William Powell, (5) Leslie Howard.

20.-"Candula," revived at Newenstile. on-Tyne in celebration of the People's Theatre Jubilee is by (1) St. Juhn Ervine, (2) A A. Milne, (3) John Galsworthy, (4) Berned Shaw, (b) Granville Baker...

21.--The part of the doctor in the fm "The Country Doctor" was played by (1) Jean Hersholt, (#)

SATURDAY, JULY 11, 1936

TEST

Paul Muni, (3) William Powell, (4)· George Arlina, (5) Robert Donat. 22.-"The Country Doctor"

as its theme. (1) the importance of sterilising milk, (2) the beneßte conferred by National Health In- Auraner, (3) the carcer of the Dioune quintuplets, (4) the value of bacteriological research, (6) the hardships of the early pioneers in the Yukon 23.-"Defender of Democracy," by Emil Ludwig. Is a book about (1) Woodrow Wilson, (2) ex-President Masaryk, (3) M. Venizelos, (4) Mr. Lloyd George, (6) General Smuts. 24-Hongkong's film censorship Is chiefly because films are too (1) sepy, (2) gangster type, (3) im moral, political, (5) Stnophobic. 25-A new novel has been published by the author of "Trent's Last Case," most famous of all detective stories. Its author is (1) Freeman Wills Croft, (2) Dornthy Sayers, (3) Agatha Christle, (4) E. C. Ben- tley, (8) Ellery Queen.

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pageant of "Hiawatha" (with music by Coleridge Taylor) was staged recently at the Albert Hall. The words are by (3), Lord Tennyson, (3) Longfellow, Kipling, (4) Grey Owl, (5) El Wheeler Wilcox.

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SCORE

Sport

27--There has been launched at Gasport the Endeavour, Mr. T. 0. M. Sopwith's new challenger for the America's Cup. It is hoped she will be a faster boat than the Endeavour I, biense (1) she ha 8,200 square feet of gall us against 7,650 square feet, (2) she is fitted! with auxiliary engines, (3) she weighs less, (4) she is fitted with n smaller rudder (5) he is four feet. longer.

28.--The lawn tennis sensation of the week was the easy elimination. of Jack Crawford from the Wimble don Singles Championship. He wan fented_by (1) van Cramm, (2) Perry, (3) Austin, (4) Rudge, (6) Quist.

20-Arsenal, the football club, have been fined £250 (subject to tipeal)

-PO E M

I am going back to China For her many little streamu

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Seem to sing a song that calls me And her templés kawit my dreants,

I am going back to China And I'm starting back to-day To the land of calm and lotus Where the winds of Asia play, Where there's many tall pagodas That are dimly seen at night.

And the moonlight strikes the rice-fields And embroiders them with light. There is beauty in her sansel, There is laughter in her day

• So I'm going back to China-- And I'm going back to stay.

- J. Wooster

Hongking.

for (1) unruly behaviour on the of their supporters, (2) traze- ferring players at excessively high fees, (8) fielding wenk teaina in some of their matches last scusou, (4) refusing to release players for matches an the Continent,

(5) failure to win reme of their matches against less expensive lenrus.

- is expected that G. O. Allen will be Captain of the next English XI to u Australia. On the last Australian tour the English Captain' was (1) D. R. Jardine, (2) M. J. Turnbull,, (3) R. E. S. Wynit; (4) C. F. Walters, (5) E. R. T. Holmes.

Is It True?

Some of these statements are right.

Some wrong.

Do ዝወነሩ know which?

1. No matter how violent the earthquake, the ground does not move up or down more than a fow inches.

2. Lizards can grow a tall to replace a last one.

3. Steam engines. wore em. ployed to pump water out of miner before 1700. -4.-A-hundred-years AgoTMthe average baby could only expect

to reach forty years of age.

5. The Dead Sea in the lowest spot on the earth's surface.

6. The Romans never offered human sacrifices to their gods.

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