Mr. W. H. Been said that some time ago the Court requested him to sct as the administrator of the abovementioned estates upon fu necessary bunds, He had succeeded in obtaining the necessary bond for one estate and would now like to know which estate the Court wished him to His Hovour said it was desirable that Me, Hoon both estates and instructed him to file another bond to the amount of G. $2,000 for this purpose Mr. Howu referred to. the question ty of the will of the late Mea, Biddle and pointed out that it was governed by the Common Law sofar as property in Shanghai was Concerned and such being the case, Mra. Biddle, a8 © married woman, had no power to will ber property in Shanghai, His Honour instructed Mr. Hoon to "investigate the matter and. bring it befor he Court again next Friday, the
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