The Dispute Over Their Estate:
Accountants' Charges Queried:
Many Counsel Retained Before Messrs. Martin and Vu et the Mixed Court on Friday last week the estate eases of Zih Ching-fa and his son, Zin Lihskung, former compradores of the Hong-hong & Shanghai Bank, were) dealt with.
There was an array of counsel present:—Mr. A. G. Mossop presenting the executors of Zih Ching-fu's estate; Mr. F, W. Hadley would be very dificult for the Court to deal with these estates nce. He (the Aseestor) asked if anything had been done with the estate outside the jurisdiction of the Courg and the yeply was "Not all of them."
He observed that Mr. Seth's firm! were the Court accountants and there wes a certain charge fixed by the Court on which they based their charges.
M. clu Pao pointed out to the Court that, with reference to the compradore account, the accountants had presented a bill of Tls. 82,000 and this was covered by the Zit Ching-fu estate.
The Court made ro decision about the costs charged, but left it to the parties for settlement. With reference to the question of Tis.
00 charged by Mesers. Hansons, would be left to the executors to dealt. with, The next question was of the probate of the will of Zih Lih-kung. Mr. Mossop said thay as the amount: owed by the Zih Lih-kung estate ty the Zh Ching-fu estate was all paid up, the petitioners (the executors), Kung Ts-yn and Nien Yun-kwo, prayed to the Court to grant probate. Probate was asked for three years ago and adjourned cine dic, This estate was in Lon-dom, Singapore and France. The executers would like to send certified copies to the foreign countries and they would ask the Court to make extra English copies to enable them yo deal with the estate abroad. The Court said that the ordinary way was to advertise it in the newspapers for 20 days and, if there was no opposition, the probate of the will would be granted.
The Court was then informed thet My, Seth's firm charges had been tottled at Tls. 25,000. it, Covey then raised the ai fon regarding Zih Yihesz's allowance but the Court decided to leave. with the executors.
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