An action was brought on Thursday in H.M. Supreme Court before Assistant Judge G. W. King by, Wong Sino-cheng, represented by] Mr. G. H. Wright, to establish title to 300 shares in' the Ewo Cotton Spinning & Weaving Ca. Ltd., (in voluntary liqudation} Plaintiff alleged that he was the only living son of one Wong Shi-cheng, who died in Amoy, 27 years ago. ' He found the shares while examining the estate of his aunt, with whom he had lived, and who died without leaving any issue. His mother also died about the sam time as his father.
Mr. Wright in addressing the Court said, "This is an application, made by my client, Wong Siao-cheng, a Chinese subject and native of Amoy, for the purpose of establishing his title to the 300 shares in the Ewo Cotton Spinning & Weaving Ca., Ltd., registered in the name of Cheng Kee, which company went into voluntary liquidation. They. had subsequently been exchanged for 6,000 shares in the Ewo Mills, as a result of the amalgamation of the three companies by Messrs, Jardine Matheson, Ca., It After again pointing out that the shares had been registered in the Cheng Kee, Mr. Wright it clear that the only available address of the owner in the share register was, care of Mr. C. T. Wong, Shanghai, who is supposed to have been a brother of the deceased, and through whom the shares were purchased.
From counsel's information, it seems that this brother also died about 20 years ago. The applicant appeared to be the sole survivor of the late Cheng Kee, who died 27 years ago. No dividends have been cashed since 1902, counsel added. of the applicant was then read to the Court, and his, Lordship ruled that the application should be published in the local newspapers and also in the ver-na cular papers in Amoy, and that.
no other claim would be made within 30 days, that he would grant} the order required. Plaintif's affidavit stated inter alia:—
I, Wong Sino-cheng, of Amoy, China, a Chinese citizen, do solemnly, sincerely, and truly declare and affirm as follows:—
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referred the matter the general managers of the Ewo Col Weaving. Coy. It rimont hereto, annexed. of a letter from Jar the son & Cow Shanghai to Tardis the son & Ca, Hongl th ference tg the, iatler 25th day of October, 1927, I Gaused two. notices tobe inserted
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