Penrhyn Grant Jones has dotivered reserved Judgment on what is known og the Hardoon case, "Briedy the ease arose out of the claim by kinsman of the late Inv. 8, A. Har doon to rights in the testator's protperly under Trak law, the deceased being alleged to be an Irakian but a ritish Protected" subject, Judge inn weighty "Judgment every sense of the word—it occupies 7S pages of foolscap and ly probably the longest ever delivered "inthe Supreme Court here—has pronounced favour of Mr. Hardoon's will which left the estate entirely to his widow Mrs. Liza' Hardoon, The Drinelpal points "determined by His Honour were thit the deceased was not an. Yrakian subject and that "British protected subjects China are" in exactly the sime Tegal position ay Bri subjects, in that they are" governed by internal English Taw in respect of Jand and personal property owned by -arriving at his decision the Judge had to go deeply'
Tinto the issues governing "the position of British protected: subjects in Chi fand various important" question relating to the ownership of land in Shanghai. The" Judge's "historical survey of the extraterritorial system fa China as affecting the status of British subjects is the product' of considerable original research. which tives his judgment special value as A record for. reference, 'The case was conducted with the help of able counsel on both sides aiid. their earned expositions of the relevant law have received' the best. possible tribute in a. judgment which will be recognized as admirably conforming {o the high traditions of His Majesty's
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