(Hearing of motion, adjourned)
Shanghai, Apr. 30.
The hearing of a motion in connection with the will" of the late Mr. S.J. Minty, in which he left everything to his wite, was adjourned by Judge Sir Allan Mossop. in. HIM. Supreme Court yesterday to July 28, In order that notice of the proceed= ings might be given to two brothers of the deceased, Messrs. E. C. and Minty, now in. England.
Mr, E, Li. Hartopp, appearing on behalf of Mrs, Minty, read out afdaits to the Court. made by. Mfrs. Minty and Dr. A. Vienich, who. at-fended Mr. Minty during' his. fatal IMiness, in connection with the making of the -will, 'They deposed that the doy before his death, when Dr. Virnich, Mrs. Minty, Miss Madar and Sister Marie' (the nurse) were in the leave everything to my wife." The doctor asked him if he could write this and the managed to, with assistance.
Dr, Vitnich, Miss Madar and Sister Marie signed the will in Mr. Minty's presence" as witnesses." About five minutes later, Dr. Virnich asked Mrs. Minty to. attach her signature to the will, which she did, but not in' Mr. Minly's presence." Dr. Virnich ex: plained in his affidavit that he asked her to put her name on the will so that she would be in a better' position to identity it at a later date; he was quite certain Mrs, Minty didn't sign the will as a witness, and that Mr. Minty did not see her sign it Gri the evidence, Judge: Mossop said, he was satisfied that Mrs, Minty never intended to sign the will as attesting witness, but he was of the opinion that an order should not be made without giving the brothers of the deceased an opportunity of Doing heard.
Mr, Hartopp said that the deceased had been onthe staff of the Yee 'Téoong Tobacco Ca, Ltd, and he had been advised. that if notice of the proceedings was served on that company, the brothers would be com-Tunieated with immediately.
Judge Mossop accordingly adjourn-the case 10 July 28, ordering that Messrs. E. C. and W, Minty be served with notice of the proceedings, ser-Wee to be effected under Rule 11 (b) cly delivery of documents to Mr. F. Ly Morrison, of the legal department of the Yee "soong Tobacco Ca.
{allen into the river, there would have been no signs of drowning.
Inspector J. Kirichok, of the Customs River Police, said that} during his sixteen years of service hho had made a special study of the Whangpoo River. In view of the fact that Mr. Porter's body was found off the No. 3 pontoon of the APE. Lowen Wharf, Pootung, he [was of the opinion the deceased had entered the river somewhere between the Soochow Creek and Lay Road; the body might have gone Into the river from either bank or even from the middle of the river.
'He explained that the set of the tide" would' tend to make bodies entering the river there move across to the Pootung side of the river. If the body, however, -had gone into the river the other side of Lay Road, Jon' the Shanghai side, the shallow water and many small craft anchored there would have prevented the body from being found where it was.
Alter Mr. Porter's room-boy had identified his master's silver watch Jand wallet, Mr, Badeley asked the Coroner if he would ask the boy whether Mr. Porter generally carried much money about with him, since money was discovered on the body when it was found. The boy said that Mr, Porter seldom carried more than a few dollars on him.
"As the Coroner himself pointed out, however, producing 35 cents from his pocket, "this was' not unusual Shanghai. Mr. Badeley, producing. ten cents, remarked that that was) true, people seldom went around with more than a little "rickshaw "The inquest was adjourned to Thursday, May 6, at 230 pin.
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