THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1911.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
house business 'about five years in Blus Buildings after which she moved to Zetland House. She borrowed; about #9,000 for Zutland House which was her Best debt And she opened the Baltimore Hotel about
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Yesterday morning was launched the motor bent Orion, built by Moore W. S. Bailey, and Co. Ltd., to the ader of Me
Before the Chief Justice, Sir Francis Plagets, at the Bankruptcy Court this morning, Mr J. H. Gardiner made an application in the case of the kee Thi firmo years and a half age for which she schools are now known. Sixteen Achools for a receiving order the nets of bank borrowed 89,000. Debtor re-farnished the with 135 papils competed, na compared James B. Wood of Vancouver. ruptes were the trasference of the goods sometimes they had not. Generally ewing year. The maximum marks obtainable eruitur, 00' long by 19'6" beam, and strongly hotel Soumtimes the houses had paidand|with twelve schools and 107 pupil lave and absenting himself from the Colony, to bad debts she had lost money. Her un-woru 700, and the Ellis Eric School,
His Loriship-I must hare sono evid-socured debta atuounted to nearly $20,000, enca of this.
Mr Gardiner Tlay aro nfidavits,
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His Lordship said that he must have evidence of mudalent profärence."
Mr Garliner said he would file further
davits,
The ense was adjourned,
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AFFAIRS SETTLED.
In the case of A. Bunjaku, Mr A. M. Fletcher, Deputy Oficial Receiver, "said that was his application for the annulment of the Bankruptcy proceedings on the grounds that, the debts had either been
| and the greater part of that was money borrowed. A inan panied Robinson, now deceased, borrowed about 80,000 for which she stood as guarantor. She had not paid the money yet
Mr Fletcher-Why did you want to give hins mones He wanted to send his wife
hise."
It does not cost 80,000 to send his wife home Don't ask ins.
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You also borrowed $3,500 ?---Tex, What debts did you pay off?--It was for. the expensos of the hotel.
From Captain Qills you borrowed on 84,000 to $8,000 2-Yes, -
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Replying to Mr Lec D'Aiman lobter said she had not paid off the $2,000 which she had borrowed. She hand faid interest on the acount which we borrowed from Mr Mugford,
paid in full or their value secured to the satisfaction of the Court. That was an old case. A putition was presented in Dctober, 1908, on the ground that debtor had given notice that he was about to suspend payment of his debts. At a first invoting of creditors a compeition of twenty-five per cent was suggested hot -no further steps were taken. He had made careful investigation and he was satisfied that the ostato was solvent. A good deal of proceedings had taken place and some, property had been sold so that there were started – Noc
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How is it he only claims 86007-I paid him the difference back.
When you started the Baltimore had you any inbilities --No.
But you had this debt of $2,000 1—Tes. Did Zotland House pay, when you first
8180,000 debts which were secured and ¦ - Yet you continued to borrow money $6,788 unsecured due to two creditors Yea
with whom arrangements, had been made.
His Lordship-Everything is setted? Mr Fletcher-Fes.
The application was granted."
Mr Fletcher, Official Receiver, unde an application on behalf of Lam Chaug for the rescinding of a receiving order..
Mr Reader Harris appeared to oppere the application.
Still you started another hotel - Yes. When did you start the Baltimore 7--In September 1910.
What did you consider your liabilities to be at that time --I don't know. -
Would you say about $13.000 -From
810,000 to 815,000.
You borrowed, monegrün bills of sale on furniture in the Baltimore ?-Yes How much About 82,000,
When you entered into partnership with Dr Paul you did not tell him about the bills of sale ?—I believe I did. He had only $1,000 in it then.
The public examniation Was adjourned.
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FIRST NIGHT-THURSDAY, JUNE 22, After photographs had been taken of the H.E. the Governor's Recoption.--H.E. party assembled on the launching platform, will hold a Public Reception at Govern the dog shores were knocked away, and as. ment House. The guests attending the the vessel moved down the ways, to a Reception will pass into the gardens which fusilade of chuckers, she wris christened will be connected with the Public Gardens."Orion" by Mrs Herrey who broke the and the whole iluminated with Japanese customary bottle of wine on the stem. Interns. Rofreshments will be served, and the Band will play, in the Public
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Mr Fletcher said the application was mede on the grounds that there were not wufficient nasets. Debtor was the nun who mas. prosecuted at the last Criminal Ses stone for offences under the bankruptcy ordinance and he was sequitted. The history of the case was that this man brought his petition in March 1910 anil hẹ appeared before the court for his public
A. H. Tavares also came up for his examination, receiving order having been made on March 19. It appeared that he had public examination. Debtor said he started gona to various merchants in Hongkong business selling curios in Macao when he and bought nearly $2,000 worth of gond- was about 22 years old. He had a capital which he said he had aold and with the of about $10,000 and thirteen years ago he money he had paid off other people. Astarted business in Hongkong with aereapt za above indiested, will be settled large sum was oring by the Koong capital of $15,000. He lost money and Tak fra in San Francisco and recently his business was chiefly confined he had mint slong the usun! notice to jewellery. He had not lost about calling for payment of the money 8100,000 in gumbling and he owed now but he had received a letter
from between $50,000 to $80,000. A man who solicitor stating that the amount wis pour now enuld not pay him 810,800 had alrowly been paid. That was hot but when he got rich he would A recoverable. With regard to a second military anjur now in Portugal owed good book deht he had received a similar him 210,000 Letter stating that the money was paid to a representative of the firm in the presence of the guild and that receipt had been given, so that also was irrecoverable.
works.-The route of the procession hereafter. There will be threo set-pieces Parade Ground: (b) and (e) to be settled of Chinese fireworks at 10 p.n. (a) op hereafter.
The "Orion" being moarod, the party adjourned to the saloon where Mx Wood presented Mrs Harvey with a sliver card
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and he thought he would pay when he came to Hongkong, His creditors gave him a month to find some assets but he was laid up for three- weeks and if he was given a further month Mr Harris said that the letters had not he would ranke enquiries. Ha would write been put in and they were not evidence.to the major in Lisbon and ask him to pay, Hemitted strongly to his Lordshin There were no Assets he could get within to display one (at least), Chinese or Japanese and to work with Mr Wood. Mr Wood
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His Lordship am dimly conscious that I have heard that argument before and very likely from yourself..
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SECOND NIGHT-FRIDAY, JEst 23. Lantern Illumination of the City--Every householder and hung and occupier of buildings in the City, as well as on the Peak and also on the Kawaxon side, will be asked
a month but one could never tell, what which is visible from the barbour, from 9.30 had arrived with plans of the boat which
Lantern in
in every window or balcony
Messy Ullmann and Co., and Messum in due time. The ordinary lantern, about 9 would turn up. He gut jewellery from to 1130 p.m. Notion will be distributed had been carried out with little altemtion, Seanet Freres and try to sell it. He inches in diameter, will be sufficient for tion given the work by Mr Wood its success. and to this fact and to the personal atten- did not sell the gods or past them of large apertazes, however, the lanterne windows of the ordinary size. In the case
was largely due. Credit for the work and not pay these people. When he should be larger. It is particularly re- must be given to his good assistants 'started he wax doing over 8100,000 quested that any person desiring to add to His Lordship-What the Court has offered to let hún have goods on credit ad uso red lanterns. (N.B.-If the formed the work. He should be sorry takes plase to-morrow (Friday) evening, worth of gowls in cunt and those frins the illumination of his building should especially the drawing office, and to the conform to the general red colour scheme, Chinese workmen who had actually per. power to give it has power to take away. which he sold on credit. He had given his lanterns are in
the morning of position daughter a house in 1903 in Macao and he the first day, it will add considerably to the when Mr Wood left, and hoped that be
decorations.) and Mrs Wood might enjoy many pleasant The other tie a not yet fixed.
This evening the brothers Hancock are Mr Harvey, manager of the Bank Line.playing Elborough and Aubrey in the final in returning thanks on behalf of his wife of the "A" Class Doubles. said he also hoped to see many more bosta Last night, in the “B” Class Singles, built by Messrs. Bailey and Co, for V. A. Claxton (owes 18) beat E. A.M. cover, and in which case he would ask Williams (scr.) by 6-1, 6-1. them to kindly remember that there were certain steamers quite capable of carrying the boat from Hongkong.
I will see what has been done.
on the
Mr Harris contended tha; if the receiv-settled 86,000 on her about 1005 when be effect of the daybg Derartment will be foruises in the “Orion," ·
Replying to Mr Leo D'Almada debtor said he was carrying on negotiations in Maco before he came to Hongkong, He got some money from his father to start business. During the whole of his lifetime he had had money and he made the $150,000 in exchange business in Maco,
ing ander were rescinded it would be an Was solvent. abuse of the process of the Cours, the object being merely to gut round the acquittal and put this man in gaol for debt. The whole object was to let this man loose in the street when he could be attacked by every creditor who could put him in gol. There was not a single case in the law at Home where an official receiver had applied for the rescinding of a receiving order and it was never done by the Official Receiver to punish a debtor, and it was not right. that the Court should be used in order to attack debtor for not paying his debta.
His Lordship-It seems to me that this is the first occasion on which his naira have been investigated by the Court. I should think that some investigation should bo maiü.
No never.
Were you ever banished from Macan -
You never gamble! Not in the sons you mean. I have had a game in Manila.
You never guabled in Macao No. You did not lose 800,000 in one night It is all lies. You had better prove your statement.
The public examination was closed.
HARBOUR AGENT's TRANSACTIONY.
The Public
asked to line the lamps on the upper roadů ways wits red paper, us me done on the Arthur of Connaught.
Dccasion of the visit of H. R. H. Prince
Red flares will be lighted on the Praya Wall from Blake Pier to Murmy Pier.
Statue Square will be specially illu- minated with geed Japanese lanterns, and with a shower of white electric light over Queen Victoria's statue.
The Peak Signal Station and Black Hend Signal Station (Kowloon side) will be lighted with blue fires.
Mr Hoary Humphreys, as a visitor, thanked Mr. Wood for this opportunity of Jenks, sampats, and carve boats will be seeing so smart a vessel, which was quite a unter the special control of the Harbour new type in Hongkong. "It was not long Master; they will display festoons of red since he and Mr Wood had been on the Lanterna,
The Hongkong Club, nad K.O....l of a vessel (the "Pyers) buils by Tattoo. Tho. Hongkung Club-proposes to Messrs Bailey and Co., for his, Mr be open to ladies on the Cricket Ground, Humphreys, firm and he hoped that the which will inet from 9.10 to 9.20 p.m. "Orion would prove da satisfactory as the Fireworks, &e-There will be search-Pyoris" had done. He was much im- 0.20 to 9.10 p..
ment, and several ties have had to be Postponed, including Day *. Greau and R. Hancock r. Brierley. The former match
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The following results of the third day were received after we had gone to presa yesterday.
Tax MACHT STAKES.-For Griffins of this nesting that have run and not won a place. One mile sad o quarter. Mr A. D. Bell's Merrick, Moller... Mr. F. Ereitung's Hermes, Fock .. Mr Paignton's Axalotl, Grayrigge
Mr Fletcher--I think It is impossible.") capital except, a launch which hia Estheright display by the men-of-war from icrewed with the amount of available space Time 2.mte, 41 3/5 noc.
One letter is from a solicitor and the other is from a marchants guild in Califomis, "The Court ka to be satiated that there are
amets for the creditora...
The rantter was deferred,
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DENTS TILROTON CAITA.
Mr J. C. Logan came up for his public examination. Debtor said his business was a harbour'ngent and he had done that since 1904. When he started he had no
gave him in 1908 he went bankrupt and paid his debta in full and was discharged. Debtar with Captain Nicol started buuess at the Imperial Hotel. He did not put in any capital hat was te werk off his share. Dohtor was there. about two and
Boat with Bengal lights and Braworks will ressel was much admired..
From 9.10 to 10 p.m. a Fire Dragon and the comfort in so small a host. The Tax CONSOLATION CUP.-For Chian Ponies nove slowly down the Barbour.
Master's launch, God Save the King
At 10.45, on a signal from the Harbour will be lighted in large, white letters along
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half months and at that time debtor owed the May Road, the men-of-war Capt Nicol 23,000 which was reduced by illuminate (merchant sessels being asked Mr R. H. Whitaker came up before the His total debts were about 85 000 and his ments on both sides of the Earbour will $2,000 on the partnership being dissolved. to operate), and the Bands of the Regi Registrar, Mr C.. Dick Melbourne, for his assets about 83,000 o altrimted his play the National Anthem. This will be public examination, de
failure to competition on the harbour, bad followed by a special-Brework display in Exmated by. Mr. Fletcher, debtor said to heavy rent of his offices in the Harbour, concluding at 11:28 pm Des Vaux Road. He was living rent free Bucketer will be fired in pairs from he find bega licenson of the Praya East now and he anticipated that he will be pontions anchored ba, the Farhops on thet It le B11 fart Icng and nearly 60 in Hotel for three and a half years. He had able to pay $100 or $150 a month if he was they will set at the top of their sight and diameter. The framework le of dorslamin. purchased the hotel, from cars Owen lunch was repaired recently by Messrs We alternated with detonator rockets from
allowed to dep on the business. The Luts together; the lights of sockets will which is an alloy as hard as stock and half. and Rumjalin for 80,000, Mr Ramjahn S. Bailey and at that time there was a bili the Harbour Master's launch, ending with having purchased the business ab of salg on it
amalvo, and with bouquets of rockets The gat bag is covered with specially suction, he believed, for 2000. At first The examination was closed.
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The posibility of arranging bonfires is throws off heat rays, and a silver stads under consideration, d
renders the ablp potically invisible in the
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AMATEEUPTCY," he had incurred debts through chita The American sailors owed a large amount of frus was also before the Court when his Laung Yab Chac, of the Wing Chung oper. From Lime to time ho bad pro public examination was taken. He at moted boxing boute and "had" mada a tributed his failure to bad business. -profit of $2,000 which had gone into the The public examination was closed, n
Business, ---Hia total debta amounted-to about 810,000 The interest on his lens
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The public azamjunition, was closed-
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