EXTRA
TU THE
CHINA MAIL
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, AUGUST 13, 1918.
BY TELEGRAPH.
THE WAR
BRITISH AUXILIARY CRUISER TORPEDOED.
(From Our Own Correspondent.)
LONDON, August 12.
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The Admiralty announces that the auxiliary cruiser." India
Sunday torpedoed by a submarine in the North Sea on
.141 of the grew were saved,
(Reuter's Service to the China Mail.)
RENEWED ACTIVITY ON THE WESTERN FRONT.
FURTHER ENEMY ATTACKS REPULSED.
LONDON, Aug. 12. 5.5 p.m.
Wus
A telegrun from Paris states that the Crown Print's army in the Argonne made further attacks yeserday night at Marie Therese, La- Fontaneous and Charmes and was completely repulsed.
Lively fighting is proceeding at Bois-le-Pectre. The enemy unde an abortive attack in the Vorges.
RUSSIAN STOCKS BRIGHTER.
LONDON, Aug. 12, 6.5 p...
Bussian stocks show unexpected brightness and prominence to-night. This is attributed to the favourable Dardanelles position or to a surprise stroka by the Grand Duke-the former reason is the likelier, us Black Sea Oils are a feature. The Russian exclunge rate has dropped fronî 144 to 136.
COMPRADORE'S FAILURE, property in the hands of Mees W. 0.
LIABILITIES STATED TO BE
$137,700.
Humphreye ned Co. On April 23 his uncle pressed him for payment of a few thousand dollars. He brought & nolicitor and debtor was threatened and he was compelled to sign a document
And when he pressed you further you gave your uncle a charge of your property? I was confused.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
The Bankruptor Court sat this afternoon. under the presidency of Sir William Rees Davias, Chief Justica.
APPLICATION'S FOR ADJUDICATION.
Re Sik Kee Application for adju·lick tion. The Official Receiver said a petition" was led on February 5. A general meet ing was subsequently he'd'and no resolution. was passed.
The application for adjudication and that the Official Receiver be appointed trustee was approved."
MOLICITOR ILT..
Ra the Sing Tuon B. nk.-Application on adjudication. The Utiel Receiver was mado on June 25 and the first meeting of creditor was held on July2but no resolution was passed."
Mr Kong Sing aid he was representing Mr Faithful and opposed the judgment on the ground that Me Faithful represented a very great majority of creditors.
The Official Receiver he was ignorant resolution of the opposition. No
wrs paasesi at the meeting. No application for adjournment could be considered with- out notice.
Mr. Hong Sing asked that the casa might be adjourned for the attendance of Mít. Faithful,
His Lordship said he would only grant jan adjournment for seven days on the in formation that Mr. Faithful was ill.
ABSCONDING DEHTOIST
Retha Man Wo. Application for the hear ing of petition.-The Ufficial Receiver said the as ots were estimated an 88,000. The landlord distrained for 8010 reat. The assets renlieol 81,800 loaving a balance of 8800 which were the sole assets in the estate and not sufficient to justify a receiv ing order being made. The members of the debtor Erm had sb.condul for twa months.
The receiving order was refused. The hearing was adjourned,
KWANGTUNG FLOOD
⠀ RELIEF FUND.
The Tung Wa Hospital, begs to acknow edge with thanks the following donations. to the Kwangtung Flood Belief Fund -- T.T. from Lok Lam Club of
Ipoh Per Mr. H. Playfair through the Ponang Agents of the Liverpool and London Globe
- Insurance Co., Ltd.: Mr. Lim Eow
Hong Straits $200.00 Messrs. Ban Seng und
Co. Ja........
50.00 Mr. Yeo-Boun Wan tử, 10.00 Heah Swee Leo ...... 500.00 Lee Kong Thiew
In the Bankruptcy Court this after
Do you realise that by this your other noon Ng Kwok "Hing formerly com.i pradore to Mesas W. G. Humphroy and creditors got less I was coafured at the Co came up for his public examination. time. Answering the Otel Receiver, debtor Interrogated by Mr. Bowley on behalf Ng Seng Sori"..... said he had been compradore to Mesars of a number of creditors debtor said that Sin Han Gunn
W. G. Hanphreys & Co. for thirteen and had yours. He was 30 years of age been a compradore since he was
Asked to what he attributed his failure he said it was owing to standing security for certain outstanding debta which were not paid awing to the failures of certain sbops. The debts had accumulated during eight or ten years.
"
The Oficial Receiver: Did the firm auly allow credit when you advised credit Lo be allowed!
Debtor: Yes.
And when they found your information incorrect they held you responsible?--Yes. Debtor said his loreas last year owing to
contracta not fulfilled was $10,000 and in cluding the year before 820,000. He also lost the interest of that money
The Official Receivar pointed out that in his statement of affairs the deficiency was 886,000. His liabilities were 8137,700 and bis his asacts were expected to rank on wwa reckoning 867,153.
you
Do
say you never made any money as compradora to Mesars Humphreys The money I mide went in family expenses the staff. and payments to
There is a balance of $50,000 to be ex. plained. How do you make that out?
Debtor answored that be had lost money in Caine Road. He bought it proparty for 845,000 and had spent $10,000 in repairs. Debtor farther explained that doctors fees and family expenses probably swallowed up the balance of $18,000.
How much money did you make from speculation in Hongkong Tramway Bhares?—About 800.
Who was your broker There were many Mr. White, bit. Remedios and others,
Debtor replying to other questions, said
Y
he bad made no money from speculations
in Bongkong and Shanghai Bank land Light and Power chares. He also
Chian
bought property in Macao which he sold
his fathermortgaget his property as security Heap Hust and Co. for dubtor for Ble sra Humphreys and Collo Beo and Co. Subsequently be bought the property from
his father and mortgaged it twice. Blessrs Tiang Joo Go Humphreys to cased their mortgage for Bun Hong Ees. 830,000 cash. It was all through you, Tar Kheng Houn (you know all about it," added debtor. He Chah Chi Yean.....
had given the firm three months
mode Bun Tin Lum Co. wi notice three weeks before paying in
Khim Heng Leong and
Co
Yuan Tian Seong
the moovy. He gave notice as the firm in Eec Chan
Toh Seug wanted to enlarge the business with cus tomers in Aucy and Swatow and wanted Chin Toug debtor to stand security for them but he refused. He borrowed $30,000 from. hit uncle and other sume amounting to $100,000 from other people knew in April you
Mr Bowley: You could not pay your creditors and that you were to recaise $10,000 from Mews Haraphreys --I did not know my uncle prossed me and I reckoned up accounts.
Do you keep the booka ?—No:
the
His Lordship. Do you mean to say, yo did not keep books when you were giving all this security on theso promissary notos? Be careful you know:
Debtor repeated he didn't keep-books. Bis Lord hip Then you are not it to be associated with any business at
Gay Hoon San... Khoo Cheng Choow
25.00
15.00
100.00
$25.00
26.00
23.00
10.00
25.00
50.00
50.00
50.00
10.00
10:00
25.00
10.00
10:00
10.00
Dng Hong Bee and Co. 10.00 Eng Hup Seng
Goh Kim Chiak
$1,000.00
10.00
25.00
Hin Beo and Co.
23.00
Leong Tek Khean we soon, Ches
20,00
10.00
Khor Ewa Keng .... Teow Trung Biew Khoo Sian Tan
10.00
20.00
10.00
all
Debtor: I had books with Messrs Humphreys and Co.
Mr Bowley No doubt Mesars Hums. phreys looked after that.
Khoo Hun Yeang Chua Paik Hoek
25.00
10.60
Khoo Ewe Toog
26.00
Aik Cheang Chon
10.00
Yoh Chip Moh
30.00
Lee Toon, Took Hong Joo nad Co.
20.00
10.00
HONGKONG YOLUNTEER CORPS.
Corps Ordars by Llaut.-Col. A. Chapman, Y.D.
JOINED,
Straits $1,496.001,057,16 Chinore Chamber of Commerce
of Saigon Kung Mow Tong Fruits and
Vegetables Guild
1,880.70
806.50
42.00
Istrich Watchmen collection
108.21
bates Mos. 8 and
02.30
12 Subscribers of $20 each
1 of $24
64.00
Subscribers of $10 each and
1 of $11
10L00
11 Sabacribers of $5 each and
1 of
61.00
18
Subscribers of $2
43 of $1
- Already acknowledg
79,00 488/13.24,
Total
8441,744,70
The undermentioned, having joined the Sik Ya School
to Yu Hing Tu for $24,000. He owed the Corps, are posted as follows
latter $16,000 on various notes. 1. E 1 Sim to Scouts Company (No. 1 brzus Nas, 1 and 2
Did you tell me ur dia you not that the Sectiat
had effected you very considerably
No I did not say that. I said that the prite
T. K: Wong and A. E. Moghing to
of house property had fallen a great deal.Right Section M.G. Co,
You are guaranteeing Messrs Hum phroyé creditors, you have lost 810,000 in bankrapecias since the war and yet yo never reckoned up your position -No.
it to you that you dared not, insolvent 7 That is not so, no one was pressing me.
And
you
Pte. E. de S. Alves from Right Section M.G. Co to Enginter Company dated 10.5.15
be
No
$205
Fto. 3. Lima from Bight Section M.G. Co. to Engineer Company, dated 12.8.15, of $86,000)]2 have a deficiency of
LECTURE Debtor said he had not received through A lecture will be given to the Corps bequest any propenty since he started by the Inspecting Osor cu Tuesday, business as compradore with capital 17th inst., 46.80 p.m. at Headquarters. of $4,000 He Find had lent to him by
uncia 810.000, and had paid him every cent. Two or three years ago be dealt in property and that which her
we bought In was sold again. He made a profit of about $1000.
He uncle Ng Pak To lent him 882,000 between 1912 and 1914, and his uele had security only in pro monevry Lords He had no charge on
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