MONDAY, JANUARY
COMPANY MEETING.
CHINA PROVIDENT'S GOOD YEAR.
PAPITAL INORBASED TO $6,000,000;
The expansion of the business of tho China Provider Loan and Mortgage Co., Ltd., was fully indi- cated at an extraordinary general meeting of stuurchalden held at the offices of the general managers, Mesars. Shewan Tomes & Company the morning when resolutions were prased increasing the capital of the Company to $6,000,000,
14 1024.
PLAINTIFF OR PIRATE?
A NOVEL DEFENCE.
PISHERMAN'S FESTIVAL FLUTTER,
That the plaintiff was a pirate chief who took the defendant to his lair and there made him put his finger prints to a promissory note was the novel defence raised to an action begun before the Puisne Judge (Mr. Justice Gompertz) in the Summary Court to-day,
TOO BUSY.
· JURYMAN WHO FORGOT.
THE CHINA MAIL.
THE MONDAY MORNING RUSH
Mr. S. M. Chum, who confessed that he had no good excuse to offer, was reprimanded and fined fifty dollars by the Chief Justice (Sir Willora Rees Davies KC.) this morning for failing to appear when he was called upon to serve on the jury selected to investigate a murder trial.
TO-DAY'S. ADVERTISEMENTS.
PASSENGER to England by S.S.
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STRUTHERS BARRY.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNIES.
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"I have no good reason to offer," said Mr. Churn after he had been The claim was for $199.48, brought before the Chief Justice Mr. R. G. Stown, presiding, balance of principal and interest by a Court official. He added that raid that at the present moment due under the promissory note, he had certain urgent busines to their godowns were full and there Appearing to support it Mattend to, as was usual on Monday THE Steamship was no doubt that they could do a R. E. A. Webster explained that mornings, and somehow the fact still larger business at West Point the plaintiff, Wan Wan-kai, a boats that he had to attend the court if they onld cunclude negotiations builder's foki, was employed in the escaped his memory,
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
WORLD THEATRE
Tuesday & Wednesday Only
BEBE DANIELS
IN
"A GAME CHICKEN"
PUBLIC AUCTION.
BE Undersigned have received
Auction.
"WEST CARMONA " having arrived from the above mea- with the Government and get facili-island of Tam Pun Tau which lies The Chief Justice: You sit intioned ports Monday, January 14th, tice for louling and discharging a Chinese waters and that the de- your office when you have been 1924, consignees te hereby notified stomers which were urgently re- fendant, Ho Kfn-fu, was a fisher summoned to attend the court! I that their cargo is being landed at quired to make their organisation man living in a matshed on the don't I think have ever heard auch their risk into the hazardous and/or
island of Applichau at Aberdeen.
an excuse. Another gentleman extra-hazardous godowns of the complete.
Mr. C.A.S. Russ, who represent-
had has Showan was supported by
your place. Hongkong. & Kowloon Whart & Mr. Beat the Consulting ed the defendant, interpolated a We are all called upon to attend Godown Co., Ltd., Kowloon, and instructions to sell by cured
He to our duty in various spheres of stored at consignees' riak. including Messrs. I. P. White, brief outline of his defence. J. P. "Warren and Father 1. alleged that the plaintiff was a life.
pirate chief who levied a tribute of Mr. Churn said he did not intend Souvey.
Introducing the business of the fish on all the fishing junks that to ignore the court.
ply in the waters around about Tam moeting Mr. Shewan said :—
Pan Tau. The defendant, said Mr. Russ, refused to pay tribute, so one night the plaintiff pirated the boat, robbed the occupants and took the defendant to his island where he put Ho's finger prints to the note.
The Puisne Judge: If that is so why have you not given informa tion to the police?
Mr. Rues: We have and the man was prosecuted.
"In my remarks at our general meeting last February, I said that negotiations were going on with the Government for the etection of piers on our frondage at West Point. These negotiations are now about to be brought to a point with results which wo feel sure will be beneficial and remunerative to the Company, but of course to carry out our pludis
Mr. Webster said that when the toney is required. Our present! finacial position is weak as we live case was heard the prosecution an overdraft with our bankers broke down. He proceeded to ex amounting to $1,500,000-which plain how "this wonderful story coste us seven per cent. per ananin of piracy zrose. According and which must be reduced to a to the usual
custom amongst more rensnuble figure. We are fishermen the defendant, he said, therefore in want of further funds raised money to pay
for his and the object of the resolutions now tackle etc. from the plaintiff's Under an arrangement before you is to oltin additional master. capital by taking power to gradually like this, the man who borrowed the call up het more than four million money was bound to sell his fish dollars new capital,
to the lender but the defendant
The prese.
The Chief Justice: I fine you fifty dollara,
CURSE OF BABEL
PORTUGUESE CAPTAIN IN
TROUBLE.
J. M. Pessanha, master of the 6.5. "Chongva," was cautioned by Magistrate the acting Marine (Lieut. Commander Conway Hake RN.R.) this morning for "unlaw fully obstructing and causing un- reasonable delay to the Harbour Master" in furnishing certain in- formation.
climbed aboard.
He met the
Consignees of Cargo must produce an Import Permit signed by the Superintendent of Imports and Ex- ports, Hongkong, before Bills of Lading will be countersigned or Delivery Orders issued.
All broken chafed and damaged cargo is to be left in the Godown where it will be examined at 30.00 a.m. 19th January, 1924, Saturday by Messrs. Anderson & Ashe,
All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's arrival here, after which they cannot be
recognised.
No claims will be recognised after
the goods have left the Godown and cargo undelivered after 21st January 1924, will be subject to rest.
No Fire Insurance whatever wil be effected.
STRUTHERS & BARRY, Agents, U. S. S. B. Emergency
Fleet Corporation. Hongkong. January 14th 1924.
SPECTACLES,
Evidence was given by Assist-
Consignees are requested to send ant Board Officer Hilliard that on December 21 at about 8.5 am. he in their Bills of Lading in exchange went alongside the "Chongva" for Delivery Orders immediately. and found there was no gangway down. He handed up two papers to the quartermaster for the captain It is proposed to declare a bonus did not carry out his part of the to fill in and later when the defen- issue of 30,000 shares at par of the bargain. The plaintiff therefore dant came along in his pyjamas he thetook the law into his own hands and asked him to fill in the papers At valuo of $300,000-out of reserve fund which will make the commandeered from the defendant 8.25 there was no sign of the capital $2,000,000-and to muke aa boatload of fish. The matter was first call of $2.50 payable not later taken up by the police at Aberdeen Captain or the papers and witness than tho March 15, 1924, on the and the boatload of fish was handed | defendant, who was fully dressed 400,000 additional new shares which back. When a letter was sent and had the log book under his will bring in one million dollars.demanding the repayment of the The remaining $3,000,000 will money lent to the defendant the arm, and, finding the forms in the only be called up as and when re- answer given was to have the log book, he filled them in himself
by questioning the defendant.
Giving evidence in Portuguese quired but at intervals of not less plaintiff arrested. than three months is any instance, tion's case, however, broke down through an interpreter, the defen- so that it will be some time befort the trial.
The real story of the note was, we can call it all in. At the present Mr. Webster went on to state, that moment our godowns, new and old are all full and there is no doubt on April 30, 1921, as it was the feast day of the Goddess of Heaven our minds that we can do a stil and a great fishermen's festival, large business at West Point if we the defendant came over with a lot can conclude our negotiations with of friends to Tam Pun Tau and the Government and get the fnciliand went to a temple near the tics for loading nad discharging plaintiff's firm, ostensibly to wor steamers that we urgently require to ship. What really happened was make our organisation complete. that some of them gambled and the found the case proved but in view The Magistrate said that ho You may rest assured that all the defendant, who was a confirmed of the fact that the defendant had money you give us will be well gambler, lost pretty heavily. The only been in command four days employed, it will save you interest plaintif was at the temple; he intended merely to caution him. right away and will give us the though he did not gamble, and At the same time he pointed out to Incane of greatly expanding our he lent the defendant $12. establishments and our turnover at defendant stayed gambling the West Point."
whole day and he went to the Before moving the resolutions plaintiff's firm and got a further before us I shall be pleased to give sum of $40. Later on, after he had any further information I can' lo been cleaned out," he came back shareholders,
again followed by an angry mob of gamblers and the plaintiff got:
In reply to a bareholder, the chairman said that no definito offer had been made by the Government for property in Kennedy Town.
The first resolution, proposed by the chaman and seconded by Mr.
The
further amount of $60 for him. This sum the plaintiff had to borrow from his mother-in-law in Hongkong.
His Honour, after going into the White called for the alteration of evidence, decided that he must the Articles of Association of the give judgment for the defendant.
Company by the abstitution of a
now Articlo XVIA. It stated in effect that the Company in general meeting may at any time pass a re- solution to the effect that it is desir- able to capitalise any sum or suma
WEEK END CRIME.
of money standing to the credit of PEAK SERVANT HELD UP.
the Company's reserve fund and
accordingly that such sum or suns
he distributed na n bonus among the At the junction of Conduit and members in proportion to the shares Futton Roads yesterday afternoon, held by them respectively and that a Chinese "boy" employed on the the general managers ba authorised Peak, was held up by four footpads to distribute among the members who relieved hint of four gold rings. any unissued shares or new shares, Earlier in the day, two amed in like proportions. Per (b) in the robbers tied up the solitary innate same Article dealt with the allot-of the ground floor, No. 17, Mow ment of the shares. *
Lam Street, Yaumati, and escaped The second resolution proposed by with $25.. the chairman and scounded by Mr.
Warzere stated --
**Ibis the authorised capital of the Company (which in now $2,000,000, consisting of 200,000 this balance thereof at such time or shares of the nominal value of $10 tices as the general managers, of each of which 170,000 have been the Company shall so fit to make a ismund) be increased to. $5,000,000 call or calls in respect of the same by the creation of 400,000 additional Provided nevertheless that at least shares of the nominal value of $10, three months prior notice of shy
ach ranking (subject as hereinafter such cul ahall be given." mentioned) as from date of allot The reminder of the reeglutian ment for dividend and in adi athet referred to the conditions and allot respecta pati passa with the ahures ment of sharon. constituting the Company's present Both resolutions were passed un- issued capital.
animously.
**Tint there be offered at par in Among the shareholders present the first instance to the members of waro. Mesara. Tse Teai-tai, H; H. the Company who on January 29, Tayler, A. Keith, D. M. Goodall, 1024 are registered in the Com W. F. J. Carroll, Chan Tong and pany's share register as the holders G. P. Lammert.
of the said 170,000 shares forty new The chartran gave notice that n shares for every complete number, further meeting would be held on of seventeen old shares held by them January 20 for the purpose of pan- respectively and that on accept firming if thought, fit, na speciá Ance of the offer the polim amount resolutions, the abova ment of $10 dus in respect of each of such roblubens and also for proposing new alterte shall be payable as to further resolution dealing with too *ZA VENTATGES #2180treat? thérbor: 60 tapitálíkkurat part of the ani acceptance of such offer und da to od prafta of the Company,
dant explained that he came from Macao and could not speak English while the Boarding Officer could not speak Portuguese. He went he had to accompany the Boarding and got dressed because he thought Officer ashore. He had only been in charge of the ship four days and had not previously commanded any vessel,
the defendant that it was his duty to assist the Harbour Master of any port in furnishing the inform- ation required.
WEDNEIDAY, January 16, 1994
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