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Berlin, Yesterday. General Ludendorff, who is spend- ing his declining days in fighting Freemasonry and Judaism and is propagating the worship of the old
entenced in German gods, was Hamburg to a fine equivalent to 140, with the alternative of 16 days' imprisonment for libelling an army photographer, whom he described as a "Frenchman" in an article entitled *Immorality and Freemasons."- Reuter.
MERCHANT FAILS
EXAMINED IN BANKRUPTCY COURT
"CURIOUS LOOKING BOOK"
Ng Cheuk-san, managing partner of the Kwang Tung Wo Wo Ke firm of timber merchants; under-
went his public examination in the, Bankruptcy Court to-day, this being conducted by the Official Receiver (Mr. E. L. Agassiz) before his Honour the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E.).
Mr. A. E. Hall and Mr. Frank X. d'Almada were present on behalf of creditors of the debtor firm.
THURSDAY, MARCH 28, 1929.
FLIGHT TO CHINA THE S. MANCHURIA
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AUTHORITIES DEFIED
Paris, Yesterday.
RAILWAY CO.
A BIG ORDER
COMPLETE PLANT FOR THEIR STEEL ROLLING WORKS
FROM KRUPPS
Berlin, Yesterday.
Bailly and Reginensi, who are making a "tourist" flight to Indo- China, owing, lo a suspension of the The South Manchuria Railway official sanction for long-distance Company has placed an order withi flights have flown from Paris to Krupps to supply a complete plant Padua, which they reached yes Company apparently intends it for for their steel rolling works. The terday afternoon.
the future manufacture of a great They will leave for Belgrade this part of their own railway material. morning, and continue the flight!It is expected the plant will cost
£800,000.-Reuter.
from there.-Reuter.
RAIN PROBABLE
This morning's weather re- port from the Royal Observa- tory states:-
The anti-cyclone has passed into the Pacific, another ap pears to be developing to the north of Shantung.
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disposition of appropriations to same. It will be necessary to give contributions to, this Fund for a few more years, until such time, at least, as the fund is big enough to allow the senior members of the staff with over thirty years of service to retire with enough to live upon if they so desire." No Special Contributions Needed
Most of the senior members have either died or retired, and the few that remain have substantial sums to their credit in their Provident Fund Account. We therefore do put it to you that this book (which contributions, in future, from share- I not propose to ask for any special
Shallow depressions situated over Tongking and in the vicinity of Tokyo stop.
Forecast:-S. E. or variable winds, moderate; cloudy; pro- bably some rain.
out makes it still more useless.
debtor described as one in which holders, but this will not mean, of Debtor said he had been manag-deposits were entered) is the real course, that we shall not continue ing partner from the time the firm partnership book; and that the the half yearly contributions equal started, and admitted that he was other (the neat one) was made to 5 per cent, of the salaries of our very familiar with its affairs.
don't know by whom-for the pur-staff to which the staff likewise con-
A Chinese book was produced. Debtor claimed it to be the partner-poses of this bankruptcy?
Debtor denied the allegations.
ship book of the firm. The Official Receiver asked: "Isn't it nice, new, and clean for a book more than ten
years old?" Debtor replied that its neat appearance was due to the fact that it had been always wrapped up and put in a safe.
The Official Receiver suggested Ithat it was not in a safe, but was found in a prominent position, not under lock and key, when his clerk visited the premises.
| tribute 5 per cent. of their salaries.
As regards the Chinese Staff "Don't try to be Funny"
Superannuation Fund, there is an When debtor replied to another amount to credit of that Account question, the Official Receiver said of $28,306.89, which we estimate "Don't try to be funny" and his will be sufficient for at least five Lordship said to the Interpreter years to come, as during the pre- with Mr. Agassiz.
ceding six years, we have only dis- Reading from the second book bursed $10,350.72. "Tell him (debtor) not to fence Turning to the accounts, our pro. (which Mr. Agassiz suggested was perties, with the exception of the the real partnership book), the Pak Hin Hok factory, Honam Official Receiver asked if it were Island, stand at the same figure as Men of Straw
not a fact that some of the names last year. The increase in that There were 12 partners, and all recorded in it, for instance, Ng item represents final payments to but Ng Cheuk-san have vanished Yee-hon and Ng Yin-ting, were complete the factory and dwelling
house. On Good Friday, the 29th March, the G.P.O. will be open from: They were all men of straw with those of wealthy men in a prosper-
no money," the Official Receiver ous part, of the town. Debtor as- The Contingency Account added. Several of them are dead,"sented, adding that they were not You will have noticed we have debtor answered.
partners but depositors.
transferred from Contingency to His firm had a very extensive On October 25, debtor mortgaged Profit and Loss Account $12,908.76. timber business, said debtor, being certain property which Mr. In 1926, $20,000 was allocated to one of the biggest in the Colony and Agassiz referred to as the whole of Contingercy Account to provide for doing an average turnover. his assets, this being a second mort-loss on a very bad shipment of The Official Receiver handed gage for $65,000. No money aerated water bottles from the debtor another book, which Mr. passed when the mortgage was exe- Dominion Glass Company of Agassiz described as a "curious cuted. Debtor returned to his firm, Canada; the balance of $12,908.76 looking book." "This is a useless collected the creditors, took them to has been transferred to Profit and book," debtor stated, "it was the mortgagee, and let the mort-Loss Account as the losses for thrown about anyhow."
gayee pay them, he said.
which this fund was created have The Official Receiver: The fact The examination was declared already been borne by that account. that several front pages are torn at the conclusion of questions.
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I trust you will approve of the transfer of $50,000 to Reserve Fund, which will now stand at $600,000 or half the issued capital of Company.
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A Credit to The Management In seconding the adoption of the report and statement of accounts, Mr. W. S. Bailey said:
It is very satisfactory to notej that the Company has continued to pay dividends regularly in spite of the very adverse conditions of the past few years, and now pays an increased dividend for the past year. The accounts sppear to reflect eredit upon the management and working of the business which will no doubt continue to improve as trade con- ditions become more normal. I have much pleasure in seconding the adoption of the report and state- ment of accounts as presented.
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The re-election of the Board of Directors consisting of Mr. J. Scott | Harston, the Hon. Sir Shou-son Chow and Mr. R. E. Coxon, who retired by rotation, was proposed by Mr. Henry Humphreys and seconded by Mr. J. M. Alves. B
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