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CHINESE STEAMER EXPLOSION.
Appeal from Bankruptcy| Tragedy Seventy Miles
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GOODS FOR WIFE.
The Court of Appeal, consisting
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TWO HUNDRED DROWNED.
RIOTERS STORM OIL DEPOT.
Forest Set on Fire in Korea.
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Tokyo, Yesterday.
It is reported that rioters storm- ed the oil depot and set fire to the neighbouring forest in the town of Koshu, in western Korea.
Shanghal, Yesterday. It is reported that of the Master of the Rolls and Lords
a heavily. Justices Lawrence and Romer, re-loaded Chinese passenger steamer, cently had before them an appeal the Ta Chi, bound up-river, blew from the Bankruptcy Court entered up and sank last night seventy
Replying to interpellations on It is be the affair in the Upper House, the in the list as "re a Debtor (No. 954 miles from Shanghai,
Government stated that ofcial of 1930) ex parte Tha Debtor v. the lieved that 200 were drowned. Petitioning Creditor and the Off- The vessel carried 100 Chinces despatches partly confirmed the al- leged outrages, and the local au- soldiers among 300 Chinese pas-thorities had been instructed cial Receiver, an appeal from a
sengers, and it is reported that a Receiving Order made by Mr. fire broke out aboard as the result get the situation under control.
The disturbances apparently Registrar Warmington on Decem- of soldiers throwing cigarette ends ber 5, 1930." The appeal was dis- into the cargo, which was mainly were due to opposition by Koreans to the proposed removal of the of cotton. An explosion quickly prefectural ofice from Koshu to a
missed.
The Master of the Rolls, in giv-followed the outbreak of fire.
ing judgment, stated that the
debtor was Sir Thomas Beccham.
Mr. Kingham appeared for the debtor, and Mr. W. N. Stable for
Harrowing Scenes.
Later.
more convenient site.-Reuter.
to
The loss of the-Ta Chi Is con- in the water and on the wrecked The Customs cruiser and some
the respondents, the petitioning Armed by a Customs cruiser which ship.. creditors.
has brought survivors to Shanghai.
Mr. Kingham said the receiving It was patrolling in the Yangtsee native boats rescued 180 people out order was made on a judgment oband saw smoke smothering the of about 400 known to be aboard tained against the debtor in respect vessel. It steamed over to assist, the vessel, which was loaded
his wife but before arrival An of goods supplied to
explosion capacity with deck passengers Counsel, who referred to the appel-rent the Ta Chi's foredeck, instant-Reuter.
to
lan throughout as the debtor, said ly killing many deck passengora. [The Ta Chi was built in Hong that his debts and contingent The captain anchored the ship, but Kong in 1904, and was a wooden liabilities amounted to about £140, immediately a second explosion single screw vessel of 220 tons, 000. But the debtor had an interest blew out the stern, throwing most formerly known as the Tung Ning. to the extent of about £500.000 of the remaining passengers into It was registered at Shanghai and settled funds acquired under the the river.
flew the Chinese flag.
will of his father. In November There were most frightful scenes
The Reuter cable gives the name
last a scheme came before Mr. as a mass of burned, injured and as Pa Chi, which is probably an Justice Bennett in the Chancery panic-stricken humanity struggled alternative rendering.]
Division for the purpose of funds being raised on The debtor's life interest in the settlement, which would have been sufficient to enable him to discharge all his liabilities..
Inland Revenue Claim.
In reply to the Master of the Rolls, Mr. Kingham anid that, spread over a number of years, there had been about 170 petitions filed against the debtor. These petitions had been got rid of. At the present moment there about ten or eleven petitions out- standing.
were
The largest creditor against the debtor was the Inland Revenue, who had a claim for £80.000 In respect of super tax unpaid for some years. The Inland Revenue had agreed, if the other creditors would do likewise, to accept 10s. Ini the £ in settlement..
Mr. Kinghara said he did not ask for the recalving order to be rescinded, but for a stay for a short time of the proceedings under the order to enable the debtor to put forward another scheme. If ad- judication followed the debtor's in- terest in the settled fund would be jeopardised.
The Master of the Rolle, in giv- ing judgment, said the receiving order appealed from was made in respect of a judgment debt for! £2,083 in respect of goods supplied to the debtor'n wife. A scheme had been adopted in 1919. Since then, although the debtor had had con- siderable means, he had failed to keep within the annual aum to which he was entitled. There was no doubt that he had made con- siderable sums of money, himself. That fact was apparent having re- gard to the claim put forward by the Inland Revenue authorities for super tax.
The Court had come to the con- clusion that in the public' Interest | the application ought not to be granted. The order of the Court was that the appeal of the debtor, Sir Thomas Beecham, Et., should be dismissed, and that the advertise- ment of the receiving order should. no longer be stayed.
The Lords Justicos concurred."
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