May 15, 1905.
CHINA OVERLAND TRADE REPORT. This was granted and the Official Receiver | $164 33 and $12.33 costs; The Sang Cheong appointed Trustee.
firm, $147.20 and costs $10 50; Messrs. Wm. Powell Ld., 858.77 and costs $8.50; Mr. Tang Kee, $53.46 and costs $5; Dorabjee and Co., $43 05 and costs $13.29; Messrs.
Messrs Cottam and Co., $39.50 and costs 86; The Hongkong and China Gas Co., $33.93 and costs $6; Messrs. Lok Hing, 830 and costs $8; Messrs. E. C. Wilks and Co., | 828 50 and costs $6.
QUAN TUEN FIRM EXPARTE LAI TSZ TSAU.
The Official Receiver asked that this case be adjourned for a week. Cheng Yuk Po, a partner, had been handed over by the Porta- guese Government at Macao, and was now in Victoria gaol.. An adjournment was granted.
WAI LEUNG SHEK HIPARTE THE DEBTOR.
The Official Receiver opened this public examination.
I am
Wai Leung Shek, examined, s ated: compradore to the Stockton Milling Company and have been so for three years. I lost about $70,000 while with Messrs Holiday, Wise and Co. as I had to give security for the purchasers and they failed; $30,000 is due to me in a curity, and the balance in goods. I cannot recover the $70,000 from Messrs. Holiday. Wise and Co., I owe Mr. Michael $30,000 for shares in which I speculated. I have no property except furniture, &c., and no money owing to me. found myself in difficulties four years ago, and have been trading since, knowing that I could not pay my debts.
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Debtor, examined by Mr. Michael: My income is between $150 and $170 a month, and I spend $100 for expenses. I pay $75 for house rent. In settling &
flour transaction sometime ago, in which a payment
in settlement $30,000, I did not receive any portion of this. The whole amount was paid to the Stockton Milling Company.
was made
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His Lordship-What do you propose to pay : Debtor-I cannot say that now. The Official Receiver-His assets are about $1,500 or $1,600, and his debts amount to $43,629,
The examination was adjourned for a month on the application of Mr. Michael.
TU FAT BANK EXPARTE YEUNG TSO CHAL
Ma Yun, a partner in the bank W88
publicly examined by the Official Receiver. He said: There are four partners in the bank. I first heard of the bankruptcy about the and of March. My accounts have all been handed to solicitor. I did not endeavour to keep out
of the way to save filing my statement of
affairs.
The Official Receiver-1 would ask your
Lordship to commit this man under Section 57. He has been keeping out of the way, and did not attend the first meeting of creditors.
Debtor informed His Lordship that he was present when his creditors met, and Mr. Goldring, who represented a petitioning
creditor, stated that this was 80.
His Lordship informed debtor that he must give all the information in his power to the Official Receiver concerning the property.
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Mr. Goldring stated that in this case a majority of creditors had resolved that Mr. G. A. Hastings be appointed trustee in bankrup ́cy. He wished to oppose this on the ground that it was creating a precedent of solicitors being appointed trustees, and such was not advisable in a colony like this and, therefore, on behalf of the petitioning creditors, he would ask that Mr. Wakefield be appointed trustee.
Mr. Dixon said he appeared on behalf of creditors representing about $30,000, whereas petitioning creditors represented only about $2,500. The editors for whom he appeared were the only ones who had proved their debts, and the resolution appointing Mr. Hastings trustee was carried by nine-tenths of the creditors. An order was made for adjudication, and Mr. G. A. Hastings is to be appointed trustee on his giving security to the satisfaction of the Registrar in the sum of $120,000.
Saturday, 13th May.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE ME. T. SERCOMBE SMITH
(PUISNE JUDGE).
CLAIMS AGAINST MAJOR HURLY.
Ten local firms claimed from the defendant, Major Hurly of the 93rd Burma Infantry, a sum together with costs amounting in the aggregate to $1,114.41 on account of balance due on goods and services rendered. The following were the particulars of claims:- Messrs. Lane Crawford and Co., $423.97 and costa $16.50; Messrs. A. 8. Watson and Co.,
Messrs I eacon. Looker and Deacon, Wilkin- son and Grist, Ewens and Harston, Mr. J. D. Stephens, and R. A. Harding represented the plaintiffs. Mr. Barlow, for the defendant,
said Le did not wish to waste the time of the Court. He would consent to judgment with costs in each case.
His Honour gave judgment accordingly.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT).
10th May.
NO REST FOR THE WEARY.
The Kwangsi rebellion having been repressed, His Exe llency Shum Chou Him 'sent memorial to the throne asking for permission a to retire on account of sickness; but it was! refused.
THE CANTON ADMINAL.
The Tartar General has been ordered to return to Peking, his post being taken up by
Tartar Lieutenant General Hiug Chiun for the time being. Before he left, he went to Boque Tigre and made an inspection of all the forts, and gave orders for certain repairs. The late Mok Sin He being dead. Li Chou is appointed acting admiral in charge of all the forts and ships of war.
ONE FAILURE MAKES MORE.
It is said that Russian ships of war are coming to the south and in order to maintain
an answer to this effect.
neutrality the Viceroy Shum sent a telegram to His Excellency Yuan Shi ai, the Viceroy of Chili, asking for a few ships of war for the protection of Canton. His Excellency wired "Last ye r, when the Japanese men of war captured the Russian ships of war in Chefoo, the Chinese warships could not do anything to prevent them, and in consequence the Russian governmeut blamed China for breach of neutrality. Therefore, it is not advisable to send ships of war to the South (Kwangtung) for fear of giving rise to diplomatic friction. But it is expected that the Viceroy of Canton will choose some experienced officials well up in diplomacy to command the few ships of war that are in Canton to cruise about the river and watch, and, in case of any of the belligerent nations com- mitting a breach of China's neutrality, the officials mast not raise any complication; but reason fairly and justly according to interi a- tional law so as to pacify both parties." receipt of the above telegram His Excellency Upon Shum has given orders to all the officials, civil and military, to keep strict watch in all the forts, and gunboats to cruise about the river, and no men to leave their posts without permission.
ROBBERS STILL NUMEROUS,
After the death of Lum Kwa Sz, the brigand chief of the district of Heungshan, there appeared another person by name Lun Kwa Ng, the brother of the late Lum Kwa Sz, under whom there are four or five thousand banditti. They go about the district of Heungsbau and its vicinity to plunder the boats of the people, and cut rice crops in the paddy fields. They levy blackmail upon the merchants, and set fire to the houses, so much so, that the villagers are very much afraid of them. The mandarin soldiers were trying to catch them, but without success. Whenever they fought with the soldiers in the battlefields the brigand chief Lum Kwa Ng had a white flag hoisted up on which app ared the legend: "Lum Kwa Ng seeks vengeance for his brother." The gentry in the district are so desperate and terrified that they have petitioned the Viceroy for permission to form a volunteer corps among the farmers and villagers, and arrange a loan of money to buy ships of war and guardboats to fight the brigand on land as well as on sea.
A ROBBER CHIEFTAIN E88.
We have been writing and talking about male brigands, and never thought of female
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brigands. In Heun shan there is a female brigand chief named Lai-E-So. She is of the age of about thirty, wears a short tight dress Chinese theatre. Her as ociates number a few and gaiters, and looks like an Amazon of the
hundreds. Frequently they go to levy blackmail upon the villagers and kidnap children for ran- som. While she was in Chinahan, not far from Macao, some mandarin soldiers, helped by spies have arrested her.
A MANCHU FRAUD. A few Manchu swindlers went to Fatshan
with a subscription book illustrated with maps' and pictures describing how, at the time of the Boxers disturbance at Peking, the Imperial Palaces were destroyed by foreigners and many things stolen. Now the Peking government required money to repair them, and they asked the people to subscribe money. They went from house to house to ask for subscription; some people who believed them subscribed.
A NATIVE SCANDAL,
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There are some houses in the city for females to gamble in, about the doors of which are hung up sign boards with "the residence of judge," "the residence of general "or the title of some to go in and br. ak the gambling nes. They high official; so that police or vagabonds fear are always well provided with tiffin, tea, tobacco, There are games heavily and, as is frequently the case, when they Some females play lose all their money and jewellery they go to the bad. When a woman or girl loses ber all and has body redeems her. In fact these places are no money to pay she is kept there until some pandering to vice. Lately, it having come to the knowledge of the mandarin, some few have been seized and closed and the ke-pers thereof arrested and imprisoned.
and cakes, and ivate rooms. of fantan, dice, and cards,
WHO WERE THEY?
A few foreigners in European dress armed interpreter went by steam launch into the with rifles and revolvers and accompanied by an interior, surveyed and planted some flags on the hills. The villagers were very much afraid think- ing that the Japanese were going to take their territory. Some say they went there to measure and survey for a railway, and others say for lighthouses; but the gentry of the districts were notice of the district magistrates. so terrified that they brought the matter to the
FROM BAD TO WORSE.
Some few years ago the Viceroy issued an order to close all the gunsmith shops in Canton, and whenever a person was caught manufacturing or repairing guns, he would be arrested and put in prison. So nearly all the gunsmiths closed associate with robbe.s and pirates and taught their shops and left Cauton. They went to the latter to repair and manufacture guns and shots.
His Excellency seem to be in earnest. Thinking that the soldiers in Canton are not to enlist a thousand soldiers. Perhaps what enough, he has sent a few weiyuins to Kwangsi they bring back will be Kwangsi rebels.
SOME NOTED HONGKONG HELMSMEN.
The Hon. Mr. F. H. May, C.M.G., contributes the following to the Victoria Recreation Club Magazine for May, which includes plenty of other matter of interest to sportsmen :—
Few people realise what an art boat and yacht sailing is. Yet in the sailing of yachts the per. sonal equation of the helmsman counts for as much as does the difference in skill of the jockeys of racehorses. In our time there is said to be only one amateur yachtsman who can hold his own at the tiller in sailing a large yacht in race with professional helmsmen of the first class. And in our time there has only been one gentleman rider who could compete with Archer or a Fordham in flat racing.
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The really first-class helmsmen in England and America to-day may be counted on the fingers of one hand, just as the jockeys who are in the front rank in racing on the flat may be similarly enumerated,
Practice, of course, counts for a great deal in both sports. It is from lack of equal praction that the gentleman rider falls behind his pro- fessional rival on the fist, and it is want of practice that prevents amateur yachtamen from qualifying for sailing a Shamrock or a Reliance
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