INTIMATIONS
S.Moutrie & Co., Ltd.
PIANOS
HIRE
-FROM
810 Per MONTH.
THE HONGKONG DAILY FÅ
BANKRUPTO
IMPORTANT JUDGME
At T
tting of the Banki yesterday the Puisne Júdga (ME
portant point in Ived in
for the rescinding of a lect in respect of the Mee Wai firm 1910)
His Lordship said:--The approginia liabilities are some
ERIDAY, NOVEMBER Jan, 1916
PROCEEDINGS. ARMED ROBBERY
For
ARN MARKET.
Kotwall estton, gkong, in their mber 2nd, slpted 2 cment advised in our
HONGKONG SHARE MARKET,
电
Memrs. Vernon s& Smyth, in their weekly share report, dated the 2nd November, 1810, state
ongkong Magistra yesterday I report Hazeland gave frogment ur & duo 4, 200
Since our last report of 27th October, hert, innied bd roth bit. his four local market has been less active and in which seven Clypese
rged with
more pronounced "during thể; a smaller volume of blisines has been armed robbery on 3rd Sept in the fortnight and, although the usual prios pat through, but, notwithstanding this, houses of eleş Bertops in Young Mition bas impeded the progress of several of the speculative stocks, such as business in reveral instances, the market Indos, Sugars, Douglases, and Cements, Billa Po Kah, Po On district. The has been tested with a considerable bow an advance in price on the week. accused carried pistols, which they dis vikona, nsational, rise of close upon Investment Stocks are readily taken, charged fighting the impate of the ten dollars being chronicled. This, tre- when obtainable, at full market pricta. mendous advance, rapid though it in Shanghai, market is rather quieter and houses, and carried away money" and "appears justified by a combination of prices scarecek so good. Singapore bullish factors more promment among market for Bubber shares romains firm, clothing, id took posision" of eleven, thom, being (1) further smart rise to although prices show little change siute Ploughing cattle The accused were Chitton which has now cressed, the region our last. The following are latest wirod arrested by the Hongkong Poles And of 11a, and (ii) the position of stocks quotations for Rubber Shares
which have run down to a strikingly low Alor Gajahs charged before Me Hazeland, whe ebb and (iii) considerable shrinkago, Ayer Panade
Gletienlys reserved judgment. An application was prospective supplies.
Kedahs
for the petitioning, itor, oppies the Application on the ground that there is no power under the Ordinaprese an unconditional Receiving Chich as is given at Home by Section #2017 of the Bankruptcy Act (now by action To of the Brifkruptcy Act TOM). 0001ved from the Chinese Clovernment for Japanese sorts, Bombay 20s hára boệu,
for the extradition
ofi thas decrised of the conclusion of the plywclifgs; for
committal.
Oficial Receiver referred to, bestión of the Ordinance, under which das all judication can be annulled, where thei Court considers that the debtor ought not to have bleg údjudged bankrupt, and to Mr. P. Hodgson, Assistunt Crowa the provisions of Section 186. Unde wich Solicitor conducted the prosecution a composition br sebeme of arrangemiwit
may be approved. There is no doubs and Mr. Gardiner that when it is cleng bất alley
TUNING AND REGULAR ATTENTION ✩gy tissets the Court is four g
INCLUSIVE.
BOXING!
THEATRE ROYAI».
GRAND ASSAULT-AF-ARME
A
Under the auspices of the H.K.P.E. in aid of the KITCHENER MEMORIAL FUND. ON SATURDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER, 1916, BOXING. WRESTLING. WEIGHT-LIFTING
CLUB-SWINGING.
PROGRAMME
Extra Special 15 2-Minute Round Context:
CORPL SCOTT, RE
Heavyweight Champion of the Colony,
.....
PO. PADDY FINN.. RN..-
Finalist Army and Navy Middleweight Competition. Allerghof
A Special 10 2-Minute Round Contest: ́SAPPER RICHARDS * RE...”, SEAMAN MANNING,»» HMAN
weight Champion of the Colony, Winner of Many Contests,
Bix-Minute Round Contest
CORPL HEATH, BE FTE, COTTON, KSKI Six 2-Minute Round Contest i
PIE. BEESTY, KSBL PEE PLIMMER, K.SLI,
* Six 2:Minute Bond Contest:
COMPL. WHITE, BE, PTO DAVIES, K.SLI
Referde: H. J GEDGE, Eng
Timekeepers 17 Sargt, PITT and Mr. 4; Þ. ALLAN. PRICES: $5, $3, $2; & §1.
Boldiers and Boldiers in found Half-Price to $2. Scat, Bond of the H.KP.B. will render, Belections during "the eve
Doom Open 8,50 P.M.. 'Commence ? P.M. Flarp. BOOKING AT MOUTRIE'S.
WHY SHOULD ONE DRINK
No. 10
WHISKY?
BECAUSE
ONE OUGHT
DISTILLED BY JAS, WATSON
DUNDEE.
SOLE AGENTS IN SOUTH CHINA
years
appeared
judgdon
Owing to prohibitive ratca demanded
kornly sought for and a certain reputed thep reported to have commanded the fabulous price of $107, which is an advance of $20 on the last fortnight,
Clearances although not so brisk as during the foregoing interval, have been encouraging
ARRIVALS. The extra str Rangoon, Marie from Bombay has brought in 800 bales for Hongkong and 900 bales for Singhai Shipments from Hongkong to Shanghai and coast ports, nih
SHANGHAI,Advises abone 6,000 bale as fortnightly sales, the market closing quiet but firm:
Kampas
..$8.83
IL.DÓ
2:43.
4.10
5,80
Malaka Pint
2.30
4.80
4.20
1.80
*1.00
* Malakoffs
New Serendahe Sandycrofts Tapabs.
Plantation Rubber th London is quoted. 2/6 per lb. Sterling PT. is 2/21, and- Bag Fivef 12). Shaaghni T. 26, and Slagapere TT. 954. The Bank buying rate for 30's billa on Shanghai is 70
BANKA Small eples have been made at $760, and at this rate further small lobs are on offer.
MARINE INSURANCES-Unions, after anles at 8955, have #dyanced to a buying. rate of 1935. Cantpas have been done at 94021, and there,' afe, now "buyers at 3400, North Chinas are wanted at Tr |1573-ŋum dilidend of 15 per cent. prici
in' Bhanglink on 31st October. Yangtsers. are nominal at 8255 with exchange .
FIRE INSURANCES.-Hongkong Firs have been sold at $387, and cluse, with buyers at the rate, China Fires have in proved to $101 buyers, after sales at $100. "SHIPPING-This market is better for the two leading stocks, Douglases have
raging enough in prices, that has oventuated during the shore space of a fortnight has haturally given a pause to refusing, to make sa. Rregiving. Ovedo,
farther budinem, and, the chution exer- is as a cheral rule, and was in
cindo by deal« is only commendable impossible for the Copr
GARANI I will fret apresh my
Rates, however, use, fully maintained, the matter had, hogy vestigated to the respect to the etion
hiibk|| ani, any serions set-back to the present who sets under the Chinese Extratlitie Ordi ↑ values, appears far from likely, -- If the Court had no power to resein is as follows:
Jafar tango, 1859 - Section 10 of the Ordiniske Total sules during the fortnight 8,000 then the Receiving Ostler can only 10 (1) If at the hearing before a Said and unsold stocks in godowns set aside on appeal, thougi on the puber fagistrate such evidence is produced 31,000 hales, hand an order Adjudication ny has wald, subiect to the provision of ponulled, akatha leme on good frise, was not denied her for the last,
this Ordinance, justify the committal of the Court has similac
heth fugitive criminals for trial at the habit of rescinding the Heceiving Order Supreme Court if the crime of whigh But it was suggested that this, finitace kasaccused had beans committed in the ano warranted by the at the Colony the Magistrasbull commit Colony, and Mr Grist, dqt, the "lepkori him to Victoria Gaol to awaii, the fur, Isuited that he believed, that in the time ther order of the Governor, but, other- AND of Chief JustFielding Clark the wise anal order aim to be discharged. JAPANESE VARA tremendous rise on. Food into demand again, after a veriod Judges were on the opinion that the The practice with respect as to when the Osaka Bourse has sent prices here to of neglect, and business has been done at Court had not this power and that on an gccused is to be chargout or commited, the skies, and if sellers have been in $123, $123) and $134, at which latter price that necount the poetice was to make it to be found in Section 70-61, the evidence, motivithstanding an advance of there, is a good demand both for cash an ́TRICTIM "order in the first instance Magistrate's Ordinancð, *1800* Soptions many as 315, por bale, Sales include: and forward delivery, Indo-China Pre- They Festarchies of the Official Receb is as follows.
100 bales à Horse No. 10 at $10 to ferred have found buyers at $16, whilst have, However, brought to light ease of 76.When all tile idence offered onion 900 bales Ylow, Joss Mo. 20 at the Deferred have been in strong request. rescission going back in an unbroken line the part of the prosecu u ngelist the $100 to $100 500 bales Nasaki, No, And With les all the way up frohă to 1892; offe at least gf such orders for fecission was, in fact, made by Chiefed has been heard, if the hagistrate 20 at 9109 to $179. 100 bale Setmi, No. 14, they close with cash buyurs at 8:0,
le of opinion that it is not sufficient to
and probably $139 Steamboats have Justice Fielding Chark. “I su tion war- rasted in departing from the settled pet the accused upon lia trint for a RA COTTON-Bengal and Chirice, go brew he dimm of business at 324, and practice of this Court, cambliated,
table offence the Magistrate shall les Stock Bengal, 200, bales, and hur shave wanted Star Ferries
are unchanged at $38 nominal, ngal at would seen for early a quarter of forthwith order the accused if i ens Chinese, 100 bales. Quotation-
Osket remains very dull. century, unless it is clearly shown that tddy to discharged as to the informa- $36 1 32, Chinese at $12
pershells are 112/0 nominal and Ural that practices 18 mistaken, DING
tion then ander iqquiry; fut it in the On the principle that the greater in opinion of the Magistrate, atth ovidence. cudes: the less, I think that a. Couft 11 sufficient to pub the accused upon his which tay ngul adjudication makial for an indictable, offches, or if the also have, power fo reagind a Recelving evidence given raises a strong or probable Order
presumption of the guilt of the accused,
DONNELLY & WHYTE. HONGKONG AND CANTON:
KNITTED NECKWEAR
We have now the
rings, also the
inctive and artistic
"Old Cheltonians.
“Old Cliftonians,”
Old Etonians.
Old Harrovian
Old Rugbeians.
Old Salopiagg Old Wellingtonians.
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MEN'S WEAR SPECIALISTS,
NOTICE.
·DES VIEUX ROAD.
NY EUROPEAN. Nîn Asiatic or Indian Adonising to leave the Oolony should apply in writing for permitiou to do so to the Caplain, SUPERINTENDENT OF FOLIOD, at least 48 hours before the intended hoor of departure, giving name, nationality, age height and onempation of the applicant, unil eating the name of the steamer or other ressola or the hour. of the train by which the applickné writhe ket leave. Applicants should apply in person for their passes at the CENTRAL POLICE STATION between the hours of 9 AM to 1 P.M. and 2x,
o4rm daily,
WANTED:
20 at 3190,
pigul.
+
FAR EASTERN MEN AND THE WAR
I accordingly soley rescission in this then the Magistrate, hall, by hit wat Lieut. Tom Lewis Bourdillon, King's cage Mr. Agassiz has asked for costs of rant, commit him to prison to be there RoyalefieldsArtillery, wounded, was act the petitioning creditor out of theinssofafely kept until he shall be thence deing assistant Controller of Labour at Pen The deptor has absconded ang
no other claimant, I deyqu
I should not grant the an
I do so now, but: 1 dp ức
it
precedent. This is so
We costs of the 1)ficin
to the
A DISPUTE AS TO
On an application, by the
here!
When Justices to Discharge om mit Accused In Cox v. Coleridge, 1 B
ang when the war broke out. He returned. "homy and received his commission in
March, 1910
い
livered by due course of law or admit him to bail as hereinbefore mentioned -
This section is taken word for word from the Statute 11 and 12. Victoria, éc Prsten webtion: 26: Indictable Offened Act Major Bertram Walter, D.S.0., R.FAs, 318) This Act of Parliament if com*who died on September 16th of wounds monly known as Jerris Act Section 3 received the same day, was the son of the of Jeryts Act is this referred to in Oke's late John Walter, of the Hongkong and Magisterial Synopsis at b. 899
Shanghai Banking Corporation, and Mrs Walter, of Lynwood, St. Leonard
Second Lieutenant Noel Butlery Irish Guards, who was killed in action, ve September 15th, feturned from the Max States, there he was an assistant date Jin Berg Estate, Krinn, in 1915, in order gree of redit. Justices unghe ngr, there mission in the Irish Guards in January fore, to balance the evidence and decide1916,
ecording as it proponderates for this
Caspians / nominal, with no sales. reportert in ether. Bangkats were sold at Tis 2 burare since on offer at Tls. 23.
REFINERIES There has
Been a demand for China Sugars for cash, and price alows a further projenient, since last week. Sales, have been made up to $139, cash and at the close there are At $139 Malabons have been reglerted, And with no salesseported the closing quotation is $38 nominal. **
MINING+No business is reported, but Tronohs have improved to 2018 buyers.
buyers
DockS, WHARVES AND GOpown --Hong- kong and Whampoa Docks have been duit and show little change. Bales have been made at 813 and at that figure they June at 988, and are now wanted at 881.
losa steady. Kowloon Wharves have been. Shangha Docks are rather lower, with
nominal uatation of Tls. 01,
LANDS HOTELS AND BUILDINGSs.-There. has been better demand and business. has been tinne in Hongkong Lands at 101, in West Points at 835, and Hamph
1 Slink that a, Magistrate is clearly, hound in the exercise of a sound diser tien, muh to commit any age unless, a prime facie,case is made out against him by witnesses entitled to a reasonable the Army, and received a coreys at $7, and there are further buyers
de Burgh
of all three at the rate. Central Estates are wanted at $101 and Hotels at $115. Kowloon Lands have buyers at $35..
Corro MILLS Market is hardly as good as It Week Ewos are nominal at $167, Kung-Yiks 8161, Shanglais. 121 and Yangtszepoog Bed, all aminal.
MISCELLANEOUS.-Cements have shown considerable fluchtation and, after basi ness done and about $10.25, unddenly busines. Wasecolie from than a darge
into Snotg $11.00 cash which brought-out salers, andley chosewith buyers at 810.70. Electrics Are, wanted at 9544 and Hopes.
camo
Officer (Mr. Ex Quel) to rescued Receiving Ordeainst the Pang firm, the Qfera) ever said the anand C.50), Me Justice Bayley obscrved plication, was to purer from August East last, because 10. J. H Gardinery was do oppose M, Gardiner had knee sad he was got now in a position to đó sa.
Mr. Kang Sing said although he had no foen, stands in the applicataen petore the Court be was interested dy solicite for one of the alleged partners of the To Sang arm, on behalf at whom
There wasan application for the hearing of is fat be thing on them Captain Johan Bhaumont Fester King's selves the functions, of the petai jury Royki Rita), Aho was killed on Septemn a petition. The Oil Receiver was up and be trying the case; but they should ber 1 capered the service of the Hong plying for a Receiving Order on the ground that there were ab assets That sitter whether or not the evinneskog and Shanghar Bank on leaving so, Mr. Kong Sing asked his Lerdmakes out a strong or probable, or even school. He fear out to the front in hhip to take his case next
saconflicting, made of guilt, in any one May of this year and commanded his Subsequently the case in which which cases they shoute cofumit, the company, from July, 1915. He married
ALN King bing appeared was called sad de secused to trial, If, however, from Abe in 1918 Leontine youngest daughter of said he opposed the application to bear slender, nature of the cridence, the un Me and Mr Cecil Bawaon, of West debtor petition on the round that wrthingas of the witnesses, or the ton hearing tons $8,000 had been paid inn bruit by his disain proof of 'innocence produced op Many connection with an Original the part of the consed, they feel that Ercond Lieutenant A C
that action was sued as sent it to trial e must be acquitted, younger son of Dr. and Mrs de Burgh Tramways are wanted at 910 and Hone part of the: Po Sang Hem. In that they should discharge the accused Digly formerly Sell-known foreign re kong feels at 283 China Borneos aft neton denied he was a partner and the his prattic, is put very neafly fasidents of Newchinang and North China nominal at ss, as ars China high an or Oletal Receiver alleged to was a parteg Garden (5 QB.D. p. 0), where and now of 21. Bark avenue, Dublin, and Providents at 90. Watsons net - If he was a partner thru the £6,000 Ceckburn, C.J., expresses his views as Lacutenant Daly, who was aged 19 years rather weaker with sellers at would be an asset of the firm The follows The duty and province of was born in Chins. He joined the Royal Hairy Farms are on offer at 933 cum the alleged pasiner was arrested as an ab the Magistrate is to determine on hearing Dublin Fuilliers in August, 1815 and dividend of $8.00 scording debitor, an upon his arrest he the cildenec fur the prosution and that wont to the front in July of this year EMO-Next Settlement Day 28th Nov rail the mones endorsed on the wrw for the detente, if there be any, whether shes bailiff for his release. In point of the case, is one, in which the sccused dught Second Lieutenant John Morión: Mansa
bait for his "appear to be put or his trial. It is no part ofsel Pleydell T. FA, was secretary to the ance in the action. The notion ud at his proving to try the case
managing director of the luff Develop been fought so what way to becon of The evidences in the present proceedings mett. Ch. Ltd., at Kota Bharu Belau the money in Const
The Oficial Receiver and the Ligbibt es didlo te prind facie case, saiast alla. In Sopupber, 1914, ho returned FoREAS were 1000 proved after the order wis the defendants. As regards the 1st, 4th home from the May States, and taiu mide for the periph. In regard to and 7th defendants that they were actualled a camaission in the Boys Figd Artil PY. Fang, the privat creditors had to fly present at the robbery, and at regardsers in the following December, Dropsed- be paid from daw private, assets, bear (ba 204, art, bth and vf defendante that sing to the front ins August, 1915, He
crodiers could get a cent, or they were in recent possession of part, died of wounds on September 22nd. H had met My Wong Sing, if he knew of the stolen property. My finding is, was co-inventor of an furportant improve- any creditors who would guarantee the therefore, that a prime facie cast has ment in anti-aircraft gunnery. costa of the Oficial Receiver in securing bech made out against all the deton Ents the money for the debtor estate, but by witnesses entitled to gusonab An In Memoriam latice is published in they had not deper forthcoming / The degree of credit withm fli, meaning of proud and loving memary' of Lieutenant, {debtor, fileti a prtition sometime ago the case of Cax r. Coleridge & order Oscar W. Totliny B.Nh, who was lost in and, although he had been sent for he had the koke adta to ne committed to the sinking of HM.8. Aboukir, Septem never been to the face.
Victor2146] to await the further der ber 22nd, 1914; and of his brother, end- of Hipcellency the Governor The Lieutenant Eric H Totnie, at Fattalion defendants are alas informed that they, Northumberland Tuallicra, who died date of committal and that they have of wounds reived on September 20th will not be surrendered for 15 days from Braisne Field Hospital on the same day
tight to
the Bapreme Court for ip the Battle of the Aishe. Both were sons of Mt. Tabtie, a former well-known WHE
resident of Barghat
nctione, 10 men, who was the case is not sustained, and that if they Daly v Dublin Fusiliers, was then there are now buyers at $7.10. Peak
fact that money, Wes
The Chief Justice observed that the assels were a vére tangible amount bras Lically half the liabilities,
Mr. Kong Sing said the creditors could not touch it.
The Official Receiver remarked there was no money to fght the with
dr. Davidson, whok" "ZE
NURSE OF NURSERY GOVERNESS on the case, said he doe
Peak for girl ägedes
Gare of “
WANTED
TANT SECRETARY for the Marine Engineers Guild in Hongkong Engineer Proferred: Beply to
ANKING ROAD, Changhai
Coart mes
to impound the money the ore
ther?
nefit of
ersonal
he would the
to one beb him in the action. He could, not foring, on action riskhand Th ho were, to without his costs being, sece have to pay himself: thing caritanut
Continued at
tions ant
HONGKONG MAGISTRACY.
BOBBERS COMMITTED.
The two armed robbers who were arrested by B. Beall and P. Sarby.
the Palme Reserve) webs cpm- take their trial at the text
Beasjons, The men they were leaving à houN. IN Street which, in company with escaped, they bad' rari. gagging and binding the
re
Fember,
HONGKONG RESERVES.
BY MASÓB WAKEHAN, OÒ, ÉK
'B ́ ́ COMPANY PARADE. *!
86.90.
& Co. will parade on the fold out- side the Law Court at 4:45 pm today' (Friday). Kowloon and Tai- kou Bections on the Polo Ground at 5.15 p.m. Dress: Drill order,
G. KH BUTTON, Capt.,
Adjutant, 4.K.V.R.
HONGKONG POLICE RESERVE.
PARADES, "CENTRAL STATION, 5.20 9.3. Friday, Nov. 3rd No Company:*
Recruits of No Platoon under Co-Bat-Major: Ambulance Platoon.
SATURDAY NOVEMBER ATH.
The band will play at the City Hall at
8.20 p.m.
(6gd.) JW FRANKS,"
A.S.P. (R). November 2nd, 1018
ST. JOHN AMBULANCE BRIGADE
KONG AND CHINA DISTRICT.
The appointment of the.. Percy Hobson Holyoak to Superintendent had been hhrmen: by- Major General Dalton,
issioner.
(8d.) E. RALPHS
in Charge of District) nd, 1916