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AND 00.. LTD.
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THE WING ON CO., LTD.
DENT AND COMPANY'S AFFAIRS.
BANKRUPTCY EXAMINATION.
FLOODS IN KWANGTUNG, TỪNG HAH HOSPITAL MEETING
LARGE SỬM TO BE SPENT ON BELIER, MR. V. DENT QUESTIONED ON THE
A Meeting was held at the Tung Wah COMPANY'S BUSINESS.
Hospital, yesterday afternoon for the pur- His Hamour Judge Sir Skinner Turnpose of applications for Flood relief in the on August 7th, in H.B.M. Supreme Court, Į at Shanghai, heard the public examina Mr. Wang Ping Sun (Chairman) presided. sion in bankruptcy of Mr. R. V. Dent, Supporting him were the Hos. Mr. R. H trading as Dent & Co. The liabilities Kotwall"and the Ron, Mr. Chan Sui K
the two "Chinese representatives ou the approximate seven lakhs of tae's, with Legislative Council. Amongst these pro
THE COMPANY'S CAPITAL. The Official Receiver: Ahat capital did you start with
Mr. Bent: My partner put in Ts. 7,000 and I put in. Tis. 20,600.- 1 barrow- ed most of my amount from my father;i my father burrowed his from Chinese friends,
East. West and North Rivers districts.
assets believed to be early 20,000 tael, sent wigo natierd Mests, Li Yau. Chuen, Mr. Delt was questioned for a con-Li Wing Kwong, La Chung Kai, Li P siderable time by Mr. Cook, the Official
Kwai (Chairman of the Chamber at Com- Receiver. He stated that he lives at the ). Ip Lan Chura, Chau Bin Sun
and others. restilence of bis father in Rue du Roi
During the discussion allegations ៩ Albert. His business was that of general seizure of food supplies to, the distressed district, were made by the representative merchants, and was originally started in of the Tang Ka District Commercial June, 1014, under the style of A. Arnaud, Asociation in Hongkong. The represent Coste and R. V., Dent.
tative said that about a week ago, be tween 8800 and $700 was subscribed in Canton for flood relief work in the Tung Kun district. Permission was obtained froin Sun Yat Sente beadquarter, bi col. vey some rice which was purchased with the amount, by a military service car.ou the Cantou-Kowloon
as far as Shoklong.
mnia left f some Fanne troops seized both the rice and the flood workers pa the ground that in the turbulent times suilitary and nothing transport was parament could, he more important,
The meeting finally passed a resolution to apply to relief of a most urgent nature sum of $18.432.21, the residue of a sunt elected a few months ago for was relict. The difficulty of transporting, rice to some districts, owing to the dangers, frem bandits and military were mentioned and it was decided that in-district- which evuld be renched Hongkong would send supplies while the others would have to be attended DISSATISFIED WITH PARTNERS WORK, Yen mean to say you were thoroughly The various district commercial asia
to by the charity organisations of Lauzon,. dissitished with the state of affairs when tions would be requested to send delegates you came back was absolutely dis-te superintend distribution, satisfied.
The whole of your" capital" was 27,000 --Yes..
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Have you personally and at all times superintended the businesgi-Yes, exgypt for a period when I was away from Shanghai.
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While you were absent from Shanghai, to whom did you delegate the superin tending of the business My partner.
Were you satisfied with the result while you were away --Sp. I considered my partner had acted without consulting u
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M. Dent went on to state that he was absent, traveling, from Angust 24th 1919, till April 25th, 1980. During this period his firm incurred no intees.
The Oficial Receiver: Then why were you so dissatisfied?
Mr. Dent: Because I considered he had rxescind all the arrangements between him and me as to the volume of trade, My den of the piece-goods business' was not more than £60,000. As soon as I had
gone he disregarded the figure which 1; had mentioned,
Mr. Li Yau Chuen commenting on the need for strict supervision referred to an instuce during a provion, flood when the people of village in his own district chimed that there were 97.000 inhabitants when he knew there were only "0,000,
A scheme to raise funds guster a com bined effort in Hongkong, Cuntan and Macno with the Tung Wah Hospital as the crutral organisation was mentioneel) but was not discussed.
DEFAULTING CHINESE
Financial difficulties, added the witness. Mr. Dent said the firm experiencul vergi came later and the partnership was disheavy losses from defaulting Chinese. He solved, the name of the fem being did not sun the Chinese, but threatened! changed to Dent & Co. Witness thought thera innumerable times by lawyers' it was better for only one man to have letters,
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO...
LIMITED,
ANNOUNCEMENT.
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Owing to the receipt of numerous covespläînts from patrons as to the incirility of various members of the Stad of the Hotels under the Management of this Company in Hongkong, Buch complaints buing to the effect that Cash" has been demanded. in astisfaction of Liquors supplied, muud patrons thereby inconvenienced by not being. alpwed to sign "chits", we beg to draw the attention of our clientèle to the terms of the Liquors Ordinance, 1917, an extract from which is hereby given ---
2-In this Ordinance
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{n},"Ch«h" menus any coins or notes current in the Colony,
(b), “Sak" includes any transaction in which intoxicating liquor
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is supplied for any consùlerations whatsaucer, direct or indirect.
3-). Subject to the provisions «d sub-section (2) of this section,
person shall sell any intoxicating liquor for constiption ga or at any licensed premises except for czeb.
12). Sub-section (1) of this section shall unt apply to the following: -
(a) any sale by the proprietor of sa hotel to a person residing at
the hotel;
(any ass by the paprietor of an hotal of liquor to be consumed in the dining room of the hotel at one of the regular meals of the hotel or of liquor to be consumed in conjunction with any other boni fide meal for which a charge of at least thirty centa can be reasonably made; •
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() any sale in accordare with the conditions of his license by the
holder of a restaurant injunct licence.
"Where any intoxicating liquor is wohl by a servant or employé in contravention of section 3 of this Ordinance the employer, whether natural person or a body corporiste, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance unless he proves afirmatively that the sale was against his express orders and without his consent or connivaace.
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5.--Every person to whom any liquor is, to the knowledge of such person, supplied in contravention of this Ordinance shall also be guilty of an offence against this Ordinance.
The co-operation of our Patrons, with a view to assisting us to carry out the provisions of the Liquors Orliyance, is respectfully requested,
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For and on behalf of
THE HONGKONG HOTEL CO., LTD.,
WALTER J. HAWKER.
Hongkong, 15th August, 2033-
THE RUSSIAN STEAMER "ELDORADO."
charge of the business. Ha approached "The loss's were incurred by the bis frients the bankers, and also his Chinere." snid Mr. Dent. But they creditors, in the matter.. His partner told vanished before we had a chance to get him the gaine was up and that be hold of them. was not able to carry on, but witness Why did you give them goods without decided that he would take over all the promissory note-We did not; they RUSSIA ASKS FOR ITS SURRENDER liabilities. His partner had insisted onwed us the differences due to deprecia
The Russian Missiou has sent the fol going on with the Canton branch, which tien witness'opposed.”
Mr. Dent said he had no other interest lowing memorandum, dated July 31st, to BANE'S PERMISSION TO CARRY ON in any other property outside his own the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affair-: Witness approached the Bank and firm. He had a life policy for £3,000 taken out in 1913. This was not in his
"According to information received by obtained permission to carry on, and hel
the Extraordinary Plenipotentiary took over the firm in February last year. Bame, but was taken out under a mar-bion, the steamer of the Russian Volunteer The arrangement with his partner was riage settlement. One bank took out Fleet Eldorado, which was criminally that the intter was not to interfere in any Gole 40,000. There was another policy Stark in November, 1022, lelt Censua' on poler for £25,000 and another bank for taken from Vindivostock by ex-Admiral way with the working of the business..
The Offcial Recipe. You were at with the China Mutual and the Canadian June 22nd for Shanghai with 500 soldiers
Sun on the life of witness's son-taken of the fortart white army, from the s that time under large liabilities?
out ju 1915.
"Becretary,"
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE IN
SHANGHAI.
TAIKOO GODOWN DEMOLISHEDİ
OFFICES SAVED..
M
says:**
The Shanghai Mercury of August 8th Damage estimated at nearly two laklau was caused as a result of a fire last night in Godown No. 10-6 building nearly dou feet in length and about Alty feet wide the property of Messrs. Batterfield and Swire on the French Bund.
for a considerable time in extreme das
The office building of Taikoo " WILS
efforts of the French Fire Brigade, under the control of Monsieur Chapeaux, and Mr. M. W. Pett. of the Shanghai Fire Brigade, that the damage was not mere extensive,
An answer to further questions, witness called "General Lebedevs group," while, and it was only through the prompt
in the hold of the steamer there were 1,200 rifles, 9 machine guns, grades and also rifle and machine-gun turtridges.
Mr. Dent: Yes, just about the same as they are now.
Witness had never been individually, or said he had paid T. 5,32 in insurance as a member of the firm, been bankrupt premiums during the last six months. The before.
clicitor acting for him in these proceed Have you made any assignment for theings was Mr. Wright, benefit of your creditors?-I bave given security to my bankers. I have made no assiguments.
NOTHING."
ORDERED FROM WOOSUNG. "On June 29th the Elituanto artived at
The alarm was given by Mr. Forsyth, the port of Woosing wene Shanghai and
of the Taikoo "frm, who occupies the The Official Receiver: What money or made an attempt to get rid of her carge, upper floor of the company's main build- seurity have you given to your solicitor but, owing to the timely protest nade bying. The time was about 11.20 and both What arcurities did you hand over, and in respect of the proceedings-No Mi Elleder, Representative of the Mr. and Mrs. Forsyth had to make when I handed over my securities on thing.
Russian Volunteer Fleet, who pointed out quick exit from the building. Two other the foundation of the firm. We just de- "Witness said he had pledged all his stock that the steamer Aldende belongs to the foreign members of the Company's staff posited them with the bank and we de in trade with the bank. He suspended Russian Volunteer. Fleet, and that the alan had to make a quick crit posited them on various occasions subse-payment of his debts on July 16th, but they steamer was taken by persons who nee we did very well, but when bad times to that date, my credit was cut on the the Shanghai Chinese authorities, came along I had to go to the bank for 18th, my business credit throughout the have been done, in order to retara her they did not detan the steamer as should assistance. This was in July, August and world was cut without my knowledge." September, 1920, when we put up all our
to her legal owners, the Russian Velun- Have you incurred any losses by tear Fleet, still took man not allow resources possible, and we did not come speculation, other than your own trading the whites to land and ordered the to the end of those resources til July, or 1931.
steamer to leave the port,
The French Brigade got a direct call,. and the Settlement, brigade rendered
quently. After the founding of the firm had a creditors' meeting two days prior prosecuted by the Russian glossal assistance, laying on, from the
Against what security?-Xo security.
The bank did not ask for. any security at all-No security.
How long did that go on -Right an till now. The bank stopped any more advances on June 4th of this year.
You made no pesignment, in a legal form, to the bank No.
hours.
river, no less than two dozen streams. Two very powerful pumps were brought into action-with six inachines altogether 1t was a desperate fight to save the inj building of Taikoo" from catching. It Is it your intention to make a proposal "On July 1st the Eldorado "left the was a touch and go Did you get any advances after that?to your creditors by way of a composi port of Woosung and on the 3rd of the nearly two hours. Commander Estivat, question for Yes.
tion-I have sold the goodwill of the same month arrived at the port of Tsing-of the French gunboat Colmer, rendered month for five years which makes Tacks miles from the port of Ningo. silk part of the business for Taels 100 a hai in Chekiang Province, situated twelve considerable assistance."
The ground floor of the godown destroy- It is obvious that owing to certained contained no cargo. The upper floor Asked us to the causes of his insolvency special conditions leading her to think that was stocked with cocoons, silk waste, a witness said that they were due to the the ship with military goods and refugees quantity of wool and other minor cargo. deliberate breaking of* contracts by would be admitted to Tsinghai or Ningpo,The sky was illuminated for nearly two. Chinese purchasers, and the purchasers the Eldorado decided to go there.. absconding, also to the chaos in China, to the trouble in the Ruhr district and other
Five years ago a godown adjoining that things, which made it almost impossible as in Shanghai, refused to allow the Busstroyed in similar fashion, and the stru
The Chekiang authorities officially, of the "Taikoo" main building was de for business to be carried ou.
sian Whites to go ou whore, but the ture, re-built, in concrete, was probably Vhor, did you know you could not meet Eldorle, gether with the Chinese guard responsible for fast night's conflagration your debts-In June 1920, "I foresaw ship fung Ping went to one of the not being of a much more serious nature. this, but I knew in March, 1021
When you did know this why did you eight miles northwest of
The blaze was first noticed in the rear islands in the Chusa singas
part of the godown (No. 10). The ground. carry on-I was instructed to carry on. At the present time the Yung ing is floor of this building is occupied as a By whom?-By my principal creditors. guarding the Eldorado near which there Customs inspection office and had ng. Do you mean by all your principale many. Chine junke. Evidently the cargo. The upper floor contained all the creditors?--Yes,
steamer not only is waiting here for cargo of value, and the roof thereof, oˈ« admission to enter the port, but is busy galvanized iron, was to-day conspicuous Who do you call your principal with the secret unloading of arms at by its absence.
night,
The security you refer to does that refer to goods-Yes, import and export cargo Every month we gave the bank a list of securities.
The Official Receiver: But I under- stand there was one assignment made?
Mr. Deut: Yes, a life insurance policy.
▲ £25,000 LIFE INSURANCE POLICY.
To whom The Hongkong and Shang- hai Bank. That was on their request-a £25,000 life policy. ́·
Did you have an advance after 'thás?- Not on my policy; they took that out taj. protect themselves; it was security in the Levent of my default, »,
Witness was on to state that he kept complete books of account which were posted up to date and an outside account ant 'employed
At the date through them.
the receiving order, witness said, there were Tls 740 in one bank account-otherwise they had prac tienlly no money. He (witness) could not then ny his hands or any money,
Witness.said there were no other assets which he had not declared.
The Official Receiver: Had you any account in your own name ?--Yes.
Where did you keep that 1-At the H.
and S. Bank.
PRINCIPAL CREDITORS.
creditors at that time?-The Hongkong
REFUGE NEAR TSINCHAI.
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Porcugers
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about:
the Eldorado, who and Shanghai Banking Corporation, officially are not admitted ut lore in Weston, the main building of Taikoo would
Witness and his income was Tacis 750 per month. This he drew from the firm ne salars. When he went home in 1919 he took Tdels 2,000, but after his return ho took very little.
Witness said he had made a full dis- closure of all he knew. He formerly had two motor-cars, which he intended to sell, but could not find a buyer. He purebased a lighter car on money borrowed from his
Had the wind been in a different direc- undoubtedly have caught fire.
COMFORT, EYE
Hobion & Co, of Manchester, the Inter national Banking Corporation, who were sung and Tsinghai, are landed in these representing Hill and Buckner of New place and thence they are moving to York, the Bank de l'Indo-Chine and the Shanghai, Bank Industrielle.
It is beyond any doubt that the local means better health and better results Chinese authorities not only are informed of the stay of the steamer with arms and from your work, and if your eyes require fugees in Tsingbai, but they are reuder glasses you have careful and export iga her tection."
her absolutely incomprehensible pro- examination in fitting the proper correc
tion. Eye comfort requires also just an the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ex find it worth while to consult a reliable. "Ia bringing this to the cognizance of expert care in the manufacture and traordinary Plenipotentiary Mission asks firm, devoted exclusively to optical work it urgently to communicate with the cor over ten years' experience in the Colony, responding authorities and to order them You will find no better equipment auy- to transfer the steamer immediately to the where than in the office and factory of Representative of the Russian Volunteer The Hongkong Optical Co., successors. Fleet in Shanghai, Mr. Elleder,
The Extraordinary Plenipotentiary to. Clark. & Co., Manufacturing and Re- Mission aske urgently the Ministry of
adjustment of your glasače. Your will Foreign Affairs to let it know of the subtracting Opticians, located in 83, Queen's. ecqueat" measures takoa,"
Road Central-Aby:
Was that your own private account-father. Yes. It contained but 97 cents.
This closed the examination, no res Had you any other account --had an ponse being made to his Lordship's intim account in London with a balance of two ation that any creditors present were or three pounds.
entitled to ask questions of witness, (Continued ut foot of next alumn.) Shanghai Mereaty.