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STORY OF AN EVENTFUL VOYAGE.
THE MISFORTUNES OF A LITTLE
SHIP.
HONGHONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH. 1956
LESLIE HAYNES' BANKRUPTCY.
PUBLIC EXAMINATION.
JUDGE'S POINTED REMARKS.
In HBM. Supreme Court, Shanghai, on the 4th instant, Mr. G. W. King, U.BE, sitting as Acting Judge opened, and closed, the public examination of the
A two years' voyage, one of thrills, suffering and remarkable heroism. Such was the experience of the crew of the dipper ship," Monkbarns, which arrived above bankrupt. hack in Londen River last month after a | Mr J. T. Morris acted as Oficial Re: journey which began at Liverpool on ceiver, and there was a very sparse at tendance of creditors-only seven in all, tone of whom were represented by Coun- sel, and only one Mr. C. E. Shepherd, asked any questions of the bankrupt.
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| March 8th, 1993.
The crew told a representative of a Home paper, that the Monkbarns left Valparaiso for London at the beginning of the year. She is a three-masted ship
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Debtor: That was discussed in the -Supreme › Court at scme-"considerable "length during my case, against the Shangkas Mercury. It was ordered by me instructions. from the Shanghai Mercury, for the use of lady volunteers,
"Often novels with an Eastern setting during the month of the strike. I pur-fail because the author has not sufficient posed suing the Shanghai Mercury for it but I did not think they were worth
uing!
"
The Judge: Doem't it amount to this, Haynes: here you have a very large in- dettedness, and a very small prospect of paying anything to your creditors in the near future. Is that accurate
The Debtor: I will agree with you there, but I will any this: I will pay
knowledge of the country he deals with. When he is well equipped in this respec: and has a good story to tell the result is a book to be, welcomed by Eastern residents, and in this category falls the latest novel by Mr. Owen Hatter (Sepia)
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Mr. Rutter is well-known as the author Tiadatha and The Dragen of Kinabalu. of several delightful books, including Sepia will certainly add to his repats
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SALVAGE PLAN FOR GOLDEN SHIPS.
MUSSOLINI TO RECOVER CAESAR'S TREASURES.
Roxx, June 1st. Signer Mussolini's project of raising the ships, heavily decorated with gold, which have been submerged in Lake Nemi since the days of the Emperor Caligula, will focus the attention of the world on this spot, which is situated some sixteen miles from Rome.
Lako Nemi, which is famous for its natural beauty, was a favourite pleasura
It transpired that the total indebted. them, if allowed to get on with my work. tion. It is a story of the Borneo which resort of the Roman emperors during the-
of 1,700 tons, and carries 24 men. Herness was 80,326 odd, the assets were not master was Captain William Davies, of mentioned, although it is understood that Nevin, North Wates.
The days out of Valparaiso Captain Davies fell sick with cancer" of the
they are, in relation to the Babilities, infinitesimal.
summer months. mannet
He describes the he knows so well. which makes the book very interesting country and official life in a
reading for all who know the East, or some part of it, and he tells a story which is a (rack discussion of a well-known problem.
Caligula, in particular had a number of gorgeous vessels, richly ornamented with beautiful sculptures, built for cruis- ing on the lake.
The Judge: Then at the present moment you have drifted-you have told us that your bankruptcy was your own fault-into the backwaters of bank ruptcy! Of course, you understand quite The Official Receiver, opened very clearly that if you do make any money, briedy: In connection with this matter, the Official Receiver has the right to know
on the 28th of July, 1998, and it was then don't want to say anything harsh, but, the first meeting of creditors was held that you are making money, because, I resolved that Leslie Ernest Haynes should when I look at your state of affairs, and weaker, but he kept to his post. When be made bankrupt. I do not propose to heard Mr. Shepherd's remarks, which criptions of Bornico scenes, and the life eager to revive the Igories of ancient
stomach, but, in spite of the mate's on
treaties, he would not put back.
They made a good passage to the Horn. Every day the skipper was growing
they were making their northing the skipper's condition was so obvious that the mate-a nephew of his urged him to run for Babia and get medical atten- tion."
"I'm bound for London," answered Captain Davies.
TELL-TALE COMPASS.
The mate took masters into his own hands, and set the ship's head for Rio, Yet, in spite of his pain, this grand old man of the sea did not forget his ship. Lying on a settee in the cuddy, be watch- ed the compass above the saloon table, and knew by the sounds that filtered to him from the deck what they were doing with his ship. Even then he almost forced them to carry on for the Thames.
The Monkborns made Rio de Janeiro on the 68th day ous of Valparaiso.
They put the skipper ashore, and the next morning he died. The ship stayed over to bury him; and then the mate OCEAN" COMPREHENSIVE POLICY. took command, and the Monkbarns set out on the last lap of her voyage. She [34
bad taken on board provisions for 50 days an ample 'allowance,
"But --Herd-winds÷ For so dass ebe scarerly won free of Rio latitudes. In 25 days the 50 days provisions were practically exhausted. Someone had blundered!
Slowly the ship bore into the north, and much more rapidly the scanty stores diminished. Soon the crew--all British -were living on a meagre ration of rice and dry bread. The cook-the Doctor" was-true-to-type. He was a Jamacian.
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waste any of your Lordship's time, but will call the debtor straight away into the witness box.
HAYNES QUESTIONED. Haynes then entered the witness-box, and, being duly sworn, submitted himself to his public examination.
The Official. Receiver: Have you now disclosed all your creditors to whom you pre indebted !
were perfectly accurate, I am sorry, Raynes, you have managed to raise this credit! Do you think that running around to the Del Monte and all these places is good for your brain work, lato at nightt
The Debtor: It all depends upon what you do, when you get there; some people do certain things, and some people don't. The Judge: You complain that it fa your brain work that has been bothered and bothered and bothered, don't you, Debtor: To the best of my ability, yes. but when you get in a good position you I have been very very careful, and I do make practically no effort to pay off your not thick I have omitted anybody.debts, and when you asked about them, you say? "I am prepared to say, I am When I joined the Shanghai Mercury extravagant. in July, 1994, owing to certain circum- Debtor: I am bot a business man. stances, I was owing just under $2,000 When I have a few dollars, and see some- in Shanghai. For three months I re-thing in the shops, I simply buy anything
I want. ceived 8200 from the Shanghai Mercury; it was then increased to $250. I lived very, very quietly, and I paid off ́about
800.
The Judge: When..
The Judge: I also sometimes want things, but I can't buy them. It takes all sorts to make up the world, but there is a strong opinion that if you owe people money, you must cut your cloth accord- ing to the coat you have to make. You
Debtor: Between July, 1994, to, cer. must give up, in future, being extrava- Tainly, 1995.
The Judge: Up to what time in 1925 Debtor: When I was pressed-up to July 14th, 1825...
The Judge: Who were you paying because quite a lot of your friends claint: between those times ?
"Debtor: I paid them, I cannot remen ber now.
The Judge: What I want to know roughly, is this: did you pay off the old creditors and run up these new creditors mentioned in this Statement of Affairs?
LIVING AND OWING. -Debtor: Not exactly-one-of-my-oldest- new creditors in the Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels.
The Judge: Well, here is Marden and
Co., and the Robinson Piano Co., these are large claims: you have paid nothing:
to them. Thus, in certain aspects you 'did pay off $300 of old creditors, "and" started new creditors. Is that what it means?
Again their hopes of a quick passage The Judge: Then, Haynes, does it were doomed. Again the food ran cut. really amount to this: that you never They had a boat swung out on the davits ready to row to the first passing steamer have tried to live within your salary at when a tug loomed out of the morning any time, have you? ̈
Debtor: 1. am perfectly prepared to mist and took them in tow.
The last ship's meal was served as the
media for all classes of Ad-oakturns passed Beachy Head. It con- adimit that I am extravagant, but I
vertisers,
"Ham" and
sisted of hot water, into which the crew should-not-have-been-in-the financial threw the last of their tea-dust, ...that being independent, can The crew had a fat pay day, and most position I was in in April, 1924, if it had place all this knowledge and of them made up for lost time in the not been for certain circumstances.
matter of eating. Questioned as to what The Judge: Yes, but during these times experience at the free disposal of they had they chorused its Clients, ensuring that the eggs! Ham and eggs for two-for each were in a good position! Would it, not have been fairer to have paid off money they spend on Advertising ("."
"I've had six meals since I came your claims, and, when your position was will bring them the best possible ashore," said one man, "and I'm still not so good, not to have been so extra- return
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REFLOATED.
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LIST OF ITEMS.
The Judge here ran through a list of the iteras for which money was "Wanted. "Here is Board, and Lodging-clothing-
·aundriesboard-clothes-clothes-clothes-a- It was mentioned last week that the you seem to have gone in largely for Nuestra Senora de Alba, an inter-island clothes-January 28th clothes $80-April. steamer operated by the Hercules Lumber 28th clothes, $32-car hire-and likewise. Company was aground on reef at you have been to various places getting Paint Tinaca, on July 29th, while pass refreshments. I take Dinty Moore'1-The ing through Baragani Straits on her way from Manila to Davao, from whence she Carlton-Del Monte Engley's Hotel was to proceed to Cebu. The steamer was Parisien The Welcome Dining Rooms- successfully, refloated on August 6th.
Manila papere atate that a telegram Williams Hotel, and, of course, Mr. to this effect was received by the Atlantic Shepherd's. Now, that is pretty scatter- Gulf and Pacific Company, Manila, tromed! You go to these places, run up Captain Krebs of the Salvager, which left Manila to render aid.
debts, which now you say you have no
Goods have left the Godowns, and all Goods remaming andelivered after the 20th of August, 1926. 4 p.m., will be subject to Bent
All broken, chafed and damaged Goods ane to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Anderson à ed rice had been discharged. Ashe on the 19th of August, 1926, at 10 am.
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The telegram also states that the hope of paying. Is it quite fair to these Nuestra Senora de Alba will proceed to people? Apart from the foreigners, you Zamboanga after cementing the holes in the ship. A previous message from then take these Chinese creditors-these Captain Krebs stated that the steamer tailors, who, if one can put it so, are not had been pumped dry and that the spoil- quite so able to take care of themselves Upon arrival in Manila the damaged as a foreigner, and none of these people steamer will immediately be placed into seems to have any chance of getting his dry dock at the Earnshaw and Honolulu money! Then take Kelly and Walsh, a Iron Works. It is estimated that the
perfectly legitimate claim, for 897! damage amounts to Pesos 60,000..
The damaged vessel was formerly the Debtor: My Lord, that was for station- United States transport Liscum and beery is connection with the journal - fore, that was known as the San Juan. The Magistrate: Then there is Llewel She is insured for Pesos 100,000 with the Union Insurance Co.
lyn and Co. for mineral water, 83!
gant that is all Mr. Official Receiver, do you wish to close the public examina. tion, or keep it open 1
Official Receiver: To close it. I think nothing further can be done.
The Judge: Then the public examina- tion of this debtor is closed.-Shenghäi Mercury,
It is the old story of a young officia), who, depressed and lonely in a remote
ensue when eventually he marries a girl district, takes a native woman to live with him, and the consequences which of his own race. There are vivid des- in-town-and-country-the Malang Club, with its gossips of both sexes, life in the wilds among the Muruts, and sturdy Residcats who have no use for Secre We are told of a gin sling which was **Its fame famous throughout Borneo. had penetrated even as far as the Singa- Pore Cricket Club."
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The legend of these ships has been banded down from generation to genera tion, and it is now known that they he
been already located. deep in the mud at the bottom of the lake, the exact position of two having Signor Mussolini, who has always been Rome, has appointed a special commis- son to study the best method of raising the ships.
The chief difficulty consists in lowering the level of the lake by sixty feet. number of engineers have already sub- mitted plans, one of which is to drain- the lake into a reservoir to be specially constructed for the purpose.
The remains of Caligula's imperial villa and of the Temple of Diana will be re- vealed when the surface of Lake Nemi is
lowered.
If the bravest are the tenderest, the coward-San José New's. steer that provided our dinner was
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THE MURUTS. Life among the Muruta is particularly well described. There is an excellent the people generally, one account of a Murut rising, and describing character
Tacy're just like children really, and they've got some extraordinary ideas. For instance, every Muruti firmly believes that some day a great chief will rise up amongst them and that then everything will be changed. Crops will grow without planting,
Regarding colour blindness," which fruit trees will bear tenfold, the rivers! is Mr. Rutter's description of the theme will teem with fish, and all their re- latives who've ever died will come to life again. Also they say men will be able to fly like birds. It's apparently a very old belief and a very persistent
one.
So much so that a few years ago old man, who was apparently suffering from megalomania, announced that he was the great chief, and more than one Murat, taking him at his word, climbed" trees and "flung them selves into the air hoping to fly, with disastrous results."
(Continued on nert column.).
of the book, we are told
"Thus Denis settled down into one of those queer alliances, made neither of love nor wholly of passion, easily broken, which are so common in those lonely out posts in the garden of the sun."
The story continues to its logical con clusion. The District officer goes on. leave, marries, and when his bride ar rives in Borneo the inevitably learnṣ” about her husband's previous alliance.
It is all excellently told, and the novel is a worthy addition to the previous 'good. work which Mr. Rutter has done.
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