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MENTS.
IN THE SUPREME COURT OF HONG KONG
ORIGINAL JURISDICTION. MISCELLANEOUS PRÓCEEDINGS
No. 27 of 1928, ....
IN THE MATTER OF WILLIAM" POWELL, LIMITED (AND REDUCED)
AND
IN THE MATTER OF TEN COMPANIES
ORDINANCE, 1911.
TÖTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Order of the Supreme Ceart of Hong Kong dated the 8th Day of Arour, 1928, confirming the Reduc tion of the Capital of the above samed Company from $950,000.00 to $100,000 00 and the Minute approved by the Court showing with respect to the Capital of the
Company as altered the particular required by the above Ordin- änce was registered by the Registrar OF COMPANIES on the NINTH DAY OF AUGUST, 1928, the said Minuto is in the Words and Figures following :—*!)
several
The Capital of WLAN POWELL LAMITED, is $100,000.00 divided into 50,000 Shares of $2.00 Each "of which 400 have been issued "instead of $350,000.00 divided into
58,000 Shares of $7.00 Each, at the "Date of the Registration of this "Minate each of the aid fed Share "is to be deemed Fully Paid Up."
Dated this 11th Day of August, 1929.
DEACONS,
Sel'citors for the Company.
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NOTICE,
THE Undermentioned Certificates for 300 Shares in this Company, stand- ing in the Name of JOHN MACNA B Deceased, late of 2, GLENCAIRN DRIVE, POLLOKABIELDS, GLASGOW, have been LOST, and if at the Expiration of One Month from the Date hereof the following Share Certificates he not forthcoming, Other Certificates for the Said. Shares will be issued by the Company and thereafter No Other will be acknowledged
Shares. You
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16
4882-4896
20
7030-7049
50 22154-27203 50 55357.55406 175 78572-73646 75 110177-110251
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DEATH OF MR. H. T. THE WATER SUPPLY.
JACKMAN.
SUCCUMBS TO PNEUMONIA |
ABOARD 8.S." RAWAL- PINDI."
importance. When a naval power builds a cruiser of a certain size and armament the temptation of a rival nation is to reply with one slightly stronger. This process goes on until there are a number of cruisers on. an increasing gradient of size and power until 'NOTABLE SERVICES AT P.W.D. ultimately they resemble second class battleships. Then scouts or flotilla leaders ora-now-type-of- light-craiser" have to be built for the proper cruiser functions of scouting and commerce protection. This happened before the war and both Germany and ourselves had all kinds of cruisers, in Britain's case ranging from the battle cruiser Lion down to the Sodthampton
class. There were, in descending
order of power the Shannons, the improved county class, the Hold" county class, various grades of the "Town class" besides scout and squadron leaders that could be used for cruiser work.
ONE-SEVENTH USED DURING DROUGHT,
FIGURES FOR END OF JULY.
A SLEEPING PARTNER.
$6,100 ADVANCED WHEN $5,000 WANTED,
DIAMOND RING CLAIM. AT CENTRAL MAGISTRACY.
SWEPT
WAR DEATH IN A
SEWER,
20,000-VOLT. CHARGE IN THE WATER.
New York.
Asgrim a tale as may be found in Victor Hugo's "Les Misérables" is the story of three men who lost their lives in Chicago sewere.
The Colony's Water Return, dated August 1st, ehows that Tytami A wide circle of colleagues and friends heard yesterday with the Was St. in below overflow,
A very complicated case in which greatest regret the news of the Wong Nei Chong 20ft. sins, and leged to have acquired two diamond
Tytam Byewash ne 19ft. Din the defendant, Lee Yui Tong, is a death on August 4th of Mr. H. T. Pokfulam 27. Sins, below over-rings valued at 8000-from-the com- Jackman, late Amistant Director of flow-
plainant Lam Chung Ming, and Public Works, from acuto poeu-
On the corresponding date last converted them to his own use was menia. It will be remembered that
heard before Major C. Willson at the late Mr. Jackman and Mrs. year all the reservoirs were full.
A
comparison between the the Central Magistracy yesterday Jackman left the Colony by the sa
Island's water storage at that afternoon. Rawalpindi on July 31st and his date this year and last is as fol death is reported to have taken place after the ship left Bombay.lows, the figures being in millions behalf, of the complainant and Mr. electricity.
Mr. Jackman, had retired a few
months sooner than he would other wise have done owing to ill health, and while it was known that his condition was giving rise to some anxiety it was hoped that the voyage home would help to restore him and that he would enjoy a long and extremely-well-merited retire ment in England.
Thirty men were working in a
take and was then flooded a second tunnel when it was flooded by mis- time because an employee of the pumping station refused to shut the Hood gate without a written order.
The rescuers had to fight water," electricity, and the fumes of a deadly gas. An electric cable carry- ing 20,000 volts short-circuited and Yr. C. A, S. Russ, prosecuted on charged the rushing waters with
FX D'Almada, jr., appeared for The hero of the tragedy was 1927, 1998. the defence.
Charles Cherio, who went down 384.80.202.95
seven times to the rescue of his com In outlining the case for the pro-rades, but at the eighth attempt. 29.37 2,83 195.00 185.50 secution Mr. Russ remarked to his 1,410.00 1,303.00.Worship that the complainant was 3.78 formerly third partner in a busi- ness in which the defendant was a
and decimals of millions of gallons:
Tytan
Tytam Byewash... ytam Intermediate Tytam Tuk Wong Nei Chung... Pokfulam
30.34 66,00
11.06
Total.......... 2,1841 1,811.46
There was in fact on the date in
Shortly before Mr. and Mrs. Jackman left the Colony a party question a shortage of 306.85 mil WAS held in their honour at lion gallons out of a full supply of Government House when H.E the 2,10 million gallons or in other Officer Administering the Govern
Mr words cue-seventh of the supply (the Hon. Southern, C.M.G.) and the Director was need up if we took it that of Public Works (the Hon. Mr. H. reservoirs could be drained dry tributes to Mr. Jackman as a per- T. Creasy, C.B.E.), paid very warm which, of course, cannot be done in
practise.
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"' mongrels }
avoided. The expen- product throughout
sive Shannon class was never able the world.
to fulfil any fleet function that a weaker type of abip could not do equally well. This new agree-sonal friend and as a colleague. ment seeks by limiting size and of a silver rose bowl.
P.W.D. friends made a presentation
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troyer and the cruiser, the des troyer competition having led to
The consumption of water this year during aly was 317.05 millions A Fine Engineer. of gallon which for an estimated Mr. Jackman was trained as an population of 423,960 works out at engineer at the Crystal Palace Engineering School from 1800 to a average of 241 gallous per head
After service with Mesars per day. 1803, McLandsborough and Preston, at Ripon and at Sheffield he came to
Last year the total consumed
of the Drainage Office of the P.W.D.,
partner and manager. This part nership had been dissolved and had no connection with the present charge." The complainant had two diamond rings which he wished to dispose of owing to their style mot being up-to-date. The defendant offered to sell them for him, for a fixed price of 200 dollars for the two. The defendant kept the rings for a considerable period and when called upon for the 8000 made ex-
statements that a buyer was con- cuses and put complainant of with
sidering the rings or again that an expert to whom he had submitted them for examination would give his report in a day or so. The
failed to reappear. His body was found later near the sewer exit.
It is stated that the water was released by the mistake of a work- man, was opened the flood gate when his instructions, were to free the sewer of water by opening the sewer with a terrific rear. Twenty- valver: The water entered the. three of the 30 men found safety, and Cherio rescued five at the cust of his own life..
All the firemen engaged on the task of clearing the sewer had to
wear gas masks.
Cross examined by Mr. D'Almada witness said that he often met the complainant at Wing Yee Fieca
made. Goeds shop, and that it was there that the transfer of the rings was"
The Defendant's Story, Lee Yui Tong, the defendant said that he was the manager of a firm which was started on December 27th last. The capital of the firma was
confusion very similar to that in of the Colony's great system of gallons of water per head and shop and received $600 on the pair. païd 83,500 first and the second sum
the cruiser class.
perilously faint, between the "des Hong Kong as executive engineer as 330.23 million gallons, by. 413,640 prosecution would show that the 810,000 and the complainant had people, working out at 25.7 gallons defendant had not attempted to sell agreed to raise a further 85,000. per head per day.
them but took the rings to a pawn-He first paid $6,100. This amount The restrictions thus come to 1.6
He was given in three payments. Finally when pressed, the defen- was the 8800 which he paid by dant had admitted this and asked pawning the rings.
This amount was paid on December 22nd. On for time to raise money to redeem the ith he made the last payment the rings. Still the defendant fail- of 89,000. No explanation was ed to return the rings and finally forthcoming as to why complainant gave 81,100 more than he was asked the complainant's patience became for. exhausted and be took out a sum-
It is easy to see that when limitation of armaments is discussed it makes bargaining possible if the
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"Hong Koro, August 11rs, 1928.
THE ANGLO-FRENCH NAVAL AGREEMENT.
The Washington agreement led to big results in stopping competition in Dreadnoughts; the Anglo-French conversations may very well check the growing cruiser and destroyer competition while it also seeks to prevent the rise of a new crossbreed, the cruiser-submarine, by limiting
under-water craft to 1,800 tons.
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No cases of notiable disease were reported in the Colony on Thurs- day.
Quarantine restrictions imposed against arrivals from Pakhoi on account of Bubonic Plague and Cholera have been removed.
BETTER results appear to have at tended the Anglo-French naval con- versations than the Geneva confer-
"Silk forwarded from here by Empress of Avia ence in which Britain, Japan and arrived in New York (St. John's on July 18th the United States were recently Park) on August 8th having been engaged. Japan has intimated her 21 days in transit. general' agreement with the later
Mr. Jackman's name will always. be associated with the construction
drains and when the size of Chinese families sewers, storm-water nullahs in Hong Kong, Kowloon is remembered the curtaiment in and the New Territories. He was also in charge of the reconstruction household becomes appreciable, and enlargement of the Albany The daily ration, of course, includes filter-beds, additional pumping plant the large amounts of water used and enlargement of the water mains
for. industrial purposes. to the Peak, and the necessary alterations to the Bonham Road pumping station; as well as the laying of large water main in
the western districts of the city and
The report continues: There was' full supply in all Rider. Main Districts during July 1997. Full
Caine and Bonham Roads in order that water frem Tytan could be supply in all Rider Main Districts made available for distribution to during July 1996 from let to 11th. teh Feak He also superintended Intermittent supply in all Rider the laying of the rider mains in the Main Districts, West of Eastern city, and the construction of the Street, only from 12th to 14th and Tytam intermediate reservoir during intermittent supply in all Rider the absence of the engineer-in Main Districts, West of Garden charge on leave."
Road, from July 15th to 31st.
KOWLOON WATER WORKS,
For the last nine years Mr. Jack man had been very largely engaged upon the town planning of Kowloon and the-development of the New Territories, and just prior to retire.
come to Kowloons ment he had been working at plans very different tale is told. There for the Kai Tack reclamation where it is hoped to form a commercial the reservoirs held out triumphant air port.
In 1923 and 1927 Mr. Jackman was acting Director of Public Works with a seat on the Legislative Council.
Mrs. Jackman, with whom the deepest sympathy will be felt, was a niece of the late Mr. H. Percy Smith, and her brother Mr. Crow ther Smith, formerly practised here as a solicitor.
SOVIET AIR PLANS,
CIVIL FLYING SERVICES READY FOR ARMY USE..
July, 8th). In connection with the Extremely ambitious Soviet, air plans are revealed in the Pravda so-called "Defence Weck, paign of war agitation, it is pro-
& cam-
When we
ly against the drought, the reports on the levels being as follow:
Kowloon Reservoir: 2ft 10ine.
below overflow. Shek-lai-pui Reservoir: olt. Sins.
below overflow. Heception Reservoir: 4ft. Sins.
below overflow.
Last year all reservoirs showed "level with overflow on July 31st. Storage In Millions And Decimali Of Gallons,
1927, 1928. Kowloon Reservoir 352.50 323.56 Shek-lai-pui Reservoir 100.80 115.42. Reception Reservoir
22.57
Total
1
mons..
dented.
Mr. Russ hid he understood that the defence would attempt to show that the two men were in partner ship but this the prosecution totally His Worship asked Mr. D'Almada to give a brief summary of the defence.
· Mr. D'Almada in reply said that the defence was that the defendant approached the complainant s partner in the firm to advance a certain amount to cover payments, due. The complainant said that be had no cash in hand, but gave the defendant the two rings to pawn, the proceeds of which were to be placed against the amounts due.
Witness said that he had to press the complainant to make these pay- ments as he had to holance the ac he had no ready cash but produced counts. The complainant said that the two rings which he asked him (witness) to pawn. Before this was done, the rings were taken to be repaired and shewn to the com plainant before they were given to his (witness) san; who took them and pawned them for $600.. Da receipt of the money the amount was placed in the complainant's name in the firm's book.
Mr. Russ in cross-examination:
asked the witness to explain the fact that the complainant was alleged to have been unable to raise.. any money on December 22nd, and five days later he made a payment of 82,000!
Witness replied that the com- plainant bad to return to the coun try in order to raise the latter amount
Witness went оп formerly he was on good terms with to say that the complainant and that they both lived in the same house in Peel Street. After the two rings had been pawned, the complainant asked
The Complainant's Evidence. The complainant, Lam Chung Ming, said that he was a man of fairly good means and owned pre perty in his native district at.Sun Wui. He knew the defendant and was offered a partnership in a new firm which the defendant said he was establishing. The defendant said that he had already one partner and that he had a cash capital of for a loan to redeem the two rings $10,000. He offered a third part as he had to account for them to nership in the business at 85,000. his wife. This could not be done: Witness said that he had never and the complainant. took out the met the other partner nor had he summons against him put of ever visited the premises of the "spite." newly formed company. He ex- plained that he was in fact & sleeping partner" and took little interest in the firm. He could not say whether the other 810,000 was
Lost A Few Thousands. · ever raised by the defendant and the other partner. No accounts that they did lose a few thousand, Witness admitted that it was true
that the business was doing well. were shown to him, but he was given but Mr. D'Almada protested that to understand by the defendant In answer to Mr. Russ the witness 1927.
said that since he had placed the 106.46
117,97 88,000 in the firm he had never received any money as profit. 161,080 166,120
21.3
433.30 461.55
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were contained in a Beuter cable from Tokyo which we published on A grim discovery was made by the Thursday. At first sight the results Police on Thursday when they
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Mr. Russ: I am given to under- stand that under your management the firm lost 810,000 within the first two months of its establishment.
I this matter was not relevant to the charge; and in any case it was not remarkable that a firm should lose money in its first stages.
Witness further said that the firm's loss included money which he Rings Twelve Years Old.
had advanced. to complainant. Witacas said that the two rings These loans extended from 10 cents. were over twelve years old and both for ricksha hire to 8300 for family. were slightly damaged, one of the loans and for purchase of opium, diamonds being slightly chipped.
Solicitor's Barcasm. Witness did not attach any "pride
Mr. Russ We have not heard
evidence-in-chief. You will be
of possession" to the rings and anything of these founs in your remarked to the defendant that he would dispose of them if he could find a buyer. The defendant offer- and the witness fazed the dr of his were those loans entered in the wased to sell them to a friend of planning murder next! In any case
the
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The Government Analyet's re is technical and unlikely to appeal Hong Kong Engineering and Con- this feet and its
A workman in the employ of the emphasis is laid on the fact that ports shew that the quality of
equipment" water is satisfactory. But if struction Company has been re- should in times of
be classi. adopted the agreement should clear moved to hospital suffering from fied as civil aviation, but that 53.06 inches compared with
The rainfall up to July 3let away several of the very great concussion. It was stated that the it would automatically be transfor. inches last year.
man was working on the site of the red to the Red armed forces in ,:!!, difficulties of arriving at any new Telephone Exchange. Building time, of war." scheme by which the naval strength machine fell and struck him on the mighty air feet," the Soviet is
when a crane from a pile-driving Being ambitious to create of the powers can be made .com-head."
now working on co-called "fr- parable each with the other. It will
year plans submitted by the State Yesterday's weather report, fore-statement about the deal. To-morrow night at 0.20 in the planning department. These plans. Queen's Theatre, the famous magiit is officially stated, provide for cast and remarks, issued by the cien, Long Tack Sam, and his com-servicos which will cover distances Royal Observatory, at 1.20 p.m.,
any of variety artists, will begin amounting to more than 10,000,000 stated their farewell season of two nights, miles.
go a long way towards solving the problem of "what is parity 1 upon which the Geneva Conference split..
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receive the utmost assistance and the classes, those with guns of over both nights is now open at the European comer as well as the the, S. Formosa Chandel.
Local latest available information on all emb6 inch calibre and those with guns be reserved for the dress circle and Jade the possibilities of the moderate, generally overcast, occa
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causing us of buying firearms and
firm's book?
Witness: No, they were merely personal loans.
The defendant did not sell them for him but finally admitted after
Mr. Russ: No, of course not, and long pressing that he had pawned them for 8600. Witness then corfurther allegations made, in "fresh at the next hearing there will be roborated his solicitor opening, ink." Has the complainant repaid
these loans yet 1
An Eye-witness Of The Transfer. Witness. No, but I have them A Chinese named Lam Sing Fat all entered in a little book of my kinsman of the complainant said | own.”; that he was present when the como Mr. Russ: I put it to you that
you are forming these allegations a they come into your heads. pose you will tell us next that he asked for it loan to buy a revolver
commit murder 177
plainant handed, the two rings to the defendant, who was to sell them at the fixed price of 8000 No men tion of pawning the rings was made defendant by either the complainant or the
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The hearing was then adjourned till-Friday at 2.10 p.m.