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BANKRUPTCY COURT.
AFFAIRS OF FORMER COURT
INTERPRETER.
ROUND THE COURTS.
BURGLAR EXPLAINS HIS
METHOD.
Pleading guilty to two charges of, stealing three articles of cloth- An application for an adjudica-ing from the first floor of 333, tion order was made by the Oficial Receiver (Mr. E. L. Agassiz) before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry of kannt the linekruptcy Court yes. terdag in the matter of Mr. J. V. Dodd farmer chief interpreter the Supreme Court.
Chinese was
THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1929.
HOME FOOTBALL.
FIRST ROUND CUP MATCH
REPLAYS.
Five out of the seven replays necessary in the first round of the English Cup competition took place on Wednesday, but two matches were again drawn after extra time anch $.. had been called in while Folkestone and Clapton Orient had two goals each at the end of extra time..
Barry, Chesterfield and Port Vale entered the second round, due for play on December 14, the draw for which was published on Wednesday. Barry will be guests at Brighton, while Chesterfield will be at home
Nathan Road, occupied by Mrs. Brown; and stealing a quantity of jewellery to the value of 8300 from 1. Jordan Rond, sentenced by Mr. W. Schofield at Kowloon Magistracy to one months' hard Tabour on the first charge and two months' on the second charge.. Mr. Agassiz said that the ense was before his Lordship at the last
Detective Sergeant Fitches who sitting of the Court when he np.
was in charge of the case told the plied for a recession of the receiv. Magistrate that the defendant was ing order. There were very large arrested on suspicion by a Chinese liabilities and debtor had no assets ed and admitted that he had stolen
detective. He was closely question
The following are the results of sacept his anlary. At one time
first round replays gabled by Reuter:- dehto obtained employment with woollen garment which he was local solicitor, but he held the wearing from the first floor of 333 position for only one month. He Nathan Road. Defendang was fur Dagenham...... Barry .............. had now secured work in Shamcenther questioned and admitted hav-Shildon
Doncaster
to Port Vale.
Port Vale... 5 Gainsboro T... 0 Folkestone...... 2 Clapton O. .....
and his employers had consented ing stolen a quantity of jewellery Chesterfield a Southport ... to deduct $80 a month out of his iso from the address in Jordon salary so long as his employment continued.
The application was granted.
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JUNK AND COMPANY'SINK
TOGETHER!
Wong Hop Chou, one of the part- ners in the Chuen Kee fish stall' was publicly examined by the Offi cial Receiver. Three partners in the concern, had been examined at a previous sitting.
Witness said that his share in the firm was $2,000 and since the bankruptcy proceedings started he had been in Canton.
Mr. away-No.
run Agassiz: Did you Witness continued that he owned Junk registered in the name of ainan who was not a partner in the firm. A few days ago he had heard from the charterer that, the junk had sunk off Swatow with the 1o3g 13 lives.
Mr. Agassiz; The company has sunk with the junk, I suppose 7— It is finished.
further Answering
questions, witness said that his house rent was paid by a relative and he had no assets. The examination then closed.
KNITTING FIRM'S, AFFAIRS.
An application was inade by Mr. F. 1, Losely on behalf of a peti- tioning creditor for a receiving ander to be inade against Ule. Kwan Long Knitting firm and Au "Wing, described as the managing partner. He explained that the firm borrowed from his client 8681, and a letter signed by Au Wing gave notice that they had suspend- ed payments.
The petitioning creditor, giving evidence, said that Au Wing was the master of the firm, had conto! of the chop and managed the busi- ness. Witness agreed, in answer to the Official Receiver, that he filed. an affidavit on assets on informa- tion obtained from Au Wing In that affidavit witness stated the firm had good book debts to the amount of $20,000 and be believed that to be true although Au Wing did not disclose the names of the debtorg
Road.
The defendant blandly explained that he usually examined the houses he intended to rob during the day aid when opportunity came he would burgle the place at night.
The defendant had served several terms of imprisonment of a nunder of convictions.
A THIEVING VISITOR.
An exemployee at the Kingsclere Intel was charged with stending property from two coolies living at the servant's quarters of the Hotel. He pleaded guilty.
Detective Sergeant Humphreys told the Magistrate that the defen. dant visited the two servants of the Hotel and after he had gone they fund several articles of clothing He was suspected and missing. when he visited them again they had him arrested. One suit of clothing was found at a pawnshop.
The defendant who had had a previous conviction was sentenced to six weeks' hard labour.
HOUSE COOLIE SENTENCED.
A house conlie in the employ of Mr. H. M. Large of the Duro Motor Garage living at 2 Torres Building was sentenced two months' hard labour.
to
It was stated that while alone in ane of the rooms, the defendant opened the safe where his master kept his money and stole 830 which he coneraled under the carpet in the sitting room).
The police were summoned and the servants were closely questioned. The defendant finally confessed and showed the police, where he had hidden the money.
DETECTIVE OUTWITS
BANISHEE.
Sergeant Howarth prosecuted yes terday in a cast in which a Chinese was charged with assaulting
Polier Officer and with returning hom banishment.
It was stated that the defendant was seen half way up the stairs of house in Connaught Rond Central which was undergoing repairs. On sighting Sergeant Howarth witness ran away and managed to evade the Sergeant but the latter returned to Connaught Road and kept a watch Witness agreed that he had stat- un the house. In dub course the de- ed the value of the stock-in- trade, fendant turned up and was arrest machinery and fittings to be $4,700,ed, after short chase.
The Official Receiver said that When caught; he put up a violent this actually fetched $1,015 at ane struggle in the equrse of which he tion. Against this there were broke two of the Sergeant's falsa claims and distress for rent which teeth... left a balance of about $700. -
After argument his Lordship was not satisfied that there were suffici ent assets and dismissed the peti- tion.
In the ease of the Hing Loong firm, an application for an adjudi- ention order was granted.
REDUCTION OF A COM-
PANY'S CAPITAL.
APPLICATION FOR COURT CONFIMATION.
When caught, be put up a violent! struggle in the course of which he broke two of the Sergeant's false teeth.
Sentence of six months' hard labour was passed on the charge of resisting arrest while for returning'
LEAGUE FIXTURES "FOR
TOMORROW.
English League teams have a full programmie to-morrow, the fixtures being as under :-
Division I.
Birmingham Blackburn Grimsby Huddersfield Leicester Liverpool- Manchester U. Middlesbro'
Newcastle Sheffield U. West Ham
Baraslay Blackpool Bradford Bury Chelsea Millwall Notts Fortst Oldham Southampton Tottenham West Brout,
Manchester C.
v. Leeds U.
s." Everton
敷
Portsmouth,
e. Derby,
v. Burnley
v.
Bolton
v.
Wednesday.
V.
Aston Villa.
T',
Arsenal.
e. Sunderland
Division II.
1. Stake.
17.
Wolves
v. Hell.
Bradford C.
v.. Swansea.
v. Bristol C.
v. Cardif
Preston N. E.
1. Notts C.
D. Reading.
v. Charlton. Division III. (Southern).
v. Luton. Brentford Brighton Bristol R. Clapton O. Coventry Merthyr Newport Plymouth Swindon" Torquay Watford
v. Walsall
Bournemouth.
2. Exeter.
27.
v. Southend.
7. Norwich
v. Fulham
Dillinghain.
v. Queen's P. R.
c. Crystal P.
*. Northampton.
Division III. (Northern).
Barrow Carlisle Crewe Nelson
New Brighton Port Vale Southport Stockport.. Wigan Wrexham York City
u. Lincoln.
v. Rotherham.
4. Accrington
2. Rochdale
r. Doncaster
1. Chesterfield.
r. S. Shields
Hartlepools
. Halifax. v. Tranmere. e. Darlington
SCOTTISH LEAGUE.
Division I.
Aberdeen Ayr United Celtic Cowdenbeath Dundee U. Hearts Motherwell Queen's Park Rangers St. Johnstone
1. Hibernians Morton.
2.
St Mirren Clyde.
r. Falkirk.
v. Airdrie,
r. Kilmarnock
Hamilton.
บ
T. Dundee.
1. Partick
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from banishment he was sentenced 11 to 11.30 a.m.-Commercial news, to a further six months and 'twenty19.30 to 1.30 p.m.-Demonstration four strokes.
BIG OPIUS HAUL.
The storekeeper of the s.s. Man- tauk, of which the local agents are the American Mail Ling, was fined $6,000 (or 12 months' hard labour) for possession of 515 taels of illicit opium.
programme.
1.16 p.m.-Weather report.
& to 5.30.p.m.-Chinese records. 5.30 to
7
7.m-Programme of Columbin records supplied by Messrs Anderson.
to 9.30 p.m.-Chinese Studie
Concert.
-STUDIO" CONCERT.
An application was made by Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr.
The Revenue Officer in charge of 9.30 to 11 p.m.--European Studio R.. A. Wadeson of Mesars.. Dea- cons, before the Chief Justice (Sir the ease stated that the drug was
Concert.
Henry Gollan), at the Supreme carefully concealed in a storeroom 8.30. The String Octet of Court yesterday for confirmation built around a mast.
paint.
They found HMS. Hermes.
9.38 p.m.-Mr.A. Rendall
of a special resolution reducing the the packages of opium at the bottom capital of the Hong Kong and of the mast neatly camouflaged with Canton Ice Manufacturing Cc.,
The accused had possession of the Ltd., from 8400,000 divided into .40,000 shares of 810 each to 2200,000 key to the storeroom at the time divided into 40,000 shares of $5 the visit of the Revenue Officers -euch.
...
to the ship, but when the opium was discovered, he made a statement to the effect that the ship's bo'sun kept the storeroom key and that he him- self was only in temporary charge
of it.
He had informed the Revenue Officers that the bo'sun slept a night in that atoreroom while the ship was in Shanghai and it was then that the bo'sun had probably smuggled the contraband into the store-room.
Counsel explained that the Pro- posed reduction would not involve other, diminution of any liability in respect of any paid-up capital of any payment to any shareholder of any part of the paidup capital. The reason for the reduction was that $200,000 was unrepresented by available assets. The loss had been entirely due to the fact that during the eight years the company has
After the conviction his Worship been operating, nothing had been said that the circumstances caled written off the assets for deprocia for further investigations. The tion. The company had written off advisability of recalling the vessel $149,000 odd for depreciation of and locating the missing bo'sun was the assets set out in the statement discussed and this matter was left
to the Import and Export Office. of the chairman, and in addition
t reserve fund of 864,000 had been
started. With liabilities amount
(50- prano) will sing "Rosebud," F. Drummond. Accompanist: Mr. George Grimble. 9.44 p.m.-Mr. Li Chor Chi (Tenor)
will sing "Serenata," Toselli. 8.62 p.m.-The Musical Maran-
EXPLORERS' WAIT FOR DEATH.
REVOLVERS AT CABIN
DOOR..
LAST SURVIVOR'S NOTE,
Canon John Hornby Armistead, of Sar "hach, Cheshire, cousin and execut of Mr. John Hornby, who with two companiona Mr-Edger Christian and 312, Ifarold Challe nor, Evan Adlard, perished from starvation during an exploration expedition in the wilds of North west Canada, has received a copy of the official report describing the finding of the bodies.
CONCERT. FOR CHILDREN.
BIG AUDIENCE ATH.M. INSTITUTE.
LICENCE TO PLY A *' CARROOM.**
| SIX LONDONERS WHO SHARE
THE HONOUR.
There are six men in London who can ply a carroom. It is not quite elent exactly what a carroom is, but whatever it is these six men can ply it.
Although yesterday's musicale at the Helena May Institute was des-John, eribed as n concert for children. adults constitated by far larger section of the appreciative audience which packed the hall.........
the
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Officially they are known as Finch Gilea Willinn, Harman Thomas: Samuel, Humphrey James Arthur, Jacobs' Tom Clifford, and Park Albert Henry.
Their names are posted on "the 1 Oslo obelisk in Holborn, opposite Gray's........
Ing-road, frequently used for police
tiers. On the obelisk is a notice reading: Licensed Carmen. List of persons licensed to stand and ply
for hire, carts, carrs and earrooms within City of London and liberty thereof." Then follow the names. of the six curroemites, Finch John, Giles William. Harman Thomas
Commencing with a well rendered trio, "Three Little Maids," by H. Goodman, H. Bonenfant and G. Lloyd-Jones, the programme was foon in full swing. Mr. R. A Green's powerful bat expressive baritone voice was heard to advan The report, which was sent by tage in Landon Ronald's "Fal! Samuel and all. the G. Division of the Royal Cana-mouth is a Fine Town"? andl dian Mounted Policy at Reliance, Weatherley's Mickey's "Advice " North-west Province, and dated und Bery Goldenburg, George Great Slave Lake Sub-district, Joivitt and Colin Quinn added a August 12, 1929, is as follows 2 ---- charming air of informality, to the
proceedings with an Irish jig.
I
Policeman's Reply.
Around the obelisk were ordinary hawkers' carts, but nothing that looked like a carroon. One depler, when asked (perhaps it was Finch John or Giles William): Is this a earroom?" replied: "No. amar- rew." And a neighbouring police man, when asked to define à car-d
The matter became interesting. Was a earroom something" no: quite nice," something that Hum- phrey James Arthur or Park Albert Henry brought out stealthily o nights for a secret ply!
Mrs D. J. Valentine gave an intriguing version of three excerpts replied pithily: "Less of it." from May H. Brahe's" The Fish Shop The Fishmonger," "The Salmon," and "The Pinice "-and Rachael Wong and Stela Ho were warmly applauded for their clever
Si-I have the honour to in form you that on July 2, 1829, 16- companied by Corporal Williams and Constable Kirk, with two canoes and provisions. I left Re- liance for the cabin of the Hornby party, arriving there on July The cabin was about 100 yards from the river. In front of the cabin were a few rusty traps and a sack of white fox pelts. This had been torn open, evidently by j pas de druz. wolves. To the east of the door
With the able assistance of Mrs.
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[Daily Share Quotations will be found on page 1 of this issue.]. vehemently that in his opinion Finch John and Giles William were mytha?
There camé nt length "The Clever Librarian," who loves dictionaries, With reverence he brought forth an aged yellow dictionary and thumb- Six famous dictionaries could net ell it happily.
"Carroom." said The Clever help. One thought that earroom was a defuncy billiards term, the Librarian," "carroom is apparent others simply ignored it. A librarily a misspelling for carreon, which
tence of the earroom, and stated chrt, issued by the City of London."
(Continued on next Column.) What, then, is a carr?
N. Y. K.
of the cabin next to the wall were L. C. F. Bellamy, a graceful minuetan refused to believe in the exisis a licence to ply for hire with a two bodies lying side by side. The
was danced by Majorie Simpson one closer to the wall was done up in a burlap (coarse canvas) ("Grandpapa ") and Mary Frances; covered with an old tent. The | Wallace ("Grandmamma!'), while body was practically a skeleton. Bery! Colderburg, David. Choy, According to E. V. Christian's diary this was J. Hornby, who died George Jowitt and Colin Quin gave the Dance of the Bunnies "very first on April 16, 1927.
cleverly.
Reminiscences of "When We Were Very Young were recalled!
concerted number, “The King's Breakfast" (A. A. Milne) given by Audrey Newhouse. (the King), Patricia Little (the Queen), Doreen Bowes-Smith (the Dairy maid), and Joan Bowes-Smith (the Alderney) under the guidance of Mrs. D. J. Valentine,
The other body lay alongside. head facing cast, arins crossed. It was tied up in a Hudson Bay blanket.
This was also a skeleton, 4
According to E. V. Christian's diary, this was Harry Evan Chal- lenor Adlard, who died May 4, 1027. Inside the cabin in the north-east corner and on the floor beside the bunk lay another body. This was evidently the one pulled up the bank accidentally by the The accompanista were Mone. Wilson party, who had been there Bonenfant and Mrs. Scott Little, before [in August, 1928]. This also We are asked to remind readers skeleton. In the breast that Mrs. Bowes-Smith is giving a porket was a silver watch, which | vocal and pianoforte recital in the had stopped at 6.45. This skele | Helena May Institute on January
was
ton must be that of Edgar V. 9, 1930,
Christian, and he must have died
soon after June, 1927.
"These bodies were carefully col- dected and buried. A cross was placed over each grave, with their initials cut out.
Loaded Revolvers at Cabin Door.
The interior and contents of the cabin were in a deplorable con. dition through dampness, rain having leaked through the roof. Outside the cabin were two revol vers, which were fully loaded, both being worthless from rust. Alittle note from E. V. Christians' diary says that the reason these were put outside and kept fully loaded was o that he could more easily shoot any game that came along in his weakened condition.
Under the window of the west side was a small trunk. This un- doubtedly belonged to J. Hornby. It contained photographic sup plies. There were about two in- cheshef water in it and the contents were useless. A piece of quartz was in an old sock. Next to the trunk was a leather suitcase. It contained a large notebook and in this was the beginning of a story called 'In the Land of Feast or Famine,' by John Hornby. A pre- face and the first two chapters only had been written. Next to this suitcase was a small cabin trunk of compressed cane. The name of 'Christian' was painted on it. It contained nothing but clothes which were rotten.
"The table ia the cabin strewn with cups, saucers, and plates containing bones, papers, and ammunition. In the centre of the building was & B.C.,heater. On this was a piece of paper nearly illegible, but the following letters could be made out who look in stove. On looking in the stove the following, papers. were found:-
Ji
Wa
A diary of E. V. Christian,. kept from the time they left Re- solution in 1826 until June 1, 1997. In this diary was found 2 letter from Christian to bis mother and several letters of J. Hornby to his relatives. Another small diary of Chris tian's, and
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A small diary of H. E. Adlard with few entries and a letter ad- dressed to his father.
"On the floor of the cabin, the boards of which had been taken up and used for firewood, were scattered pots and pans filled with bones. The only food found in the cabin was half a pound of ten.”
ders" in Syncopated Harmony. 10 p.m.-Mr. Hyde-Lay (Baritone) will sing "Hinton and Diaton and More." Holliday. 10.9 p.m. The String Octet of
H.M.S. Hermes, 10.30 p.m.-News bulletin. 10:25 p.m.-The String Octet of
H.M.S. Hermes. 10.30p.m.-Mr. Li Chor Chi (Tenor). Accompanist: Mr. C. E, Longyear. Violin Obbligato, My H. S. Yung. 10.37 Mrs. A. Rendall (So prano) will eing. Accompanist": Mr. George Grimble. 10.45 pm The Musical Maran- ders" in Byncopated Harmony. 10.03 p.m.-Mr. Hyde-Lay (Bari- Mr. Edgar Christian, who was only tone) will sing. Accompanist:20, was his cousin and son of Colonel W. F. Christian, Royal Gegren Grimble 11. p.m.-The String
Octet of Artery ST ANTOING HMS. Hermes, His Lordship granted the appli-
11.10 p.m. Close down.
impwateves there was a reduction question of any decrease in the
in the assets of just over $200,000. Tung der wich dividende
Mr. Sheldon replying to his paid.
Lordship, added that there was no
(Continued at foot of next column). cation..
Mr. John Hornby wag a well- known Canadian explorer and son of the late Mr. A N. Hornby, the well-known Lancashiro ericketer.
aged 28, was the son of Mr. R. E Adlard, a London printer.
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