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THE FIGHT FOR ORDERED GOVERNMENT
IN HONG KONG
10.—Renewed Attack on Favouritism
ing of the Attorney General in conducting the case,
Hong Kong, April 22, 1938.
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NOTICE.
We beg the Government's par
nut don -the Daily Press is gagged. The Governor of the jail intimated to us, that according to the rules, no writing should pass in or out unless it went through him-nt the same time adding that he would place no restraint in our case unless specially called upon to do so. We consequently took this in the light of a gentle hint. kindly administered, and consider- ed ourselves gagged. Yesterday however, "our host" informed us
April 20, 1858. that upon Sir John Bowring ace!
Tenders will be received by the ing what we wrote yesterday, he
undersigned, ยก to Saturday, had intimated that so far as he Next, the 24th Instant, for the (Sir John) was concerned, he had Repairing, Painting, Whitewash no wish to gag the Press or place ing, &c, &c, of the St. Francis any restraint upon its freedom o discussion. We were simply mis. Hospital, situated at the Spring Gardens also for the repairing taken in supposing that Mr. Inglis and making of Matresses, Pillows friendly hint implied the ido, de, viz :—
struction we put upon it.
con-
We have neither the time nor the i inclination at present to
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Body Found in Whangpoo
MEMBER OF SHANGHAI
STOCK EXCHANGE
June Shanghai,
30.-Customs River Police constables yesterday morning discovered floating in the Whangpoo River, the body of a male foreigner, who had apparent- Jy been dead for two or three days. The discovery was made at 11.45 am, near the mouth of the Hong- kew Creek,
Confronted with a mystery, as there had been no report girculated through the Shanghai police arens of any missing foreigner, inquiries were pursued yesterday afternoon by members of the River Police, in
detectives conjunction with Hongkew and Bubbling Well Sta- tions, of the Shanghai Municipal Police
of
The body was clad in a dark grey suit with herringbone stripes, the remainder of the clothing including a cream coloured shirt and black necktie.
In a pocket was found a leather with hornrimmed spectacle-case glasses in it, also a little small money. In the shirt-cuffs were a pair of gold cuff-links, bearing the
For further particulars, apply from 8 to 0 a.m. and from 4 to 6 p.m. during these days, at his i residence in Gough Street, A. | them. Grandpre.
NOTICE:
has
our
Matresses 100 Pillows 200 Pillow Cases 200 Bed Sheets discuss for the establishment of a general We hospital, for all nations, ranks and the merits of our hard case. submit that it was most abundant religions. ly proved that the "Phoebe Dun- bar" and "Lancashire Witch" were chattered without Tenders having been invited, from Messrs Jardine. Matheson and Co. in which firm the Governor's son fa partner. We submit it. was proved that the "Ava" was detained at the solicita- tion of the Governor, and we assert that the "Lancefield" did get to Calcutta first with important ad vices, regarding Opium. The ac-1 cusation we made of the suppres- sion of the Public Notification was never attempted to be disproved, although the Government printer might easily have been called. We!
A European Secretary for the imputed favouritism to these unique acta. As far as this charge appli Hong Kong Club, application with. ed to the transactions with Messrs. references to be made in writing Jardine, we were wrong and we to the Sub-Committee and to be beg their pardon and the fover sent to the Club, on or before, the nor's also. Appearances were not, 23rd Instant. only strong against them but the principle accusation had appeared
in print before we wrote, couched
Mr. Aaron Moses Gubbay been admitted a partner in firm in Shanghai. DAVID SASSOON SONS & Hong Kong, April 12, 1858.
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in far stronger terres than we used. Chib House, Hong Kong, We have afforded both the Gover- April 19, 1838. nor and Messrs, Jardine the oppor-! tunity of clearing themselves from the imputation, judging from, thr punishment accorded to us for re peating it. But we declare solemn. ly, as we have done from the first, that favouritiam was all we meant. all we insinuated, and all we ever thought, of.
In concluding these hurried re marks we would express our sense?
Any Parties having Books by longing to the Morrison Library are requested to send them to Mr. Wong-A-Shing, London Missionary Society's Premises, Hollywood
Road.
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JOSIAH COX, Acting. Secretary
of the high and considerate bear- Hong Kong, March 8, 1888.
$1,000,000 PENANG BANKRUPTCY
company's property had beed
"Crighton " engraved
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Provisional Identification. From the quiet dress of the dead man and from the spelling of the word "Crighton and the fact that the corpec, despite rapid changes due to the warm weather, did not appear to be that of a young man, inquiries were made regarding the whereabouts of Mr. Percy Crighton, member of the Shanghai Stock Exchange, and until recently resident at Rivers Court Apartments, 753 Yu Yuen Road.
Apparently Mr. Crighton had teen missing for over two days.
He was seen at the Shanghai Race Club of Monday evening he went out before dinner, leaving his het behind, and never returned.
Yesterday evening provisional identification of the body as that of Mr. Percy Crighton was made by a member of the family, and the. inquest will be opened this morn- ing by the Registrar (Mr. C. H. Haines) of H.M. Police Court, with formal identification at the Public Mortuary.
Light Hoti o.c.
Mr. Crighton, who was 60 years of lige, came to Shanghai in 1895, At one time with Messrs. Brand Bros., he was subsequently with Mesers Noel, Murray & Co., and later became a broker and member of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.
He was very interested in ponies, and rode at Shanghai Race Club At the meetings for many years. autumn meeting of 1911 he was the Champions on Mr. F. C. Marshall's Cherry Tree, while four years be- WOD the Criterion refore he h
Affairs of F. G. Taylor come be released and the cola Stakes on Raceland.
& Company
SENSATION OF NEARLY 10 YEARS AGO
PERANO, June 27.
An order granted by Mr. Justic Sawrey Cookson in the Supreme Court here for the release of the official receiver and liquidator in F. G. Taylor and Company and that the company be dissolved, brings to a close the last chapter in опе of the biggest Penang hankruptcien.
pany be dissolved. The applica tion was granted.
Capital of $2,500,000.
His Volunteer Corps service was spent in the Light Horse, which he rose to command, with the rank of captain. His club membership in- elated the Shanghai Club, Shang- Taylor and company was farinhai Race Club, and Shangha Cricket Club. He leaves behind ed as a private company in 1919 him his wife and two daughters. with a nominal capital of KACH,000 divided into shares of 81 53) each.- The objects were to take over ↑ G. Taylor, and Co. and carry on
planters, 18
BIGVETS. business manufacturers, exporters and im porters of rubber and other pro- duets and general merchants, ship pers, shipowners and charterers of ships.
CLAIM AGAINST DRY CLEANERS
JOCKEY'S SPOILT SUITS
Further evidence was given yee- terday before. Mr. Justice Lindsell
is in the case in which a claim made by Mr.. W. G. Fischer, of Reuter, Brockelmann, and Co., and a well-known local amateur jockey, for $414.70 from the International Dry Cleaning Co in respect of suits which he alleged they had "ruined."
In March 1990 it was decided to convert the company into a public company by increasing the capital The fallure of Taylor and Com-to 82,500,000 by the creation of pany was an event at the time 2,000 new shares of $1,000 each. appears that when money was much freer than This was done. to-day and it caused a senantion no one took up the new shares and in business circles as the losses in- on December 7, 1990, three floating volved were said considerably to charges were created on the assets exceed $1,000,000. Sensationa fol of the company to the extent of
Plaintiff declares that he sent lowed quickly upon one another 8800,000, F. G Taylor in his re- the first being the absence of the port dated March 9, 1921, stating four tweed suits and, one, palm managing director (F. G. Taylor) our original capital has been ex-beach-sult to be dry-cleaned but from Penang and the second when hausted. The company's losses defendants had negligently washed were then shown as 8495,636.44. them in soap and water with the the Official Receiver commenced an action against a bank in connec- The subsequent three balance result that they had lost their tion with certain debentures issu sheets, showed losses of 8775,772,89, shape and taxture and the colours. ed to them.
$20,003.71, 8121,412.97 in 1921, 1022 had been spolit. The Official Assigned won the and 1923 respectively. day with the result that fifty de- bentures of 85.000 each held by the bank were declared to be null and vold.
"
Debentures Vold,
On July 31, 1024, the company Issued 8280,000 in 60 debenture Although liabilities were said to shares of 85,000 each to the Hong
Mr. W. J. Armstrong of Messra, Deacons, represented plaintiff, and Mr. J. B. Prentis, of Hastings and Co., appeared for the defence..
Mr. W. W. Hirst, in cross-exami nation said that he had had 19 years' experience in dry-cleaning it had no knowledge of the gaso
1*17 into seven figures actual Kong Bank which a stated inline process. It was, however, very proofs lodged by creditors and ad-court at a later date were held to mitted numbered 20 and amounted be void.
to 8051,799.29. It was a long time
"
similar to cleaning by bento and ho based his evidence on that fact. He denied that defendants were before the accounts could be com company was the issue of 805 pre in the same category.
One of the last operations of the "competitors" as they were "not pleted as the books were inference shares of 810 each on Mr. Prentis: la it true that de-
chaotic condition. From 1928 October 1, 1924. In November of fondante are dry-cleaners to His 1929 debta still outstanding to the company were collected. A frst the same year the Supreme Court Excellency the Governort
Witness: Yes, they recently ob dividend of 86 per cent was paid ordered the company to be wound
on February 16 1920, a second divi-up on the petition of P. Mohamedtained the contract.. I know a lot Torahim. For two years the ac about that but unfortunately I dend of $5.75 per cent. was paid on July 5, 1929 and a final divi counts were incomplete owing to camot bring it out. dend of twenty cente per $100 was their disordered state, Subse paid in March of this year."..
quently collections of debts started and thus the bankruptcy whion The Official Assignee therefore started almost 10 years ago has applied that as the whole of the now closed.
Evidence was given by the head cleaner of defendant firm that he personally cleaned the clothes in gasoline such atte
The case was adjourned.
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