APE THURSDAY I
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY JULY 6-1911
A. S. Watson & Co., Ltd.
ESTABLISHED A.D. 1841..
WINE AND Spirit merchants.
WATSON'S
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VERY OLD LIQUEUR
DAY BY DAY.
SUPREME COURT.
Was the Contract Fulfilled?
Living: Extraordinary.
Public Examination, ́ The public examination of Mr. Eda Roza was held. In unswor
THE HIPPODROME CIROUS.
THE PROUDLOCK CASE.
Mrs. Proudlook has withdrawn In the Court of Summary Juris
Despite the inclemency of the ler appon. It is understood that You can speak woll, if your diction this morning before Mr. tongue deliver the message of Justice Compertz an action was to the Deputy Official Recover heather, there was a largo house this action has not boon taken on your heart.
heard in which Fung Tai alias said he was a clork, had been in present at the opening perform the advice of Counsel, and that it Fung Tai Koo claimed from the that occupation for ten years and ance of the Hippodrome Circus is against the wish of her relatives
last night. The large matshed and friends, Yuon Tuen firm, the sum of was at present in receipt of which had been erected in place The following letter has been $48.15, being as to $258.45 salary of 175 dollars a month. He balance due under a building had only drawa timt mount since contract and $90 amount due for the beginning of the year.
Mr. Fletcher: What do yon osti- extra work..
into your total indebtedness to. Debtor One thousand two hundred dollars.
The output of rubber from Batang Mulaka eslate since April, to dato, is 080 lbs.
A chair of Chinese languago literature has been established at Berlin University.
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Questioned by His Lordship plaintiff said he had done tho work in a proper monor and it had. been approved. The third mosting of the Hong- Mr. Hamppeared for defendants, kong Gymkhana Club will take and his examination of plaintiff place at Happy Valley ou Satur-glieite the information that ho day at
had done everything according to plan. To denied taking a loafout of a book recording payments, but his Lordship said, it seemed clear that a lend had been torn out.
SCOTCH WHISKY 30.
A Blend of the Finest Pure-Malt Scotch Whiskies.
For over 30 Years WATSON'S 'E' has maintained
reputation of tho' FINEST SCOTCH WHISKY in the FAR EAST.
WATSON & CO, LTD,
ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.
Hongkong, 9th Jan, 1919.
Some sacrilegious body broke open the safe in the office of St. tho Andrew's Cathedral, Singapore,
recently and stole $300);
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JULY 6th, 1911.
ECONOMIC CONDITION IN JAPAN.
Not cotont with sending us their unwelcome pork, China, says the Farmers' disotto," is shipping huge numbers of chickens to. these countries.
Mr. J. Winter, manager of Trafalgar Limited, left for home on the 27th at whore he will join his wife and family who preceded him several weeks ago,
The Planters' Association. A meating of the Planters' Association of Malnya will be held jat Kuala Lumpur on July 9, Tito- Inbour question-Indiani, Juvan. oso and Chinesolks largely on thougonda, which includes a motion by Mr. Macfadyen "that a registration foo of $1 be imposed. on every coolie locally recruited.'
Land Bought in
Oplum Traffic.
of
Mr. Ho said it was extraordinary that payments should have been mado to plaintiff overy few days and then for thross payments to suddenly ecase.
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bo?
ence,
oss within tho Circus, which was counsel, by Mrs. Proudlook in the customary tent ensure dry-addressed to Mr. Wagner, hor greatly appreciated by the audi- which her decision is mado
known:
Pudu Gaol, Juno 27. Sinco their last visit to the Col- hoon made to the repertoiro of the ony, several new additions hava Dear Mr. Wagner,
I thank you for your letter. I Circus. Asfarasgymnasticmerite gather from what you say three are concerned, the Mysore troupe things: First that the Court of is along well worth seeing. As Appeal sits on the 24th. Second usual, the clever combination that the notes of evidenco aro so finished performance voluminous that they cannot be of diflicult norobatio feats, ready for another ton days. Third, which had additional intorost, if Straits Counsel wore ongaged. inasmuch as thoy were now to the as proposed; it would hardly be Colony. In the course of the per-pussible for him to get the "onso farmanco, one of the youngsters up in the time at his disposal, who form part of the troupe from the date of his receiving the Mr. Fletcher said debtor was sorveral times passed through a evidence and the 24th of July. prepared to pay fifty dollars a
Mr. Flotcher: Is that in respect to money borrowed or -7
Debtor: Money burrowed and gode purchased.
Mr. Fictohor: You have lived
somewhat oxtraordinarily?
Dobtor: Yes.
Mr. Fletcher: Spending money at various clubs?
Dabtor: Yes.
n KAVO
month to go to his creditors. Ho hoop encircled with flame in mid- I have carefully considerod The manager of defendant firmusked that the examination boair, and then alighted in all sortsatters and I have to come to the of peculiar places, on one occasion conclusion that I wish to with- in answer to Mr. Ho alleged that close and that debtor be adjudi-alighting on the praised foot of a draw my appeal. As far as I can plaintiff had not entirely carried ented bankrupt. out the contract:
Plaintiff had been paid over the contract price, said "witness, be- cause there had been extra work.
Judgmont was entered for de-
fondant with costs.
BANKRUPTCY COURT.
To-Day
Before Sir Francis Piggott?
pay
Yee Tal Farm.
Competition Cause of Insolvency The public examination was also held of You Lung lung, salesinan. He stated his sharo in the business in Lyndhurst Ter raco, of which he was one of three partacrs, to be 500 dollars. Thoir's' was a furniture business, Mr. Fletcher: How long bave you been established?
Debtor: Over lon yours. Mr. Fletcher: To what do you attribute your failure?
Dobtor: Slack businosa.
Mr. Fletcher: You informed te before tlest competition was the causo. Is that so?
Dobtor: Yes.
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man lying on his back on the soo I should have to wait at least ground. The introduction of this month before knowing what dangerous element into the per- was going to luppen to me," formance invests it with a good do not feel able to do so. The dent of sensation and should be suspouse is simply awful. Laia, 18 you are probably awaro, in a seen to be appreciated.
Another clever acrobatic troupe condemned call, watched night consists of the Jenkins family, and day, the only time when I am Each member of this troupe is not locked in bolind iron bare is well versed in the art, oven to when the gaoler takos met out to the baby of the troupe, who exercise for half an hour every frequently gives an exhibition of day, somersaults and is possoused of The continual supervision has remarkabloginnastic pro- got on my nerves to such an ex-
dilections.
ont that I feel another month
The "Double Jockey" Act by would deprive ine of my reason. Dickey and Willie is another in- I have a horror, tio, of appearing teresting turn, while a Spanish in Court again. My recollections dance by four ladies is very it are so torrible that I cannot bear the idea of having to go graceful and captivating..
Other turns included a vaniting through it all again. I do not act, globe roulante, aquestrionie eel that my punishment could act, single trapeze, performing cause me moro pain and suffering elephants, equino midget marvel, than I have already endured. ote. At frequent intervals fhough conscious of my own in The Deputy Official Receiver, throughout the evening, the nocence of the terrible charge Mr. Fletcher, mude an applica- inimitable knock-about clown gainst me, I shrink from being tion to rescind the receiving order Rococo greatly enlivened the pro-tared at and pointed out as a made upon C. II. Chavor.
I am told that various petitions. have boen sont in to His High-
is
Debtor Missing.
To Investigate Assets..
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The adjournod hearing of poti- tion in the Yoc Tai firm emme on for sottioment, Mr. Gardinor stat- The 3,263 acres of land situated ing that ho appeared for tlie poti- at Pulau Batam, about 15 miles ioning creditor. With His Lard
{ Mr. Fletcher: 1, have no fur From the cloreuth annual “Financial and Economic Report of from Singapore, offered at Mossrs. ship's permission ho asked for
Powell and Co.'s sale-room, on the case to be withdrawn. The ther questions to ask him. I ask Japan, 1911" (n copy of which has been courteously forwarded to June 27, were bought in, the caso came on, he said, at the Just that the examination be closcul on as by Mr. T. Funatsu, acting Consul tieneral), we get some interesting reserve price not having been bankruptcy day, and it was then insight into the economic conditions that provaited in Japan during obtained. The land has a large stated that the assets were insafdjudication. Just your.
The condition of the economic world in 1910 may be son frontage and the soil is suit- ficient. There were some, but
Jable for rubber or coconuts, very small..
His Lordship: Very well. generally described by stating that through an increase in national Rubber plantations on Pulm
Mr. Hind Questions Custom. savings and the redemption of iational loans, the capital in the Batam are said to be doing re-
In the case of the Wing Yuen market became abundant. Both commerce and industry, as a result,markably woll.
Bank, adjourned learing of the
Mir. Ulaver, said Mr. Fletcher, coodings by his witticisms, and condemned criminal.
was assisted by a youthful mom made steady progress. The arrangements made by the Government
putition, Mr. Hind, who appeared a clerk who filed his own peti-ber of the profession. since 1998 in regard to the national defonce and debit had proved. Mr. T. Taylor in the House the houring was adjourneil from granted on condition ho paid ten of course, Profossor Urban's may be pardoned. I hope that In reply in a question put by for the petitioning oroditors, said tion. A receiving order was The pioco de resistance is, ness the Sultan asking that I very effective, and, together with the general position in international Commons, Mr. Montagu stated the last sitting in order that the dollars a month. He has failed performing lions. The intre he may he moved to take pity on economics at the end of 1909, led at the beginning of last your to a that the Indian Budget Estimate Official Receiver might get rid of to pay any money at all, pid lion-tamer went through my sufferings.
There is no ostate, the Official a sories of sets with the groutest Whatevor the result of my still greater abundance of capital in the money market and brought of net opium revenue for the year the premises, so that there would on a downward tondency in the rate of interest. Of this happoning, 1010-11 was £3,550,100. The bo no outgoings with respect to Receiver lins had to advance, the ense, such as dining with the lecision, good or bad, I am
revised Estimate, including the the estates,
monoy for the necessary advertise-hesis, reading a newspaper and sincerely thankful to all the kind Japari took advantago, to begin the conversion into four per cont. actual figures for the first eight Mr. Fletcher, the Deputy Of ments and Mr. Chaver cannot be smoking while leaning his body people who have interested them; loans of those four por cent. public loans whose period for remaining raonths of the financial year, is ficial Receiver, said there was an found at the address ho gave on the back of one of the animals, solves in my bohalf. I am uurensomed had expired.
£6,274,000.
intorim receiving order in that The firm at which he said he placing his head in a lion's especially grateful to those ladies Thompson-Walker Wedding. case, and as it was probable that was employed steny having em mouth and rounding off the par and gentlemen who have 0 Thereafter, anticipations made by the markot of the future courhe
On Tuesday, 27th ult, there there would not be sufficient to ployed him at all and he cannot formance by carrying a full- kindly subscribed money for the of monetary cires, ut brought interest of all kinds to an almost took place at St. Andrew's Cathe
grown lion round the enga on his payment of my appeal. I'm afraid the bailiff's fees, he got him be found, unprecedentedly low rate, and the stock market, which had long laindral, Singapore, the wedding of to sell. He had at present some The usual way is to issue back. Throughout his thrilling tiny will be disappointed at my do- inert, showed signs of activity. Even with the advent of the sonson Mr. Arthur Mosgrove Thompson, $300 in hand, chiefly money warrant for arrest, but I would performance, Urban displaya cision, and I am very sorry, but when there is usually a general demand for capital, hardly any Singaporo, with Miss Elizabeth found on the premises. He op- ask that the receiving order be sort of grim nonchalance, and cannot bear the suspenso. I change was observable in the slack circulation of money. The England on June 24. The wed-inst occasion on the ground that
Chrisia Walker, who arrived from posed the receiving order on the res:inded.
the fact that he has the animals hope they will understand. Per under his completo control hops if they saw my cell they natute notion of Japan in this matter was crowned with complete ding was a quiet one, and as the the partners of the bank had In the Leo Chim Chin potition well exemplifies the mastory would do so. Iam unfeignedly success and fully justified the policy of her financial advisers. No bridegroom is the officer com collected a large sum of money Mr. Guldring appeared for the of the human will over brute grateful to them all. I will ask less than twenty-five and a half millions storling in five per contunding the Singapore Royal from various banks and had ab- debitar.
strength. The act is undoubted-my husband to convoy to the loans and exchequer bonds were redeemed in cash, whilst twenty-of his brother officers attended in division among the creditors, and adjourned for Mr. Kong Sing 10 seen ont in the East.
Engineers (Volunteer), a number sconded. There were no assets for The case," he said, had been ly one of the finest of its kindladies of Ponang and other parts my sincerost thanks for their eight millions were exchanged for low-interest bonds. Consequently, uniform.
the partners would simply be pro-file affidavits of the other part- Last night's performance was sympathy to one in such terrible ́although very few attempts were made, by public corporations or Sungei Danger Malay Co tected if a receiving order were Ders in the firm..
in every way a success and passed trouble as myself.
Ethol Proudlock. private companies to import foreign capital, there was in the cou ro The Timesof Ceylon" publish- made.
He would ask his Lordship to off without any contretemps, ex- P.S.—Pleaso' withdraw appeal' of last year an ineroase of nearly four millions sterling in postales a telegram from London, dated Mr. Hind: When the partners adjourn the petition in order that capting the fact that the elephants
he might file an affidavit in re-displayed a cortain amount of 18 soon - savings and of about eleven and a half millions in deposits at the banks June 19, which states:The pro-are found, we can prosecute.
Times." Ispectus of the Sungei Danger
His Lordship:
Who are the turn and also to 'investigate the truculence. The typhoon weather at various important places. On the other hand, the loans advanced Malay Company, Limited, is out. partnera?
doubtless accounted for this and by the banks showed an increase of only a little over eight and The capital is £70,000 50,000 Mr. Hind. I do not know. three-quarters millionsstorling, so that the circulation of money be shares are issued at par, of came still more slack, and, notwithstanding a slight briskness at the witch 21,000, fully paid are taken by the vendors in full payment of end of tho your, the low rate of interest was always maintained.
the purchase price. The present In these circumstances, what with this abundance of capital going planted area is 1,000 acas pu a-bogging, many efforts were made for its investment, and the do- down in 1909-10. There are.
Ever since the retrocession- hentares issued by banks and companies wore generally welcomed as seven directors, Mr. C. II. Meares
of Pratas Island, a regiment of objects of investment ranking next to the national loans in reliability, being Chairman with Mr. R. W. The issues of thouo debentures always produced good results, and Harrison, Mr. C. Fetherstonhaugh
The following antification Chinese soldiore has been station- those issued during the year amounted altogether to nearly nine and two 4thers.
published by the officer command-ed there to uphold Chinn'a A Question of Book Debts- milliona sterling. As the business world was thus given a suitable
ing the Army Service Corps:sovereignity over the place. So stimulus by the supply of cheap capital, together with tho riso in the
In the Kwong Lai Cheung Iam directed by the Secretary far nothing luas been done in the price of silver, the annexation of Chosen, reduction of taxes, and kong include the following: raiso a point with regard to the petition Mr. Reader Harris ap- of State for War to acquaint you way of colonizing and opening up revision of the Oustoms tariff, the way was opened for recovery from Per P. and O. steamer Moldavia, practice of the Official Receiver peared for the petitioning cre- that he hereby accepts your offer this outpost of Empire. This the stagnation of trade. The traffic on the Imperial Railways in-connecting with the stempor As-in demanding $100 preliminary ditor.
to carry out the undermentioned state of affairs has come to the creased rapidly, their carning, the largest on record, reaching aayo at Colombo, from London expenses. He had paid the money lle said the assets consisted of service for the sum of $4,450 in notice of H.E. the Viceroy, who total of over sight and a half millions. Although the capital for June 2-Mr. G. N. Benton, Mr. P. under protest.:
400 dollars stock in trade, book accordance with the terms of the considera that, if the island, which now onterprises during the your amounted almost to fifty millions Findlator. Por P. and O. steamer His Lordship: That is the debts amounting to about 2,300 tender issued to you a copy of is rich in minerala and excellent sterling the attitude of business men remained calm; and it was most Sardinia, from London July 1,-practice of the Court. I cannot dollars and the debts are 3,000 which in attached for your iu- in fishery development, be allowed satisfactory to the Japanese Government that speculativo enterprises Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Smith, Mr. A. interfere with that.
to remain undeveloped, it will did not make their appearance in succession, as was the case im-E. Seccombe, Mr. and Mrs. G. Mr. Hind: There is nothing. The petitioning creditor's delt Haulage of one 9.2 gun and certainly induce foreigners to loy mediately after the late war,
Hollins and child, Mr. W. A. G. in the ordinance to support the is 742 dollars on a promissory mounting, total weight 134 tone hands on it. Though the results of foreign trade show a slight decrease over Leitch, Mr. and Mrs. J. Carr and practice.
His Excellency suggests that 10 owt, from West Point to vicini- those of 1910, this does not truly represent the case, for the trade child. Por: P. and O. steamier His Lordship: I cannot open The Deputy Official Receiver: ty of No. 5 emplacement, Mount no time should be lost in the with Korea is not included in the last four months of the year. If the Mooltan, connecting with the the practice in a case like this. The landlord will probably ro- | Davis. D
immigration of the unemployed. volume of Korean trade were added, last year's accounts would be the steamor Arcadia at Colombo, from
gamblors in Kwangtung for the Mr. Blind: Will your Lord-quire the stock in trade. It is Molloy, Elgin & Co., highest on record. Although the increase cannot be attributed only London July 14-Mr. and Mrs. ship considor the question in the practice of this firm to collect 121, Queen's Road C, purpose of developing the island. to one or two causes, still one of the principal causes of the increase A. E. Wright and child. Por I. Chumbors?
all their good book debts, and
His Excellency has instructed the in exports would appear to be the fact that the producers of raw G. mail steamer Lutzow, from Ifis Lordship My attention ton por cont, is a good estimate of The "L. and C. Express" learns Provincial Treasurer to consider silk, cotton yarn and other articles have of late boon enabled to Bremen May 31.-Misa G. Dan-must be called to it, and I will what, they will bring. I would that the differences which the matter with the Taotal of the reduce the cost of production by the use of cheap capital and im- ker, Mr. H. Schulz. From South consider it in the usual way. ask for a receiving order sub have arisen in connection with Promotion of Industries, and to proved methods of manufacture and to export the finished products ampton June 0.—Mr. W. Aschio, Mr. Fletcher asked that a fort- jost to a rocission if it is the Singapore harbour works are despatch able and onorgotio at low prices; and as the increase in imports is mainly due to the Mr. E. Brouer. Por M.M.steamer night only be allowed in which to found there are no assets. The in way of Bottlement. The oatly deputios" to the island to make increased importation of raw materials like cotton and wool, the Armand Behic, from Marsoilles find the partners. Thoy hnd managing partner has gone and litigation which appeare I to bo in inquiries and conduct surveys and results of the foreign trade are considered in Japan to be satisfactory June 4-Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. absconded with about $13,000. there is nobody who can tell me view will, the journal trusts, reafterwards report the results of notwithstanding an excess of imports over exports to the extent of and Mrs. Pereira, Mrs. Marie Jose His Lordship: The case will what are the book debts. averted and the colonial fun's their commission to the Viceroy nearly half a million sterling.
de Camaro.
for consideration spared. [etand over for three months.
Passengers to Hongkong Passengers · booked to Hong-
His Lordship: I can let it stand over until you find some of the partners. That will save new petition. I cannot make a receiving order.
In answer to his Lordship, Mr. Hind said the assets wore about $300 and the liabilities about $13,000.
His Lordship: It will stand
over.
Mr. Hind said he wanted to
.
assets.
of
Debtor's Consent
it is to be hoped that the irritability Mr. Hind appoured for the on the part of Masters Jumbo will petitioning creditor in the petition pass off with the advent of sun-
Messrs. Dady Bujor and Co..
shine.
He said thore had been on in- orim order and the debtor had HONGKONG defences. consented to the petition going against him and to a receiving one, is thought Mr. Fletcher had no objection,
dollars.
noto.
Mr. Harria: I don't objvol.
formation.
New Guns
Do possible-Straits
PRATAS ISLAND.
Minerals and Fishery.
THE "TEIBURAfh" CorrespoNDENT
Canton, July 4,