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MONDAY, JUNE
BANKRUPTCY OF ERIC which Messrs. Burkill had an in-
MOLLER.
terest), were then taken over by tho Ilongkong Government, and his business became stagnant, he having no more tonnaga. Ho then decided to build two steamers, undi contracted with the Klangrani Dock to-build the Shanghal, No. 2, Mr. Eric Moller came up for for which he was to pay $880,000, his publlo examination in bank-
INTERESTING PUBLIC EXAMINATION.
ruptcy at the Supreme Court, and also the Nancy Maller, for Shanghai, on Monday last, before which he paid $475,000 cash. The His Honour Judge Sir, Skinner two ships were delivered and were Turner, From the filed statement supposed to be classified Bureau of affairs, not liabilities were Veritas. On her maiden voyage, shown at Tis. 255,607, with assata however, the Shanghai No. 2 had to be beachod in the Shanghai Tla. 1,616.
150 unfor-
The proliminarios of the hear-river, being absolutely unsca ing boing purely formal, Mr. worthy, and they were all think- Moller asked to be allowed to ful she had not gone out to sen, make a statomont, saying that as she would have perished. The he wanted to take that opport-Nancy Moller was unity of clearing himself and tunato, on her maiden trip, there showing how he had boon unable being a blow-out of the boller to provont an enormous fortune tubes as she was entering Hong- passing through his hand. "I want kong. One man was killed..and to leave this Court with my hond never figured and the boat had to be roughƐ back to Shanghal. up." added Mr. Mollar.
There was some discussion as These two boats, representlug an to the wisdom of Mr. Mollor mak-investment of $1,000,000, were laid over Bix ing a statement, but Hia Lordship up at Kiangnan for said that he could not prevent months, Excellent time charterä Mr. Moller making a statemont had been fixed up for both vessels, if ho so wluhod..
Previous Shipping Experience. Mr. Moller then gave a lengthy account of his business career He began by saying that he had been brought to this humiliating position after having had an enor mous fortune pass through his hunds, and he wanted to make his
covering their value, but permis- sion had to be given to the char- terers to cancel them. On the
question of a claim for damages being raised, the matter was ami- cably settled, $250,000 being paid in cash, the Shanghai No. 2 being handed back to the builders, and the Nancy Moller being retained.
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By this time, said Mr. Moller, the position clear, for the sake of hin family, his friends, the Yangisze market was down; he could make Insurance Association, who had nothing out of the vessels, and trusted him for many years, and they had to be written down to a all the agencies at the const ports very nominal value. whore confidence he had long un- The Case Against Hongkong. joyed. It was 33 years ago this
Mr. Moller next described month since he left school and joined his father in business, sail-visit to England which he made to ing ships being at that time, oporatec what had happened to his valu- ed. He took over the business in able assets there. He found there 1902, on the death of his father, were none, for most unfortunate. and two years Inter he found opy the people to whom he had en- portunity for using his shipping trusted his interests had got en experience to a very great extent. tangled in the huge financial em- The Russo-Japanese war enme on, barrasement which spread over and it was then that he first came England in 1919, and so he was at in touch with the Yangtze In-Home for six months without do Finally, he cut surance Association. Tn that ng anything. year, he looked after the interests down the value of his property will bring
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per cent. settled on an amicable basis by accepting prom-
He returned to British-built angry notón. China in 1920. During his ab-
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of 20 per cent. on the ship and her Hongkong Government. He was cargo if he would divulge inforry friendly terms with Mr. Fletcher, the Colonial Secretary, mation as to her movenwais. Ile turned this offer down, and when and had several meetings with him at Hongkong. A case similar to the late Mr. W. S. Jackson heard his own had been brought by a
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