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BANKRUPTCY POINT.
INTERESTING RULING IN SINGAPORE.
A ruling which was of consi- derable legal interest-and which was directed to be officially re- ported-was made by the Chief Justice (Sir William Murison) in the Bankruptcy Court at Singapore last week, when the questions came up of whether a person who is examined by the Omelal As- signed in connection with a bank- ruptcy had a right to be re- presented by counsel, and whether counsel had a right to cross- examine the witness.
The matter arose out of an ap plication by the Assistant Official Assignee (Mr. T. B. Cocker) that a Chinese should be ordered to pay $2,783 to the Official Assignec, it being alleged that he was indebted to a bankrupt in that amount. Mr. P. I. Battishill appeared for the witness, and claimed the right to question him after Mr. Cocker's examination,
His Lordship heard argument on the point, and, after granting the order asked for by the Offelal As- signee, hold that where the Official Assignee examines a witness under section 31 of the Bankruptcy Ordinance with the object of establishing a liability on the wit- ness to pay money to the bankrupt the position was practically the same as that in ex parte Wardell and ex parte Kemp. These cases provided authority for the pro- position that where the examira- Bou was really the first step in litigation hostile to the witness such witness had a right to be
by represented
counsel. The analogy seemed sufliciently close, and his Lordship held that the witness in this case ought to be represented.
The authorities mentioned in Yute, Lee and Wate's Bankruptcy showed that counsel in such a case would ask such questions as in the opinion of the Court would elleit the whole account of the transaction left imperfect by the answers given to the examining party, or would set right any misapprehensions which might have arisen from such answers. His Lordship doubted whether there was any real right of re- presentation at all. Thus it had been held in re Tousey, that strictly a witness had no right to be attended by counsel., and his Lordship believed that this was a correct statement of the matter, and that the expression occurring in such cases as ex parte Wardell, hns a right to be represented,” should be "ought to be allowed by the Court to be represented."
THE PHILIPPINES APPOINTMENT:
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 1, 1927.
LETTER GOLF.
A THREE-LETTER ONE.
Let's see how does it go, "As ye sew, so shall ye rip." or something like that? If you can go from SEW to RIP in fewer than four stroke's you can beat bogey.
SEW
RIP
The Rules,
1-The idea of letter golf is to change one word to another and do it in par, a given nam- ber of strokes. Thus to change COW TO HEN, in three - strokes, COW, HOW, HEW,
HEN..
2-You can change only one letter at a time.
3-You must have a complete word, of common usage, "for
each jump. Slang words and
abbreviations don't count."
4-The order of letters can- not be changed..
One solution is printed on another page of this issue.
QUEEN'S THEATRE.
JOHN GILBERT IN "THE SHOW."
RUBBER PROBLEM.
THE "LIFEBELT" OF RESTRICTION,
Kuala Lumpur, Nov. 21. At a luncheon given in his. honour at the Station Hotel on Saturday" by the Asiatic Planters' Association of Malaya, the High Commissioner (Sir Hugh Clifford) said that restriction had undoubt- edly saved the rubber Industry much in the same way as a lifebelt aaved a drowning man..
He counselled them to hold on to restriction with both hands until. It could safely be dispersed with.
He paid a tribute to the Hon. Mr. H. B. Egmont Hake for bring- ing to light the position as regards smuggling and said that with the Co-operation of the Federated and Unfederated States and the Sultan of Johore they had succeeded in suppressing smuggling.
He warned them, however, not to think that the ereature was dead, but to keep their eyes skinned for the slightest sign of even the wagging tip of its tail and stop it.
HEAVY GALES AT
HOME...
J
THRILLING LIFEBOAT
RESCUES.
London, Nov. 22.. Heavy gales during the last two days have caused many shipping casunities, and the loss of life would have been much того serious but for the rescue' work effected by the rocket apparatus.
The gale on Sunday night and Monday reached a velocity of 50- miles an hour, and in many parts of the country it was accompanied by heavy rainfall.
The great fury of the gale was experienced on the east coast of Ireland, and grave fears are enter- tained as to the fate of the motor- boat Alaska, the hull of which was washed ashore near Montrose, Scotland. The crew included two members of one family.
The crews of three vessels were rescued on the east coast by means John Gilbert and Renee Adorce, of life-lines thrown to the ships The Saltfleet the stars of "The Big Parade" are by land rockets. together for the first time since Rocket Brigade brought ashore that picture, in "The Show," the seven of the crew of the small sensational rogance of Budapest, coasting "stenmer Mourd, which which comes to the. Queen's was in distress off the Larnark- Theatre to-day as the feature at-shire coast. traction.until Saturday.
Dramatic attempts are being These twu famous stars play the made to save the lives of 15 men who are in peril of périshing with central characiors in a strange the Dutch oil tanker Georgia, romance laid in a mysterious side which is sinking off the east coast, show on the outskirts of the in-between Cromer and Yarmouth. visible city"--a sideshow of illu sions, magician's tricks and strange grotesques, with a "decani- tation" illusion in which Gilbert has his head cut off in a "Salome" fact...
Yesterday, when the vessel went aground, a steamer managed to take off 15 of her crew but was driven back by big sens and unable to rescue more.
A DIFFERENCE OF OPINION?
Lifeboats from Cromer, and
Washington, Nov. 24.
The settings, including the gre- Gorleston went out but could not Although the name of W. C. tesque sideshows, with their float-get close enough to the Georgia, They stood by all night and at heads, mermaids, Forbes amid a host of others has ing living been mentioned in connection with "spider women" and other start lawn made other attempts to the Governor Generalship of the lusions, are realistic in the approach which were unsuccess Philippines, there has been no
extreme. Whole blocks of reproful. The vessel had been battered oficial indication that President ductions of quaint Budapest streets continuously by heavy waves and appeared to be in danger of break- Coolidge has decided upon an are also presented.
ing up. appointee.
Gilbert plays a handsome tough Apparently there is a division of who has a job in the side-show, opinion among those. most deeply and Miss. Adoreen Salome dancer interested in the appointment
whether an army man or a civilian in the production. Lionel Barry- will be appointed. Whether the more is seen as The Greek;" a President has decided this ques-sinister gang leader, and Edward tion cannet be determined. There Connelly as the old blind man who has been activity on behalf of eventually brings about an as-- former Governor Forbes as well astounding climax.
a number of others, notably Generals Melntyre and McCoy.
FIRE ON A BRITISH VESSEL.
COTTON CARGO` ABLAZE.
London, Nov. 22. An advice to Lloyda from Yoko hama to-day said that the British steamer Madras arrived there with its cargo of cotten afire.
The ship loaded the cotton ut Houston, Texas.
FRECKLES AND HIS FRIENDS
GEE, BUT I CERTAINLY HAVE HALO OF MAIL DURING THE PAST TWO WEEKS --HUNDREDS MAD ILADREDS OF MY FRIENDS ARE SENDING IN SUGGESTIONS FOR A NAME FOR MY PONY..
-- TALL BET THE MAILMAN. IS BRINGING ME
SOME MORE
RIGHT
Now!
PANAMA CANAL DEFENCE.
DECLARED INADEQUATE.
Washington, Nov. 23. The air defences of Parapa Canal are "pitifully and extraor
Assistant dinarily inadequate," Secretary of the Navy Warner, in charge of naval aviation, reported to Secretary Wilbur to-day upon his return from an inspection of the canal zone,
SOME MORE LETTERS FOR. ・ME, MISTER
·MAILMAN ?
LA latter message stated that the 15 men were rescued by the, Cromer lifeboat.]
CROSSWORD PUZZLE.
Yesterday's Solution.
SHAWSL
Pop to the Rescue
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