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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
MONDAY, MAY 30,
1932.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. | £383,800 DAMAGES} FAMOUS CHURCH MRS. MORRIS'S
THE HONG KONG JOCKEY CLUB. PULP. AND PAPER
Draft Programmes and Entry Forms for the Eighth Extra Race
MILLS CASE
PAY
267,000
DESTROYED
1.
TRANCE SERMON
POWER'S PROPHECY
FIRE DURING 'SERVICE
London, Apr. 21.
A prophecy-"that the manifes- Pricelenn art treasures were destation of the soul-body will have come within the realms of science Meeting to be held on Saturday | ONE DEFENDANT TO troyed in a fire which was
(wanther per-
covered during early morning Com before this year is out"--was made Morris, the 11th June, 1932,
Mra Meurly by munion service at Hafod Church,
medium, while speaking as "Power" mitting) may be obtained at the
near Aberystwyth, yesterday. Secretary's DfBee, the Club House.
After an absence of four and a
The vicar's son rode five miles on at the Fortune Theatre, Drury-lane, Happy Valley, the Hong Kong half hours a special City of Lon-horseback to the nearest telephone on Apr. 24.
King's Bench to summon the Aberystwyth fire Club, the Sports Club,
don jury in the Stables, Villaro Rond.
Division on May 4 found for Com-brigade, which had to travel fifteen Entries close at 12 o'clock Noon bined Pulp and Paper Mills, Ltd. miles to the fire.
in the company's action against on Thursday, 2nd June, 1932.
By Order,
and the
promoters, directors, and anditors of the company. The action, how ever, failed as against certain of the defendants, the others being Secretary.ordered to pay various aums in
one case £267,000.
S. A. SLEAP,
Act.
NOTICE.
Mr. Henry Chon has no further connection with this Company
after this date. (Signed) For Henry's Auto Servier
C. IL HOARE.
Proprietor.
PEAK TRAMWAYS CO., LTD.
Notice is hereby given that the Annual Ordinary General Meeting of Shareholders will be held at the Hong Kong Hotel. Hongkong. on Saturday, the 4th June, 1932. at 11.39 a.m. for the purpose of receiving the Report of the Direc torn together with a Statement of Accounts for the year ended 30th April, 1982.
The action, which was brought hy Combined Pulp and Paper Mills,
to
and
Ltd., of St. Mary Axe, EC., was one in which the company Bacd promoters, directors, and auditora of the company claiming damages
defraud for conspiracy breach of duty.
The company also asked for the return of dividends sald to have been paid out of capital.
Alberti The defendants Martin Oppenheimer, solicitar; Sir Walter Townley, Adolphe Goldsmith, Sir Henry Penson, Bruno Philipp, Messrs. Oscar Berry Froude and Eugen Spier. They denied the allegations.
were:
Philipp, a banker, who lives at Berlin, did not appent.
-
The art treasures included
nic-
femous group of statuary, one of Chantrey's masterpieces, a moral to the daughter of Col. and Mrs. Johnes, of Hafod, who died in 1811.
This originally cost £10,000 and has been valued at £60,000.
A Sixteenth Century Flemish from stained-glass window, said to ba unique, and a holy oil urn Greece dating from 1300 B.C., were destroyed.
Dozens of people who tried to gain admittance to the theatre to hear the address were disappointed, and had to be turned away. Mr. Laurence Cowen presided.
had The reason why scientists never come across the soul-body, and Mrs. Morris in her trance ser- mon, was "because that body was made of a substance which is beyond the physcial substance of a physical world.
An invention will be brought about that will bridge the gulf be- tween the physical world and the spiritual world. Ero this year or your time in past, you will And there will be brought again into roof your midst such powers that will and prove beyond a shadow of doubt the this truth of the existence
soul-body."
The fire was first noticed shortly after eight o'clock, and by the time the fire brigade arrived the of the church had collapsed they were able to save only tower.
of a
Mrs. Morris, who was dressed in a pale mauve dress of ankle-length,
a platform decorated | spoke from with pink tulips. The stage back- cloth was of mauve hangings. Other points in the sermon, which was preceded by an organ recital, were:
black
This physical world has its coun- terport manifested in another state. Even the tree has a soul, and the flowers of the field their conscious-.
"I went to the church at 7.45," the Vicar said, "and, noticing some baze inside the building, remarked to the caretaker, Mr. Hughes, that there was smoke. He said that he thought it was due to soot in the flues because the church had not been heated during the winter.
"About eight o'clock," he said. The Summing-up, ·
"everything seemed in order and Com- Mr. Justice MacKinnon,
I proceeded with the early
the ming-up, referred to the speech of munion service, but towards man of the Combined company, to worse. When Mr. Hughes left the shareholders in December, altar rail he went into the vestry 1929, telling them of the proft and found that smoke was coming
also At times the drunkari tried Mr. Justice from under the slates. We days that had been made.
MacKinnon said that Sir Walter heard a noise like flames crackling haunt the old places, but only for a time did his mind atrive for its de- He was finally brought to Townley's account of it was that in the roof above our heads. the speech was written out by come¬! one else and he was told by some of the principal shareholders that he was to deliver it.
The drunkard had his place in that other world, besides the man carnal life. free from the vices of
450
The Transfer Books of the Com- Sir Walter Townley, the then chair- end the smoke seemed to be getting nes6. space (partitioned In halves)
Buildings, int Floor. pany will be cloned from Monday, Apply Goddard & Douglas, Alexandra 30th day of May, to Saturday, the
ith day of June, 1932, both inclusive.
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Royal Typewriters.
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Monroe Calculators (Electric & Hand Models).
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to
"My son immediately saddled hinaires.
those horse and rode to Devil's Bridge, the realisation that there was no five miles away, and telephoned to satisfnetiam to his soul in Aberystwyth for the fire brigade.
destreg.
converted
And Now This.' In the meantime," said the the beauty spots of North Wales. Com- The estate was bought by Colonel Vienr, "we carried out the munion plate, the altar vessels, Johnes in 1783, and he
* well-wooded countryside. and candlesticks, the church regis-it from an almost treeleza ters which date back to 1773, and into such articles as we were able to Many of the trees which he planted
By this were felled during the war. save without assistance.
wuste
That Incident, added the Jutge, showed a somewhat curious concep- tion of the duties of a director.
The position of Mr. Fronde, the liter of the company, was dif- ferent from that of the directura, and the evidence regarding then was not necessary evidence against
time, however, the fire seemed to Colonel Johnes also built a house him,
The jury had to consider, said be spreading, and we could actually which he made the despository of a number of art and literary Mr. Justice Mackinnon, whether see the flames in the roof.”
The Vicar described how he treasures. With its valuable con- the plaintiff company had proved that the defendants or any of them made a final effort to save certain tents, it was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt from designs by Nash, had fraudelently or by wilful mis-articles belonging to the altar.
and the new house also became a conduct put forward the balance- sheet showing a profit of £201,000
storehouse of priceless antiquities.
When the Colonel's only daughter whereby the shareholders were in
With tears in his eyes the care-died in 1811, Sir. Francis Chantrey, duced to pass the resolution for the
taker said, "I have been at the the sculptor, was commissioned to payment of £92,400 in dividend.
church for 45 years, and during all execute a marble monurnent repre- that time have never had any-senting the, parents at her death- Was thing go wrong, and now this has bed. This piece of statuary
placed in the church, and is now, happened."
Hafod Church is situated in the it is feared, damaged beyond hope midst of the Hafod Estate, one of of repair.
"Villain of The Piece." "Everybody agrees," said Mr. Justice Mackinnon, "that Philipp is the villain of the piece, and that he has had all this money and made Away with It.
Fay I
"He has no turned up to anything in his defence, and should think you would not have very much difficulty about the verdict you ought to give regard- ing him.
"Sir Patrick Hastings, apparent- ly, in content to suggest that you should find against him for £267,- 000, and I daresay you will be satisfied that he is not asking for too much.
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After an absence of four and a half hours the jury returned verdict for the plaintiff company against each of the defendants except Sir Henry Punson and Messrs. Oscar Berry, Froude and Company.
They awarded £92,400 damage jointly and severally against the defendants Oppenheimer, Sir Wal- ter Townley, Goldsmith, and Spler, £267,000 against Philipp, and £24.- 1000 against Froule.
The jury returned a verdict in favour of Sir Henry Penson.
Sir Patrick Hastings asked if the verdict for the company was upon the grounds of both fraut and wilful default,
Mr. Justice MacKinnon-The Jury asked me whether they ought to specify fraud or wilful default. I tuld them that in my view it did not matter.
Judgment was entered for the plaintiff company in accordance with the jury verdiet and in favour of Sir Henry Pengon with
costs in each case.
Stay of Execution
A stay of execution was naked for on behalf of Sir Walter Town- ley and Oppenheimer, Guldsmith, Froude, and Spier.
The Judge said that there would be an unconditional stay for a fortnight, and if within that time £500 was paid into Court and notice of appeal given there would be n further atay until the hearing of the appeal.
Sir Patrick Instings submitted that judgment should also be en- tereil against Mesars, Oscar Borry, Froud and Company. He said the only evidence against them was the evidence of the net of partner and that made the firm linble.
one
Mr. Justice MacKhunon said he would not enter judgment against the firm at present, and the matter could be argued at aome other timo.
"I carried them outside as far as I could, and was overcome, in the attempt." he said.
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