BANKRUPTCY COURT
RECEIVING ORDERS
MADE
On the application of Mr. F. X. D'Almadn, representing Fund Book, petitioning ernditor, A receiving ordor was made against Cheuk Ming-shan alias Cheuk Taoi, trading in the style or Arm named Tim Wo Cheong-kee, other- wise known as A. Young and. Co., of 18, Queen Victoria Street, int the Supreme Court this morning by the Chief Justice (Sir Joseph Kemp) sitting in Bankruptcy jurisdiction.
Mr. D'Almada stated that the hearing petition had been ad- journed from a previous Court and Rince that time n valuation eport had been made from which it appeared that with regard to
house property in Wanchai Queen's Road, that the assessed value was placed under the value of the mortgage. There would be no avaliable nasets in respect of that property. In respect of two other houses, there was about $5,000. That, with good debts and atock-in-trade, would bring the total assets to about $14.000. The Habilities were estimated at $90,000. Two creditore, whose
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1933.
The best of the tramping feet of modern Japan's invading army may a con reverberate against the crumbling walls of the Potola, ancient tem.
ple of the Münchui, in Jenol, seen in above picture.
claims amounted to about $30,000. WORLD MUST EAT
had released those claims.
Mr. E. L Agassiz, Omein! Receiver, said he had seen the valuation report and as far as
MORE
he could ascertain the assets may IF AGRICULTURE IS
reallon $11.000. There would be nome difculty in disposing of the! equities on the properties. Ho was prepared to accept the aanets at $9,000.
A receiving order was also made
TO PROSPER
What's wrong with agriculture, on which, it is estimated. 1,301,- 000,000 of the 2,013,000,000 people in the world are dependent?
Major Elliot, the Minister of
RIFLE SHOOTING.
Two More Victories for Hongkong Club Team.
POLICE TWICE BEATEN.
The Hongkong Rifle Club put two more wins to their credit when they succeeded in beating the Hongkong Volunteers and the Police Emergency.
son again made a fine score. Kowloon Tong Range, C.F.S. Hlimp-
Conditions throughout the
against the Asiatic Knitting Co-Agriculture, is among the experts Unit, in a three cornered contest at
8. Mercer Street, on the applica- tion of Mr. F. X. D'Almada, who stated that at a previous hearing an adjournment was granted for the production of a proper seal of the Company.
who attempt to give an answer to this problem in a report, of a study group of members of the Royal Institute of International Affairs. Lord Aster was chairman of the group.
drilling
Machinery, from coal
The petition for a receiving order against Tak Loong was disparatus to the electric cleaner In the home, is held partly re- missed.
sponsible for the slacking-off in the demand for farm produce. Says Major Elliot:
FIRE AT LADY CUNARD'S HOUSE
CEILINGS GIVE WAY
London, Jan. 18.
were fairly good. 'Scores.
Hongkong Rice Cipk
ZOV
C.P.8. Almpson
ILH. Wordman R. Starling *J. Forbes...
H.C. Watson *J.C.M. Grentan
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400
JUS,
33
10 32
30 28
80
26 30
26 27 21
28
25
18
167
104 101
*10% Allowance for open alglīta.
Grand total
Hongkong Votunivers.
Halter
ques
...... 20
51
25
2.
22
"A housemaid uses an electric vacuum-cleaner instead of sweep. ing; a ploughman aits on a tractor Rent Instead of walking a furrow; motor- A Asherman starts up a boat engine instead of getting out his oars. These men and women *ILY. Westlake will eat just that much less starch)
Fire which broke out on the top and fat (bread and butter)."
floor of the home of Lady Cunard in Grosvenor-aqitare, W. last night, destroyed three staff bed- rooms and badly damaged Lady Cunard's and the library, with its valuable collection of books.
Lady Cunard is away in South of France,
the
Twenty fire engines were on the Beene within a few minutes and firemen rushed hoses to the blaz- ing upper atorey through the
wido hall.
Although the fre was under control in under half an hour, the flamos had sprend downward through one floor. The ceilings of Lady Cunard's bedroom and the library collapsed.
Valuable Booke
A member of the household told
the News-Chronicle: "We
"
Independence Impossible.
A.W. Balter *F.6.W. Smith 21.7. "Daleros
20
20
142 188
*100% Allowance for open zichte.
*Field
Grand totat
Police Emergency Unit
agri- Firicher
•A.J Naples Morraz Dowdell
Sir Thomas Middleton states; "The combined effects ( culture) of enforced idleness in some and of poverty in many more, by reducing physical needs and purchasing power, must very great.
The
report expresses
109
shoot
ST. JOSEPH'S LOSE
Rough and Tumble Sort
of Football
RADIO BROADCAST
INSTITUTE
Frayed tempers and doubtful RELAY FROM HELENA MAY tactics spoilt St. Joseph's Foot- ball match with the San Beda A.C., played in Manila on Sun- day, when the San Beda, cham--8 pm, European programme. pion team of the Philippine Is- lands, won by three goals to
onc.
Tudangca the Bedan's centre half was sent off the field shortly after the start of the second half,
From Z. B. W., un wave length of 365 metres (845 kc/c.).
5-5.30 p.m. Orchestral.
A Midsummer Night's Dream-- Overture (Mendelssohn) Sir Henry Wood conducting the New Queen's Ifall Orchestra
9559/9560 Ma Mere L'Oye (Mother Goone) (Ravel) .... Walter Damrosch con. a. Total and throughout the game it was a ducting the New York Symphony 9617/9518 case of "play the man, rather than Orchestra
Fauns the ball."
Entrance of the Little The Hongkong team opened (Pierne)..Walter Damroach conduc- New York Symphony well, B. Gosano netting from nting the Orchestra penalty in the first five minutes,
5.30-0.30 p.m. but Dedan's deservedly equalised,
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BRENGE
"L. D
be
the
110
107
155
*10% Allowance for open aluhta.
Grand total
39.2
opinion that while a readiness to spend money on developing Bri- tain's agricultural
resources
might enable Britain to meet her requirements to a much greater extent than is the case to-day,
damage. severe
escaped. No estimate of
dainage can be made until
"her resourcos will not in any measurable time, on the present population basis, permit her to seek independence of outside supplies."
COLISEUM CHANGES
0518
A relay of the Concert of German Although Marques was at fault in Vocal and Instrumental Music or- fumbling a fast shot. It allowed ranged by Mrs. R. Sanger, from the Tronqued to rush in and beat him. Helena May Institute, by courtesy of
terms, Mrs. R. Sanger and the Committee. Changing over on level
6.307.10 p.m.
-Light Opera and the Saints were early on the de-
Bells ....Jack lost a player the Bedan's enjoyed Payne and Hin B.B.C. Dance Orches
DB735 most of the game. Azaula obtain
fence and despite the fact that theyMusical Comedy. Selcetlon-Bow
tra
ed the winners' second goal follow- Vocal Gems-The Geisha .. .Columbia ing a fast movement up field, and Light-Opera Company just before the close, Costa, the Rand-The Desert Song-Selection Saints' centerhalf conceded A ....Debroy Somers Band
penalty from which Miranda net- Vocal Genis-A Country Girl
ted,
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Jat Regiment Holds Its Annual Meet.
"C" COY. CHAMPIONS.
DX256
1200
DX74
Debroy
Columbin Light Opera Company
Selection-Cavalcade
Somers Band
7.107.47 p.m. Variety.
DX305
7.15 p.m. (Closing Local Stock
Quotations, Selected London and New York Stock Quotations, etc.)
Humorous Dact-All of a Sudden ....Chilek Ender and Charlie Farrell DB922 Plano Salo-Now That You're Gone ..Carroll Gibbons and Hi Boy Friends
DBB05 Vocal Duel-Moon....Layton and DB985 Johnstone
Violin Solo-The Phantom Melody 0863 ..Albert Sandler Vocal Duct-We Just Couldn't Say
Farrell
DB022
TO BECOME CINEMA THEATRE NEXT MONTH
The Kowloon Cricket Club ground London, Feb. 15. yesterday was a blaze of colour, the i The Coliseum variety theatre is occasion being the annual sports to become a cinema house on March meet to Jat Regiment. The Goodbye Chick Endorong green blazers and white headgear of change, Sir 6. Announcing tho
the Indian regiment contrasted Piano Bolo-Con't we Talk it over Oswald Stoll says that taxation is sharply with the background, and Carroll Gibbons and killing individualised entertainment lent a picturesque effect
wera Many distinguished visitors and the vocation of the actor.
His Boy DBSAG Vacal Duet-Keep Your Last Good
Friends
DB985
9863
Failure of Quotas. Othor points in the reports are: do Climatic and other natural con- not know how the fire occurred.ditions in the British Isles favour Hundreds of artists, musicians present among the large gathering, night for me....Layton and John- The books in the library, which animal husbandry rather than and stage workers will be unem- among them being Major-Gen. and stone
Aties Violin Solo-Algerian Scene Included valuable collection, grain-growing.
ployed when the Coliseum sacrifices Mr. Barrett, Col. Boyd, and bave suffered
None of the protective measuresita wonderful stage to the screen. Jean Boyd, and Mrs. Nesworthy, Col. Albert Sandler
6.47-8 p.m. A Recorded Playlet. and Mrs. Myles, Lt-Col. and Mrs. The pictures appear to have adopted by the various European! Reuter.
Marsden, L.-Col. and Mrs. Raikes, Marin Marten or the Murder in the
Barn Lt. Col. Thom, Lt-Col. Boyes, Col. Red the States, including the quota sys-
....Tod Slaughter and MR011/MR612 totem, "has effected any substantial
and Mro. Dird and Mina Bird, Cmdr. Company,
8 p.m. Local Time and Weather sent improvement in the position of the disease.
T. M. Smith, Cmdr. and Mrs. Wright, agriculture in general."
Or the modern world it is true Dent and Lady Furnival, Hon. Mr.
Cmdr. and Lady Mary Barton, Mr. Report.
8.3-9.15 p.m. Chinese Studió Con- The rescue of agriculture from to say that it is becoming in- Wolfe, Inspector General of Police, cert. its present plight depends pri-Į creasingly difficult for one State Mr. Potia, LL-Col. V. L. Hailes, 9.16-9.45 p.m. marlly on a steady increase of to harm the interests.of another M.C., Odleer Commanding the Jats, demand for ita products--1.e, on without Injuring its own economy. and several officers in the a continuous rise in the standard) Only large-scale action, in which Army. of living.
all the most important nations will Restrictive measures cannot re- collaborate, can hope to overcome move the fundamental causes of world-wide difcult ties.
A message in being
morrow. to Lady Cunard."
As thoir aleeping quarters have been destroyed a number of the servants of the house were sent to an hotel for the night.
When the Gre wan discovered several of the staff rushed out of the house, one of them carrying a small dog and another rescuing # kitten.
MOTOR MISHAP
ist
of the A Relay of the Band British Batn. South Wales Borderers, from the Officer's Mess, Murray Barracks, The mealing was an outstanding by courtesy of the Officer Command-
pre-ing. success, and keen competition valled. "B" Company, which won 9.45-11 pm. Chinese Stadio Con- the champlonahip cup for the last cert.
the two years, camo second with
11 p.m. Rugby Mid-day Press "C" Company Brat with 44 painte. News. DAY BY DAY NEWS IN BRIEF
The spectators race was won by Lt...11.05 p.m...Close Down.
All records in the above European HE WHO COMES OUT OF THE TOWN For the possession of 18 ten-cent and Mrs. Wobb, RA.
At the conclusion of the meet, Mrs. programmes are kindly supplied by HALL 18 GENERALLY WISER THAN Coins proved to be counterfeit,
The Studio programme between WHEN IN ENTERED.-German pro-Chinese, described as a taller, was Henry, wife of Majer J. R. A. Henry, Mrs. Anderson Music Co.
sentenced to three months hard in-at Regiment, diatributed the prizes. verb.
bour at the Central Magistracy tha The Pipe band of the Jat Regiment 6.30 and 7.16 p.m. may, on any day, be
was in attendance.
roplaced by a relay from England, if morning.
Results.
reception of the latter happens to be 100 yards relay--C. Coy, A Coy good.
A Coy: 440 A police party in the early hours High Jump-B Coy, of this morning raided prominca sus vards relay,-C Coy: A Coy: Putting Dockyard Recreation Club pocted of being used as a aly brothel the shot-C Cov, HQ. Wing: Pole Dance is to take place at Crawford's Restaurant,
Lane, on the first floor of 20, Leo Tung Jump Coy, Machine Gun Coy!! Coy, B Coy! to-morrow, Strcot, in the Wenchal district. The 220 yards relay--C Friday.
visit was a complete surprise, and in Throwing the Discus-B Coy, H.Q. the ensuing stampede, two Chinese, Wing: Miles race Machine Gun Rain Causes Postponement Near the junction of Water
"Thompson."You have failed to a man and a woman, leaped from a Coy, C Coy: Long Jump-B Coy, Race B Coy Street, an axed Chinese got into comply with the rule which requires window into a back area, and were 11. Wing; Medley
Gun the way of the machine and was correspondents to forward their name injured. A number of
Europeans C Coy: Tug-of-war--Machine knocked down, although the driver and address, not necessarily, for were on the premises. An official Coy, Coy: 880 yards relay.A Coy, made an attempt to avoid him..
publication.
police report, statos that Chung Mul, C Coy; Hurdles rolay-B Coy, Ma- aged 86, principal tenant of the Gun The death took place in London injured the ten od for, and th. Cos: Old Soldiers Racom Coy, rain, the rugby match between the
AGED CHINESE SENT TO HOSPITAL
A car driven by Mr. Stevens, of Victoria Gaol, waa- concerned in an accident in Queen's Road West, yesterday.
The victim, who gave his name
Six cases of small-pox and one cane of meningitis were reported to the local health authorities on Tuesday.
The
SHANGHAI RUGBY
of Borderers' Match.
Shanghai, Feb. 1. Owing to the continuous hozvy
to-day
as Loung Yuk and his ago.as.72,
on February 18th, of Mr. Robert Lam Tak, also aged 30, an unemployed B Coy: Open Medley relay-Lin United States Marines was called off was taken to the Government Civil Hunter Hill, a Governing Director man, injured in the leg, through a colns, 20th Battery
Championship Coy, B. Cov The Borderers will miny the United Hospital with infuries to his left of Messrs. Bradley & Co., and a fall when they jumped from a kitchen
window.
Coy, Machine Gun Cor, H. Q. Wing Services on FridayReuters Special.. foot and forehead.
former resident of the Colony..
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