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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1933.
ANNUAL MEETING
FRAUDULENT TRANSFER OF REPORT OF PRESIDENT OF
GOODS ALLEGED
ST. GEORGE SOCIETY-
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of the.
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The annual meeting of the In Bankruptcy Jurisdiction, before
Echoing one of the country's most His Honour. Mr. Justice Wood, yes Society of St. George in Hongkong, sensational murder trials, which terday, the Ying Fat Loong firm and which was held in the Board Room splashed lurid headliness across the
Tal Woh firm were adjudged guilty of fraudulent transfer of of the Hongkong Jockey Club yes-country's newspapers for months, The Steamship,
"RENMACDHUI" goods after the Tai Wah firm had terday afternoon, proved one of the John Barrymore came to the screen shortest on record, less than twenty RKO Radio Pictures State's At- Central Theatre yesterday in been declared bankrupt.
Consignees of Cargo are hereby The
nction was
taken by the minutes suficing to dispose of the toracy", a vivid drams, of courtroom informed that all Goods are being Omelal Receiver to ascertain whether business.
battles and
politics. That trial, with landed at their risk into the hazardous the alleged transfer of certain goods
Addresing member present, Mr. Barrymore playing the brilliant and/or extra hazardous Godowns of formerly on the premises of the Tai Wnh army and alleged to have been H. B. L. Dowbiggin, O.B.E., the prosecuter and Mary Duncan taking The Hongkong and Kowloon Whart
provdes
& Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or the part of the lights of this from the wharies delivery may be purchased by the Ying Fat Loong retiring President, said: Arm for
for $18,127,67, was valid The General Funds show alone of the dramatic
balance of $4,054.42, which is All the tense suspenso of
Jatest Barrymore starring vehicle, obtained. fraudulent
No claims will be admitted after avim Mr. E. In outlining his case,
Godowns, is the Goods have left the balance on this account. Grants crowded into this court room with a number of affirmations and referred particularly to one by Ho and Donations amounting to $1,-sequence. Step by step, the battle ed after the 27th March, 1935, will
វ៉ន traced, to reach its emotional be subject to rent. Leung of the Compradores Associe- 853.58 have gain increased com-
of climax when Miss Duncan takes the
All claims
Ims against the steamer pared with a figure last year tion.
must be
be presented to the Undersign According to the defence, said Mr. $1.649:41. To meet expenditure on stand in a final desperate effort to
ed on or before the 10th April, 1933, Agassiz, the goods had been
will not be recognized. William (stage) Boyd, Jill Eamond, cast includes Helen Twelvetrees,
To comply in the other featured roles.
er
L.
Agassiz, the Official Receiver, dealt slightly less than the opening fght with 4 human life at stake 1 and all Goods remaining undeliver-
crow
pur this account it was found necessary save her neck from the noose. The or they will the General Bonded
chased on a Friday and transferred to transfer $715.99 from the Enter On Saturday afternoon. It was his tainment Fund. contention that the goods had never
It will be seen that this Fund been brought; that the firm "across the street was a bogus one and that is now exhausted by reason of the the goods were transferred between fact that in addition to the above and 6 am. on Sunday morn it had to bear expenditure of $904. 4.11.
64 in respect of the 1982 Ball, Mr. F. X. D'Almada for the de- which was cancalled; and also a loss fence denied that the transaction was of $543.09 incurred in connexion ficticious and said there was a book with the dance hold on St. George's in the posression of the Official Re-Day.
the ceiver showing payment of Official Receiver showing payment of the $18,000
br. Dealing with fact alone, Justice Wood found that the goods had been transferred early on the Sunday morning and that the goods
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I am pleased to state, however, her grandchildren to a shee
that about one third of the ex penditure for the 1932 ball was for stationery, badges etc., which it was possible to utilise for the ball held on Twelfth Night this year.
the
80 transferred comprised the entire You will doubtless be glad to head of the inimitable Miss
firm.
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All broken, chufed, and damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, here they will be examined on the 25th March, 1835, at 10 min., by Messrs. Goddard and Dougins.
No Fire Insurance has been effected. Bulls of Lading will be counter- signed by
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Old-Time Drama Buricaqued A scene from one of the good old western melodramas of silent screen days has been revived in all its glory to furnish a laugh for the new Mario Dressler-Polly Moran comedy, "Pros perity, which will be shown at the Queen's Theatre from Sunday. episode depicts Miss Dressler theatre and it is here that the old- me Western drama is shown prov- ing to be a riotous travesty when played on the
square" after the old In addition to
humour by the film itself, there are stock, and assels of the Tai Wah that we anticipate a profit on this the
Dressler in
in her attempts to keep the After points of law had been fully function of about $500, with which Dre Argued, Mr. Justice Wood gave judg. we propose to build up another youngsters quiet, and her annoyance
to her neighbours when she takes the having arrived (from Copenhagen, ment in favour of the Oficial Re-Entertainment Fund.
children out for water and other Hamburg, Rotterdam Antwerp and things. Most of the mother-in-law Genoa) consignees of cargo are hereby jokes you ever heard are brought to informed that all goods are being It is intensely gratifying to me
life in Prosperity," for in their landed
and/or extra hazardous to report that as a result of our newest comedy, Miss Dressler and the hazardous and at their risk inte appeal, which accompanied the Miss Moran play the roles of rival Godowns of the Hongkong and Kow notices to members of their dues mother-in-law who are constantly in toon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd.,
દ્વારા DISARMAMENT CONFERENCE for the current year, an amount of not water" as a result of their at- where delivery can be obtained as
scon as the goods are landed. $460 has already been collected to tempts to regulate the lives of their
No claims will be admitted after the married children, enacted by "Anita help us to meet our charitable Page and Norman Foster. Comic goods have left the godowns and all undelivered after the The Geneva Disarmament Com-calls; I should like to take this high lights of the picture include a 28th March 1993 at 4. p.m. will be BUTTERFIELD! & SWIRE. rmission has decided not to adjourn opportunity of thanking members screaming battle which breaks up the the Disarmament. Conference until for
generous support, formal wedding party of the be subject to rent.
forcing them to resort after Easter and has voted for the I hope that this special fund trothed pair, resumption of the discussions on the will obviate the necessity of any to a city hall ceremony, an episode in British plan to-morrow.
further transfers from the Enter which Miss Dressler takes over the tainment Fund to the general funds management of a grocery store and reveals ingenious methods of making of the Society.
customers buy, and various interludes which occur in the home of Miss Moran.
ceiver.
FIVE STAR FINAL Confe
TO BE RESUMED.
TO MEET TO-DAY
Geneva, Mar. 23.
Result of Appeal.
their
The smaller states are strongly Jopposed to the four major powers
proposal for an adjournment as Details of the Society's activities they have resented the interference during the past year have been of the Rome conversations with the given in the report attached to the BO that Conference's work.-Renter's Spe-statement of accounts, cial.
anything that I might say regard- ing them would be so much repeti-
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All broken, chafed and damaged goods are to be left in the Godown, where they will be examined by Messrs. Anderson and Ashe on the 27th March 1989 at 10 am.
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The Steamship.
"A Farewell to Arms" "A Farewell to Arms," with Helen Hayes, Gary Cooper and Adolphe Menjou in the leading roles, closes its Here, I would like to express my
local run at the King's Theatre to-
The Alm day.
is a personal thanks to Mr. Bulmer Ernest Hemingway's famous novel of picturisation of Johnson for his work as Vice-Pres the game name, and was made by dent during my absence in England, Frank Borzage and Benjamin Glozer and to those members of the Society the two men who were responsible for who worked so hard to make the another widely heralded love story of Ball on Twelfth Night the success the war. "Seventh Heaven". Like
"SL-KIANG" it was a success duc in no small that earlier film, it tells the story of
Arrived Hongkong on Thursday, measure to the cordial co-operation a man and woman who loved greatly
the 23rd March, 1933, of the Peninsula Hotel Staff, headed against the, background of war,
From DUNKIRK, ANTWERP, by Mr. Piovanelli, and above all to
"Horse Feathers"
LONDON &c. vin SHANGHAI, Mr. A. Somerfelt, who represented
Groucho Marx, recently elected Consignees of Cargo by the nove Messrs. Linstead and Devis. our president of the West End Asthma named steamer are hereby informed Secretaries and Treasurers. A and Riding Club, Hollywood's "gag that their goods with the exception more efficient and courteous off-association". for humorists, has
ofs Opium, Treasure and Valunile eial it would be 'difficult to find, and elevated other members to are being landed and placed at their the Society is fortunate indeed. in positions as vice-presidents. "The risk in the Godowns of the Hongkong having his services at its disposal.
move is made", he explained, "be- Kowloon Wharf & Godown Ca. L., I should also like to express our
cause we may decide to turn the chib Kowloon, whence delivery can be special thanks to Mr. S. Jarvis for into a bank, and then we will be fully obtained as the goods are landed.
organized for such a
Goods not cleared within 7 days change." It auditing the accounts under re- WILB
of arrival,
will be Horse including date of
Norman by
subject to rent. directed
All clains must be sent to undersigned before the Friday, the 31st March, 1993, or they will not be recognized.
all
view, and to Mr. Dale for the work during the filming
New Committee.
ม.
he did in connexion with the dia- McLeod, latest of the series of tribution of our charitable funds, motion pictures made by the mad all cases were subjected to a sear- merry four Marx Brothers which ching enquiry by Mr. Dale,
comes to the King's Theatre again next week, that Groucho was elected to the presidency. The office entitles him to nothing but grief, other mem- Upon the adoption of the Report Lers claim. Their organization, they and Balance Sheet, which was assert, is the parent of the Bombay formally moved by the President, Cycle Society of America, with which the election of Committee-men for is listed the American Chiru the year 1933-34 was announced as Feelers Guild and the Dry Fly Fish- follows:
ing Expedition.
President Mr. C. Bulmer John- son, Vice-President, Sir William
Hornell, C. I. E., Committee-Mr. deed for the sporting help and
(Applause).
the
Damaged Packages must be left in the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the. Company's Sur- veyor Messrs:-Coddura & Douglas
10.00 a.m. on Monday, the 27th March, 1933. Consignees must have a Revenue Omeer in attendance, when any damaged dutiable examined by the Co.'s Surveyors.
No claims will be admitted after the goods have left the Godowns.
No Fire Insurance will be effected:
R. ONL
Agent. Hongkong, 22nd March, 1933,
L. C. F. Bellamy, Mr. J. Bentley, friendship they had shown him by us in any case whatever. Mr. P. S. Cassidy, Mr. W. Aduring his term of Presidency. Cornell, Mr. E. G. Dale, Mr. V. M. Grayburn, Mr. R. E. H. Oliver, Mr. T. H. King, Mr. V. C. Labrum, Mr. A. B. Raworth, Mr. F..J. Shervell, the Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn.
Before retiring from the Chair in favour of Mr. C. Bulmer John- son, Mr. Dowbiggin said that it had been an honour to be the Presi dent of the Society, and he desired to thank members very much in
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Discussion thereupon took placé regarding the venue of the next Twelfth Night, Ball, and it was usually arranged on that date were decided on the volces to hold the left in the hands of the Committee. celebration on Friday, January 5, At the conclusion of the meeting, 1934, on the lines of past functions.the President, Mr. Bulmer Johnson, It was decided also to lay a wreath moved a vote of thanks to the re- on the Cenotaph on St. George's tiring President for the excellent Day, April 23, and details regarding work he had done on behalf of the the function for sailors and soldiers | Society during the past year,
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