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Peter,

Nestle

and

Kohler

OHCCOLATES

OUTAINAM AT ALL STOREN,

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The China Mail

No. 15.706.

WATSON'S

誠二月九年三一百名于一类

PURE CARBOLIC

M. DEPERDUSSIN'S ARREST.

Silk Broker and Leroplane

Manufacturer.

▲ MILLION AND A HALF INVOLVED.

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Net since the Humbert frauds has Paris had such a financial sonention ax that pansed by the arrest of M.Armand Deper.

duseio, who fut several years, past, is alleged, han boon Neing in the full glare of Paris Life on the proceeds of fraud, writes the Paris correspondent of "The Times."

Born in Liège M. Deperdussin found.na remanerativo outlet for his energy in his Bacice country, and many years ago he came to sook his fortune in France, He began in a modest way as a silk broker, and through the many friends ha mada soon built up a highly profitable business with the financial assistance of the Comp "toir Industriel'st Colonial and the Siegfried

group of financiers connected with it.

AD

Some two years ago M. Doperdussin, who was keenly interested in eviation, made the nacquaintance of 11. Becherenu, the well- known aviation engineer, and almost im. mediately afterwards he started aeroplane factory at Grenelle, a sabiria og Paris. Sapuching BIM. Védrines, Pré- vost, Vidart, and many other prominent sirmen to his assistance, he succeeded by bis tremendous business and social activity in making the Depordusain seropìnne one of the best kaawa machines on the market. He then acquired the aerodromsen at Etampce, Villacoublay, and Rheims, which Are dacă a training contres for military airmen. Nos content with these enter- priscs, he started factories at Havre and Javier for the construction of motor-hönta and waterplants. Side by side with the deve lopment of his business be incressed his social activity and lived on a somewhat grand scale. He was financially interested

in the Capucinea, Renaissance, and Mariguy

Theatres.

He entertained lavishly both in Parin and in the provincos, where he owned three M. Deportuairi is a country houses. member of the Aero Club and the Automo- bile Club, and was elected a member of the Council of the Aero Club at the beginning of this year. Ho gave money very generous ly for the scopragement of air races, and recently undertook to pay all the expenses of the forthcoming race in France for the Gordon Bennett Aviation cap. Eo was also founder ofarargical pursing home in Paris, and in spite of all these claims upon his time he succeeded in spending considerable sume an pleasure.

TRE, ALLEGED-FBAUDU. The Comptoir Industriel alleges that M. Ieperdown has only been able to maintain "thik' · multi'arious activity by means of money faudulently borrowed from them in conser on with his business as a wille broker. Dwing to his relations with alk imperters ho was able to buy for cash on adpantageus terras and sell silk on six months clodit to the Louvre, Bon Marché, and similar large vatablishmente. On the production of an order for silk from ope of these big houses the' Uumpton Industriel advanced the aums necessary to finance M. Deperduada in his translations. The goods ware always delivered to M. Deperdussin, win only received his financial accom modation on the production of the buyer's receipt for the silk. The business, which had small "beginnings, developed very rapidly, and sona the Comptoir Intastriel bad to create a special department for its silk teade. which at times reached the valas of £8-0,00) is one quarterl

Whoo the bakfound, that their trans- actions with M. Deperdusain amounted to un le than £2,000,000 in cre month they became turmed and instituted inquiries M. Depertussin's method of procedure was,-it is alleged,

follows :— Ho would "produce an order for £20,000 worth of silk and undertake to raphy capital and interest at the oud of siz months as usaal. Shortly afterwards he would approach the bank with another and larger order, said with the money advanced on that he would repay the capital

and Interest of his previous transactions. Both urders from the" abopia and their re ceipts for the goods were, its lieged,

BUSINESS NOTICES,

LISHED

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HONGKONG, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, 1918.

PETER'S, NESTLE'S & KOHLER'S CHOCOLATES.

Competition No 6. (August)

WE

Prize Announcement.

VE have plaastro in announcing result of the COUPLET COMPETI

TIDNA advertised during suguet:-,

in ur

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FIRST ATTEMPT"

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'CHIRIPA

AMOR

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NOTE ADDRESS...

ICE HOUSE HONGKONG.

Y. REICHMANN Proprietor

PARLIAMENT

BLEND

det legatom the Costa Commission agents THE GRAND CARLTON HOTEL

result of this

Comptoir

declares that 3, Deparda-ain has obtained

over a million sterling from it, and it le

believed that other financial institutions

may ara un iran involved to the excook

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of about half a million sterling The HONGKONG, CANTON, FIRST CLASS IN EVERY RESPECT CONVENIENELY SITUATED,

amount of the assets not known, but it is

-balleral, to be about £60,000

M Deper, who appears to have. bgen, under the agon Chit he had persuaded the Comptoir industriel et Dalea to prusicute his, is in a state

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