1918-03-07 — Page 8

A LAWYER'S BANKRUPTCY Then he must have put the monry

(Conclaved from page 5.) His Cardship: What was the guarantee for?—I do not remember. The agree ment does not say what it was for.

But it was your agreement; you drafted , no doubt No. I was brought so ze ready druftent.

I can tell yng what the guarantee was for. But I should like to know what you Think it, was for That he would stay there and-net run away.

Was it not guarantee for his good behaviour? And no part of that money was paid back 2-No, -

Ei Lordship So you went off with aut paying him any of this! That is very unsatisfactory for the of our profession, you know!

The debtor: Everybody kúew about it. His Lordship: It does not make is any better, does it, that everybody knew that you were bilking your clerk? Are you till on the mll here 3-Yes, my lord.

The debtor nude some reference to the Law Society, and Mr. Talpy naked: To pub is bluntly, is is not a fact that the Law Society did not wish that you should stay in Hongkong?

The debtor mplied that he did not know about that,

TBK INM OF NA PAX TO..

Answering further questions by Mr. Valpy, the debtor said thas bê could unt remember if the name of Chung Yik Hung's predecessor was Cheung Hing Tessa, but he also gave the debtor money-about #1,000—which he had not paid back.

Was not that by way of security - That word curret in the agreement.

His Lordship: To my mind it is not

away. What did he do with it all 1-1 | only bad a small portion of it.

Ma Pak To says that he has advanced $5,000 or 88,000 for office expenses. Is that correct-I suppose he must have: done.

His lordahip: I cannot think what you pad it for. How many rooms had you 1-Two.

His lordship: What had you theref Top would want only the ordinary-law- yer's furniture few hundred dollars worth-End your brains. You did not want anything more than that.

Mr. Valpy: Ma Pak To says that this $5,000 or $8,000 has been borrowed from time to time, and he also paid the rent of the office.-That is, not quite correct.

Is it partially correct, that you borrowed money from him from time to time I used to ask him for money when I wanted ik

Bis lordship: You seem to me to be' in a sort of vicious circle. Ma Pak To says that he is bankrupt because you did not pay him, sud you say, that you are bankrupt because he did not pay you. Between the two of you, the money seems to have disappeared. It must haye been spent on something or some- body.

The debtor stated that he lived at the Hongkong Hotel, which cost him sa much as $200 month.

He did not gamble or speculate. Bis Clab bill came to $20 or $25 or $30 a month. The rent of the offices was $110 a month–38) for fone room and $50 for the other. Nalaries and wages came to $309 or $400,

His lordship: Bat you did not pay them. The men left because you did not pay them.

who did not advance you money Yes. Mr. Valpy: Did you pay the people

REAL CLERKS AND DUMMIES.

His lordship: Why should yon pay the people who did not advance you money and not those who did give you advances

Mr. Valpy: They were people of real

much what was the actual wording asabihty. I suppose. pchat was the fatention,.

The to: The intention certainly was a loud, not by way of trust. The money was wanted in the offer for

Mr. Valpy : Chung Yik Hong took over: both with gas to the services and the deposit of his predecessor and paid further $2000, making up the $1,7002— Ift.

Do you know that he had to borrow 500 of the money from the outgoing <lerk?-1 and remember,

And do you know that he agreed to pay the outgoing clerk $3), a ninth terest-I do not reenfleet that,

Which is 48 per cent, interest. Ent that is a side ise. Did you know that the clerk's people were poor people, who were very hard premed to find that

Exey No.

i

His lordship: The men who were pail were the real clerks, pot the dummies

The debtor: I did not know who were paid or who were not paid,

Fart of his hotel bill, said the debtor, was paid by a friend.

His lordship: That is no credit to you. The dettor added that he hired a piano at $15 a month, of which he had paid some. He owed a good deal but that included music'as well. The $174 which he owed to Wing Hing & Co. was for clothes and things Tak Cheong were also his tailors. He owed 8940 for the rent of Iris office. He had the office from May 1914 to August 1916. For some time he was getting work to do, in the police spurt and so on. The clerka and compradores began to advance money at the end of 1913, be Wher Ma Par To said that he could not be thought advance any more money, he know that the business was going downhill.

Mr. Valry: It really amounts to this, that for the last year you were in Hong. He was a young man, was he not-kong you were living on the money de- about 10 years old?—I do not know, posited by your clerks I must have never asked him his age."

buen-yes. There were small sums coming into the office.

In farther examination, the debtor at.

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of all kinds, especially for shipbuilding tributed several matters to his former vanced by your clerics say money best assorted stock in the Colony,

His lordship: Security, money ad- and engineering works. Largest and Alert Ma FüR To, upon which his Lord-advanced.

hip retnarked that Ma Pak To appeared

Money advanced as A guaranice.

to have been the procurer of the boys. That is rather a horrible condition of und debtor veerard, to have no more interfairs, is it not I did not consider

myself in the light of a trusten..

t in the than in signing agreements.

What did you consider yourself in the A borrower

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POOR FAMILY'S SACRIFICE.

le did not even fad ont anything about light of borrower. cie qualifications, nor did he even re-from your clerks 7-Yes. collect anything about their appearance. They were re dumnies for putting rp the cash for the debtor, which he did not repay. Ma Pak To was a mere jackal who entice the boys to put up the money, not, as the debtor said. by way of security, but as advances to hit, after which he left them in the. lorch. How amay of these boys were there, asked hi Lordship,

Mr.Valpy: Three or four.

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March 7d 124. 17m-No returns from Japan and Vladivostock. Pressure has decreased slightly over the Philippines and increased slightly to moderately elsewhere. An anticyclone is agaih. Central over N, China, and fresh monsoon will prevail along, the China Coast, and over the N. China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 hours ́ending at 10 s.m. tó-day, 0.00 inch. Tota! ince January 1st, 0.03 inch, against average of 3.33 inches..

Forecast for the 24 hours ending st noon on the 8th March

1.-Hongkong to Gap Rock: FE winds, tresh; fair.

2-Formoss Channel: The same is No. 1.

a--South, comes of Chips between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as No. 1.

<---Bouth coast of Chips between Hongkong, and Hsinan: The samA NA No. 1.

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knowledge, things were going downhill, Mr. Valpy When, to your own instead of getting men of experienceTANG TUK, DA, such as you needed to keep the business going at all, you employed a succession of very young people who had no ez- Hing told his District. Officer that he perience whatever. In fact, Chung Yik found that no experience was needed whatever. All that was required was a deposit of $1,700,

The debtor Ma Pak To must have told him that

Is it reasonable or proper that 8100 &

His larship Do I understand that 3t was a condition. before a clerk cb-month should be offered to a mere school

tined one of these favoured positions your office, that be advanced you cash for your office furniture and you etlice expenses 7-Yes.

Did you ever repay any of them

No.

A miserable clerk and a professional Lawyer and be lent you money! Sure ly it must have been as security for Hood behaviour. I could understand it as security for good behaviour, because he might be handling a considerable wans of money, but I cannos understand its & loan. If it was, it is most azing I cannot imagine any lawyer receiving loans from his clerk.

think so. boy without any experience!-Yes, I

Do you think that it was reasonable and proper to take 31,700 as security from him and then offer to pay him 10 per cent. interest-No, it would not have been proper if it was a trust.

you of being able to pay these later What real hope or expectation had" advances? it might have come in. the lottery.

His Lordship: You might have woN

essor of

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Mr. Valpy read an extract from a were very poor and had to strain every statement stating that the boy's familyth and 6th, applications for daty as With reference to Orders of March nerve to raise the money for the security, supervisors in connection with the sys "If that dose not strike you nor appesi tem-of searching of passengers, baggage His first compradore, stated the to you somewhere, Mr. Tozer, I am very by Chinese regular police and revenued debtor, was Chan Chan Ting, who sorry for you," he commented. deposited 83,500. He left after

officers will not be received after: Satur months because there was not much I have heard of it.

six The debtor: That is the first time day, March 9th." business. Next there was Fung Bon

SECTION PATEDLMES Tak, who advanced about 81, 00-for Proceeding, Mr.. Valpy said that that Instruction as to the doties geotrally office expenses. Then came Chong Yiks all, but he could not ask his lordship of Section Patrolment being issued in Hung. None of those amounts had been reasons as before still beld good, and Departmental Order No. 18(b) in D Over (per of

to close the examination. The same the form of a printed page to be inserted paid back. All those were fairly young moreover be was anticipating further Book

An. They left because there was not communication from the Official A supply bas heen sent to the enough money to pay their salaries.

His lordship cannot understand

what you were doing all this time.

The debtor stated that Ma Pak To sa supposed to pay the salaries.

Elia fordship: Yes, but he never had enough money to pay the salaries with. Do you aims to say that you did not know what was spent per month, or How your money was being spent 1-No Qught you not to hare seen, when you got these large sun of moneys how they were being expended 7-Yes, but: 1 trnated M Pat.To.

Mr. Vaipy: Apart from these men, You owe His Pak 16 $2,0007-Yes, so he nya I would put bira down at about that suc

4.

His lordship: I cannot think what you did with all this money. Hongkong is mot an expensive place, la ípi

ceiver of Hongkong

The examination was adjourned sine die.

HONGKONG TIDES.

The fide-table xvm below, has been compiled

st the National Almanso Otate n London from the rouls of the analysis of observations taken by means of utomatic tide-recording machine in the Vater Police Racin at Taim Sha Tsui Zero of the table corresponds with Inring the years 1979-9,"

Com-

pany mamanders, to whom application must be made for them by Flatoon and Section Commanders The latter will be held responsible for their ing to all

--TRU CREONS.

Tranchens are being issued at the Equipment Parades to all ranks not being previously, in possession of dame. Patrolmen on duty will after issue is completed, be required to produco truncheons when parading for duty.

club at 5.30 p.m. as follows

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221

On Yekobama

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THURSDAY, MARCH 7, 1918. SHARE REPORT.

MARCH 7TH, 1918.

-11.30 A.M.

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MARINE LUSTER-

Pantoda anemirness# 56(3320 b

Unions

Yangbrin

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50 $203 (ex-73) b.

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China F# B (153 Hongkong NING LE DU$350.

SHIPPINE

Donghae Steametros 156 077

Steamboatard) 15/917) L. Indo-Chinsa"

Last Dividend und data.

Final, of £9-3/ & bonus of £1 at Ex. 3//e 1217

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lainal of 8h and bonus of 810 / 1915 and Inenries of 30walit

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DOCKS WHARVES

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19 pa

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to

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Wind

AND GODOWNS.

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B.K. & Whsapos

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10 p.

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Tie, & for your ending

504-17

121

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OFFICIAL NIGHTS" IN "MARCH

The following table shows the Eten dard Time at which Oficial Night enda Nos. 3 and 4 Pistoons--Friday, March and begins during the month of March, Nos. 7 aud & Platoons--Tuesday, March

1918.

the zero ut the smuding in the Admiraltyus 5 an

5 and 8 Platoons Thursday.

The debtor : Vary little of it went hart, which has been found to be 4 feet March 1stk. Men on duty and therefore

through my hands. These advanced I gaye to Ma Pak Tor

What did he want it for 1-Es said

3 inchen, below.meaza-level va

To plein the depth of water on the unable to attend with their respective ade kauges the Victoria Naval Tard unita: will attend instead on Friday, wil #feet #inches, and on the gangs

March 16th Jan

that he wanted it for offices ex menant Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 feet

And as I said, there was money, owing to

biss for starting the business, tha Kubi How do you mean. He was not the

professional man. You were. There was DOU which went on furniture, per Have you seen the bill for that furnit aram not sure

Kim Do 990 uron to

in or allowed him to take 82,000 with

Pany that amid to

dat oven Lering what he had got and

what were the prices Yes

Then you must have been out of you Monoculis conceive, its admit that I was try oureless

You know.

up to you

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neben to the height given in the table

March 8th 4th, 1918

Practices will take place at 8 pm, on Tuesday, March 19th, Friday, March 18th, Tuesday, March 19th and Friday, March 22nd

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M

MILLIANTS HANDICAPA

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33th 0

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6.43

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18th (6170.44

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