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MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1925.

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THE NEED OF A CLUB.

In view the statement made

William Turner, who "dled on The Scots marriage of an artillery

Ton cases. were before Sir

It le a matter of considerable January 17, 1926," according to captain who was the accidental!

Henry Cowper Gollan, Chief local interest to notice that at the the headstone on hie alleged victim of a gue poisoning tragedy Justice, at the Bankruptcy Court annual dinner of the Central an. Saturday, all in resport Union, of Chinese Students in Puris, Dec. 14 grave at Mattewan, West Vir

sion recently, when Lord Morien of Chinese firma.

London, "at which several well- The Italian Chamber by 262ginia, landed unexpectedly from Was established in the Court of Ses-

Three applications for ad-known persons were present votes to nine adopted the Law of the United States Line steamer Compulsory Arbitration.

"Resolute at New York and de grunted a declarator that Jessie A Rome message of December clured he was very much alive. Brotherston Robbie, or Chrystet, judication were granted, three cluding Mr. Chae-Hein Chu in- Corstorphinn, adjournments pending hearing of H. G. Wells, Major-General Sir 12 states: In the Chamber dobate He was immediately taken into, of Castle Park,

Denison and Lady Roas, Mr. and on the Government bill regarding custody on the ground that he was awfully married to Captain petitions granted and four re-Nell and Lady Malcolm Sir In respect of Hut Cheung Shin, Mrs. Bertrand Russell, and many the legal control of trade unions, had aided and abetted his wife James Chrystal, of Albany-street, fused

Captain Chrystalk

the Cheong Hoo others, the chair was taken by the Big. Mussolini proposed an amend and sister to collect $17,000 in-Edinburgh.

death took place on January 29 trading as mens, providing compulsory arbi-surance en his "death".

Turner, who was a foreman in last. Replying to Miss Kidd, Steamship Company, Mr. L. President of the Central Union, Mr. Lee is a tration in all industrial disputes.. He declared that he considered the coal mine, declares that his vocate, Mrs. Chrystal said she mat Turner, for the debtor, applied Mr. R. C. Lee, Italian nation to be in a pornan-father-in-law set off dynamite in Captain Chrystar in 1917, when he for a receiving order which he former student of Queen's College the Official Receiver cr the Hongkong merchant. Mr. Lee ent state of war, and the next tive order to procure evidence of his was stationed at Edinburgh. They understood was to be opposed by and is a son of the well-known

result of had several times talked of marriage. years or ten years will be decisive legal death, and as a

The business of the debtor had being educated in England. for the Italian people Interna the explosion which fellowed, Captain Chrystal's rolatives lived grounds of insufficiency of assets. Hysan, who has another son also tional struggles would certainly believed at the time accidentalAbertoon, and in December, 1990. bean to charter steamers trading break out in future, and Italians two men were killed, one of whom he went there for a few days holi between this and other eastern public the other day that Mr. Lee must be ready for production eon-was buried as Turner. The body cerned. Production found its best was mangled to such extent that day, slaying of the State Mote ports. He had begun business on Hysan had under contemplatione defence in a law preventing labour identification seemed impossible, On December 2, Captain Chrystal $100,000 capital and had failed scheme by which, with British but the insurance companies, took her to a jeweller's shop and owing to the shipping slump last co-operation and the good wishes while paying the claims, express- boughs a wedding ring and put it year, the final blow being the of the late Governor and Colonial Secretary of Hongkong, a Cosmo- ed doubt as to the case. Turner for her fuger. They then accept recent strike.

The assets, the Official Receiver politan Club would be formed in saya that after the bogus neci-jed or other as being married FRANCE AND RUSSIA.dent he was forced to leave home after which they went to his had down as between $2,000 and the old Jardine House on his East at the point of a gran by Joeststher and informed her that $3,000 and the liabilities as nearly Point property, with the object of The largest creditors, bringing Chinese and foreigners nurrjoal. Thereafter $80,000. Jack, jun., his brother-in-law, to they were

the Oriental Steam. Navigation together for social intercourse,.it FIRST STEPS TO RESUMINGet Jacks, sen. his father-in-they lived together at Corstorphine Company had informed him, said is of interest to note the senti-

RELATIONS.

law in New York, and by him and at Mourian terrace, Edin Mr. Turner, also, he believed, the ments expressed by the Fresident, forced to go to Hamburg and burgh, where a child was born Official Receiver, that they were Mr. R. C. Lee, in proposing the play dead so that the insurance Subsequently he obtained an AP not opposed to the application and toast of "Our Guests." He stated

out only a few days before takta collected. For nine pointment which was for a married were willing to receive a dividend that it had always been the months he lived in semi-starvaman na clubmaster of the Royal however, small. They were con- earnest desire of the Chinese (Reuter's Service.)

tion in Germany, and the failure Artillery Club, Allmany-strect, vinced that the debtor's losses students in England to promote Paris, Dec. 13. to receive money from friends atinburgh, and they went to live were genuine and not the result cordial and sincere friendship On January of his own carelessness. Other with British people and also to The Briand and Chicherin con- home influenced Turner to write here in July, 1924. versations mentioned yesterday, and finally come back to face in- 20 test he went down to supervise creditors, convinced of his mis-strengthen the friendship between

were filted with fortunes and with confidence in China and her neighbours. alike fires which will continue charing the week.dictment for murder, "to find

a country cemetery as jets, when he was secilentally him, were not desirous of making thought there was a Club, for ailer which M. Chicherin, accom- grave in panied by. M. Rakovsky, will re-bearing his own name and his overcome by gus, and when she him bankrupt. turn to MusEOW,

relatives living luxuriously upon went down the foural he was The Official Receiver pointed Lord Morison si out the heavy liabilities in com- It is anticipated tand negotia-his insurance, denying he wasforated. tions for a French and Soviet alive.

was a chur case, and granted a parisen with the assets and men- tioned a debt to the Douglas SS. agroentent will enter decisive j "My husband," Mrs. Turnerocluenter of murringe,

Company for $19,000. phase on M. Rakovsky's return said to the policu, is dend, This about the middle of January.

Turner must be a fraud. "Le Journal" derluns that the Why, poor Bill's body was vital points of the French side are torn to pieces by the explosion an Honest settlement of the Rus that they would not let me seel simm debt to Brunce; the nähitry it." Viser exonerated his wife. of Russia inco Ewropean p

ies insisting that neither he nor she and the formal Soviet repulissen was in the plot which brought of the activities of the Tried death to two and wealth to Internationałe.

others. However, the wife, sur rounded by five children, refused ven to see him. She admitted bas- she had received 25,000. jance, and said Turner's sister

collected the balance.

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As to the identity of Turner there is no doubt. The sheriffs who met him at New York knew him personally, and together they chatted of old times in Virginia. "You lost some weight in Germany," said one sherl. Ti amal report of

# returning "Yes," replied the Secretary of the Navy, Ma. Chetis traveller. "I lost about 201b. Witbaar, dawx iddiantsego to the es over there, and," he added, "I vellent disephine, of the feet, in guess there's folks here who didn't go hungry. You can buy windele The met desventions were ime

lots of grub for £17,000." "I der am thousand in 1925 as com

came back." he said, "to see what pared-with 11,500 in 19923, while re I could du to straighten things as Silver in Houskoun endisi mende lave inereuset to out. I ain't done nothing wrong, Chinese Copper Cash in Seventy-two per cent, Except for but there's plenty wrong going Rate of Nat. BT05) hiners Copper Cente.. amerious aforlage in lane officers on." In his story to the prosecu-Chinese Bah, Ceip - 19ż z dis.. there is an adequate naumber of com- tors he explained that on the day Hongrong Sah. Coln

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Six river gunbords for Chinese brother-in-law took him out and he waived extradition and came service are to be laid down in 1926. got him dead-drunk. In Virginia back voluntarily. "It's better to The romarkable sucess demon- the insurance companies secured be alive in America," he said. -teled with the ortie drive on indictment, and Turner, in order "even in jail than walking about, Tablesdips has led to its Accessful to clear up the mysteries, said dead and hungry, in Germany." ad pm in the snimuurine, and is

a step towards obtaining more res Tilale. 2014 flexible and more reemomien submarine propulsion. The Beed maneuvres be the neigh- Terhood of the Hawaiian islands alleries a prout of the combined. Wility of nipendit, Sulamuriņės and the vessels. The operations of the aircraft carrier Langley serveð to emphasise the peel of those vessels.

the

Paris, December 12-Dizing Flas Chamber debate

inutes for the Navy and Army, ́several speakers of different parties, who were munimonsly applauded?, empliusised that France was spent. ing much less on construction, of new warships than certain con- fries who were preaching disarmu - ment, such as the United States, France" could not consider and

lyforal disarmament. Naval Estimules were adopted after speech by the ex-Prinier, M. Lygnes, in favour of the retention

of submarinos.—Renty."

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Rome, December 12. In the Chamber debate on the Govern. ment bill regarding the legal con- trol of trade unions, Sig. Mussolini proposed an amendment, provid ing compulsory arbitration in all industrial disputes. He declared that he considered the Italian nation to be in a permanent state of war, and the next five years or -ten-years will be decisive for the Italian people International atruggles would certainly break out in future, and Italians must be ready for production concern ed. Production found its best ds- fence in a law preventing labour conflets-Better.JA

John Kiven, called the typical boy, visited the House to tell Mrs. Coolidge about the Boys Chu to build s home

His Lordship said he had no eption but to dismiss the applica- tion for a receiving, order.

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Mythical Land Value. Land in Kowloon and the New Territories had been mentioned as assets in connection with Law

In view of these sentiments, it Tat, and Lau Lin Wai, said the Official Receiver. This had been interesting to note Mr. Lee put down at $3,400 "in the pre-Hysan's interest in the same ex- sent disturbed conditions existing cellent object, and it is to be hoped in the Colony." A search in the that he will not be deflected from Land Office had revealed that his purpose of founding a high there was a prohibitory order in class club by any cold water respect of this property concern-douches such as are the usual lot ed with judgment in an action of pioneers in a new project. amounting to $5,400..

In view of this he would have to oppose the application for adjournment for hearing a pet

tion.

The debtor was not represented and the application was therefore dismissed.

Usual Bargaining.

Paris, December 12-M. Briand gave a luncheon to M Chicherin and M. Rakovsky, after which, important conversations" took place. Reuter.

Belgrade, December 12,--It is In the case of the Kue On announced that M. Balongjitch, Bank, the debtors' friends had ap- the Jugo Slav Minister in Berlin, proached the creditors offering a has been instructed to establish composition which was practic-provisional relations with Russia, ally agreed upon, said Mr.Reuter.

C. A. S. Russ, appearing for petitioning creditor. The only

Optimism!

reason for delay was the usual the Official Receiver in the case bargaining, one offering so much of Wang Au Shi, sole proprietor another A considerable of the Tai Fung firm. The case. and

The composition was adjourned for the possible! amount less.

distribution of further assets. should be available next week.

had Adjournment granted.

A petitioning' creditor twice been absent before in the "Rather optimistic," if all the case of Kwong San Cheong and claims were as baseless as the Mr. Prior was informed that his adjournment only one examined, was how the application for Chief Justice termed the hopes of would have to be dismissed if he the clients of Mr. J. T. Prior, who did not put in an appearance applied for an adjournment in again. The debtor bad abscond-

ed in this case. the case of Tsau Loong and Co.

Mr. Prior said that certain Mr. J. A. Gordon Leask's ap- potential assets were being look- plication for adjudication in re- speet of Wong Tze Chai was In the case of one the Official granted, this being the outcome Receiver had gone into, assets of a creditors' meeting. totalling $6,200 had been esti- The Official Receiver was ap- mated but when the facts were pointed as trustee in the case of known it transpired that shore Wong Po Tai (alias Wong Shi had been a debt of $62, but that Shun) an application for ad- WAB there was a counter-claim by that judication in which case particular firm which was for a applied for by Mr. Prior and very much larger amount.

ed into.

His Lordship dismissed the ap plication for adjournment.

Other Cases.

granted.

Leave to withdraw was granted in respect of Tai Lee Chan, a composition scheme having been. "Apparently spurred to activity, evolved to the approval of the Mr. E. S. C. Brooks. by the possibility of the case creditors. being dismissed, the debtors have made the application, also that approached me, bringing a woman for the Kwong Shing firm, the who is prepared to pay $1,000 for application in respect of which the goodwill of the business," said for adjudication was granted.

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