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C.J.'S CENSURE.

TIT-BITS IN BANKRUPTCY COURT.

DEBTOR'S "NO MERITS."

THE Y.M.C.A.

A WEEK'S ACTIVITIES.

REVIEWED.

NEXT BATHING PICNIC.

In the Case of Dr. T. P. Woo, able, whose adjudication was announced some months ago, the Official Re- ceiver (Mr. E. L. Agassiz) asked for the Court's direction in a mat- ter 'which had arisen since a com. position had been agreed to by the creditors.

Not a Business Man.

'Mr. Agassiz put in a letter writ- ten by Dr. Woo some three years ago to Ellis & Co. undertaking to pay by instalment.

quarter of

launches cannot

TRICKS DETECTED.

THE CHINA MAIL,

SPIRITUALISTS, DISCUSSED BY AN AUTHORITY.

"FRAUDULENT" MEDIUMS,

pression has been created.

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What more natural, then, that he' should endeavour to give. proof of his own survival! It looks as if he had done so.

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This is Fletcher speaking. There is a woman here. I will re- peat what she says. I have not seen her before, but she is eager to say one word."

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MONDAY, MAY 21, 1928, be

IN THE CONGO,

THE BELGIANS AS COLONISTS.

A WOMAN'S İMPRESSIONS:

[By Bridget Moore.]

CITY OF GREAT MEN.

JOHANNESBURG, A ROUGH MINING CAMP 40 YEARS AGO.

NOW A "GOLDEN CITY."

She says she is the mother of

Forty years ago Johannesburg The first bathing party of the I feel that it is a great privilege Several parties were reprimand-'

There is one point on which Harry Welss, known as Houdini. There is a For many years my son waited

Five days and nights in a train was a rough mining camp. To-day ed by the Chief Justice (Sir Henry season passed off very successful-that I should be allowed, if even wish to be definite,

between those

Africa, full of romantic personal Gollanhen sitting in the Bank-ly. The weather was kind to us, for a limited time, to give an in-clear distinction

jerked through a last interminabitles. Perhaps two of the most ruptcy Co on Saturday.

and the journey.

back. He never forgot it. was very enjoy side view upon psychic matter, things which I say because I be for one word which I was to send and then we rattled, shuffled, and it is the "golden city" of South We trust that next Satur-says Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in the love them to be true and those The code which he gave to his night to Elisabethville, capital of popular and important personal- Itles are Sir Ernest and Lady day we may be again favoured, as "Sunday Express." So much pub- things which I personally guaran wife can come from no one save the Katanga.

himself, yet the conditions which I remember having a sudden re- Oppenheimer, diamond millionaires. this time we are going further licity has been given to any mali-tee to be true,

In all such cases as the Hals have developed in the family make valaton of feeling during that I was at first awed by the sight afleld, to Cheung Chau, the launch clous title tattle, or to any scandal, leaving Hong Kong at 2.80 p.m. and real or imaginary, which could be photograph, the Cenotaph photo it necessary to get my code word night, marvelling at my hitherio of the world famous Oppenheimers, an hour raked up, that an entirely false im-graphs, the Cottingley fairies, and through first, and then, if the sustained optimism, and wondering but later, when I met them at their Kowloon a

many others, I was not present, and family act upon the code world, he why I had ever disconnected the own home, I found they were kind- later.

Owing to the fact larger It is as if commentators said no can only give the result of evidence may be able to speak for himself. word "Congo" from the hairly, hospitab people, who were "This is the word for which my raising stories of Its atrocities that only too pleased to throw open their bo hired, it is word of the saints and sages and so far as I could examine it. In In his sworn statement of

coloured my impressionable youth. doors and give visitors to Johan- Affairs, Dr. Woo had failed to dis-necessary strictly to limit the num- martyrs of the Church, but confin- each case I gave my honest opinion, son waited, "Forgive."

70, anded their attention to the records of but I am as fallible as other 'mor-

Morning did come, however, and nesburg a royal welcome.

colours So there the matter rests. Half with it glorious sun and

"Brenthurat"their "palace" is close a claim by Messrs. Ellis &ber proposing to go to

numbered tickets, at $1 each, will the cases in the Court of Arches. tals. Co., stockbrokers, for $9,500. Dr.

the only description-is a gorgeo"s be on sale during the week, and hope these notes may give a more My data might conceivably be is done and the other half remains rescuing my sense of humour.

surrounded by Woo, disputed the claim. His soll-as no tickets will be sold on the just appreciation of the real situa- wrong, and I take no responsibility to do. But what is done forms in

I entered Elianbethville's daily white building eltors, Messrs. Russ & Co., inform-launch, prospective bathers are tion.

beyond a mere

about forty acres of perfectly laid- expression of itself one more very perfect brick fe curiously amazed. ed the Official Receiver that in Dr. | asked to get, their tickets from the

opinion. On the other hand, when to add to that huge edlice of proof

Lady Oppenheimer A vaguely Continental town in jout grounds. Woo's bellef the claim had been Bathing Committee, or from the. There is and has been a certain I deal with cases which I have which has already been erected. settled with Mr. Fred Ellis, who Assistant Secretary. Lady visitors element of what may be called handled myself, such cases To those who do not examine the Central Africa does strike one as is a wonderful hostess and is gift- absurdly incongruous. Its wide, ed with a great sense of humour, was connected with the creditor must get their tickets through a fraud in psychical mediumship. Hope's photograph of my son, evidence, or who think that a sneer

Once she was interviewing a na- Arm but who was now out of the member of the Y.M.C.A.

Sometimes it is real and obvious materialised forms of my mother, is an argument, there will never spacious, yellow streets suggested writes C. L. in the "Daily Express." Colony,

Last Sunday evening, in place of fraud, as with Elgar, who brought my nephew, and others seen in good come conviction, nor do they de embryo boulevards transformed in-

as a servant. Everything about Mr. H. A. Wilbur, the speaker at wige into the ream, or Moss, who fight, veridical messages, movesire the consolation which such to a tropical fairyland by borders tive boy with a view to having him ments of objects noted with my conviction brings with it. But to of lacy-leaved jacaranda and palms, him appeared to be perfect until the Quiet Hour was the Rev. D. produced faked photographs. Willard Lyon, D.D., of the National In each case it was the spiritual- own eyes-all these things are per- all reasonable men who will read gardens wild with magenta stream-aho asked him his name,

"B-Foo!" was the surprising Council of the Chinese Y.M.C.A., ists who detected and denounced sonal, and I take all responsibility, the matter up there is no need for ers of Bougainvillea and "golden- whe was returning from the Inter-them.

angwor. But there is much which feeling that my honour as well as those personal experiences which shower" falling in cascades of

"How could I engage him with a national Missionary Congress, held might well seem to be fraud, and my judgment is involved in the re- are difficult to obtain, and, there- green and orange and scarlet hibis.. Mr. Russ pointed out that Dr.

fore, unreasonable to demand. cusa riot of colours, producing a name like that?" she laughed. Woo was for from being a business in Jerusalem during March of this yet is really due to suggestion from sult.

When I spoke of the Houdini in- In every science we accept the Bakst effect beautiful in its inten- "And nothing would make him al-. man. He had been worried by the year, In the course of his inter- the sitters acting upon a tranced or

cident I esting talk, he explained that the semi-tranced subjekt.

qualified

ter it." my re-evidence of the men who have afty. Obsession, too, is a possibility, marks. by saying that the matter studied it. As we have not all got "A glorified mining camp," I proceedings and, he admitted, hard-Congress was to unite missionary ly knew his own affairs.

bodies for the purpose of co-ordin-In other cases mediums in abnor was still incomplete. The fact was great telescopes, we have to agree heard it called-but its glory is Replying to His Lordship, Mir. ating their efforts in the mission mal condition wander aimlessly that at the butt end of an article that there are rings round Saturn. Nature's. The broad thoroughfares Another famous host and hostess are Sir William and Lady Agassiz said that he did not ask field so that overlapping and need-round the room, or kick and thump I had not space to go into the full But great mediumas are for rarer end in virgin forest.

To me Elisabethville seems to Dalrymple. Sir William is one of for the compoaltion to be set aside; less expenditure of men and money the table in full view of the sitters, detail of this important matter. I then great telescopes, and there, i he wished for the direction of the might be avoided. It was regret- Eusapis Paladino used to do this. no only had the cable from Mrs. also, we must found our science have come from nowhere to be the pioneers of Johannesburg. Court. Ellis & Co. desired to par-ted that he had so little time in the When she gave sittings at Com Houdini expressing her satisfac upon the reports of those who ob-going nowhere, to have an absence have no doubt he could tell many ticipate in the composition on the Colony, as fuller details would bridge she was at once turned down tion, but I also had accounts from serve.

of motive, except that of scraping-stories about his adventures and Positive results, too, must take in hard cash for the Government, struggles in the early days, but, same terms as

as an imposter. Fortunately, three two members of the circle, so that other creditors, have been welcomed.

researchers,

Evelyn I could judge the evidence from precedence of negative ones. A Belgian companies, and the great being a Scotsman he is silent. Otherwise, Mr. Agassiz added, they

dozen failures count for nothing

one of the would be unable to get anything.

Fielding. Dr. Carrington, and Mr. every point of view...

It seems that there was a consi- save to show that our methods are financiers of the country to which Lady Dalrymple is

sweetest women I have ever met, Baggaley, followed the disgraced

A single clean it belongs.

The essence of the spirit of and certainly one of the most ener medium to Naples, and there had derable family quarrel in the Weiss still imperfect.

Weiss was Houdini's real success reassures us that the main

getic.

beautiful They have a colonization appears absent. phenomena under test conditions circle.

The wealthy British are

house; it is built on a kopje over- which entirely re-established her name which was the more serious contention is strong and solid. position.

temporarily using the Congo In looking miles of stretching veldt I had the honour of shaking Anyhow quickly-and then leave which to amass wealth, somehow, that leads to Pretoria. it. The Belgians are mostly diree-bands with Schlesinger, the un- tors and officials of companies, the romance of his life was written crowned king of South Africa. If

Mr. H. J. Anderson.

whose desire to finish their term of in a novel, I don't suppose any one Mr. N. Brandel.

office and return to Europe is evid- would belleve it. Mesara. Chauviere, E. J. Car-ent. This country of theirs has no michael, Mr. and Mrs. E. Tessier further interest for them beyond man; now he controls practically du Cros, Mr. and Mrs. R. J. Cooke. that. This sweeping criticism is every large undertaking in South

Messrs. H. G. Dehn,

Agathered chiefly from conversa- Africa. It is said that he is in his Ditlsheim.

tions heard in their homes and office at alx o'clock every morning. J. clubs.

and in his bed at nine o'clock every night. I have known many a weary The architecture of the town "aight bird" curse this fact,

Although strong men tremble be- would disgrace an East End suburb fore. him, Schlesinger is ruled by

tional claim.

the Hon.

So also when she went to New

York in the last years of her life, her obvious tricks were immediate-

As Jews are of all races the most united. When the old mother was

back from his mother it would con-

Address To-night, The Rev. E. K. Quick, of St. Consideration For Creditors.

Stephen's College, the well-known Previous to Ellis & Co.'s claim local cricketer, gave the address at A Bum equivalent to 10 per nine o'clock on Saturday evening cent. on the unsecured liabilities and Mr. H. A. Wilbur, of the Chin- had been paid to the Official Reese Y. the following Sunday. ceiver on debtor's behalf. So RA The Y.M.C.A. Tennis Team play. not to hinder the proceedings, aled their league match against

dying she sent for Houdini, and the last and only word which she could though Dr. Woo disputed the claim, the Nippon Club, and this

ly denounced. One more state gasp out was "Forgive!" said Messrs. Russ & Co. in their week will meet the K.C.C. We

sitter, however, Mr. Thurston, the' Houdini was profoundly touched, letter, 10 per cent, of the claim should like to point out to all mem-conjurer, made no comment upon and from that time he always de- was also paid to cover that addi-bers of HM. Services that this is them, and waited. The result was clared that if a true message came

the final week for sending In en-

a convincing materialisation. His Lordship decided to allowtries for the Service Billiards Tour- Readers will excuse this excurtain this as a test word. I do not the composition to stand, remark-nament. Entries of teams of sixion into psychic research, but it know upon what he rested this as ing that he did so not only beenuse to be sent to the Assistant Secrets very important that they should sumption, as his mother in life of showing mercy to Dr. Woo, but tary, YM.C.A., Kowloon, before realise that these so-called "expo- could have known nothing of the because the creditors would get a May 26. So far we have four cer-sures" need very careful analysis if matter. However, that was his

tainties; and two possibles, and we'

test, and he rejected all alleged Excellent Advice.

should very much like to have six we are to avoid injustice.

messages which did not fulfil it. When His Lordship gave instruc.entries, at least, in order that each tions for a warning to be conveyed team may be able to play a good to Dr. Won to be more careful, Mr. number of games.

Next week we hope to be able to Russ Informed the Court that Dr. Woo had been "thoroughly fright give definite information as to the ened" by the possible conserules and times, and also the names

He. quences.

Mr. Huss. had of the competing teams.

The Cheer O'YM.C.A., is now in drawn Dr. Woo's attention old, old advice of the cobbler stick its new quarters in the City Hall,porary.

and the official opening is to be ing to his last.

dividend.

to the

His Lordship: "That is excel.

lent advice. Mr. Russ."

"MOST SHAMEFUL."

Case of a Debtor Who "Can Sit Back."

In the case

of Mr. F. X. dos

Several correspondents have written about the Haig photograph. Let me assure them first of all that

At the Ford circle Ford's spirit guide, Fletcher, brought this word then I nor any spiritualist had as coming from the mother, who anything to do with its production upon the spiritualist hypothesis I did not know it existed until I would possibly only have known saw it in the pages of a contem- the test when Hondin himself passed over. She then gave a con- Others point out that it is an obsiderable message, which, accord-

held on May 26, at 6 pm.. when vious fake on account of its size, ing to Mrs. Houdini is more eviden- His Excellency the Officer Adminis-the light effect, etc. With a larger tial even than the password, and tering the Government will per-experience they would realise that could only have come from the form the ceremony.-Contributed.

applied for discharge from

Mr. Agassiz informed the Court curious.

ruptcy.

HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS. May 17, 1928.

Messra. F. Ľ, Fern, C. Ferguson, Mr. and Mrs. R. P. Francis.

Messrs, R. Greenwood, R. Grim- shaw.

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Mesars. M. B. Hanan, K. Hosa, A. F. Henry, S. H. Hun, Hildebrandt, Capt. T. Horn, Mr.

and Mrs. W. A. Hanakk.

W. Luthy.

V.

Cango Architecture.

Jews,

Other Noted People.

I

He began as a penniless young

of London. Miserable square mean his small son of four. A houses with iron roofs, pretentious-graph of this fois photo- make 150 and 200 per cent. profit: that any one can dispel his stern- ly fantastic stuccoed stores, which his office desk, and I have been told and formidable offices of the vari-ness by, taking up the picture and ous powerful companies, oppress- admiring the pretty babe. ed me with their air of omnipotent power for ruling, deciding, giving ---and taking away.

Messrs.. H. Jackman, J. Jorge, Mr. and Mrs. A. Joyce.

Mr. J. J. Kino, Mr. F. Kulke. Mr. and Mrs. V. Langbank, Mr. Mesars. R. McKenzie, C. B. I found that the natives produced Morrison, Dr. P. J. McKoy.

less sense of discord for the art Mr. J. S. Nicholson, Mr. and Mrs.istic eye. The native women, dress- Nitschka, Mias R. D. Nitschka, ed in gayest colours, sauntered Miss V. E. Nitschka. -

laughing by, their carriage superb, carrying auch absurdities as closed umbrellas, stew-pans, and beer bottles on their heads,

Mr. A. U. Reed. Mesera. P. I. Susmap, J. Scott, H. W. C. Simpson, G.V. Shelling

Mr. T. W. T. Tuckey. Mesars. G. Wragge,

psychic photography is often in the old lady. nature of a direct psychic impres- Much of it was, I understand. sion upon the plate, which bears too private for publication, but my no relation at all to what surrounds correspondent says: "The frank bank-it. There are several books on the and honcat manner in which Mrs. subject to which I would refer the Houdin! accepted the whole thing The publicity was a revelation, The statement that Earl Haig was of her own volition, and she Remedios, Mr. Agassiz made an ap that debtor had induced the peti- was a sympathetic student of the wrote Arthur Ford in her own hand law, Miss T. Scott, Miss Sernift. plication for the receiving order to tioning creditor to give him a re-psychic has alse excited surprise. a letter almost of gratitude, atht

ceipt for his debt, without paying, I have a letter in front of me ing without equivocation that the hy giving in exchange a new written by him to a lady at the message was genuine and correct time of Lord Northcliffe's death: in all but one or two minor details. I am sorry that I am unable to at- "She now walts eagerly with rea- tend at the Queen's Hall. I hope son to hope that the way may be your efforts to convince the world made clear for the message from of the survival of his personality her husband."

be rescinded.

of

Mr. Agassiz described it as "one

those salary cases." Debtor's liabilities amounted to $7,172,49,

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He had been employed by Messrs, Caldbeck, MacGregor & Co., Ltd., and had undertaken to pay $40 month out of his salary. Only one instalment had been paid because, A result of the proceedings, debtor had lost his appointment. The assets were much too small,

Explaining his application, the Officer Receiver said that debtor had been unable to secure further employment. At the same time, he was under the protection of the Court from proceedings by credi- tors, and "could therefore sit back and do nothing."

written undertaking to pay.

In the witness box, the creditor, after being pressed by Mr. Agassiz, admitted that debtor had paid him

$130.

Very Near to Fraud.

At first Mr. d'Almada submitted that debtor and the creditor were, at liberty to come to an under- standing.

His Lordship expressed the opinion that such action came very dear to fraud on the Court, adding, sternly, "There is every objection to an agreement behind the back of the Official Receiver."

On the facts being disclosed, Mr. d'Almada said that he left the mat- ter entirely in the hands of His Lordship.

Spurred on to Find Werk He did not mindja short adjourn ment, however, said Mr. Agassis, His Lordship said that he would so that debtor would be spurred on be merciful on this occasion, but in his endeavour to find work, but he strongly warned debtor that "no

tricks of this kind wil serva”... |

he opposed a long adjournment.

Mr. Remedios then made a per- The order made was that deblor's sonal plea to His Lordship, stating application be suspended for that he still hoped to obtain amonths and that judgment be en- aituation.

tered against him in the sum

His Lordship said that debtor | $2,000.. "had borrowed money most shame. fully from these women." "I can- not see any merits in your case at all," added His Lordship.

The application was granted and the recclying order was according- ly rescindedTha-women refer red to are Chinese amihe

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TRICKS WILL NOT SERVE! · Application For Discharge to Walt 6 Months

His Lordship observed that not many knew the position on obtain ing discharges from bankruptcy: A few months ago he made a state ment on the subject, queting statis- ties.

OTHER CASES.

Appeal Against a Trustee Allowed.

of

In the affairs of Ah Kwal & Co, there was an appeal against the re- jection by the trustee (not the Official Receiver), of, claims by eight creditors. The appeal, was allowed.

Concerning à Chinese hearing tr of the petition was adjourned so that assets might be discovered..

There was another, adjournment order A petition had been filed by Bleeditor who was also repre- dented by Mr. F, X. d'Almada:-

On Saturday Mr. F. X. d'Almada Evidence was given of debt and appeared on behalf of a debtor, an act of bankruptcy, by debbar

the Hop Lee Investment Co. who potition had been omitted.

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E.

Watmough, C. Wigg F. E.

F. E. Wilby.

I heard weird chanties

empty

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chained together by the neck, wear- ing yellow and blue striped jerseys, acuttled out of the path of ponder- ous motor lorries like a swarm of angry hornets.

A Morning Chant. Our house and garden boys were Immaculate and almost graciously

half-dozen natives in bizarra. bite obsequious. Most mornings I was awakened at 6 by their melo- of third-hand European clothing dious singing of hymns. The only toiled past dragging a dilapidated English I recognised was "Halle- motor-trailer piled high with mer lujah." The rest was sung in Kis-

A woman teacher cannot edu-chandise. Their deep-toned sing-wahili to the tumes of "The day cate a boy to the same degree of ing was in perfect minor harmon-Thou gavest, Lord, is ended," or perfection as a Mr. F. C. les.

"Now the day is over." Ciendas Freeborough,

A string of native prisoners, chirped their drowsy obligato, lull-

Ing me to sleep.

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The native staff slept and ate in their own little brick houses at the far end of the garden, surrounded by banana paizna. I loved those: palms, though they were so dis- | tressingly close to the garage. The hosty exit of the Ford was punish- ed by heavy thumps from a bunch of bananas and a certain amount of floundering in its follage, and then we wended our circuitous route down a bumpy drive flanked by orange and lemon trees and occa sional mangoes. Mosquitoes and'' ants threatened my "well-being." Snakes I dreamt of with horror," but I have grown callous and ceas- ed to search frantically in my bed- clothes night after night.

The Katonga lies at the juncture of the sub-tropical and tropical. I walked with bewildering ease from civtlization to wild, savage, in- penetrable forest, where great trees shut out the sun and cast per- petual twilight along aisles and' paths below.

Orchids hung from the trees and bloomed in the undergrowth, and the world was full of mystic rust- ling and whispering of palza leaves. Steelblue humble bees, ralɛbow- hued butterfles, iridescent green wasps, buzzed with a sort of magie life in the scented breeze and, per- vading all was the musky smell of fallen leaves and wet earth.**

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