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'NOT AN EXECUTION'] MR. R. F. JOHNSTON

SEIZURE UNDER DISTRESS & BANKRUPTCY

CHIEF JUSTICE'S RULING

That a seizure under a distress warrant $3, not

SCOTSMAN'S DISTINGUISHED

FAR EAST CAREER

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LL.D. FROM HONG KONG

THE CHINA MAIL

CHARITY CONCERT

LOCAL COMPOSERS TO PROVIDE PROGRAMME

MUSICAL TALENT

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WOMAN WHO CHOSE THE LODGER

HUSBAND'S PLIGHT

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SHADOWS BEFORE COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL “

To-day-Theatre Royal; Macdona Players present Mr. Reginald Fleming Johnson, The following is the programme. A tragic story of domestic life Never Can Tell, at 9.15 p.m.

Today Majestic M.A. (Oxon), formerly of a Concert in aid of charity, which involving serious injury.to a wife,: execution C.B.E., an

at the Helens May who, it was stated, had left her "Quarter Back," at 5.20 and 9.18 against a debtor in proceedings tator to the ex-Emperor Hepan will be held in the Court was the ruling given Tung, will be among the recipiente Institute to-morrow commencing at husband at Rotherham for a lodgp.m. "The Four Adventurers," at

er, was told at Leeds. Assizes 2,80 and 7.15 p.m. by his Honour the Chief Justice of degrees to be conferred by His 9 p.m.

Variations and Fugue on a Thêms when the... Jury): found „Joseph To-day-Queen's Theatre; "But- (Sir Henry Gollan, C.B.E., K.C.) in Excellency the Chancellor of the the Supreme Court this morning, Hong Kong University at the 20th by L, van Beethoven, for two planos Hammond (82) gulity of wound-tons."

Mme. Bonenfant log her, but recommended him to To-day-World Theatre: "Ben sitting in bankruptcy jurisdiction. Congregation to be held this even (Haery Ore)

mercy on the score of provocation. His Lordship found that the ing Mr. Johnston will receive the and Mr, Ore.

Three Songs,. (a) The Fiddler of The charge was reduced from that To-day-Star Theatre; ereditor, petitioning for a recely-honorary degree of LL.D.

Born in Scotland, Mr. Johnston Dooney, (b) A Lullaby, (c) Sun-oftattempted murder,

Humming Bird.". ing order had failed to establish

Jan. 16 Charity Concert "the act of bankruptcy" or another was educated at the Edinburgh shine and Happiness (A. M. Bowes Evidence was given

and later entered Smith). Mrs. A. M. Bowes Hammond's wife left him with Helena May Institute, 9 p.m. "act" also alleged (referred to be- University low) and he therefore dismissed Magdalen College, Oxford, where he Smith accompanied by the composer, two children, one of whom wes

Jan. 15-15-Queen's Theatre; was a brilliant scholar being Gray Plano Transcriptions of Canton taken seriously,th. He traced "Love Hungry," the petition.

The point was reserved on Jan. prize winner, among other awards.ese Songs, (a) Man Tuk Yuen her to the place where she was Graduating from Oxford in 1898 Yueng, (b) Seung Fel Oo Tip, (c) living with the lodger, and beg- 3 on it being ralsed by Mr. G. S. Hugh Jones, who appeared on Jan. with honours in history, Mr. John-Yui Ta Ba Chiu, (d) Hou Tim Lui, ged her to come back to nurse the 8 for Wong Lam, manager of the ston was appointed a Hong Kong respectively, "The Monk's Prayer" child. Tong Lee firm, No. 17 stall, Cen-endet the same year. He was Pri-"Two Butterflies," "Raindrops on tral Market, creditors for $877.41. vate Secretary to His Excellency the Banana Tree," and "Fairweather (His Lordship announced that the Governor from 1000-2, and then be- Thunderstorm" (Harry Ore) to be debt had been proved to his satis-game nasistant Colonial Secretary played by the composer.

until 1904, Justice of the Peace faction.)

Debtors were the Lee Cheong 1302. Loong firm, No. 55, Praya East, Bir. Johnston

appointed with branches. at No. 2, Tai Hong-Secretary to the Government at street, Sarwanho, and No. 1, East-Wel-hai-wel in 1904, and in 1906

became District Officer and Magis street, Quarry Bay,

irate. The LL.D. degree of the Home & Local Law

Hong Kong University was first

Mr. Justice. Charles sald it was There were two acts of bank-offered to him in 1917, when he was

a most pitiable case. The hus- ruptcy alleged:-(1), that the administering the Government of Trio in A Minor, No. 1, for band, in search of a worthless managing partner of the debtor Wei-hai-wei (1917-18),

Pianoforte, Violin and Violincello wife, had tried to forgive every

Jan. 21-Star Theatre; Fred firm had, with intent to defeat the In 1919 Mr. Johnston, accepted the (Lt. Col. P. A. Cardew), (a) Al thing in the interests of his child. Coyne's Musical Comedy Company? ereditors of the debtors, abscond-invitation of the Chinese Govern- legro Moderato, (b) Largo He sentenced him to two months" 9.15 p.m. ed from the Colony and (2), that ment to become tutor of the deposed Mesto, (c) Scherzando (Moderato imprisonment, consideration being Jan. 21-22-Theatre Royal; W. the goods and furniture. of the Manchu Ediperor. He was awarded ma Vivace), (d) Finale; Allegretto paid to the fact that he had al-Heughan, the world-famous actor- place of business of the debtors the button of the highest official Allegro con Spirito.... Mme. randy been in prison for four singer and superb mime, 9.15 p.m at No. 2, Tal Hong-street, Salwan-grade by edict of the ex-Emperor on Bonenfant, Capt. Macnair and M months. ho, have been sold under distress the occasion of the Imperial Wed- Bonenfant.

dling.

warrant.

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The first act of bankruptcy A member of several literary above stated was not made out to societies, Mr. Johnston is the au my antisfaction, said his Lordship.thor of several books, and has also but it was argued that the second written for magazines and reviews, act of bankruptcy was within sec- chiefly on Far Eastern subjects. tion 3 (e) of the Bankruptcy Or- dinance, 1891, which is in the fol

"If

lowing terms: execution WILLIAM HEUGHAN

against him in proceedings in the court has been levied by seizure of his goods, and the goods have been sold or held by the balliff of the court for twenty-one days."

THE WORLD-FAMOUS ' ACTOR-SINGER

Elegie for Cello and Piano (Harry Ore) .... M. and Mme. Bonenfant,"

Three Preludes (Lt-Col, P. A. Cardew), (a) Andante con Moto, (b) Sostenuto (con Tristezza), (c) Andante con Moto, and Barcarolle in A Flat (Capt. J. L. P. Maanair)

Mme. Bonenfant.

FRED COYNE

POPULAR COMEDIAN COMING TO HONG KONG

"KEEP MOVING"

She laughed at him and struck him, saying she had had enough of his poverty and was making the beat of things for herself with a man she had now chosen...

It was alleged that Hammond pushed his wife' back over the kit- chen table and struck her on the head with a saucepan, and after- wards partially cut her throat with a rusty table-knife, tak

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NEW UNOFFCIALS

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Jan. 15-16 World Theatre; "The Huming Bird (at 5.10 & 9.15); Ghinese, picture "The Spiders" (at 2.30 & 7.15)..

Jan. 15-16-Star Theatre; "Dan" gerous Money."...

Theatre; Jan. 17-18-World "Dangerous Money" (at 5.30 & 9.15); Chinese picture Spiders", (at 230 & 7.15),

Jan. 17-18 - Star "Proud Flesh."

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"The

Theatre

Jan 17-19-Queen's Theatre: "The Enemy";

Jan. 19-20-World Theatre; "Ho Water."

Jan. 18-20 Star Theatre;. “The Love of Pharaoh."

liên hệ 20 B1-Hong Kong Amateur Dramatic Club presenta “On Approval."

Feb. 1, 2-Hong Kong Amateur Dramatic Club presents "Os Ap proval."

Lammerta' Auction Jan. 15-At Sales Room, a valu able collection, of Curios, 2.30 p.m.) Sport

and continued his studies in the Roberts' Memorial College of which ; Hong Kong is to be favoured with he was the Dux in 1889, being Jan. 19-Fanling Hunt steeple- the visit of yet another splendid awarded the Gold Medal that year chase, 3. p.m.

*Meetings company, this time in the form of and the special prize for Latin. --In Fred Coyne's London Musical the Calcutta University Entrance To-day-Conference of all officers! Comedy Company who will open a Examination in that year Mr. Braga (H.K.V.D.C.) at Headquarters, 5,45 All who had the pleasure of It was admitted that sale under heuring him on the occasion of brief season at the Star Theatre on won the only scholarship for the p.m.

Jan. 17-Meeting of Creditors of a distress warrant would not fall his last visit, and all who still Monday, January 21, at 9.15 p.m. European division.

The -latest successful musical under the corresponding. provi- have this pleasure in store, will

Mr. Braga's local career is suff the Hong Kong Finance & Invest-1 sions of section 1 (e) of the Bank- be pleased to learn that William comedies will be presented during ciently well-known and does not need ment Co., Ltd., at 6, Des Voeux-rd. ruptcy Act, 1914, but, as was Heughan, the world-renowned the Hong Kong season among them recapitulation. He has been acting Central (4th Floor), noon.

Jan 24-H.K.V.D.C. Sergeants' pointed out, these provisions are in Actor-singer, who visited Hong being "Keep Moving" which has as Reuter's Correspondent in Hong

"A non-stop Kong since 1906; was appointed Un-Mess Meeting, 8 p.m. terms limited to seizure "under Kong when touring the Orient in been described as

Other "hits" included in official Justice of the Peace on April Jan. 29-Annual meeting of process in an action in any court 1925 as part of a world tour, is Revue."

(H.K.V.C.C.), 6.45 to appear in the Theatre Royal on the company's extensive repertoire 25, 1919; was nominated to the Sani-Officer Mess

are "The Black Cat," "On. The tary Board in 1928-during the ab- P.m. Jan. 21 and 29.

Since last visiting the Colony, Road" and "Blue Birds" The sence on leave of Dr. W. V. M. Koch Feb. 2-Extraordinary meeting he has been scoring recital suc- company is composed of ten talent and elected a member in 1928.

of Shareholders of the Hồng Kông & Shanghai Banking Corporation, cesses in London, New York, ed performers with Fred Coyne Chicago, Montreal, Toronto, and himself as the leading comedian.j

City Hall,. noon, naj b practically all the principal. cities Sydney Burl, Joyce Mason, Cliff throughout the United Kingdom, Kendall and Roy Shirley are among "Distress" a "Proceeding" the United States of America, and the principals. Booking will short In Hong Kong a distress can, in Canada. His art has received ly open at Moutries and the Star under ordinance No. 1. of 1883, signal acclaim throughout, while Theatre. only be levied under a warrant the leading critics are unanimous directed to issue by the Supreme in the opinion that he is one of Court in its summary jurisdiction, the greatest and most compelling

or in any civil proceeding in the High Court," which is not the case in the local ordinance; and, fur-

thermore, that the procedure in distress is altogether different in England from that which prevalls in the Colony.

It must be executed by a bailif of artists of the present day.

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THE ENEMY”

STAGE PLAY

the court or officer acting ander. He has returned to the SCREEN VERSION OF FAMOUS the ordinance, and all fees pay-Orient from a third, and highly able for carrying out a distress successful tour.. of Canada and

venue.

It is clear, therefore, that à dis-

Dr. S. W. Tso...

February 6-Forty-first ordinary ference was made to the number of the Hong Kong Land Investment & At the last local Investiture, regeneral meeting of shareholders of public and semi-public institutions Agency Co., Ltd., at the Offices of Dr. Tao is actively associated with. Mesara. Jardine, Matheson & Co., He is best known, of course, as a Ltd.,. 12.30 p.m.

member of the Sanitary Board, as- Feb. 23-Further extraordinary a member of the Board of Educampoting of shareholders of Hong tion, and as Hon. Commissioner of Kong & Shanghal Banking Cor- Police (Reserve). He is also a poration, City Hall, 12.45 p.m. member of almost all the important

Miscellaneous རྟ ེ་ ཝ་ Chinese bodies in the Colony, ap To-day-Whiteaway & Laidlew are to be paid into the general re- the United States, and opened his the modern stage is the new vehicle wise, and his career of public service ordinary bargains at 20, Des One of the greatest successes of pointed by the Government or other opens stocktaking sale with extra- tour of the East in Singapore, where, judging by the enthusiastic for Lillian Gish: In The Enemy," Is a long one.

Voeux-rd, Otl tress here is in the nature of a reception, he received from a large Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer's sumptuous Practising as a'solicitor, Dr. Tse Jan 15-Search light prae- judicial proceeding inasmuch as audience, he was a welcome Almisation of Channing Pollock's is head of Messrs. Teo and Hodgson, tice frvan Stonecutters. the warrant can only be issued by visitor, having made such a great will be offered as the chief item in Justice of the Fence as long ago as read a paper on The Lubrication famous New York drama, and which He was appointed an Unofficial" - Jan. 18-Mr. L. A. Parker will the court and acizure and sale impression on his last tour. carried out by its officers; and He is, assisted by Maud Bell, a the programme at the Queen's April 17, 1918, since when the hon of Internal Combustion Engines" might be held to be a "proceed. London 'Cellist, who has made a Theatre from Thursday to Satur orary degree of Doctor of Laws has (Diesel) at the Institution of En- ing in the court" within section 3 very considerable name through day. The atory deals with the been conferred on him by the Uni-gineers, 6 p.m. att.. (e) of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, out the capital cities of Europe, psychological havoc of war rather versity and he was made an 0.3.E. 1891, if these words stood by them as well as in South Africa, the than its physical damage. It shows in the last Honours List. selves.

United States and Canada, and an Austrian family in a series of But can a distress be said to also by, Gladys Sayer, the well- hatreds and troubles brought about be an execution in proceedings in known Pianiste, whom many by propaganda, hysteria and other

Dr. A. R. Wellington

Dr. Wallington entered the Gov-

Jan. 21-First Church of Christ, Scientist, free lecture on "Christian Science,?" ---Old ">Chambér 3 of." "Con- merce Room, City Hall, 5,45 pm.

A judgment aummons by Eng-

the court, having regard to the well remember as being associat-breeders of hate that follow in theernment medical service in 1906 ley's Bar against V. V. McDonnell provisions of Ordinance No. 1 of ed with Heughan on his last tour. ¡wake of warfare. Fred Niblo, who when acting as Principal Medical for $278.25 was adjourned aine 'die

1883? In Wharton's "Law Lexi-

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directed the world famous picture

'Ben Hur" also producet. The Officer, he sat on the Federal Coun by the Assistant Judge: Mr. G.-W. Enemy" and has given bis Latest cil of the Federated Malay States as King, in HH, Supreme Court, screen effort a lavish setting. Lillian Official member. He was only re Shanghai, His Lordship holding Gish has the deading role and has a cently transferred to Hong Kong, as that the plaintiffs had not proved large cast of supporting players the first permanent Director of that the defendant had means to which includes Kart Dane, Ralph Medical and Sanitary Services.. Forbes and Frank Currier.

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Comdr. GF Hole Commander Hole joined the Royal

Navy in 1902 and was invailded and pensioned in 1916 when he joined

pay any more than he had. Mr. |E, - T. Maltland appeared for the

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the Colonfal Service In Ceylon. In SPECIAL PHYSICAL CULTURE 1924, he was transferred to Hong Kok bag t CLASS.

con" the definition of execution is "the last stage of a suit whereby possession is obtained by any FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, thing recovered by a judgment"

SCIENTIST, HONG KONG and I do not see how the pror- cedure to obtain a warrant of dis- "Sacrament" was the subject of tress can be held to be a suit or the Lesson-Sermon in all Churches the warrant itself to be a judg-of Christ, Scientist, on Sunday Jan- ment:..

uary 13. Eng The terms of section 32 of Or- The Golden Text was; "Let us dinance No. 1 of 1883 also seem keep the feast, not with old leaven, to draw a clear distinction between neither with the leaven of malice seizure under a distress warant, and wickedness; but with the un- and sofsure under "any writ or leavened bread of sincerity and warrant of the Supreme Court:"truth" (1 Corinthians 5:8). An order for 109 aeroplanes and day ago. He was appointed an Om School of dancing for children and for in that section the term “execu- Among the citations which cord seaplanes, the largest individual cial Justice of the Pence on Web, 12, afinits. Speciál Physical Culture tion credior" is confined to the prised the Lesson-Sermon was the order for British aircraft.ever of 1926. person who is entitled to proporty following from the Bible And tained from overseas, has been re- solzed under "any writ or warrant as they were eating. Jesus took ceived by the De Havilland Air- of the Supreme Court" as distin- bread, and blessed it, and brake it craft Company from Canada in At the conclusion of an article guished from'a distress warrant. and gave it to the disciples, and face of severe competition from criticizing Vown correspondents

said. Take, eat; this is my body other countries. And he took the cup, and gave

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