1932-10-17 — Page 12

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China Mail

EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR "OF publication

HONG KONG, MONDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1932.

HOTEL PROPRIETORS BANKRUPT.

Well-Known Chinese Business Loss.

W

of

the

re-

Two well-known local Chinese businessmen, Mr. Peter Leong Hing Кес and Mr. Augustir Leong Hing Kee, manager the Hotel Metropole and Hong Kong

Store, Fish spectively, were adjudicated bank- rupts in, the Supreme Court by Chlef Justice Sir Joseph Kemp, the applich- K.C., this morning, on tion of Mr. E.. I, Agassiz, Official Receiver.

Debtors traded under the busf ness name of A. P. Leong Hing Kee & Co., importers and export-,

ers.

Jointly they went into the hotel business in 1925., and, with a capital of $20,000 commenced the Hotel ¡Metropole. Business from this source was crisp for the first two years, but following a boycott in Hong-Kong there was no communi- 'cation with 'Canton from where and most of their guests came, their business suffered. The capital of $20,000 was obtained by loan from the Asin Bank Corporation and later from the Netherlands Indische Bank.

FOKI FINED FOR HITTING WOMAN.

Kung Lung, a. shop foki, was fined $10 or 14 days hard labour, and ordered to pay $9 ambulance 'costs, in addition to $5. compensation to Shek Siu, a woman, whom he had punched on the jaw, for apparently no good reason.

According to evidence the woman was the proprietor of a Chinese library. A shop foki in the same festablishment as defendant, had two books that were overdue. The wo- man came to call for them and got into an argument with the defen- dant, who had absolutely nothing to do with the case. Words grew to blow. His Worship chided the de-

(Upper)-Portuguese Company of the Shanghal Volun- teer Company is pictured marching into the Drill Hall, Að. ministration Building, where H.E: Dr. Armando Navarro, Portuguese Minister to China. pinned the Insignia of the Military Order of Christ to the colours of the company. More than 400 guests witnessed the ceremony, which fell on Portugal's National Day. (Lower)-Dr. Navarro is seen reading the warrant officially bestowing the honour upon the company in recognition of Its excellent services, during the past 26 years.

fendant for striking the woman re ARMED ROBBERY ON marking "You didn't need to punch her in the nose for that," when the defendant stated that she had creat- ed" a scene in bis shop.

GOVERNMENT HOUSE FOR M.C.L. CONCERT.

TAI PO ROAD, Shots Fired By Band Of Ruffians.

CHINESE STABBED IN STRUGGLE.

Gambling Debt Cause

Of Assault.

Mr. A. V. Alvares, of 6, Cameron

Li Fat, 19, was brought before! A concert in aid of the funds of Road and Miss Maria Botelho, of the Ministering Childrens League 35, Granville Road, Kowloon, were Mr. Wynne-Jones at the Central will be held at Government House the victims of an armed robbery Magistracy this morning charged on Monday, November 24, by kind on the Tai Po Road, a quarter of with assaulting Yu Hong. permission of the Hon. Mr. W. T.2 mile from the junction of Castic complainant received Southorn, C.M.G., the Officer Ad Peak Road, on Saturday night. wound in his arm and a severe Shots were fired by one Chinese, bump on the head from a bamboo

ministering the Government. Ar- and another was armed with a pole.

rangements for the function are in the capable hands of Mr. F. Mason, ARC.O., LT.C.L

Tea will be served at 4. p.m., fol- lowed by the Concert. Tickets, which are $3 each, may be had from the Secretary, Helena May-Institute,

Anderson's and Messrs.

Music Store.

+

FINE.

The Royal Observatory's Weather Report for to-day states: The anti-cyclone re mains over North China and s depression is crossing central Japan.

The typhoon has probably entered the coast. of Indo China in about Latitude 14N.

Forecast N. E. winds. fresh; fine,

knife. They threatened the young couple and robbed them of a total of $1.207 in jewels and money."

CANTON ORDERS FIGHTING PLANES.

Large Sum Involved In Transaction.

It is authoritatively learned that General Chan' Chai-tong has plac

The a knife

The defendant gave the old, old story, for reason of the fight, non- payment of gambling debts. He stated that the complainant had ask- ed him for money but he was unable to give him any owing to the small wage he received at the Naval Dock- yard. The complainant then was! alleged to have rushed him, and he being such a little man, was forced to defend himself with the knife and nearest club bandy,

At the station, the defendant's mother offered to pay $5 compensa-

He

ed an order for a number of milf: How to the complainant but the de- tary aeroplanes with a Hong Kong fendant refused to allow it. firm, to be supplied to the Canton would pay two or three dollars, but

never five. Government.

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No details regarding the trans- His refusal cost him $25 or three action are known except that the weeks' hard labour and he was order is said to be worth ordered to pay a further $5 com- $1,800,000.

Ipensation to the defendant..

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