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CHOA PO-SIEN PUBLIC EXAMINATION CLOSED

DER FUEHRER AND IL DUCE Expected To Meet At

Whitsuntide

Rome, To-day. The Vienna correspondent of a French news agency reports that a meeting between Signor Mussolini and Herr Hitler has been planned for Whitsuntide.

MR. F. H. LOSEBY'S

APPLICATION

THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 13, 1987.

REJECTED BY CHIEF JUSTICE

A STARTLING SUGGESTION THAT MR. CHOA PO-SIEN SHOULD BE PLACED IN CUSTODY ON THE GROUND THAT HE HAD COMMITTED A BREACH OF THE BANKRUPTCY CODE BY CONCEALING BOOKS AND PAPERS RELATING TO HIS PUBLIC EXAMINATION, WAS-MADE BY MR. F. H. LOSE- The report is denied ́in official

BY, APPEARING ON BEHALF OF MISS ETHEL MORRISON, circles in Rome but the fact that ONE OF THE PRINCIPAL CREDITORS, BEFORE THE CHIEF it is added that "nothing definite" | JUSTICE, SIR ATHOLL MacGREGOR, THIS MORNING. has been settled is taken in some

DECLARING THE PUBLIC EXAMINATION CLOSED, THE quarters that the two statesmen

CHIEF JUSTICE STATED THAT HE SAW NO REASON TO BE- may meet for the second time-LIEVE THAT MR. CHOA HÄD COMMITTED SUCH A BREACH. Trans-Ocean.

HIS HE DID WHAT WOULD BE EXPECTED OF ANY ONE. PERSONAL BOOKS HE DESTROYED AS HE HAD MADE AR- RANGEMENTS WITH HIS CREDITORS TO WAIVE THEIR RES- PECTIVE CLAIMS, AND HIS BUSINESS BOOKS WERE WITH THE BANKS CONCERNED IN THE PROCEEDINGS.

CORONATION

PEN-PICTURE

(Continued from Page 1).

Mr. Loseby applied for a sine die adjournment, but His Honour stat-

THREE LAKHS

Mr. Choa stated that his uncle's Abbey to Buckingham Palace. Just ed that the public examination estate did not pay the bank the se- before the State Coach reached the could be re-opened if sufficient curity of $125,000 as there was no Palace there was a very

money, and that the security was heavy cause is produced.

covered. When his uncle died he downpour for a few minutes. The In reply to Mr. Loseby, Mr. Choa left estate to the value of three scene lost a little of its colour from said that Choa Pik-chun, who guar- lakhs, but at that time there was the absence of sunshine but the anteed his compradoreship with crowds

no money owing to the Bank. were undaunted despite the French Bank, was also known never heard that his nephew had hours of waiting. The fervour of by the name of Choa Kit-see. He settled with the Bank in June 1934 the reception given to Their Ma-owned the premises of the Yuen by assigning the property to the jesties along the whole of the route Sin Fat Hong. Mr. Choa added Bank in connection with the $125,- made manifest with what sympathy that he believed that the business 000 security put by his late father. and affection the people see the

was not a partnership.. King and Queen enter upon the

PALACE SCENES

Mr. Loseby: "If the property responsibilities of their Reign. did not belong to him (Chọa Pik As soon as, the end of the proces-chun) and his partners, then there sion had entered the Palace, crowds must be a fraud, somewhere. Is surged across the roadway to the that so?" "I would not say that railings. It was not long before The documents were drawn up by

DEATH AFTER MORTGAGE

of

the King and Queen came on to the a firm of solicitors.” greeted with balcony and were tumultuous cheers. They

"You know that Choa Pik-chun were joined by the little Princesses wear-first went to Johnstone, Stokes and Master to draw up the mortgage, and ing golden coronets. When, after

ühen afterwards went to Wilkinson a few minutes, Queen Mary came out on the balcony as well there and Grist for a declaration of the trust of the property?" "Yuen was a great outburst of cheering.

Long after Their Majesties had Sing Fat Hong was the name withdrawn, the crowds outside the Choa Pik-chun's firm" Palace continued to grow and fur- Mr. Choa further stated that ther showers of rain failed to Choa Pik-chun died about 2 diminish the enthusiasm. For years after mortgaging the hours on end, cheering continued, perty. interrupted at intervals by the singing of "God. Save The King" "No."". and "He's a Jolly Good Fellow."

"Could it be two months?

"Are you

man when he he wasn't a dying

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He

Mr. Choa continued that the pre-

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mises he occupied at present did not cleared out your valuable stuff and belong to him. He, however, nego put some rubbish in its place.-"[ tlated the purchase. He rented the could not.” ; house from the Spanish Mission, and Mr. Choa stated that all the pro- borrowed money from time to time perty in the house at present be- on securities or local stock. At the longed to Mr. Kew, and that it was

all there," time before his bankruptcy he con- sulted the Spanish Mission and the sum about $50,000 which he owed them, was waived, the

agreement

Asked how he remembered his being made verbally,

creditors or debtors as he did not With reference to the bill of sale keep account books, Mr. Choa re- of his furniture, Mr. Choa said plied that he kept diaries, which he that it was a genuine bill of sale. [destroyed when his creditors agreed He received $3,000 cash from the to waive their claims.

..

Mr. Loseby: "I take it that it was removed when the Bailiff arrived and taken back afterwards.”

buyer, Mr. Kew. When the bill of DONE EVERYTHING POSSIBLE sale was executed all the furniture Mr. Loseby quoted section 27 of or 3 was in the house. He had made the Bankruptcy Code and suggested pro-inquiries but found that all the that according to the statements furniture was in the house when made. by Mr. Choa with regard to the bailiff arrived.

the books he could not find and 220-PIECE DINNER SERVICE those he destroyed, there was rea- The 220-piece-Silver Chinese son to believe that he had conceal- MASTERLY, ORGANISATION.

executed the mort- Dinner Service was also in the house ed his books and papers; and there- The smooth working of the ar-gage?"-"He wasn't a dying man." when the bill of sale was made. fore, according to the law could be rangements is a remarkable tribute "You know he died in August 1929, "Do you know what has become detained in custody. to police organisation. An elabor-after executing the Mortgage in of it now?” “I don't.”

The Chief Justice replied that he ate system of control, 'in which June, 1929:"

"It wasn't there when the Bai-saw no such reason at all. Mr. points were linked by telephone Continuing Mr. Choa said that liff came to your house?”. "I don't Choa had done all that could be ex- and wireless had been devised. The after his uncle's death, his nephew, know."

pected from any one. As he had marshalling of troops and lining of Choy Hon-shiu, was made exécutor With regard to the price of simi-made arrangements to have debts the route, the diversion of traffic to the estate. There was no agree lar dinner sets, Mr. Choa said that waived he destroyed books relating and the supervision of the enor-ment with his uncle, Choa Pik-there could be purchased from $100 to such debts, and all the other mous crowds. were all carried chun, with regard to the share of to $1,000 according to the quality books had been taken away and through without hitch. Over 20,000 profits.

of the material.

could not be recovered. If cause police were on duty in the Corona- "What has happened to your ne "When the bill of sale was made can be shown, the public examina- tion area, Ambulance men were phew, Choy Hon-shiu ?” "I don't there were eight clocks.. When tion could be reopened. stationed at every five yards along know. I've lost all traces of him."the Bailiff arrived there was only the route and over 10,000.. minor "Did he settle with the French one.. There were also three fans, casualties received assistance. Bank when you went into bank-but only one when the Bailiff went Cases requiring hospital treatment ruptcy""The liability was cover to your house"—"Impossible"!

Printed and Published for the Pro- amounted only to a few hundred ed by the security put up by Choa

"I suggest that when you knew Ltd., by Gordon Cade Burnett, at SA, prietors, The Newspaper Enterprise British Wireless.

that the Bailiff was coming, you Wyndham Street, Victoria, Hong Kong.

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Pik-chun.

most impressive part of yesterday's Coronation celebrations

the military parade at Happy Valley. Here is the march past