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SUPREME COURT.

Wednesday, April 8th.

IN BANKRUPTCY JURISDICTION:

BEFORE THE CHIEF JUSTICE, SIE W.

REES DAVIES, E.0.

ASLESTANTIAL, FAILURE,

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, APRIL 9ru, 1914-

THE PIRACY OF THE CHILDAR."

MISSION WORK IN HONGKONG:

WHAT THE CHINESE SUOULD, BEAD,

Beveral interesting papers were read.

CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA, AND CHINA.

RECORD EARNINGS.

The Official Receiver said that no offer had yet been made with regard to the goodwill of the undertaking, and he submitted that there were no substantial assets in that case. Perhaps the furniture; or did Basist, command, procure, and at the quarterly meeting of the Hong. shareholders of the Charioro 1. Bank!

would be worth $50

His Lordship said he could not ignore the fact that there had been a judgment of the Full Court in respect of two actions. Both had been before his Now he understood there was to be another act on of the one party against the other on the finding of law.

Mr. WB Hind (from Mr. G. K Holl Brutton's office), representing petitioning ored tørs, applied for a receiving order in connection with the bankruptcy of Kwong Mang Cheung and others. They is an extensive business of tradors. At Hongkong they are known as the Kwong Mang Cheung firm, and also trade as the Lo Chee Sang firm; they are known as the Yaw Kee firm in Canton; the Lok Chee firm in Singapore, and the Lok Kong Seng and Lok Maw Seng firm in Penang. Documents filed showed that the Bing "pore assets (this being the firm's head-us quarters) were 88,200,000, and the Hong kong assels 847,800. The unsecured liabilities amount to $4,400,000, of which $2,900,000 is owing to creditors in Singa

or thereabouts to creditors pore, 8000,000 in Canton, aud $600,000 to creditors in Rongkong, excluding secured creditors.

Mr. Hind mentioned that there were debts and tes in Hongkong as well as in Singapure.

The Official Receiver asked for the

At the Magistracy yesterday, three men and a woman were charged that they feloniously did

did set forth certain pirates,

counsel or advise, certain persons to

commit a piracy upon the crew and passengers of the steamer Childer" In spector Gerrard asked for a reman saying that the charge was a provisional Mr. Wood remanded the caso one only. for a week.

MURDER CHARGE WITHDRAWN BY THE CROWN

The coth ordinary general meeting of of India, Australia, and China, was held kong Misionary Association, which was on the 18th nit., on the Bank's premises, dency of Sir Montagu Cornish Turner, held at the Berlin Foundling House 3, Bishopsgate, EC., under the presi

the chaman. under tas Presidency of Pastor Muller.

Dealing with the three questions: Mr H WITH joint manager) What Christian literature is no obtain having read the notice convening the now meeting, says CARAM able What are the Chinese

reading? How can we induce them.

Theobably noticed that the

CHAIRMAN nid---The shareholders

to read more 1, the Rev. Otto Schultze sub accounts have only been signed by on mitted that a book suited to the educated uditor, Mr. Mowat in pizce of the two. would be almost worthless to the unauthors, Mr. Mowat and Mr. W. A. Mr. Norrington submitted that there

educated and remarked that Christian Browno, and the reason is that Mr. was sufficient evidenca before his Lordship.

Browne, unfortunately, has had a sovere as to assets, in the affidavits, and ho

Before Mr. F. A. Hazeland at the literature for general distribution illness lately and, indeed, is at present thought the proper course would be to

The accounts have been audited by Mr. make a receiving order, and if any offer Magistracy yesterday, the Attorney amongst the bread masses of the non-incapacitated from work Ho svas chert Browne's firm as well as by Mr. Mowat, was made to the Official Receiver for the General (Hon. Mr. J. A. Komp) asked educated and non-Christian should be ero unable to sign the balance sheet, but

leave to withdraw the case against a written in the most simple of styles. business it was for him then to come Chinese whose extradition was applied good Christian reading book, translations and Years WA. Browne & Company before his Lordship and say, if such was for by the Chinese Government or a of helpful biographies, along with story-have given us a letter in respect to the the case, that the business was not worth charge of murder at Canton on the 3rd books, for the young, would be of great auditing of the accounts, which I will ask much as had been stated. The only October. The Attorney General said that beusfit The Chinese, he said, were Mr. WHITEHEAD read the latter in which creditors were the people who had in view of certain difficulties in the voracious renders of newspapers and obtained the judgment for costs. The evidence for the prosecution, and in view question of assets had been before bis of the evidence called for the defence to Lordship on many occasions, and the prace in alibi, he did not think that this invariable rule was that whore the was a case which the Crown should pro- petitioning creditor was not substantiallyed with any further, and he therefore a rich man the petition in bankruptcy was asked that the case be withdrawn.

His Worship quoted authorities, in- opposed.

cluding Clarke on Extradition, and cases bearing on the point as to when a Magi. strate was to discharge or commit on accused, and said that having regard to and the decision in Rez v. Rossenheim, a Magistrate in this Colony in an extra dition case should consider evidence tendered by a prisoner. He ordered the discharge of the prisoner;

novels to the exclusion of all cl, and the simplest way to induce them to read more was to teach them how; and what to read. There should be schools for the children, and reading courses for the

adults

Mr. Whitehead to read, AR Messrs, W. Browne & Company certi properly reprosented the position of the fed that in their opinion the balance sheet bank at December 31st last, as shown by the hooks at the end office and the stift returns from the several agencies report as appended to the accounts and branches. He also rend Mr. Mowat's

The application for the receiving order was granted, payment to be made at the rate of $50 per month, the amount offered His Lordship also intimated that if the and would almost certainly involve litiga Payments were not kept up the Official the Criminal Evidence Ordinance, 1006 literature included the works of Pastor anything amiss with regard to the absence

appointment of an outside trustee. The cow, is said, was a very complicated one,

tion at Singapore, where the assets and debis were enormous. The Company had excluded the Hongkong creditors, and that petition was really brought to bring pressure upon the Singapore creditors to Jet the Hongkong creditors into the

meorer-

Receiver was at liberty to apply for a

rescission of the order.

MINOR CASES

The case of Tsui Kwan Ying was rationed by Mr Faithfull, who appeared for a petitioning creditor and asked for a receiving order:

There was no objection and the applica

His Lordship said he could only assumo tion was Kranted that it might be so,

Mr. Hind said he had no objection to the appointment of an outside trustee, in fact he intended to ask for one to be

appointed.

His Lordship granted the receiving order, and said there would be no pre- judices with regard to the appointment of a trustee,

In the cass of Kwong Tai Cheung the applicatie for adjudication and appointment of a trustee was granted, Mr. Gedge (Messrs, Johnson, Stokes & Master) being appointed trustee.

ES

Mr. Davidson (of Mesars. Hastings & Hastings) appeared for the defence.

INTIMATIONS

BAD ECZEMA ALL

OVER CHILD'S HEAD

Breaking Out Scabbed Over. Would Blead and Discharge Until Spread All Over Head. Cuticura Soap and Ointment Completely Cured.

0. Maypole Bi... Alconbury, Hunte, Eng. "My little boy Vineral had a bad form of becoms all over dia hrudd·fari toni paon the

Elo used to serateh it until

he madu s blood, thon is scabbed over and began to spread round his neck and round to his other ear. It would bleed and dischargo until 15 mrend-all over his head. Iwas given box of ohimest and had to

wash the head with soft soup every night and mornitis and cover it with the ointmans and sew wille rugs all over is ike a cap. The poor child would scratch outaldo the rings and 16 would then discharge and the raga would stick to his head.

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"It got no better so ad, them in friend sent nio à tin of Cutlera Cintuent and a tablet of Cuticura South so I started with Chem. By the third morning the scales was nearly all off, I kept on washing his head with the Cutterra Boap and spreading the Caticura Ointment on ach morning unti I used up one tin. I sent for another and before I bad uso hal! of that his bood was as clear as it could be from sores and now hair growing like anything, Cuucurs Soap and Ointment completely cured him, ** (Signed) Mie. Lucy Townsend. May 23,

· 1912.

net Ointment are sold Cuticura Soap ant everywhere. Bample of each with 32-p, Skin Book free from nearest depot. F. Newbery & Sons, 27, Charterhouse S., London: Potter Drig & Chum, Corp. Boston. U. §. 4.-5. Pender-faced men should shave with Cuticura Soap Shaving Stick Sample fres

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The CHAIRMAN-I might mention that, Mr. A. H. Mackenzie, of the British terms of our deed of settlement, one and Foreign Bible Society spoke of the auditor is sufficient, On three previous

Burntion this for your information, and literature which should not be allowed to ezcasions, some 30 years ago. only one be read; literature which promulgated auditor signed the balance-sheet, I merely false and dangerous teaching. Such so that you should not think there iz of Mr. Browne's signature. It is always Russell and the Seventh Day Ad- well to be on the right side. I assume ventists, which, he said, had been the ba: the report, and balance sheet may means of unsettling many who were weak be taken as read, and that being so I will in faith. There were also the translations make a few remarks before putting the of inndel and rationelistic writers. The first solution. The balaner-sheet and report now presented to you for adoption books which were necessary were those are satisfactory proofs of the free that which made for the building up of a this bank participated with adva tage in strong and vigorous Christian character, the general activity of trade which characterized the year 1913. During that

con resources, were very ful and CHS. J. GAUPP wider outlook upon Christian respion profitably utilized, and the net results

& CO., Mr.sibility, and in the matter of the pro show a profit which has never bin is the more satisfactory seeing that we pagation of Christian truths among their exceeded in the history of the bank. This Chinese brother and sisters. The books celebrate to-day our s0th birthday this published by Mr. Tong were meeting this car 30th annual general meeting and WATCHMAKERS need to some extent, but there still I think we may congratulate ourselves on and being still full of hegour and earning. remained much room for expansion,baving arrived at a good ripe old age, The Rev. HB Wells expressed the capacity (Hear, hear.) Of course, we opinion that the greatest need was to have had our troubles and doxieties. In discover the good books which were being some cases the results have not been ap published in English German and to our expectativas

STORY OF AN OPIUM DEAL. At the Magistracy yesterday, before F. A. Heland, Revenue Officer Wilden prosecuted a Chinese for selling a quan tity of opium and with being in possession of the same. From the officer's story, it appeared that he gave an informer the sum of 3370 to purchase 50 taels of pre- pared opium from the defendent at 170, Temple Street, Yauvati The informer asked the defendant if he might examine

books which were calculated to give &

AND

JEWELLERS.

INSTRUMENTS

SURVEYING

A TUBE RAILWAY TO IRELAND) An American consulting engineer, Mr.

THE POSITION IN CHINA A QUESTION FOR THE GREAT POWERS VICENTE BOTTO'S FINANCES.

Henry Grattan Tyrrell, of Chicago, urges

a remedy for Ireland's unrest the the opium, and the latter agreed to pro. Chinese, and to forward the discoveries

China, for example, is still in the throes On behalf of Vicente Sotto, Mr.

cstablishment of through railway com- Norrington (Mr. G. K. Hall Brutton), munication with Great Britain. He duce one tin, for examination if he were to Mr. Mackenzie, The Chinese would

conditions of the country, especially of THEODOLITES AND LEVELS. made an application for a receiving order suggests that four methods at least are given 240. The informer handed over gradually became more interested in of an unsettled Constitution, and the to be made. This was an adjourned available for the purpose a causeway,

bridge, a tunnel, and a floating tube, the required amount, and the defendant on work, and this would be of imo proces, are such 16 to be adverse tive Christian literature in the places we had hoped for. Indeed, it is remark- application, and arose out of a reverse The first for a double track line would went out of the room, bringing in a tinense value in the distribution of educato eny great expansion of tra le sue as able that with such unsettled conditions decision in a recent lawsuit, and an cost at least £20,000,000 and perhaps of opium a little later for examination where it would do minst good.

so good a volume of trade has been carried on during the past year. But until the action peading, in which debtor is claim- more while a bridge, which would necesHe promised to let the informer have the

finances of China are put in order, until currency reform is seriously taken in hand, and until the surroundings generally have improyed, it is impossible that we can lock for any great improve

ing damages.

Mr. Norrington remarked that that case, had previously been before his Lordship and the Puiane Judge. On 7th February a stay of proceedings was also filed by the Official Receiver, and the question then raised was as to whether thers were sufficient assets to come under

sarily be on floating piers, would cost

£30,000,000 to £40,000,000. Both these remainder later in the evening. At the plans he rejecte as impracticable In time appointed, Revenue Officer Wilden regard to a tunnel he says that subaqueous tunnels more than 150ft, below water are appeared on the scene. He found one tin possible only when they are driven through of opium, and searched the defendant, impervious rock, when it is unnecessary finding only 820 of him. He asked the to exclude the water by means of coin- pressed air The greatest air pressure man what had become of the remaining ever tried for this purpose is 75lb. per980, and he quite frankly, told the officer sq, in, corresponding to a depth

section 8 of the Ordinance, under which and this was only by way of er ment opium out of the 820, to mix it withi

To avoid Beaufort's Dyke a depression

that he had bought 919 worth of Govern-

section & receiving order could be raade. There were some assets disclosed in the the sea 100ft, to 500ft below the normal his own opmm for his purchaser, the

affidavit, and if they were not realised his Lordship had power to rescind any receiving order which he might make that day

His Lordship asked what assets were available.

Mr. Norrington said that his client was editor of a paper published weekly in Hongkong (the Philippine Republic), and he understood there were certain assets connected with that he was managing editor and had a share in the profits.

His Lordship referred to a paragraph in debtor's affidavit regarding costs to a pending action which he was bringing to and asked if there was cover damages, and any probability of his realising any assets in connection with that.

sea bottom, the tunnel might be curved

The cap was remanded.

ALICE MEMORIAL HOSPITAL.

The Hon Treasurer of the Alie Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs th acknowledge with thanks the following

Watson & Co. Ltd donations to the funds of the hospitals:→→

Rev. H. R. Welle

HELENA MAY INSTITUTE FUND.

The Honorary Treasurer of the Helena May Institute Fund bags to acknowledge

of China, has not the time arrived when the Great Powers might seriously consider with thanks the following further donzinent in trade. Touching on the finances the question of a substantial reduction, tions

it not an entire cessation of the payments.

Ho Fook, Esg

8200.00

Mrs. Stedman

100.00

M.D. Stephens, Esq.

100.00

Anonymous

100.00

HGM 8.

95.00

10.00

Mrs. Banil Taylor Anonymous

THE PANAMA CANAL.

STATE OF THE LAND-SLIDES,

5.00

BY

W. F. STANLEY & CO., LTD., E. R. WATTS & SON,

LONDON.

CARL ZEISS. JENA.

Representatives

on account of the Boxer indemnity, which MAPPIN & WEBB,

payments are such a terrible drag on the finances of the country? Such a measure would be an immense relief to the public purse; it would show the practical sympathy of the Powers towards China, and, I am sure, it yould earn the lasting gratitude of China as a nation. (Hear, hear.) In return for this some arrange ment would probably be possible whereby foreign goods should be held, after pay ment of the small Customs duty of 3-per cent., free of all taxes inland; in other words, that the liken, of which we have heard so much in the past, should be abolished.

northwards, its total length being 36 informer. miles under water. The estimated cost would then be £10,000,000 or £12,000,000. The most promising method, he thinks, is afloating tube, either on the surface or submerged. It would consist of a metal shell lined with concrete to give it weight and strength. The metal would become corroded and finally eaten through, but the concrete would remain, hardened by age. For a tabe floating on the surface he would leave openings of 1,000ft. four or five miles apart for the passage of ships, the tube being depressed beneath the openings so as to leave 40ft. to 45ft. of water above it. But a tube wholly Its submerged would be preferable. weight would be made nearly equal to the weight of water displaced, and it would then have a slight buoyancy when empty: BOAT CONTROLLED BY WIRELESS the condition of the works. The great Now, in explanation of this we have only resisted by anchor chains, and a down- ward pressure when loaded with a train, resisted by surface floats. The roadway would lie about 80ft below the surface The tube would be built on shore in con venient lengths of 200ft, to 400ft with

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AMERICAN'S REMARKABLE INVENTION-

A remarkable invention by which it may ultimately be possible to control by

Dr. Vaughan Cornish delivered a lecture entitled The Panama Canal To-day under the auspices of the West India Committee, at the Commercial Bale Bir Rooms, Mineing-inne, recently, Charles Lucas presiding. K

INDIA'S ADVERSE BALANCE OF TRADE.

In India we have the unusual position

Mr. Norrington said that the action was only pending and he could not really closed ends and towed into position and Wireless & boat or a torpedo for a distance can pass one another. The Culebra Cut, nearly every head of imports we sep say what would happen. Dettor had sunk The temporary end dams would be four or five feet back from the ends of the always been represented as having sub-sections, leaving a space in which divers stantial assets, and Mr. Norrington could bolt the sections together. The cost pointed out that the section in the of a double track tube of this kind be Ordizanos to which he had referred was estimates at £3,000,000 to £8,000,000.

LTD..

LONDON.

ALEXANDRA BUILDINGS.

CHATER ROAD.

CALDBECK,

(ESTABLISHED 1864),

Dr. Cornish spent three and a half of an adverse balance of trade. Accord weeks on the Isthmus, from January 8th ing to our latest returns that balance was to February 11th, and carefully inspected 143 crores of rupees, or say £9,800,000. Gatun Dam he pronounces a success, to examine the interesting figures in the retaining the water of the lake without Trade and Navigation Returns, which any sign of leakage. The canal channel show during the period April 1st to commodious water way where large vessels of 19 crores of rupees. Indeed, under through Lake Gatun is now safe and December 31st last an increase in imports MACGREGOR&C..

of seven miles is described in McClure')

within a mile or two both of its northern increases, but especially in the cases of Magazine, at

Tho inventor is Mr. John Hays Ham and its southern ends, is completed, the metals, machinery, railway material, mond, aged 25, who lives at Gloucester banks standing frais piece goods; and woollen goods. Now, Massachusetts. He has erected a wireless Near the Gold Hill, where the ground it may be argued from those figures, station with two masts three hundred is highest, the full depth and width of coupled with the fact that somewhat large feet high, a power house with the fastest excavation have only recently been stucks have accumulated in some of the electrio generators in the world, and a obtained, and here the banks are still markets of India, that we have signs of searchlight which throws a light of sliding badly. I the slide at Cucuracha over trading, but I think we are justified out on the east bank south of Gold Hill, the in assuming that these largs importe are 186,000,000 candle-power seven miles

landslide is more than 300 ft. ia height really evidence of an increased spending BLENDERS IN THE EAST. From his look out station on shore, by and has a frontage of 2,000 ft. Both here capacity on the part of the people of touching a key, he can send a specially and at Culebra, north of Gold Hill, the India, and that is the result of half a constructed boat, 40ft, long, at the speed sides encroach upon the channel greatly dozen years of magnificent prosperity of a swift cruiser along an eight-mile reducing its width and depth, and as. It is true that at the moment in a limited V.O.S. Mr. Norrington said he did not want

Specimens of whales from the Antarctic course filled with rocks, shoals and other fast as the material is dredged at more area famine conditions prevail owing to to address his Lordship on the merits of regions have been presented to the craft. He can aim it at a target thre flows in. The present slides will, it is the deficient rainfall last season, but as

Natural History Museum, South Kensing miles away, and each time strike with the case That had all been done before ton. The specimens are not yet inaunted, precision calculased, be cleared out by July or Sir William Meger observat in his

not contained in the English Acts.

His Lordship thought they were entitled to the assistance of the Official Receiver in the matter, and get at the merits of

the case.

will attached to it.

WHALE 100 FEET IN LENGTH

ANTARCTIC SPECIMENS PRESENTED TO NATURAL

HISTORY: MUSEUM,

to season

THE OLDEST FIRM OF WHISKT

WHISKY

AND

CALDBECK'S

LIQUEUR

WHISKY

This wireless boat, which is named th August, and if no fresh breaks cecur here Budget speech, last month, the people of His Lordship-I know you do not want and it will be some time before they are

Radio, runs by the power of her own for some months after there will be India are a good heart, and their staying to, Mr. Norrington-(laughter)--but we accessible to the public.

One of them is a Bibbald's whale This engines, but it is the man in the look-out nothing to interfere with the waterway power has increased. I therefore regard ought to know something. I want to the largest species of whale, and the station, miles away, that s the brain of at the time of the official opening on this merely as a temporary setback, an 1, know if you have any substantial assets, specimen received is said to be nearly the vessel and directs her course. Some of January 1st, 1915. It is impossible to of course, it is likely that we shall see 100ft in length, which is only a little less the experimente hitherto have her say yet whether more breaks suficiently the results of this scarcity in decreased Mr. Norrington replied that there was than the largest recorded. Up to the carried out without a soul on board the 8rious to impede navigation will or will exports from Karachi of wheat and seeds) an undertaking in existence in the present time the huge animal known Rite ammend lets her run not necur, and in Dr. Cornish's opinion during the coming months, as already

ARE TWO OF THE Best Known publication of the journal and the gool- the Diplodocus has been the longest in ahead, and follows in a launch, to be such certainty will not be possible until part of the purple grain crops is noted the museum. It measures 84ft buy it present 30 case of an emergency Treat least year has elapsed after the moved from the Punjab, the United His Lordship added that it would not easily beaten in

srrived craft 40ft long with 180h. p. engines already broken, Extensive planting will enreity prevails. In regard to exports,

notice that the value of opium exports BRANDS or “No. 1' WHISKT be right for a receiving order to be made The consignment is part of the results

hour. It is believed by the United State: the bank until substantial assets were shown. He of the mission sen ant to Benth Georgia and a guaranteed speed of 33 miles an he thinks, be advisable in order to bind I think its extremely interesting to by the Colonial Office and the Natural military authorities that the invention In Dr. Cornish's view it cannot be has decreased by aven crores of rupees

known for some months at least whether during the past nine months-very CONSUMED IN THE EAST. also said that a £500 penalty had been History Museum to investigate the ques will be of great, use in war

tion of whales and the whale fishery, Rays The writer in McClure Magane the canal will be available for commercial remarkable figures and this in addition referred to as a contingent

tor the Times. The specimens now at Bouth says that from this boat, running by wire purposes by the beginning of 1915. That to decreased shipments of wheat and barley to a similar boat run it will ultimately be a thoroughly satis from Karachi, added to the heavy increase Kensington represent three species of less on the water. rought him in $100 whales. One is the hamp backed whaleging under the water is but a step, and factory waterway he has no doubt, and imports to which I have already month; but it was a fluctuating amount the second is he common finner hale that when that step is taken we shall have cossiders the danger from earthquakes alluded, will suficiently account for the

and the third the Bibbald's whale already the ultimate torpedo for which the to be much overestimated. mentioned. He was prepared to pay $50 per month

Davies of the world are waiting,,

Mr. Norrington remarked that possessed that and it

debtor

adverse halance of trade ----

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