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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, AUGUST 14TH, 1915.

A COMPRADORES FINANCES. had assumed, in his opinion, a serious KWANGTUNG FLOOD RELIEF

GUARANTEEING CONTRACTS.

WAR AND HOUSE PROPERTY... The affairs of Ng Kwok ling, who said he had been compradors to Messrs, W. G Humphreys & Co. for thirteen years, dur- ing which time he alleged he west over $40.000, wer enquired into at the Bank- ruptcy Court yesterday when the bank- rupt came up for his public examinatio1, after having filed his own petition.

position. Therefore, everything agains. the man shop be proveil. "As the -casc appears to at present his fordship' added, he may be liabb to be dealt with under a certain section hereafter; I may propose to take a course There ar which would meet the case. material omissinis from his statement d affairs."

·Mr. Bowley, born, remarked that his object was to set aside the $30,000 meet gige with Messrs. Humphreys & Co. which he' contended, was fraudulent preference. The Official Reegiver sin that that was also his object. "and added that he did not think, bankrupt had any intention to

Answering the Offein R:ceiver, Ng Kwok Hing said he attributed his failure to the fact that as comprador. be stond security for certain outstanding debt- which were not paid. These were not paidefraud his creditors, owing to the failure of certain shops, and

they had been accumulating for ji past.

eight or ten years.

Do you mean to say then, that as coin- piradore you guaranted contracts, und that you had to make good the husses of shops which failed to fullbric con firm allowed credit tracts--Yes; the to certain shops and I had to make gooi the money if it was not paid.

I think you had better be careful about that answer; did not the form only allow credit when you advised credit to allowed Yes, that is so.

And they acted on your advice and when your advice proved incorrect they held you responsible?-Yes.

|

The Chief Justier runtál that it

FUND.

The Tung Wan Hospital begs to acknowledge with thanks the following] donations to the Kangrang Flood Relief Fand

T3, from Lok Lum Cluby: d

Pee, Mr., H. Playfnir -- brough-the- Poming Agents of the Liveteng

and Kunden

Globe Insurance Co. ital.:

(S:raits

50.00

Mr. Lim Row Houg 200.00 Alesers. Ban Seng & Coa Mr. Yen Boon Wan Heah Swer Lee

ee Kang Shiew Sg Song Saoi

Sing Ban Gi

should be understood that the Bankruptcy Ban Hong Bee

Court was net a refuge for forgery ‘ani fraudulent dealing. The man had mane serious canissions which revealed the grossest negligancë, -- The examination

Was

closed, the Chief Justice remasking that

if the man was discharged ke wonki like

is deal with him in a speciál way.

WAR NEWS.

SHIPPING CHARGES IN CALCUTTA

The question of the incisanus-of both demurrag in Calenta port is one which has occasioned friction in the past and since the outbreak of war dificulties haye become nonte. In eensequence a committe 1,000.00 of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce ins appointed a sub-committee of six members representative of all-interests involved i investigate the matter and avoid costly litigation

10.00

300.00

25.00 15.00

100X60

Heap Hat & Co.. Ho Bre & Co. Tinng Joo Go ...

2X80

25.00

25.00

10.00

Tan Kheng Hoon Cheah Chim Yean

24.00

50.40

But Tin Eun Co. Gin Bee Chan

50,00

50.00

Pol Seng

10.00

Chir Tong

10.00-

subsequently

Khim Keng Loong & Co.

25,00

Yun Tiat Seong

10.00

Clay Hoon San

10.30

Klu Cheng Cheow

30.90

Ông Hong Be Co

10.00-

Eng Hup Seng

10.00

-Goh Kim Chink

23.00

Hin Ben & Co.

25.00

Lương T«& khoan

30.00

Sanu Ghee

10.00

Khor Ewe Keng

10.00

Kho sian Tan

Your Teang Siew

20.00

10.00

Kho Hun Yenug

25.00

Chin Paik Hoek ing

10.00

Khỏe Ewa long

23.00

10,00

Yol Chip Moh

Le Too Tock" Hong doo & Co.

20.0

10,00

Straita 1.485.00.

-§

collection

1.957.16.

1,880.70

800.50 42.00

108.91

#

HONGKONG BANKRUPTCY

COURT.

MINOR CASES.

NO RESOLUTION,

Bankrupt went on to say that he had of unfulfilled lost over $20,000 as d contracts; $10,000 had heen lost since the

The Official Recriver said that a meeting war. He knew that his statement of affairs showed a deficiency of $50,000 That we had been held but no resolution was caîne made up of the $20,000 loss on unfulfilled. He themfore asked for the adjudica- contracts and $35,000 interest. The remainition of the man as a bankrupt and the der he alleged, had her swallowed up by doctors' bills, family expenses and so on. His liabilities were $137,000, and his assets

in dik Kee This was an application--Ak-Cheang-Chan for adjudication.

were $51,185.

appointment of himself as trusice.

This was granted,

ADJOURNED.

In the Sing Yuen Bank. This was

V

resolution was passed and the Official Receiver applied for adjudication and his appointment as trustee..

Chinese Chamber of Cammerge

of Saigon

Keng Mow Tong Fruits and

Vegetables Guiki

Sik Yu School-

District Watchmen

Joxan Kos: 1 and 2

baxes Nos. 3 and 4

2 abscribers of 80 each and 1

of 814 agua

9 bribers of 10 each and

of 811

11 subscribers of $5 each and 1

of. 80

Further pressed, bankrupt said he had an application for adjudication. A meet-District Watchmen collodiin lost. 849,000 as a result of his connection sing o* creditors had been filed but with Messrs. W, G. Humphreys & Co.

Questioned as to his speculations in Tramway shares, bankrupt said he had

On behalf of Mr. Faithfull, who is ill, only made $90 udd; his brokers were Messrs, White, Remedios, Basto, Pestonjee | Mr, Otto Keng Sing said he was instructed Had a few others. He had abo dealt inte oppose the adjudication on the grounds Shanghai Bank and Ekeric Light that it was dissented to by a majority Aiready acknowledgesl shares, but he had made no mory in this, of creditors who were represented by My,

The Official Recriver: chat with your brokers.

1 stall häve a | Faithfull,

The Official Receiver held that such an When he started with Mesrs, Hum- application should not be made without phreys, bankrupt said his capital was notie, but his lordship adjourned the between $4,000 and $5,000. Slace then he case for seven days, and said that a further had dealt in property, but had just money, application would then be trade in Cham The war, he alleged, had resulted in a bigbers. depreciation in the value of his property. Since the war, as a result of the bank ruptcies of several people whose contracts he had guaranteed on behalf of Messrs Humphreys, he had also lost money; over $10,000.

Further questioned, bankrupt emphasis ed that though he had to face so many losses be did not wecken up his position with regard to his creditors,

I put it to you that you knew you were insolvent and date not reckon up your accounts? That is not so.

ASSETS $690: LAADILITIES $24,000,

Re Man Wo Ling. This was an appli. cation for a receiving order, which was made by Mr. Otto Kong Sing on behati of Mr. Goldring.

18 subscribers of $2 each and 43

of 1:

Total

GERMANY'S NEW FORCES.

According to informa: jun from a com- petent source, says Zurich despatch, Germany would be able to plucs eighton

•POW:

army corps-about 750,000 men in the field shout the end of July. They would be composed of Landslum men, with Lawnover performed military r vice and who were undergoing training, and the inland wrws, who had ha resting in the interior.

It is expected that all will be at the front by the beginning of August, but it is calculated that the number of tryps which must be brought back from Galida completely exhausted after their terrille hardship and the recent int(leg---Chip- will be bent equal the number in these eighteentew corps

WASTE NOT, WANT NOT.

AND A NOVEL WAÉ LOAN SCHEME.

Weau all hdp to win the war by reonomizing our consumption ef bod Whoever saves bow-will keep down pritis and wignin the means of further savings. Save now and lead your money to th Government. Your country needs your help, and you cannot kep your county without helping yourself...

|_ This was the roaga seyt he dedk

Kenna, Chancellor of the Exchequer, to a meeting of the National Food Fund heil at the Mansion- Heur

Captain Charles Bathurs. M.P.. spok upon arious food waste in camps. He did not believe that our soldiers, who were fully conscious of this waste, would:fect- the least aggrieved if the Government vers to ask them to let some of the surplus too

which was now buried in the neighbour hoorl of the camps or was destroyed by Bree converted into money, which culd be invested in the new War Loin for the 92.80 benefit of the soldiers the unives,

54.00.

101.00

61.00

* TO DIE LIKE THE ENGLISH."

GERMAN, BOLD/ENS' WISE. Speaking of his experies at the front. 79,00 Private George Tureball, of the Roya

Sects, formerly Glasgow accountant. -$435.188.24 | said te a representative of the Manchester

Guardian 14 M 8441.744.70

FUND. PRINCE OF WALES'

SUBSCRIPTION --LIST-NO. 44.

A. & F. M. The Ying Kre Rickshaw. Shop.

(four monthly subscriptions) Mr. B. Swansson. Collected in the boxes all the

Grand Hotel ....... Taikoo Dockyard Staff, July: Mr. R. D. Harvey's Fund:-

Collected by Master J. J. Mackay (Kongmoon)—Mr. and McKay, 86.00; Dr. J. A. M. Donald 81.00: Rer. Duncan McRae, 81.00; Miss Agnes I. Dickson, $1.00; Miss Eihel C. Reid, $1.00; Miss Florença H. Langrill, $1.00; Dr. Jessi A. McKay, 80.40 Maulean, 810 Muster: Jack

The Official Receiver opposed the apples. Smith, 85.00; M. W. B. cation. A great number of the alleged asets had on inquiry, proved to be, as far as the book debts at any me were concerned, quite unrealisable. The solo assets of the firm were the assets which were estimated in the affidavit in support Caffected by Miss Square:-Dr. of the petition, totalling $8,000. These Forsyth, $15.00; Mr. Mauricio, $10.00; Mr. White, $6.00; Mr. were sold ender distraint for reat of over Martin, 85.00; Mr. F. Mackin- 8900, and they realised $1,600, leaving a losh, $5.00; Mr. Overy, $5.00; T.A.L, 85,00; AJ.S., 15,00; Macao in February for $24.000 with the balance of $870, which were the sole assets: Mr. Douglas, $5.00;

Collected by Mr. R. D. Har- object of paying off his debts, but filed and he submitted that, in view of the fact

that the liabilities were $24,000, that therey-Staff Holt's Wharf (Kow- Inon), $59.00: Mr. J. McGeorge, his petition in May.

balance of 8690 was not sufficient to justify 83.00; L.S., $3.00

receiving order. All the partners in the

Answering the Chief Justice, bankrupt admitted that he sold his property in

Replying to Mr. Howley, who appeared for a number of creditors, bankrupt

50.00

me.

**

"I had a spell looking after the German prisoners on their way down to the wast after the last balle urbund Festuber. found one curious saying among them. To like the French and die like th

I was cution to know what English it meant, and mẹ day ong of them toli The German soldiers in the fighting 260.00 line would give anything for the feypus. 10.00 care free existence of the average French soldier, but if he must di the German 39.27 would like to get death with the di

Taci ference of the British soldier. sentiment has been crystallised in that saying. I have much reckless hepism on the German side, and 1 recalled that to my informant, asking him how he re cor.ciled that with his theory. He thought a minute or two and then said:

321,00

It's like this It's cue thing to go to deal because you are afraid to disobey an order, and quite another to les death overtake you because you are too proud or 10.40 too, indifferent to get out of its way. The bravery of the English is also infectious, and you now find some of our man who are ashamed to show fent of death in. front of the English.'

61.00

SILK BATS . KHAKI, "GREAT FALL IN "IGH ATH-"! 65.100 a gusty day a City man's allk hat blew off as he turned into Throgmorton- 8822.77 street, E.C "Great fall in Vigh 'stu,

mesenger boy

',

admitted that his father secured him to firin, also, bad absconded over to months Already acknowledged lists 1/43..8261,090.27 ini terdiately sing out a Stock Exchange;

The application was refused.

8261,913.74

8434.25

$55,159.46

$317,073.20

326

The boy was a good obs.rver. Even before the war the silk hat was under a partial eclipse. Today you can wak down An application for the adjudication of Monthly Subscriptions

hats; the top-hatted passenger in a the Kwong Wo firm is bankrupt was also Already acknowledged Lists 1/13.. 864,725.21 Bond-street and see only two or three silk tube railway-cat shines like a lonely light- granted, and the Official Receiver was

houss; in big offices of the City where silk hats were one de rigueur the man who appointed trustee,

turns up in out is subjected to the shaft of his colleagues at bay. The war has effected this temporary ex $290,117:47 tinction. Even civilians to-day fel mar tial. There is no man living who can feel martial in a ilk hat. And silk hata are not congruous with all those buttons and badges which no true patriot can now dis- pense with The silk hat is the hat of eroticnless dignity.

AT THE MAGISTRACY.

A DANGEROUS ACT.

Remitted to Landon :--- £17,000 & 1/9/5/16 ·

7,000@1/9 & 1/10 2,000 @ 1/9/

Balance in hand

$28,956.73 N. J. STABB, Hon. Treasurer.

Before Mr. R. E. Lindsell at the Magis tracy yesterday Jeannette Gilbert was summoned for throwing a bottle from the Hongkong, 12th August, 1015. verandah of No. 33, Wyndham Street, at

»Messrs." Humphreys by mortgaging his ago. property, but added that be himself sub sequeally bought the same property and secured himself with it; he also mortgaged "it. There was a first and second murt gage. He said he gave Messrs. Humpherys & Co, noties because they wanted a larger security. He admitted that as compradore be berrowed money from his friends and relations in the ordinary course of business," to keep him going; there was $32,000 from an uncle, and $100,000 from other people. He also bought some house property with the money. He gave per itsory notes for the money borrowed, and also paid interest. Though he ter minsted his engagement with Hum- phreys & Co, in April there were still con- arnets which he had to make good. He had not yet had a final settlement with them and they thus retained his $30,000 security. It was estimated that when the settlement was made there would be $10,000 in his favour......

Answering the Chief Justice, bankrupt said that he borrowed money and bad given promissory notes and desit 19. property

4a,m. on the 31st July. PC Swan and HOW TO CATCH TURTLES.net the frock coat. The sudden demis

The silk bat, in truth, has never got over the death of its dear old friend and part-

of the frock cat left many men with new Sometimes, for au'r ling syn- on of those men lifts his silk hat out pl

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TEIKOKU BREWERY CO.LTD. MOJE JAPAN.

Hongkong, th August, 1916,

BEFORE

SOLE AGENTS.

CO.

SUZUKI & CO ALEXANDEA BUILDING, TɛL. No. 468,

LEAVING FOR HOME

ON A HOLIDAY

ORDER THE

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TO BE SENT TO YOU, AND SO

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NEW CARTRIDGES.

ALL THE NEWS OF THE WEEK FULLY RECORDED. INCLULING THE MOVEMENTS OF THE LOCAL MARKETS- that when he warned the defendant of the

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24 PAGE!!! dangerous nature of this act, she abused It will be some comfort to Calcutta re-silk hats.

idents to learn, on the authority of Mr. him. Defendant alleged that the bottle Southwell, Deputy Diretor of Fisheries, its sick-bed of tissue paper and says. "Let

Sometimes YOU CAN ESCAPE was accidentally kicked off the verandah that none of the End turtles of Bengal areud fy the fekle world come out to-day

suitable for the purpose of making soup for with my grey flaume) suit." This being disputed, the Magistrate Earopean tables. The main food of practi. when the birds are troublesome, the invalid the tortures of Neuralgio those fearful, journed the case to view the premises, anilcully all the species of turtle found in the is allowed to sit on a broom tick in the darting, shooting pains that drive you rivers of this province is decaying flesh, and, kitchen garden. It is a sad vnd almost insan by rubbing the face and on returning said that it was impossible for preference, the flesh of the dead hunian A few professions still keep the silk hat lead with that king of pain destrie B popular Egli

This for the bottle to have been kicked over the bodies cast into the rivers from the ghats. as their insignia. An undertar in a LITTLE'S ORIENTAL BALM

Tacked nerves. verandah, as it was boarded up. A äne Mr. Southwell, in his test bulletin de felt hat is unbelievable, comercial marvellons remedy acts like magic on the

scribes a method almost as dreadful as it is travellers stil find that the silk hat helps quivering pain- of $10 was imposed.

curious, by which the turtle fishers of the Khulna region, relying on the turtle's liking to fill the older book; the rain spectors soothes, retières, CURES Its pruiscs

of Liverpool have only just reluctantly disre zung all over the world by those who SHOT. From No. 10 to 8850. at 16, 67 and for human flesh, trap them to their doom.

A man is covered from hend to foot with spensed with it, and bank meters still have found it to be the quickest, great 7.60 per 100, SPORTING REQUISITES

yourself and PROVE its wonderful white shest, and is placed at a short distance bear with li as he of the grievances of best relief from Neuralgic pain. Try it and Alli GUNS in Variety.

party of fishermen then their calling story burden from the water. They cry out Hari Bola phrase usual when the But make no mistake,, saya serene virtue. in the Naval Yard at Kowloon for the dead body of a Hinduisbrought foreremation. halter, the silk hat is as immortal as After bankrupt bad answered further, tarczny of a quantity of copper, which, le At this ery the turtle come out of the water. Shakespeare It's under a cload now, but

and, in their attempt to get at the supposed wait till peace comes to Europe Men with questions, the Chief Justice said that he said, be required to make a tin for hold-dead body, Elkins the trench and are taken beso-tirs d bf khaki that esury big town,

by the fisheries The Stateim in NA will be a fect of toppers, 2145 had made severat omissions, and the casing acid.

The Chief Justice-Thra all, I can say. is that you are not fit to be associated with any business at all

THEFT OF COPPER.

Bix weeks' hard labour was the sentenc imposid enn Chinese tinsmith employed

Bold at It del per bottle,

Agents for Hongkong - Mcasra. A B. WATSON & Co., Lza.

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$

Manufacturers,

SMOKELESS POWDER and OEIL LET

Inspection. Invited

WA. NOHMIDT