1918-12-18 — Page 3

SUPREME COURT.

THE FOOK ON INSURANCE CO

A1 has Supreme Court, yesterday, the Chief Justice (Sir William Boes Davies, K..) heard as application from Mr. F. € Jenkin astracted by Mr. George

sungel on behalf of the Hook On 10 surance Company of Hongkong, for ap. proval of an extension in the orients of the Company, a that the Compahy could ku banking in all a branches

THE

HONGKONG DAILY PEELS, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 18′′a.

Mr. C. G. Alabaster (instructed by Mr. J. H. Gardiner) appeared for the plain- tills, and Mr. Eldon Putter (instructed by Mr. G. R. Haywood, for the defend

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Mr Potter and he had to ask for ag adjournment of the case, the defendant, of course, paying full costs for the ad

journalent.

His Lordship said that there was no question of adjournment. I was

Mr Juk vid that the full facts of bæjarte case

hearing.

J1

the case and the reasons for the applica- ou had been set rout in a petition filed on November 19th. The Company was

neorporated on January 8th, 1901, us compaaz. limited by shares, the empital being $1,000,000 divided into 10,000 shares of $100 each All the sharry bad been ansued nad paid to the extent of 250 each, For the last 17 years the Company had carried on business with considerable sue

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BANKRUPTCY COURT.

YESTERDAY'S CASES,

The Chief Justice (Sir William Beca Davies, K.C.), presided over a sitting of the Bankruptcy Court. yesterday, when the following comes were heard:--

ALUSET ABRAHAM

The Official Receiver (Mr. H. A. Nesbit), said that the debtor had paid a dividend of 60 per cent., and there were funds for the payment of a furthor 10 per cont and had been fixed for The debtors conduct had been satisfactory

and his discharge was asked for.

Mr. Potter submitted that it was only on Monday that Mr. Haywood, defend- nuts solicitor, was asked by the defend ants to have the case postponed, for the reason that the defendants had been ill for several months and had not been able to deal with solicitors.

His Lordship: Have you any merite? Mr. Potter Mans, ny Lord. (Laugh

Was One

If in Lordship granted the request.

THE KO PAT NAM FIRM. The Official Receiver said this was case where an interim receiver had beet appointed. The debtor's

liabilitios amounted to $108,000 and kin assets

$69,000

to

CANTON RED CROSS LOTTERY

THE WINNING NUMBERS. The following is the list of winning numbers in the Canton Red Cross Lottery, the tickets. for which, priced at $1, were frooly sold in the Colony :-

1st Prize No. 19,620

·2nd

3rd

4th

Mh

6th

$16,640

07,094

4,160

21,127

2,080

24.564

1,000

41.389

13,091

500

5:00

3529, 7294, 2469, 33000, 10188, 22940, 19884, Thirty-two prizes of $100 each:-Nos. 12636, 5964, 30838, 24081, 8760, 18308, 38742. 43003, 323, 28929, 8087, 10388, 1996, 16035, 28394, 41331, 31729, 17118, 34125, 30029,

16609,

31102, 920 and 1229. Sixty-two prizes of $50 each: ---Nos.

1928.

LANE,

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CRAWFORD

AND COMPANY.

HARDWARE DEPARTMENT.

EVERYTHING FOR THE HOUSE

OF

BRITISH AND AMÈRICAN MANUFACTURE.

JUST TO HAND

THE ORIGINAL

48360, 1544, 22849, 24607, 6870, 33116, 11143, AUTO-VACUUM FREEZER

9198, 5458, 97871, 8147, 13620, 37847, 31874. 433, 18404, 35518, 32489, 13791, 9702, 20481, 14961,

5126, 28369, 24979, 18204, 20744. 10059, 30906, 22236, 16423, 3588, 7591, 31973, 7878, 15168, 18272, 20001, 11001, 46743, Mr R. Haywood, appearing for the 15966, 28452, 19558, 32334, 25889, 30116, 21906, 9908, 4150, 22372, 28620, 16123, 3380, petitioning creditor, mid he understood 14185, 1866, 17963, 11889, 35880, 25802, that

the festa amounted 10

$1.00027527, 10840 and 10983.

The Official Receiver opposed a receiv ing order, and the petition was dismissed.

By special resolution, duy passed || ter.) in accordance with the Companies' Ordi After reading from an affidavit by the only, which arose from collection of book- Dance, TIE, MA an extraordinary general defendants praying for the adjournment | debts, menting held on September 8th, 1918, it of the action, Mr. Potter said that thin was resolved the carry the business of

case it which both counsel and bunkers in all its branches. The petition sobeiter could fairly claim that they were to the Supreme Court was for an exten-

not to blame in making such an appli- *son of the objects of the Company so an

cation to allow of the terms of the resolation being carried out In the course of car

His Lordship. In other words, your

LI HOI SHAN.

In his public examination, the debtor stated that his assets were $14,000 and his liabilities $28,000. Ho attributed his

rying on its business the Company had merita can be summed up in the word insolvency to non payment for goods sold.

*musker

(AMERICAN MANUFACTURE)

WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY BANITARY AND HYGIENIC.

1. THERE IS NO CRANK TO TURN.

2.

9.

JEWELLERY WORTH

$5,000

STOLEN BY SERVANTE EUROPEAN VICTIMISED.

5.

While Mr. A. W. Hill, First Bailif of the Supreme Court, and his wife were at St. John's Cathedral uni Sunday

The cheque for payment was stopped, it morning, two of their servants--the abo

and house-boyatole jewellery to the

My Potter agreed that the defendants being claimed that the goods were not up value of $5,000 Irom the house in Wong:

to sample.

The examination was closed.

mecomulated a reserve fund of undivided profits to the extent of nearly 97.000),

were solely to blame and all he could du, besti its originally enlled up capital.

if he wanted an adjournment, was to and had paid dividends sawaaling. Lo

offer to pay for it. As the Hongkong a total of $0.15 The Company had; invested over $30,000 in beuse property representative of the defendants was ill,

The supposed to an ad-examination, that he was mole master of he was cutitled to an is the business. His liabilities were 802.00 in Hongkong, Shanghai and Bangkok, and had obtained mortgages to the extent jurament.

of $200,000

THE HING LUNG PIRM.

The debler stated, in his public

Nei Chong Road. The jowellery includ

THERE ARE NO PADDLES TO CLEAN. THERE

DANGER OF

IS NO CREAM WITH SALT.

4. IT CANNOT GET OUT OF ORDER.

ALL THE OLD ELIMINATED.

AND

SPOILING

YOUR

TIRESOME

METHODS

STOCKED IN TWO SIZES.

Prices $6.75 and $9.50 each.

ed a gold and heart-shape brooch, set] WITH BACH FREEZER, with diamonds, valued at $1,000,

When Mr. and Mr. Hill returned home

they found the two servante missing and the safe broken. The Wanchai Police

were immediately informed of the rob

A BOOKLET

OF RECIPES

·

IS INCLUDED SHEWING HOW TO

MAKE

FROZEN FRUITS. ICE CREAMS.

per carefulty Canton de Two dec tires WATER ICES, FRAPPES, SHERBERTS,

were watched.

detectives

The Company had no debts] application was not granted, the action and his assets $25,000. Bo attributed his have been sent to Macao and Canton to

would remain undefended and, perhank insolvency to paying heavy interest, bor-trace the thieves.

except that it is usually indebted to gen- eral creditors and on recount of salaries, et, to the exdent of about $7,000

His Lordship:

not intendet 10 Juve a note aur. Mr. Joukin: No.

A Jenkin then read extr s from al affidavit made by Tang Tung Chick to the effect that all the requirements of the Companies' Ordinance governing such applications, had been carried out.

Mr. fenkit said the resolution had been pass

some injustice might be done.

His Lordship: Has the defence been filed Mr. Potter: Yes, but we deny certain statements made by the plain life.

His Lordship: J will hear Mr. Alabaster. If I grant the application it will be on the ground that the defendants pay the costs of the adjournment im thediately

Mr. Alabaster said that if he agreed to an adjournment at all it would be only if the defendants paid the costs inmediately an adjournment should be granted at all.

| rowed money. The examination

closed.

LAM KIN SANO.

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In his public examination, the debtor said his liabilities amounted to $300,DON and his assets to $400,000 in the shape of book debts.

His business was sold fyr $52.000. There were no partners in his firm.

Cross-examined by, Mr. Haywood, who had been appointed outside trustee, debtor

CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR TUE SERVICES.

The following additional contributions to the above Fund are acknowledged with! thanks :--

Mr. A. David Mr. Viss Vaes Mr. A. E. Griffin

ed for the convenience and at the desire He did not think it was a case in which aid his brothers, although they put money Previously acknowledged

нед The chief defendant

preseni in

of the Company's customers. Further, The aldavit made by the defener in the business and signed a mortgage dead as partners in the firm, were not actually partners. The business was left him by his father when the latter died.

After further examination, the "hearing† ́? was oldsed.

મ the extraordinary general meetings umeanted, he thought, to impertinence which were held for passing and con- frming the relation, the feeling of the meeting in its favour was unanimous. Mr. Jenkin added that the Court had

Cours, and if he wanted to defend the action he should do so. The chief de fendant had been in Hongkong all the while, and had instructed his solicitors granted several similar requests in the that he was ill, but he was present in up to a stage. He stated in the affidavit

past. One of the most recent cases was† Court and His Lordship might like to that of the Bun Company, Universal Protest the truth of his statement in the bankrupt. viders. who asked for and were granted permission to include insurance, ship wning and building theatrical promot ing and banking in the objects of their Compuny

The application was granted.

A DEAL IN METAL

OTHER CASES.

Augusto Domingo Soares-adjudicated vitness-box. He did not look ill #il. Carlos Henrique Cheves adjudicated Anyway, Mr. Alabaster thought the de-bankrupt. fendants should have given full instruc Tung Shing Cheung-mesired hin dits. Lions to their solicitors, instead of making Kin Sang-the hearing of this an appearance to them only a day before the hearing was to taku place.

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His Lordship said there was a refresh- ing candour in the sixth paragraph of the defendant affidavit, in which he anid that he did not know of the practice of with the

though quite familiar

At the Supreme Court, yesterday, the Chief Justice (Sir William Rees Davies, K.C.) heard the preliminary discussion Mr. Alabaster said that possibly, in on a civil action, the hearing of which had Chinese boon definitely fixed for yesterday.

to dante

English dedure in Chinese courtz.

with 10 "rts, these cases never get to

trial

the man was now dealing courts, and he could not

His Lordship observed that at one time the defendants bad scored very anxious to finish the case.

amount.

petition was adjourned.

Sun Kan Kee the Official Receiver was pointed trustee.

King Lung Shing-heaving of petition adjourned.

ed.

Chau Yee Nam-receiving order rescind- Fuk Sang-receiving order made.

His Lordship said the defendants had been guilty of gross neglect.

OPIUM CARES.

50.00

50,00

10.00

110.00

2,550.40

$2,660,40

| At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese engineer of the Kwai Sany, who was charged with being in unlawful possession of a quau- tity of opium dross, failed to appear.

Mr. Wood estreated his hail of $150.

10-

Nang was charged with being in

A Chinese cook on board the wai

dross. lawful possession of a quantity of opium

defendant, applied for a short remand.

Mr. J. H. Gardiner, on behalf of the Mr. Wood agreed, fixing bail at $150.

A Chinese youth was charged with being in unlawful possession of four toeląj of opium,

Defendant stated that another man gave him the opium to carry.

Mr. Wood fined defendant $300, with the alternative of three months' hard labour.

*

INDECENT HAND BILLS.

At the Magistracy, yesterday, before Mr. J. R. Wood, a Chinese doctor ne charged with distributing indecent, hand- bills.

Defendant stated that the billa referred to some medicinal drugs, for which he was the agent.

Mr. Wood: The paper is full of in- decent mattor.

Defendant: The Company sent them treatment of diseases. 'to me. They are instructions for specific

Mr. Wood: The distribution of print-

that it be paid, say, within a week. It does not matter whether you distribute it if the Court made a peremptory ordered matter of this sort is an offence. It would be a serious bardship, he asserted, along with the pills or not. You are if the defendants were naked to pay fined $50. $1,000 into Court.

judges would have thrown out the appli

Hi Lordship said the majority of cation on that affidavit. He thought he was dealing leniently.

Mr. Potter said it seemed to him that the man

was being penalised for his He might have said that he

distributing the bills, was fined $5.

The Joki, who was next charged with

BERVICES ENTERTAINMENT --

la this, the plaintiffs, Tong Sang & expect to find himself in the same de L'o, of Japan, claim $10,647.95 from lightful position he would have been in the Tin Wan Cheung firm. In their the courts of his country. Mr. Alabaster think the defendants should be taxed to Mr. Potter agreed, but he did not statement of claim they submitted that add that he would consent to an adjourn. the extent of paying the money inte the defendant, gold, and they (the plain-ment if the defendants would pay into Court. What he wished to emphasise was tiffs) bought to sell in Japan, about 30 Court the amount claimed or, at least, that the plaintiffs would be in do better tong of metal. The defendants warrant a reasonable share of it-to prove their position by the money being paid into ed and agreed in writing that the metal bona fider, as well as the costs of the Court.

as of the standard quality from the adjournment.

As far as he knew, the only He suggested that the instance in which a defendant was asked Tung Chun spelter nine, and undertook defendants should pay $5,000. to reduce the price in proportion to its

to pay money into Court was when, on His Lordship asked whether the chief his statement of defence, he showed that quality should the metal be below the defendant had been all the time in he had no bon fue defence. standard, or not genuine. The plaintiffs Hongkong

plaintiffs were paid their costs, it would If the paid $10,000 to the defendants on account Mr. Alabaster replied that this was so. of the metal on or about May 15th and The Hongkong representative had intend put them in the same position as before 16th, 1916. The plaintiffe then shipped ed to give evidence supporting bis own

the application.

His Lordship inquired of the defend- the metal to Japan and sold it at a profit statement of defence.

aats were in of $5.50 per picul, being the market price)

position to pay the costs. za Japan, and, on or about 7th June,

that defendants could pay the amount Mr. Potter said that he was instructed 1916, earnt that the metal was entirely different from the Tung Chun metal sup-

Mr. Alabaster said that that was be plied by defendants on a previous occa cause the plaintiffs had to get certain sion and that the buyers in Japan refused particulate from Japan. Almost imine delivery.

The pipintifle thereupon re-diately afterwards he asked for further ported this to the

who re-

time to Ale his defence. Aquested them

of Messrs. His Lordship asked whether the sum Ataka & Co., in Japan, the percentages claimed was liquidated. of lead, iron and zinc in the aid metul, and what the reduced price should be. The plaintiffs could prove

Mr. Alabaster replied in the negative, Inquiry from Japan elicited the report His Lordship said it was one of those that the quantities were irregular and anses in which he was halt inclined to honesty. that the metal was under analysis. Sub refuse the application. He would only never got the solicitor's letters. He sequently the plaintiffe learnt that the in ; the trimment Fund (the Rev. F. G. 3. Basi Was of very inferior quality and that the defendants paid $1,000 into As matters stood, the chief defendantings, R.N.) gratefully acknowledges the The Trosaurer of the Services Enter- contained a percentage of iron greatly Court, and puid, also, the costs of the freely told the truth and now asked for an excess of, and a porcentage of lead adjournment. groutly below, the standard qualities,

an adjournment Mr. Potter anid that, in regard to Mr could not

following monthly subscriptions for the that Messrs. Atakta & Co. were preparing Alabastor's submission that, $5,000 should said so. Then judgment, he supposed, Mr. J. M. Gordon .......... Supposing the man period ended December 17th:- the mount required, and to re-ship it to Hongkong. When this was be paid into Court to prove that the would go against him by defaul communicated to the defendants they application was bond fife, the best proof thought the Court had no aut

11 Ho A Monthly Babecriber' weked the plaintiffs to arrange for the of the bond fidex of his client was the fact the course now being

„bad to “authority for

"M. 8." sale of the metal at such a price as could of his having made the application for

taken.

“A. & F. M,” be obtained. The plaintiffs did so, and an adjournment. If he had not anked authority was that if the defendants did

His Lordship said that his only Mr. 1. Belilios muffered damage to the extent of $11,500. that the matter be adjourned, he would not acquiesce to the conditions of the Mr. H. R. White

·0............ They offered to give credit to the defend have had judgment, given against him, Court then the Couet would not grant. We mals in the sum of 81,019.18, the balance and the chief defendant could have easily bia request. of the original purobako pries, and claim loft the country, so that, then, plaintif ed $10,037.60 and costs.

would have been in ne better position foronto, that the Court had no authority Moara. Donnelly & Wh

Mr. Potter submitted, with all de- In their statement of defenct, the de- than if they had not obtained judgment. for such course: The usual course was Mr. W. B. Brown 4. G. Gordon Nomo fendants arimit that they sold to the His Lordship observed that there was for an adjournment to be granted on

30 tons of Tung Chun white nothing to

thing to stop him leaving the Cactly the condition that the side her baked Mr. W. Laker and any that it was of standard

Mr. R. M. Dyer quality. The defendants were not aware his point. It proved his bond fed tant for it paid the costs of the other side. that the mid white lead was to be sold in ho had fled & statement of defence and essential that, in the Colony, the Chiness E. 1..

His Lordship id I was absolutely Mr. A. II. Skelton

Lonk Japan. They deny the allegations that asked for an adjournment of the honring should learn that this Court would have they asked the plaintiffs to sell the metal was, he thought, a great hardship to things done regularly and properly. He in Japan at allclt a price as could be ask the defendants to bring the money would grant din application if the de obtained and state that the white lond into Court. The plaintiffe had all they fentiatita pald plaintif "costs for the delivered by thou satisfted the contract in all reapicola,

wern entitled to have in getting contg. day (138) did also paid $1,000 into

(Continued ai foot of nexi column.) ;) Court, within fourteen days.

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