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IRISH IMPASSE:

MR. DE VALERA'S, LETTER TO 'MR. LLOYD GEORGE.

MOPLAH

RISING :

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19TH,

REPORT OF SERIOUS DEVELOPMENTS,

GERMAN TRADE BOOM: ATTITUDE OF BRITISH MANUFACTURERS.

LATEST CABLES.

(THROUGH MAUTER'S AGENCY.}"

IRISH

MR. DE

IMPASSE,

VALERA'S TELEGRAM TO

PREMIER,

LONDON, September 18th,

LATEST CABLES.

GERMANY'S OBLIGATIONS." FRANCE DESIRES CONTINUANCE

OF SANCTIONS.

LONDON: September 18th. On the ground that Germany has not Mr. de Valera telegraphed a reply to fulfilled her obligations... the French Mr. Lloyd George, to-night, saying "WeForeign Office announces the continuance have but one object at heart, amely of the economic sanctions which the wetting up of the "conference on such a Supreme Council decided should be re- basis of truth and reality as would make

on September 18th, subject to it possible to söcare a result which the Germany meeting certain obligations. people of the two islands so urdently

WHAT GERMANY HAS DONE. Desire."'

SINN FEIN POSITION

moved

BERLIN, September 18th.

THE ARBUCKLE CASE. TRIAL ON MURDER CHARGE

SAN FRANCISCO, September 18th. Arbuckle is to be tried on, the murder

carge.

ARBUCKLE'S RESERVED TRAIN

SAN FRANCISCO, September 17th. Arbuckle was so confident of his release un bail that he had reserved a portion of yesterday evening's train for Los Augeles, but, he is still in prison.

The District Attoriey anounces his in tention of prosecuting Arbuckle to the limit of the law, but he says that the question whether the charge shall be murder or manslaughter depends on the decision of the police court magistrate In September ind, o WASHINGTON CONFERENCE, TWO FRENCH DELEGATES.

Pants, September 16th. M. Briand heals the French delegation to the Washington Conference. He will. probably be accompanied by 1. Sar... raut, who as e-Governor of Indu Ching, is particularly qualified to speak on the Pacific question. The other two delegates have not yet been chosen. BRITAIN'S UNEMPLOYMENT

B

PROBLEM,

I.LTER.

A semi-official statement declares that Mr. de Valera, in his reply to Mr. Germany has paid a milliard gold marks

CABINET COMMITTEE'S SCHEME Lloyd George, says: "We are surprised, and also, agreed, in principle, to the that you do not see that if we accepted with a view to preventing unfair dis- creation of an inter-Allied organisation.

LONDON, September 16th. the conference on the basis of your letcrimination regarding import and export Government, for a certain number of The Cabinet unemployment committee has adopted a scheme whereby - the tor of September 7th, without making licenses, thats meeting the Alles' demands. years, pay half the interest on the loans bur position quite clear, freland's repres

raised by the Local Authorities for useful sentatives would enter the conference with'

The whole trouble is due to the compublie works commenced before Decem their position misunderstood and cause France maintains. should have full

petence of this organisation. which, ber 31st. Ireland's right to be irreparably pre

authority to dictate to Germany, concern- judice. Throughout the discussions, yoning all licenses whereas Reuter learns defined your Government's position. We from an authoritative source in London have defined cars,

"If the positions were not definitely opposed.” - Mr. de Valera anys,there would be no problem to be discussed. I should be obvious that, in

2 case like ours, if there is to be any result of the negotiations, we must meet without pre Judice and untramineled by any conditions whatsoever, except those imposed by facts as we know them."

PREMIER'S POINT OF VIEW.

CARPENTIER FIGHT.. COMING "NEW YORK CONTEST. ·

NEW YORK, September 17th. Carpentier has intim ted his willing that the British view seems to be that neas to fight Tam Gibbons for the world's Germany would gain little from the light heavyweight championship here, raising of the sanctions, in the event of

next February. the adoption of the French plän,

Conversations are proceeding between London, Paris and Coblenz

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MANDATES PROBLEM. APPEAL TO ALL NATIONS,

PARIS, September 16th. In persuance of the Allied Supreme Council's Mandate Commission, it has been, decided to invite all nations to co- operate in working the mandates.--

SANCTIONS TO CONTINUE."

PARIS, September 16th. The economic sanctions imposed on Germany in March last should have boca | Hare.

such fulfilment.-Macas.

JUSTICE.

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FAR EASTERN CABLE NEWS.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.] [

HONGKONG SHIPMASTER'S DEATH,

LONDON. September 18th. Captain Alexander Galt, shipmaster, of Hongkong, has died of hemorrhage of police station. He had been arrested on a the brain, due to alcoholism, at a London charge of drunkenness.

THE LATE MR. B. R. HOOPER.

LONDON September 18th, formerly of Shanghai, lett £114,000,

Mr. E R. Hooper bullion broker,

LATEST CABLES.

GUARANTY TRUST COMPANY, REDUCTION OF QUARTERLY DIVIDEND,

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1991:

THE HUMPHREYS BANKRUPTCY.

“A JUGOLE AND A FRAUD.”

ASSIGNMENT OF SECURITIES

DECLARED NULL AND VOID. .

individual's belief in his statements or reasonable reflation on the obligations, but not necessarily with a wilful intens tion to deceive and cheat. These are such statements as are often referred to in the phrase "The wish is father to, the thought." This was what was called - In giving judgment on the Official legal fraud." But at a later period.

bankruptcy of C. Humphreys & Co., Ltd., these two forms of fraud. He said: "To Receiver's claim to certain assets in the Lord Bramwell would not acknowledge.

na ngainst a claim by the Hongkong and make a man liable for fraud, moral fraud Shanghai Bank, his Honour Judge Grain must be proved. I do not understand has given ruling in favour of the legal fraud. To my mind it has no mora Official Receiver, on the ground that the meaning that legal heat, legal cold, legal: bankrupt commuted & technical fraud in light, or legal shade." But later, the connexion with the formation of the two forms again grew up and they are company, debtor being insolvent at the adhered to up, to the present time. time and this assignment then made, It has been laid down that it is fraud therefore, being an act of bankruptcy." in law if a party does or says something His Lordship said: It does not appear motive for such representations and pro which he knows to be false, although bis to me to be of any real consequence whe coedings may have been good." There: ther 1 deal with this matter under the fare, it is not necessary for me to-day in Bankruptcy Act of 1914, or of Elizabeth this case to decide whether the bank c. 5. ader the statute of Elizabeth, i rupt's motives were good" in making would be necesary for me to find that the this arrangement, or whether they, were bankrupt assigned the whole, or sub morally wrong and bad. In fact, there stantially the whole, of his properly to are several reasons why I should not do the company, and further, that the comso on this application, unless it is pany had knowledge that he was deceiv absolutely necessary in giving my deal. ing his creditors. Considering that thesion, and it is not. It is suficient for bankrupt was, to all intents and pur me to find that this assignment was #. poses, the company, it perhaps would not fraud on his creditors in a technical be difficult to give a decision on the last sense that his act tended" to defeat and PRAGCE, September 18th, poiat, but I might want further evidence delay his creditors "A London corporation has concluded as to his knowledge that he was deceiving bankrupt considered that by making this. It may be that an agreement with the Czecho-Slovak his creditors knowingly and did in fact assignment to the company and getting Government, receiving thereby a mono-transfer, the whole of bis property to the thereby financial assistance" from the poly for the output of radium in Czecho company. But I think the matter can be Hongkong and Shanghai Bank bo, could Slovakia, which is the only European more conveniently dealt with under the build up his business again and pay off country producing radium.

Bankruptcy Act 1914.

his personal creditors, which. he wouldki be unable to do if he continued as he was. Or, on the other hand, he may have intended to defraud his personal eredi-, tors and, so to speak, wipe them off the alate, and meanwhile build up fort of the company, having thrown off the himself a comfortable income by means incubus of his former creditors.

- New York. September 17th The International Backing Institution and the Guaranty Trust Company has

to 3 per cent. reduced its quarterly dividend from

DEAL IN RADIUM. LONDON FIRM'S ENTERPRISE

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MR. LLOYD GEORGE.. IMPROVEMENT IN HEALTH.

LONDON, September 17th. A dentist has lanced an abscess in Mr. Lloyd George's tooth, which was the cause of his indisposition. The Premier, to-day, is much better...

SHACKLETON'S "QUEST."

DEPARTURE FROM LONDON.

LONDON, September 17th. sailed from London aboard the Quest

Shackleton's Antarctic Expedition has Large crowds thronged the riverside and

the adventurers an ovation. gave t

RUSSIAN FAMINE RELIEF.

Paris. September 18th. The International Commission of Relief in Russia met at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and renewed the expression of confidence in their President, the former Cabinet Minister, M. Naulens.-Harar,

SHANGHAI PILOT KILLED ON RAILWAY.

Mr. Lloyd George has replied to Mr. raised to-day. In view of Germany's fai- de Valora's letter, saying that the Gov-lure to fulfil the terms of the agreement, INTERNATIONAL COURT OF TRAGEDY NEAR MOKANSHAN. ernment cannot consent to any abandon- the measures are to be maintained until ment, however informal, of the principle of allegiance to the King, on which the whole fabric of the Empire and every Constitution within it is based. While Mr. de Valera insisted on eluiming "that, the Irish delegates must confer as repre "sentatives of an independent sovereign

State a conference was impossible.

MR. DE VALERA'S REGRETS.

LATER

Mr. de Valera, in the course of his reply, anys "Dail Eireann leaders did

GERMAN TRADE BOOM. ACTION, BY BRITISH-MANUFAC-

TURES.

GAYEVA, September 18th. Professor Moore (United States) has accepted the International Court Judge ship. NEW NORWEGIAN RAILWAY.

CHRISTIANIA, September 17th. where he will open the Dovre Railway, the second great mountainous line con- necting north and south Norway.

INSOLVENT IN MAY,

As to the facts of the case, the books of bankrupt's business were, according to Mr. Barrett, in a hopeless case at the gan to work at them in March, but did beginning of this year. Mr. Barrett be not then go into the previous book-keep ing There was a heavy loss on one part of the business not compensated by profit on another branch. It was a continuing. loss and, as Mr. Barrett said, his business for me to decide this paint and, there

But, as I have said, it is unnecessary could not possibly have gone on na it

was.

ASSIGNMENT FOID,

Nevertheless.

therefore under

The accounts were not completed fote, I give no opinion. when the company was formed, not even there can be no doubt the bankrupt at when the assignment was given, in June, the time of making this assignment was was then found that the business was They were not completed until July. It insolvent, and the assignment in itself insolvent to the extent of about Tis. delay payment to the creditors of his is an act of bankruptcy and fraudulent in the sense that it did defeat and 500,000. Mr. Barrett says:

!' It must have been insolvent in May." As Mr. Private business, and Holborow says, wo must take in all the the Bankruptcy Act 1914 it is void and circumstances of the case..

invalid against the Official Receiver.... What was the attitude of the bankrupt I, therefore, declare that the assign throughout? When Mr. Barrett took overment was fraudulent and the books be discovered after a time that bankruptcy and void as against the there was,, a liability to the Bank official Receiver and, under Section 37, China, which turned out to be Tls, 46,000, that the title of the Official Receiver re not entered. He spoke to Humphreysates back to the date of the assignment about it, and Humphreys said he had the net of bankruptcy, and overs. "feared to tell," and even then Hum rides the claims of the creditors of the phroys made an entry and made it in company

Iaust order that the pro-

act of

correctly. Ho gives to the Hongkong and party set out in the deed of assignment Shanghai Bank & charge on a certain list be handed over to the Official Receiver of securities, saying that all were free and that the cost of the trustee be paid fros encumbrance. It subsequently out of the estate. transpired that he had already giyen charges on some of these securities to the International Bank. He gave to the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank a charge

TRE INDEBTEDNEŠA TO TUZ HONGKONG AND

SHANGHAI BANK.

A distressing accident, with a fatal result, took place at the Hangchow Station, on the Shanghai-Hangchow- Ningpo Railway Line, on Friday evening, the stE inst, when Captain Peter Fen on his carpet factory concealing from. G. Barrett, who was called to give wick, a well-known member of the them that the Bank of China had already evidence, explained how he came to he

At the hearing of the application Mrk

His Majesty has departed for Hjerkinn, Shanghai Licensed Pitots Association, a charge, and concealing from the Bank connected with Cecil Humphreys & Co.!

LONDON, September 17th. Telegrams from Berlin recently, describ ing the German trade boom, have not im pressed the British textile manufacturers, who declare that the boom is fictitious and certain to collapse as quickly as the AMERICAN FEATHERWEIGHT Japanese war-time boom. not ask the Premier to abandon any tractive quotations, have undoubtedly Gerraan, manufacturers, by offering at-- principle, even formally, Dail Eireann booked big orders on markets hitherto

CONTEST. can only recognise itself for what it is." served by British houses, but tho goods

Mr. de Valera regrets that this self-sert were of the poorest quality, and Bri-weight championship,

CLEVELAND (ORIO), Sept. 18th. recognition is made the reason for the tish magafacturers are now hurriedly bane (holder) knocked out "Danny" In the twelve rounds American feather. cancellation of the conference.

Johnny Kil despatching representatives to overseas markets with samples to prove that Bri: Frush in the seventh round... tish goods are incomparably superior to

Kilbane received $60,000, win or lose anything producible in Germany..

or draw. Frush getting 32,500 training expenses.

was thrown from a moving train and of China that he was giving the Hong. He was recommended to join the firm killed.

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kong Bank a charge on this security.

QUESTIONABLE PROCEEDINGA.

END OF TRUCE 1

LONDON, September 16th. The Londonderry police went on duty today armed with rifles and revolvers, GERMANO-AMERICAN PEACE FRENCH LABOUR DISPUTE. China 23 years ago, as second officer of some shares.

as before the truce.

MOPLAH OUTBREAK, MORE SERIOUS SITUATION THAN

EXPECTED.

LONDON, September 16th. The ladfa Office announces that the activity of the Moplah insurgents increas ed on September 19th. The situation, at present, appears to be more serious than was expected. The military are encoun- tering obstacles, owing to difficulty of transport. Five rebel bands, totalling three thousand, are at present at large. They are all in the Ernad and Wala yanad districts.

INDIAN AGITATORS' ARREST. WHY MR. GANDHI WAS NOT ARRESTED.

LONDON, September 17th.

TREATY.

BERLIN September 18th. The Reichsrat has ratified the Ger- mano-American Peace Treaty.

THE ERZBERGER MURDER. GOVERNMENT INCREASES

REWARD.

BERLIN, September 17th. The Government has increased the re- ward for the apprehension of the mur der of Erzberger from one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand marks.

THE WAR IN ASIA MINOR. WHY GREEK ARMY DID NOT

ADVANCE

LONDON, September 17th. Communiqués issued on September 13th

to the time of his death.⠀

The late Captain Fenwick was a man who was well liked for his kind and genial disposition, and will be thissed by a large circle of friends,

ness.

The deceased took the 2.50 p., train

because Mr. Humphreys was reputed to from Shanghai with the intention of week's holiday there. He attempted to proceedings, he assigns everything he Mr. Humphreys told witness that he had have a very large capital, and" witness joining his wife at Mokanabão" for a After these varied and questionable organized and his accounts in order joined him "so as to get his business alight from a carriage while the train possesses to the newly formed company.had a very bad start and that his books was still in motion. The night wis dark What did he think, if he thought at all,

were in a hopeless muddle. and rainy, and, as he tried to leave was going to happen to the creditors of ship was proposed, and & partnership A partner his compartment, be slipped on the wet his original business if the new loans agreement was actually drawn up, but platform, fell under the train and was from the Hongkong, Bank did not build run over, one leg being amputated and up his business again?"He had tranя. it was never signed. death being instantaneous.

forred everything he possessed to the In answer to Mr. Holborow, witness The body was brought to Shanghai company. There was nothing remaining said that at the beginning of March the for barial.

to pay these creditors. The company Hongkong Bank had advanced roughly Deceased, who was a native of Perth was to all intents and purposes himself, Tis. 26,000. This had been increased by shire, was 53 years of age. He came to with Mr. Barrett & nominal holder of the end of June to about Tis. 383,000 and 85,000, the advances being made to the China Merchants' new str. Heinfung,

Hy thus took away from all his credi-enable Eumphreys to carry on his busi rising later to the command. Ultimately tors whom he had been dealing with up PARIS, September 10th.

In bis letter of January 20 Thanks to the Government's mediation; he became attached to the Tientsin Tugto that period, as an individual trade Humphreys promised the bank a lien the labour dispute in the North France and Lighter Co. He joined the Shanghai all possibility of getting paid their everything he possessed if the bank would textile trade, is on `a "fair way to settle Licensed Pilots' Association about 20 money unless the company (which only enable him to carry on in bis business, open an account and make advances to -ment. Perfect order prevails-Havar.

years ago and was a leading member up possessed as its assets the good will and Subsequently, the bank required him to the wreck of a personal business already, ascertained to be insolvent)unless the give an effective legal charge consolidat

ing the various securities (mentioned in company became a success and he was his letters) in one document to cover the by the returns of this company, enabled advances they had made and those they to satisfy those former clients.

proposed to make. In order to effect There can be no doubt that this trans this, it was in March or April proposed action was a juggle and a fraud on his to convort the business into a company creditors. The bankrupt must have He was in the end pressed by the bank to known at the time he transferred his pro form the company and give the deben perty to the company that he was insol- ture. In witness's opinion, even si

And I feel bound to say that it optimistic estimate of the securities.com does appear to me that the company was prised in the debenture would not be merely formed for the purpose of croat sufficient to meet the advances which had Early last Tuesday morning, the Bivering an entity to which he could transfer been mado. The sole object of forming Police, at Shanghai, received informa and safeguard. from his creditors such the company, witness added, was to gire tion that the dead body of a foreigner possessions as still remained to him: It this debenture. was lying on the foreshore at the Point is said that it was merely formed to Would the company have repudiated just beyond the Japanese mill. The body facilitate the obtaining of financial was that of a well built man, just over assistance from the Hongkong and Shang- tion No. They have not done so any debts incurred before this forma aft in height, and bad elaborate tatoo hai Bank, for the purpose of re-establish marks-and whe fully clothed except for ing his business out sound hancial. There has been no discrimination, be waistcoat and boots. In the lapel of the footing, and that the Hongkong and Humphreys & Co., Ltd.

ween the creditors of C. Humphreys and sub-proof coat there was a gold mounted Shanghai Bank "put pressure" on tum badge of the Overseas Club, and in the to form the company. But the only pres deceased's tie a small pearl pin set with suro the bank put was to ask for some emeralds. There was nothing in the better security before they advanced any. pockets of his clothing accept eight more money, and on the promise of bank. copper cents and a fountain pen. The rupt to give them debentures on a com body was subsequently identified as that

EARLIER CABLES.

CHINESE CREW OF FOUN- DERED OIL-TANKER. LANDED AT LIVERPOOL

LONDON, September 18th. iltanker Patila, which recently founder- Thirty-seven of the Chinese crew of the

landed at Liverpool. ed off the coast of Portugal, have been

LEAGUE OF NATIONS."

ASSEMBLY FAVOURS MORE PUBLICITY. The Daily Telegraph, referring to the and 14th, reviewing the victorious ad Indian arrests, says that Mr. Gandhi was vance in Anatolia during July and

GENEVA, Septembed 16th."

unanimously adopted not included among those arrested, for the August, say that it was considered in Lord Robert Cecil's resolution in favour simple reason that he has been careful advisable to pursue the enemy further of more extended publicity for the Coun- enough in all his speeches to keep within and the army occupied the left bank of cil's activity in the future." the law.

Precautions have been taken, in view crossing was successful and the Greeks the Hangarios river. The operation of of the contingency that Mr. Gandhi may were not molested, but the enemy, at commit himself out of loyalty to his com-dawn on September 14th, tried to cross zades, for the curtailment of his liberty, the river, and was attacked and driven Those arrested include Dr. Kiteblew, the back. well-known Punjab agitator.

بدار

EARLIER CABLEX,

The newspapers in Athens are talking of the possibility of the Government try- ing to get the Asia Minor question set iled diplomatically now that the military operations have ceased.

PRINCE CHARLIE." RUNS AWAY FROM LONDON ADMIRERS

VICTIMS OF THE B38.

BRITISH CRUISER REACHES AMERICA WITH BODIES.

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He was married and leaves a widow, at present in Makanshan, to whom much sympathy will go.-N.-C. Daily News.

TRAGIC DISCOVERY AT SHANGHAI,

vent.

New York, September 16th, of Mr. Arthur Watson, & popular and say to be formed they did give him a

further advanco, Min The British cruiser Dauntless bringing respected member of the Staff of the the bodies of sixteen American victims of Municipal Council with which he had of the airship R38 has arrived, escorted been associated 17 or 18 years. by United States battleships, destroyers, and aircraft,

TWO KINDS OF FRAUD. With regard to the word fraud” in It is noted that deceased usually carried these casos, there has been some con-

MR. HUMPHREYS ADBENT. Mr Reader Harris, putting a question to explain debtor's absence, asked: Ha Mr. Humphreys loft Shanghai.

Witness: He Kas, so far sa I know. Mr. Hurria Did he tell you he wi going 1

Witness: No.

His Lordship: You don't know wher bo ist. a fair amount of money, and a wallet,troversy. At one time the courts re Witness: No, my Lord.: and also that he was in the habit of cognized two forms of fraud. There was Mr.. Goldring said ho imagined Mr QUEEN WILHELMINA VISITS wearing a jade ring and a diamond ring. the fraud which rendered the individual Humphreys must have left Shangha

FLANDERS.

None of these things were found on the liable to civil and criminal penalties, Counsel know that he was very anxiou body neither were his keys, but it is ead the fraud, called "legal" fraud," to join his wife, because she was (11.Ħ possible that the articles may bo die which was sufficient to make void and had not seen him since the evening oovered at his residence.

invalidate deeds, but which" carried, no the day of the public examination, an further penalties. For instance, there are could only assume that he had ghu the cases where reckless statements were Counsel could not say where he was, in made or obligations recklessly entered had had no communication from into without reasonable grounds for the| whatevör.

DISCOURAGING RECRUITING.

SIMLA, Beptember 16th. Muhammed Ali and Shaukat Ali, the "Mahommedan Nationalist leaders, and neveral others have been arrested. The proceedings being taken against the Ali brothers relate to speeches made at a

TER HAJUR, September 16th. LONDON, September 18th. Queen Wilhelmina visited Dutch Fiand. Khalifate conference in July and to attempts to discourage the recruiting of for Paris this morning, quietly escaping Denterghem, Corernor of Belgian Fland Charlie" Chaplin left Londonors and was received aboard the ship Hydrographe at. Terneuzen by Count de Moslems for the Indian Army,

fram the crowds

ér, representing King Albert-

Mr.

Mr Watson was a single man, about 10 years of age, of very quiet tompers ment and disposition. He was a native of Shefield.