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JUDAH I. EZRA BANKRUPTCY

THE BANKRUPTCY OF MR. MOLLER.

COMPOSITION ACCEPTED BY

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DISCHARGE REFUSED.

ROYAL INDIAN MARIÑE Strongly criticizing the gambling spirit

FOR SALE: RIMS. NEARCHUS."

· Me. Ponsonby, Under-Speretary for and saying that the bankrupt had deserved

The composition which has been neçepé

CEALED TENDERS will 1 weeivėl in Foreign Affairs (Sheffield, Brightside). Fall he got, Judge Grain at 11:31. Sapreme in moving on June 16th the second read- Court on the 17th inst, refused in ap-jad by ereditors in the bankrupter of Mr. India is the Director of the Botal Is DEAN MARIN, Bombay in England by the was approved "in"

SECRETARY OF STATE runt Isa, London's and

the Par Rast

by ing of the China Indemnity (Application) pleation for discharge in bankrutey by Eric Molle

the Commodore, H.M. Bockyan, Hangten, np to the 31st JULY. Bill said that in December, 1999, his Indah Issac Ezra, whose liabilities war | Raperne Court at Shanghai last week lyin

1924, for the Puntase ot the Royal Indian Majesty's representative in Peking “in- stated to be in the neighbourhood of The | his Honor Judge Sir Skinner Turnee,

In asking that the cumpos than by apMarine Ship "NEARCHUS" (late Lighthonas formed the Chinese Government that the apod.

Tember to Persian Gulf fights, with all Stores anel Fittings they are oft word at that Date, British Government had decided to de-

lying at her Moorings in lombay Harbour.

PARTICULARS of Anovɛ VESSEL

About 4991 tane Cross, and 21 tons Register

Baie er superrision of Naval Architect, and Engineer to Secretary of State for India, y Mesas, W. BEARDvour & Co. Scotland, in 1914 Engines: Single Screw, com- Life Ha

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Tules oiler,

The application was sind by the "protist, the Official Receitar. (Mr. R. F. vole the outstanding Boxer indemnity to [Official Receiver Mr. R. F. "le "Mesurier) | le Mosarier) stick his report was before mtpses niatually beneficial to China and representatives of two of the creilis | the, court and all crolitors who had Great Britain. The honey was not to turn, M, C. Stigter, för the Netherlands proved had hat gives untier of this aps breasted in the sense of handing times Bank, and Mr. C. R. Metinire, for jpflegtion. In his opinion, the compositicu Mr. H. E. Morris. Mr. M. Render Har was enlcalated to benefit d'ie Beneral holy over to the Chinese Government 'fres

ef crediters and he saw nothing to pre frous control. I was to be put at the

The vial Receive? (Mr. R. F. de|xd its being approval. distal of his Majesty's Foreign Miniseris appeared for bankrupt. ter for such purposes as might be con

was adjudicated His Lordship: It provides for the pay sidered mutually beneficial to British and Mesurice said Cara Chinese interests-largele educational

ure in

bankrapt in April, 1921. He applicit for ment of more dian fe, shillings in the cultural purposes. we ahat were

passed, his discharge ba January 21th, 1999. The paus.{' When this Bill was Comunitter was to be appointed to investi

Mr. H. Lipson Ward appearing on Kate the different objets to which this pplication, being firard on April 47th, pas ment should be alieated, and the best. Siger his last application for dis

eus af souring the satisfactory admin charge, hankempt had obtained "employ-behalf of the paitioning creditor Whe

such istration of the fund af to make

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The Onelal Receiver: Mes

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1. Trial Spend

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Fuel

pounds; and One

Astern Tring Trin) I..., knots; De Yarrow Water Tules

Water Pressure Teet Antomatic Gear Theray craft feiler Capeuty

abent Litens; Water Ballast about 15 tons; Fresh Water aboat 74 tons; 10 Officer's Cabins Capacity of linhl about 625 cubic feet; Dimensions: about 19% Get by 29 font by 14 feet Six inches The Vessel was in an Excellent

Each Tender must be accompanied by a out of Comission in July, Wan. Remittance of 10% of the amount of the Tender,

I not be considered. he is the 10% in hot with the Tember, it

will return Ten-

recommendations as (might seem desirat with the China Realty Co. Ltd., t| Yangisza, Lasirance (v.), said aliere were State of Repair & Running Order when put able The Government, but approached a salary stated to be synu por tgh Soveral individuals, hat he was not yet Certain periodical payments had been Jasa positing to give the names of the

I made in pursuavee of an arrangement They were Committee of the Chairman.

viting the hier, to operate with between Mr. Ezen and Mr. le Mesourier's them in the disposal of the money, al predecessor to repay $15 per month these payments had not been regular, Chinese would be

join the Com the measure to¦ Official Receiver told the Court, mitter. He

Hose with the the acceptanes"

must Edene in its wisdom and in the benefit result which might be es pected from its cha. (3) miɖtho wassin favour of the general principles. of the Hill, bur he thought that to gove the Giverinres a fere hand in the dis tribution of the money was the objecti able curse. Th's matter ought to be put right before the Bill reached the Statute Book.

two matters to which he had to fer, The composition provided for a mort age, gnul it was necessary for him to in was going to b morteaged under the quin what was the freeiss land which

The Purchaser, or his Representative, ranet scheme and which was merely destribed they "Fairyland Naturally, the creditors Remove the Vessel from the Lovernment Moor- wished to know precisely what the landings at his own expense and risk within Two was, and also they required to know Calender Months hom late of Acceptance of what prir ergot there were, if any. Truler. Funding such Hemoval, Fossel will

unain at Meurings at risk of Purchaser. on this fam

Balony of the Purchase Miney must be be the testul Tenerer within One

Stp S. Samuri (Putres, U. moved the rgfection of the Bill. He said the Chin

Gus ernment had introduced a measure which allowed thinese merchants and manufacturers to pirate the trade marks !

and and patents of British manufacturees

protesting merchants. His byret, in atins: this Bill was that we should retain something to negotiate with. H Preguised that it was useless this ite the House on the malter.

The grounds on whid he opposed the application, the Oficial Receiver com tinned, were in his predecessor's report, 2 the parigraph ruding a follows:-

His Lordship: I rodicesit is referred to pa pead mortgage.

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I consider that the "bankraft's dis, charge shumld he refused under Section

My Ward: Yes. My clients approvar i Caleadey Mogli won Fase of New pace of he () of the Bankruptey Art 134, on of the composition is subject to a fallender; and lefom Vess is Reunund from Not Rengl Purchaser or hum the following grounds: (a) That the description of the propert; being given oris. If the Base is Not Faid, and the tive within the Time specified, the bankrupt's assets are not of yahue equal and the disclosure of all charges whatso

Representative to los in the pound on aceeunt of his jam 1 1 do ust want it merely hair of accompanying Tonder will be

(1) That the to he said: I want a definite statement

Bath to forfeiture for the benefit of the Crown, unsecured fabilities.

and Vessel will I Re-soll. -bankrupt omitted to keep such looks of in writing have asked for it, but I account as am usual and proper in the have got had it. It will be understood. business carried on by him, and as, of course, that the mortgage, when fram- sufficiently disclosed his business trap, will have to be submitter to crealitors sactions and financial position within for their approval.

the three years immediately preceding In myly to his Lordship, Mr. Muller his bankruptcy. (e) That the bankrupt said that the information asted for bad contacted a dela provable in the bank- Fabearly been prepared."

ruptcy with having had at the time of contracting it reasonable or prolable grind of expectation of being able to pay it) that the bankat hush ught on his bankruptcy by msh and hazaquas sporulations and by gam

fout to get his Halalties, "

fis Lordship then apprised of the reposition which, for said, provided for Payment weff in glance of the min meni

The Diaveler n the Royal IxDIAN MARIN des not bind himself to sccept the Highest and Tender.

Applications to show the Vessel may be made. to the Commander of the Yard, HoraL INDIAS MARINE DOCKYARD, Bombay, and farther "particelars may be obtained from the Director

of the Royal Estas MARINE.

BW, HUDDLESTON,

Captain, R..M.,

met under the Art. This would subers to approval of the lgd does Betts HPRESS UPA Marrying at the arrangment and ts full didovre of all charges already existing on the Land je

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Sir F. Wise Cubiford: 11 sreynick the rejection of the H He sat "his

The reference Chinese Fogos that the money that was i

tole given up by the British would ||- | láng heard frots various suppers!

If that rupt has not materially altered ANAL go in garg to railway-building were to give up as amount why habis de life, the Oficial Heegiver mel the example of Francy, whaled, and is not taking any serious, was sung to put the money into a bank We then help to desel trade between this exam and China,

Colonel 1. Ward full N.W., Ca asked what the anunt was that the taxpayer was sacrificing under the MFSE. Harvey (Dewsbury, In) admit- fed that there was a just grievance it of British trade marks in the

but

it wouhl roh the action which the Cherrument were proposing of its

rare if they made it a matter of raining.

AT AUFGEMENT RESORTS, Mr. C. Stigter, on behalf of the Nether- lands le Bank, domibing bankrupt's transactions with the bank as mere gam- bling,ankrupt wit having a rentelle. had tunde no effort at all to pay, and be had been seen in various places of amuse ment.

Mr. C R. McGuire, opposed the sp plication on Jehalf of Mr. H. E. Morriss,

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opposite by hon. metobers / a creditor to the extent of a lakh in band of Hawaii National Park, has been Occupation; Moderaté Rental.

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their opposition to Her Bil on this ground of the whole rela- tionship of the two countries.. lieves that the Bill would piftininely be for the material benet of this em

Mr. D. G. Somerville (Barrow. U3) Mr. Fletcher Moulton (Salisbury, L.). Mr. A. M. Samuel (Farnham, B., and Mr. 1. Herbert supported the amendment:

Alr. Ponsonby, demirred to the surges tion that this proposal should get anguid pro qu. If we were to withheld the remission of this judemaity until all the outstanding questions with China were settled he was afraid it would be deferred for very many years be vene. The Goy ernment did not intend to use the pro- posal as a lever as part of a bargain. The suggestion of Sir S. Houre that the tommittee should be a statutory commit later stage te would be considered at

of the Kill, which he feminded the Hater was drafted by the date Governmen

(Willesden, E. Juhurton

"We the view that the luler." "express "bad not rande out such

case for the Bill as to justify this

it a second rending. giving Mr. 1. Balfour Hampstead, U.) moved the adjournment of the debate. The motion was rejected by 115 to 59 majority, 56. The amendment was defeated by 116 votes to 56-majority, 60, and the B was a second time.

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Kilaura valen, the central attraction cash lent to bankrupt. Against that hard putting on a wonderful show during the casi, said Mr. Metivire, Mr. Morriss pust w werks. The hundreds of tourists received an 10. In another Court in who have watched From the Volcano" Shanghai a certain Chinese had reserved, fuse or from vantage points, on the sim 10 years' imprisonment for attempting to of Kilauea's main crater the spectacular time to time have with one meori pro- extract, mos fra a member of the compraptions, which have been occuring froz nounced it the sight of a lifetime, in Hunity From Mr. Marviss, another ment

-If worth the trip to Hawaii, ber of the community, bankrupt had ex- traded

Jakh, while other man re

that Kilauen's recent activity has been erived 18 years for attempting to extract

, ប $6,000. "I don't think it right whet serious attempt has been made by Mr.pectacular rather than dangerous, and Ezra to repay the monry, to let him loose that the National Park is open, with again on the community to carry in the restrictions on the movements of

the oficials of the Park Service are con sana kind of extraction from abers of visitors to tag Park. At the sun time

said Mr. Mettuire. the community."

life at the voleum, and in visitor is There was on justification for bankrupt stantly on the alert to safeguard una

ever permitted through foolhardiness or saying that he hid made any serinas at-

areas of porslinin giup to repay his delats, and Mr. Me- tuire, personally, had seen him gaing gorge, to enter tient the town at me of the best dressed | danger. Shanghaile en aparently!

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FINE CLOTHES "AND. MONDRÉCAES. Bankrupt had beca keeng going about in motor-cars, amibe km-been able to afford counsel in that Court to try and gei him out of obligations for which he had given his LOL. I strongly oupuse to any attempt." said Mr. Methure, release him from this obligaticus"

hut his salary rated to $250 in 1924, Mr. Reader Harris explained, and at that Line wrute to the Offrial Receiver, telling hi of the fact and offering to pay 875 month. The reason be was able to pay that sum was that Mr. Edward Ezra (now deceased) had paid for his actual main- tenance.. and after Mr. Edward Ezra's death the hapkrupt had to keep himself

$20 a month.

If the application is refused, Mr. Reader Hania concluded, he could see no pus- sille hope for his client ever getting his disebarge, for the same grounds could be brought forward year after year.

FAHTUING IN THE FOUND.

Mr. Reader Harris mentioned that when the similar application was made in April, 1022, it was pointed out that bankrupt admittedly had brought on his hankruptcy by rash and hazardous speculatious, but at the ning time it was alr

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that it took two to make a speculation. "Despite the almost irreparable harcer. Reader Harris did not suggest that caused by the earthquake in September the banks were gambling, but most em- last, Japan is quickly repairing the phatically he would say that the hooks disaster and Mr. Morris knew Me Ezra's condi- damage

the by 'caused

ortion. In fact counsel believed that 3r. Communications less established, and the business and Morrisas lent Ezra one million on security. social life of the people in the areas Mr. McGuire had come to Cuart stating

Iefusing the application, the Judge said affected are, gradually becoming normal that inskrupt had extracted this money

perhaps premature was not exactly again. The English burdes in Tokyo in the same way as a man who took it and Yokohamn, which formed the centre with a revolver. That was nonsense. the word, which should be used thir of the social life of the British colames The Oficial Receiver had sistel that case, but the Court did consider that at

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in these two cities, suffered averely in bankrupt's debt was about $2,000,001), the earthquake. In Yokohama the church but the proved amount was only even to release 31r. Earn from all further Nas ilities. Up to the present time no pure parish lal and chaplain's house were lakhs.

FORMERLY WORTH $100,00

of the large amount for which I went The church in completely wiped out.

This bankrupt, Mr. Header Barris sub bankrupt had been paid in three years Tokyo still stands, but a sum of £2,000 must be found in order that the site may mitted, was very different from some than something like 1. in the E. His do 100 things. We live in an age I retained. It is estimated that £30,000 bankruptcies in which poor men had been

Court to consider the public and to show oF SPECIALISM. "Our speciality will be required to pay off this debt, to robbed by the iwinkrupt. This waru vase rebuild the church at Yokoharan, and to of a man speculating and making large its distaste for the gambling spirit which is Eye Examination and maklug.

At one time he was now, undoubtedly, was at large. If an the needful amount an English, Church worth over $1,000,000. Believing he could individual insitted in speculating be could Quality Glasses, Tokyo and Yokohami Restoration Fund make more,, he went on. He was unlucky not be held up to pity; he deserved all he has been opened, as has been already and now, instead of being looked up to got. r. Reader Harris had referred to

67, QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. nated. The principal contributors in as a citizen of high standing, he found bankrupt as a hardly used individual who clude the Queen (25), the Prince of himself cast down and his creditors como had had bad luck. The Court could not

ON SALE, Wales (£20), the Chartered Bank of to Court to kick higrdown lower and keep take that view, Bankrupt had gambled 1 challenge Mr. AleGuire, recklessly, and he must have known that India, Australia, and China (500), and him down. the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking or anybody else," said Mr. Reader Har he had no incana of inceting his liabilities Jis Hundur would not make a definite

BOUND VOLUMES of the HONGKONƠ (£500), and donations, ris, "to show how a man who is an up- Corporation which are urgently needed, should be discharged bankrupt and who is now ein- time when further application should be WEEKLY PRESS, July to Doccuber, sent to the Rev. Eustace Strong, Organis ployed in an office at $250 a month can made, but he intended today to refuse 1920, ing Secretary, at Lansdowne Road, do more than he has done." Bankrupt the application for innkrupt's discharge,

-YU, Daily News, (Continued on next column.) London, W.17,

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