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BANKRUPTCY SEQUEL.

CHINESE WHO DENIED PARTNERSHIP.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5TH,

SUPREME COURT-DECISION.-

A QUANDARY.

SINGULAR CASE IN COURT:

DEBTS AND A LOAN.

That the debts, if incurred at all, mast Before Sir Henry Gollan (the Chief have been incurred by his tin Jong, wife, Justice) in the Supreme Court yester.since deceased, and as to whose affairs "KUOMINTANG UNABLE TO SETTLE day. Mr. F. G. Sheldon applied for he was not concerned, was the defence

LABOUR FIGHTS STILL FEARED.

DISPUTES.

permission to prove that a Mr. Chan Yuk Shan was a partner in the bankrupt firm of the Hing Leong Shing Kee. The arm which traded in salt-fish was adjadicated bankrupt on June 15th.

· Defendant was absent.

An accountant of the firm swore that defendant was the only man in the com- pany, whom he knew both as manager and partner.

The traffic between Canton and Hong- kong has shown a distinet improvement during the past week, although, of course, it is not yet normal.

Vegetables

and other commodities arrive in considerable quantities and the ginger trade particularly has largely in-

Another witness, who identified three creased in volume. For a time the in-promissory notes signed by Chan, said ports of ginger to Hongkong were prae that he would not have lent such large tically suspended and the growers suffer- sumas had not Chan been a partner ed great loss as' a consequence, Tester the firm. day the quantities received were almost A clerk in the employ of Messra. Wil equal to those of the pre-boyectt period.kinson and Grist deposed that certain

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

property in the Land "Office was regis Not much bus been heard from the tered in the name of Chan Yuk Shan

At this stage; Mr. Sheldon applied for Hanan front at the Kuomintang Head. quarters in Canton during the past few order of adjudication against the days. The Kuomintang has officially gazetted General Tang Seng Chi as Com- missioner of Military Affairs in Hunaa and the General has appointed himnaell Chairman of the Kuomintang in that Province.

On the other hand, General Chac Heng Ti, the Tuchun ousted from Chungaba, has announced that he will still carry on" from his office at Yochow and the other day he issued an order dismissing General Tang Seng Chi from all the ouces he held previously-that is before he mutinied against Chao Heng Ti and became a member of the Kuomintang.

Reports from sources other than those of the Kuomintang-state that-the-dis- trict of Tsengahin in Eastern Kwangtang is being menaced by opponents of the Kuomintang and that General Tang Chi Yao, Tuchun of Yunnan, is sending & force to invade Kwangsi by way of Fosea. Demands from the Hunan front include not only ammunition and funda hut also _transportation coolies. But lately many coolics have refused all offers for this work because the Tour has been spread abroad that some of the coolies with the

army have been shot. The truth appears

to be that several men were shot for deserting from the Army.

LABOUR FEUD.

defendant.

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His Lordship pointed out that all part- nors in a baakrupt firm were bankrupts

themselves.

After further discussion, his Lordship found that defendant was a partner in the firm and granted Mr. Sheldon the costs of the issuer.

in the Summary Court yesterday of Wong Sham Chuen, of 235, Queen's Road East Defendant was sued by Chan Chung, trading as Wing" Fat, for $195.76, the claim being made up of an alleged loan and goods alleged to have been sold and

delivered to defendant..

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Mr. M. K. Lo for defendant.

Mr. D. McCallum was for plaintiff and

FANLING CADDIES.

DISGRUNTLED WITH NEW

CONDITION.

ABSENTING THEMSELVES FROM THE COURSE,

Fanling caddies are protesting against a new rule set up by the Golf Club, and during the beginning of the week some- thing in the nature of a strike, was organised by them. On Sunday, several golfers had to trek the course encum. bered with their clubs, since practically no caddies were available. On Monday a number of caddies,, who normally ply on the Happy Valley course, were taken out, and brought back by train.

Mr. McCallum, at the outset, said that

This situation has come about owing Mr. Lo had given him notice that with to the Committee of the Golf Club regard to the claim fer goods sold and baving revised the rules relating to delivered he (Mr. Lo) was relying on

caddies It has sought to abolish the the statutes of limitation which laid down system whereby an individual member that claims under $1,000 must be sued bires a caddie under a monthly contract. c. within three years unless there had been payment on account or written terms to pay.

Mr. McCallum indicated that he would have no reply to this and his claim was therefore reduced to $81.

is argued that when one member re tains the services of a caddie for a month, it is detrimental to other mem- bers. Members are now debarred from engaging caddies on a monthly basis, and each enddie is required to register him- Plaintiff gave evidence as to the loan self with the radilic, master. The caddies. which, he maintained, was to the defer-evidently object to this condition. dant in person, and called evidence as to the handing over of the money to the

defendant. Witness denied that either the goods or "loans were handed to the defendant's wife.

Defendant's story, in the witness-box, was a complete denial of any personal Mr. Sheldon was instructed by Mr. E loan or of the receipt of goods. He S. C. Brooks.

maintained that they had been made to his tix fong wife, now dead, and that he was not responsible for them.

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TRAMWAY PROSECUTION.

TWO BROTHERS AND ONE TICKET.

CLEVER DISCOVERY.

" UTOPIA."

PORTUGUESE ARTISTES AT CLUB LUSITANO.

CLASSICS AND “JAZZAGANZA.

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There was a large audience at the Club Lusitano last night, when local

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The case was adjourned until Morday. Portuguese artistes gave musical items

and played “Utopia" (a “jazzaganza in two acta).

SENTENCE REDUCED.

SEQUEL TO TIM FLATE CASE.

MAGISTRATE'S MISTAKE.

The first part of the programme con- sisted of miscellaneous items. The or caestro gave fine renderings of "Yankee Scout" and the "Bacarolle.".

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At the Central Magistracy yester-

Mr. S. Pinna conducted. day, Mr. A. Gillard, of the Hongkong

Mr. A. A. d'Almeida delivered a recita- Tramways Company, prosecuted two

"The At the Kowloon Magistracy yester- tion, entitled, "A Tempestude.' Chinese brothers for an infringement of day. Mr. J. H. B. Nihill reviewed the Child Prodigy M. de Sousa, dressed the Tramway Company's regulations. sentence which Ee had imposed last week as a schoolboy-sang a comic song and.

The elder brother was charged within the case of a coxswain of the lighter Mr. G. d'Aquino, also sang, transferring his ticket to his younger Delaware, who received_a_term_of_sine Mr. M. A. Andres accompanied. brother, and the latter was charged months imprisonment for being ir-

"Utopia

was staged. It was laugh- with illegally, using the ticket.

plicated in the theft of 16 cases of tin terladen from beginning to end. Each plates, which comprised part of a con of the players did well, and the whole signment ordered by the Standard Qil performance reflected much credit on all. Company.

The play had entailed much work, and the artistes had not only learnt it thor- oughly but also gave an excellent inter- pretation.

The elder brother said that he sent his brother on July 28th to renew his

ticket.

or him

A fine of 810 was imposed in each

case.

REMARKABLE CLOCK.

STOPPED WHEN IT WAS STOLEN.

M. Gillard said that when the boy was brought by a tram inspector to the office, The residents in Canton City are still be had said that his brother had given apprehensive of a feud between the Kuo-him the ticket to use. Nothing was said mintang Workers' Delegate Conference about renewal, and the boy had no money and the Central Labour Union. The Kuomintang, deprived of the army and of the support of the unions, which are now divided among themselves, appears simply as a political party and seems powerless to control the situation. As I have pointed out before the Workers' Delegate Conference comprises 172 unions and approximately 170,000. workers while "the Central Labour""Union numbers 130

At 11 am on Tuesday, the caretaker unions and nearly 100,000 members. The Workers' Delegate Conference is gener- of the Glassmakers Guild, at No. 3, -ally regarded as the extremist organisa- Water Street, locked the door and went tion. It includes a number of communists out for a cup of tea. He returned after and has the support of M. Borodin and about ten minutes and, to his astonish his staff of Russians.

ment, found the door open and a wall clock and a large vase missing.

VARIOUS STRIKES.

ALERT DETECTIVE.

Half an hour or so later a man was seen in the vicinity hurrying away with Back slung on his shoulder. A wary detective stopped him. The sack con.

In an attempt to settle the Postmen's strike the Kuomintang has gone, as far as to assume some of the obligations which the Chinese Postal Authorities in

tained a clock and a vase, Peking refused to accept. The troubles

The caretaker, the man, the clock and between the vegetable guild employees the vase were at the Central Magis- and their employers and the trouble in the oil pressing mills continue and there tracy yesterday. The fingers of the clock pointed to 11.10 am-it had stop

is no material change in the dispute be-ped on being taken from its pedestal. tween the newspaper owners and the

This was valuable evidence. printers.

The caretaker identified it, as he also identified the and the thief went to prison for four weeks with hard

·CHINESE ABROAD, The Kuomintang Club in Cuba has written to the Kuomintang Headquarters labour. in Canton recommending punishment, in the form of confiscation of their proper ties in Kwangtung, of the Chinese abroad who are said to have opposed Kuomin tang policy.

KUNG YEE HOSPITAL.:

JULY RAINFALL.

RECORD AT THE BOTANIC. GARDENS.

'Mr. Nihill said that no application had been made by the defence, but he was reviewing the sentence because the section under which the charge was brought, only allowed a maximum of six months hard labour. The original sentence was therefore reduced to six montas.

TWO YEARS AGO."

HOUSE COOLIE CHARGED WITH

THEFT.

EUROPEANS VICTIMISED.

Nearly two years ago Mr. A. Thomson," an engineer at the Tytam Tuk reservoir, lost $350. At the same time his house- coolie disappeared. A few months later, Mr. G.-R. Haywood lost a silver cigarette case, whilst his mother-in-law, who lives with him at Derrington House, Garden Read, missed a gold wrist watch. Their house coolie also disappeared.

The

The players were:-

Dean of the Isle of Utopia-Mr. Eddie de Sousa..

Lola (Daughter of the Dean)-Miss Cissy Aavier.

Jimny (Derelicts)-Mr. Leo.

marles.

Gui-

Elsic (Derelicts)-Miss Hernina Oli- veira,

1926

Wm. POWELL, Ltd.

Telephone C. 4578.

OUR

SUMMER SALE.

NOW ON.

Bargains will be found in every Department throughout the Store.

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SEE WINDOWS.

JUST ARRIVED.

ELBSCHLOSS BEER.

„SOLE. AGENTS:

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Mike (Derelicts)-Mr. A. G. Botelho B.A.

of

COLUMBIA

Dan Delmonte Spaghetti (Chef Utopia)-Mr. A. A. d'Almeida.

Mabel (Spaghetti's Assistant)Miss Pepita Lawrance.

Pat Stonybroke (Spaghetti's Assistant). Mr. C. R. Silva!

Sylvia (Girl of the Island) Mias Celeste Osmund.

Dora (Girl of the Island) Miss Heraida Leite."

Pete Mr. M. E. Baptista." Mrs. Fete-Miss Alda Remedios. Madge (Maid to Mrs. Pete)-Miss Tuxie Xavier.

Golliwog Joe Mr. Ren Silva.

A man, ileged to be the same coolie, who was nployed by Mr. Thomson and Mr. R. Remedios was the accompanist, Mr. Haywood was arrested at No. 9, and Mr. M. A. Xavier, acted as prompter. The directors were Mesars. M. da Silva, Albion Terrace, Kowloon Docks. E. de Sousa, and M. F. Baptista, and it cigarette case and the watch were found was to them chiefly that the success of in his possession, and identified by the the entertainment was largely due complainants.

Defendant appeared before the Kow. loon Magistrate yesterday, and was remanded until Tuesday next.

WANCHAI MISHAP.

FIRE ENGINE EMBEDDED IN

TRENCH.

WRANGLER AT 19.

YOUTH WHO NEVER FAILED IN ANY EXAMINATION.

Mr. Harold D. Ursell, of King Edward- place, Birmingham, who, at the age of 18, has become a wrangler at Cambridge University, was born in Birmingham, and his latest success has followed a series of scholastic successes "achieved in difficult circumstances.

Whilst out on a practice run on Tues- day night, a mishap befell one of the Gro His father died when he was young. appliances of the Wanchai Fire Brigade whom the, wrangler, is the youngest leaving a widow and five children, of Dr. Paul J. Todd, one of the founders, The record of the rainfall as registered Station. Following the usual custom, the They were in poor circumstances, but the and for many years the medical superin at the Botanic Gardens for July seems engine turned in front of the No. 2 Police higher wages paid during the wax enabled Station. In doing so, one of the front the other members of the family to keep tendent, of the Kung Yee Hospital, has to be of very little value. At the critical wheels became embedded in a portion of Harold at school. He won every scholar- resigned. The Kuomintang "national moment on July 18th the rain-gauge the road way, where excavation work is ship at the Central Secondary School, ised this institution some time ago went on strike. After registering 11.78 being carried on The driver then re-and was able to take advantage of his despite the objections of the Trustees, inches it presumably re-echoed the senti-versed the gear, with the result that the success largely through the generosity of engine backed, and one of the rear a man at the Cathedral Church, Birming but Dr. Todd, who is an American, was ments of the old farmer of the Middle wheels fall with a erash through some ham, where Harold was a chorister, the retained Matters, however, have now West Good Lord, this is ridicerlus" planking, which had been placed over a man providing him with his books and

deep trench. reached such a pass that Dr. Todd has and straightway coased to function. The Assistance was immediately forthcom ships tenable at universities, and even- other things. He began to win scholar- decided that he cannot continue and the amount of rain recorded for July 19th was ing from the Central Fire Station, bat tually one of the value of £80 for two hope of the Trustees that the hospital of an inch, and the total for the the enginee was only extricated after two years at Trinity College, Cambridge.

hours' labour.

He has never failed in any examination, would ultimately be returned to their month, according to this unreliable ́ap-

Later the trench was again covered and was optimistic about the wrangler- management has now gone.

paratus, 29.84 inches.

with planks.

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