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ing. I put it to you that you de tiberately concented from the Off- cial Assignee this 8100 a manta

TO KEEP UP MY HEALTH" which you were giving your wife.

SINGAPORE HOTEL MANAGER

'EXAMINED.

Mr. George Fernando, at one time manager of the Adelphi Hotel, Singapore, and arrested in Ceylan

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warrant issued from Singa pore for remaining away from the Celery without permission while a bankrupt, was examined before Mr. Justice Steven, by the Acting Official Assignee, Mr. T. B. Cocker, last week.

Examinee stated that after his public examination in 1993 he join. ed the Adelphi Hotel as assistact manager on a salary of $350 a

month..

That salary was not increased, but he received an allowance of $23, which he was to spend in can. vassing guests on board ships ar riving in port.

Mr. Cocker: By your magnetic personality you were able to induce people to come to your hotel.

Examinee replied in the affirma- tive, and added that it was because he found that the allowance of 998 was insufficient to enable him to stand drinks to people while trying to secure their custom that

it was increased to $50.

That allowance, proceeded "ex- aminec, was increased to, as much as 8125 at one time.

Andavit Filed.

Bankrupt denied this, and Mr. Cocker later said: You have heard, I suppose, of the usual bankrupt's trick of putting money in the name of his wife?"

CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.

PUBLIC LIBRARY WELL PATRONISED.

یمنی

The public library established by the Chinese General Chamber of with Commerce is carrying on satisfactory results.

Pushing" Champagne: Proceeding, examinee said, in

The library was founded in Janu- answer to further questions by Mil

ary last and is situated at the top Cocker, that in 1937, while he was foer of the premises of the Cham- at the Adelphi he was naked by his her. The reading room occupies a employer to "push" a certain brand space of four to five hundred square of champagne among the guests, feet, and "is also used when meet- It was a brand for which bis emings are held by the Chamber. player had become agant. Examines The sum of $20,000 is set aside was to get 81 on each bottle sold. annually by the Chamber for its upkeep, and of this amount, 830 is devoted monthly to purchase books.

...

When examince admttied to hav ing received 87 as his commission during the first month, his Lord ekip remarked that that was surely

not much.

Mr. Cocker: Later people appar. ently got a liking for it. Sales weat up enormously. In October 1027 they went up to 113 bottles,

Addressing examinee, Mr. Cocker said: "We did not see you in the with 8113 Mr. Fernando." Bankruptcy Office in October 1927

It is estimated that the library was visited by over 80,000 people during last year. The reading room is packed every day, most of the visitors perusing periodicals and newspapers, while some 'devote their attention to literature and Very few make use of the arts écience books.

Examinee replied that he actual In view of the increasing num ly got only a third of his agreed ber of readers, the Chamber has commission; the greater portion ha had to pay to his assistants, and decided to enlarge the reading room: the boys, I did it only to oblige so that more visitors may be ac my employer, not for the commiscommodated. It has also been de sion."

cided to open the library through- out the hot season.

A Drink Every Night. Mr. Cocker One would have

thought that you would have ex- perienced an added joy in selling that champagne in the thought that thereby you could hurry on your discharge.

Examinee: The little I had left after paying those who were assist- ing me I spent on champagne-my- self.

the

morning and went to bed very late. I was on my feet all day and could not enjoy my dinner, so, in order to keep up my health, I drank champagne.

Mr. Cocker pointed out that the affidavit which examinee swore in Mr. Cocker: Did you start.buy. Ceylon, after he was arrested, diding champagne yourself I start- not refer to those sums as "allowed working at six o'clock in ances," but as "increases."

Mr. Cocker, replying to his Lord. ship, said that after bankrupt was arrested in Ceylon, he filed an aff davit with a view, to getting the Official Assignee to reconsider his decision to bring the bankrupt back here under the Fugitive Offen- ders Act, and charge him in the police courts with quitting the Colony.

What, every night 7-Yes, before I went to bed.

The library possesses over 10,000 volumes, and more books are being purchased.

"

DOGGED BY MISFORTUNE.

LAUNCH OWNER IN BANK-

RUPTCY COURT.

A launch was stated to be the only asset of the Yung Fook Chiu, who stood his public examination yesterday in the Bankruptcy Court before Mr. Justice Wood.

The Official Receiver (Mr. E. P. H. Lang) informed his Lordship So you were able to tell the cus- that the petitioning creditors had tomers you drank it yourself. Do agreed to one of them being ap you think your creditors would pointed as trustee in an endeavour have been pleased to hear that you, to charter the launch, which remain- a bankrupt who owed $30,000, anded as the only asset. The only point "In that affidavit," procceded Mr. had declared a dividend of only was whether the-launch would go Cocker, addressing examinee, "you four per cent, were spending your outside the waters of the Colony, said the hotel proprietors recognis-evenings drinking champagne-If but it might be necessary for an ed that you had to keep up a cer-

I did not do that they would not order to be made to keep it within tein status. What, is this status we

have been able to get even the 850 the jurisdiction. hear about?"

a month.

Examinee: As manager of the hotel I had to maintain a certain position.

gers to

Mr. Cocker: You were going on board ships and inveigling passen

go to the Lotel. What special-status-was-it-that you felt.. you had to maintaia -I had to be well dressed.

Fica and Neat.""

Mr. F. C. E. Rendall, who repre- 31r. Cocker, notating out that the sented creditors with debts amount- sales went still higher towards the ing to over $13,000," said that the Christmas season, said: That $210 launch was valued at $8,000 and' or ever a third would have been a might be able to earn sufficient to nice new year suprise for the Off-pay all the debts. He suggested that his Lordship make an order cial Assignee.

granting adjudication and confirm ing the appointment of a trustee.

Examinee replied that he had got into the habit of spending the money on himself, in champagne.

Mr. Cocker: I see, the more champagne you sold, the more you dronk.

"Later, examince said he got in 1827, $1,500 from his ali, in You

champagne sales. But his own share was only 8500.

And nice and neat f-Yes.' But surely, Mr. Fernando, you always are nice and neat. did not require extra clothes.. to look like that? What do you mean I had to be well-dressed.

Better than you are now I was always in silk suits.

So that now you say it was a clothing allowance-Not only a clothing allowance, but also an al- lowance to enable me to entertain. Not an increase in your salary which you might have paid to the Official Assignce? No.

Replying further to Mr. Cocker, examinee said it was true that for six years he gave his wife a month- ly allowance of $100. He had not concealed this from the official as- signee. The position was that he offered $25 a month. The Official Assignee told him if he paid $40 he could manage as he liked with the balance of his salary.

Mr. Cocker: You see, my Lord, the heights of impudence to which be will go. He earns $350 a month, and receives allowances which at one time amounted to 8120 a month, and yet he gives big creditors only 840 a month. Meanwhile he pays his wife 8100 a month.

Free Board and

Mr

Lodging.

Replying to Mr. Cocker, ex- whose services he enlisted in selling aminee said the principal person the champagne was the assistant mánager.

"Always in the Family." And who was he -My brother- in-law.

His Lordship made an order con- ditional on security of not less than $6.000 and to the satisfaction of the Official Receiver."

In his public examination, debtor stated that he purchased a launch for about 87,000 and had to borrow part of the money from relatives. The launch was sunk, but was

launch for 818,000 and again bor salvaged and sold for $800.

In 1923, he bought the present rowed money to pay for it. That launch was captured by pirates. It cost him $7,000 to get it back. In 1928, he met further misfortune,

as the vessel was detained in Can- ton by the strike pickets and debtor was fired $3,000.

Mr. Cocker: Why did you not

Debtor continued that all his keep the Hon's share yourself! But

to hie it all apparently goes the same way, profts were paid over

creditors. There were heavy repair' always in the family.

Explaining that he did not ac-bills, and once the launch WALS cept tips examinee said that some commandeered by Chinese for five times the guests complained about months during which it earned. nothing. For the past 18 months it.

the vessel had been lying idle at Yaumati."

"Ar. Cecker: Come now, I should have thought they would have been very happy,

"In reply to his Lordship, the Official Receiver said there was no suggestion of any fraud. It seemed that the debtor had been very un- fortunate in his undertakings.

The examination was closed.

Mr. Cocker, proceeding, read an affidavit by examinee's wife, in which she stated that she sold her own needlework to hotel guests. bought and sold articles to and from travellers, bought and hired cars in partnership with ex- amince's brother-in-law, and in

When examince answered "Yes," addition imported and sold a curry powder under the name of "GeorMr. Cocker asked: While the curry-

powder sale was going on? ge's Curry Powder

Examinee answered that "George' might have been anyone's name.

Mr. Cocker: Do you think, Mr, Fernando, it would have sold as well under any other name.

Examines replied that he could

Cocker: Do you not think,

Mr. Cockor Did your business Mr. Fernando, that it would have been to your advantage to have instincts not suggest to you that paid that $100 which you were al your wife should have paid you lowing your wife to the Official Assomeling for the use of your name signes ! You would have had your discharge by this time. Instead you paid your wife this money. for obvious reasons which I will "come to later

Replying to Mr. Cocker, examinee not hazard an opinion. said his remuneration from the hotel included free board and lodge shop in Hotel. ing for his wife and himself. All they had to pay was lips to the Egervants in M

Answering further questions, ex at his employer's request to engage aminee said that he went to Ceylon servants. He agreed that it was correct that his employer obtained the Official Assignee's permission for him (examinee) to be away two that two months the $40 was paid months on condition that during to the Bankruptcy Office by his em- ployer. The reason why he did not return to Bingapore was that while in Ceylon he received a cable ter minating his services. He was of Examince abid it would not be the opinion that the hotel owed him correct to say his wife ran a shop salary for the two months. he was in the hotel; she kept her need in Ceylon, and a further three Then what did you give your wife this $100 for --As an allow-work, and currypowder and other months in lieu of notice. The Off- articles that she sold in their room. cial Assignee was welcome to suc Lite Amul înÁNKA Moskah must bays been on his behalf, and take that money inquire what his wife did with the very unpleasant living among tins for the benent of the

peaffronder; and espais raskete ? Cochezi Yol offer that 1.

Examinee replied that he was

Examinea: And if you could give most of the time downtairs, 16 hours me my passage back home. a dayko, da

anco.

money.

an

Mr. Cocker Do you think it the Official Assignee knew you. were in a position to make your wife a free gift of $100 he would have agreed to it-A wife has to be kept

up,

Mr. Cocker: Did you consume your champagne upstairs. (Continued of foot of next column)

Mr Cocker I see, you make a condition.MA.

The examination was adjourned for a week.

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