1938-12-09 — Page 7

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

BANKRUPTCY PETITION KOWLOON AIR

REFUSED BY COURT

(Continued from "Page 1)

At that time he was financially You Hever told Mr. Merry of a embarrassed and he applied to the debt of $2,000 due to Leighton?- local representative, Mr. Merry, of No. John Dickinson & Co., for help. And Pollard for $4,000?-I can- They assisted him to the extent of not remember the exact figure but £1,500 on condition that he had I never mentioned that. his business transferred to a limit- And after these debts were dis- ed liability company and had de-covered, other debts amounting to bentures issued in favour of the $7,000 came to light a few days Arm. The capital of the new com-later?-I don't remember that but pany was stated at $40.000, of admit there were other debts which he had $35,000 in shares.

which I did not mention.

He continued as manager at a salary of $700. This was reduced In August. 1932, to $500, and. In January, 1933, to $250. Finally, hei was discharged in December, 1934.

He understood that the business had been sold by the Receiver. Mr. H. R. Forsyth, on behalf of the de- benture holders. The $35,000 worth of shares he had were taken over by the Receiver 15 collateral security and were never returned to him.

Can you say the total of the other debts? Between $15.000 and $20,000.

In your statement of liabilities.

to Mr. Merry you mentioned only

$7,000. $1,500 due to Mr. Brewer and sundry debts amounting to $400?—Yes.

RAID WARDENS

The following have undertaken | to serve on 'Air Raid Wardens' Sub- Committees for the Kowloon dis-} tricts, Sub-Committees for Hong-

formation, and will be announced kong districts are in course of

shortly.

J. M. Jack, 6. Essex Crescent; Mrs. Kowloon Tong:-Convener: Mrs.

Road; Mr. Ho Sing Chau, 123. J. J. Basto, 245. Prince Edward. Waterloo Road; Mr. H. F. Un, 20, Sumerset Road.

C. H: Basto, 9, Devon Road; Mr. Tat Kowloon City: Convener: Mr.

Yuek Lan, 1, "Kak Hang Tseung Road; Mr. Lau Wing Fook. 78. Nga Tsin Wai Road: Mr. J. M. Alves, 302. Prince Edward Road.

Mongkok:-Convener: Mr. F. E d'A Remedios, 6, Feace Avenue:

COURTS

FORTHCOMING ART SHOW

Luis Chan's Fourth One-Man Display

An exhibition of oil paint- ings and watercolours by Mr. Lais Chan, vice-president of the Hongkong Worklig Artists' Guild, will be held at St. John's Cathedral Hall on Mon- day, December 19, when the Rev. J. 1. Wilson, Dean of the Cathedral, will perform the opening ceremony at 11 a.m. The exhion, which is the fourth one-man show by a single local arist in four succeeding years, will remain open until Wed- nesday, December 21.

a draft on the Chase Bank for Mr. Young Shuk Ping, 6. Liberty It will be recalled that in April Avenue; Mrs. L. Osmond. 1. Liberty 1935, Mr. Chan was the Arst local Avenue: Mr. Wong Hong Po, 36, artist to hold a one-man exhibi- Tung Chot Street.

tion. In addition to his own

Nathan.

Tsim Sha Tsui (East bounded by shows. Mr. Chan has also been a Austin and" Chatham regular exhibitor at the Hongtong Roads-Convener: Mr. Eddie da Art Club exhibitions. During the Are they here to-day?-No. My Sousa, 39. Granville Road; Miss W. Club Exhibition held recently he wie is not on trial here.

Robinson, 12. Observatory Road; won the Art Club prize for his Mr. K W Pedersen, 23, Austin "Low Tide" as the best picture in Road. (West bounded by Nathan. the show.

Have you got any books showing. the purchase of this stock?-My wife has.

NOT OWN CAR

After his discharge, he remained unemployed for three months and then obtained a position in the Harris Bookshop, the owner Some time last year you pur- Austin and Canton Roads)---Con- which was his wife, who obtained chased a car?-No. Anancial

vener: Mr. Wong Tong Kee, 301, assistance from mother.

LIÄBILITIES UNDISCLOSED

of

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it

GUVERNOR'S INTEREST

her. Look here, Mr. Pasco, I am pre-Nathan Road: Mr. Chan Wah Man; Mr. Chan's work has been ac- pared to go to the box myself and Mr. Jordson Lee: Mr. Wong Sik quired by many local residents. say that I saw you driving a car. Chung.

and, incidentaly he has been ex-- You still say you have not got one? In cross-examination, Pasco ad-

Yaumati (East of Nathan Road):tensively patronised by both his -I have not. mitted there were certain other,

Convener: Mr. H. A. Figueiredo, Excellency Sir Geoffry Northcote labilities which he did not revealment here showing the car

Mr. Remedios: I have a state-1. United Terrace: Mrs. Pamela And His Excellency Sir Andrew to Mr. Merry, and that the state purchased" by Mrs, Pasco.

was Wallis, 14. King's Park Mansions; Caldecott, who have six and ten of ment which he had prepared for

Mr. Carlos Chan, 312. Nathan his paintings in their respective His Lordship: Driving John Dickinson & Co. was false.

car Road: Mr. A. M. Xavier, 8. Tung collections. It is understood that doesn't mean he owns it. He did this because he realized driven

I have Cheong Building. (West of Nathan E. the Governor has kinday con- cars belonging that, he disclosed them, the friends,

to my Road)---Convener: Mr. Wat Pak U.sented to lend one of Mr. Chan's transaction would not have gene

444, Nathan Road: Mr. Wong Bor. paintings in his collection to the Mr. Brooks: In that case. I am 545, Nathan through.

Road: Mr. Tsang show which he and Lady North- has a car?—Yes. wrong there. Anyway, your wife Yuna. Nathan Road: Mr. U Kamcote Have graciously consented to

Ping. 19, Soy Street; Mr. Ip Fook attend. Lun, 430, Nathan Road,

In view of the urgent need for Sham Shui Po Convener: Mr. the refugees who have flocked to Wong Pak Kan. 19. Felho Street. the New Territories, Mr. Chan has

Mr. Brooks: I submit the petition should be refused because not only was there fraud in this case, but on his own admission Pasco had committed an act which, amounts to a criminal offence by obtaining property by false pretences. Fur- ther, he has committed "another criminal act when he told my client the stocks belonged to him. whereas in fact they did not." My subriission is that u

man like Pasco, who had been living in the past five years on creditors, is not a man to whom the Bankruptcy Ordinance applies.

Mr. Brooks: In July 31. 1933 or Just before then you approached Mr. Hong Sling for a loan?-No.

But there was which Mr. Hong Sling guaranteed? a loan to you

-Yes.

You go frequently to cinemas?

yes.

And you sat in the $1.50 seat?- Never.

If Mr. Hong Sling were to say that he saw you sitting in Row E at the King's Theatre on November 13 that would be untrue?-It hap- pened to be true because I have two free passes.

shows free.

So you have your tin and are you not?-I always tried to.

You are very lucky.

Mrs. Backborough is a friend of yours? Yes.

Hung Hom:-Convener: Mr. consented to donate 40 per cent of Wong Kwong Ping, 170, Ma Tau the gross proceeds of the exhibi Wel Road; Mr. Li Chow, 37, Gilles tion towards the British Fund for Avenue; Mr. Kwong Tak Yung. 51, the Reller of Distress In China. Wuhu Street: Mr. Chung, 431. Hennessy Road.

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Pleading guilty to a charge of taking part in the transaction of a mirior, Ho Mul, 22, unemployed, Did you not lend her $500?- Never.

Two petitions were brought by and Yuen Chan, 24, kept woman, Alberto Jose Castro and Makhan were sentenced by Mr. Q. A A The fact remains that a loan Singh, both of which were grant-Macfadyen at the Kowloon Court able in three months' time and terday. for $2,000 was made to you, repayed; at the Bankruptcy Court yes yesterday each to six months' hard Yiu Kam-kwong, clerk, and Ho

labour. which was guaranteed Hong Sling?Yes.

Ching-lin, theatre attendant, were by Mr. In answer to" Mr. Justice. Lind-

The defendants admitted having committed to the Criminal Ses- geli, Castro said that he was in sold a three-year-old child to two slons by Mr. J. Houston at the refused you asked him to become Heng Sling that you would be able was at present paying three in-secution related, brought the child charge of robbery of 20 bags of

At that time did you tell Mr the hands of money-lenders and beatwomen for $69. Ho, the pro- Central Court yesterday ob te pay in three months' time?-Istalments totalling $7. had confidence of my ability to

with him to Kowloon from Shek-wolfram ore, valued at $500, three Producing a statement of liabill-pay within that time.

In the case of Makhan Singh, lung six weeks agu.

bags of eggs valued at $85 and petitioner sald his liabilities were

The child was found in the Yau-three sacks of duck leathers worth tles and assets which was stated had outstanding accounts totalling leaders. Six years ago, he anid.parently abandoned. by a district|A S. K. Lau appeared for the Lid you not tell him that you about $5,000, all due to money mati Public Square, alone and ap- $70, property of Chan Wan Mr.

I suggest to you that you ap

proached him arst and when he

a guarantor?—No.

"I CANNOT "

his father went back to India and

watchman

second defendant.

to have been prepared by Pasco $2.000 due to you?--Possibly. during the transfer of the busi- ness. Mr. Brooks asked: Can you stock was worth $30,000?-It was able mong to 52,800. He SUMMONS AGAINST Yau-hing. 28, were yesterdowicon

You also told him that your he and his brother took over his say this statement is correct?--Improbable because my stock at

According

that time was worth much more:$15 a month. out of his salary of was now paying the money-lenders I put it to you that you also told him that you were the sole owner $30.

cannot.

Lo that statement. only $1,500 is still due to Mr.

→ Brewer and not $6,000 as you have

Tr

just stated7-It is $6.000.

The company was formed on May 18, 1933?--Yes,

of Brewer & Co.-I was the owner

Look here, sir, it has been proved beyond doubt that the

RESTAURANT ·

Leung Kwok-hong, 34, and Ta

Mr. E. Emsworth at the Kowloon Court committed to stand their "A summons against Da Motta, trial at the next criminal sessions licensee of the Liberty Hall Res-on a charge of receiving stolen taurant, No. 64, Gloucester Road, property, a cargo of 70 piculs of

restaurant acijunct licence by robbed in Chinese

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You received no cash at all for Owner: so that was a deliberate Appearing before Mr. R. Edwards out a bona-fide meal, was adjourn- | • the sale of your business?—No, untruth. was it not-I cannot at the Central Court yesterday oned for a week at the Central charges of housebreaking and re- Court yesterday. Mr. Leo D'Alma- No, of course you cannot. Sub-celving stolen property, Wong Kal, da, snr., appeared for the de-in Yau, charged with armed rob- sequently, it came to the know-24, unemployed, was sentenced to tence. I put it to you, that, within a ledge of Mr. Hong Sling that you four months' hard labour and re- short time, about a month, of the were, in fact, not the owner of the commended for banishment formation of the company it was business and, as a result, he had discovered that this statement of an Interview with you about it. your abilities was entirely false You told him that you we going and that there were other liabili- to get the balance of the value of ...tles amounting to $13,000?—I am your business in cash?—No.

not sure of the amount but there were others.

That was entirely false. was it not?--Yes.

"OTHER LIABILITIES And you didn't tell Dickinson & Co. of these other liabilities?-Na.

I had my reasons.

FURTHER CROSS-EXAMINATIONį

Mr. Areulli: Bome time ago, you used to drive an Austin seven? Yes. It was my car.

ROBBERY CHARGE Committal proceedings against

bery at Ngau Shi Wan village on November 22, were commenced at POLICE OFFICER

the Kowloon Court, yesterday be. tore Mr. E Emsworth. Det. Insp. IMPROVES-

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To-sang and Lau Kam-lin at No. Lance-Sergeant HR. Terrett, for 34 Ngau Shi Wan of $400 in Hong- whose wounding during the early kong currency and jewellery. The following unclaimed tele-hours of last Saturday morning a grams are lying at the offices of Chinese is being held by the police, Cable and Wireless Ltd.

A man and a woman are also Clarke, Hongkong Hotel; Show, satisfactory as could be expected.

was stated last night to be as Appearing on charges of receiving care American Consulate; Dawson,

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What became of it?-I sold it. Did you sell that car or trade-Rickmers; Andy, Williama, passer- ger, ms.. Desholt, care Wallen Co.:

in for a new one?--I sold it.

Can you swear that you didn't Eddie Secames: Friendes; In But you told Mr. Tobias that, if trade that car for the other one teraero you had mentioned the other which you alleged was your wife's? labilities, the company would not-I swear to that.

BOUND OVER

stealing a handbag. Tang Kwok- Pleading guilty to a charge of

leung, 16, unemployed, was bound

THEFT OF SHAWL

Sentence of six weeks hard la- over in a sum of $30 to be of good bour was imposed of Kwong behaviour for one year. Mrs. J. M. Chuen, 37, by Mr. R. A. D. Forrest Five cases of dysentery, four of Jack, residing at No. 6, Essex Cres-at the Central Court yesterday on So if Mr. Tobias were to come strong point from what has been measles and "one case each of cent, was the complainant and the a charge of the theft of a shaw! and say that, he would be telling sald just now, but I want to ask diphtheria and enteric fever were case was before Mr. R. Edwards at from Mr. L. Blair of No. 17, an untruth?-Yes.

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