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الفشل الانواع

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CHOA BANKRUPTCY CASE

APPLICATION FOR

ANNULMENT

OF ADJUDICATION ORDER FAILS

Puisne

Judge Will Give Reasons In Writing

THE BANKRUPTCY COURT WAS FAIRLY CROWDED XES- TERDAY when the final stages of the application brought by the Oficial Receiver, Mr. L. R. Andrewes, for annulment of the ad- judlestion "order against Chos. Po-sien, former compradors of the Banque Franco-Chinoise, were reached, After lengthy submissions were heard, Mr. Justice B. E.· Lindsell dismissed the application " -and mid that he would give his reasons for doing so in writing at a later date.

Choa was adjudged a bank- rupt in 1937, and it was alleged that this was brought about by a number of friendly creditors

with the purpose of depriving judgment creditor, Miss

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Ethel Morrison, of the fruita

of her judgment, amounting to $27,972.38.

LAWN BOWLS NOTES:

THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1939.

FOREIGN MAILS

HONGKONG, THURSDAY, 13th JULY, 1939, 9.30 A.M.

Registered and Parcel Post Service to Toochow is temporarily suspended.

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Registered and Ordinary mail & Parcels (not Insured) will be ac-

RINKS TOURNEY cepted for Canton and despatched as circumstances permit.

Bradbury Beaten In

Quarter - Finals

Letters and Postcards for Europa (except Great Britain and Bres snd South America are forwarded “vis Siberia.” if so superneribad

The Rinks competition has made further progress. On Sunday last Manila the four matches in the quarter-Japan. finals were decided as the result of Manila which rinka skipped by A. W. Grim-Straits and Manila. mitt, J. Fender, J. C. Brown and F. Ait. Mali by "Imperial Airways | ... before the Court at the time of Silva have gone to the semi- Direct Service"----London adjudication.

{final round.

"Choa took-care: to conceal ha fraudulent conduct from the Court and from the Official Receiver.

8th July

While J. C. Brown and F. X. Java and Manila. gilva encountered 340 aitueuzy Canada, USA., Japan and Shang- whatever in disposing of B. Basto's hal (Vancouver B. C. date 24th "In a sentence my submission is and J. Chaimers' rinks, those who June)... that the Hongkong jegislation was went to the Valley to see the A. Straits. designed to prevent fraudulent w. Grimmitt B. W. Bradbury and Straits debtors obtaining the protection of 3. Fender. Orem matches were Air Mall by Pan American Air- Mr. M. A. da Silva appeared for bankruptcy and that this is the given a rare treat-both matches wäys Direct Service”—San Fran-Pan American the debtor and for a creditor, Hovery type of case which was aimed being decided on the 22nd bead. cisco date, 5th July, Pak-ching, while the Hon, Mr. M. at by the new legislation in 1931.

Up to the 13th head when the Haiphong Pathol, Hothow K. Lo was for Tang Shiu-kin and In Hongkong. aince 1931, "the score was 12 shots all, it was touch Fort Bayard. Chung Tat-ching, creditor, Mr. F. debtor's fraud is a statutory ground and go between Grimmitt's rink Shanghai Wynter Blyth for the Procurator for refusal to adjudicate. But (E W. Simmonds, J, Deakin and Shanghai in Hongkong of the Spanish there has never been any corres-8. Eccleshall) and Bradbury's (J. Tientsin and Shanghai ...... Dominican Mission, another credi-ponding provision in the English W. Leonard. K. M. Omar and A. EShanghal and Swatow.. tor, and Mr. J. T...Prior for petl Bankruptcy Act. Therefore none Coates), tioning creditor, Kam-fat Lay; and of the cases cited by my friends But six shots scored by the latter Shanghai and Amoy Lee Choa Shee. ...

can have any application to the to the former's single, gave Brad-Straits. Mr. Prior submitted that the present ease which, must be deter-bury an 18-13 lead on the 17th head, Japan. only ground on which an applica-mined simply and solely on the out on the following head he un-Manlis. tion for annulment of an adjudica-interpretation of the proviso to fortunately lost a single to GrimAir Mall by "Imperial Airways tion order could be brought was [section 10.

mitt who, with four shots against Direct Service"-London fraud, and as this ground had

hen, sent down a heavy wood 12th July.. been withdrawn by the Official Receiver, the petition should be dismissed.

Straits

Anshun.

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13th July

18th July

13th July

13th July

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19th July 13th July

Emp. of Ala..... Cyclops...... Menelaus.

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14th July

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16th July

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Canton..

17th July

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17th July

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17th July

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18th July

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18th July

Husimi Mariz.....

18th July

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19th July

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20th July

20th July

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20th July

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21st July

Manila. Straits.

Glaucus...

25th July

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25th July

OUTWARD MAILS

| Antenor...

Glenearn.. Fleasantville

date. Imperial

SECOND GROUND "With regard to the second which was hopelessly narrow, mit Haiphong

which fluklly silced one of his own Calcutta and Straits. ground of my application for an woods in for the first shot.

Shanghai nulment, namely that the assets for division among the unsecured disheartened Bradbury and

This misfortune seemed to have Tientsin creditora are not and will not be

his Tientsin......... men for they gave away another straits. sufficient to pay a dividend of 15 per cent, there can be no dispute single and a tour to Grimmitt on Calcutta and Straits.. son, why was he not prosecuted?" that the 15 per cent rule has been the next two heads to allow the Air Mail by "Air France Direct Air France

latter to forge ahead with the score at 19-18. However, Coates drew in

"As regards Choa, a lot had been said about his conduct, but if he had actually obtained money oy false pretences from Miss Morri

asked Mr. Prior.

There are certain statutory offences under the Bankruptcy, Ordinance which are very search ing, and if Choa had committed any of these he could have been prosecuted."

Dealing with the question of Irregularities. Mr. Prior said that whatever they were, the Oficial Receiver was a party to them, for they must have been known to him in 1937.

Mr. Wynter-Blyth said that some

infringed. The only question is how should the Court's discretion be exercised. In my submission it should be exercised against the That is to say the Court

debtor,

Service"-Paris. date, 12th July

Straits.

Birdhana.....

Plane Tegelberg........... Argentina Maru

REGISTERED AND PARCEL MAILS are closed 15 minutes earlier

a beauty on the 21st head to give Japan, Bradbury one to

Saigon. to tie the scores at

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Australia and Maria. should annul the bankruptcy. be- players as well as spectators were

On the extra head, when both 7. 8. A. Fonolulu and Japsin-

(San Francisco datë, 24th June). and arranged that the 15 per cent. Eccleshall with a couple of shots cause the debtor himself designed

feverish with excitement, Sid Japan and Shanghai rule should be circumvented and or more against him rested on one Japan and thangal

Japan and Shanghai ........

with three of his friendly creditors, Bradbury tried in vain to dislodge, infringed. He did this in concert of them for the first shot which 8 A., Honolulu and Japan- namely the late Kwan King-shu both his woods being narrow. Tang Shiu-kin and the Procurator.

On the Civil Service" green two of the creditor had violently assail-any of the creditors, even the play in the semi-finals. Fender's "If your Lordship considers that police rinks fought for the right to ed the Official Receiver's applica-friendly creditors, will be preju rink (composed of F. E, Channing, tion and had pressed upon the diced by annulment I am prepared R. Ellis and W. Mair) and J. Orem's Court to dismiss it, but as far as not to press for a refund of the four comprising J. Forrest his client "was concerned, he had dividends, but I do most strongly Headridge and G. Perkins). Fen-are advertised to close at or before 8 am, registered and parcel mails J. ban the time given below unless otherwise stated, and where malls been instructed to adopt a differ-press for annulment of the bank dera rink, by dint of greater con- ent attitude.

ruptcy. SUBSTANTIAL QUESTION

sistency, led practically all the way "I submit that if ever there was through and on the 17th head the Mr. Andrewes said the sub-a bankruptcy which ought to be score was 17-10 in his favour.. stantial question to be determined annulled this is such a bankruptcy. was whether the adjudication order The debtor has not and never. had orem in the next three heads saw However, eight shots scored by should be annulled.

any merits

which would entitle the position reversed he now took Fort Bayard and Bangkok.

THURSDAY The debtor, by falsely pretend-him to the protection of ing to be compradore of the Basque ruptcy. The legislature is intended level on

bank the lead, only to see Fender draw Shanghai.

***** | Onelsenan. Franco Chinoise, had

the defrauded to prevent bankruptcy being a single. On the extra head play-

21st head with Parcels only for Straita, Penang, Miss Morrison of $27,972.38 and haven of refuge for fraudulented, Fender scored

Ceylon, Aden, Egypt. Marseilles had then sought and obtained the debtor.”

one to win a

and London-due London, 18th very close match. protection of bankruptcy through.

"August.. the agency of his friend Kam-fat Lay.

The 15 per cent. rule was cir- cumvented and infringed by the debtor with the friendly assistance of three of his creditors, namely! the late Kwan King-shuri, Tarig Shui-in and the Procurator.

No evidence has been called to dispute those facts, and all ar- tempts to upset Miss - Morrison in cross-examination were repaulated with some warmth.

"Mr. Silva argued that my re- port cannot be accepted as prima facle evidence. I never contended

that it was prima facie evidence." sald Mr. Andrewes, "That is why I called Miss Morrison to give evidence.

"My application for annulment Is based on two distinct grounds: that the adjudication order ought not to have been made; and that the assets for divison among the unsecured creditors are not and will not be sumelent to pay a dividend of 15 per cent.

SEVERAL REASONS.

His Lordship dismissed the ap- plication. The question of costs. was then argued, and decision on this point was reserved.

All-Star Baseball Annual

NATIONAL LEAGUE BEATEN 3-1 BY AMERICAN LEAGUE wor

THIS WEEK'S PROGRAMME

All Away Senior Teams Tipped

(BÝ "JACK HY")

I anticipate easy victories for tite Kowloon Cricket Club and Craigengower .C.C.

ire closed at 5 pin on the previous day,

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against the Australia and New Zealand via Kowloon Docks and Civil Service

Thursday, Iland-due Thursday C.C. respectively this week-end,

Island, 25th July....

although in both cases they will be playing away.

The Police R.C. will be at home, NEW YORK, July 12 (Benter) to the Indian R.C. and as the In the annual All-Star baseball former lost to the latter when they match played at the Yankes first met this season it is but rea- Stadhim yesterday, the American sonable to assume that the Indiáns League defested the National Les- will win again. However, a Police win will not in the least" surprise' gue by three runs to one,

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me as the Indians may find the ur Mail for Malaya, Java and Aus- green tricky. The Kowloon 'Bowl-tralis by Imperial Airways Direct Imperial R. H. E National League 1 7

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difficulty in beating Recreio “B.”. 1

Manila In the Second Division, Hong- Vaughan scored for the Nation: kong Football Club, Takoo_RG.,

"I have several reasons for subalg in the third inning on singles Craigengower and' Kowloon Bowl-shanghai,

FRIDAY

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Cyclops.....

Kiungchow.

Kwangtung

by Vaughan and Hack, and a dou- ing Green Club should all win and manghai and Japan mitting that the adjudication order ought not to have been ble by Frey

in the Third, Recreio, Kowloon Haiphong The Americans" scored through Bowling Green Club, Cragengower swatow. made the principal one being that our local bankruptcy legala fourth on hits and an error by also win.

Dickey and Greenberg in the

and Hongkong Football Club should Brindisidue Brindisi 4th August | Conte Rosso. tion has for many years difered widely from the United Kingdom

Vaughan. bankruptcy legislation,

First Division Police R.C. Y INDIAN R.C.

Kowloon Docks V. KOWLOON C.C. Recreio "B" v, KOWLOON B.G.C. Civil Service v. CRAIGENGOWER Second Division

"The Court adjudicated Choa COUNTY CRICKET bankrupt before his public exami

LUNCH SCORES nation. It was not until his public examination that his fraudulent LONDON, July 12 (Reuter)—"!! conduct was exposed Therefore Counts cricket lunch scores are as when the Court adjudicated him follows

TAIKOO R.O. v. Civil Bervice bankrupt, the Court did not now Derby v. Middlesex 119 for 6 CRAIGENGOWER V. Kowloon Tong that he had been fraudulent Glamorgan Essex 141 for 1: HONGKONG F.C. V. Kowloon F.C. Neither did the Oficial Reciver Hampshire 132 for 5, Bussex; Police RC, v KOWLOON BO.C. know. Bec. 19 of the Bankruptcy Kent v, Bomerset 112 for 1 Lan- Ordinance contempistes public ex-cashire 114 for 1 v. Worcester;

Third Division amination before adjudication but Northumberland v West Indies CRAIGENGOWER. Yacht Club In this bankruptcy, adjudication 159 for 9, Nottinghamshire 161 for KOWLOON BG,C. v. Electric R.C. preceded public examination with 27. Leicestershire Surrey v. Clou Kowloon F.C. RECREIO the result, that the facts were not caster, 114 for 4.-

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