1939-11-06 — Page 5

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS

Borrowed To Pay Interest | CHRIST CHURCH

On Loans: Examination In

Bankruptcy

INSURANCE CLERK & MONEY - LENDERS

In the Supreme Court On Saturday before the Chief Jus- Lice Sir Atholl MacGregor, the Public examination in Omar bankruptcy, of Mn. Hussain; a clerk, employed by the Union Insurance Society of Canton, was heard,

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SON OF WEALTHY CHINESE SAID MISSING

After announcing to his parents

that he was going to the main- triend, land, accompanied by a Cheng Chun-wel the 17-year-old

the of

wealthy Chinese, of brother Cheng Kwok-sang, Cheng Kwok-yau has disappeared since September "1.

son

It is feared that the boy has In reply to Mr. L R Andrews. been kidnapped, but no defnand Official Receiver, the petitioner for ransom has been received yet.

another suggestion said that he was 27 years of age whlist

and was born in Hongkong. He that the boy might have gone to left school in 1930 and joined the the interior,

Kowloon Wharf and Godown

Company, after whier, he entered CABLE & WIRELESS

the service of the Union Insur-

ance Society of Canton in 1932.

$90 A MONTH

When he joined his salary was $50 a month now he was earning $90. He contributed $4.50 month ly to his Provident Fund and had no allowances.

BRANCH OFFICE IN BELFAST

Cable &

on

Wireless, Ltd.. Wednesday, Nov. 1, opened a new branch telegraph office at Im- perial House 9 Donegall Square.

As a member of the Folce Re-East Belfast. serves, he receive payment when on duty which came, roughly, to $20 monthly Last month he re- ceived $15. All his creditors were money lenders and none had sued

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SIGNED FOR $350

This office will place Northern Ireland in direct communication with the worldwide overseas tele- graph system or via Imperial organisation, which controls more

than one-half of the world's sub- marine cable mileage and network of wireless services.

FETE

The annual garden fote of the Christ Church, Kowloon Tong, was' held on Saturday.

The Church grounds were de.

GENERAL

Remembrance And Dedication

corated with flags and colourful OBSERVÂNCE NEXT

decoration for the occasion.

Lady Northcote formally declar- ed the rete open and wished it success

Refreshments were served be- tween 3.30 p.m. and 6 pm and were in the capable hands of Goddard, Anderson, Mesdames. Woolley and Robinson. Aerated waters and ice creams were sold by Messrs V. and D. Sue.

STALL-HOLDERS

Those in charge of the different stalls were Mesdames Hume. Hall, Gaggino and Prew (Fancy Goods); Mesdames Lay. Peters, Guest and Sullivan (Woollen and knitted Articles Mesdames Rosenthall

and Cleme (Home Produce); Mesdames Goddard and Perry (Plants and Ferns); Mrs. Scotcher

SUNDAY

His Excellency the Gov. ernor received the following

Saturday telegram on

from the Secretary of State for the Colonies regarding Armistice Day.

In case the announcement made. by the Archbishop of Canterbury on Oct 12 has not reached you by normal channels, I think it desirable to let you know that, full approval of His with the

the Gov- Majesty the King and ernment and after consultation with the authorities of the prin-

in

communions cipal Christian this country, Sunday. Nov. 12, will be observed as-a-day-of-re- membrance and dedication,

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STALL-HOLDERS TO USE ENGLISH WEIGHT SCALES

At tomorrow's meeting of the Urban Council at 415 p.m., the notice. pursuant to

(Lavendar Stall); Mesdames Kew. Anderson, and Miss C. Gaggino (The Dollar Stails); Mr. Tallford' (Aunt Sally); Messrs Minshaji and Peters (Coconut Shy, Doll Name Guessing. Shooting Gallery. The Grand Total and Parcel Chairman. Office); Mr. D. Passmore Candle will move:-"That in exercise of Lighting): Mr. F. 3 Shea (Trea- the powers conferred by section Jure Hunt: Mr. I. W. Hume 5 of the Public Health (Food) (Darts); Messrs. E. A. Lee and G. Ordinance, 1935, the Urban Coun- White (Hoo-La); Messrs. Fenton et makes the following amend- In January, 1937," he borrowed

and Morley (Archery); Messrs. E

ment of the by-laws under the A luncheon was held last Tues- $175 from a money-lender and

C. C. Johnson and Andrew Cheung heading "Markets" and sub-head- signed for $350.

rate of day at the Grand Central Hotel, interest was 5 per cent. a month. Belfast. to mark the official open-(Cork Stabbing); Mr. Booker, Missing "Market Stalls" set forth in He borrowed because his wife was ing and the function was attended Dorothy Lee and Miss Alleen Sue the Schedule to the above-men-

(Fish Pond); Mrs. Colledge and toned Ordinance:- and his first child had re- by Sir Crawford McCullough, Lord

the Wolf Cubs (Sweet Stall); Mrs. cently been born.

Mayor of Belfast, and other lead-

Low and Mrs. Shu (Chinese He had ing citizens. He married in 1936.

Booth); and Mrs. Egan (Fortune no record of the interest he had TELEGRAMS EXCHANGED

Telling), paid on this loan. In June. 1937.

following congratulatory he borrowed $100 from another telegrams were exchanged after money-lender. Не signed for luncheon between the Lord Mayor

double the amount.

The

The rate of interest was 10 per cent for the rat 10 months and it was then reduced to 5 per cent

month.

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Shortly afterwards, he borrow

ed another $100. He did so be-

The

of Belfast and Sir Edward Wil- shaw, K.C.M.G., Chairman of Cable and Wireless, Ltd.

"Am very pleased to be able to attend inaugural luncheon in Belfast today.

"On behalf of the citizens

cause he could not keep up with of Belfast I send hearty congratu-- the payment of interest on thelations on the inclusion of North- other loans, and because of sick-ern Ireland ness in his family.

In 1938, hu borrowed $50 from

Stagh and signed Basant

for $100, at the rate of 5 per cent. Interest A month. His creditor sued him, but withdrew the sum mens when petitioner told him that he might lose his job if the office knew

your Empire Scheme of communications

and wish you and your Company every success. McCullough Mayor."

CHAIRMAN'S REPLY "Thank you very much for your message. I greatly appreciate your presence at today's function and your good wishes,

"I feel sure this Company's new His firm, now knew of his en-office in Belfast will be of great tanglements with money lenders.value to all those in Northern

In April, 1988, he borrowed from Ireland with Overseas interests four other money lenders all with and will make material. contribu- the object of paying the interest tion to increased prosperity of the on previous loans.

City under your distinguished ad- ministration. Wishaw, Chairman, Cable and Wireless, Ltd."

His total liabilities were $1,880 on paper, but $955 - in actual money received. As far as he could remember, he had' Dald, in all, approximately

$1,200 to money enuers.

In reply to the Chief Justice,

petitioner said he told his em-

BROADCASTING® REPORT FOR OCT,

Actual hours of transmission.

ployers of his affairs in August, totalled 435% of which 2183 were and was advised to apply for devoted to European Programmes bankruptcy.

and 217 to Chinese Programmes as

Hls Lordship pointed out that follows:-- he kept on borrowing with the full knowledge that he could not pay.

ORDER REFUSED

Puran Blash, a talior, of Whit- field Barracks, was refused an ad- judication order by the Chief Jus- tice.

ZBW (European) Morting transmission Evening transmission

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During the month, apart from recorded programmes, the follow- Puran Singh said that on Seping items were broadcast:-Studio Studio Concerts, 10; tember 7 judgment was given "Bee", 1: against him for a sum over $3,000. Studio Talks, 13; Local Relays. In that action he was represented 2: Daventry Relays (Chiefly News): by a solicitor. His assets were nul 63; Sunday Evening Epilogues, 5; and he was at present earning Children's Concerts. 4: Comments between $40 and $50 a month, on Current Events from the Studio.

His Lordship said he recalled 21. the case in which judgment was given and was not inclined to make the order.

DEMAND DRAFTS

ON LONDON

ZEK (CHINESE) Morning transmission Evening transmission

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OPPORTUNITY TO

AIR GRIEVANCES

Kowloon Residents' Assn. Open Meeting

Tomorrow

AMENDMENT

The following additional by- law is inserted immediately after by-law 35:-

35A. Every stall-holder, If call- 'ed upon to do so, shall provide in himself with a scale marked English weights and shall weigh any goods purchased from him on such scale requested by a cus-

the act (sec- under Ordinance 8 of 1935 tion 2), and to act as Food Officer under Ordinance 13 of 1935.

tomer to do so." appointment of the officer to

Correspondence relative to

There will be an open meeting of the Kowloon Residents' - sociation tomorrow, (Tuesday, Nov, 7,) at St Andrew's Church be tabled: Hall at 6 pm.

APPLICATIONS

The following applications will

*bouse 194, Hollywood-

Application Icence for

Application for an eating Any subject of interest to the licence for No. community may be brought up Road, ground floor, for discussion, and residents from for an eating house

all parts of the Colony are in- No. 19, Electric Road, ground vited whether members of the floor: Application for an eating unnumbered Association or not, and whether house licence for an

to Man" Kwong they live in Hongkong or Kowloon house (next

The meeting will provide an School), Kak Hang Village, Kow excellent opportunity for people loon City; Application for a food who have been writing to the factory licence for No. 33. Water-

such subjects as press to air their grievances on loo Road, ground floor; Applica- Income Tax tion for permission to erect cubi- Hospitals, school, fees etc, and it cles on the ground floor of "Coolie 's hoped that a good gathering Barracks on Quarry Bay Inland will be present.

Lot No. 8.

NEWSETTES

The next criminal

Sessions in

Mr. Thomas Edward Jackson,

the Colony will begin on Friday, MI. Mar E, MINA., and Mr. Nov. 17, at 8.30 am,

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George Swan, M.NE.C., Inst, have been appointed Senior Surveyors

Mr. Aubrey Vernon Greaves, of Ships with effect from Jan. M.B. (Tor.), M.CP. & S. (Out.), 1, 1939. DTM (Liverpool) resumed the duties of Government Bacterio logist on Oct. 24.

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A Lantern Lecture will be held

on Wednesday, at 9 pm, in the YMCA West Lounge. The sub-

H. M the King has not been ject will be "Rock climbing in the advised to exercise his power of Lake District and Wales." Lec- disallowance with respect to the turer, Capt. A. B. Whatman. Ordinance to amend the law re- lating to the Urban Council.

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Mr. George Edwards has been Te-assigned from the Combatant 217" Mr. John Pelly Murphy, BA., Grup to "the General Group for the Hong- L.LB. Las been appointed addi- Essential Services in tional Deputy Registrar of the kong Defence Reserve under the Supreme Court of Hongkong, In provisions of the Compulsory Ber- Prize. In addition to his other vice Ordinance, 1939. duties.

During the month apart from re- carted programmes, the following were broadcast:- Studio The average opening selling rate items

Relays, 0; for the month of October, 1939. Concerts, 5;Theatre

of the Hongkong and Shanghai Studio Talks, 1; Children's Con- Banking Corporation for demand certs. 2. drafts on London is settledat 14.84.

POPPY DAY FUND.

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New licences issued during Octo- ber, 1939-259,

Renewals of licences during Oc- tober, 1938-340.

Total Licences issued during 1939

The following is the latest list-10,910.

of subscriptions received for the British Legion's Poppy-Day Fund:

Previously acknowledged $8,401;

G. W. Tate 10;

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Chinese residents in French

planning Miss Dora Ellis, formerly of Indo-China Lane Crawford, Ltd., will be establish an Overseas Chinese re- leaving the Colony on Friday for clamation centre in Yunnan Pro- Shanghai to be married to Mr. vince. A barezu will be establish- Robert Kwok, of the Bank of ed to give practical guidance to Canton, in Shanghai.

those who wish to make invest- ments. There will also be a daily The following persons, of ages newspaper and a middle school.

been enrolled in the Hongkong cost of at least $600,000. Defence Reserve: Mr. Arthur Clarke, (B); Dr. K. H. Uttley, (B); Mr. F. Garton, (B).

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NEW PREMISES FOR from 18 to 40 years inclusive, have The entire project will entail à

MOTOR - BUS CO. A. R. Brown 5; Andrew Nicol 10; Hon. Mr. A. B.

The Kowloop Motor-bus Com Furyes and Mrs. Purves 10: E. Apany, Ltd, will move into their R. Newton 15: F. Dupay 25: A new premises, at the junction of Landau 50; J. Ormiston 25; Albert Castle Frak Road and Tat Po,

at the end of this month. Kung-Po Chan 10; Total $8,561.

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The King's Exequatur empower-

ing Monsieur Nebll Sureyya Akcer to act as Consul-General of Tur-

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1939-PAGE

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Write for descriptive leaflets of the

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following appointments key in London, with jurisdiction Stands for

Stands for Satisfaction

made. have beeri

in the in the Colonies; Protectorates.

the t

- Further donations will be grate. The building which is nearing Hongkong Naval Volunteer Force': and Mandated Territories

18 exercised fully received by E. G. Maunder completion, has larger accom- To be acting Lieutenant Mr. Mandate for which Secretary, Earl Kaig's Fund. Hong-modation than the present one in Ronald Walker Campbell Lamont; by His Majesty's Government in. To be Acting sub-Lieutenants the United Kingdom, with the ex- kong & Shanghai Bank Bldg.

Ensest Messrs. James

Harvey, ception of Cyprus. Palestine and Arthur Stanley Lewis Archibald Trans-Jordan, has received His Pollock, Cecil Herbert Hooper. "Majesty's signature.

Cheques should be made payable to Thomson & Co, and crossed Poppy Day. Pand.

Nathan Road,

Forty new wehicles, which have been ordered by the company, are expected to arrive shortly.

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