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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 15 IQ10
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The Budget Speech.
HONGKONG'S FINANCIAL POSITION
PROGRAMME OF PUBLIC WORKS,
In covolction jih the first reading of the Apperpriation Bill by the Legislative Council this afternoon, His Excellency the Offer
Council as flows -
The estimates for 1918 un a whole show a
expenditure next year as follows Perronal Emumen's $48,000, Other Charges, 59.000, samps, 1584 on xchange, &c. $6,000.
The net result of the change, however, In son is a lot to the Colony inasmuch as transit. charges in attrats will have to be paid while
reveños can be expected.. Toe met rasul = for 1911 and succeeding years $135,500 may be shown ay follows
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Revaban from all sources...
9,000
10,000
Aglinst this must be set the Imperial Costribution of $7,000 in Account of 1910 as shown in the Estimates and wha'ever sum may possibly be realised by the transfer of buildings in Shaoghal and other property to the Imperial Govarsmast say about $16000, a matter still unsettled,
fortuitous view! An eminent scientist says
"The Budget duties bayo decreased the convictions for drinkennant by about ao per the people cent. It naturally follows that t have more money to spend on food." A few years since it was the fashion in certain circles to uneer on every possible occasion at British enterprises, John Bull, we were told, was played out, and cartoonists loved To depict him as a tout, feable, facid and Administering the Governmeal addressed the Expanditure including Military Con valetudiuarian. An estimable Home paper Gentlemen,The papers which have bonfibution and subsidy to P. & U, says in this connection that John is on the table in connection with this-Bill show 2 noun) Ics and therefore future still a very lively invalid. "In Irade that the revised estimates for 1910 of ordinary after trade and manufacture after manufae and extraordinary events is expected to yield is diy, however, transit charges ture we still lead the world both absolutely $5,908,059 or $118 loss than was expected, and comparatively. We are still the world's while a sixing of $15,061 is expicted on the carrier, the greatest shipping nation, the test expenditure for the curent year. Tera premier Colton manufacturer, the fore: mares, it real red, will resalt in a credit most woollen producer, stop in Iton balance of $1,87 which, added to the balance of anet acc.ued on 31st December, 1909, will manufacture, and the money centre of the give a balance of assets on 31st December, spheres. The tables published showing 1910, of $1,354,758. k the progress of merebant shipping of the principal maritime countries give one very reassuring evidence of our supremacy. The total amount of tonuage in the British Empire has steadily risen since 1850--the first year in which tables in the present form are available-from just over 4000,000 to 13,163,354 in 1908. Fifty years ago the United States mercantile marine had most
Charge on account of Public Debt-ootbar of the carrying trade between Great Britain
new arm of $35,171, has been inserted under and the United States. The year before last
this band being half year's payment of % to the Sinking Fund in respect of the Loan raised for British vessels had about fourteen times as
The estimated revenus for ign is $7,186,383 advance to the Viceroy at Wuching and for much as the American. While it is impos.
or 5.77,585 more than the approved estimate railway puspores gaterally The contribution sible to give exact comparison between our'
is at the rate of i per cent. per annum and forigio, own merchant shipping and that of other
The pitacipal items of increase are $125,000.commitacos with the second half of sgu, nations, we can say this-in comparing them under liquor duster, $10,000 on stamp duties ju any possible way
it would be a case of and $87,000 in traffic receipts on the Railway Decreases are under the Oplum Farm with England frst and not second. These c couraging returns would give still more eaihe particulars of which you are familiar and couragement if it were possible to report under postiga—$68,905—which I'shall pro that Bzitish ships uniformly employed British scotly explain. sailors. Here, however, one has to "admit! the growing and dangerous tendency of British shipowners, while engaging British officers, to have any but Britishers, in the fo'c'sle. The time may come when, wo
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deficit of $.93,937. Of the Sip4,000 in us to the Mongkokisul Herboor of Relage, the ex- penditure on which ja excess of special Light Data is chargeable to surplus.balances, is anticipated that the Imperial G ̧vern- ment wil make a contribution, asik biz promited to do, in respect of the current year towards the loss incurred by the Colony on the leuing tf the Opiam Fum. This contribution
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to more $95,000 exclusive of the portion due to Mong kukaani Katbour of Refuge.
The estimated expenditure for agit in $7.381,320 or $133,778 more than the approved catimate for 19. The iecrease in expenditure exclusive of Public Works Extraordinary in $66,003 and in' Public Works Extraordinary there is à decrente of $135,215 Special Land
Canton-Kowloon Railway, British Section The cost of mening this section is erimstad for nixt year at $183 noo of which $81,000 is in accordance with the usual railway practice lo the first year of open line, charged to capitat.
Interest on advances for constraction amount to $tocos. This is a new charge on revenue account as such interes has hitherto been
biled to cast of construction.
l'ensions show an increase of $.6,000 (an crease ari ing generally from the growth of the service) and charitable services of £4,000 in round fig tres dùn to grant to the new Chinese Hospital in Kowloon.
Public Woski Extraordion.y. The Homs which req sira special mention are : -
Kennedy Town Staff Quarters. It has been found necessary to provide far qiarters for the European staff with the coniequest increase in the revised estimate of $7,930.
THE MOTOR-CAR CASE.
JULGMENT DELIVERED.
fore the plaintiff was justified in repairing it, But then follow things which sàn to indent toward the" "shady side. path of busiņus. Musto, bal gåt. to the Sopreme Court this morning, the|which leads to the broken, Ram Chief Justice, Sir Francis Piggott, delivered chiared for it, plai certain his decision to the gase in which Sald Abamed guaranteed by the plaintif Marican, of the Dragon Cyclo Depot Sled abstore I'shall not concern myse suit agalest Chp Pak Ngok, of Canton, to re the plaintiff, buys bick cover the sum of 57,809,15, baleg as to 57,308 15 | Musso, who cever wanted it, for goods sold and delivered and Stoo as to the teaving the Colony imme purchase price of a horse sold to the defendant. haring got the Preside into his Plaintiff further claimed interest on the sum at it to Knox, the owner of the rate of 8 par cent, per annum until payment out-and-out safe, although; or judgment, Defendant entered the fellowing ment talked about said to hav counterclsim :—(1) That an account be taken writing, but noi produced of all the dealings and transactions between the same amount. That he had the plaintiff and the defendant and the amounts car for repair is clear: the charged by the plaintiff in such dealings and to sell, ry a though he did a transactions, and of all pics paid by the de- of a solicitor, is als clear fendant to the paintiff and that the plaintld be Court in the face of the
ordered to pay to the defendant such sum of order the return of the caris also clea
fota thero has been a convers The money (if any) as shall be lound to be due to bim upon the taking of the accounts; (3) re-facts at their best room to show thing that turn of a Richard Drexler motor-car converted having gualusteed the plaintiff's liability, 16: by the plaintiff to his own ate and benefit (3) $1,000, and having the car thus providen retom of a Walers (4) father or other relial tisly on his bands, be sold it to Kacx for ibe sud (5) cosis. Mr. M. W. Slade, ciastrect amount he had to pay on his guarantee. What ed by Mr. G. E. 97. Bonvia, of Messrs. Wilkins:] I'am to do in the face of this jumble of right son and Gil, uppoured for the plaintiff, aud and wrong in exceedingly poseling. I am Mr. C. G. Alabaster, instructed by Mr. F. P doubtful as to the soundness of what Hett, of Messrs. Brutton and Fei, represented going to do, I do a thick it iv'sither law or the deler dins, t
equity, but it is the only thing possible't it fost leave things just as they arns in spite of the fact
His Loydship in delivering judgment said
DOG will have to legislate to prevent this, as Resumption is added to Pablic Works Extra Station was made some years ago and on ravi therefore this: that the defendzat does not
GUINNESS' STOUT in PINTS and SPLITS.
Australia" has done.
"We still lead the
way notwithstanding Continental efforts to out us. As long as it remains for the benefit of the nations, long may its reign continue. When it ceases to be generally beneficial to all concerned than disaster will surely follow as it came about in the case of Ancient Greece and Rome. In despite of the bad times at Home denoted by strikes aud rumours of labour war the official A. S. WATSON & CO., que inued by the Board of Trade show
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Hongkong, 7th July, 1910.
BIRTH.
another big increase in our export trade, al. though, as compared with July 1909, there is a falling off is imports. This is apparent rather than real, for the July of this year
ordinary for igie.
The principal items of increase to which I need daw your attention are as follows:
Colonial Secretary's Office.--An increase of $7,000 (in round figures) is principally due to the addition of a cadeis.
Audit Department-51,030,in round figures is due to a re-organisation by which both reverse and expenditure will benceforth be audited in the Colony, instead of the revenue only. The special aqdit staff will be drawn as heretofese from Somerset. House and the Colony will still have to bear a share of the expenditure at Head Quarters, on account of general supervision.
Harbour Department-Under special ex- paaditure there is an item of $18,000 for in
*8 contained five Sundays, as against four insta l'ation of Matthews includescent oil burners
July 1909. There was thus one working day less. Here are the figures for the month, and those for two previous Julys :
O2 September 9, 1910, at Shanghai, China, to Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Thomas, a 100.
DEATH.
On September 9, 1910, at Shanghai, O. À, Andaison, 1. M. Customs, aged 34 years,
The Jongkong Belegraph
Hongkong, THURSDAY, SEPT, 15, 1910.
IMPORTS.
Juty, age 419.384,151 £30,310401
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1805 Parte tarocion £15,769,013 Decrome on July 1959 comments Epgzdai 2433.427 Increase over July, 1903ey!
EXPORES (including: Re-export), July, 190***
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Increase over July, 1919 - £3,941,350. Increase over Luly, 1908 601591,189
When we turn to the total volume of trade
GREAT BRITAIN'S MERCANTILE | for the seven months of the year the figures
MARINE TRADE.
tell a tale of growing prosperity.
Increase over at seven months, 1939 1
Imports 63030457 Experla.. £40,367,177. Increase over first neven mouth, 1928:
Importa.. £38,710,813 Exports... £34,901,387.
When we come down to Far Eastern porte,
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for lighthotics by which a large economyi wh increased efficiency, ja consumption of oil is anticipated,"
Miscellaneous Services-An addition bas brea; made of $15,000 to the item redemption of subsidiary coin. This item has been under estimated by that amount is the past. This
The estimate of the. Teun Wan Police sion an inc. ease of $1,500 has been found necessary,
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Aberdeen Market and Slaughter House, Workshop and Shed at the City Disinfecting Station, and...
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The following araia part provided for bext year -The New Magistracy which will supply a very long folt want.
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· Mr. Alabaster—I ask for 'z stay, "His.Lordship÷Why?.
Mt. Alabaster-Your Lordship has indicated: it in your judgment.
Hie Lordship-Oh, no, Tonly said i bad to give a judgment of some sorts
Mr. Alabaster-Under any circumstances, wa ought to have had judgment on the counter claim.
Mr. Slado-We have been stuvad off for about two years and we ought not to have any hindrances placed in our way,"
the
Hin.Lordship-I may say the damages on
counterclaim are only nominal.
The case is most unsatisfactorily presented by that seme of the things which the plaintifï did the defendant anḍ I cannot say i am altoge: were quite wrong. It is rougher justice than ther satisfied with some paris of the plaintiff's Icers to administer, though sometimes it turns cas. So far as the defendant is concerned at the best in the end and there in Just thin ultimately granted an order for the appolot to bo said in the plaintiff's favour, ha-bad guar- mant of a guardian nd im because there was anteed the defendant to the extent of S1,000, suficient prima facie evidence on the Doctor's and he had a lien on it for his wask done on t certificate that he was of unsound mind; he So la may be said to have acted in self-defence. has not appeared, that is all aid the obvious Any other decision would prolong what has inference is that he is being kept out of the way, buen a very costly litigation. But farther, the and that the action is defended by his mother, defendant's people seem to me to satirely to or the family generally, Ona thing is abund“ blame. The rarult is that the plaintiff musthava z autly clear, that he was sans and intelligent when judgment on the counterclaim, and judgment, - ho indulged his craze for motors and on this with costs of the whole action on his chim, less point I am quite satisfied that the two solicitors the following items which are the only ones on who had dealings with him did what it was their which an effective attack has been mader duty to do in the circumstances, and that their $500 for the horse; $45,63 disproved ; 315 new independent evidster, that he knew what be|veralpla=6870,60.. was about, is to be relied on. The position is
appear, and thạt hiã family do not produce him either to satisfy me that he is of unsoundmind- which I am very much disposed to doubt and if he is not of unsound mind the plaintiff is entitled to the benefit of the fact that bla ovid- eco is uncentradicted. It will boston prezantly that this is of the utmost importance to him, Hospital at the Laichikok Quarantine Stowa to the law, and the application of the tian, and Quarter for the Staff of the Imports principis laid down in Nevill v. Skeling. I agico that it will go to this extent-that if any and Expons Office.
andas rdvantage had been taken if the weak. ness of the defendant resulting from bis baing *deaf and domb" then a case for relief would be made out. But this afl ction is not of itąpil weakness within the decision ta d the evid. ence I bare fast referred to shows that he was well able to take care of himself; and, if a deal and dumb mas takes precautions to provide bimself with an intelligens interp eteri. if he goza-about, the-world satating leto contracts; extablishing: an intelligib's system of com monicallos with the persons with whom be deals, ikin the law ceases to give him any special pro action. There things this man did, and reduced to its clementi the case set up by the
that he was extravagant, and entered into bargains which were reckles. He was a man of property, inherited from his father, and there is no evidence that he cannot very well pay for bis extravagance. The law has no special pro tection for him, and he must be treated like any other.defendant; and 1 way, as a defendant who hai no: chosna tó go into the bcx, So mach for the defendant. Bat when 1 tuin 10 the plaintiff i confoes I am far f.om satiafi:di and in same things be bas certainly fald himself open to the criticism that he has taken the taw laro, bis own huods, on more thaa-ona occasion.. Great play was made with the fact that the net result of these transactions"wLS nothing at all, no motor, and a large balance to the defendant's debit. But it follows from what have said that I cannol take this into accoust.
Reconstruction of the old Western Market. This market is very dilapidated and its re- construction will prova temunerat've.
Stables at Yaumati Disinfecileg Station for bullocks ared in traction.
Savitary Luspector's Office and shed in the Wanchal District,
Lighthouse and Q sarters at Capsing Island. Additional Storey for the Yaumati School to provide for an increase in the demand for accommodatio
Under the heading "Communications," a
soffice for the completion of the road from Civila Peak to Shatankok,,
i em of increase is partly balanced by dirap-sum of $60,000 for new roads in the New Texfam ly for relief amounts to no more, then this |pearance of the item-Refunds of Revenue ritories has been provided. Tais som should
which are now deducted from receipts,
Law Officers,~An increase of $1,000 (exclu. sive of special experditure of $1,500) in round aures is shown for t. Crown Solicitors Office in conseq:ence of the £ec.etary of Stato's | decision to employ in future a Crown Solicitor. -without private pracil e.
Police Department-Ap fecrease of $3,000 in das principally to the addition of 1 lasce sergeant for detectiva work at Yaumati and to the larger number of language allowaNCO ERTA-
Fito Brigade.-An addition of $300 is made
Medical Department. Tas nel 'increase of $1.00 is principally due to addition of a Second Assistant Analyst in connection with collection of Liquor Duties.
Sanitary Department & net increase is re current expenditure is shewn of $5,000 more than balf of which is dus to the additional staff required to tuko over the disposal by the Da partment of refuse. This re-organisation cafails special expenditure of $10 coo. The details of scheme are set out in the appendis. - The scheme will, it is anticipated, prova more economical and more effisiant than the sys. tem of leuing the removal of the refuse out to contract,
By the last nail some striking figures have emanated from London with reference to the position which Great Britain occupies in fur-What most concerns us from a trade point andistinction that it has as against other of view is that of manufactured goode.ed by fodian Police. European or American trading nations. The American Press, which is generally not slow In its comments upon Imperial trade, 'admits "that the coastal business' lu all in favour of the British for in a way the Americans ought to conserve their own interisland cargo and passengers between Philippines porte. As it happens, they do not and the result is that British shipping runs in, gets the cargo and delivers the goods irrespective of American bottoms. On the face of it, this is not ar it should be for the simple reason that every pation ought to reap the ad- vantage of its own enterprise. In a simi lar spirit Pacific Coast journal repeats that forty-eight years' progrees in merchant ship ping in the United Kingdom and the principal maritime countries is presented by statistics in a Board of Trade Blue Book, The gigantic extent of Great Britain's mari- time supremacy is shown in the following comparison of the tonnage of British and foreign veste's entered and cleared in the year 1860 and 1908, the latter being the latest year dealt withi
we have many instances to quote from into provide for additional steel fire alarma,“ the Imperial Chinese returns. Without in- videoueness we shall take the case of Dairen which of course is a Japanese based port but at the same time amply exemplifies all the Treaty ports in Chica. This is what the Japanese Commissioner has to say in his re- port:-"The increase in the numberofforeign firms is a sign of the development of trado at Dairen. In 1938 there were one Amerl. can and five British firms; in 190g one American, five Brilla, one French, and two German firms were added to this number, making a total of 15, besides one Russian firm and eight Greek shops. In addition overal Chinese firms from Cheloo, New. chwing, and Shanghai have established branches here: This increase in the aumber of firms carrying on business has been as companied by a corresponding increase of coastal shipping. The South Manchuria Railway Company, which began a weekly service to Shanghai In August 1908, ha, since May ryog, bad two steamers on the to 1863, Tons, rest, Tons. Increase, Tons.rub, while Messrs. Butterfield & Swire and Dit 6354 Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Co, each open The proportion per cent British to totaled towards the end of the year, a weekly tonnage in 1869 was 56.4; in 1908 It was service to Shanghaizid Cheloo and Tsingtau 59.2. The most important of the British ports-la order of tonnage are London tre catered of 11,194,023) with a tonnage >Liverpool, with 7,973,123 | Cardiff, 6,027, OUR Okaton letter is unavoidably held over
B97; the Tyne porte, 5254,724) From this to-day for want of spicato
will be seen that Hongkong has lost its
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Under "Drainaga" $ 5,005 has been pro vided for trafning. Nollabs, balog $10,000 in excess of the usual Vote
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$300,000 his bien provided for the Mong. kokul Typhoon Shelter. $5,000 of this will be defrayed out of the Bpacial Light Dues and 204,000 from surplus balances.
Under Leadlog "Miscellaneous" (1) $14,000 is provided for fencing the new garden in Royal Square,and W
(5)$37,000 for a pier in substitution of what la commonly known as Queen's Statue Pier.
Under heading "Waterworks" provision has been made to the extent of $jo,uno for the extension of Shaukiwan Waterworks due to the large expansion in that District and of $30,000 for an additional reservoir at West Point which will improve the distribution to, that part of town.
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turn now to the specific items of the dispute The horse item must be knocked out allo gethers it is an altogether unwarrantable transaction; and I am bound to say lenda much weight to the arguments that hava boin. ad- A DESPATCH has been received from the Secre- vanced against the plaintiff. Tan defendant tary of Sata assenting to the abolition of the wanted to buy Mr. Knox's herseen the plain. mat for $500, le ting him suppose he was Fates Opium &gency. The Factory will contiff bays it first, for 5300, and sells it to defend ilnas warking for the present, we
Six months' hård labour and four hours' stocks was awarded a pative at the Magistracy this morning for the larceny of jewellery valued at $177, from a Chinese woman.
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Stay was refpaad.
Later in the mora'ng, bis Lordship intimated that he would allow the defendant $iço in res spect of damages for the hores, as he had overe looked the point.
CHARTERED BANK OF INDIA, AUSTRALIA & CHINE,
INTERIM DIVIDEND DECLARED, The manager of the Chartered Bank of Indie, Austrails and China loforms on thịt he has received a talegram from his head office advising that the directors have declared an interim dividend for the half year ending soth ju o fast at the rate of t;% par asbum free ef income tax.
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INTERIM ORDER SÜSPENDED.
DARKRUPTCY MATTER TO BE BET, LED,
When the case of the Hang Hing firm who applied for a Receiving Order win called bes fore the Chief Jonico la the Bankruptcy Court this morning, Mr. M. W. Slade, KC, informed his Lordship that the whole matter was in prde 'cess of settlement. The matter was practically Brzanged."
Mr. Potter--The interim order should be susperded.
Mr. Stads-Yet, your Lordship. After a short corru'g'lon, bstween. Counsel,
Mr. Slade anked that the Interim exder should
ceived. bey need not appear t before the Court again, as the order would cause auton a Lically p
Mr. Potter-That's what we wangÄHRUN His Lordship-03, YAIKA
spended on terms of tellement being res
Mr. Slade-I ark Lr icava to withdraw the
H's Lordship-1'il take that in Chimber, Mr Polte:-Each party to pay his cwA COME,
That was part of the arrangement.
out in that seats. The claim must be therefore A buying it from Koox and the receipt is made poʻition, PROGRAM
reduced by Sson and the Sico gald on account most go into general account. So far as the Rambien car is concerned it follows from what I have said that I aball not criticise it, but treat it as a transición in the ordinary way of busi- nese, I shall not concern myself, with the
A JAPANESE WAS AWarded six waste band labour in the Police Court his morning for from Singapore to Hongkong, slowing away on board the 2.4. Hirano Moru
Education Department-A net increase of $17,000 is shown. This is due partly to the re-organ'zation on the Education Committees report, which was laid on the table some time
question, whether the prods was excessive, ago whereby provision is made for three new schools ($1,009) at which English wijl ba tonght and to the addition of about $9,000 to grants to A NATIV Auspected to be one of the Cofowan The Daimler car comes next the facts are be made owing to increases in grants earned, pirates was committed to jail by Mr. E. R. simple. It was ordered and $1000 paid on ac There are also increases to the kind of the Halifax at the Magistracy this excruing pood Count There was an offer to cancel so the order, of which no notice was apparent! Belilio) School which, with other charging orders from the Governor-in-Council, a
NREKOMAG taken by the defendan's mother. The erder] account for the balance. It is to be remem. The undermentioned members }›ined the was crocelled; and the $1,000 appropriated bered that since 1905 icreases to school foss Scouts Company Hongkong Volunteers, H. Clearly wrongs, but on the other ban have produced $10,000 additional annual raw, Leater, D. J.Donne, A. H. Reiss, H. Bater, though I think it would have been
A. L. Dawson, D. M. Ross, and E. P. H. Lang, have riftrred to the fact in the VoluaterrAn increase of $7,000 under AN
ter to the difendant's morher this Keading is accounted for by the provision A SCHEMX Xas been set on foot to start yard to contra made for supply of flie to "the Volunteer Rein Wachang for the building of stare whealed make contacte, malere, or
padali vainais, for whith a patent has been Public Works Department—A nat incibasa. «mated by the Ministry of Commerce in Pake of $18,000 is shown of which $15,000 is dus to [bg, (2 ce poils, as follows 1-2 survay011 $8,000 and Mak One atsistant engloner mizor chie appoints
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Land Sarvayer in the
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Mr. Slade-Certainly,
a fice dealen'S BANK RUPTCY
LIABILITIES DOUBLE THE AMOUNT.
OF ASSETEK
In the Bankrupicy Countr form the Chief Juice, Sie Francia P.8. D.xos, from Mr. R. A.: 1 applied, for a Receiving Harg Shing Bem of tice dealer
Mr. Dizon stated that' ad to S10:00 and the declaration" of the se
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