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BANKRUPTCY COURT.

Thero was sitting of the Bankruptcy Court on Thursday,

Mr. Goldring-Thore is $500

Noorder was made, withliberty to apply,

His Lordship the Chief Justice,INSOlvent firm's aFFAIRS Sir Francis Piggott, presiding.

Rejection of Proof of Debt- Ho the Hang Hing firm, appeal for rojection of proof of debt.

Mr. Hind (for the appellant); 1 suggest that tho.proceedings be ndjourned into chambers,

Mr. Blaster object. I ask that there should bo an adjourn- mont till thenext bankruptcy day. Mr. Hind There's a long offidavit. to be filed.

His Lordship Aren't you ready

Mr. Hind-I'm ready but I was skod by my friend to produce certain looks, which I haven't

done.

Mr. Master--I wrote to my friend asking for the books on the 26th July and received no reply.

"Mr. Hind- wrote to my man two days after that but he was in the country.

Furthor hearing was adjourned till next bankruptcy day.

Could Not Collect Debts.

No Clan Man Mi, application for discharge,

Heavy Sums Borrowed.

No Dady Bujor and Company, public examination,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY AUGUST 4 191

ALLEGED WRONGFUL

DISMISSAL.

Indian Shop Owner Sued

THE LOVE OFLITI- GATION.

Costs $100; Claim $30,

Before Mr. Justico H. II. J.

LOG BOOK.

STEAMERS. COLLIDE.

In the Straits

COMMERCIAL

Shanghal Ewo Auction.

300

INDO-CHINA STEAM

NAVIGATION CO.

AiEwo Anction on Wednesday, shoot and rovente account of the The following is the balance

Gompertz, Puisse Judge, in then the arrival last Friday of July 28, the following prices were Indo-China Stoain Navigation Summary Jurisdiction Court the local steamer Kinsing, the realized as compared with the Co., Ltd., at 31st Docomber, 1910), on Thursday, the Yik Leo firmativo skipper reported that she provious week's sale:

Before Mr. Justice Gompertz, Acting PuisnoJudgo, at the Bum mary Court on Thursday, Joonas

of brass founders sued the Bee had boon in collision with the Cassum Moosa, a shop-assistant, Loo firm, also brass foundors, In the statement of affairs filed of 8, Occidental Hotel, Kowloon, to recoverthosumof $21 for goods Morsing, and the latter vossol by the debtor firm, it was set out sued Alumchand Humandos, sold and delivered. Defendant had been sunk....... that the total liabilities amounted Manager of Messrs. Wussiomull entored a counter-claim, in which The story told by porsons on: to $80,750.82, while the nasots Assomull and Company, of 46, he denied being indebted to the both the vessels is that at about were $30,818,82.

Qacon's Road Contral, and Messrs. plaintiff in the sum of $21 or in 10.30 on Wednesday night, while The managing partner of the W. Assomull and Company, of 1C anyum whatsoever. The plain the Morsing was going on hor arm, Mr. Mow Fung, was briofly D'Aguilar Stroot, to recover the till was indebted to him in the oxamined by the Official Receiver, sum of $200, being $100 as to sum of $15.20, boing money over-usual run from Singapore to Cross-examined by Mr. Otto wages, board and lodging for one paid to the plaintiff on various Batu Pahat, and the Kinsing Kong Sing, who represented Mr.month and $100 us to one month's dates. Mr. J. II. Gardiner ap-was on her way from Malacca Stovens, local agent of folia Begg wagos, board and lodging in lieu onrod for the plaintiff and Mr. to Singapore, the Vossele and Company, whisky dealers, of notice. Mr. Reader flarris ap. Wilson, of Messrs. Hastings collided. On och vessel it was debtor stated that in Soptombor poured for the plaintiff and Mr. J. and Hustings, represented the of last year he knew that the firm 11. Gardiner roprescuted the de-defondant. wes insolvent. It was not hope-fondants. lossly insolvent,

Mr. Kong SingJohn Begg sent you a draft for $1007

Debtor-You.

Mr. Harris stated that in August fast year, the plaintiff was on- gaged in a drapory store as assistant, at a salary of $45 a

What havo you done with it ? month, | Tput it in the bank.

You did not make a fraudulent use of it? That's a lio.

A un mod Greenfield vaucod you $15,000?--You, on comition that he was to receive 25

per cont. of the profits. You told him that the firm was solvent --No, I did not.

What did you tell him?--I told him that the firin

had old liabilities.

was

d

was

Mr. Fletcher stated that only 10 per cent of the debts had boon paid. Application was made on ihe 10th April, 1902, for a re- coiving ordor. The order was made on the 17th April, 1902,

You said that there and the man was adjudged bunk- rapt on the 23rd May of the same $30,000 worth of stock?-1 year. In his public examination not. said the goodwill lo explained that he had an Ausworth a considerable sum of tralian business.

A sum of mmoy: $100,000 was due to him in respect of debts in Australia but owing to disabilities on account of his being a Chinaan, he could not go to Australia to collect the debts.

At the time the de-

Mr. Gardiner stated that, the case originally emme on before his Lordship and was referred to the Court shiroff.

flis Lordship-The costs must be something like $50?

Mr. Wilson--Considerably more thin that.

follars?

His Lordship Ono hundred

Mr. Wilson---Yos.

NEW ARMY POST CREATED.

"TELEGRAPH CORRESPONDENT

Canton, Aug. 2.

the gunners watch, so that the respective captains cannot speak ut first hand of the incidents that led to the collision and if they could, it is improbable that they

would, to a newspaper reporter. However, the story is that it was half-pnat ton o'clock at night, hazy and squally, witli frequont rain-showore when the vessels col-,

lided, off Pulau Pisang Light house, some thirty miles from Singapore ip the Straits of Ma- lacen.

On or about January 2nd, tho store was purchased by the defendants. On that day, his client desired to know whether ho nd-was to stay on or leave. He was asked to stay on, and worked there intil the end of the month, when

Mr. Gardiner The case was ho was suddenly, without previous brought by the plaintiff but wo warning, requested by the defidn't know there would be asing was badly damaged she was fendants to leave. Ile land several counter-claim and so forthy times asked for payment of the amount in dispate and it was only on a definite refusal that he was at last driven to issue a writ.

The defence was that the dofondants never engaged the plaintiff. fondants bought the businessTRE Jou gave no accounts to Groon- from Marican, who had filed his fold at any time?-1 told him potition in bunkruptcy, the de verbally but gave no written fondantemerely wanted thepreani statement.

ses, but they had to buy the stock to get the premises. They did not, however, tako over the book debts, andis connection with In May you borrowed a further these and other matters affecting The Official Recoiver--Nothings of $3,0007-Yes.

the affairs of the previous owner, las happened. The man has

Mr. Bind-When Greenfish the plaintiff was working for a simply come forward after nine joined you, did he make any little further period. He agreed to years and asks to be discharged. stipulations as to having any stay on to help in this work until His Lordship can't disband in the conduct of the the defendants came into actual charge him after nine years.

business? He told 118 to possession, hoping they could The Official Receiver-Tho orosit with him on any ques-keep him on, but when the time der will only be nominal for one

tion of importance.

arrived, he was told that his wook...

Anything particular?--For in-services would not be required. stanco, the removal of the office. Judgment was given in favour

Did he instruct you to give or of the defendant. refuse credit to anyone?-1 re-1 member him instructing me to plication for rescission of receiv-refuse credit to the Praya East

His Lordship-What has hap- pened?

Ilis Lordship Oli, ges.

Order, Rescinded.

No Kwong Yoo Cheng,

ing order.

You did not show him the books?-Ho hul full novess to the books.

Hotol.

TO PREVENT KIDNAP-

PING,

Į

Tho Official Receivor asked for Did he instruct you how to keep (TTELBORAPU" CORRESPONDENT. the rescission of the receiving the books?-losent round amun, order on the ground that thoro word no assets. The partners were to be kopt? He suggested Did he say how the books!

Cauton, August 2. bud absconded and thore were changes with which did not Viceroy has drawn up a list of His Excellency the Canton 110 books to prove the #S-

agree. Ho complained about it! Sots. The only asset was a sum but I said it did not regulations under which casos of of $160 which was paid to Mr.

kidnapping for slavery or other d'Almada and was recovered by

Why did he complain?-Per-and has instructod

illegal truilic will be dealt with,, him, as tho monoy was psid after the receiving order had been he thought the Chief Ac-thorities throughout the Province countant of Jardine, Matheson

made..

Mr. Harding-1 represent five creditors and support tho Official Itecaiver.

The application was granted. A Scheme of Arrangement.

Ko S. A. Marican, application for hearing of potition.

The Official Recoi vor said that

that was a renowed application,

A scheme of arrangement had

businose.

the

10-

to observe the same when cases

and Company know better than of this kind come under their

myself.

notice. Offendors convicted will

How wore the loans carried be dealt with severely. Should

boen come to whereby 50 por Greenfield.

cent, of the debts was to be paid.

The arrangement was almost

The hearing was adjourned. Only One Creditor.

Ro Lui Sai Chow, application for hoaring of petition.

Mr. Hind said that was a case where there were large assets and only one creditor,

I

from Greenfield and which I re-i turned.

Tho. $14,000 is only the bal- ance?-Yos.

Lho offenders prove to bo

that the

When it was found that the Mor-

lionded for the shore, and eventu Evidence was called and judg-ally sink in three fathoms, so that ment entered for the plaintiff with her masts are showing above water. costs.

The Kinging took off the passengers and crow, and whon li mustor was mado, it was found that there were seven persous missing, three of the crew and four Rssongors. It is possible that these may not be all drowned as Ilis Excelloney the Canton the vessels were within sight of Viceroy is in receipt of a des-shore, and of course there would patch from the Army Board on be some wreckage from the the subject of creating a position Mersing. uf commissioner for military The captain of the Kinsing affairs in every province. The made an examination of his vosso question was raisal by the Board and found that she was making last year when it was intended to water. Accordingly he hove to centralize the control of the army and constructed a coffer dum forces throughout the Empire. across the bow, where the vessel When the Viceroys und Governors is injured, and brought hor on at of various provinces were askod low speed to Singapore, arriving to give their opinion, they alliero late yesterday afternoon. raised objection to the creation The vessels are both under 50 of this post in the provinces. tous, and belong to what is known Owing to their opposition, Prince as the "mesquite floot" of Singa- Tsui To hits decided to abandon pore, trading up the west coast the project. However the Prines of the Peninsula to minor coast intends to make it a rule that the ports.—" S. F. P." Tartar Generals or Tartar Adjut ant Generals sliail hereafter be known

as commissioners

The Reported Accident on the

Satsuma.

CAMLETS.

July. 10. July 20.

Man and Horso-

Swan

201

Tls. Tls. 18.00 18.00 18.30-18.30 16.40 16:33 17.47 17.38 18.82 18.46

16.56 10.33

18.40 18.30

17.86 17.01

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Indigo Gontian Scarlet NowGreen. Orange Yellow Pink Scarlet Ureon Yollow Shanghai Stock Exchange.

18.00 18,21

10.01

July 28.

93

17.12 17.05

11.& S. Banke $940 cash. Langkate 94, 93.1-2, and

cash. Padangs 0.3-4 cùslı, Sungalas 2.3-4 cash, Anglo-Dutch 105 cash, Java Consols 5 cash. Lands 91 cash. Shanghai Gas 101, ox diy, cash. Chongs 2,00 cuah.

Batu Anams I cash. Anglo-Javas 0.25 cash., Somambus 1 oosh. Tobonge 12.65 onsh. Yangtze Insuranco $210 cash. Shanghai Race Club B per cent.

101 cash.

Docka 50 cash. Senawangs 20 cash.

ex-

Liabilities:

To Share Capital- Authorised £1,200,000 dirkded into 120,000 Belumulative pafer-

rei ordinary shares, and 120,000 deferred.

· ordinary, chorus of XD onels

Subsoribed ntal paid up- 49,680 cumulativs prefer=" red oclinni...messa

217,915 00

18,680 deferred ordinary`

.........4217,945-0 0

-106,890 0 Q

To first mortgago debon-

inres:-

First issue of £315,000

Subscribed and issued.....296,178 00

Also £22,000 issued and

lodged with Bankers as

security for temporary

lans as may be required.

To lahaco of underwrit-

ing account.....,200 04 To undry creditors in

London and Chin..... 21,748 18 8 To loans........ To deposits.

To balance from retenuo mccount...36,496 158

To less interim dividendi declared 20th Norom- bor 1910....47,490 70

Note

Contingent liability fur

onlativs preferred. dividend for 1908, 1909 and 1910 amounts to £37,191 15 0

The Netherlands Trading Society. The general balance sheet, and profit and Loss account to 31st December, 1010 of the Nother- lands Trading Society show that after deducting current penses and writing off bad debts, and with the addition of the balance brought forward from 1900, the net profits amount to 4,713,003.40 (2305,250), out of which, after providing for the Statutory Reserve to the oxient of Less depreciation wilton 1.402,081 (£41,007), a dividend of 9 per cent, has boon declared. Chemor United Rubber Estate-

Assets.

By steamship, bulks, ferry bosta o. £864,001 13 1

off for this year....................... .................................£55,861 19 2

2,000 0 0 13,950 15 9

27,008 #

071,300 8

£ a. d.

-908,630 14 1

dowand China, agonis"

9,876 18 2 70 44

cat in London and

balances, freights &... 110,859 18 8

By deposit at short notice

China ........... 18,048 11 9

................................£3,700 0 0

A meeting of the Chemor By coals and provision on United. Rubber Estates, Ltd.,

board ships and to go- has been called to consider dorna............14 resolutions (1) for the reduc- | By offico. farnitaro ... tion of the issued capital from Hy-sandry debtors in Lon- $87,127 divided into 174,255 The report that fatal explosion divided into 174,255 shares of 28. shares of 10a, oach to £17,425 of military affairs in the pro-occurred on board the battleship oach and (2) that each of the vincos. They will have supremo Satsuma of the First Squadron, 15,745 unissued shares be sub- elurge of the provincial mili-while at target practice, hus been divided into five shares of 2s. required to confer with the interesting to learn if the Naval cach, A third resolution is with tary strength, but will be licially denied. It would be Viceroys or Clovernors in time of thorities have taken any stops regard to dobentare issue. war or other emergencies,

to ascertain who was responsible

Nellmay Rubber Co. for the circulation of the report. At the mooting of the Nellmay It is difficult to believe that a de- Rubber Co. the report was adopt- faits statement that sixteen|rd." oflicers and men had been killed by an explosion of a 12-inch gun, and that the bodies had been buri- ed, would get into the principal papers unless there was soine foundation for it.

THE FINGER PRINT SYSTEM.

A fish torpedo was picked up

A

Ro the proposed salo, Mr. Cocil Law stated that Mr. E. L. Hamil ton of London had offered 15,000

dollars) in shares, but Mr. W Duncan on his arrival in London would endeavour to persuade him to offer 20,000.

Negotiations had also been on-

Dennistown Rubber C

had

The Chairman, Mr Boyd, said that £20,000 was required to bring the estate into bearing if the Sugar wore discarded.

Eventually it was decided to await Denistown's reply.

By deposit in names of the bustees for deben- ture lolters 43,000 0 V

By expanses of debentura isino......€14,980 10 0 tositten off£8,000 00

0,700 00

11,980 10 0

£971,908 0. Revenue Account for Year ending

31st December, 1910-

telegrains in London (mel Chius, including.

directors",

trustees

1. ป.

kl auditors' feet...... 6,219 3 11 1,155 7 1

Togderal interust......

►

To dobeuturo interest ... 11,810 4 0 Expenses of debenture

·iskna, amount written

Vull ............................... 8,000 0 - 0 To Conesiation ne spitat...--- Ou stavínships, könne

2, 5,979.19 2

The efficacy of the finger print system and the succoss which has attended its introduction into the Settlement by the Municipal 'out?-1 got thoni from the Bank, guaranteed by Greenfield.

Police was again demonstrated at was a case of offering any facili officials, the punishmont moted to the Mixed Court, Shanghai. ties for overdraft which the Bank perpetrating the crime of kid-1910, information was laid that a Them is to be doubled. Thoso As long ago November 28, liked to give us.

So really no money was bornapping wives, concubines or burglar had broken into the house steun trawler off Iki island.tered into with Krian Plantations. To general charges and rowed at all?-Not directly. Even girls of the unfortunate class or oil with electric fittings to the days ago. The machine is pro-gamation, though they might con- girls with intent to sell them as, Young Ellen Torrace and made and brought to Shimonosekin few which did not see its way tormal- the $3,000 was not given by kidnapping boys for the purpose value of $150). At the first blushbably a relic of the late war. As sider buying Nellmay outright. of selling them as slaves in China, it would appear that there was not found it was partly decomposuri, Every loan was a specific trans- disposing of them abroad as action of Lady Burjor and Com-contracted Labouren will be sua clus left behind to identify but its powder cell was still in-offered £2,250, but the definite complete. A number of creditora pany?—Yes. The $14,000 was

the unwelcome visitor, but a mi- tact,

terms had not yet been submittod had signed the document. not the only money I borrowed ject to a sovere punishment.

auto inspection of an electric bulb

by the Directors, of gang showed clearly the imprint of the name of the "Black Flag" are apply to the F. M. S. Government

pirates known under from Greenfiell. There were

He also said the Directors would thousands and thousands of dol- MEMORIAL TO LATE TAR-thumb and first finger. The bulb operating extensively on the for a loa lara I periodically got directly TAR GERERAL. was taken charge of by Sergeant Tungting Lake and a few days

Weleht, who made the discovery, ngo obtained a haul of 3,000 ing on themselves instead of sull- Dr. Avetoom advocated carry (TH="TELEGRAFE" CORPOMORST.) and was lodged at the Identifica dollars from one junk, killing ing.

Canton, August 2.

tion Office. Subsequently pho-every soul on board. II. E. the Viceroy has received tographs of the print were taken. Do you knew if anybody ever a despatel from the Board of

Months passed, and althougkevery said that Greenfield was a part Rites which says

CHINESE NEWSPAPERS native prisoner's thumb and ner?-No.

IN THE SETTLEMENTS. Further hearing was adjourn-cellency's request to place a me not be found. On the 9th instant, Throne has approved of His Ex-finger prints were taken, the bur glar, particularly wanted, could ed till next Thursday.

In consequence of the repeated morial tablet in the Loyalty however, a native was arrested requests of the Cabinet that the Memorial Temple in remembrance and charged with the theft of a policy of controlling the now- We hear on good authority that of the late Tartar General Fu Chi. brass door handle value $2 from papers be carried into effect, the the London sale of the E. S. Co., At the same time, His Excellency 27 North Soochow Road and, on Ministry of the Interior has had Ltd., kas gone through and that is requested to submit to the his finger prints being taken, several meetings to discuss the some of the smartest mon of the Board the careor of the late "TalaguaṛE" CORRESPONDENT General and the good deeds lie toy were found to be identical subject. It feels that although City will be connected with the

Canton, Aug. 1.

Id rendered to the Government bull. This led the Police to and promulgated and the Chinese It is intended to erect an up-to- ton Customas erontod a disturb

A foreign employee of the Can-before bo was assassinated.

make further inquiries about newspapers published in the date smelting pint, and great the accused and subsequently Settlements, Shanghai, do not economies are unticipated, parti- aneo while intoxicated, outside a

the latter admitted many burg-abido by it and thorofore there cularly with regard to fuel-the Re Li Obim Shin, adjourned rice depot in Honan on the 31st)

Luries and felonies and pointed can be no effectual controlling most important item. hearing of petition.

ult and wounded several pedes-

out the places from where he had of the Presa so it proposes

director of the old obtained booty, Altogether he to consult with the Wai Wu-company seriously contemplated "Talegrard” ČonkaSPONDENT.) had secured goods to the value of pu with a view to approaching the erection of an up-to-date plant,

Canton, August 2 nearly $400.

the Foreign Ministera in Peking but felt the expenso too great. decided to send in a joint petition The Canton Press Society has These facts were narrated to the | with the request that in futuro all Minors in this F. M. §, will no to the Customs Commissioner for received instructions from the magistrates and enlarged photo-Chinese owned newspapers in the doubt rejoice in the anticipation the dismissal and punishment of Taotni of the Constabulary to pre-graphs of the finger prints were Bellemonts should be subject to of increased competition for their By Lansfer fees the offender. They also reported vent ilio papers from publishing produced for inspection. the Now Press Law and that any ore but how the smelters them- artioles, in connection with the The accused was committed to such newspaper violating the solver will faro, especially in view dredging of the Macao harbour prison for eighteen months N. same should be punished in ac- of the decreased output of the

D. Now,

gordance with its provisions,

States, remains to bo soen,

The hearing was adjourned. An Echo of the Sessions. Ro Lam Cheong, application for rescission of receiving order.

The Official Receivormid that the man had been prosecuted at the Criminal Sessions for alleged

offences committed under the Bankruptcy Ordinance and was acquitted. lle now renowed the motion. His Lordship had dircot-T od that furtliar argument should be heard on the point generally.

Further hearing was adjourned.

Petition, Opposed,

AN INTOXICATED CUS- TOMS OFFICIAL.

Mr. Goldring appeared on be-trians. The police did not inter- half of the debtor.

fore. The people in the noigh-T bourhood were much enraged and

Mr. Otto Kong Sing (for the judgment creditor) opposed the potition.

Mr. Goldring understand

that the question is whether the Official Receiver is still opposed, The Official Receiver-Yes, on the point of assete.

THE DREDGING OF MACAO HARBOUR.

the conduct of the policeman on duty to the Thotat of the Con- stabulary,

"or commenting on shine,

Eastern Smelting Co., Ltd.

with thoso found on the electric New Press Law has been revised new venture,

The

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On oflice fruituro......

comb... 415 0 0

To promianis on redemp

tion of debentures............... To balano tranferred to

balansu skeet

Cr

*374 5 0

335,490 16 #

Ø110,107 15 7

By baluco bron gåt-for- L B. *d. ward from 1981)......... 7,547 82 ynukesenings of storm-ra

for the year including aljastunsul of counik- rini and charges made by the gearral mana- *gersi

........... 83,852 & By Annat tranferred from qu'awing ne- Dount.........

.20,000 '00'

14 2

£110,407 137

W. Keswick, Director, 11. Bocaloy, Director,