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TRE. EZRA BANKRUPTCY.

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH.

were "left" were people who haủ Same Thing Over Again. estered into immense speculative Mr. Dickson submitted thas the loals with the bankrupt, who was jdebtor had just been sitting down valy clock in his bowther's aber. to await his discharge, and he sug plication for Discharge It took two to make a speculation - | rested that, as soon as this was

Refused.

The bankrupt's position was quite obtains, then they would have the Judah Isaac Ezra, who came different from that of a umn we ame thing all over again, if not 21. for public examination in bank-had ter down a bit of poor and Mr. Ezra's name then in somebody jptey in April of last year, appear. [nonly people. His only crime was rls. a. He asked that the discharge at H. M. Supreme Court in that he had been unsuccessful in fide refused, not so much for punish- hanghai, last week, to make appeculation, nothing else. He had ment of tår tankriptasto the gen fication for his discharge. The appeculated with startling koferal interest of people in Shanghai "The people with whom he Mr. J. Reitsma representing the fication was opposed by the Oficiai

refer and by several creditors, dealt knew his position quite well Netherlands Trading Society, op and there was no question of his posed the application on the ad was refused

Counsel grounds Set, forth by the Official having deceived them. submitted that in the circumstances Receiser. the suspension should be for the

The Ocial Receiver reported at the applicant was adjudicated nkrupt on April 1 last. His state ent of affairs disclosed liabilities mounting to Thx 3,56,473, and the sets were estimated at Tls. 1,807, aving a,defciency of The 3,504,902 Fools of debt admitted to date mounted to Tls. 707,000, and two editors shown in the statement of tairs as being entitled to ap oximately Tla. 604,3s bad not yet oved The Official Receiver went to say that he had rejected als amounting to approximately

2,100,611, as being contrary to exprovisions of the Gaming Act. d such rejection had not yet been pealed against.

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A Loan of Ths. 1,000,000, Mr. C. R. Maguire, representingĮ mum period of two years, in very bail cases the discharge had Mr. H. Morris, also opposed tat been suspended for ive years, but application, and took exception to this was not a very bad case. Other the statement that the creditors people who speculated with success had all engaged in gambling tran were looked up to in the community.actions with Mr. Ezra

Mr. Mar

His client had speculated and riss made an actual cash loan of failed, and therefore the Ocial Re-Tis. 1,000,000 fazli. Eara. Security ceiver opposed his application for was given, and when the market discharge. His discharge was an was falling Mr. Morris asked for opposed on the ground that he had a margin

keep Looks AS it

Mr. Ezra made no at- not kept proper books, but counsel tempt to provide margin, although argued that the bankrupt would not called upon to do so several times, A clerk and at a meeting which was' held brother's his

In it was agreed that Mr. Morriss office. connection with his speculation should take over the shares on and dealings, he had handed over which the loan was advanced. He! to the Official Receiver is pass 1ook them over at 125 and they went Mr. Ezra had book, paying-in book, cheque books down to about 100.

The Dividend Available. The assets had realized Tis. 2012.- , from which two bills of costs and urt fees amouating to 20250 bad be deducted. The most that would available for distribution in videnil-wmill 23,074,-yielding greater landemd then.0000 cent or dollar, er considerably less than fondy recently obtained employment, shares from Mr. Ezra at 12%, if he corner the market, e farthing in der ponad sterling [at $150 per month, but obviously it was going to The repart continued: I pensie--would be difficult for a man in his when he could have got them in the Sherily at bankrupt disebarge should position to utain employment, a market round aber 1607.

and brokers' slip. "These were alijstated that Mr. Morris took over the documents which he kept the shares with the object of corner. they properly disclosed his position. ing the market, but it WAS wok

His Present Joh.

Dikely that in a moment of gen- erosity he would have taken the

It was true that the bankrupt had

| refu-mi Ènder Section, 25 351 os įbeing known that he had gone into

the bankruptcy ha this incrise d'un e Bankruptcy Art 1911. Howing grounds :—

ka) That the bankrupt's arseta n'e

afterwards they went down to 92 Uter taking ove, these shares, As to the charge of extremgot there was a balance of Th. 19,000, living, counsel asked his Lordsiir plus interest, to which extent Mr. 4 of a value equal to sea shillingst to nitach two much ingeortance Morris was actually out of pocket. that I was not to be expected. Un teua!! Bf the Pilippice The pound on aveóual of his on-

that the bankrupt would slut him-National Bank, whose cinira has not eured abilities.

Th: the bankrupt omit-welf up in his rouse and live like set been proved, Mr. S. Fessed-

Idea opposed the application. keep such

This Lordship I do fot pay much also did Mr. J. J. Judah.

His Lordship. in declining 3! proper in the business carried attention to that clause,

to

account

are

books it.

ual

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to

3 by him and as subricatly to dis-drive about in motor cars, but that grant the application, said he was se his business transactions does not messsarily mean that he very considerably impressed with Likampazzof_the_Officist Receiver's kancial position within three were

nediately preceding bis bank- ptcy.

Nan

(d) That the bankrupt has brought

his bankrupter by rash zardous speculation, and by

bag.

Extravagant Living. Continuing, the Offcial Kreeter

fur them

With regard to The fact of the bankort with regard to rash and rupt having borrowed money, Tis, hazardous speculation, and the

opposing the application. His Lordship-Refusal of

charge would not be by way punishment only. It would have the object of preventing him from again undertaking rash and hazardous" speculation.

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PRESENTATION TO ME.nos take

E. G. LOWDER.

Customs Commissioner Appeals for Unity.

an interest in the staff. I always have done so all through my service and, as time goes on. I think this feeling of unrest will settle down.

The company then dank Mr. Lowder's health, with three cheers and the singing of "For he's a jolly good fellow."

Enfield Magistrate-Do I un- derstand that your friends have have gone to America. emigrated? Woman-No, they.

"Canat you find out whề

B WORKI

A large company "of members of (e) That the bankrupt contraeted a 1,500 from Mr. Hamstitch, by when mount available for distribution. Mr.heth the indoor and outdoor staffs Ebt provalie the bankrupt he was now emplogen, counsel said Harris had suggested that the credi of the Chinese Maritime Customs, ithout at the time of contracting it that be informed his client rettors had participated in the bank Shanghai assembled in the Customs probable there would be no objection aga tupt's rash and hazardous specula Club on April 11 to witness the pre-

WITHOUT PREJUDICE. :sonabir F

This arranging a han providevi etion, but several of them had come sentation of a handsome silver rose found of expectation of being the

disclosed to the burrower the methelete the court and had said that now), suitably inscribed, as a part- pay it.

Enfield Offender-I plead guil- such was not the case, while the ing gift from the service to Mr. Ety to ignorance. that he was an undischarged bask and. He tried to make some money court had ruled that in the ease of Gorton Lowder, the retiring Com- Solicitor at Marylebone County

Had he done so, he would of course and the Netherlands Bank with the loan, but did not snegre-l the Netherlands Trading Society Misioner of Customs at Shanghai. Court-Des your husband do the Mr. C. N. Holwill, Deputy Com-soything? Wife Oh, yes, he have disclosed any profit madz. transactions were perfectly legi-missioner, said that from time to Fatches the beer. Counsel said he did not see what tinate, and the banks entered into time the Customs service bad been of that the bankrupt had obtained advantage the creditors. could gair them in the belief that Ezra was a criticised and during its history naz of considerable substance and there had been a few black sheep employment since the date of the

that the transactions were bona fide. and some cases of dishonesty, but, ceiving order, and Mr. Dickson

It seemed that, although for several in spite of all this, it had enjoyed your husband earns?" s of opinion that he had made

months the bankrupt knew he was a world wide reputation for more was saked in Shoreditch County tempt to do so, but was living on

insolvent, he did not certail his than to years for integrity and elici-Court. The Woman-I cannot abrothers and sisters. He was mi-

speculations but rutier increased fency. The credit for this was due He is very carful in his sleep ded that the bankrupt was Bring

them, and His Lordship considered men of Mr. Lowder's calibre, Summoned for not having bis in extravagant manner and has

Mr. Harris-Doubtless it is is his duty to protect the public ability and capacity for work and narce painted on the off-side of get been continually driving abiat

motor cars, and at various places warning, and if he comes here agafa against that class of man. Fe their years of faithful service. For his cart, a man pleaded at Enfield moment. Shortly after bis adja- your Lordship will know how to deal must therefore refuse the applicabimself and he thought all those that be had only one eye and

Application could be made who had known Mr. Lowder person

conld not see on that side. Protecting the Community. again in two years, but if in the mean ally would agree with him-he could had the 'flu someone seat for the Woman at Enfield-Whan I The Oficial Receiver, in opposing time the bankrupt did something say that Mr. Lowder was an exceed cemetery people. Magistrate the application, said it was not done towards meeting his liabilities, the ingls pleasant man to work with. What? Woman-I mean the in- solely for the sake of punishment, court would probably look with He was always willing to listen to centiary authorities. Magistrate but for the protection of the com- more favour upon an application for anything uns had tomy and would)-Oh! the sanitary authorities. munity at large. It had been said discharge.

support decisions when a certam Woman-That's it. authorised stand had been taken Complainant at Willesden Police Court The quarrel all They all wished him many happy years to come, and in token of this arose over these people keeping coals in the bath. The Chairman

member a previous controversy which has a black eye in it.

cation, Ene bankrupt borrowed Ma 300 and $300 for the avowed pur

e of speculation, informing the

der that he was an undischarged inkrupt and that he expected t ako from 30 to 10 per cent. in

onths on the amcant burrowed,

ich he promised to repay wither at tione. Under ress om the lender, he repaid the mount borrowed, with interest Eating that the speculation had

with him.

but it was not disputed that withic that the bankrupt had had his lesson

six weeks of his adjudication s bankrupt he was speculating again, and it was obviously task and fed) by a cheque drawn on pe pected to make 30 or 40 per cent |hazardous speculation where he ex

The bankrupt had

ia two months. It had been argued

ameritch

Ition.

"A BOAT FOR CHILDREN IN À SEA OF MISERY.

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he asked Mr. Lowder's acceptance-Possibly, but I distinctly re- of the rose bowl

It

There is no need for you to talk so much; you are employing expensive gentleman to talk

CHINESE MAGISTRATE'S PI TURESQUE DESCRIPTION.

Mr. Lowder said forty years was A OF BABY'S OWS TABLETS. big slice out of a man's life.

At Willesden, a busband com. peatedly informed the Oficial that the bankrupt should not be pen Baby's Own Tablets, the Can-not so long to look back upon and called over the fence to his wife, Even in the heart of China was a long way to look forward, but įplained that & man next door had ver that he had no money and alized because bis creditors were also adian id not been able to find employ.

children's remedy, are hit it did not seera more than 10"Flava & drop of gin, old dear.“ speculating It had been held by known and prized in many homes.for 15 years. He had made many

Labourer summoned at Totten- eat.

his Lordship, however, that the Magistrate Tap Chu Lieh, offendships which Le valued deeply ham for working an unft pony Eankrupt's Only Crime.

Province, and if he had done anyone ao in

I bad it from a neighbour in Mr. Reade: Harris for the applitanks who had dealings with Mr Kogling, Shansi

exchange for ten chickens and fnf said he would ask his Lordship to Ezra were not specalating, that the writes concerning them

one regretted it more "My one-year old child became justice no

grosa. aspend the bankrupt's discharge for transactions were perfectly legitimsiek. His abdomen felt very hard that he did himself. On the other minimum period of two years. The ate and the debts proveable in the and he cried day and night. I hand, if he had ever been of any oplication was made on the groan-1 bankruptcy. Though the bankrupt tried to cure bio in many ways, assistance to any member of the at Mr. Ezra had now been ad-s not a trader in the usual sense, be but without success until learning staff, he would consider that his dicated a bankrupt for over

was dealing in millions of taels and of Baby's Own Tablets I got the years had not been wasteti

ri ht remedy. The child recovSI- He still felt young and, were it should have kept books.

As to his difficulty id: getting ed after I had given him ten not that he recognized the absolute he did not do so, it might well he employment, the Official Receiver Tablets. Since than I have never justite of getting rid of the old ught that he was holding barr added that he had repeatedly told failed to give him Baby's Own hands, to make room for the young- i

Tablets whenever he gets ill, and order to avoid any evidence that debtor to let him know directly he ever have failed to effect & curser ones, he should resent having tr ight be brought against him later got employment, and apparently quickly. Baby's Own Tablets are in- 20. He was glad to feel that the It was true that the assets hot he had only just obtained a situa deed a good medicine Best for continuity of his association with realized i farthing in the pound, tion. This was difficult to account Children in the Sea of Misery! the Customs would not be broken. counsel agreed that there had for, in view of the fact that the bank. For infantile indigestion, con- for he had a son in the service and rash and bazardous specifin Top' was well known, had wealthy stipation, colic, diarrhoea, croup. it might not be too much to hope but his Tordship should take friends, and apparently was able colds, simple fever, teething hat his grandson would also enter account the special circumstar to rise Tia 1,500 at a moment's troubles and worms Baby's Own it

ar, and it was his duty to come rward and apply for his discharge.

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