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BANKRUPTCY OF ERIC MOLLER.

[Continued from Puge 4)

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Hongkong's Indepunity Act. V Mr. Moller dregelbed at length ha kong Governinical to meet his clan {24}} attempte le RPL the Hon

in whole or in purt, saying that h visited Hongkong two or three times a year for this purpose. Thef position at one time looked very favourable, he being given to an

derstand that Aler readiness to |accept 50 per cent. of the 'total amount due would be favourably considered at Home. Then came publication of the Singapore judg- ment, and the passing of the thi demnity Act, which barred his claim being heard and preventel him from recovering anything.

BEEN TO AMERICA The Ralph Moller was handed over

You will remember the .thrills you experienced when you heard such famous Dance Orchestras as

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GENE ROEEMICH'S RAY MILLER and

HIS ORCHESTRA ISHAM JONE'S

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to the Yangtze Însurance Assogin- tion and was sold for Tis. 55,000.) and thus there passed into Chinese ownership a, véssel for which I Hand paid Ths, $76,000,

Mr. Moller concluded by saying that he was prepared fo work to the utmost to carry out his pro-i posul to'ereditors, but it would entail 10 years' mental strain. He trusted that when the Hongkong Government saw the position in. which he was placeif they would come forward from behind the barrier of the Indemnity Act and | do him the justice of relieving him) of some part of the burden he was taking on his shoulders in The, at- tempt to do the right thing by: his creditors.

.

The Ownership of "Fairyland.”

After his statement had been!

BEEN TO AMERICA rend over, Mr. Moller asked per-

You are able to enjoy these Orchestras just the sama- because they nlay onasialle for Brunswick Records.

mission to make reference to | "Fairyland," saying that he did} not want any wrong impressień

Mr. Ward-"Falrýlind” has noi been disclosed in the statement of assets, and I do not see that it is | material until Mr. Moller is quea-

THE MAY RECORDS ioned about it.

have arrived.

The Official Receiver suggested| that the matter should be left ti later on.

The Two Essentials,

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Mr. Ward-And you have been treated very kindly, you know.

Mr. Moller-From your point of view, Mr. Ward.

EARLIER TELEGRAMS.

THE SHAMEEN OUTRAGE.

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Paris, June 22. The papers prefer to wait precise details before giving judg Southampton in fine weather bo- ment, touching the attempt upon Governor-General Merlin. Tho foro 3,000 spectators. The wicket students of the Franco-Chifuese Institute of Lyons, natives of was easy, and Tonnyson winning | Canton, handed the papers a note protesting indignantly' against the toss clerted to bat. Hanspshop the attempt, condoling with the families of the_victims. - The compiled 279 Day Storing students will ask the Government-of Canton_to_search_uctively- Debtor was allowed to makecentury by vigorous straight for, and punish severely the criminals-Reuter.. his statement, and informed the driving. He gave sevent chances court that * Fairyland" was and fut elever fomer The innings financed by his father-in-law; Mr. occupied three hours and ten Blechynden, in 1907, Just be minutes. Newman emer |fore he died, Mr. Blechynden ask- Blurkenberg 'touk

six wickets fed witness to see that Mrs. Mol- tor 191 runs.. Her and the children were pro At the close of play, the South Įtected; and accordingly he confirac | Africans had served (83 runs for the fed the property in his wife's name, loss of two wiekets,-lieuter.

most of it having been so pur- chased and registered.

His Lordship--There has been no suggestion, Mr. Moller, that your statement of affairs is not an accurate statement.

MONSTROUN,

Lord, Midleton, at the .recont dinner of the Royal Institute of British Architects, threw another stone al three London erections The examination was then de which have suffered, many a clared adjourned.

time.

POLO.

OXFORD DEFEAT

CAMBRIDGE.

London, Jude 21.-1azon inter? Varsity poin match at Hurlinghaus today Oxford beat Cambridge by Seven goals to live. Brider,

of

CANADIAN POSTAL STRIKE.

Oltuwa, June: 21..

The postal strike has been a fiasco except at Toronto and Montreal. The Postmaster General has ordered the dismissal of all strikers not returning within twenty-four hours. Reuter,

CUMMINS LEAVES MEXICO.

Mexico, City, June 21. Mr. Cummins left last evening for the United States en route home-Reuter.

'MR. HAWLEY. AVENGED.

NAVY UPHOLDS, ANGLO-SXAON HONOUR.

twith junkmen states that the com- munder of the British gunboat Cock chafer, acting with commendable vigour and promptitude," and, under ja threat of the bombardment of the city, compelled the lending railitary, commanders to follow Mr. Hawloy's

martyrdom in their He remarked un "three the most monstrous instances of lack of art that had ever бcent putupin any capital"-the Albert Meniorial, Charing Cross Bridgo, and the Griffin at Temple Bar. Sanuel Butler confessed to a fondness for the Griffin, and Cubists have glorified Charing saga to the Amurienn logation from cortege afvot to the grayeward, and- Cross Bridge, Will nobody do- Waushien couficasing the death of also to execute the two principal fond or put up a shield in front Mr. Hawley, following dispute juukmen.-Neuter. of the Albort Memorial?

Peking, June 22-A wireless mes

Race Like the Horses on a Merry-Go-Round

TAINT FAIR *TAIN'T FAIR

WHY AINT.

IT? 1.BEAT YA, DIDN'T

'TAINT FAIR THOUGH YOU RUNNED

FASTER THAN

I DID!!

BY BLOSSER

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