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BANKRUPTCY ISSUE.

PARTNERSHIP POINT. PROVED.

An application, in bankruptcy Jurisdiction was made in the Supreme Court. before the Chief Justice, Sir Henry Gollan, this morning, by Mr. H. 0., Sheldon. The parties to the issue were the #ing Loong Shing Kee Firm, Rebtors, and Hop Kook-tong, alias Wong Huen, creditors.

PEKING NATIONAL UNIVERSITY.

MAY HAVE TO CLOSE BUILDING.

DEBT FOR COAL. Peking, July 24-If the Peking National University is unable to Mr. Sheldon said the case had

produco $1,905 within the next been adjourned from the last hear-seven days to pay its bills to Mr. ing in order that notice of trial be Sun Ching-chen, a given, and advertisements insert-dealer, the local court will be local coal ed in various Chinese newspapers. That "order had been complied obliged to send one of its build with. The debtor. firm, had beenings, sell it by auction and devote adjudicated bankrupt on June 5th, the proceeds to the payment of and bis Lordship in chambers had ordered that the Issuu should be the debt. tried as to whether the defendant, Chang Yuh-sang, was a partner in the firm or not.

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

DEAD WIFE'S DEBTS?

NOVEL DEFENCE IN SUMMARY COURT CLAIM,

'Mr. Justice Wood was ongaged in the Supreme Court this morn- ing in hearing a claim for money, when the defence put forward was that the debts had been contract- wife, who died this year, and the ed by the defendant's Tin Fong

defendant denied responsibility.

Chan Chung, trading as Wing Fat; 233; Queen's Road, East, Sham-chuen, of the same address, ground floor, claimed from Wong second floor, $125.76, of which livered, and the balance, $80, for $45.76 was for goods sold and do- money lont on June 22nd last year. Mr. D. McCallum appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. M. L. Lo defend-

ed.

said Mr. Lo had given him notice At the beginning, Mr. McCallum that in relation to the goods sold and delivered, he was going to of Limitation, plend the Statua

This is the notice which the University has just received from the Court. The notice points out An accountant in the debtor firm that legally speaking the Univer said he had been employed there shy is not entitled to the seven for six years and had always days' grace, but the Court grant- looked upon the defendunt as a ed it in consideration of the post-under which claims under $1,000 partner, and, so far as he knew,tion of the University. The

was the sole partner and school is urged to produce the must be sued on within three years

unless payment.on account requisite money within the stipu been male or a written promise atted period.

to pay given. He had no answer to such a pleading, and it would reluce that item of the claim to. $1.

His Lordship:Then the claim is now $817

he

owner.

His Lordship naked whether the firm had any bank books or note

paper bwiring the defendant's nume, showing his association with the firm, but withess replied in the negative.

A trustee appointal by the Court in the estald of The firm said that amongst the papers that were hinded to him, was an as- signment of the business, which was a salt fish business, of the de- fendant's.

After the creditors had given evidence as to certain transactions, his Lordship said he was satisfied that the issue had been prový, that the defemiant was a partner, and I would make an order to that effect.

Mr. Shekion asked for an adjudi - ention order against the defondant on the grounds that it was a matter of urgency, owing to the property being mortgaged. He thought thi order would have to be made against the defendant personally. before the trustees could take over the property.

M Lordship

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Judgment in the case was de- vered against the University several months ago, hat although LAD cont merchant repeatedy pressed the authorities University for execution of the of the

McCallum: Yes, your judgment, he was as repeatedly met with the reply that no funds Continuing, he said the loan" was He was finally obliged to appeal connection with were available to satisfy the debt.ent to meet expensos incurred in to the Court again, that it help Festival.

a Dragon Bont

him in having the judgment. executed, rouet to this appeal was the notice The response of the to the University that seven days he given to raise $1.965 for the Payment of the debt.

TELL-TALE CLOCK.

SEQUEL TO THEFT.

Mr. Lo said he did not admit and delivered. The defence was any of the items for goods sold that they were sold to the defen-

dant's supposed wife, and Mr. Ta ulded ho wished to stress that point.

Evidence was given by the plain- Liff us to the defendant ordering the goods himself, and of their being delivered to "him; also with regned to the loan, which he said was paid over in the presenes of witnesses,

A Sherlock Holmes touch wast given to a Police Court case this denied that the goods were order. Examined by Mr. Lo, plaintiff morning.

This was the production of aed and delivered to the woman. The defendant would not allow him to take money out of the rent.

His Lordship. after referring fo the Ordinance, said it, was not nec-clock, the value of which s cessary to make an order against evidence was brought out by the the defendant personally.

prosecuting police officer, in point- ing to the hour at which the hands laat stopped.

FIRE ESCAPE MISHAP.

A WANCHAI INCIDENT.

A mishap occurred to a fire- escape engine last evening after it had been taken out for exercise and was returning to the central station..

In passing the Wanghai Police .Station the engine passtil over a trench covered over with planks, which were unable to withstand the heavy weight of the vehicle. and gave way.. The result was that the engine became stuck with one wheel in the air directly over the opening. After two hours work, the engine was extricated and was able to return to the station with very little damage,

STOCK MARKET BOOM.

GREAT EXCITEMENT IN NEW YORK,

New York, Aug, 0. There were animated scenes on tho, Stock Market to-day, when General Motors (Common) con- tinued their sensational advánce, selling, up to 211 on an enormous volume of transactions. At least half the brokers on the floor con- gregated at the General Motors post, frantically bidding in an en- deavour to execute arders for clients all over the country. The Stock Market closed most strong. General Motors touched 213 and Steel Corporations advanced five points.

The day's trading was excep tionally heavy over 2,000,000 shares being sold by one o'clock Renter's American Service.

BRITISH SCIENTISTS.

PRINCE TO DELİVER ADDRESS.

Rugby, Aug. 3.

The British Association for the Advancement of Science will open to-morrow its annual meet- | ing.

This year the meeting is being held at Oxford, and the Prince of Wales, who is President for the year, will deliver the Presi- dential address. It will therefore be one of the most notable gather- ings in the history of this great scientific body.

The Prince has selected as the subject of his address, which will be delivered in the Sheldonian Theatre, some impressions of his world toura-British Wireless:

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This was at 11.30 am, when a house-breaking incident occurred at No. 3, Water Street, in which the clock and an ornamental vaše were stolen.

Shortly after this hour, a man was arrested in the street and the articles were recovered from a sack which he had slung across his shoulder.

After witnesses had spoken with regard to the loan, the defendant, in the witness-box, denied that the debts were incurred by him, but by his Tin Fong wife. He did not know that they had been debit- ed to him..

In the second claim by" Chan Chung, it is alleged that thự de- fendant was the head of two Money Loan Associations, which had been discontinued. Plaintiff was an undrawn member in both, and he paid twenty-six subscrip- tions', of $5 into one, and fifteen

At the suggestion of his Lord- ship, it was agreed that the case be adjourned until Monday, and another action between the same. parties, in which the plaintif

elaints further sums of

money, The caretaker of the Glass-be taken with it, so that the two makers' Guild premises at No. 3 cases, could be taken together, Water Street, who identified the goods as having been stolen from the premises, told the Magistrate that the robbery occurred whilst he went out to have a cup of tea after locking the door. He was able to explain how entry could have been effected, but the' door was found to be open on his return. † subscriptions of $10 each into the In view of this statement, Mr. other. The total in the first As- Lindsull said that the charge of sociation was $180, and. in the house-breaking could not stand. second $150. None of this money He convicted the defendant on the had been returned to him. He seid charge, which was that of therefore claims for damage for unlawful possession, and passed breach of trust, in failing to sentence of four weeks' hard carry out his duties as hend Jabour

the two Associations, whereby he, the plaintiff, had suffered damage to the extent of $280.

TIN PLATE CASE.

SENTENCE REDUCED.

In the alternative, a claim is made for money paid to the defen- ! dant for a consideration which failed.

SHOVEL AS WEAPON.

Sentence was reviewed by Mr.

B. Nihill, at the Kowloon WAITED FOR REVENGE. Magistracy this morning in the ease of the coxswain of the lighter Del war, who received a term of nine months' imprisonment,last week, pin charge of larceny of 16 cases of tin plates which comprised part of a consignment ordered by the Standard Oil Company.

An altercation between two truck-coolies, as to the question

of precedence on the road, led to being heard

an assault charge

by Mr. R. E. Lindsell this

His Worship. said that he was reviewing the defendant's sentence, ing.

morn-

on

not because any application had

One of the callies was called been made by the defence, but he upon to explain why he mis-used cause the saction under which the ia shovel by using it heavily charge was brought, only provided the head of the other, and, in a maximum sentence of six months. reply said that he was the victim The original sentence would thore of an earlier attack of which the" fore be reduced to six months' hard motive was his refusal to give labour.

the other truck, precedence on the roud.

Monsieur Alexandre Varenno, the Governor-General of French Indo- China, will pay his expected visit to Siam in the last week of August.

Police-Inspector P. Grant in- formed his Worship that the de- fondant had apparently nursed his grievance for the space of a whole day and had patiently walt- |

ed for a favourable moment. at which to make use of his shovel.

The rumour that Mr. Justies The Magistrate imposed a fine Sproule is retiring is untrue. Ile of $5 and ordered a like, sum "to is duo back from leave by the Kar-be paid over to the complainant as mala on October 27, and will resume compensation. The alternative hid appointment as Senior Puisne sentences were seven days, on cach Judge at Penang.

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