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CHINESE BROKER CLOSELY EXAMINED.

MONDAY,

LEAGUE COUNCIL.

MANDATES COMMISSION.

Geneva, Sept. 4. The Council this afternoon de- The public axamination of a Chinese broker, Wong, Tac-chal,bated on the report presented by was continued, before Sir Henry Mr. Von Unden (Sweden) on the Gollan, C.B.E., KC, in the Bank work of the Mandates Commission ruptcy Court on Saturday.The in the June session M. Briand, official Receiver, Mr. D. W.. Trat Mr. Smit (South Africa), Baron man, conducted the examination. Ishii (Japan), Sir John Bell (New Messrs P Teater and N. V. A. Zealand) and others agreed with! Croucher were present in Court' as Sir Auston Chamberlain, who creditors.

strongly objected to the proposa), of the Commission to address) n Debtor said certain money had questionnaire to the Mandatory been owing since the June settle. Powers dealing with the adminis ment of last year. He first comtration of the mandated torri menced to speculate in shares about tories, and for the Commission to four years ago when be had some hear the verbal petitions of the thing like $80,000 to $80,000 in pro inhabitants of the mandated terri- perty. This had been left him by tales. his father.

Asked what had happened to all the property, witness replied that ho had sold it.

The Officint Receiver: At the beginning of last year had you any left?I had no property but I had a certain amount of cash,

Questioned with regard to shares in the Sui Kat Bank, dividend on which had seen drawn by debtor to the sum of $20,000 yearly, debtor said that he only acted as attorney for his uzele, Wong Kai, and despatched all the money to him. He (debtor) was pot entitled to uae it for his own purposes.

Land Value.

Siz Austen stigmatised such. a questionnaire as inquisitorial opposed the Commis and slon's hearing verbal petitions without first hearing the Manda- tory's observations thereon. The general opinion of the Council was that the Mandates Commis- sion was exceeding its powers in regard to supervising the adminis- tration of the mandated territories.

The report of the Mandates Commission will be submitted in another form in the "ght of to-day's discussions...

Council Approves.

'Later.

The Council has approved Mr. Van Unden's modified resolution The Official Receiver: nsked

dealing with the Mandates Com- questions relating to the inclusion mission so as to satisfy the Man- in debtor's statement of affairs of datory Powera in hearing the staled assets of $28,000 in connex-etitiona and in regard to ques ion with the remaining portion of tions to be addressed to the Man- inland lot No. 2149, situated near datories dealing with the adminis- Conduit Road.

tration of Mandated territories.

Germany's Entry.

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Debtor said that he had bought the land and a house on it' for $100,000 and had later sold the.!

The Council agreed in a secret house for $70,000. The remain session that there was no need for ing land he had valued at $28,000.

further enquiry regarding The Official Receiver: You are Germany's eligibility. All that aware that there is no means of remains is the vote of the Assem- access to the land from Conduit bly, which will be taken on Wed- Road? Mr. Lau Sau-yat, to whomnesday, after which the Council I sold the house, would give me will resolve on giving a permanent seat to Germany and ask the right of access.

Assembly, on the same day, to add three non-permanent, scats. The Council anticipated that the Ger man delegates will leave Berlin in time to arrive for the official. Wel- come on Friday.

The Official Receiver: Have you that in writing? No, but he pro- mised me verbally.

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The Official Receiver: If Mr. Lau 'sold out or removed from the property or withheld permission of access, this piece of waste land. would be absolutely worthless. have seen Mr. Lau and he says that as a favour to you he would pay $1,000 for the land but that it is quite unsaleable.

Debtor replied that he had al- ready had an offer of $1,000. “

The Official Receiver: Knowing that the most you could expect for the land was $1,000..why did you place a value on it of $28,000 in your statement of affairs?'

Germany's Admission Approved.

The Council of the League in a plenary public session unanimous- ly adopted the report of the Bé- organisation Committee presented by Baron Ishii and approved the resolution designating Germany as a permanent member of the Council as soon as she enters the League. Reuter.

Lord Cecil's Resolution.

Rugby, Sept. 4.

After the Committee on the Re- constitution of the League Council In a $4 Cubicle.

had yesterday adopted its report Debtor replied that at the time for communication to the Council he made the statement out he resolution was moved by Lord thought the property was worth Cecil and unanimously passed ask- that. He had paid a lot for it and ing the Spanish member to trans did not know and values hadmit to his Government the Com slumped to that extent. It had mittee's carnest hope that they been originally planned to have a would favourably consider, efforts and road built to the site, which would made to meet their wishes

reciting as evidence of goodwill have increased its value.

concessions made with the object of satisfying the claimants to permanent Council seats, grams from Geneva suggest the likelihood that Spain will tem- porarily disinterest herself with the work of the League and will. refrain from vetping in Council the proposal to allot a permanent, seat to Germany, Brittal Wire- Icsa,

Questioned as to his mode of living, debtor denied that he kept a car at a house in Happy Valley. He had left Happy Valley and was renting a cubicle from a friend at Shamshuipo for which he only paid $4. It was some time in June or July that he last had a car. He had sold it for $1,000 to a clans

man.

Witness said that he was still carrying on business as a broker in' tin and was making $40 to $50 4 'month.

This closed the public examina- tion, Messrs. Tester and Croucher were asked if they wished to ask questions and, replying in the nega- tive, the examination was closed.

Chinese Firms Affairs.

"Proud Abstention."

Telo-

Geneva, Sept. 5. Sir Austen Chamberlain and M. Briand have telegraphed to Gaperal Primo de Rivera urging Spain's presence at the Council meeting. Primo de Rivera.replied: "In my

modesty I never expected to re- celve such an honour as that which Your Excellencies' telegram con- It is notified that a first and would lead me to agree immediately stitutes. My personal, inclination fioul dividend of $26 par cast. has it were not my duty to watch been declared in the case of Wongover the prestige of my well-beloved Au-shi, sole proprietress of the Spain, which is relegated to s Tai Fung Hing Rec, of 121, Ben position inferior to that which she ham Strand East, bamboo, goods merits and must take refuge in dealers,

proud abstention."-Reuter.

The hearing of the application for discharge from bankruptcy by Pang. Chik, carrying on business Las..a building contractor under the firm nama of Luen. On Cam pany is to be heard at the Supremo Court at 10:30 am. on the 18th instant.

A meeting of the creditors of the Wing Cheong Hong China Product Co., Ltd. (in voluntary liquida tion) is to be held at the On Lok Yuen, 81, Des Voeux Road Contral on the 11th instant at 4 pm/

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