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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, JUNE 13, 1929.

OIL COMPANY TO BE WOUND UP.

LAWN TENNIS,

THE MIXED DOUBLES · LEAGUE.

JUDGE ON ACT OF CONTEMPT:

London, May 15, An order for the compulsory winding up of Blue Bird Oll Im- porters, limited, was made by. Mr. Justice Maugham in the Com- panies Winding-Up Court yester. day, on the petition of a share holder, Mr. Lewis Moyer Heller,

"There has seldom been a case which

mora obviously required careful, and stringent investiga- tion than this," said the Judgo..

At the C.R.C. ground yesterday, the home teams beat the H.K. University in the Mixed Doubles League by seven seta to two. Scores:

EXTRADITION CASE. and subsequently Inspector Fallon

ALLEGED USE OF PHOTO. GRAPHIS TAKEN AFTER

ARREST.

lso took another statement from the same Individual, and these two statements were found to differ op two material points..

The owner of the shop had been interviewed. He produced books, but there was no record of photo.

handcuffs. graphs being taken of a man in

The position of the Crown was

ALL OVER IN FIVE DAYS,

ELECTION CÂNDIDATE REMOVED TO AN INSTITUTION.

London, May 12. Mr. J. R. Charmsbury, who last

od for the surrender to the Kwang-

Extradition proceedings Institut tung authorities of Yip Tim, on. charges of banditry and kidnap- this, that they were quito satisfied Monday announced that he was bent G. de Souza and Miss G. Hoping two years ago in the Walchow that no photographs had been going to stand for Bath as an

M. W. Lo and Mrs. Kew (C.R.C.) lost to Dr. and Mrs. Tottenham 4-8

Tung 6-0; beat T. W. Chong and Miss

Kwok 6-2.

Ng Bzo-kwong and Misa Ablong (C.M.C.) lost to Dr. and Mrs. Totten- ham 1-6; beat G. de Souza and Mise G. Ho Tung 6-3; beat T. W. Chong and Miss H. Kwok 6-2

M. K. Lo and Miss Lo (CRC) bent Dr. and Mrs. Tottenham 6-9; beat G. Mr. C. A. Bennett, K. C., for Mr. de Souza and Miss G. Ho Tung 6-2; Heiler, said that he was the beat T. W. Cheng and Miss R. Kwok

Was

to

holder of 250 Deferred shares of 16-1. one shilling each. The compatty

incorporated in 1027 acquire the bulk vil business of the Blue Bird Motor Company (1924), Limited,

SAIDIATORIUYMENIMEDIATES.

Last June the company issued a circular asking the shareholders

C.C.C. y llecreio.

district, were continued before Mr. taken of the fugitive with or with independent Conservative, has

E. W. Hamilton at the Central jout handcuffs while in custody, Police Court yesterday afternoon.

J.

brought his election campaign to A Statement.

a sudden end, He is now an In view of an allegation by the

inmate. of an Institution at Wells. defence that a photograph bad been taken

Mr. In-shiny Lo; for the de- His meteoric rise to fame lasted of the fugitivo in tence, said that at. Bo'clock on five days, and his exploits were: handcuffs and that this ploto-Tuesday evening, he received a graph was circulated in the Wal-phono message from Mr. Reynolds would fight Bath as an Indepen- First Day-Announced that he chow district and used as a means asking if he would interview a dent Tory on novel lines, with the Magistrate yesterday asked hold. The man was sent to his vassers. of Identification of the fugitive, man whom he could not possibly no chairman, no agent, what stops had been taken by the house at 6.30 police to clear up the matter.

no can-

pro-

in company of a

Second Day.--Launched Detective Sergeant, and in their At King's Park, Craigongower

Mr. L. R. Andrewes, who appresence the man made a state-gramme of twenty open-air meet- Cricket Clubs were entertained by the peared for the Crown, and that ment concerning the main materini ings a day, with the aid of loud Club de Recreio and deferted their exhaustive enquiries had been particulars of the caso. He said speakers: used a taxi, amokėd lients by anven gets to one. One set made in the Interval succeeding that he was in the Un Long photo-cigarettes incessantly and answer In September, 1927, it paid was incomplete, this being between the last hearing, by the Chief Dographer's shop at the material ed questions. Placed his election dividends of 18 per cent, on the D. Lumjaha and Mrs. Gull of tective Inspector, Mr. Reynolds, time, and developed photographs deposit of £150 In shop window

Craigengawet

and Robarts and Miss Detective Inspector Fallon, and after being given these by Ordinary, and 58 per cent, on the Ribeiro of Recreio, owing to bad Sergeant Tyler, who had charge of photographer. He said he deve pavement; police ordered the gold the in gold. Crowds blocked the Deferred shares, but being eventually called off had never issued any statement of the score at nine games give the prisoner at the beginning. loned six photographs of a hand- to be removed. accounts of any sort of descrip:

S. A. Rumjahn and Mica. Pankhurst Yip Tim was alleged to haya stop cuffed mau, wearing dark clothing, tion,

Third Day-Announced gran- (C.C.0.) beat Robarts and Miss Riped at a photographer's shop at

and subsequently handed them to beiro 7-5: beat F. Remedios and Miss Un Long Boon after his arrest forh

of the workless. Basto 9-7; beat A, Remedios and fiss the purpose of his photograph be the accountant of the establish- dose schemes for the employment

ment. He could not say whether Osmund

ing taken, and the photographer's these photographe were taken la 6-3. II. D. Ramjahn and Mrs. Gull shop which, they had now located

Fourth Day Spoke in the park to consent to sell their shares, the C.C.C.) beat F. Remedios and Miss had two men: the principal, who the establishment itself, but he re- in definance of the police

Basto 6-2: beut A. Remedios and Mins was not able to give any Informa- the photographs were obviously of ejected from the park..

ban, tained a vivid recollection that and was lifted into his tax and Camund 6-4; the set between this patrtion on the matter, and his as a prisoner in the custody of the and Robarts and Miss Ribeira was sistant, who after making two uncompleted, the score being 9-9.

.police. Mr. and Mrs. Bradbury (C.C.C.)

conflicting beat Robarts and Miss Ribeiro 0-7: nolfee, had now left the Colony. If the man who took the photo Another gircular, dated Novem-lost, to F. Remedies and Miss Basto He left. the previous day, and Mr. graphs could come forward to give her, 30, 1928, 'addressed to the 8-10; beat A. Remedios and Miss Reynolds would say, that in spite evidence, he could be of material. shareholders, stated: "As a re-

Qsmund 0-3.

of the desirability of retaining assistance to the Court in proving salt of far-geaching-üleselopments,

him as a witness, he w not able that the witness Lo Shu-san was a A design by Mr. Harry Dean, the directors have concluded

to persunde the man to remain be- Har when he said he got them from who has been in charge of the first- hew arrangement to enable the

hind. There was in point of fact another man.

class dining car of the Irish, mail Le complete the Company

pur

no power by which

Counsel: Where there is ev. for 20 years, has been accepted for could keep the man here. So he dence to satisfy that photographe Lancashire Coast, which the L.M.

the Cover of

"The a guide, chase of the shares, and to remain Pin' control of the company with the [backing of "powerful interests.”-

reference being to an offer by some person unknown to buy the shares for 328. for an Ordinary alure and 10. for Deferred share.

J

Directors Circular.

The directors, the circular slated, intended to forn a new company, Blue

Bird Boldings, Limited, with a capital of £700 000, and in the prospectus of this company it was stated that the profits of Blue Bird Oli Importers were such that the directors in- tended to recommend a dividend of 30 m 2 n the Ordinary and 127 your rent, on the Deferred

K.B.G.C. v L.R.C. The Kowloon Dowling Green Club on their own round lost to Ladies' Recreation Club by eight seis

to The following were the scores:

onc.

statements to

the

the police

And yesterday-the fifth day- police carried out orders for his removal to an institution.

Dr. Montgomery and Mrs. Mc. (counsel) suggested that Mr. Key have been taken as a means to S. are issuing.

bellan (L.R.C.) beat Major White and Mrs. Hedley 6-2; beat C. Stewart and Mra. Parslow 6-1; beat Wilson Brown and Mrs. Cuthill 6-1.

(W. Sowell and Mrs. Grigor (1, R.C.) heut Maj. White and Mrs. Hud- by 4-2: beat & Stewart and Mrs, and Mr. Cuth: 2-6. Pursiow G-3: lost to Wilson Brown Capt. and Mrs. Ethrington (LR.C.) beat Maj. White and Mra, Hedley 6-0; beat C. Stewart and Mrs. Parslow 4.8; boat Wilson. Brown and Mrs. Cuthill 6-3.

nolds should telephone to Mr. facilitate identification, it is the Prior and inform him that the duty of the prosecution to disclose msn was leaving the Colony." such photographs.

Continuing, Mr. Andrewes. said Continuing, Mr. Lo submitted he was prepared to include it in that the result of the enquiries that perjury had been committed an independent report he might the police had made, was, from by the principal witnesses in the make on the case in the Governor. their point of view, nil.

It had case. Where it was proved that been difficult to prove that Yip one of the witnesses had lied on a

Commenting on the evidence 'as Jadduced by both sides, his Wor- Tim was at all in the photograph certain material point, the whole ship said it appeared to him to be er's shop. Sergeant Tyler, the case for the prosecution must go obvious that somebody was telling officer in charge of Autnu district, by the board. where the arrest was carried out,

His Worship and that in the lies, and what rested with him to had sifted the matter, as far as absence of the foki he could not do now was to and from the ext possible, and had come to the con- accept the reference to the photo- dence which side was wrong, clusion that nothing happened at graphs an ovidence, but he in After further evidence had henn MR. MUCCIO LEAVING. all. Mr. Reynolds took a state-timated that if counsel would hand taken, the hearing was further ad-

ment from the foki of the shop, him a copy of the foki's statement, journed.

TO BE PRESENTED WITH A

SUITABLE SOUVENIR.

The shareholders were" invited to exi

shares of the new everpul, and many of them accepted, hut tase who did not do to attended at the office of |Blue Bird Od Importers, Limited, The past president of the Hongkong on January 19. last to be paid the Baseball Association, Mr. John J. 329. and fox. each for the Ordin-Muccio, is leaving the Colony on leave ary and Deferred shayes in a cordance with the offer to pit chase them, t

+

The petitien, said Mr. Bennett, stated that they were met by girl clerk who said that the money would be juft in two or three |daya, and asked them to have their share curtileates with transfers exéruted in blank.

known, Mr. Maceio has carried the on or about July 9. As is generally burden of the Baseball League almost on his own shoulders for the past two made by a few interested in baseball years, and a suggestion, has been affairs in the Colony that the Asso- eintlon should manifest its recognition of the services rendered to the game in Hongkong by Mr. Muccio,

In view of his impending departure it is now proposed to present a suit- Jable souvenir to Mr. Muccio at a fare. well dinner to be tendered to him about the end of this month. The up- proximate charge for both the sou- venir and the dinner is estimated at about $3.50 per bead.

is

Some did so, but others did not, Shareholdere attended daily in large numbers in a van attempt to get their money, and there were On one occasion

This dinner and presentation they were told that Mr. Franels open to all. A list will be kept by Lorang, the chairoan and manag- Mr. H. Hong Sling, the Hon. Secretary ing director, had called from and Treasurer of the Hongkong Base- Paris that he was returning on the ball Association and those interested following day, but the cable could are invited to join. Intention to at- not be produced.

tand should be notified to Mr. Hong Sling not later than June 17,

No Accounts Submitted,

It was clear, said Mr. Bennett, that no bone fide offer to purchase The Duchess of York lested the the shares had ever been made. invisible ray alarm bell which pro- The petition came before Mr. tects the exlilbits from being stolen

when Justice Romer on February 18,

she opened the Queen and was adjourned for four weeks Charlotte's oxhibition of old silver

Seaford en a statement that the accounts

House, Belgrave- would be ready in three weeks.

On March 18, a' telegrum, was [read to the judge in which Mr. Lorang said that the accounts would be ready in a week, and that the annual meeting would be held within three weeks, and a settlement effected. The petition stood over until April 15.

An undertaking was then giv :n to call a meeting of shareholders en May 8 and submit the accounts, but no meeling was convened and no accounts were submitted..

نام بانی

aquare.

A permanent military musketry zamp is being established at thousands of troops will receive in- Leyburn, Wensleydale, where

atruction this summer.

the

shareholders were opposing petition. The prospectus was full | of optimism, and it seemed at first that this was justified, because the company paid the dividends of 13 per cent, and 58 per cent,

The company was.. one of a Mr. Wilfred Greene, K, C, for group of some half a dozen com- the company, said that Mr. Lorang panies which had practically the had stated that the accounts were same board, with Mr. Francis kept in France, where the main Lorang as chairman of this and business was, but that they arriv-some of the other companies, Mr. ed in this country on April 13. Lorang was not the only director He was told that they must be got of this company, and one would out and a meeting held, and upon bave thought that if he were instructions he (counsel) gave the abroad somebody other than a girl undertaking referred to,

clerk would have been at the offices when the shareholders Undertaking Broken.

culled for their money to explain. That undertaking," said Mr. what was apparently a gross

breach of contract. Greene, "ne not been complied with, and I have no instructions "Nothing," said Mr. Justice except that I was told that Mr. Maugharn, has been heard of the Lorang had beer so busy with promise to buy the shares, and negoliations with the French nothing has been heard of the group, which, he, thought would promised dividends. fructify, that he let his matter "The company committed an slide. That is all I can tell your act of contempt. In falling to Lordship."

comply with the undertaking The Judge, giving a decision, given, before me, and I must make said that so far as he knew no the usual compulsory order."

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