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THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, MAY 25, 1931.

BANKRUPTCY COURT CASES.

ROYAL ENGINEERS.

APPLICATION STATED TO

BE IMPROPER."

SUCCESSFUL RE-UNION

DINNER.

A successful re-union of past Engineor The Official Receiver (Mr. E. Land nerving RoyalTM Agnasiz) opposed what he called ancora was held at Messrs. Lane on Thursday evening "extraordinary application" in the Crawfords

The dinner was Bankruptcy Court on Saturday morn- the 21st May, ing, before the Chief Justice (Sir dated to coincide with the Annual Joseph Kemp), the application being Dinner held at the May Fair Hutel made by Mr. E. 5. C. Brooks on behalf In London and telegrams of greet- of Chung Chu-kee,

ing were exchanged with brother Mr. Brooks applied for the bank-officers dining in London. ruptcy petition to be withdrawn, ex- plaining that creditors had considered Chief Engineer, China Command, Colonel R. B. Skinner, O.B.E.,

the matter and were willing to Int debtor try and rehabilitate himself, presided and the following attend-

TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES.

EXCLUSION OF PRODUCTS OF FORCED, LABOUR.

Now York, May 23. Commission at the request of the A survey undertaken by the Tariff

State Department indicates that early seven hundred million dears of imports into the United Status exclusion may be affected by the of products of forced or ind suturest labour. under the provision of the Smoot-Hawley Tariff Act which be comok affective January 1.

According to the New Fork

No much so that they were preparedjed: Messrs. J. L. Adams, O.B.E. Herald Trilor, the Commissioni to trust him with further contracts. A. M. Anstruther. E. Danks, F. J.

The Official Receiver said that such Ensterbrook, M. N. S. Ellis, sutied labour romlitions all over the world and an effort has the Major 11. P. W. Hutson, D.8.0. been made to list every possiblo 2 procedure would violate principle of the law of payment. He 0.1., M.C. Menses. C. P. Gib- stated that debtor filed his petition son, M. A. dobson, Major W. A commodity includable in a sweep- on June 14 as a protection against a 1. Kerrich, 1.8.0.. M.C. Messrang ban

Rubber Sumunnry Court Judgment. It was. S. Logan, P. T. Mahony. C. M. shown that 35 creditors,

Manners, O.BE, 4. B. Marks, treated as one, had agreed to necept 0.B.E. G. H. B. Moss, A. 1929, muy be excluded in accor-

who

were

10 per cent, is cash and 20 per cent. by notes of acknowledgment. tu be paid by instalments within four year

Another ten and agreed to postpone their claims. The "outside" composi- tion suggested would not have any of the safeguards of the Bankruptcy Ordinance, and if it was desired to effect an arrangement it could quite Leasily have been done in accordance

with the Bankruptcy Ordinance:

Improper Application. The application, he said, most Improper one. He asked that the application he dismissed ane adjudication granted.

WAS

Haworth, Leslie Ross, A. E. Stone, Tosh, M., Mr. W. H. Waring. . Syme Thomson, Major J. C.

CORRESPONDENCE,

"Hongkong Naturalist,”

[To The Editor of Hongkong

Telegraph.)

imports from Malaya which totalled 134 million dollars in

dance with the Treasury Depart- Pnut's interprolation of the law, because Malaya in reported to em- ploy contract labour with ponal canction.

Sir,I should be grateful if you would the notice of your readers.

bring this malies before

Owing to an oversight,

Home Hongkong

Similar imports from Java and other of the East Indies islands are

listed as possibly affected

The Tarifl Comunission further an- Houmers that the experiment with this system will doubtless involve serious administrative dimouities, sul international compliestions.— Reuter's American Service

COMPANY MEETING.

SINCERE CO'S. PROFIT OF 82,144,199.

Company

A prosperous year In 1930 WILS registered by the Sincere despite the adverse exchange factor

Mr. Bumas remarked that The judgment against debtor did not seer to have any application, as if the petition was withdrawn the julgament | could be enforced against him.

His Lordship said he thought it dozen Copies of the was a case in which leave for the Naturalist Vol. 2, No. 2, lacking in application should not be given. The one, two, or three of the coloured proposed arrangement violated the plates were elreuinted to-day. Sub- general basis of bankruptcy law and scribers who revived incomplete in his opinion, the arrangement would numbers any obtain complete ones un enable debtor te rehabilitate him-i aff in trade, as he would have exchange, either at the Univer-which affected many claims hanging over his hand all thei

sity, or at the publishers, time. As the interests of the public) had to be considered, as well as those ereditors, he thought, it was n enge where the bankruptcy should take its ordinary

The application would be dismissed and adjutention would be granted,

Loune,

Debtor Complimentes. "It is not often I have the op portunity of complimenting debtors in this Court, and I do not want to miss the opportunity," said the Oficial Receiver in the ease of Mr. J. A. Lapen on application for elischarge.

Mr. Agassiz raid that au bankruptcy

offence had been committed by debtor and his conduct lend been most satis factory.

In discharging debtor forthwith, is Lordship said it seemed to have been an unusually good case both as regarda dividend and confuel.

G. A. C. HERKLOTS.

miany les

regard to projety, particularly regard to his public examination. A dividend of 27 per cent. had been paid arul debtor's failure was due to loss of trade, the closing of houses, and inability to collect book debts. In view of debtor's conduct, Mr. Agansiz suggested that his dis charge be suspended for 12 months, conditional upon him consenting Judgment for $5,000, so that in the event of further assets being covered the judgment could be forcet against him for the benefit crediturs.

Lu

of the local Lalversal providers, according to Mr. Choy Hing who presided at the nual meeting of the Company on Fri- day.

An-

The Chairman mentioned that busi- ness and protit Inervused us' compared with the previous year. Mr. Ma Man- fai, the acting sub-manager, has been primoted sub-manager of the Hong. king Dice on the resignation of Mr. Ma Hoon-bew, Messrs. William W. L. Ma and Ma Luk-pun have been promoted sub-managors of the Shang- hai and Canton offices respectively.

The following were slected Directora for the current year: Messrs. Choy ing. Ma Wing-chan, Jan Con-sung, of

ch-

Debtor said he was prepared to consent to judgment For that amount, and his Lordship made an order in Itho Lermis stated by the Omein!

Receiving Order Made.

M. Chan Hn r. Wong Kwok-shuen, Ma Joe-yung, Ma Man-chung, Koo Ki-cha, Herbert Min, Hong Sinh Harr Choong-jowe. Wong Kin-chn. James O'Chew, Ma Joc-kam, Cheong Mun-ylu and Lam Woo.

Directors' Report. The Directors' report, rend by the

Chairman, states that the profit for the period, after providing for depreciation, am-

ounts to

the amount brought for- ward from inst account

With regard to Han Pak-yan, on Receiver. application for discharge, the Official Receiver nid debtor's liabilities were principally due 50 Indian money.

A creditor's petition mode jointly lenders. It was a well-known fact against Li Wal-tong and Li Wai-lam, that borrowers were compelled to said to be father and son, came,

up sign for double the amount they for discussion, and in finally making rrerived, and he thought that a to receiving order in the matter, hie per cent dividend would be equitable Lordship struck out the name of Li under the circumstances. Debtor's Wal-lum, thus making the order available for approprin- conduct had been satisfactory and he again! Li Wai-tone only. had committed no offence under the Bankruptcy Ordinance.

11 Lordship mude an discharge.

under

for

Lo Kwai-hong, petitioner, alleged that the two men were partners and owed him $1,010 on $1,000 loan made in July, 1929. He valued deb tors' assets at $7,300. Ho further Conditional Discharge.

said he had not seen either debtor "The evidenes has not been cun since the date of a judgment againat sidered sufficiently strong to send the them in connexion with a Po Hing papers to the Attorney General for Theatre Contract.

consideration of what proceedings The Oficial Receiver opposed the should be taken against debtor," anid petition, while Mr. P. X. D'Almada. the Official Receiver, in the case of senior, for petitioning creditor, urged

NUDES

tion

$2,141,100.72

269,884.18

$2,414,084.20

Which your Directors have appro- printed as foliowa: Transferred to Bullding

Reserve Transferred to Exchange

Reserve Dividend of 10% Danus of 3%

Bonus to Staff

account

Suen lu, trading as Tale Kee stall and that, at least a receiving order be Carried forward to next

mudo against Li Wai-tong. Taj Cheung stall.

He continued that debtor had exhi. bited a great lack of candour with

Is Lordship decided the matter as stated above.

$150,000.00

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| 17,000 | 20th June. ] Bombay, M'los & L'don

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VATICAN REJECTS SPAIN'S NEW AMBASSADOR,

Madrid, May 23,

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