1935-05-03 — Page 19

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 3, 1935.

ANOTHER BIG PICTURE AT LOW PRICES!

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Pictures &

"All The King's Horses" as you enjoyed “Love Parade.... in 1930

The Champagne Musical Roman

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Dancing the Viennese "s qulie an improve. meat on ever old movement

The old kingdom ain'i what it used to be since. His romantic Highness shaved off his beard... learned to croon... an passed up affairs of state for affairs of the heart.

Adolph Zukor presents

CARL BRISSON

who introduced 'Cocktails for Two'/

Music Fit For a King! "A Little White Gardenia" "Be Careful Young Lady" "When My Prince Charming Comes Along"

"The King Can Do No Wrong?

MARY ELLIS golden-voiced star of 'Rose Marie'

"ALL THE KING'S HORSES"

with EDWARD EVERETT HORTON KATHERINE DEMILLE EUGENE PALLETTE

Paramount Picture Directed by Frank Title Music by Sam Coslow

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SILVER JUBILEE

HAVE YOU PAID YOUR DOLLAR

BANKRUPTCY COURT

FAILURE OF QUEEN'S

DISPENSARY,

The fature of the Queen's Dispensary formed the subject of the public examination of Ma Kat-long, alias My Sni-keng, aliak Ma Kwong Ling-tung, managing partner, before the Chief Justice. Mr. A. 1. A. MacGregor, in the Bankruptcy Court this morning.

Mr. J.J. Hayden. Omeint Re- ceiver, stated that after the first meeting of creditors the fem was dissolved. It could not be woond up ander the Companies Ordin- ance as the partnership, compris. ing 20 members two of whom rad died, was not registered. The fem's Habilities totalled $31,889.45 with 39,808,32 arts. The mun- nging partner did not know where the other partners were.

Mr. J. T. Prior, for the petition- ing vredilog, said he did not think the managing partner held him- self but as head of the business. The depositors had taken all the profits of the firm for stars, and the interest was very high.

Mr. Hayden remarked that the profits had never been distributed and the firm had been losing money stendily for the past eight years. It would be a frightful hartship if an adjudication order could not be matte.

Is Lardship remarked that ou the facts and figures the Offeini Receiver had given before him, he was antisthed that an adjudiention. order should be made,

HEAVY LOSSES

Examined by Mr. Hayden, the managing pariper stated, he, was 156 years of age and came to Hong-

kang 20 years ago, The Queen's. Dispensary Was started eight years ago with a expital at $20,850, debtor's own capital being $1,000, He had never bren in personal contact with the other 27 partnere, Debtor had no knowledge of the type of business when he started. it, but relied on an employee who was a qualified chemist.

to the first year, a profit of a few hundred dollars was reallard, but since Then they had toxi thousanda yearly and last year The foge was over $10,840, Dary all this the, he borrowed money from friends,

Debtor's salary was 850 at firat but he increased R to $100 with- Lout gonekt hugr the partners. He doubled his salary because of the increase in travelling expenses in order to obtain business.

Debtor was married and had a comimbing three sons and five daughters, one of whom was 'mor- ried. He had no property in the Colony or elsewhere.

The examination was closed.

NO ASSETS

A pelition for hearing brought. by Chong Sing-hung and Wong | Siu-ping. trading as the Pacific Rubber Company, was dismissed on the application of Mr. Hayden. on the grounds that there were no assets.

Mr. F. X, D'Almoda, jun.. for! the petitioners, agreed that that

was so.

ΠΕΤΗ

A receiving order was made against the Century Company. Wong Shin-ping, one of the part-

of the

debtor firm. in evidence stated the fiabilities were $30,000 odd and the assets $62,000, good debis amounting to $0,000.

Mr. Hayden did not oppose the petition,

Applications for discharge from bankruptcy. were ranted to Gregorio Maria Xavier. Leung Shiu-tak and Mak On-tai.

MAY ENJOY JUBILEE Discharging Xavier, the Chief Justice said: The debtor may enjoy the Jubilee relebrations without the stigma of bankruptcy.

Chan Kwan-mo, against whom u receiving order WAB made on March 30 last, was publicly examined.

Mr. M. W. Lo appeared for the judgment creditor.

Chan Kwan-me, replying to the Oficial Receiver, stated he was 29 years of age and came to work in The Colony at the age of 16. He had an aged father who was a Chinese doctor without any means. Debtor worked at the Sun Company for six years, then at the Sincere Company for three yrars, after which he joined the Kwong Wah Company.

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