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BAZAAR FOR

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

PROOF OF DEBT

CHARITY Expungement Opened By The

Governor

Ills Excellency the Governor, Sir Groftry Northcote, accompanied by Latly

opened the 55th Northcote, annual fele of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul, nt Kowloon yrster- day. The grounds were filled our before the arrival of The Governor, who arrived at 3 p.m., attended by Capt. S. I. Batty-Smith, A.D.C., and WOR welcomed by Mr. H. Dixon, President of the Society, and R Rev. Henry Valtoria (Viet Apestolic of Hongkong).

Mr. Dixon recalled that it was many years since a gubernatorial party had attended the hazaar, In 1924 or 1025 Sir Reginald Stud

Applied

For in

in Bankruptcy

An appplication for the expungement of a proof of debt filed by Kartar Singh, Indian money-lender, in connection with the bankruptcy of Archibald Hynes Roberts, trading under the style of the Victoria Printing Press, was brought by Mr. L. R. Andrewcs, Official Receiver, before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell in the Bankruptcy Court on Saturday,

Andrewes sucessfully asked for an

It will be recalled that recently Mr. Į

griler

money- requesting certain lenders to furnish particulara of rir clalina against Roberts, at the sume Eme characterising the Indian mary-tending business in savouring bf bluckmati.

Mr. Andrews nul on Saturday that on September 10 last the Court made an order requesting Kartar Singh, one of the creditors, to furnish rertain particulars of the money paid a visit after dinner, and Sirawat to him. He bad, however, not Claude Severn followed a few years fully complied with the order, and later.

"Seventy five years ago, on July 12, 1864, this Society was established In Hongkong," said Mr. Dixon.

"Owing to financial stringency due to the war Involving a catastropice

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a result he (fr. Andrews) was still unable to decide how much the

1912

debtor owed, if anything. The debtor had stated he had fully repaid Kartar Singh, but the latter Med a proof | of diel

debt on August 22 last in which he said that since the date of the re-

Saturday's Weddings

MONDAY,

YANGTSE, RIVER OF DESTINY

(Continued from Page G.)

NOVEMBER 7, 1938.

First Aid Classes

St. John Ambulance Brigade Notico

the mouth of the Hanshui, is only and of a score of Yongue cities where you And the

same

amazing pullulation. Boing 25.000 junka trade out of Hankow,

and Wuchang: the anrung | total floating population of the Yang-

The following information on lec- tre night be anything up to 1,000,000. tures and drills in sued by the St. Up the river junks laboriously carry John Ambulance Brigade and Asso- cotton

goods, hardware, sugar and clation: the more presale Imports from the

· First Aid Lectures In Chinese wil Wed and, latterly,

Dawn be given at river the Patrzmachlowei-Szechuan

Japan.

Ying Wah College, Kowloon, o11 boats that trade up to Pingshan, 1,700 Mondays at 7.30 pm. for women miles from the sea-bring ten and

allisonly; and

Fridays at 7.30 for and the exotle products of the upper man only. Yangter; serame oil, lacquer, cow- King's College on Thursdays at 8 bones and pine bark. paper and strawan, for woman only, by Dr. Ling: TOP! dried mushrooms, peppera, art on Tuezlaya at 8 pan, for men rape seed, and the strange ingredients only, by Dr. T. C. Wang. of Chinere medicines.

masin

It is a hard 16 the junk-men lead, sailing!

their heavy craft up river when they can, rowing or pulling when

buth

wind and current are against them. But their lot is luxury iselt compared with that of the track-men, who laut junks up-stream through the fury of the Yangtze

Mr. Leonard Alltree And Miss Barbara Allen

The Kowloon Union Church was the scene of a pretty wedding on Saturday, when Miss Barbara Alice Allen became the bride of Mr. Leonard Alltree. ceiving under on October 17, 1036, THE BRIDE, who is the daugh-bach: Mr. Roberts had been and stint was tor of Mr. and Mrs. Jas. ek_y}<

to him to with its take of misery and suffering, $4,600.60. He had, however, Columbia, wore a lovely creation the extent of Allen, of Fort Langley, British that we are unade to carry out the fe- admitted

that townt WAN ivities of this occasion in a worthy, wrong and had retired it fo about of ivory brocade with a shoulder Inntner.

The event, however, will $1,500, but the part

particulars even of be postponed to a more favourable & Mats Lara hack not born furnished, mud i length voil, and carried a bouquet twist of the stream the rope rubbed elate.

of white chrysanthemums and gladioli. She was in marriage by Mr. W. W. Hirst.

given away

calamity to the Chinese populatan in our propinquity and extusing a huge influx of war refugees to Ilangkong |

prohibited. This year we expret lo

submitted that the

Mas Ethel Rudd

was the only

Oh

Queen's College, on Tuesdays at 7.30 p.m. for clerks ele, (commerclat), by Dr. S. F. Cheung,

El Kadoorie School for Indians, on Tuesdays at 8.15 p.m., by Dr. Shi Mau-wal.

Wanchat Government School, an Tuesdays at 8.30 pan. by Dr. Lui Yan-tak

St. John Ambulmer Headquarters, on Mondays at 7.30 pm., by Dr. H. S. Sung on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. far Government Servants, by Dr. Li Shu-pal; on Thursdays at 8 p.m. by Dr. Tseng Fat; on Saturdays for women only, supplementary, by Dr. Ko King-fan.

will be made to defray lighting and A charge of 30 cents entrance fee molles' expenses, The demonstra- tors will be St. John Ambulance Brigade offers.

Albert Gervais, the brilliant, ironical Frenchman who spent seven years In Szechuan, has given us G haunting picture of these wretched men (there may be 400 pulling one Junk), clinging to precipitous paths above bailing rapids, pulling on a rope

1,200ft. long, flicked off like if the Junk should be swung "They pulled in rhythm to mono- irting their full weight fall on the tonous eries of Ah.. Yoolt!

Yooh! and walked bent forward, strap by which they were harnessed to the long bamboo rope.

At each against the rocks, cutting deep groves. in places 3ft thick, with the slow friction

of the

the years. The current was swift The heat between the bare tanks of the mountains was appalling.

Lectures in English will be given St. John Ambulance Headquarters, on Tuesdays from 7-8p.m., by Dr. Arculfi.

Fridays at B p.m. by Dr. H. C. Chan. Yarna!! Government School, on The above are mixed classes. The 30 cents charge will also be made here.

Where

classes

not alrendy commenced, will start an Tuesday,

therefore 掏: matter had to come before the Cont "This funds of the Sucety obtained

Appearing for Kartar Singh, Mr. yearly from the bazaar and Rose

C. A.

A. S. Russ Day have derlined greatly pine** 1032, when the imotor car caffe was #pplication was a mut extraordinary wrilenaid, She wore a snart frock When the debtor was made a of petunia broende with flowered rine abal $10,000, which will be, was a judgment creditor, and the cap to match, and carried a bouquet As band followed toiling hand along November 15, at the various centres

bankrupt 1939, Kartar Singh

white chrysanthemums and The bridegroom, who is the son of Mrs. M. J. Altree and the late Mr. T. Columbia, is acting clerk Alltree of Vancouver, British Arting: Chief Justice. He torded by Mr. E. W. Coulson,

The Rev. Frank Short offeinted

favourable consideration."

was

Heate

the banks their cry took on a deeper mte, became more anguished,

Yugh!

Yooh!

and names of intending candidate should be sent to Headquarters with- out delay.

it echoed in the narrow gorges and ingered like a moan. Oh! the cry ter the of the track-nen on the upper rivers)

at-It is of all sounds I know the most ART CLUB EXHIBITION

despairing. It is the profound ex- pression of the heavy lat of man.

peaks of exhaustion and infinite

WIR

at

the ceremony, and Mrs. Short was at

our heads above water, recully augnents were obtained not by de- our petition to the Government for i

lanter ammuat mont has retivet fault but by consent, Mr. Roberts como

then being

represented by a anlle.tur. The books of the The Governor said Hongkong wasines been destroyed by order of the

the bankruptcy the fifth Culony in which he dual Court, und

a most extra- served, and in each the tout found ordinary thing therefore for the the noble work of the Scenty of St. Ollical Receiver to come forward at Vincent de Paul being carried on, this stage and ask that the proof be The Society in Ilangkong, he pointet expunged, especially in view of the out, was nearly as old an intph fact that he had neither admitted noi Government in China.

rejected ik. The Oneal Receiver amed more or less the post on Magistrate who refused' to decid the way or the other but instead chose to bring the ease before th Appeal Court. If he had imitted. the proof, surely it was up to the creditor and not him to come forward and ask the Court, if he was ditsaus Red to have it alfred.

"Hongkong! is now at the gates of the war and the Colony can play the part of the good Samaritan by giving asolstance to the helpless anaf rick refugees," said the Governor, The Society is dong its share of such work.

A Guard of Honour was formed by the 17th Kowloop (La Salle), 13th Kowloon (St. Teresa's), and 3rd Kowloon Lenopa of Scoutr

Alfractive Stalls

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reception was held at 23

suffering."

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organ Inter Kings Park Mansions, the reddence

THE FIFTH CITY of Mr. and Mrs. V. E. Feimann. Mrs. The Yangtse's third great function Alltree chate an ensemble of blue is cultural and diplomatic. It is angorlains with maroon accessories Western and Central China's chief for her going-away dress,

CATHEDRAL CEREMONY

Rev. Archibald McLellan Weds Miss Helen Denham

The wedding took place at St. John's Cathedral on Saturday be-

link with the south-east and the sea. It is, indeed, not so much a river as

on elungated ocean, with its own

Chinking, Nanking, Wuhu, Kiukiang, navies protecting a vast commerce to and from aneural treaty puris like Bankow, Yochow, Shast, Ichung, and Chunkin.

The

greatest of them all, Shanghat,

Jew poor village

re

The annual exhibition

Hongkong Art Club in to

the open to- morrow at 3 p.. until 7 p.m. and on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at St. John's Cathedral Hall.

This year's show promises to be an outstanding one for the club. There 20 exhibitors and over 170 ex- hibits, consisting of water colours, chalk studies, oil paintings, sculpture,

Mrs. C. B. Brown, Mr. Luis Chan, tenperas, photographs, as well as Mr. George Arnold, Mary Denson, hand work. The

exhibitors are:

Mr. G. T. Chinn, Mrs. Dawson Grave, Trude Peter Leong Miss S. Mackichan, Hope, Mr. Lee Byn. Mr.

H. A. Mills, Miss C, Mincol, Mrs. D. A. Murdoch, Mr. G. M. Park, Mrs. M. O. Paster, Miss P. R. Reeve, Miss M. Whitham, Miss M. L. Whitley, and Kg Keo-hung.

wh.ch laitt down that if the creditorween the Rev. Archibald McLellan, is not at all ancient. A century ago Mrs. A. N. Macfadyen. Mrs.

Proof Not Admitted Mr. Run then quoted certain rule: of the Hankruptcy Ordinance, one of

The talla held many altractive was dissatisfied with the decision o. prizes and novelties, and crowds be- The frustre, Her Court may, on appli- sieged them, and the side-shows eaton, reverse the alter the verdict. were popular, especially the archery.

It had be

been established that booth, where for 10 cents, markanEU Official Receiver had neither admit- had five changers a pierce a pomeloted nor rected the proof, and there en a cardboard figure's head. Darts, fore the tenet hat no jun indretion to hoop-la, rints, horse-re.ng, skittle, vary any decision which had not tombola and corcnut shuts, also arow | hei maite. Their quota of patrons.

whack

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the ceremony.

SA B., and Miss Helen Denham wan

wan just a The Bishop of Hongkong officiated at scattered over the mud flats at the

mouth

of the river. its growth a paralleled only by Chicag's. It is Spas, un suple of the world. prople think, it will have

The bride, who is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Denham of New Bridge Bonse, Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire, England, was for several years

on

the staff of Crossley's Ltd., Halifax Pupulation greater than London or

Yorkshire, the well-known carpet

auanufacturers.

the

Yurk.

Mox remote of the Treaty Ports is To-day on the Yangise they control Manchuria as far sath as Shanghal. Chunking, to which some of the Hankow, Nanking, the classic capital The amount claimed, went anj She was given away in marriage Chinese Ministers have moved from of China, and Shanghai, the port | Contuel, waar bad on an originu í by The Try-Your-Strrogth wach. lean of $2,000, which was

Rev. II. Evison. of the Nanking. There, too, Hibs Methodist Missionary Soc.ety.

the Chinese through which passes the trade of art treasures that enchanted London one-righth of the inhabitants of the drew a large number, though not many succeeded in ringing the bell terest at four

quently reduced to $1,500 with m- She was attended by Mrs. Franklin, a

years couple of

aga are being world. cunt. a month of Cheung Chau. matron-of-carried in a British steamer. Stalls and those in charge weret

when it was by arrangem mi¦ hundor, Mira E, Paton, tracher in the

The estimated value of the collec- How thin can the line of steel be spun How for will ambition take them? Entrance Stall (Mr. H. Fuerede reduced to three per cent, lese So Yi Wa Girls School, as chief tion is £10,000,000, but

would be without mapping? it sind members of the Kowkan Con-

Misses Edith juster to say that it is priceless, British, Apricon and Japanese forces repaid. Turte was 18 Way ference), St. Teresa's Chinese Young † reason at all why the original jutty-sard, and the

How lone can Dril Constance Green, of the font would be the greatest disaster to Men's Stall (Mr. J. M. Walker),

Missionary mens should not stand; and it was dat

Society, the arts in history. There is some-

Datrol the Yangtse without even Dollar -and 10 Cent Stall (Mr. 1. for the Official Recriver to prove tha bridesma.ds.

thing ninitely pathetic

greater danger of and

"incidents" The bridegroom is the son of the disturbing in the spectacle of master

Infinitely

threatening peace? tel should bu re-Bev. S. G. McLellan, n... of Faltaire,pieces wrought by this pence-leving Bradford, and of Mrs. McLellan people in ages when European bar sraduate of Edinburgh barians fought in armour or in skirm, o unicy in the University and took his Thrologie1 now being carried izerally up river

Counse at the

United Little Flower Stall (Members my was higher than ut Biomedford. He arrived here nearly

College to escape destruction in this year of

trace 1937, two years ago, and after completing

Ribeiro), Mrs. Triggs' Staß (Mr. a

und the traumetion was harsh and un- Mrs. Triggs), Dadra and flot Dogs cansionable (Catholic Ladies Assoetation), St.

St. opened. Ladies As Yomg

Auraton

It was a notorious thing that the is (Miss Chrung 106213, Wah Yan value of interest College Stall (Walk Yan

Teresa's

a

Chungking, In the remote heart of the Union Ana, 1,700 miles from the res, is a He city of 600,000 people, protected by he world, Eve miles long and 1000. high.

It is not likely that the Japanese ranies will risk stretching their lines of communication ro far, but Chung- king, well above the Yangtse Gorges though it stands, can be reached by unboats, ant is, of course, well with

and Hongkong Union Churches, and at the M. thodist Churchi. Wunchal; fle uu taken a great Interest in religious work at the European

The 1:0

of The judgment debt at Hom: carried Little Flower Club), Cathalie Clunese interval automatically at Cor Pbs language school course will teach Young Ladles Association's Stan cent. per annum, whereas in Hong- (Members), Holy Spirit School Stall kong it was eight per cent. In the New Testament 15 (Students of School), No Banks proof, interest of only four per cent

Theological Scinipary, Canton. Stall (Mrs. Matia).

SL. Blaty's was claimed, and therefore it coul. is a regular preacher at the Kowloon What is probably the highest wall in C.C.Y.L.A. (SL Manny's Schreb, not be called harsh and unconscion Precious Blood Stal) (Members at le. Another point was that banks St. In the Colony allowed one per cent.

interest for a current arcount .C.A.. Kowloon. more than $1,000. That could not be

M:. W. J. Ashton. Assistant done at Home, the only bank having, Secretary of the YM.C.A., undertook wine so be ng now bankrupt.

the duties of best man, and the sne at Home would dream at the ushers were Mears, D. McColgan, of Tea Stall (Mr. J. M. Jack und present time of ruming on a first Takes Dockyard, and J. Allsop, of Catholic Women's League).

mortgage at more than 411⁄2 per eat the Y.M.C.A. interest, but in Hongkong it wa

Later a reception, attended by quite a usual thing to charge seven | about 150 people, many of whom or even ten per cent.

were missionaries in South China, was held at the Roof Garden of the Hongkong Hotel.

Precious Blood Cunk renee), Teresa Children uf Mary Stati (Children of Mary), SI. Joan of Arc C.C.Y.L.A. Stall (italian Convent), The Wheels (Children of Mary), Ricel Half Stall (Reci Bail students),

Increasing Air Force

Big British Plans Defence Strength

London, Nov. 0. The Government is expected to announce this week its Intention to

home air force from 2,750 to be-

His Lord: hips I pat nore

five per cent, it lon

thynn

Mr. Runs: If so then your Lord- ship should consult your folleitor in- mediately.

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transaction, and your Lordship made an order to this effect on September

10 last.

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Strategically as well as commer- ally, the Power that controls the Yangtse is master of Central China. CONTROL OF THE RIVER Amongst foreign Powers Great Britain has been predominant for n entury. There have been chapters of which no one feels proud in the story of our relations with China- the "Opluim

mereasing vigilance of the Forei

for instance. The

Our SUPER Office checked abuses, and in recent FULL- CIRCLE years the relations of Great Britain

on safer Trenty of Nanking which led to the

But surely it would be round for you to apply to set aside the judgment Arst? I cannot touch a judgment in bankruptcy at all, but

can go behind the judgment.

worry

kan Fuar-

SAVINGS ON TYRES

and the Chinese Republic have been Retreading

very friendly,

Mr. Run then seent on to say that all money lending cares the debtor was of some substance, but in the he did not know present instance why the debtor was allowed to go bankrupt, because he had not paid any ordinary dividend at all. There fure

it would be a most extraordinary

I cannot see how I can expunge this, if the Official Receiver's proof which you have not admitted?

System gives plication was to surveed, to have the But what is the point of my adrait-

The founder of the Chinese Re-you New-Tyre increase the first lino strength of the proof annulled without the creditor ting it, since I am asking the Court ublic, Dr. Sun Yat-sen, more than

paying anything at all.

to have it expunged. I can admit I

nce owed his life to British Inter Mileage, Safety His Lordship agreed it was impos-right now if you want me to. I de vention. When I saw him in Canton & Appearance tween 4,000 and 5,000 planes, statessible for him to expunge the proof not

n 1924 he was engaged in a furious about the judgment. Whint De Sunday Times air correspondent, until it was admitted, at any rate,

battle with

less I am worrying about is how much

a gentleman always

than who says the decision will involve Mr. Andrewes pointed out that Mr. the debtor owes Kartar Singh. The

eferred to by the doctor'a followers 50% of the the expansion of the aircraft indus-Russ's arguments concerned only an

moment I know that I will considerater he was raved from sudden death

is "the Ust 19 Usurper Mu": a few weeks try to a point at which it is capable ordinary proof, but his application whether to admit the proof or not.

cost of New of producing between 35,000 and dealt with a judgment behind a Mr. Huss: That is the whole posiy flight in

British warship.

Tyres. 40,000 machines a year.

Now British prestige-represented Before the end of the month the was different. The law allowed lum cal points regarding judgment. lle

of the International by about 50 per cent. and the in- and if it thought it whe to do so, it and he has not done that. He hita. crease will be continued until 1040 would re-open the transaction. further, to make inquiries as to whe-

wo Americans and two Japanere—. when full war potential will be reached.

His Lordship: I think the onus is

at Janan, told me frankly in 1924 whether this transaction

is one that

should be re-opened by the South Seas, as Australia feared, but Court.

In the mainland of Asin. Hearing was then ndjourned to December 3 at 10 a.m. for evidence to be called by both parties on the nature of the transaction,

money lending transaction, which |tion. The trustee cannot take techni- jy the proportions of foreigners on rate of production will be increased to place the facts before the Court, has got to consider any money awing settlement at Shanchal, five British to

The Council

cedure which you should adopt is to i

ʼn being roughly challenged. Daron

1 Lordship: But surely the pro- ther be should admit the proof or no Shidehara, then acing Prime Minister ! In addition, Britain's defences will get the judgment set aside first. Can on the Omelal Receiver to establish at Juan's dealiny lay not in the

you ask me to expunge a proof which you yourself have not accepted?

Judgment Untouched

be strengthened by the two first full sized battleships designed since the Errat war. These will be each of 35,000 tons, enrry 10 14-inch guns and be

Mr. Andrewes: These proceedings capable of a speed of over 30 knots. The Inunching will take do not touch the Judgment at all. place early in the bear year.—Reuter. They are to re-open a money-tending

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