The Regiitration of Mortgages An application under section 98 the 'Companies' Ordinances (Hongkong) 1911 was made before his Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner on Monday on. behalf of Messrs, Hawkings, Reed & Ca., La. The motion was for an exten:
Defendant admitted the ¢or-reetness of the accounts. render-I that he carried on Shanghai Answers," but in partnership with Mr. Bickol.
His Lordship—I understand. your defence to be that, as thero* Was a partnership, itis unfair. you should be called upon to pay everything, and Mr.' Bickel nothing. 5 Defendant—Yes. I. kept the partnership secret at his request.
ATTRACTING 'TIlE cHttiEsE, panies of copies Mr. Matteo Bos, General of two ages, dated October manager of the Oriental Press, 6, 1983, the first made between the fave evidence that My. Bickel company (then known as Little had no authority to bind the com: other agreement, He had abe: pany to a partnership or apy, secure the repayment of Hankow Bros, Ld.) and Mr. C. H. Ball, Tls. 7000, with interest, and the lutely no authority to make the firm-n partner in any venture. second, of a similar nature' and amount, made between the com-The suggestion with regard. to pany aid Mu. L. T, Beddowe.
"The Humorist"' was that competitions should: be started which Mr. J. H. Teesdle, for apwould attract the Chinese, com-Hicants," put in an affidavit. by fe. J. Ht. Reed, in charge of the petitions for guessing the number company's Hankow branch, show. of people carried gri." the tram. witness did not, think ing that copies of the mortgage, submitted to the Registrar of His Lordship—-That Companies within the specified teresting, but chine we time, were returned for verificaneed go into it tion. Some difference then arose Witness added that the account between the company's representa. for this work was kept in the. tivo and the British Consul une of "Shanghai Answer Hankow, and when this had been with defendant's name attache settled the time Himit had expired.
The Crown Advocate (Afr. worked Defendant repeated tht he
P. Wilkinson) appearing for the With Mr, Bickel, who would have actual partnership)
Registrar of Companies, said received half the profits, if there did not oppose the application. had been any proffs, He pointed out, however, that_ the conies of the mortgages as frst sued as one of the partners, an His Lordship-You are bein submitted could not be accepted aint is that the other by the Registrar, who required a statutory declaration that they were correct copies His Lordship—Could not that manager of a ptee because he the Oriental Press, have been made in Shanghai?
Had it been anybody else, the ho Crown Advocate—No, 'The money would have been put' up. originals were at Hankow, where His Lor p—You may have a the land and buildings, ye strong case against Mr, Bickel, wut I do not see that that forms ject of the mortgage, are situated. any defence here, I cannot see Mr, Toosdalo suggested that in why the partnership should not the circumstances the company tho liable for work done by Mx. ought not to be asked to pay the Bickel's firm, costs of the application, and the Crown Advocate intimated that In answer" to his Lordship, hho-would not apply for costs.
Bos tated that he had aya His Lordship made an order lutely no idea, until some time for 2% days' extension of time, after the pai per ceased publica-and noted that no order for costs tion, that Mr. Bickel had any in-had been applied for. torest'in or was connected in any way with "Shanghai Answers.'
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