A calendar of civil cases which are to come up before the U.S. Court for China during the remainder of this month and the whole of October was issued by Judge Milton J. Helmick on Tuesday, Sept. 10. OF interest to the general public' will be the setting of the dates for some of the 22 cases pending against Mr. Frank J. Raven, president of the now defunct Ameri: can-Oriental Banking Corp., the American-Oriental Finance Corp, and the Raven Trust Ca.
Mr. Frank Hough, liquidator of the three companies, will appear plaintiff in three cases scheduled for Dr. Georges Sellet will apfor Mr, Hough, and Mr. R. TT. Evang for the defence. On October 20, Mr. Felthan Watson, U, S. District Altorney, will prefer charges of embezzlement' against Mr. Frank Raven, Mr. Warner Brown, and Mr. AH. Driscoll, with Mr, Evans agaity appearing for the defence.
With the going into liquidation of the Raven companies a number of creditors have filed claims against one or other of the three companies cor cerned naming Mr. Hough On September 19, the Court wilt hear the ease of Kuei Chow v. The Chase Bank and Mr. Hough, liquidator of the American-Oriental Finance Lawyers concerned will be Dr. H. C. Mei for the plaintiff, and Messrs. Franklin & Harrington and Dr. G. Sellet for the defendants Arnhold & Ca. will be plaintitts in case on October 1 brought against the Royer Construction Corp, Lid, 'Mr, Frank Hough (as trustee of the 'Asia Realty Ca.), and the Ameriean= Oriental Banking Corp. Defendants will be represented by Dr. G. Sellet and the firm of Franklin and Harrington, while Allman & Ca. will conduct the' ease for the plaints, Finally, on October 3, K..Z. Yeh will bring a ease against Mr. Hough, fas trustee of the Asia Realty Ca. Counsel concerned are Allman & Ca. for the plaintiffs and Dr. G. Sellett for the defence.
In addition to the above, of course, there are a large number of ordinary: civil cases, the hearing of which has been temporarily delayed owing to ireumstances, and dates have been set for as many of these as can be dealt with,
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