CREDITORS' MEETING.

Dominion, Volume 6, Issue 1842, 30 August 1913, Page 3

CREDITORS' MEETING.

0 0— rr A meeting of creditors of Robert 5 llenry Lugjii, labourer, Siherstieain, 0 was neld at the oinee 01 the Official As--1; signco "yesterday. As Air. bimpson wa'3 out of town, Jir. James Stoneliouse, one of the creditors, took the chair, 'iho if liabilities a mounted to about £60, the i- principal creditors being Mr. J. Stonei- house (Taita) £20 7s. 9d.; Dr. Puidy, d £9 4s. 6d.-, r Kitchen Bros. (Trentham), >r £8 7s. 7d., and S. Menzics (Silveri, stream), £7 7s. 6d.' s Bankrupt, who is employed at the y Silverstrcain Brickworks, stated that ho d was now earning £'2 (is,, per week, when '. tho weather was fine. A few months 11 ago he had received a legacy of £70, n from Melbourno, but 110 had expended 3 this on household necessities, h Mr. V.'cbb, who appeared for bankrupt, stated that the case was one of iS pure misfortune. Bankrupt had a wife 0 and four children, and there had been ,2 a great deal of sickness in the family. Ho had dono his best, and during the past 22 months he had paid his way, s but on ,his earnings he could not posa sibly pay off the back debts. l » After expressing themselves somewhat 3 strongly regarding the position of af--0 fairs, the creditors separated without coming to any decision. Messrs. W. P. Shortt, Ltd., of Willis Street, have leased their furniture showroom to Mr. W. 1?: Gates, of "the Amcrih can Lounge." The whole of their.stock t of high-class furniture has to bo quitted s by Septembor 21, and with this end ill 0 new they are holding a biff clearing sale, f As it is absolutely necessary that every if article. should be sold by this date, no cl reatonablo 'offer will be refused. ( ] Tho anniversary services in connection 1 with the Kent Terrace Presbyterian Sunday School will tnlco place to-morrow. The eervices in the church will bo con--0 ducted by Kov G. ICnowlcs-Smith in the 0 morning, Bcv. .7. G. Husrhcs, D.D., in the 0 afternoon, and by Kev. ,J. K. Elliott, 8.A., '■ in the evening. For several weeks past tl the choirmaster, Mr. W. If. Godier, has been training a choir of some SO voices ill if preparation for tho anniversary. The collections at all services are in aid of the fl school. On Tuesday next, in the school,3 Toom, tho anniversary will be celebrated by a tea mut entertainment, when an [. attractive programme will be submitted. , s — ■■