A CHINESE BANKRUPT.
LOSSES DUE TO BETTING. By Telegraph-—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. At the meeting of creditors of Wang Joe Yin, a fruiterer, of Masterton, it was stated that the assets were £lV>3, and the liabilities £619. The examination of the bankrupt elicited that he was a regular at tender at race meetings, that he had done considerable betting in various parts of the Dominion, attending personally several meetings, and that his losses in backing horses totalled £7OO. An indignant creditor said that bankrupt was a disgrace to the Chinese race. Bankrupt said he had nothing to offer. It was resolved that bankrupt should be prosecuted.
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 June 1922, Page 5
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107A CHINESE BANKRUPT. Taranaki Daily News, 30 June 1922, Page 5
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