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HEAVY WEST WALES FAILURE.

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HEAVY WEST WALES FAILURE. — ♦ BAD HOTEL AND MOTOR SPECULATION. Mr. William Rees, licensee of the Emlyn Arms Hotel, Kewoastle-Emlyn, and of the Biaok Lion Hotel, Lampeter, underwent ids public examination in bankruptcy at Carmar- then on Wednesday, before the deputy-regis- trar (Mr. Thomas Walters), the examination being conducted by the official receiver (Mr. II. w. Thomas).—Debtor, who attributed his failure to an action taken against him in the High Court, and through loss in a motor-car business, presented a statement giving his gross liabilities a* £ 5,651 18s. 6d., and his defi- ciency as £ 3,990 Os. 7d. He added that he used to keep the Bunch of Grapes Inn, Newcastle- Emlyn, which he took ov-er in 1891, without any capital. He went to the Emlyn Arms Hotel in 1899 with P,400 capital, and shortly afterwards borrowed JE500 from hie brother. He took over the Black Lion Hotel, Lampeter, in 1905 and engaged a lady to manue the busi- ness. The respective yearly rents vm>e C174 and £155 9s. 4d. He had run a service of motor- cars between Newcastle-Ecmlyn and Cardigan. The High Court aotion brought against him had been preferred by a Cardigan tradesman to recover £104 for repairs to a motor-omni- bus, detaiLs of which have been published in these columns. Debtor only seemed to become aware of his insolvency when he lost this action. His wife claimed furniture, and also put in a claim as owner of Sycamore House, Newcastle-Emlyn, as well as a house at inlandyfriog. Mr. D. T. George, solicitor, Newoastle-Emlyn, appeared for debtor, and there were several creditors present. Further questioned by the official receiver (Mr. H. W. Thomas), debtor said that he paid £ 1,000 for the stock and effects when he took over the Black Lion Hotel, Lampeter. He estimated that he lost about JS100 a year at the Black Lion, out he could not give it up when he found himself insolvent years ago because he held it under an unexpired leasfe He engaged eleven pereons at the hotel. The Official Receiver explained that a com- position of 7s. 6d. in the £ had been aooepted by the creditors. Mr. D. T. James, a creditor, strongly objected to the composition. Debtor, he said, would not have been advised to proceed with the High Court action if he had laid a true statement before his counsel. "He made a false statement, upon which counsel advised him to defend the action," said Mr. James. "If he had made a true statement, he would not have defended the action, and I would not have lost Z700, There is something radically wrong somewhere. Is it not a punishable offence for debtor to make a false statement and involve me in a loss of £ 700?" It was stated that the question was outside the jurisdiction of the bankruptcy court, and «sunillat*0n of debtor was provisionally ciosou.

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I THE GLAMORGAN SHRIEVALTY.I

"RUINED HIS HOME." .+ I

PRUDENTIAL CO.'S RECORD.

--I "NOTHING BUT A SHUFFLEH."

NEW LOCAL SHERIFFS. !

.'MONOPLANING AT MONMOUTH.I

DEBTOR BLAMED.

EXPELLED PROM SCHOOL

EXPLOSION IN A QUARRY.I

NEW THEATRE CARDIFF.

CONFESSION OP MUPTDER. -.

DEBTOR'S EXPENSES.

AWARD OF £ 5,000.

COLOFN Y CYMRY. --=.....,.

GRAPHOPHONE NOTES.

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