... BANKRUPTS WHO ARE NOT BANKRUPT. Mr. Wagstaff,' mid bankruptcy connoted a state of insolvency or inability to meet financial obligations they became due. That did not necessarily mean that the assets were not of a value equal to 20s. in the of the l ...

... PRISON FOR BANKRUPT Birmingham Business Ventures CREDIT RUSES A story of business ventur es in Birmingham was told yesterday when John Tagg, alias John Lucas, aged 71, an undischarged bankrupt, of no fixed address, was given sentences totalling nine months' ...

... --Now Bankrupt OU know what the Englishman is like . . drinks all round . . . you have to be all gentlemen together. . lam a Jew, and if you do not drink 1 with them they say, Look at that stingy Jew; don't go near him. These wer6 sidelights thrown ...

... ENTERTAINER BANKRUPT Coloured Singer's Partnership with Layton Recalled It was announced in the London Gazette last night that a receiving order under the Bankruptcy Acts had been made on debtor's petition in respect of Clarence Nathaniel Johnstone, described ...

... BANKRUPT CHARGE William Horace Monroe, of 101, Golden Hillock-road, Small Heath, Birmingham, formerly trading as a builder at 42, Wheelwright-road, Erdington, was in Birmingham yesterday committed to the Sessions accused of obtaining credit of £lO and ...

... BANKRUPT OF POLICY Mr. Noel Baker and the National Government The attendance at Mr. P. J. Noel Baker's meeting at Edgwick Schools. on Saturday night, began to dwindle before the Labour candidate appeared to give his speech. It was generally thought that ...

... BANKRUPT DISCHARGED Sam Blackwell. formerly in business as a grocer at Hugeley, was granted his discharge from bankruptcy by Judge Ruegg at Stafford County Court yesterday, subject to one day's suspension. The Official Receiver (Mr. F. C. Ormmd) said ...

... Bankrupt's Dissaarge. Edwin John Trawturd. late of Raleigh-street, Walsall, was yesterday granted his discharge from I . trikruptcy, subject to judgment against him for Lighting-up time tor vehicles 4.13 p.m. to 4.14 Lin. ...

... ABSENT BANKRUPT An application for the discharge from bankruptcy of Carol Flora Felton, married, of Paris House, 34a, Birmingham-road, Walsall, formerly carrying on business as Carol, costumier. was made before Deputy Judge Dr. Dawson Sadler, at Walsall ...

... MISSING BANKRUPT An allegation that a former well• known leek builder absconded with a' substantial sum, leaving debts estimated at 12.000, was made by the' Official Receiver (Mr. P. M. Miliward) at Hanley Bankruptcy Court yesterday. When the name George ...

... PRISON FOR A BANKRUPT Lost Over £5OO in Bets and Drinks in Six Months Matthew O'Connell, aged 58, of 174, Holyhead-road, Wednesbury, who carried on a business as fruiterer, was sentenced to six months' imprisonment at the local court yesterday. He was ...

... MADE BANKRUPT. Nu criminal proceedings were taken against him, but in the meantime other people, who had also been defrauded, commenced civil proceedings against Beavan with the result that lie was made bankrupt in October, 19?3, with liabilities of £1 ...