MASTERTON.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVII, Issue 2582, 7 August 1895, Page 3

MASTERTON.

From Oil'/' Chen Correspondent. MasuSß-toiu, August. 6. The first meeting of creditors in the estate of John Jacobs, taxidermist, was to barfe been held this morning, but a , quorum did not put in an appearance. The ! debtor, under examination by the Deputy . Gffifciril' Assignee,- attributed hisbankruptoy to SIXcSdCFs’ of work and the fact that his creditors Rad'cbteb'at him “like a pack of wolves.” . .. , j Mr Fred. Bennett, the Well - known - billiard player, mot ari amateur' (Mr AY. ' FoX) in the Club Hotel last evening. Fox 1 was coric't'dCd 500 in 1000. The handicap !was'foo'mttclt'/dr.Bennett, who had only regirffered , 727 wliofl “ billiards” was called. Tho' biggest break, made by Bennett was IM Which 1 Was off tho “spot.” The following state'tffe'rirJ htte- been filed in the estate of Charles L. DecYcT,- draper, of Featherston, bankrupt: Assets Stock-in-trade estimated to produce £122; book debts estimated to produce £SO; furniture, £2O; horse, pony, fittings, &0., £22 s total, J 3244. The Wellington liabilities ore t —Dedez, £6 15s 5d ; G. SwauI storr, £1 l(k 7d) AY. Lambert, TI9 Os 10d; Safgoo'd,’ Soli and Ewen, A4B Os. 8d; AY. aifd J.-'Staples and Co., X'22 ss; Briscoe, MaCNriil Aid Co.-, i£s 6s Od; Birnbaum and ■ Son, £o'i (li (td i Dodgshun and Co., Fl2 19sHodgson, £l7 Bte 4d > Eirkcaldie and i SfaiisrAl 19s ; APellington Tinware Comi psrf-K Mi 6s 7d,- Shackleford, 17s; Charles Hill; ji. Id f Abbott, Otam and Co., £S : Iris ;■ Eilley, M ah# James Smith, Y 645; Jones'arid Ashdown, £5 i A. Gray, £3 ; C. I#, Tringham',-' £4 : 8s; Harris and ' (it/.,- £li 85 7d j Petit, £4 f 3. B. limes, I2s 9d; U-tirfAio Loan Company, -Hl2; Fred. Fowler, £l la Ad.- Total liabilities, ,6450 13s 3d ( deficiency; sB3E6 ; I3s 3d.