The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1910-11-04
HONOLULU MANS EXPLOITS IN
MANILA REACH SUDDEN END

The following accounts from Manila
of the doings Of - F. Thayer, who has
been credited in Manila as the repre-
sentative of Dillingham; of Honolulu,
but with whom the Dillinghams dis
claim any connection, arrived by the
transport logan this morning:
September 29-The end came to AL
fred Finley Thayers exploits yester-
day when three Of his many creditors,
representing claims amounting to p
$500, only a small fraction of the to-
tai, made application to the court of
first instance for the appointment of a
receiver for his affairs.
Thayer came to the Philippines sew
eral months ago and entered into a
deal with the bureau of lands to lease
part of the we'll known and historic
Calamba estate in Laguna province for
the purpose of raising sugar cane. He
claimed to be the agent of the Dilling-
ham interests of Hawaii and told of
the intended investment of P. 3,OOO,-
600 of Hawaiian capital in the estate.
He secured some local capital
amounting to some P. 10000 and it
was believed that a great future was
in store for the investors, the Calam-
ba estate being one of the finst pieces
of sugar raising land in the island of
Luzon. OF late it has been noised
abroad that Thayers affairs were not
in the SAFE and sane condition in
which they should be, and his sudden
departure about ten days ago for
Hongkong, caused the stockholders in
the enterprise to look into their af-
fairs with the result that they placed
the matter in the hands of their at
torney, Hartford Beaumont, who yes
terday made application for the APP
pointment of an official receiver to
tide over the present difficulty.
October An reply to the court or
der to appear in Judge Crossheld's
court taking with him the books and
papers relative to A. F. Thayers bust
ness affairs, Attorney Wolfson appear
ed yesterday morning and made the
startling statement to the court that
Thayer kept no books of any kind and
that the only papers he had relative
to the Calamba estate affairs were the
leases entered into with the govern
ment.
In reply to demand for certain cor
respondence between Thayer and the
Dillingham; interests, supposed to be in
his possession, Attorney Wolfson
claimed the protection of professional
secrecy and his contention was sus-
tanned by the court
October 5.-The receivers of the A.
F. Thayer affairs have accepted the
offer of loan from d. NJ. Carman.
who has secured au option on the Ca
lamba estate which he proposes TO
purchase for certain capitalists whose
identity has not yet been made known.
The making of the loan was condition
ed on the option and the deal has been
sanctioned by Judge Crossfield.
1t is understood that the capitalists
who will take over the property will
develop it in the same manner and
to the same degree of, protection that
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The inquiries concerning the opium
smuggling that has been going on here
TOR some time, have led to the discov-
cry that forged labels have ben used.
These tins with the false labels were
called for at the express company's
Office by Wong Chong, and he has been
taken into custody. Inquiries CON
corning the matter have been institut-
ed but so far nothing definite has been
ascertained. Wing Chong was taken
before Commissioner Davis during YES
terday afternoon, and was released on
$1,000 bail. E. A. Douthitt haj been
retained to defend Wong.