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of a confederacy for raising the prios af 1 do not know who the seller wan M. Potte the alares of the Ropa Mann featuring Can-ame to me and naked me if I had any shares and tomjee or his lawyer."
Witness I will not swear. I understood Bus foulty in getting money to take up the shares. two of Mr Bhawan's evidence which had been that quration, he contended that, taking into Mr. Whitehead's version. It was suggested that pany and that the purchase of the shares by said he thought he could get $170. I did not
The note handed to me is the contract note for put in by his friend. The first thing Mr. Shoeideration all the circumstances of the vase and this joint application was contempora Hons or Mr. Patte was one of the steps taken by them know that he was baging du life own soonut, from Mr Terry wore bought about the 6th or line delivery for the 6th April were thorn the letters in bis capacity of clerk, and had a Company. they could not possibly Bad that th
By bis Lordship-Thy 300 shares I bought these 100 charod. The words written above the wan admitted was that be had written most of eslonlating at the very best the pros oot of the immodi tely subsequent to an agreement betwesa in the course of that operation. That was the He did uos give me to understand that he was a 10th of February, Wian bought those shares who I signed it. My orig lual arrangement was knowledge of the blooms of the Repe werks. tutrinsic value of thene shares was one $100, first lasu upon which the jury had 'to decide, kuyer at all
Mr. Party and shewan. They must romam- The second question of fact was-If they did not
heard of no arrangement bet wasn tobort She for the th April. I stipainted for the 6th Ho bol at the beginning of the your soms
ber, however, that Francis in opening his cren Afr. Francis I have to say, car for that I wen and Perry about holding these shares. think the evidence strong enough to justify have to apologies for putting Mr.Temes's
and had these words written in before I signed. thing like 900 shares in bis possession. They ternor-General, addressed the jory on behalf of not dose and in the ban of Mr. Percy it Mr. Pollock, to the abarnos of the Acting Atsaid that he intended to call ir. Porry; he had them finding that there was sust's amn pornama in our answer. It was placed, there in broker and share speculator. I held 1.001
Serabjee Rustomjee aald-I am a property. It was not that I could not pay cash
wania renumber that Duer gave him some the painti te said there were three pointe was only fair that they should amino that the pose and sash joint action on the 16th January consequence of a lot of information we had, and
Cross-examined aware that in this ease shares in the month of January and these with he should put before them for their consideration. grasmect was not carried into affact. was there at any time before the 1st March, of which it was very diflealt to my what was held on loan from Banjam and Denky the plaintiff. I hova vindo a good deal of money something Bike 1.100 atures. They would re-and fictiti us value to these shares Seuord ship? the fact of tids agreement being mad
Ropes" at the beginning of this year. I am charging fraad sad concealmeat against what Grimble Watson and others had, made First was there a confederacy to give an undue before the data at which it would have been Mr. tras and what was falee, and I think on that in 250.
"Mr. Panois-Ing. I interṛaḥt pour Lord. Hustomjee's duty in the ordinary course of formation, we worn fully justillet in patting his or lab January. I parchased no shares during of now and able to meat any claims against me. Sbean wont to the Chartered Bank for the pur confederacy? Third, sausing painti was evidence. It was for the ether side te voll bim It was either on the 81st Theom bor in shares and lost u good deal I am very well momber that on the 13th February when Mr.was the pislatiff an active member of that with Mr. Perry was admitted by Shawani ais things to have delivered toss shares and som. name in the answer. I have now to apologise the nonths of January or pleted bis contract, was there then any com for the trouble we have pat Mr. Tomes to lu On the 4th March I purchased 30 abaree I was eight years old. I then went to Calentia, roll se bring in possesion, or haring control of, fraudulent or illegal, so as to enable the
February. By native place is Bombay. I left there when pose of getting an advance he represented his active member of such coufederacy, was it disprava that if it wasnt wort bination to which Mr. Potts was a party orales, causing any imputation to rest on his obaracter from B. A. Gabby at $120. On the 5th March and in the dinary course I married ther I southing like 2,000 shares. I would ask them defendant to repad ate his contrast. the price of shares in the market and get posses during the past few weeks.
His Gardship.aft e refereing (ó ore. Shewan's sion of the holo or the greater portion of those
P 1200 shares at. $120 from Benjamin and Danby left Gents in 1943, what I was about eightean to remember that Potts, according to his own regard to the frat print, he submitted knowledged to har ben mad till the end
With ovidence, said that the urbanat way Bat Alr. TomThat is very poor satisfaction That was an actual parekose. They deducted yours old. sharer, with the result, whether intended or not, for rar.
*avideno», was presont when Mr, Shoeun, was at there was whether actually thought of or not by Mr.
the shares in wattlement of my loan. 19th March
Lot sufflefen evidenco HA Lordship-You will bear in mind, Mr. the Beak, and was in the affe, when Mr. She them. to any that el a conspiracy existed to Mr. Frano's, that the fact of fr. Parry hot Qrem ombined-I refused to sell to Mr. Potts I bought 198 shares at $150 I also bought 100 Attorney, that you will only ask each questions was said he could place 2010 shares with the Cerisin airy bita of information had been haring tea tut in the box won't reed to before af Marok. He maintaimat, with all respect Potta and his friends, with the natural and it he wanted these shares for his owa uso shares at $150 I borrowed 26 shares from Mr.
FI: ordinary rosult of preventing Mr. Rustomjee Thomms H. Whitehead, manager of the CharEwens and 25 from Mr. Denson on that date.
De will land up to facts you want.
Bank. They had heard from r. Shewan, at colles od in the course of the case, but make th jury estos to the conclusion that from getting these shares oreopt from the mom-tored. Bauk, sakl-I have a recollection of Mr. These are all the sales through the taren months to put questions to this wines to bring ont transaction between them. He thought the jury that the avidence was insei in point of law place before the 12th March.
The Acting Alivry-Guoral--I am entitled though Mr. Pottadanjet it, that this was a joint he thought bis tardehip would direct them the cent mplatol agreement did not sko bers of the confederation themselves and at Potta and Mr. Showanapplying to me as manager Daring January I sold either for cash or de- facts as to his credibility. He is charged us would have no douat in their mind that although for them to fed that there was a conspitnoy or they thought it wes a joint aplicar to the fiet price to be distaled by them. The state of the for advances on Rope shares. That was ou Ich livery at the end of month 1314. On with frand and I want to show what manner of it was not formally reduced to writing or dis- confederney. Unios they found that there was of fime greement with 3. Perry 'ght not law nu these facts His Lordship would direct than February last. Tho advance was required on time for the 81st March I sold on
There would, he thought he two questions 2,006 as a mielius, possibly 2,500. The applies 8th January to Hughes and Earn 70 at 290;
the makes that charge.
eussed in so many words, there was an under-proof as the parties con a ho icdicted have mush impartames. Mr. R. Shewan might of fact for their consideration, perhaps thres. tion was made by Mr. Shewan. Mr. Potts was on 14th to Duer 25 at 999; on 14th to Jonoph the fact, my lord,, that no word as to conspirasy other young hep that there shares should find that there was a setual conspicy suff repro-eting Mr Dar. Mr. Soms was ont of it, Kr. Frauois-May I draw your attention to standing between Shewas kid a number of for a orhin charge upon, then they must be considered as representing his brother and With regard to the question what was the present. Mr. Shewan was the mouthpiece and and Fredericks 25 at 83; to Hughes and or fraud was given in evidence by Mr. Rustom bo bought and kept till bona fide market value of Rope shares on on my not entertaining the application favourably Ezra 50 at 90; 14th Lightwood and Scott jeo. All the evidence to that foot was given and not sold except at a fixed price and chain now made upon him. With regard to alleged oos bination muat therefore have virtu: 1y # lized dote cient to justify tho defend pt is rouisting the having sold his 100 shares to Mr. Potrs. This the 80th March, Lo did not think Buy one Mr. Potts said he could offer camas with which 80 at 890; to Gordon 50 e 800; to A, Wateou by other witnesses. Under be code you have that by the 12th of February the combination whether plaintiff was an uative member of this been bate on Mr. Shaman. Mr. of the jury would say that in the base of I could be quite satisfied. I understood Hr. 50 at 889, on the 16th to Potta 50 at 394, to a very large discretion, couch larger than in had in their hands overy available share in the confecieracy, even neemming he were, ho subitfod Mr. Grimble. Mr. Grimble, lower, two persons who had role a bargain, or Shewan was making the application in behalf Stokes and Young 50 At $14; on the 17th England, with regard to quodtions put to a witookmy. There was no doubt at the time an bren u bet, it would be fair to the other of himself and friends. Mr. Potta did maka an to Wallace 50 at 94 on 18th to Denson 40 st Dass simply with a view to annoyance.
that it was subsequent to the 16th Jonuney. They he had nothing to do with it. The previous knew- iman or that he would be fairly liable to application on his own behalf. The offer of $94. Tams are all the sales in January. On 14th
agreement betwoon certain large holders not wild remember that on the 7th Fabynary plain ledge of the stistatory state of the ompray, carry out his part of it, if one of thesu daliber Mir. Potle to give good names sa soority, was February I sold to Joseph and Fredericks torney, of the quos you was seeking he mentioned, withough he left the data inde- suppose that if any such ring ng was alleged had they met daily in the one, and there was
His Lordship-What is the object, Mr. At to all Mr. Shewan vaid he had that agreement tiff had sold starea at $105 which he had bought although ofmaterial was not animportant. They ately interfered with the performance of it or made with referenes to Mr. Showan's application. 125 at $68 for 31st March. After that sale, I
we putting P in his mind when he went to the Bank and that the previous day at $ 01 and it was abrard, to know that there was likely to gord report, did anything to prevent the ather man from Mr. Potts was present and teard nfl the con- sold no more. On the 30th March I was short to test the credibility of the witness.
Tho Aoting Atlarnay carrying it out. He thought his Lordship versation between, Mr. Shewan and myself, 326 shares On the 29th March I paid 150 for
..ito, somewhere about this time, this agreement existed the plaintiff would have disposed of his Whitabend's evidence that they made a jout would tell them that there was no boca fido 1 d. not socede to the application because was 175 shares to fulfil my contracts. The roller any line of cross-examiantioncept with a view there was a confederacy and there cald he nooblaining the 420 shares at $170, which bad world consider in determining whether there.
His Lordship-Yes, but you cannot, purscato Mr. Polts. The enɑld be no ganstion that shares at a profit onlyf 84 per shora market value in respect to any mercantile rather diegusted at such an application being was Mr. Layton. Before I paid that price I to prove that.
In application. These palatch the jury article it one party deliherstely, and out of the made by two assistants in any firm in Hongkong. tried to get abares elsewhere. I could not get
doubt Pot's was a member of that conforternoy. It been so auch commuted upon, he contended Lad been a combiantion. Again, the question ordinary course of his business, interfored with
The Acting Attorney General-I must ask was, as his lordship had stated, very difficult to that plaintiff was only buying at the market rate. of the real value at the shares fint in ital Cross-examine-I believs Nr. Potta come in any at a loss price, because there were nono to the witness to withdraw, bocase the argument get direct evidence of auch, a confederney except About the same dare there was the trasanction ring woon whether times was a confederasy the market. Put it how they pleased be con- first when ho and Mr. Shows sailed. tanded that the
He talked be had outside. I sagaired of different brokers going on is on the nature of the evidence I unfeam the members themwolvgs. It would be well between Dr. Noble and Mr. Ewens at $150 and If the red valno w monstrongly belix what setion of Messrs. She to ine iu a general was till Mr. Showan came in, wan, Potta, Grimble, and Duer, who thus possibly about the weather. I cannot remember in the market for upwards of a month, The
I had been looking and engairing for "Ropos" going to not from him.
to remember, therefore, that whatever evid there was aale by Mr. Van Buren at 3130 and was grated, it wea: to show that à combientýn bought up and held the whole of those what he said I will swear Me, Potts did not brokers to whom I had girer orders to purchase visable to put what questions the Attorney. the lips of those who were themselves en oooted Alluding to the joint application to the Bank of p ominent cause of the approcinion only His Lordship said be thought it would to ad-once they bad of the confederacy was from neither of the transactions had biru impeached or fedrecy between the coal was the share, as oue which he did not think make any Application to me on that date for an said I could not get them on the market. The General required answered first. If he doubled with it Mr Potta admitted that us far back as Shewan arul the plaintiff Mr. Pollock said remained to draw the attention of the jare to any of the jury, however much they adsance on his own behalf. Ibalieve he did make only plan L could get then was, from Russell's thoms auwers he might then test the credibility October last ho knew the shares of the Com- Whitehead had admitted that 1. Totte bnda me of the tenetians which had by con might be interested in share specula-me an application sabsequently. I can positive poopla. I instructed the brokers to get mau the witness. He did not wish to interfera pany were about to rise. Ea mw" in his afficecoms into the Bank that morning before ented nu in i ca to what bring tions, would consider fair or one thaly swear that Mr. Patts offered me names which shares. I did not apply to the operators them with the cross-examination, but be did not thick the purchpans of hemp and the prices of rope should be allowed. It might, he that Maho anid would be satisfactory, following up Mr. lves. My brokers did. I am a dealer in shares they wanted to go into anyone private history would not take him too miantos to entenlate to make application for an adenage on his own
Bhawan. Mr. Potts stated that he had gone there! ta ♬ had on the question whether there was Rustomjee was not a particularly popular or a Showan's application. particularly good man. It might be that their Potte wade no application on his own behalf on tion for shares to the aporators in the early part not stop him for a moment..
I will swear that Mr. but do not act sa broker. I made an applics-anless nessary. If it was necessary he would. roughly what the prcafs would be. And thon babaif, while esording to Mr. Whitehead's state of susitarim was that of VG of these combistion or her. the car'ipt exampla sympathies fedividually did not ran with his. It the 12th February. About this time several of Fabrary Mr. Ray was the gentleman I
they found Mr Potts, not a geatleman of meat Mr. Pate came there to make remarks o might be that none of the work opposed ani
Crogramination continued-I am a proper fortune op onlating in shares, but a clerk at $200 the gista of the weather. Mr. Whit her bad plaintifadhi or spon All he had beard sávos 21 3.50 by dr. Robart herum to thes brokers come to me about. "Rope" abares and authorised to get me some at $136. He could ty broker and share speculator. I dan in principle to the gambling which undoubted said I was supporting a correr 1 saared them I not get them. Shares were out of the market share. I am not a jobber.
s month probably, investing largely in shares also stated that Mr. Patts had again made up of al75 „kaˆâ– Tamrona - đằ ly did go on in ebares and share specula was not and I read the Isttar I had written about the early part of January. It is not true
and pressing sharea in Deonaber. and plication on his own behalf few days after that Smas hat in bed ikea passi in Hongkong; but
His Lordabip-I thought sman who dealt in they found him having up $10 or 920 heresiat op die tion had been myle every one of them to be seply interest mon without disclosing the nama. I cannot swear $120 were pat down at my request. I never disgrace attacking to the title of jobborne banks ambers of the confort razy, were buying daring to return to Mr Whitehead and ask for an ad the e me tag. There were to h
apposing to Mr. Shewan to one. two gentle as Mr. Danby mys that the 200 shares at share was a jobber. I prime there is no before the end of February. They knew also that after a joint application had ben of the lores it was shorn that Ir. Be Wasily the ben ret has win me and to 70 ed in shares and share speculation, which that I hare not mentioned what want on between heard till yesterday that Mr. Danby had par.
that Shew and Dne, and Watson and ot' er fused. Mr. Potis would have the hardihood was bort the body and the selen. he did not suppose they were; eren supposing Mr. Sheran, Mr. Potte, and myself to anyone. chased 100 shares at $170 and 100 shares with me. They show transactions up to the the month of January.ould there be any vazce on his own behall? The only state of shares which had bin patiently comme: 1-
Witness, continning, sal-I some they did not approve personally of his client I do not know who I mentioned it to. I was at 8200 to settle those I owed him. Mr. sad of March from October last year, Chon reasonable doubt that Shewan, Patis. Duer, and question was with regard to the legality of the don by Mr. Pollons- skare on the 15th and his ordinary or everyday, dealings, oven for indignant at such an application being made. Danby bas said he never charged roe for brakor-la- their own protection and for the bonour and a my duty as a bank manager not to die age on this traumotion.
memo. of parobases and ales I make Grimble were all working gether with aleged confederation Even asenzing that this Februscy 6919bought by N. Medy He did do so. good name of the colouy, in the interests of fair slow what passes between my clients and myself. produce a supplementary account cf Mr. Dan account. My transactions in Bopas com common parpos, with the deliberate object that it was illegal in point of law. aerrnbination quite comer in saving that the rangetimus Iin shores. 3y, deslings are not all on my own common knowledge, a common intent, and coutelgracy exist d there was both ny to show, ale at 2210 for us Me. Poek was and straightforward dealing in shares, he put What I did wasin self defence, I cannot recollect by's in which it is charged. Iirst learnt that mano in August last for October. The team of petting into their own hands all the to be illegal must be a combi alia to bury but pale tunisip sobre o it to them that they ought to make use of this whather I mentioned the nates of Mr. Potts a corner had been formed in the early part of action is bought 3rd August 25 sharos frota ay ilable, shares in the market and raising an unlawful purpose or a combination carry out bar hat on the priveplo that one or two swallows opportunity to draw the line somewhere, and it and Mr. Shewan I do not think it likely. I Jaunary. All my transaction in January wers Mr. Potts at $81. I had anther book bat it the price? 11 they came to that conclusion, a twful purpose by unlawful means. He sub din rot make a ser ses or two quotations they were satisfied that this combination had ex was particular not to disclose the names, isted and that Mr. Potts had been a: momber of not swear that I did noti
I will bona tie. I was not myself working any ring was stolen in July. The book I produce is the sad he thought they should have no dificulty inmitted that this combustion. seeing there had do not make a market. It was for thjer to say I did not grant r ir corner on the market. When I entered into only use for all the transactions.in Ropai" doine en, then his Lordship would direct that if been one, came under neither of these heads. With whether there was a real aart she tard ve this combination, and if directed in point of Potts's application because it was rather large to the contrast on which I am now suód I had no whether on my own account or anybody else. they thought Mr. Potta was a party to that regard to the question of damages Mr. Pollock wulate the purchase. Then there were tiemp law by His Lordship, as he believed they would the best of my knowledge. I cannot recollect idea that I should not be able to get share at The book is made up from transactions made combination the contract be bad made with the quoted again the transactions which bal been sactions close upon the tiling day for March, be, then, quite irrespective of anything they how munch. There was another meeting between ordinary prices to satisfy it. I did not suspect daily from memos. might know as to the merits of partias, they Mr. Potte and myself about the middle of Feben at that time, from report or otherwise, the tries are made from day to day
in pencil. These en- defendant could not stand. There was another dono at 3130 and 3150 and which had not ben did not think, however, that these had great would say distinctly by their verdict that this sry. As far as I can reallast it was a few days existence of a ring. I continued buying and busza is ver. I tear up
after polat for their consideration. Mr. Potts had impeached. In carolusion be asked the jury to value. It was known that they are shot thing should not be allowed and that Mr. Potts after I revived the joint application. I don't seiling at $100 up to end of January. Neither notes from which I make then up. I have not the beginning of his examination and bafort in less charges of frand against a number of ven- ved that it was very dilalt to tabira, the rough denied the joint application to the Biok. In romamber that the defendant had brenght rockers, and be thought it was a cavity pro should not be allowed to recover in that Court see anything improbable in Mr. Totts, after the Mr. Potte nor the parties who were acting on torn ap important watter before now. Ia measure he could see what the effect of hi an- tlemen, of whom plaintiff was one, and the eridanie Those prices were given by pepe unde p the enormous damages which he claims, damages joint application had been refused, returning to his bobaf gave me any information about the w bankrupt here in 1875. I did not tear awar world be, Mr. Sheran, had stated that the hed not sustained the charge agitant one of them. sare who had a disinity in darrying out thir far in excess of anything like the real value of me to make an application on bir own baball. asistence of a ring when that contract was made up any books on the eve of going into bank application to Mr. Whitehend might have been a and he urged that thie should be taken into con engagement They mat turp to Se those shares. If they found that as a matter He might have returned to me if he had been On the 30th March I was in a position to have ruptoy. I do not remember the Chief Justion joint one. He thought that taking this in consideration when awarding the plaintiff damage. proper standard of market pries. It icht b of fact he was engaged in the combination, that refused elsewhere I have never bought or sold hooght these sharea if I had thought fit without of that day saying it was an vatrageous thingjunction wib Mr. Whitohead' eridenos, the he was dirsatly or indirectly connected with Repe" shares, either directly or indirectly or borrowing. On the 18th April I entered into a tod stroy originals when about to go iuto banjury old believe that whether or not at other counsel for the defeace had told them there were skotid ust be at of all proportion to ta reul His Lordship, in summing up, said he learned slightly in advance of tho eat ; but it Messrs. Shewa. Dasr, Grible, Perry, and jointly with anyone else. others, he should ask for a verdict st their haude, i
contract for 400,hares at 8166. That was with raptey. I remember those bankraptay proceed periods there might have been separate applios wider questions to consider than those affecting value of the sus a. Tanth this tha ̈-ab- Brust James Coxon, braker, satd-On the the object of carrying out my contracts. I refuge bat Edo not remember that there was a tione, there was a joint application on test the parties in this case, questions which affected-quont sales, and these were perhaps conn-eted a did not consider that there was anything 12th February last, I put through 70 shares at faned to take these shares and carry out the great deal of talk about uy books not being pro ocotaion, when Mr. horas offered to place the interest and web-ing of the Colony, with imilar orrung wents. Mr. Shwa con. improper or illegal in selling shart. That was $200 cash. Mr. Stevan was the buyer. The seller eontrant for two reasons. One was that I orduead. I have been a speculator in the Colony 2.000 or 2,500 shares in the Beak and Mr. Fotis He (bis Lordship) must in the first plion ask tracted to sell to the agat of the defalant done every day. Therefore Mr. Rustomjee in is a gentleman who and nothing to do with this dered my broker not to hry from the ring and on the share market for the hurt ten years. I offered to give good ames as security. He did the to chase away from their minds any notion 400 at Sid, but the sef alant would not con- sulfing short was not to blama. The questions was-bad soy man or combination of men a right Eaol Abdullah Joseph said-I am in partner ring. I was also told by Gubbay that if I sle for the last twenty-five years. I uner delfoerstely made any false statements but as the easy before them. The learned carmel hadde ve plunder maila feulties In wy biber said he had not bonght from the have been speculating in aras and opinn not suggest for a moment that Mr. Potts had of their baving to deal with anything else, thrapists the purchase. The other pt. chow were to take advantage of that and thus by their own ship with Mr. Fredericks as elurebrokers. I referred to settle for a day it would mare a difstand what a "corner is. sota deliberately inoreng the damages they were membor on the 6th Fobraury purchasing 100 forepce of $50,000 to me. In siler words the ring cornered before. I havo never cornered any onery and as he had religioudy drived himself of but with that they had nothing to dust present, the jury hul to dermis other the on- I have never been they had seen he had no extremely feble memo referred to the public interests of Hongkong, conclusion His Bordship wallthe first quetion entitled to ask from the if he failed to shares at $102. They were purchased from Mr. would. break or soviething world ba dieniged to before. I have never attempted to make all masan of refreshing it hy destroying All and the gentlemen of the joy most confine tract was mlid, an unless they found that there carry out his contract? A very considerable Legge. They remained for e mouth in Mr. my advantage. If I had bought theas shares of corner before. It is ent the gana costera in cheque bicka mimoriada, and brokers' scouts, thomasolves to the case as disclosed in the est was conspises prior to or on the 16th January. portion of the evidence in support of the Legge's use and then Mr. Showan's name was Mr. Petta I should have been playing his game. share speculation to make roer My Brst is thought the jury would know what impotence put before them It was an action, se they within bs mind there was not, there wa facta atstad had best given already. Aura- given. On the 7th February I bought myself I was willing to settle if I could get shares from sale of Ropa" alareswas on the kth January for tence to aflach to his statuts that he was new, for the of erlain shares solt on the lid enim. Tuan thea was the question ofi ber of respectable brokers has been called-25 shares at $108 and I sold them again the same anyone except the ring. The statement of the end of the month. My west on the 14th was not a partner in any such confederacy and that 16 Jasu, and one of the questions raised combination, and unless it was a crumblation and he did not include Mr. Dauby ameng day to Mr. Shewan. On the 12th February 50 Josepha that I did not give him an order to get also a forward oue. I wont ou dealing in ahares he made no jo.nt application for an advance on by the defendant was what her or not the oa for the purpose of direly affecting the party the gambar-and they had told them that abares at $200 were sold by Mr. Legge for Mr. shared at any price is not trus. Mr. Joseph told till I got rid of all my shares und moce, over 300 shares. The part point he would dieact their tract usin between him and the plaintiff at that to the contract, the plaintiff was en itled to the there were practically no transactions in Hopes Shewan to us and we sold them again to Mr. after 12th February, because they were all held Showon.
ma Grimbe had gone back on the wing and wex moro. I causat tell what the effect of this would attention to was Mr. Rustomjon and Mr. Rus date was valid Now, warped sonaal in their difference borsen the price be lought stand by these half dozen gentleman whose yaxies they
cortiered himself. He told we he had got the be on the market I know what a "bear' The Acting Attorney-Genorel-You are put- 400 shares from Mr. Silas. Joseph cause to operation is. It does not alvasa deprem the attempts by Mr. Denby in cross-examination points of view strong terms as to the na
tomjee's position. In spite of the deliberate comments on such a eng right from their offer the value of the shares 191t 3 fi bad beard over and over again and who had ting it into his morth that Showan was both and opened the negotiation for purchase. He ralue of shares. It is not operfly an attempt
was an article in the market, an the cond come to an agroomrent between themselves not to seller and buyor.
to throw dirt on Sir Rustomjee, there was no-ture of it. but what had to be considered was not prove the state of the market, tist wild by the sell. The faw transactions at cash prices which
eaid he could satisfy all my claims and get to lower the market. When I sobt my shares 1 thing in his tractions in connection with whether the transaction on one side or the other best indivat.on of the value, and in trut Mr. Frencar-We have already had he was the me shares outside the ring. Ho told me that was not bearing" the market. What I these Ropes which bed throw discredit op was a bigbly oral one, but whether it was such das, if it was a fair and pin mcket the buyer had been mentioned aonid be examined in detail selfer. We will leave no deabt presently that in the course of a day or two, owing to Grimble dorstand by bearing" is when a man goes into him. He stated that in consequence of his as the law allowed and he naked the jury to bear in mind that they la sold the shares to himself.
The plaintiff, Mr. Potts, was untitled to the di-reuca h`{w on the cou would every one of them, with the exception of Witness continning-On the 12th February and I had better get these while I could. He depreciatiu, the market.
being short, the market. would go up still higher the market day after day and sals with a view to opinion as to the increased value of the land and Messrs. R. Shewan. Duar. Watson, and fract and the market price. If these tiga was two, the prion of which he should put before I had a transaction of 123 shares at $120, first asked me $178 and we finally agreed upon-
and hee of the shares ha benght up ligely Grimble were all in a way connected with the not really on the market, but relying the fur them. be found to be purchases by mon in pro- from Mr. Showan, who sent me the scrip And $166. Ho icld me he knew where he could and his having gone into the market and sold share price which he considered micingtly high, tar of fact was not at the time in the employ of must actiusten valus. It had been sizes ifuat His Lordship World, not the very fact of in January, and when the shares baltached hiness of the Rope Co. Mr. Grinblans a matherprosa parpets of erving a value then they cisely the sae hole as Mr. Rastonjes. requested me to enrry the shares for him or ar Among the witnesses he should put in the box rege for somebody to carry them. The moaning for the rearned.”
these Aharo Joseph and Fredericks „signed † for each prova that he was not bearing? he quietly sold them day after day. There the general managers. but he had been in miftusy 'come to the cone that three would be: Tomos. Although his camu had of carrying" is. I advance him the money and
The name of the aller Mr. Francis-And the transist one show, my had been no righ juta the market on his part ploges, and they hid it on Mr. Showau's evidouce market value they wond iki been mentioned as being connected with the hold the shares at his disposal. I advanced towards that Mr. Shewan was the seller. Mr. Jo euch day and raising the market.
was not disclosed. I learnt a few days after-lorf, that he was really getting a better price with shares with the intent to lower the market that he was very often in the office so that havi to nevisst, determine flar intrini alus of f disilardi confederacy, nothing had appeared in the vid. Mr. Shawan at $120. Mr. Showan gave me the son came to my office and wanted $3,000 against
rates. He sold stuudily, getting a better price ing been formerly an employee and bring end the property. there as un, Allt tunt the ones and nothing had been discovered to show option to arrange as best I could. I carried 50 this purchase, He said he was pressed by the of fact dissing of all my shares and and 375 more. Knowing as he did the value of baps pe distinction between him and theas for abulous that between the den of Pebe Witness continuing, said-I was usu mutter such day until he bad sold all the shres he had stantly associated with the others. there was per-rept in March was 'n ou ne od it s that bo mua one of the combination. The sate self and sold 75 for $120 and got the money. Bank for the zaury. I said "What have I to I did diapass of thous all Durlug the month these shares he did not think the jury would a knowledge of the business was concerned. rury and the date wurgesai senisterrein ment that he had had been made publicly and it and arranged to re-parchass them at $123 for the do with that Possif he was helping Mr. of March I tried my best get abarve. I consider that the defendant had done anything As to the special knowledge which the plaintif the hot would he only right to give Mr. Tomos an op- 31st March. That is I practionlly paid $3 per Showen by carrying his shares for him and went to Benjamin and Danty and Subay, rash in selling these 325 shares more than he
Between the two dates 100 portunity of denying it in public. In some share for the advanes. I did not, before the last those ares were in his secount at the Bank. That was afficient for my purpose for that had at the time: There was nothing in any of why he should not know all he did in a perfectly aideration what had been geval by Mr.
was said to possess, there was no von-onet uil r.port cane out. They might take into co mes the brokers put into the box had only March, soll these 75 ahares which I bad barht I said I thought these shares were from Mr been able to give one party to some of the tran for $123. I did not take delivery, I paid she Silas. Ha aid they were from Mr. Shewas. I to expose my sad to all the brekers in the plios bear the strictest Investigation.
moment. Having said short. I did not want the defendant's transnotions which would not legitimate way. The Company had improved Frazole, namely, to the prof realist Kantions, the other in many cases being a cheque and, as I anticipated some trouble, askedaid I would not falfil the coate-ot. On the and Ionly instructed these two brokers. To a had stopped an attempt to bring discredit upon its prosperity was increasing before the report transetion of a probat temporary character. Lordship its position considerably during the year, und du ing 198 Bon the tue the client of Messrs. Joseph and Frodoroks. the seller to hold till the let April. I uover 29th Math I sent round the produced ciran certain extent to my satan kuneledgs there wore They would be put into the box and would be able gave it to be understood on the market that I r
the defendant by questions concerning bis pri nas published. It had made porcheses of hemp In estimating tia dawaga hay had to remember to give information in certain cases as to who was ready to purchase shares at any price.
ne means of getting shams exopt from Russell's rato life and character, and the doliberato at very cheap and the price of that artigis bad the dividend which bad acond in the meantime, were the principals for whors they noted. He never had any instructions from Mr. Rustomjee
Mr. Francis, read the circular, which is a people. I got my knowledge through my bro tempt of Mr. Danby to discredit bim rien ponsiderably, and i had a stock of rope 1 per cent on shares, or 3370) should also put the defendant in the box who to purchase all the Rores." I could at any
follows.
kers. I rode application to Barssell'e people. I bud recoiled upon its author. There was ande from cheap harp. He did not think th would give them an account of his transnatious price. On the 8th February I bought 500,
Ta jury then r-tir d and after in absence of Hongkong. 29th March, 1889,
allude to the one Mr. Ray made and also to cae 6 point in Mr. Dazby's evilence regarding would have any doubt that Mr. Shewar and about a quarter of an hour targed the fulles ia Ropes. In support of his contention hores at $110.
DEAR SIR,The undersigned, being aware that his through R. A. Gubby and through Tong and these 200 shares which he and be pur Mr. Patts from the kans edge they obtained an log finding by a majority of 6 to 1- that a combination after the signing of the
Cross-empinad-In the last traction the transactions is the Rope Company's abazes interest Gubbay and Benjamin and Danby Theve no etaged against Hr. Eustomjee's loat. A hun-account of their cannation with the business 1.--Wo hold the ec doet voldi, as there was contract would affect the contract Mr. Francis parchasers were none of those gentlecion men.
many people, denizes to make the following state- actual knowledge that they went to Bussell's dred of these shares ware perchseed from Mr. came to the coadusion in January that it would be no evidence of como ation on the Ch Jaary cited the cases of The Paneme Telegraph toed in this cans.
mentHe is are from evidenes in his possession axcept what they said. 1 got my impressions that Putts at $188, Mr. Fatts had been interrogated very good thing to bacabarca, as they were or tin date of said centenet. of t
f the existence of "Bull" ring in Bopes, which there was ring from Moasts Beajamia and about his share transactions, and is his answar tein to rise. It was perfectly legal to make se Company. The Telegraph Works Company Phinena Frank Grimble mid-I am book- haa successfully combined and worked to earnes
We hold tast at scure tion after thin 10 Chancery Appeals, 516; Res. e. Hillyer 26 keeper in the Dook Company, I was formerly in the market, hea prcented bogna quotations, and will Danby. They said there we ring formed there was to mention of this hundred shares of the knowledge which was acquired in the date there was a combinatina to rais to a firt Chitty's Reporta 100, &c.
nuouget Russell's people. The said that Potts, Now, as the merits of his case depended on the course of business, whether in share of euy other tious value the price of Rope shares to witch Russell & Co.'s employ. I left them. two years sacoeeded some time age in gotting a quotation at Shows, and ethos bad combined with the establishing of boas file sals at high market transactions.
probably agaia. Andeavour to đổi vớ. The “Ring "* The following evidence was then called for the ago. I have been dealing in Rope shares during 30 per aluure, which was immediately followed by onmpeadore to make a ring. Mr. Grimble dil rates one would bare thought he would not have morality to take advantare of specist knowk dgs
It was rot, perhaps, a very high the plaintiff was a party. defendant.:-
this year. Oo the 1st January I had cone, eales for cash at $120 por share while again, with not give me any information personally.
3. It is our o,inion that had the influence Heary Arthur Herbert, sald-I am manager of The only record of my share transactiora is out any shangs in the situation of the company, or
Mr. forgotten to put in that salo. Finding that his in that sort of way. The highest morality would of this combination not been brought to bear the NewOriental Bank Corporation, Limitat. Mr. my bank pass book. My acount of monthly any reason whatever (szcept the existence and exturbay brought the information to me. I weak momery had led him into a mistake ho far a man who was going to purches from 2002 the market, the arket pris would not Potta keeps au soconut with our Bank. I produce settlements Lavo tocu up
ticante designs of the Bing.") o quotation has been believed this information was from Mr. Geimbia be amended his answer, but this bundred another to say I know certain frots and have have advanced beyond S:80 per share com divi During the stained at $299. There being, however, a Hant to the chequer drawn by him during the month of month of January I bought about 3 sabatesian to extortion, the undersigned has resofred Grimble and then come to me. Iako low of then he told them in the witness-bor That he and I think the price yua nak s very low one."
bocanes. I saw Mr. Gabbay speak to Mr. shares at $185 agşin escaped his memory. And such and such information regarding this article, load. The difference between tha and the on- February against bis account. I have four and about the same number for the end to resist and expore the "ling. Being anxious, the diagreement between Sheran and Grimble, had etterly forgotten all about it and would bat that was at the usual way in basiness and to $300"
iraat price we award the plaintiff, amonating ohnques drawn by him in faveur of Mr. Tomes, of January one on the 12th February for 83.560; one same for the end of March about 300 myself and siste the fraud attempted reply heating the market that Mr. Grimble had said that if I drew our not reminded him of it on the presions Saturday was nothing contrary to law. It mattered a tut rection of your Boding, that thew was a wea
Dering January I purchased however, that it should not be apposed that be Guthay, of toeg and abbay, also told me never have remembered it if Mr. Danby had in taking advantage of special knowledge there is Lordship-in ernuwetion with the wrand data for $10,040; oue en tho 13th February for Shewan bought shares in which I bed half nonuses to all whom it may concem, that maming a wore the whole, ring would fall to pieces, There was one other thing to which he wished to all in this case how the plaintiff required babiest on, I presume you mess that is THB Lot
ring have gone aminas tin, the mudersigned an- 917,800; and one same date for $40,000.
inforest to the extent of 200 shares. Of the 200 price far in excess of the you falas of the shares, and inferred From these things that there was a ring, call attention, and which he thought would enable information, at all events there was nothing taucha eonibinatis. s prilog the phit 10th July
I bought I gave Hr. Shawan 100 Mr. Showane in assess of the last bond fide tranactivas, (eun It is not on these facts alone that I make the them to judge pretty well as to the plaintiff's prevent bis taking advantage of it Me. Toute frem raconring, nothing dir al sent they and ayaalt had four joint tranmotions. During tracte in which the nodarsigned was himself the buyer) charge of fraud and concealment. When I told conduct and character and his memory. Why did on the 16th Januarywant-d sharrsand bohad told ofendant to procluts him from varying out February I bought from Stokes and Young & simply for the sake of his mame, and not at all on so Joseph to get me 400 shares oulaite of the ring he go to:Me Tours und tell him a deliberate them himself that he know at that time iris contrast. at $108 cash, and I bought 120 from Mr. Ferry pay off all his contrasts, in ouse he cannot, delive: I thought he had them from Stas. Silas's game false god? fr. Tomes told bisu or gave him Rustomjee had got shares. air. Rustume him.
coupf of the real vaine of the shares, he is ready to local Insuranes Companies. About the last for the end of March. That was the last "Hope" aharos, at the rate of $150 per share and, brokoteger. did not appear on the contriel note but as to understand, that he would not sell himself admitted that he was a very large holder of
The Foreman-Yva, my lord. Pok in February I remember the defendent I bought. The shares I paid for I pat in the The abors offer is made without prejudica to the Joseph said they came from Silas I took his shares for bi own acconst, and be deliber shares. Ha ha sold a large quantity and the might be entered with corts.
The Attorney-an-r-l'astud that judgment. Asking me if I could get him some "Rope Chartered Bank. I never tad ar Aliares that andersigned's legal defence, should it in day ceas not word On the 29th Marcle I bought 125 shares ately deceived Mr. Tomes and gare hira to n plaintiff had every reason to belier, that be could sharas. I want to see Mr. Sheran about it. I hed paid for in Mr. Shewan's hands or unter be accepted; and be expranly disclaims admitting at $153 from Benjamin and Dauby. They came derstand the they were not for hilt, that he carry out these contracts. The next question was eretion of His Lordship, and submitted that
Mr. Francis said that coats were at the dis Prior to this. I remeber casually asking Votes his control Thers was no difficulty on the Sist. On the contrary, he is falls aware that but for the from Mr. Layton. I do not know if that was the wanted them for womebody else. It was true in whether there was a combination or confederacy they huld not be given to the painti
thereby that $350 represents the fair market rată. if he was interested in Ropes and he said he March in my delivering 100 shares. There existence of a King" the shares of the company market rate. I have no wish to impeach that one sare, he was not purchasing them for him to bid the shares so as to orenta fotitious offer had been made which bad not been see pt d was not. I naked Mr. Shewan it be was pre- was a delay. They were in Shawn's hands par value $50-could never Lave goos to ach a pre-transaction. I deny that the contract mole of salf but for the ring, and that they were not value. That might not affect the validity of by plaintiff and these pron din had acteu pared to soll Mr. Rustomjee "Rope shares. Toeg and fubbay, to whom I bad sold them, cards mism. Nevertheless, in the absence of any fair 200 shares at 8140 mede out by Danby was made merely confederatia bat partners and the piun the contract. but it would affect as estimats of com plaintiff's own-otion. named 8130, bat Mr. Shewan would not look at went round to Blevan. He said there was some He asked me what I would propose to give. Ito me and I told them bewen had them Wagainst himself at the above ezofasive rsto, in order Benjamin and Danby had $30,000 of mine. This gettird between thow. He did hope, that quite to raise the price to a point which did not really Fabargo of a napirnog at the date of the contract market, the undersigned in contont to settle alaims ont because I could not cireurs. In Marsh der wheteror it was would probably come to be damages. If the plaintiff combined with others The Attorney General poisted out that the the figure and the conversation terminated. In difficulty in getting shares in and we must wait is designed is advised that he is not liable in stuce Mr. Danby bas hd's row with me that he in the matter either on ons sida, or the other.they could not come and quote a pries that be and bie borz paid into Court the early part of March I had another conversa Two days afterwards Tong came to me and pressed
note was not given at my engpast. It is only apart from any personat feeling they might have represent the arket value of the shares, then his had not been sustained, and it ne money had me and I gave an order on Showen who delivered damages for non-delivery of absres except to the ex-has said this. I showed this uels to brokers is would look upon this simply as a question befriends brought into the market as a legal star- as the figure he would accept. I have had nothing them. The reason I could not get them was tent of the difference between bls contract price and the opiony, but not to make a rate. I do not tresa A. and B., lapaonalities to dard for the shares. It had been much discussed fff ought to bava ents to do with the stock myself. At the time I went not herause Mr. Showen objected to my such piese a jury any and as the and deny that I harrowed the 200hares of Messra, would ask them to deal with it as a serious ques-whether combination was itself legal or not. He made an offer of 8150, and the plain it's refael to see Mr. Showen the prices were fluctuating selling then at this price. Mr. Shewan is not reb the Slit instant. Persans having contracts Benjamin and Danby. I have sealt with thisstion which in the result would affect not merely did not know if it was necessary for the pur of that offer seemed to have in a grot m aure
of the shares on the due date of delivery, viz: so rapidly that it was impossible to say what was triendly with me at preant. The cause of the with the undeigned and choosing to ignors this no 200 shares. I have retornod them to Messre the parties in the state of the market. Mr Rafee told me disagreement was that I would never tell him tion ouncerning the " rigged" state of the market, Benjamin and Danby. For the past year and a
this page, but was likely pose of the case to go into that. It was not cared thone prooedingseth rofore outered in confidence that he wanted to buy 1.000 shares. what I was doing in "Ropes." I do not romom. will do so at their own risk. A snit has already been half I have been taking a great interest in Hope kong itself; and possibly the fulaire actions confederacy to have any formal recognition,
to affoot the commercial future of Hongnecessary in crder to establish the existenos of judgment for to plaintiff for $31) without reste Croms-uzamized by the Attorney Genera-Iber Shewan advising me in January not to all threatened sainst the undersigned, which will admis shares. It never Atranke me to ascertain what and dealings of every one of them. The a word, a zod almost a gesture might be thisk the conversation I had with Mr.. Potts We had a conversation about Ropes" and he in a Court of law. am, doar Sir, yours obediently, hoop was doing.
of the quartion being brought to an issue and decision was about the early part of January
eatd they were going up. In the Uxt week in.
damages they gave would decide the question sufficient. The people, who made arch com Charles Alexander Tomas maid-I am a January I met Mr. Showan in the Club. He
(Signed).. 5. Всятомія. Be-examinedThe date mentioned jastrow probably for years to oorde whether thesa awind binations were not in the habit of making formal parter in the firm of Bassell & Co. They are told me hemp was going op and the shares would
was when the existence of the ring oame to myling ring transactions were to go on or not, agreements. It was for the jury to 835, taking the general managers of the Rope Manufacturing rise and ho thought it would be a good thing to cover on the 30th to Mr Potts at The parches I made from Mr. Layton at $150 in this calony to something like Jegitimate plaint: was combined with others for the par Orphanage in sabritiiuz to the ublin their
Witness contining said-I seat ons ander knowledge. I have no idea when it was formed whether specalation in abares was to be coudnedal the dreamstages of the case, whether t Company. Under the articles of Association buy. I said" All right, I will bay 200 abaces Russell & Co's, ndent 12 o'clock noon. the firm has to hold 50s are. They still hold cash on our joint account." There was never snit I ruferred to in the circular was the pre-pressure as bring oornored. I should not bars it had done for the last twelve months to the date that would fixitself in the mind of the jury with suaual report and statement of no
The was not given a fair price, but only nuderiants or whether it was to go raping nat sa pose anggested in this ease. There was one that number. At the end of January my per- any anderstanding betweer Showan and myself sent one. I had before this intimated through parahased at that rate had there being any mer-injury of fair, boncat trade. Seething like 25the 12th February. It was ou or abunt that cents, sonal holding was 340 shares. That was the that I should let him know what Ja doing in the brokers, Stokes sed Touag, that I would ket. Mr. Danby was continually pressing me to mihens of dollars were ont now in this elo 7 date that the extraordinary ries Fu the market most I ever held. On the 12th February I sold "Ropes." That was the cause of the disagree not carry out my contract with the plaintiff. I buy theso shares. I went to Mr. Robinson's on abers That amount of money was with or what was called the mot Fitte o the shares Aeting of the Committee. bod inst suzume to The need of a sufficient building is most proming Mr. Potts 420. I bought the ether 80 on the ment between us, that I would not let him know heard from Mr.Joseph of the sale of shares chamber and saw him and is advised not to buy drawn from legitimate trade in this plaos. took place.
dinoum the question of obtaining a loan for the erưùn 11th February as $125. This disposal left me what I was doing. I never mat a message to to himself at $200, and then selling them again the shares, but I bought the bocatuse I was Compa fex were increasing day by day and if to that date. There might be tractotions praticable, and the double case was the be He did not wish to limit them ton of an entirely new boi ding, but a total m without ang abares. I purchased no more he- Mr. Rustomjee advising him not to settle and to Mr. Showen at $200. That is the bogas desirous of settling, fore the meating. On the 8th March, 1880, there telling him that I would sell my share and tranmotion I refer to I am well acquatubed
what description many of than were they all ub the 19th or Ulth lich had considerable sure of the verandale, referred to in the stove state. might still have been some share in my name break up the ring. I was selling dures openly, with the share market here. I was much inter-
This concluded the case for the defendant. knew Brokers were ingraising, there sprous value. It was not necesar, that he should go mest. It is now the Committee's int ntion shortly on the register, which had not been transferred. I never got any security through the compiled in Ropes" at this the. I heard of one referring his lordship to the cases cited an in the place had his share speculation and statement of MT. Y ung, which, be thought. Was dosrece se needed and special donations will be in- Mr. Francia, pa beball of the defendant, after lator were increasing every pety dlere over the quotations variation. They bad 1. to open a Bullding Fund, out of which tie prezent I attended the meeting as a stareholder I votre or from any Chiusman for money due to moi bona fide transaction during the latter part of the previous day and quoting again from them, his broker. Was or mes at Mr. White fair and generally burne out His Lordship ritad for that object,
Mr Prarcia-On what qualification P
in respect of Rape shares. I know Mr. Perry February and March. It was a lot of 25 abaras preocoded to address the jury. He said the At head right when he said he was disgu ted than quoted several, transactions mention I do not know what namber of shares he held. I at $120 sold by Biokes and Young and bought by torney-General in opening the case o ncluded and ashamed that two olerka in an offered by Mr Young to abaw that up to the continued nocea of the home as an ode toalin The Committee have been wol gratisled with the Witness-The shares were still in my mo, bought from him early in February for the 31st Ewens. I also heard of a small lot about the bin speech by sbarging them, in the defence they here should coins and as for an advan 6 of 12th February the shares had on cortination. The maulin of the examination by H. M although I might have voted as one of the firm. March 300 at $120.
Was not Mr. Forbes theres Chairman Y
samu time of shared at $110. I koos of no other had set up, with deliberate fabriction in order to seventy er ofghty thousand dollars from a bank nously 102, 14, 106, 107, 108, 110. Ou the 17th sector of schola a Riva alove. A month and Cross-examined—I received a momage about transaction in which members of this ring were justify the defendant in repudiating the contract on shares of the Rope: Company, of whose in there was salsat $195 and on the 12th at $150. entered their names for the Cm ridre Ecular
Information was peraived that all the four boys who Mr. Francis-Burely any member of the firm giving evidence in this case. It was not from not concerned. The statement made that in he had wads and getting ust of his kaser He travele value the jury were heat able to tadge? During January the shares varied according to have succeeded in passing it, and that one of suot a right to vote? Well, the fact of the the defendant. It was from Mr. Franeis Ian January I had taken into my calculations subuiitted to the jury without the least hesitation Seriously he question had other hearings than to Mr. Polis's own statement, from $9) to 31 6. then pasted in honors with a distinction shares being in my name still gara me s right.
Mr. FrancisAlthough you had no intorest to the effect that as it would be very inconveni-I had not at that time heard anything of the rise what care it was thought it to call it, between not put before than these dogsiderations proved that after the 12th February there was ten te verbeter won th
derstood. It came through Mr. Danby, was increased talas of Company's Jand, is correct that there bad been a combination, ue matter by the interest of the parties before them. He did The shore list of Messrs. tokes and Young English. The boy F. Southey pose two in the Company P
His Lordship Would not the fact of theshare in Court, if would give information to provetzere Between that time and the 12th February ng Shewan, Moore, Duer, Watua, and. Grimble or asether, except to set aside all personal them there wc-omical rate, but that many fresh applications for samitno, moet di which
ent for me to have my share transactions orpsed in hemp and good propouts of the Company certain persone and of whom T. Shawan, W. with a view to influence them one way no real market tar those shares. Mr. Young Lold year Bellics examination prize of $1
The: qucoessen bara tund the effect of bringing in being in his name give him a legal right to vote was a corner I should not be called as a witness thing was known to the publia to account for the wees monbera for the purpose of cornering the fealing and deal with the question na
Mr. Francia-I think, my luid, if ever the question should arise it would not be held that unde from Mr. Francis. Who did Mr. Danby price of land and other prospects the value of lug advantage of their special knowledge. He ing the forarents of Mess Patta and Rustam. February was also the date when the mosting
be seemed generally to have guessed, and it have been granted at same fasuriventejce, and thu The Acting attorney-General-It could not extraordinary rise. Allowing for increase in market in Roppaastus or the purpose of tak graes and seriona one and not moreiras affect was of no practical use in this one. The lach building a present on nummodate numors, esse, t man with no interest whatayer in the Com-say it was from ?.
ke the latentes, rou pany had the right to vote, and perhaps through
There are still wine boarders and goven day-gehala're thene sharus is about $100. I agree with the thought it had been provel onclusively, that je They tight not be inclined to gire Mr. Lock plase in Mr. Whitehead's offfee, actor the for whote se tems are reosited, and even boarder Witoras-The other aids I understood. that vote, settle some important question. -
Attorney. Gamoral that market vaine is not ai they bad bought up all these shires and intend Rustomjee a victory or allow him to escape frun paruhuse of 450 anten by Jr., Potts from Mr. and nighteen day scholars for whom rodu jed fans aro Witness continuing I was paid for these
maya, actual value; it is sometimes higher and ad to take advantage of any unfortunate praen the bargain hu bad minds, but the damages they Tomes. We Potts und Mr. hewan said in nocepted Itis on soicunt of these clacitatile ess shares in ouah by four obequesThis was partly
acmetimes lower With reference to my pur- who happened to have and the lates short gave would have a far greater affect on the foot that it was not a joint demand. Me. White caly asta owed appeal is made to flas putilų fot to smit my own convenience and partly Mr.
It was not as Showen states a esah traustion tronble in obtaining au format laue to this vom of the parties concerned. As regards the ques and he thought they would, taking the circumuzey of $98. The Committee have to thank this u ohase on the 2nd April from Fossub & Fredericks Of course there had been the greatest possible affairs and interests of the colony than on either head understood it to be a joint demand, Lap towards meating the current extre, The Petta'. The 50 shares I bought from Mr. Coxon.
at first and afterwards altered, as I found difbination, but he would refer to a paragraph or tion of danger, assuming that they over got to stances into ovaideration, be inclined to souptmanity of Hongbong fur liberal donations which inve
The bearing of this case was resumed to-day.
W. H. Ray said I am Secretary to one of the
tion with Mr. Shawan, when $176 was mentioned
ed thore.
His Lordship-It is your wile, not the other time for my
Witness was not called a witness at that The Anting Attorney-General-Did Mr. Dan by say who had sent him?
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to guard against maconstruction, of his motives in
(Individual attempts at extortion.
His Lordship said he did not think the plain- The def riant ban
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