What else did be say ?—That's all he said, Was anything else said at the interview 2 Mr. Hastings asked" ong w- $500 had not been credited to him
And? -Wong said that he had gone back to Cantda and compared the accounts with his private books.
Are you sure he said that?—Yes.
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The rule to remind persons if they dố, sen the witness and the latter took, kim, to ips
Why did you not remind Mr. Dizon 7-10 tended to, but he was out at the time.
When "did it accur to you to remind Mr. Dixon about it 7-Some time in May. But Mr. Dixon was not there,
M Potter-What passed then?-When Look Wan Hi into Mr. Dixon's roam I told M. Dizon what Wan Hitold me, “
Was there anything said about costs?—Yes. What was said?—Mr. Dixon sald' he could' Did you try to find Mr. Dizon to fix up over not tell. The caso might last a few minutes or
fast days in
Ba Was there any estimate of costs?—Yen Mr. Dixon sald li would cost $golf the case Did he see Mr. Hastings? No. The inter- lastad one day; if not it would cost $15 for preter, Tam.
every subsequent day,
Next?-Mr. Hastings asked him if he had a this?-No. receipt for the $500.
What did he say?—He said "No." What happened then?~Mr. Hastings asked him on what date he paid the money.
Yes-Wong said some time in July, Did he give the exact day?—No. He said ho was going to fidd out the exact date,
What happened? -He said that several times $500 had been pa'd and ho (Woog) could not tell which S5oo was meant,
What happened after ba bnd said that ?-Mr. Hastings miked for his Chinese account books. Wong said he was going back to Canton to get them. That was all that was said..
Are you quite sure that was all? -Q sito. Did you make a declaration in this matter-
an affidavit?—Yes.
On 27th May 7-Yes.
And in that you told alf ysi know?—Yes. Do you know Jamıdır Gulib?—I koow his faced date
When did you first see him 7-Some time in
Fobrassy this year. ''
What did you reo him abost } -He called at the office and wanted to s Mr. Dizani
What did hey in you 2-Ha 'simply asked me if Mr. Dixon was in the office.
What happened after he asked you that ?— He went into Mr. Dixon's office.
Did you see Gulab when he came.out?-No, I did no',
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In May didn't Wan Hi come several times to your office?-Once or twice."
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Now, don't you remember Tam going to see Wan Fị in Aprili→1 koow potblog about that, Do you keep the accounts of the office your. self? - 1 da.-
At this stage the proceedingi ware adjoŭrojdi in order to allow the prosecution to produce the firm's cash book.
The evidence put forward during the morn ing was void of any interest. The main point
to be considerad' was that of accounts, and dates, and this was continued during the after- Boon session; when Mr. Charles Kent took the stand again.
Mr. Calthrop-Do you say that the receipts in the rough cash book correspond with the counterfoil in the receipt books ? →Yes...
The rough cash book bhaving been produced, Mr. Calthrop inquired as to the entry of $3 paid to the office in October last, Do you
how a receipt for that sum ?" he asked.
The reply was in the negative,
Did Wan Hị say anything? Yes. He said he only had $30,
And what happened?-Mr. Dixon sald he
would take that on account.
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What happened?-Mr. Dixon look the money. Mr. Dixon called Mr. Kent in, who came in with the rough cab book, Mr. Dixon made an entry of the 530 he had received. Ha knew that Mr. Dixon went twice to the Magistracy
over this case,
Did Mr. Dixon tell you anything about the case?—Yes," He said the police had with drawn the case.
What happened in the afternoon -Wao Hi came into the office. Witasps told him that his friend, Wao Tsui Po, had been liberated by the police, Waz said he had come to pay the balance of the costs. Was paid the extra Sapto witness, who handed it to Mr. Dixon. The latter placed the money in the right-hand drawer of his desk, locked the drawer, and Mr. Dixon and witness left for the Registry of the Supreme Court. There was no receipt givan for the subsequent Why not?-It was a small sum ;,sometimes $20. On the following day Wau Hi called on witness and said that the defendant in the Po. ao receipts are given for small sumi,
Look at the 4th. What do you find there?ice Court case, Wan Tsai Po, was afraid of $13.40 for cons,
being re-arrested by the police, and he wanted Mr. Dixon to write a letter saying that Wan Tsui l'a bad been released.
la whose bandwriting was the entry -My
In whose handwriting was it ? — At first it was in my hand-writing. Then Mr. Davidson cor-
Was this the occasion when he paid the $to? We, after tha',
You said it was part of your duty to make. rected it. ~0×1;and-give-receipts?—Yes
"On the 27th January, when Szo was p'id why dido't you make out a receipt?—I asked Mr. Dixon if the than wanted a receipt. Pe sald
no.
Why didn't you put that in your first al fidavit? I svid nn receipt was given Some times receipis are given by the solicitors. -... The 'Chief Justice—Do you keep the receipts
booki-Yes.
Then why didn't you give a receipt in this cale? Sometimes-the clients pay the money and go away without a recript..
Mr. Jus ice Gompenz -How do the anlicitors get at the receipt bon ?- heya k me for it. Mr. Calthrop-I put it to you that if a re- ceipt was given it ought to tally with the cash book?-Yea
1 pat it to you that in Police Court cases it is not the practice: to give receipts unless saked for by the client?—That is not so.
Now, on 3rd March you received $10 from Gulab? - Yes.
Who banded it ́tu* you?—I don't, quite ra member.
Did you give a receipt for that?—I did make out a receipt.
'Did you give the receipt to Gulab ?—It was "not called for. I made out the receipt, but - Gulah had left when it was ready. 1.asked Mr Dixon about it and he said "Never mind,' Why didn't you make out one in the first case? The Chief-Justice-He has already said that “Mr. Dizön vaid it wasrot needed.
Mr. Calthrop Did you tell Mr. Hastings why you did not giva a. receipt'in the first lostance?-No:
Why not? I was not ai ked.
Can you find.& receipt faz that?-None.. Why not?-1 don't remember. What's the next item 7-$3 for a letter written. In whose handwriting was that ?—l'am's. Was ibere a receipt?-Na.
And the next?-Jardise, Matheson and Com- paay, protest re steamer Lai Sang, $5.75.
Was there a receipt for that?—No.
Is it not the practice not to give receipts for
small amounts-unless you are specially asked to do so? - Yes. My duty, however, is to make aut receipts in every case,
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Mr. Calthrop (cross-examining) Where were you this morning 7-ke the witness room.
You made a declaration in this case-on the 261ks of May 7-3 forget the exact day.
In which you related the story of Wan Hi?- Yes.
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And in that you mentioned the intervisw with Mr. Dixon and Wan Hi-Yes,
And you said that on the day Wong Tsui Po
was released Wan Hi came to see you? Yes. Why dida't you say you had other inter view with Wan Hi the next day? ~I only re
lated what I was asked for.
Do you do it?-Väless I am told not to do-Do you know. that Wan Hi, when in the box, said that after he paid the $to be never went so.
to Mr. Hastings' offici?—I am here to tell. what I know..
What is the entry of the 2nd July ?-Costs
510 in a Police Court case.
là whose boodwriting ?-Mr. Dixon's. .
Is there a receipt for that ?—Yes, On the sume day was there another entry 7 Yes Baksha Singh, $10.
to whose handwriting was that ?-My owo. Way was there no receipt ?-1' was told it was not required.
Who told you?—I cannot remember.
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Werb you told specially in that case not to make out a receipt?-It must be so; otherwise 1 would have made out one.
On the 6th July there is on entry of Say costs of transfer. In whose handwriting was that?-In my own,
Was there a inceipt given ?—No,
And why not?-Because it was a transfer from a client's account, who was not in the Colony
And this sort of cross-examination continued most of the afternoon, Mr. Caltrop settling himsell down in dealing with the cash book,
So that what Wao Hi said is not true?-1 can't say.
As the case was not heard at all I put it to you there was no necessity to pay the bilance of the $10?-Whether the case was heard or not the balance had to be paid,
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Peking, 20th June. America desires to participate in Is that always the case?-In such cases Mr.the Canton-Hankow Railway loan. Dixon has various powera. To this case the
This being the case the signing of leat himself paid the balance. It bad at the agreement has been deferred.
to be losisted up.
Is it not the invariable practice of Mr. Dixon, that, where a sum is agreed upon about costs he puts an entry to that effect?-Dccasionally
he does,
Why did the interpreter Hung leave the cffica?-Hung told me that be left the office because Dixou had been in the habit of misap- "propriating for himself office manier and paying a portion to him, Hung; and it was very dangerous for him to remain in that position. Therefore he left the office. Bung, on
Later.
Japan also presses for a share in the same loan.
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Peking, 20th June. ' In view of the firm attitude taken
and fequizing closely whether receipts were fuld me to be careful. He put me on my guard-up-by-Prince Cling-and-Na-Tung
Didn't you think it important to tell him given to most cases for monies received. everything ? - No.
Did you tell him in the second case about Gulab not asking for a receipt?-No,
Do you know the man Wan Hi? -Not per- sonally.
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Mr. Calturop-And do you still say that re- ceipts were given for small amounts?
The Pursue Judge-He bas already said that be did not give receipts when he was told not
to do so,
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When did you fitarvée him?={n}novary——Viduti-Mr.Allana-pay you something at that Did you speak to him "n the first occasion? me?--Yes, -No.
Os the second?--Yer.
When was the second occasion?-The day.
́alter, or the sama day."
He was 'k bankrupt at that time?—I don't know.
How do you know that Mr. Dixon's salary was on the average $470 a month 7-By the
What time did you see him?-lp the after cash book,
DOOD,
Was anybody else there?-Yes, Tam was there.
What did you speak to Wan Hi abool? -I
asked him to pay the balance of his cosis.
What did he say --He said he bad already
paid all his costs.
Will you produce it?
Mr. Potter-We don't deny that his salary was $120 a month,
Mr. Calthrop-We are entitled to the canb book,
Mr. Potter-Why are you entitled to it?
Mr. Calthrop-We are. We want to see Mr.
Where did this conversation. take place?~ | Dixon's salary since he came to the Colony,,
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In my room.
You made a decli ation about this, did you no11 made an affidavit,
How do you #ccount for asying in the affida. vit that it was on the 13th or 14th January that Wan Hi called at the office, for the second time, and now you say it was on the same day of his Grst visit or do the next?-1" cannot remember the date. I only remember that when the case was finished he came in.
Why did Wan Hi come into your room?~ Because he wanted to speak to Tam.
And Tam was is your room at the time?
Yes,
How long was Tam there when Wan Hi came in?--Tam at that time was typing.
And Wan Hi came in and said ba bad paid $10 to Mr. Dixon ?—Yes,
How long did he_remsic?-Five to ten minutes.
Mr. Potter-You can get a list,
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Mr. Calthrop-We don't want a list. We want the books.
The Chief Justice said that it was no good producing books on a subject which the other side admitted. If Mr. Cabhrop challenged them then he was perfectly entitled to see them. Mr. Potier said that Mr. Dixon, received a cheque each mouth for his salary` and that in formation could be obtained from the cheque counterfoils,
Mr. Calibrop (to the witness)-Can you say what salary Mr. George Hastings was.drawing
Mr. Potter objected.
The Chief Justice added that did not come into the question.
Mr. Calibrop observed that the allegation was that Mr. Dixon could nor keep up a house on $410 a month.
The Chief Justice stated that it could not be Was Tam in the room the whole time, ly proved whether be (Mr. Dixon) could keep up ping?—Yes.
After this what happened?-Wong asked Tam to get from Mr. Dixon a latter to show to the New Territory inspector saying that his Case had been withdrawn,
Did he got the letter ?—He did not,
You said that Wan Hi told you be bad paid Mr. Dixon the $zo? -Yes.
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a house for less than that num.
Mr. Potter (e-examining)-You had ingruc- tions to give receipts in every case ?—Yes,
What do you mean by saying that a receipt was not necessary? Do you mean by that that you were told not to give one?—Yes.
You said to my friend that when the detailed account was rendered, there was a Chinese ac
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Was on, thing said at that interview af Hung coming back to Messrs. Hastings and Hastinge 48 isterpretei ? —Not at that interview.
When was the second interview ?—About ten days after Chinese New Year.
Where was that interview held? -lp 'Hung's house.
Between those interviews did you speak to Mr. Hastingsol Hung going back asinterpreter-?
Yes,
Did you, want him back?-Yes.
Had you written a letter to him?-Oh, yes,
I wrote to him very often.
What did you want Mr. Hung back for
For some purpose.
And Mr. Hastings wanted him back?—Yes— on condition.
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What condition was that?-Mr. Hastings wanted kim back, but he did not believe what
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The case was then adjourned until to-morrow morning at to 30 o'clock.
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THE FAMOUS YARN DISPUTE CASE. -- In the Supreme Court, this morning, Mr. C. J. Alabaster moved for a date to be fixed för the bearing of an appeal by Mesari. S. J. David and Company against the judgment delivered by the Chief Justice on the azid De- cember last in the case in which the appellants brought an action against their compradore
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to applying for leave to appeal, Counsel said that Mr. Duncan McNeill was coming down from Shanghai to take charge of the case.
The case was fixed for hearing on the 28th instant. Mr. M. W, Slade is retained by the
Did you nak Mr Dixon for the mosay † -No. | count also ?—Yes. Why not? Because I thought that if tho | Did you see the Chinese account ?- did other side. ...,m^nay was paid to Mr. Dixon be would natur
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The witness was then excused, and the lu- | A CORONER's inquiry was held this afternoon Did you give Wau Hi the money?-Until ] || terpreter, Tam Wing Kwong, was called to the | at the Magistracy to inquire into the circom- -receiva the modny-i-saver make out a receipt. | stund,-- He deposed that he was an interpreter' | stances attending the death of a coolin who lost Isn't it the role to make out the receipt from in Messy, Hastings, and Hastings, He re- || his life in a tonnal at Shatin about three weeks the rough cash book and get the solicitor to membered Wan Hi calling at the office at the ago. A verdict of death from asphyxls" was the Grand Council. He is not able
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