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"Don't Talk to Me,"
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tho Aim salses the company had of it?" @Rogalding the writing" "on" spot goods. They ware not satisfcd; the photos' stating that they were with only bolig klown" samples | photos of the land which tho odm- When they did obtain the goods pány had lossed in Siam, defendant they had to be sold at 30% of the said that ho did nốt know 'who cost price with the result-that' the; wrote the characters on the, margin. company aufered a great loss, They were certainly not there when they were given to him. The first Do you think you can find the
Kongmoon Agency.
timo that he saw the characteră was entry of $15,000 Gold there?-No.
They secured an agent at Kung-' when he`returned from Bangkok on Bocqueo. it is not there? That | is for the accountant to go over moon, who bought 5,000 shares the last occasion Defendant could under the same agreement as Chan," not my how the writing got there with me. -
But do you think that $15,000 the shares to be re-bought in five but ho had suspicions that Lai was is there. Do you like to look at yenra
responsible for the writing. It7-Why ask me? You know it. Lai was introduced to them by -But-answer-my-qucation.-Yos a man named Caldwell, whom de fondant had formerly, known also- silent, and Bir. where, and had mat him 'one day Nihill resumed: I put it to you in Queen's Road. This man said that on the 29th February ́you that' an ho (dolendant) was
or no?
Witness was
entored it in different coloured stranger to the Colony he would go ink, and after you have received to the office and assist him in his the defendant's letter, now tall work. Lai also bought 5,000 shares met-You mean to say I am a fraud, I am not a crook.
Mr. Nihill: Don't talk to me. His Worship Interposed at this stago of the examination which had become quite heated between counnel and witness:Is that in your own handwriting?
Witness, after looking over the item pointed out to him in the books,
Ho was supposed to be an expert in the fertilizer business. He often took people around to the office but did not do any business.
;
Sometime: in August defendant went to Bangkok, as a certain Mr. Young had suggested to him that place would be a very good field for opening an office there, When it admitted that was. he went to Bangkok ho found that Further questioned, he sald It was overything was very favourable and entered at the proper time: he an agent was appointed. Shares to could swear to that.
the value of nomo 820,000 were sold Mr. Nihill closed his examinato a number of the landing Chinese.
German Govt. Connections, Dolendant then described fils meeting Mr. Rohn at Mr., Back- rukola office. Mr. Roha was taken -into-the company on the same 'con-
ditions as the other partners Ho was to receive a quarter of the in- fert na well no having a quarter of the shares transferred to his nama He was also to receive the same anlary as they til After he joined the firm he spoke of expand- ing tha: business and a few days. later he said that he had certain connections with the German Gor- ornmont as well as other: conteo- tions, and one night he took a draft to defendant's house. He handed it to defendant who could not read it as it was written in Mr. Ithn's own hand writing. Mr. Rohn then read it to them himself. The only feature,
mantion of the 5,000 acres of land, which Mr. Kohn mentioned a bav- ing been lensed in Siam. Defendant pointed out to him that this was not correct, but he only replied that the promise of the land was as good no the land itself and further said the pink book was not intended for the company which was then in axistence, but for company, they Inter date. were going, to form at
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The abares he had sold in Sinın, were for the old company but they were bought on the understanding that he wonki bo transfered to the new company if that proved succes
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Joy-Riding With Dr. Sun. Cross examined by Mr. Nibill wit
The Slum Estate. Defendant later met Chinese Defendant's Evidence.
named Chi Hok-sang who spoke to 'The defendant was then ex-
him about somo load It was finally umined, and in the witness box! stated in reply to Mr. Brewer, agreed that this man should find that he know Shoffur for some out all about this land and write twenty years before he came out to Hongkong to defendant. On his East. He had worked with Shoffer return to the Colony defendant for aix yours, but before that he wrote to the American Consul about was 10 years in the life insurance the lanil. Correspondence also took and business as canvasser for the place between the company Shanghai Life Assurance Company. Chi Hok-sang regarding the land He was still in this Company In one lottor the company told him when he met Shoffor in Java six to go ahead and make the necessary years ago. The latter came to the arrangements. The shares which country, new, and he asked for were sold there worn sold as tho witness's assistance.. Later witshares of an import and exporti neas joined Shoffer, who was business in the name of the Ameri then engaged in buying skins and
can Asiatic Commercial Company. ens said that the draft was' drawn hides, to the extent of 20,000 and when defendant was returning to out by Mr. Rohn. The only featurel 40,000 gulders a day. Witness Hongkong, from Bingoria ho met n knew that Shoffer held a respon. sible position in the firm he repre-man in a place called Loaster. Thin seated, and, in addition to holding man told him that he had a rubber letters of credit had, also moneys ostato which he wanted to seu for mado over to him in his name for the sum of $330,000, and asked do payments of small lots of hidoe fendant if he could find a purchaser which required immediate cash. for him Defendant, was shown the Witness said he at one time estato and some photos were taken to · advanced 100,000 guilders Shoffer when the latter had the opportunity to purchase on favour- able bargains and was without sufficíont cash in hand to pay for the hides. Witness whilst not knowing much about the technical side of the goods, was able to establish connections for Shoffer. Witness's position vis a vis Shoffer was a responsible one, as he held a power of attorney and signed cheques. Shoffer was R close friend of witness's family, Family Connections.
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In reply to further questiona, defendant said he did not like to) speak about his own family, but he could say it was a respectable one. His father was at one time Governor and Secretary of one of the Western States. Referring to his business connections Shoffer, defendant went
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to
atute that they first started in Shanghai, and were not successful there. They had a Compradore' who had no ability in spite of the high recommendation given of him. During defendant's absence down South, too many contracts were made, with the result that when the hides arrived. the supposed buyers were not to be found, and they lost money in clearing these stocka. In Manila defendant met a friend who advised him to go to Canton. At this port they worked up some business, though it was not much, but were later forced to leave the city on account of unfavourable conditions brought about by the warfare between Dr. Sun Yat-sen and Chan Kwing ming when the former bombarded the city and no foreigners could! leave Shameen.
Continuing defendant rail that the company consisted of Mr. & Mr. Shoffer and himself. They had endli Invested the sum of C1.$90,000. They were later introduced to a man named Chan in Manila. He bought shares in the company to the valuo] of $5,000. This was actually deposit od as sucurity and he was under the agrooment, with defendant and Mr. Eboffer that the shares were to bo bought back again by those two porsone personally as Company Law ays allow the company to buy Chan was not muc- Zakould petronike
of the draft he spoke to Mr. Rohn'
The paragraph was rend out to de about was the mention of the land. fendant who said that that was exactly the same as what Mr. Rohn
Defendant did not pay any wrote. attention to the mention of the (Continued on Pago. 5)
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