CO129-110 - Others - 1865 — Page 87

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"The plain truth is simply this :___ Being a resident at Yokohama Jupan in 1862, I purchased a cargo of merchandige

Hemptner, which,

from

oue

time afloat and on the

10 was at the

cargo way from Japan

to London. The transaction was a cash one.

On the arrival

was

ALA

in

of.

the largo

in London, it

found saturated with salt water and consequence worthless. My freinds refused to receive them, and Remfetiers Agent had to pay the freight and charges on this intelligence reaching Yokohama I found reason to conclude that Kemptuer had resorted to concealment, and I pued

him at the British Consulate for the return of the money

I had paid home.

Je commenced a crous action and sued.

One.

for the freight and charges which

his Agent

Agent had paid in London. It Cannot fail to be observed that both

the identical issue-namely

actions rested ou

my allegation that Komptues hand practiced concealment in the bargains.

My suit against Hemptues Came -first and was decided against

of appeal to the Supreme_

you

notice

ne

Court

$

乍

85

Court of Hongkong and the Conent, to curtail litigation caused me to deponit security for the amount of Kemptners claim against

me, which it was a

arranged should abide

the event of the Appeal.

On December 1862 I proceeded.

from Yokohama to Gongkong to look after this matter.

I had previously

employed Mr Hinge will as the Agent for my property in Hongkong and as my legal adviser: Eere the appear came to issure he wrote to me

laying

that in

the course of an interview which be had scension to have with the

to have with the Chief

deutice relative to the

that His Honor had

adverse to me

M.

I

necessary.

documents

1 gran can opinions

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dissatisfied withe

Kingsmill and resolved to let the

appeal drop entirely.

on-

unpelled to

the decision by the feeling that M = thingsmills representations were not to be depended. and I fancied that I mig

obtaus redress by proceeding to leurope and there procuring able and houst advice. I concluded that if I allowed

yet

the appeal to drop it would take the

respondents