In the report to the French Budget Committee in the Foreign Office estimate, it is mentioned that in 1882 there were 340 French officials in the Khedive's service,
annual subsidy paid by Egypt to the Havas where are now only 240, and that the Telegraphic Agency has been stopped. champagne. Witness said he had only one magnum, s0 accused took that with two quatts. "One bottle was broken by the prisoner, and he then took away another. In reply to witness accused suid ho was employed at Soy Chee (Messrs. Arnhold, Karberg & Ca.).
'A Juror enquired whether any attempt had been made to collect the chits.
His Lordship remarked probably not. I they had been presented, that would be, as it were, treating the affair on the part of the Club as a commercial transaction.
Mr. W. Grage, of the firm of Arnhold, Karberg & Ao., gave evidence that the prisoner was not connected with the firm.
This closed the case for the prosecution, and the prisoner called no evidence.
Mr. Wilkinson having addressed the jury, The prisoner said-ho had been signing chits in the Concordia tent at the Races on the three days, and he thought the subject of the charge was on the same facting. He denied. representing he was employed at Soy Cheo, and suggested that the boy thinking he would be held responsible for having sold the wine to a non-member, invented his story.
His Lordship, briefly summing-up, said was as men of the world and members of the Shanghai community tne jury had to consider the case. It was not necessary for a person to make false pretences by word of mouth, and if they. thought that the accused obtained the wine by generally false representations then they would na him guilty.
'A juror said that another juror suggested that the prisoner should be asked whether he sail he was employed at Soy Chee.
His Lordship said the accused gould no ive evidence, but he had addressed the
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