H. Siva & Ca. v, Woo Cxoxa-cmine, Thie exse came on for hearing again. Mr. Browett (Messrs. Browett and Ellis), who appeared for Messrs. Sylva & Ca., said that Woo Chang-ching had seen Mrs. Sylva (whom he had asked to attend the Court), the day before the last hearing, and that he (d-fendant), had asked her if she would settle the matter for s 10 per cent payment of the whole sum. This Mrs. Sylva refused to do, but offered to settle for Tls. 20,000 instead of Tls. 24,401.98, and that afterwards defendant came to him (Mr. Browett) and told him what had transpired. Mr. Browett said the offer to pay 10 per cent of the whole sum was ridiculous, and that this statement by Mrs, Sylva and himself completely proved the account and refuted the statement made by defendant for a settlement of Tis.
been made it would not have been necessary for the defendant to gu to Mrs. Sylva.
Mr. Irvine, of the firm of H. Sylva Ca,, in reply to Mr. Browett, said he saw the late Mr. Sylva when in the hospital often, and every time he went there Mr. Sylva said: "know I'm going to die and Twant you to collect this money for my wife's sake and yours. Perhaps you will not be able to collect the whole of this amount but the greater part of it."
Mr. Browett thought he had brought sufficient evidence to satisfy the Court and asked for judgment for his client for the full amount.
After some discussion the magistrate said the man was poor now, and could not pay the whole amount, Mr, Browett stated he was instructed by his client to say that he would reduce the sum to Tls. 20,000 in order to facilitate Defendant still maintained that three witnesses of his had heard the arrangement ride to settle with Mr. Sylva for Tls. 1,000, 4 Mr. Browett considered this a subterfuge on defendant's part in order to cause delay, as one of the witnesses was away in Hankow and would not return for some three weeks or more.
The Magistrate decided to adjourn the case until the return of the witness.
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