Shanghai, 23rd May, Before Sir Nrcnotas J, HAsses, Chief Justice, Wow Quen-may v, Hatt, This was a claim by Wah Queb-chan, a Chinese woman, for 'Tls. 500 alleged to have been lent' to the defendant, H. Hall, a butcher and dairyman, in February, 1897, with interest at 10 por cent. per annum. Mr. H.R. Parkes appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. F. Ellis (Messrs, Browett and Ellis) for the defendant.
Mr. Parkes, in opening the plaintiffs case, said his client for some sixteen years lad been a friend of a woman, now deceased, named Chu 'Tsay-they who had lived for many years until her death with Mr. Hall and taken a ramment part in managing his business, n the month of February, 1897, Chu Tsay-tze-came to: her -and' asked her to lend TH, '500.as' Mr. Hall' was being pressed by -his creditors. The plaintiff then went and borrowed the money from the compradore of the China and Japan Trading Company, and handed the sum, in a native bank order, over to Chu Tsay-tze, who passed it on to Mr. Hall who was in the room at the time. There were two other witnesses present, " shroff and a man who delivore both in the employ of. Mr. Hall, who could confirm the transaction. A' Chinese passbook was made out when the money was handed over, and the entry of the trans: action was' stamped with Mr, Hall's Chinese "chop," "Loong-sing." The money was advanced to Chu Tsny-tze entirely for Mr. Hall's business purposes, Dut he had declined to repay it.
The plaintiff was called "and bore out, her counsel's statement, She said her husband was employed by the China and Jabin Trading Com \dore, and for the loan.
He knew her well and did nat ask for a receipt or1.0.U. After Chu Tsay-tze's death, when she asked Mr. Hall for the money he declined to pay, and spoke bad words." When she threatened legal proceedings a man who had been in Mr.
all's employ for many years came to her and said fis master was willing to pay.
His Lordship observed that Mr. Hall's servants could not be taken to be his agents going about offering to compromise suits, Tu cross-examination, the plaintiff said Chu Tsay-tze lived with Mr. Hall, and they carried on the business together. Practically everything passed through her hands.
Chao Fu-shov, compradore to the China and Japan Trading Company, said he lent the plaintiff Tls. 500 over two years ago. He did not take an acknowledgment as it was a short loan.
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