I next received the following letter from Mr. Jordan, ericiusing particulars regarding the death of Mr. Joly.
H. B. M. Legation, Seou, 17th August, 1898, Gextemes,—I beg' to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 29th July und in compliance with your request I return to you herewith the papers enclosed therein which have been duly filled up as marked in the margin by Mrs. Joly, Ur. Baldock, the Reverend Mr. Trollope and myself.
—Claimant's statement by Mre. Joly,—Attending phy: Statement by Dr. Baldock.
3.—Burial certificate by the Rev. Mr.
'4.—Uertificate of identity by Mr. Jordan, The statement of the undertaker has been left. blank as there is no such person at Che-
In accordance with the instructions attached to these docu-nts and to facilitate the prompt payment of the claim, 1 beg to transmit to you also the following papers.
1.—A copy of the Probate of the will of the late Mr. Joly.
2.—A certificate of the date of Mr. Joly's birth.
3.—A statement by Mrs. Joly, the widow of the deceased, explaining a slight mistake that was made' by hor with regard to Mr. Toly's age when his death was registered in this Legation.
Tum, Gentlemen, Your obedient servant, (Signed). J. N. Jorvas: Messrs. Inport, Resident Secretaries, Sun Life Assurance Company of Canade.
Mr. Wilkinson objected to Dr. Baldock's report going in, His Lordship said in Mrs. Jordan's idence they already had what the doctor to her, and what was the object of objecting to the doctor's report itself?
Bir. WWilkinemn objected because although he had applied to the other side for an inspection of it he had not been able to see Mr. Platt said his learned friend's office was next door to theirs, ud if he bad wanted to see the document he could have done so, He could not say whether }formal notice hind been given to Mr. Wilkinson that he could soe it, for he (Me. Platt) was notin the case ut the time.
Mr, McNeill waived putting in the Mr. Wilkinson said he objected because he did not know what was in the document.
I should know what is in it and you shoul His Lordship "It isa very funny thing Of course we all know exactly what lexs continued—I referred the case to the head office and they telegraphed that if we were satisfied to pay un their account. We have not paid, as we were not satisfied. As to Mr. Skinner's evidence given in court on the previous day, it is not quite correct. Iam unable to say anything about Mr. Skinner's dealings with the agent, but_I can speak to his dealings with Tibert Ca. After the year had expired he come to me and complained that he hind not received a policy, nor had received notice of declinature. I looked into the matter and found that his applicntion had been forwarded to the head office through another agent, not through ourselves. The premium had not passed through our books, and I had_no record thathe had paid the premium. I told him this, and I said I thought he could not get 1 policy, and I offered to pay him back his premium in full. He refused, and, shortly afterwards I was visited by his lawyer, who
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