Me. Platt added that they did not claim the line connecting the French and Englislt Central Police Stations except up to the Yangkingpang. The plaintitl's contention" was that in their agreement the defendant: company had to maintain and keep these lines in working order, and to. replies worn-out material with new material. The ines were to in the property of the Frevch Council, and the defendant cov. {pany were paid' a lump sum per mov.th for their work, The simple point for his Lordship to decile was thie, It yas, admitted that in 1884 these lines Fu use by the French Council were not thw pros perty of the defendant company," How did they, in face of that agreement, come the property of the company after 1884. 7 The evidence of Mr. J. D. Bishop, taken de bene esse, was as follows:—T came to Shanyhai in 1884 as Manazer of the China and Japan Telephone Company. The Great Northern Telegraph Company. was then working the telephone system in Shanghai, The defendant Company took over the agreement which the Great Nor-them Telegraph Company had with the French Council. As Manager of the Defendant Company I wrote the letter of the 27th of S-tember, 1884, to M. Bonabeau. This letter was enclosed in " private letter I wrote to M. Bonabeav in September, 1884. When I wrote those Letters the lines in use by the Council were those jennmerated in my letter of September 27th, 1884. As far as I know the next letter I wrote to M. Bonabeau was that dated Oct ber 16th, 1884. The arrangement contained in that letter was eventually carried out. I next received from M. Oriow, the President of the French Council, a letter dated 23ed October, 1884. From that date my Company kept the lines in use by the French Council in order. The Company paid the costs of the repairs and replacements and received the contract price. No charge that T know of was male by my Company ayainst. the. French Council beyond the contract chirce, I would call the whole system made nse of by the French Council a private or individual system. It was dependent on j™y Company to a certain extent because
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