Shanghai, November 11.
Bolero Sir Havitaxn ye Savsw'nez, Jadge.
ENY, DAVID HALMOVITOH, This was the continued hearing of an action for Tle. 13,116.25 balance due on certain si transactions.
Mr. J. ©. E, Douglas appeared for defendant was represented by Mr. Hi that he placed very great reliance oe the fact that these gentlemen (Loh Dab-sun and Lob Dihfun) were Chioese anbjects, and as such their property could not be ased by one without the othe:
His Lordship said it was not pleaded.
Mr. Harris replied that it could not be pleaded until it was proved. His application wae that be might call expert witness to show that in the nataral congee of things these men would be partners because the Chinese yw forbade the uso of family propert jon, Counsel wished to call Magis Pao, or Magistrate Sup, aad by this witness he wished to how that the property of Chinese family might not be ned by one person antu it had been divided.
His Lordebip refased the application, saying that the care for the defendant bad been closed and there had been no evidence in this case that any family property bad been used, Yih Chow-dong, compr to Mosars, Noel, Murray & Ca, raid th he had occupied that position for tweatytwo years, Messrs, Nucl, Marray & No. had desliogs with the three brothers Lob and the accounts were kept separately in the books Witness went on to describe the interviews he had with Lob Dib-son at Messrs. Noel, with Mr. Haimoviteh and Loh Dab-san, Messrs. Gensbarger and Judsb, at the latter's office the Witness also detailed other i in which the question of carrying Lob
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