The curt adjourned for tiffin, On resuming Chang Kwei-sung, further cross-examined by Mr. Ellis, said that after referring to his partner Leo agreed to lot the lease begin on 2nd of the Ist moon. Chow said the business would be ready to begin at the beginning of. the next month, Witness handed the lease to Chow in. the presence of his partner, at the same time asking what Chow's hong name was. Chow replied that he had not got' hong name at that time. Chow said the business which was going to be started was a foreign goods' store, Chow was to bring '8 guarantee of rent in case-thoro was any difficulty about the payments. Wi was to get a guarantor, even though the rent was ble in. advance Each party made its own arrangements in matters of this kind, and witness could not say whether it was usual to get a guarantee under these circumstances. He denied. that, when he asked Chow whether he was actually renting the premises himself, Chow replied that he was doing #o for Mr. Talbot.
By his Lordship—Witness would have refused to grant the lease had Mr. Talbot's name been given to him, because if defendant had started a general foreign: goods?
yuld!not have stopped him carry-business. He did not know of Talbot before.
Cross-examination continued—It was usual in transactions of this kind for the business to be done through " middleman, Mr. Ellis handed in his translation of the lease. 'There was clause providing; thas no atubles or clothing' stores should, Tease. Lee carried on a clothing store business in Foochow {Roaé!. There were other clothing stores—forir or more—eat ried on in the neighbrsurhood 0 the Yuen Chishop, but they were eight or ton doors apart. Witness und.ertook to bring the. partnership agreement; between him-elf and Lee to Cours next; day.
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