The Archive · 1903

Saw Reports

H.BMS SUPREME COURT

Shanghai 30th October.

Befure Sir H.S. Winxtssos, Chief Justice.

A.M. A. Evass c. Nort, Mvenay asv Ca, This ¢ sumed, Mr. M. Macleod appearing for the plaintiff' and Mr. LO. B. Jones ior the defendants.

The cross-examination of the plaintiff was continued by Me. Jones. The "red hand" voting Heir produced was what h in his mind when he purchased the felt at the auction room from the defendant e firist lot of felt ho imme cost THs. 2 and the second lot is. 3 per roll, th 2 yards in a roll. In the elt was described felt and routing felt. felt when he bought it. Sheathing used for any purpose for which felt he had not the material whicl was put rehitect in Shangh He knew what was roofing f The material produced was not too fin He should describe it as a prep:

The stall roll hair and He used roofing felt to pat under ated iron, and. what he called felt was the material there, the patterns shown hin re thicknesses of building paper, not wed, witness said that what woting felt was the material it could also ile had used it for purposes. If he used it on the wall yuld coat it a ti He would not use roofing felt in ce exposed to the er. Ho ha heard of felt ther. and said that s of felt used wehitect must he was speak never purpose ghiai. He samples of felt in his office from time to. time. There were distinctions beween them, in thickness and 0 His experience of twits put was con He could say nothing in the Encyclopedia lume 9, Rooting now made is seeing it ply held together byw. other vege lo dose put, and fell red hand In answer to his Lordship, the witness said that he knew nothing about the manufacture of roofing felt.

dence hav n given by two to roofing felt used curt adjourned until

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