2st, Woo Chu-way 15" }i4th March "Chang Sing-tai 5 i 3 Tung Chang 5 i 3} Atkinson and Dallas 3 Woo Chu-way 1 basket. Atkinson and Dallas 10 tons. 30th, " Do. Is; bthMay Do. 20 bth Sept. Tung Chang 10 16th Oct. Do. 10
It does not appear from the bucks' that there has been any sale since the "16th October last. When a contractor wishes to yet any of these chips he goes to the office and gets an order corresponding to the form in these books, which is perforated, One part he brings to' me in the Fearon Road depot and I tell the foreman to weigh off the stone, which the contractor then takes away. I chop the order and it goes to the office at the end of the month. There are always stone chips stood outside the yard, but after December I am not aware that there were standing there any which had been sold but. of whi ry was not taken. I know all the Chinese whose names are down on the books as having purchased the el ave nothing to do with the price they that is arranged by the ofice T only get the order to deli but the price would be about Godfrey has a what the price w: vussvexamined by Mr. Ellis,:—Teannot tell how The know how much is brought. to their yard at any particular time. They wow also the exact quanti say however, have. they sell. I -they can find tis a simple sumn, is it not the Council know how much they had, and how much they sell, they ought to know how much should be left.
Witness—They eéuld coma somewhere {near it.
Mr. Ellis—Were you the person who not say he had the $3 in payment for the conversation about it and the coolie in his re stone, but it was a question of conveying nrosence pointed out the stone and said moved a tub or a bucket of stone chips rome the company's promises. the stone chips from Fearon Road depot he took it from Fearon Road.
Witness—Yes. to the yard of the Company and it was for "fr. Blis—You won't swear that no lage of the stone that he was paid. ference was made to a statement that the Ellis—Did you get permission Witness—That is so. I did not arrest: coolie took it because Mr. Bell told him Witness—I got orders from one of the Tze myself. Two native detectives did. take it. heads of our department, Mr. Godfrey. He was taken by them to the Hongkew Witness—I won't swear to the exact; Mr. Ellis—You were told to enter other Police Station and I was sent for impeople's premises and take away what was mediately. When he was first brought in Mr. Ellis—Then sou cannot make any *Pharently their property the charge was not then made clear, but he understood he was arrested in conneestatement about it; all you can swear tO; Ro examined by Mr. Jones—The Coun-is that the coolie pointed out the stone "li use these chips as well ne the conn tion with the stealing of the chips. I and said he took it from Fearon Road.
(9, Thay use t for concrete pavements wanted to make other enquiries. He had} Witness—Yes. and for making concrete generally. When. cleared out of the town and was arrested Mr. Jone>—But tour impression is that "it''s wanted for those putposee the owen "ite Eicite tad eaaped? fe as mach the old coolie, was arrested it was found afternoon at two o'clock.
Witness—No; when the first prisoner, The Court adjourned till Thursday {9 if n™Gn os may be wanted from as much as may be wanted from time nay be waned fom Cine
mises inside the yard. important to have this man caught and 1 Possible. we endeavoured to catch him as soon as/ to bin The hearing of this action was resumed.; Mr. Ellis—In behalf of the defendante, Shanghai, 12th February. "have to bring before the Coat wast Mr. Jones—This is all the evidence I
selion he learnt that ho was arrested for Honoor pointed out that he had been Loan and Investment Company, I think it His Honour—What happened io him Before the evidence was reopened, His! the Shanghai and' Hongkong Building, Iding the theft? reported in our columns as having asked is only right I should repeat exactly the
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