Witness bad been io Shanghai only eleven years, bat his knowledge of the China coast extended over nearly forty-three years.
William Paton stated that he master mariner. Witness met the deceased in 1896 at Chinkiang. At that time the deceased had not long returned from a trip Home. The deceased told witness that be was a Scotsman, and had been to place called Gourock, watering place near Greenock.
By Mr. Wilkinson—Witoess did not know whether the deceased that be had been to Gourock, " place which The deceased did not tell witness where he was born, Witness did not know whether deceased came from Scotland or not, Joseph Langley said that he was licensed pilot. Witness. ne!
Captain Martin for about eighteen years, Deceased had told witness on several occasions that he was a Sootsilkinson—The only paper that the deceased seemed to read was "The Glasgow Mai Jemes Charles Fraser, said that ho vow the late Captain Martin having met him io 1899, Witness was fain intimate with the deceased who alwai considered himeelf a Scotsman. To the best of witness's belief the deceased said that be was born in Liverpool of Scottish parents, Mr. Ellis suggested that the case be adjourned sine die, Mr. Wilkinson ssid that be had no objection. He might deem it necessary to call evidence in rebuttal by people who know Captain Martin just as intimately us those witnesses that Mr. Ellis bad called.
The case was adjourned until Tuesday morning to permit of Captaio Shaw's evidence being taken. To the! meantime the evidence of Mr. Marray ho is ill in the hospital, will be taken March 23.
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