Shanghai, Dean Sies,—In reply to your letter of the Ist instant regarding my. indebtedness to yon I much regret that am quite unable to meet your claim fe 000.78, but as Tam of course willing to pay whatever little Tava able to, Lask yon to kindly accept on account the enclosed cheque for 'TIs. 38.00.
Yours faithfully, In reply to the above petition, the "defendant filed the following answer 1.—.—Thedefendant doesn't admi that one of the ph namely Benjamin, is a British subject and Teaves the same to be proved.
b.—The defendant does not admit IY} that plaintiffs a share and general brokers. They are exiles, shares to a very large prejudice, great loss and ruin of many: people, including defendant, who employ then as brokers, 2.—The defendant admits paragraphs 2 and 3 of the pwtitio 3—T dant admits paragraph 4 of the petition in so far ax the signi by hin. of the does not admit hereinafter nam saints fa defendant's instructions, thereby eat an alleged loss of Tls. 6,820.49,.—The promissory note signed by fondant is the outcome of a between defendant as cipal and plaintiffs as brokers, and is ut tinder a misappren, defendant at the fir of sion being unaware that pers as well ax brokers shares contrary to law and to the prejudice, great lass a cof their clients, incl ut admits paragraph far ax the payment by him to plaintiffs of Tis, 233 is concerned, said payments: hi made asx fter of conveni pis ness.
5.—The defendant does not admit paragraph 6 of the petition, 6.—The defendant does not admit the trath of paragraph 7.
Only during) defendant's ian pecuninsity were demands for payment ande by plaintiffs, such demands being, ed as threats and with a view to intimidating defendant in his business, voluntarily offered ffx Tls. 2,000 in liquidation of claim without admitting his ity, which offer was ne cepted by plaintiffs, ax per copy of letters hereto attached, but for reasons stated in said Original fr om
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