Mih Kwan-lee said he first met Lopes on May 29, 1925, at the office Jof the Asia Trading Ca. He went with a relate Yih Shang-ling, and discussed was whether the position of compradore to the firm. There was a man named Santos present at the time. Witners was told that the compradore would have to put up a security of $3,000, On May 30 @ contract was made: Jout and signed. The agreement stated that the security was to be paid in Shanghai dollars and deposited with the International Banking, Corporation in the name of the Asia Trading Ca. All interest acerning on this sum was to go to the compradore, but the cash security was not to be returned to the [compradore until the expiration of the agreement.
The money, said witness, was mot deposited with the Internatfonal Bai Corporation but with the Shanghai Commercial Savings Bank, Lopes explaining that as witness was to be compradore of the rear estate department, this was the correct bank. Witness went to the Shanghai Commercial Savings Bank when the $3,000 was deposited, but id not know in what manner the de-
This was on July, never returned to witness.
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