'The capital of Gwanho & C stated Yih, was, when he joined them, $13,000. Their credit' was betiveen $80,000-$100,000. There were three partners in the firm, whith had current accounts at four Chinese banks. So far as witness was'aware, the first partner went to Amboy, the secon to Fukien, and he third to Amoy. Witness agreed that at the first trial he did not say that C.K. Yip was a partner, Questioned regarding the agreement in the previous day's hearing, Yih said that it was brought to the office of Gwanho & Ca. by Dadanashvilli and handed to C. K, in connexion with its nearness to a Chinese festival. He was, he said, a business man, and: dealt in dates, and not farmer, who wat interested in festively (laughter), "Further pressed, Yih suggested that Mr. Musso should go to the Kaleo Hotel and: find out wher Dadanashvill was'staying there. Counsel thanked Yih'for his advice, remarking that] the had already done so.
The Opium Agreement Continuing, Yih said that he saw [the agreement' handed over by, Dadanashvilli and knew that it referred to 180 cases of opium.
38 agreed: that at the former trial he denied all: knowledge of the agreement. Then, he added, he was Jcharged with dealing: in opium and sought the best defence he could] find. Now the case was di He had no intention of telling a deliberate falsehood, he said, but pointed" out that the opin was conducted by C. K. Yi he (witness) was only a servant, 'A number of statements made by Yih at the first trial were' then' compared by counsel with what witfiess had said during the course! of these proceedings. This occa-Jsioned the Assessor to" rental that they'were not trying the last' case; and it would not help the Court! to discover'that witness told stories' when he was originally' charged. The Court was then of the opinion that he did not speak the trate, and he was accordingly convicted.
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