Most of the furniture which wit ness now owned was 10 years old, He had been keeping house in Shenghai for 25 years and had a cumulated quite a lot of furniture. Much of this had come' from Arts Crafts. But this had not been purchased by the Carlton, "Witness further said that he had always been given a free hand by the directors' in taking cure of the Carlton and considered that he did not have to account to them for whatever he did as they had given him free hand. He was perfectly justified in giving the presents which he had. He had been the principal stockholder in the company, owning about Tis, 100,000 worth of the stock, At this stage the case was ad-Journed until the other witness for the plaintiff' hed returned to Shanghai THE CASE OF W. A,
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