Before the proceedings commenced, addressing " large audience composed.of members of the local Bar, His Lordship said—Before I take my seat this moroing and proceed with the egal business of the day I want to refer in a few words to the sudden death of Herr von Hirsch, Consul-General to: His Majesty the Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary. By his death we have lost a courteous gentleman from our midst, who, while he faithfully discharged his daties as s servant of His. Imperial and Royal Majesty posi tory on October 31. It was proposed that had become due between those two to him that he should join the Shanghai dates were satisfied. So¥eral accounts Watch Clab during the last day or two] came in against Black. Such of them as lat the Repository. "The last week of were paid were paid by witness at Black's October witness was approached by Mr. request. Black arranged to give a cheque Dooley, the manager of Dunning & Co,,|for these accounts when an account who showed him a statement of estimat- was rendered to him. Witness went to ed profits of the Watch Clab for the Tientsin on, the instructions from Black next forty weeks from November.|/and Dooley to sell the Tientsin branch Dooley said that Black had approached of the Watch Club. He returned to him with " proposition for the sale of a Shanghai on December 23, after selling half interest in the Watch Cab, The|that branch. Dooley then said that purchase was to be subject to the favour- there must be a considerable sum of fable report of the auditor. money in the hands of the compradore, witness whether he would be wilh and that witness had better obtain it take the post of manager if the anditor's}and pay all outstanding accounts for report were favourable. Witness said watches and jewellery. The compra-that he would consider the matter. He|dore, however, said that the Watch Club heard that the auditor hed reported owed him money. Witness found that that while the profits would not be|the whole of the money collected 80 large as Black's estimate, it was|during his absence at Tientsin bad reasonable basines venture and he|been paid out by Engelbracht, recommended Dooley to purchase it.|part on account of the Watch The auditor was Mr. Adams of the|Clab, part on account of Black, and Oi) Company. Witness first under-part apparently on Engelbracht's
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