Ca., " German' firm doing business at 16 Kiukiang Rosd, Shanghai, in the Empire of China as merchants and commission agents against H. J. Black of Shanghai in the Empire of China, a of the United States of America, shows as follows 1. In the month of July 1907 the Shanghai Watch Club of Shanghai, in which concern the defendant was then and is still a partaer, contracted in writing with the plaintiffs for consignment of Elgin watches. The purchase price of the said watches amounts with interest and charges thereon to the sam of Tls. 1,679.80. Such watches were delivered by the plaintiffs to the said Club in the month of December 1907, but the defendant has refused or ne-gleeted to pay for the same A statement of account showing the said indebtedness is attached hereto and warked "1,"
2.—In the months of July and August 1907 the said Club contracted in writing with the plaintiffs for forther consignment of Elgin watches. The purchase price of the said watches amounts with interest and other charges to the sum of Tls. 8,052.45. The said watches arrived in Shanghai in the month of November 1907, but the defendant has neglected or refused to take delivery thereof or pay for the same. A statement of account showing the said indebtedness is attached hereto and marked " 2".
3.—In the months of December 1906 and February 1907 the Club contracted in writing with the plaintiffs for a consignment of Longines The purchase price of the said watches amounts with interest and other charges to the sum of Tls. 3,206.95. The said watches arrived st Shanghai about the month of December 1907, but the defen—dant has neglected or refused to take delivery thereof or pay for the same. A statement of account showing the said indebtedness is attacted hereto. and marked 4.—In the months of October and December 1908 and February 1907 the said Clab contracted in writing with the plaintiffs for a farther consignment of Longines watches. The purchase price of the said watches amounts with interest and other charges to the sum of Tls. 13,608.50. The said watches are due to arrive in Shanghai in or about the months of February, March and April. 1908, bnt the said Clab has suspended basines and the defendant refuses to take delivery or pay for same. The plsintiffe,, moreover, claim from the
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