S. E. Green (Trading as Banker (Ca) v. Reids, La.
This was a claim for $8,554.50 in connexion with a contract for the' supply of champagne glasses, particulars of the claim being as follows:
1.—The Plaintiff is a British Subject carrying on business as a merchant in Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong under the name or style of Banker and Company.
2.—The Defendants are a Limited Company carrying on business at No. 12 Peking Road, Shanghai.
3.—On or about the March 18, 1919, in Hongkong the Plaintiff agreed with one Charles Stone the Sales Manager and Travelling Representative of the Defendants and the Defendants through the said Charles Stone agreed with the Plaintiff for the purchase by the Plaintiff from the Defendants and the sale by the Defendants to the Plaintiff of 500 (five hundred) dozen Belgian lead blown hollow stem champagne glasses at Mex. $10.80 Shanghai currency per dozen f.o.b. Shanghai, and on the same date the Plaintiff forwarded to the Defendants through the said Charles Stone an indent for 500 (five hundred) dozen Belgian lead blown hollow stem champagne glasses confirmation of the said purchase, 4.—On or about the April 6, 1919, the Plaintiff received from Messrs. Reid, Evans & Ca. the Agents for the Defendants in Shanghai a letter and invoice of which the following are copies—
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.