Returning to the subject of the Monocacy, Mr. Moss asked witness if he had ever met the chief off of the vessel before. he saw him in Shanghai, Witness said he had not. He might have soon him in Wanhsien, In Shanghai he had been wearing a white uniform with gold stripes, witness said.
Dr, Sellett followed by presenting in evidence a "signature of Mr. Yang's on a letter written September 19, much previous comment shaving' been introduced by counsel for the defence regarding varying sizes of witness' signatures,. His Honour thereupon asked whether the counsel considered all the points being made about the signatures important. "If I was surrounded by the number of counsel that this man is I dont think T would. know whether or not I had any signature all," he commented, Mr. Tuan Yuan-mow was' then fealled as the government's next) witness. He. gave testimony: he was 26 years old and a native of Szechuan. Though dressed in foreign clothes he spoke no English. He was also representative of the 20th Army under Gen. Yang Sen; Mr. Yang: was his. fellow worker and together they-had had $100,000 for buying ammunitions. As had previously been testflied this amount, w: tness: said, had been given Yang: Sen by Chiang, Kate shek.
'Mr, 'Tuan had: been' present at, smoot of the conversations and transactions between Mr. Thompson and Mr, Crawley and Mr. Yang, the latter having acted. as inter-prefer of what: was going: on: for witness. Yang had: told. him: about, the agreement to: buy. 2,000,000 cartridges and also that a foreign, rman of war was'to act as transport for the cargo. upriver. Witness, though not speaking or understanding English had been able to: sign his name to the contract which he identified. The counsel for the, de~ fence objected strongly at this: point, saying" that as witness could..not ead English his-evidence regarding the contract should be stricken: out, His Honour over-ruled the objec" tion,
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