Cross-examined, witness agreed that the leaf in Manila wax always heated to well above boiling point for the destruction of weevil. This, however, was done after packing. During the'bvar the firm fell on evil days, as the company was black listed and shipping companies refused their cargo They failed then for Pesos 5,000,000.
failure was half due to bad management.
Mr. Isaac Delbourgo, cigar mer chant carrying on business in Shanghai and other parts of China, said he was the agent for the El Oriente factory in China. He was appointed in 1922, and had been in the cigar business for 15 years. He had seen imitations of the Manila government label, placed on every hok of cigars from Manila, in Hongkong recently, where they had been seized by the Customs. The forgerjes were the work of Chinese factories in Hongkong. He now received from the factory the same La Perla cigar, but under a different name.
Examined by Mr. MacLeud, wit. ness agreed there was a period of boom between 1918 and 1919, and witness was of opinion that this would have a big effect on the selling price of the factory.
Cross-examined by Mr. MeNeilh, witness said the sale in Hongkong. lof the Helios cigars was due almost
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