A Chinese silk dealer with a shop in Kiangse Road described how silk to the value of Tls. 2,738.38 was delivered on the instructions "of Boyce and Liv, the compradore. Witness had received neither a cent nor the good:
The press cloth dealer related how linen valued at Ts. 3,20240 was sent to the office of the Chilean Finance Company. All he received for the cloth was two pieces of Paper. One was signed by Boyce and stated that payment was be met by the compradore after buyer's inspection. The other, also signed by Boyce, took the form of 4 promissory note for the value of the cloth. On the back of this note Liu had signed a guarantee as to payment a from the date of the note's maturity.
Outline "of Defence Mr. Haskell, in outlining the defence, said he would urge that the Chilean Finance Company was registered at the Chilean Consulate as the property of Liu Vu-tong, who was registered as a Chilean subject, There was an agreement between Liu and Boyce whereas the latter took up work as manager of the concern. Regarding the five cases of pongee silk, counsel said he would submit that this as a de, of this year, and from then to now livery on credit, and that the whale cal was between the Chinese and Kin. The silk had been sold to Snother party and as yet the Chilean Finance Company had not Boyce's personal business and other were on behalf of the Chilean Finance Company. There was no false representation and no embezzlement. -If any wrong, had bee committed, it had been committed by Liu and not by Boyce. Boyce had received no benefit from the: transactions nor had he taken any part in removing the goods. connected. with Mr. Berthel in October of last year, but no actual Dusiness was done owing to the outbreak of civil war.
Reverting to the first silk desi, witness said that he arranged with Berthel to buy, the pongee. The Chinese dealer was not paid for the goods because Berthel did not pay Liu. Berthel said at first he could not pay for a day or two as the May 30 trouble had upset busi ness. Later he said he would not pay until a previous bristle deal had been settled, Liu told. witness the Ohinese silk dealer war willing to wait,
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