Bank of Taiwan Claim on a Chinese Bank Judgement was reserved Magistrate Li and Mr. Tanaka, Japanese Assessor, on Wednesday morning in the action brought against the Dong Shing Native Bank by the Bank of Taiwan.
Mr. Okamoto appeared for the plaintiffs and Dr. H. ©. Mei presented the defendants.
Plaintiffs' claim was for Tls. 2,980, alleged to be the total value of three native bank orders issued by the defendants, which the defendants dishonoured and refused to pay, together wilh interest Defendants allege that the native bank orders in_question were handed to Messrs. Fukumasa & Ca. by one Loh Zah-dong who, subsequently, owing to a dispute between them and legal proceedings being instituted, instructed defendants to stop payment pending trial.
Counsel for both sides met in a heated argument for some time after which judgement was, as stated, reserved.
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