Mr, A. D. Blackburn, giving evidence as to the arbitration, stated that the attention of Mr. Natasheffsky senior was drawn to the sou in the policy requiring him to keep his books in premises other than those covered by the insurance policy, and he was asked why he had not complied with it. He firs: said he did not know there was such a clause, but finally he answered that he understood that in keeping the books where he did keep them, he was complying with the terms of the policy. Witness had no recollection of his saying that the insurance company's manager at Harbin had told him he might keep them in that place. Asked if he kept the books in the manner required by the policy, he answered that he kept them in the manner required: for business reasons. The office in which the books were kept was destroyed by the] fir fire Plaintiff's son stated that he went into this office to try and rescue the books, but some electric wires fell on him, and he had to retire. The only evidence as to stock was contained in a book made up some days before the fire, and taken away by plaintiff when he went to Japan. Plaintiff stated that the stated value of the stock was its value as laid down in the godown, and was not the price at which he expected to sell the goods. The fact that the total value was stated as Tls. 71,000 "sale price" was due ta a mistake on the part of his counsel, and plaintiff's eounsel explained that the mistake probably arose through difficulties
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