The Judge—It is a serious matter and you are a professional man, You "were receiving very large fees for looking after a gentleman's affairs. We assume that, as a member of the British Bar, you did look after them, He ashed you to register his company and you went through the pr: edure and received the registration, As lawyer, I presume that you looked at it and sew that the right company was registered. Look at the certificate. If that had been a Mr. Kentwell—But they did not get this from me. They got it from the Spanish Consul. I cannot this is the right one. Where I registered?
Judge—The company gistered' was the Chin Produce and Stock Exchange Ca.
Mr, Kentwell—There is another registered according to the Mixed Court file—the Shanghai Chinese Goal Produce and Stock Exchange Ca,, Ld. The file shows that, gait Toast doo know that th joes.
Continuing, Mr. Kentwell said that, about two months later, he was' approached to apply. to. the Consul, ar else he wad ordered by the Consul (he could not remember which) to arrange to wind up and liquidate the Shangbiai Chinese Coal Produce and Stock Exchange. In support of this he produced a document.
The Judge—This is not an order to wind up. It is signed by yourself.
Mr, Kontwell—Ye and it is approved by the Consul.
The Judge—This simply is notice to creditors.
Mr, Kentwell—This was approved and proceedings were taken in the Mixed Court to wind up the company.
The Judge—TI cannot put it down as an order to wind up. It was a request by you that creditors should send their claims to you and it yas approved by the Consul, File Tampered With Mr, Kentwell said that he was instructed by the Spanish Consul to file a petition and motion through the Consul and the documents were sent to the Mixed Court. instructions?
The Judge—Have you got those
Me, Kentwell—My file also seems to have been tampered with. Some of the letters from the Consul are missing, but the Mixed Court's file will show that I applied for the company to be wound up and for fil the assets to be paid to the Spanish Consul. I could not have done that if T had not received instructions, The Judge-—am not so sure of that. Ibis the Shanghai Chinese company this time, Mr. Kentwell-—The yme one that, advertised.
The Judgo—It is not the same one that was registered.
Me. Kentwell cantinaed that an order was made, Gonzales, the plainti™ and quite a number of other interested people being in the Court st the time. Later, Gonzales and witness's assistant interpreter, with the Mixed Court's order, went round to the [Chinese banks concerned, to try and got the company's money paid to the Spanigh Consul. As a result of this order, witness roecived from the Mixed Court a cheque for $8,877.05 and that was the only money he ever
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