Mr. Wing, cross-examining, put it to Mr, Davey that, dislike for Mr. Wall to block Mr. Wallls's the "Shanghai Mercury" for commission.
Witness—No, no. Certainly not.
Asked why it was that he made no inquiries of Wallis regarding this matter, when the discrepancy w: s supposed to have been first discovered, Mr, Davey replied that he did not know where Mr. Wallis was to be found.
Witness, further questioned, admitted that he made no attempt find Wallis, but said he did not know where Wallis was to be found in any ease.
Mr. Wing:—Do you seriously mean to tell the jury that had you ie an attempt to find Mr. Wallis you could not have done so?
Witness:—Yes.
Mr, Wing eked witness why he had not tried asking Mr. Goldring, Wallis's legal adviser, where his client was to be found—Witness replied that Mr. Goldring probably did not know.
Mr. Wing:—t put it to you that your main anxiety was to get some Kind of a prosecution on its. legs somehow, because of your dislike for Mr. Wallis? of true, absolutely]
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