In the course of the hearing, on Thursday, Judge Wu intimated to counsel that although} the rules of evidence had not} been olwerved by counsel in, this case, in future mixed eases, his Honour would insist that the Inws of evidence be strictly adhere thought it likely that mixed cases would in future E. N. Deonin, gave evidence for the plaintiff and said that he knew plaintiff and had seen the promis-ory note and contract, He had told plaintiff? that these documents did not express the ideas outlined by the plaintiff at the interviews at which the terms of the handing over of the ponies were discussed. Counsel examined witness at length 48 to the interviews between the parties, after which, witness said in cross' examination that. plaintiff Was living at his house in Carter Road which witness' wife conduet-0 boarding house, Witness had formerly been editor of "Shanghai Life" which publication had been suppressed by the former Mixed Court. The whole morning. was taken up by the examination and cross-examination of this witness, whose evidence corroborate ed that of the plaintiff, The case was then adjourned for two weeks,
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