Ellis & Hays, attending on sub-bena, before giving evidence said: "My late client, under English law, can claim privilege for any confidential communications she may have made to me."
Mr. Schuhl; And I claim that privilege.
Mr. Blackburn which are quite As to matters confidential—between yourself and your client, you will not answer.
Witness said that a meeting of creditors was held at his office and Madame Linoff offered to pay in full in three yours if the business could be carried on, she taking only living expenses and the business being under supervision, but returning to her when the debts were cleared off. Witness admitted a letter in which he stated that 20 per cent. was about all a bankruptcy would yield. Various suggestions were gone into and eventually it was resolved to pay off the Russo-Asiatic Bank and continue the business under a committee of inspection.
Madame Linoff subsequently left Shanghai, without his knowledge.
Mr. Schuh! said that he was prepared, if the creditors would accept the assets as stated in the Receiver's report, to guarantee the remainder, save for a debt which appeared on the list, but had not neem filed by the creditor concern-
After consulting in private, the Bench said that their decision was that Madame Linoff had been insolvent since April 7, this year, they declared her bankrupt and appojnted the interim Receiver as trustee, but they would not make the further order asked for as that came within his duties and an order was unnecessary. Neither would they make an order in any way concerning the affairs of Miss Moore.
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