Questioned by Judge King'as to the practice in Shanghai, Mr. Boldero said that they looked to the contractor if he had applied for the work to be done and also to the this policy was expiring by an insurance broker who asked him if he wanted to insure with the Yorkshire Insurance Ca. This he later did, insuring for the sum of Tls. 5,000, the extra Tls. 50 being for gate-house which was not previously insured. The policy was taken out on August 9, 1924, and the policy with the New Zealand Insurance Ca. was also renewed. All_went—well-until January 24, 1927, when a fire took place on the: premises and destroyed certain houses. Reports were made to the insurance companies, one of which aid the claim and the other instructed the adjusters and finally refused to pay. The defence was based on the assertion that there were two items of misdescription when the policy was taken out, and due notice of the fire was not ivan. This latter, however, after the evidence of Mr. Koo had been heard Mr. Reader Harris said would not be pressed as witness had proved that something had been although there at the insurances
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