Mr. Faithfull—That is the same Mr. Chalmers who was connected with the insurance companies upstairs in whose offices you were?
The Magistrate—Would not you say that that is decidedly leading?
Counsel—I know, your Worship. It is always rather difficult to deal with a Chinese witness in the box Porictes aNp PayMENTs, Witness said he went with Wallace and the compradore to Ningpo and Hangchow to open agencies. Policies to the number of 226 in respect of the German-American insurance Ca. on which the premia amounted to Tls. 783,05 had been issued to people in Shanghai and outports; and 104 policies on the World's Insurance Underwriters for whith Tls. 361.95 had been collected were also issued. A total amount of Tls. 1,145 had been collected. Chalmers did not sign any policies. After June 16 Spence had signed policies.
Answering Spence, witness said Wallace told him Spence would sign policies during his absence. Witness never met a foreigner named Howe.
An Wei-nang, import and export merchant, gave evidence as to taking out, through a broker, policies on the World's Insurance Underwriters. He had bought one for himself and four for friends.
The Magistrate—Do the police intend to call any of these brokers?
Det.-Sgt. Yorke—We knew where the brokers were to be found, but most of them have absconded, fearing the consequences' themselves.
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