Mr. McDonald read several letters} that had passed between the two parties and in one of these, from Mr. Murray to Mr, Bowen of Andersen, Meyer's, Mr, Murray acknowledged hhis indebtedness to the company from whom the machinery had been bought. The machinery was, under the contract, to remain the property of the Andersen Meyer & Ca. until paid for, according to the contract, but an insurance policy covering it was to be taken out for the same by the buyers in the name of the liers. This had been done.
'These letters for the most part were signed by P, R. Murray either as managing Director of the firm or with no mark, implying, Mr. Me-Donald held that Mr. P. R, Murray' was either ther sole proprietor of the business or otherwise a partner with major control.
Witnesses were called in the morning by Mr, MeDonald to give evidence" of this, tinclading Mr. Bowen, chief accountant of Messrs, Andersen, Meyer, who said that he id roecived letters from Mr. Murray. He had understood that he waa cither partner or sole proprietor, and when he had spoken with him] had gathered as much from his use first person. The case for the tim? was then closed.
-Defendant Not a Partner Mr. Ismail, a witness for the plaintiff subpatoned by defence, said that he was engineer in the Murray] Packing Ca, with whom he had been connected since it was started. He further stated that Mr. Patrick'
Henry Murray, father of the} defendant was sole owner and proprietor of the firm, and that P. R. Murray received salary and commission, and was not a partner. Witness himself was a director of the that he had received a report that foreigner was lying on the foot~ ath at the corner of Woosung and. Yalu Roads, outside a shop. He went there and placed accused in a riesha and took him to. Hongkew Police Station.. Questioned by Mr. Allman, accused said that he was not drunk, although he had been drinking during the dag. His condition at the time of his arrest was. due to the fact that he had been "beaten up" by a gang who had hit him on the head with a blackjack. Glancing at accused's previous record, Mr. Allman said:—- "You seem to have a habit of get-drunk." "It's like this, T get into bad company," replied Lope. Accused was cautioned and told not firm and kad been present when an {installment plan had been agreed upon for the payment of the machinery. The father at first was sole owner but later Mr, Ho Yuet-lum took a 25 per cent. interest in the business.
Defendant said that he had been given one-quarter interest in the Business in November, 1925 by his father, but less than a fortnight after this he had sold his share to Mr.
Ho Yuet-lum, who became @ partner, Mr. P. Lil. Murray still held the rest of the interest, and these two were the only partners.
Later the company, originally only interes the frozen egg business, but they were deceived by a Chinese dealer, id, in order to be able to deal with to repeat the offence,
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