Judge Zine, with whom sat Mr. Burdett, the British Consular Offcial in' the Shanghat Provisional Court, on Tuesday afternoon, heard 18 claim by the Chinese Merchants' 'Bank in liquidation) against Siaw Wan-son, x wealthy Cantonese, for Tls. 10,665.76 and interest at' the rate of 10 per cent. per annum from May 27, 1925, and for $3,104.06 and interest'at the same rate from June 23, 1924, in respect of bank overdraft.
Mr, J. R. Jones was present for! the liquidator of the bank and he informed the Court that defendant) could not be fond for about a year, s0 service had to be effected through the advertising columns of the ""North-China Daily News." Defendant than approached the Hiquidator for a settlement but he had failed to appear in Court, (Defendant Inter sent a legal representative, who stated that certain securities which had been deposited against the overdrafts had been sold without his knowledge). Mr. Jones pointed out that the defence had been put in too late. He] handed into Court a number of let-tors showing the notices before the securities were sold and. the negotintions which went on in respect, fof them, and asked for judgment in plaintiff's favour, Judgment was then given for the full amount asked for, together: sith costs and interest."
Mr. Jonas then made an applica tion for the enforcement of Rule G4 of the Rules of Procedure and asked for the arrest of the defendant, as he had not appeared in Court and as counsel had evidence that he was likely to leave Shanghai for Canton in the event fof an adverse decision.
Jwlge Ziar then made on order that the defendant should put up) Jeash or shop security in the sum of Tis, 29,000, within five days. In this were not deposited, an applica tion could be made to the Chief Clerk of the Court by plaintiff for warrant to issue, The Judge remarked that defendant, by evading the service and not appearing at the hearing of the case, had been guilty of gross misconduct and contempt, that had rendered the pro-Jccedings of the Court 4° farce.
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