There was one point which had probably surprised and possibly shocked the court, and this was the fentness in the account books under sumed names, Strielly speaking, {such a procedure was not etiquette, but they must consider the country in which they were living, and the circumstances existing in' Shanghai were such that it was not surprising. that Pinto had accounts under sumed names. All people in business knew it as a fact that assumed names were used for accounts. A previous witness, from the firm of Messrs. Lowe, Bingham and Matthews, had Jdenled knowledge of the practice, Dut he would refer the court to an article in a local newspaper dealing with the subject, Pinto's business was lending money. There was nothing dis honourable in that but people did not ike their names mentioned in connection with it, Those who borrowed money from Pinto asked him not to mention their ames in the books. They had also
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