Mr. Rodger answered briefly, basing his argument on the points enumerated in his motion, and called jung Li-st, wife of the deceased, who stated' that after the arrest of her husband, who was 59 years of lage, she went to see Jan Kyoehhsien, who was the compradore of the Municipal Council, to ask him to effect the release of her husband and he told her that she should not worry. He said also, stated witness, that he was the most important member of the firm and he would see to it that her husband met with no harm. She was asked by Pan Kyoeh-hsien to go to Canton and so she went, She said that the reason for this was that Pan said the French Mixed Court would want to arrest her as a witness. He said also that she had better reside in the International So: tlement as she had a great number of children.
Mr, Redger—Why did Mr. Pan want' you to go to Canton?—He said my husband was faced with a very serious charge and it would go badly against me and my husband if T appeared there as witness, His purpose was to prevent me going to the French Mixed Court as a witness.
Continuing, witness anid that] her husband was aged in and that his brain was failing him so she assisted him in the control of the firm's affairs and knew what} exactly was going on. Her husho had worked in the company's service for many years and Pan Shing-hsien, when he entered, was but an Shing-hsien and it was and is in the interests of Pan Kyoeh-hsien to cause the sume to disappear; (8) that the said partnership book has Gisappeared and cannot be found, amd (9) that the partnership book was last in the custody of Pan Kyoeh-hsien at the time he pure chased back certain shares, Plaintiffs' claim was for the eum of Tls. 41,224, less 30 per cent (which had already been paid), in connexion with the purchase by defendants from them of diamonds to the value Tls. 41,224. It was alleged that the defendante' had received the diamonds and had given plaintiffs promissory notes in Payment. It was further alleged that Pan Shing-hsien claimed to be the sole owner of the Wo: Shing Hong, which had gone into liquidation in the French Mixed Court by paying plaintiff and other creditors 80 per cent. of the debt mentioned, appre Pan Shing-hsien was. not a partner in the firm and it was incorrect to say that he was. Witess suid that she went to Canton in October last because Mr. Pan Kyoeh-hsien had told her to go.
Looked After Business for Husband Cross-examined by Mr. Tavares, witness said that she and her husband lived in the firm's premises. Her husband was old'and she looked after the business for him. She id not actually manage it. Her husband and Pan Kyoeh: pariners in the firm and they joined together many years ago, when the shop first started. Pen Shing-hsien was not a partner, he was an apprentice when the' company first started. She never said that Pan Shing-hsien. was a partner, nor did she ever hear her husband say that he was. He certainly never appeared in the: photograph of members
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