Messrs. Loxley and Their For-. mer Department Manage!
Tales of Bad Trade Times There war a further hearing in the Norwegian Consular. Court, Jon Monday, before Messrs. /Siqveland (Vice-Consul), E. Evensen and S. A. Brodtkorb, of the case which Messrs. W,'R. Loxley Ca. are suing Mr. Alexander Roe Bobinson on account' of an alleged breach of trust during the time that! hho was manager of their metals and sundries department. Plaintiff's were! represented by Mr. M. Reader! Harris and this time Mr. H. Browett attended on behalf of the defendant, putting in a new defence which he asked might be substituted for the lone previously filed by the defendant personally.
Mr. Harris said that he would like to refer to the published accounts of the proceedings when the: cease was opened, on which occasion hho intervened during the defendant's. eross-examination of a witness and. referred to the procedure in other courts. He said it since had been suggested to him that by some, his remarks might be read as being in some way disrespectful to the court. He would like to make it clear that hho did not know what were the rules to cross-examination in that court. They differed very widely: fin various courts. The Americans. jonly wished to explain why he had not interrupted before and he certainly did not mean anything that was disrespectful to. the court! by. whose courtesy alone by was allowed to appear there, He wished to treat the court with all due respect.
The Vice-Consul—I am very glad to hear your explanation, because there was some misunderstanding.
Mr. Harris—It was due only to my. ignorance.
Mr. D. H. Cooke was recalled to identify some" more letters and Mr. Browett asked leave to further cross-examine." He said that the plaintiffs so far only had dealt. with a consignment of 600 bales of worst-by the defendant was quit ting consignment. He only handed' 150 bales of the other lot, leaving 450 with which he had nothing to do. He asked for the production of books that would show that Mr, Cooke had' at lerist two transactions, one for 600 bales and tone for 150,
notex which he was willing to pro-Witness that he had sale duce, but he had nothing further. He denied a suggestion that he ever wrote letters to the defendant which were returned unopened.
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