'S. M. C. Compradore Co-defendant in Action Against Hong Partners Further evidence was heard by' Mr. J.P. d'Hondt, (Belgian Assessor), V.. Vizenzinovieh, sor), and Magistrate the Mixed Court on Thurs-an action in which Pan Kyoeh-hsien, compradore of the Shanghai Municipal Council, is one of seven defendants. M. J. Bochner, A. Bamdas, J. Behar and Berenson, Untermans &' Schipper, petitioned for the return of diamonds or the value thereof—$100,310—from the Wo Shing Hong, from the manager and from five alleged partners, plaintiffs alleging that the company went into fraudulent bankruptcy. In the process of liquidation, accomplished some months ago, 30 per Jcent. was accepted by the plaintiffs. They now, however, claim that the second defendant falsely represented himself to be the sole owner of the defunct firm, this nex: ving the previous composition.
Mr. H. D. Rodger appeared for! further evidence over that which was adduced at the proceedings in the French Mixed Court.
Blaise, court accountant, a mitted thata certain photograph, book with a similar chop on it, and. the evidence of three women had not been presented before the French. Court. Since it had developed that two of the alleged partners had been dead for at least 10 years, another had died two weeks azo, this leaving but two partners—the compradore and his brother—and, fas the latter was a Portuguese izen—not amenable to the juris-action of the Mixed Court—there: remained but the alleged fact to. prove that Pan Kyoeh-hsien (the 'S. M. C. compradore) wat one of the partners.
Mr. Blaise stated that an honour-lable witness had stated in the French Court that Pan was a partner in the company, though this was re-fated later. One of the deceased partners is stated to have sold his deeds, as related by @ witness, to Pan for $700.
"The hearing was adjourned.
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