Accused then gave evidence. He stated that he was a barrister-ai-law, educated at Columbia Univer: ity and graduated at Lincoln College, Oxford, being culled the Bar at the Inner Temple in 1016 After leaving the Army in 1010, he came to Shanghai and founded his practice as a barrister. Daung, Whom he engaged in 1923 and. who Practice in the Chinese Court and the Mixed Court, was at that time reputed to be worth several lakhs, and he owned property at Nanziang. Tt was " beautiful place, with artificial lake and a pagoda, and witness was much attracted when he paid a visit there in the summer of 1928 at Daung's roque Tu April of last year, Dzung infor fed witness that, in order to protect the property (said to be worth Tis. £50,000) against his creditors, he had transferred it toa Mr. Lee Van-ug. He also said he was founding native bank and needed some money, and they agreed to arrange mortgage of Tls. 100,000. mortgage to witness was arranged and he took a bill of sale on the Property, advancing Ts. 40,000, of which about $14,000 was due to witness at the time of his arrest. On Daung's suggestion at the time of the local war, witness obtained a certificate from the British Consulate for protection of the property.
Describing his interest in the property at Warren Road, witness the was attracted by the place and went out to live there last summer, taking a nine months" lease, He retained his servants at Soochow 2 to himself and others residing there, and Dzung volunteered to get_ser-convict Tsu Sing-song, saying he was a teacher or professor, a chef, and had many other qualifeations.
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