More witnesses were called when the trlal_was resumed in the First, Special. District Court on Novern= ber 4. of N.S. Babour-Vachnadze, 2 Russian, who was accused of -defrauding a Korean named Haku of {$13,000 "and further accused. of defrauding a Japanese named 8, Kast gawa of $8,100 by pretending that hho could help them in bringing cargo of artificial silk. to Shanghai without paying. the Customs duty. Two. Chinese were named. as. co-Sefendants in the case, these being Tong Ming-hoo and Bao Tsing.
'Mr, Miyahara, a Japanese, told the court that day' that he acted only fs an interpreter between the Russian accused and the Korean. complainant. In answer to the Judge, witness said he could not- say -whether the contract entered into" between Haku and the Russian accused concerned smuggling business or whether it was the Russian accused's Intention to cheat the Korean when the argo arrived in Shanghai.
answer to Dr. F. Wilhelm, lawyer for. the Russian accused, witness said the Korean did ask witness to ask the Russian accused for the: return of $3,000 because the pecking was not done in Hongkong.
The hearing, was adjourned after two more witnesses had been heard.
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