Cross-examined by Mr: Jones, witness said that he had nothing to do "with the correspondence or cables. "He kept the accounts. He not "know: whether there was any competition to obtain the basic ness which ~was offered: by Verma. Counsel questioned witness s to the correctness of the translations lof certain exhibits made from the ae-count books of the company which accounts were kept in the Sindi language." Witness admitted that the translations into accounts from the counterfoils. of cheque books were incorrect "and that Verma had paid Tls. 81,611.94 off the Tis, 42,706.25 which' was the total amount "paid in cash to Verma by the accused on behalf of the company. The balance was covered by bills of exchange, Sub-Inspr. Beer deposed that he arrested accused in Hongkong. There was no formal order made for the accused's extradition Shanghai by the Central Magistracy fat Hongkong, as accused intimate 21 at the tio of arres: and in Court that he was innocent of the charges preferred and was quite prepared voluntarily to come. to Shanghai and face his trial Me. Parsram Pahajrai, resident Hongkong and general-manager for plaintiffs China offices, in giving evidences on Thursday, said that Bedi had power of attorney jo Shanghai, Bedi had no authority to make loans. The capital utilized by the Shanghai office was Shanghai office books he suspended Bedi, which was within his power.
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