One year after the fling of a complaint claiming $7,000 on a promissory ote, a counter-claim and a reply will be made by the defence in the U. S. Court for China, Permission to do was granted by Judge Milton, J. Helmick on the condition that the defence refunded all costs incurred by the plaintiff.
Mr. J. B. Davies, on behalf of the plaintiff, Mr. Salim Mallouk, trading under firm name and style of Mallouk Brothers, said the complaint was filed last October and as a compromise had been reached between the two parties whereby the defendant, Mr. }E. T. Pasha, agreed to pay the sum, an application for judgment by default was withheld, He contended the fling of a reply and a counter-claim at resent was entirely out of date.
Mr. P. F. Faison, who appeared for the defence, contended that the case /should be heard thoroughly from both. sides and that one cause for the delay fu filing a reply was due to financial reasons.
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