Mr. H. D. Rodger, in summing up the arguments presented on behalf of the defendants, stated that the plaintif had breached his contract by failing to provide himself with cement at a time when it was still available in Shanghai, and further, that he could have carried the project nearer completion without the use of pipes which were, at any rate, probably available in Tsinan. Mr. Rodgers contended that the plaintiff had already received payments totally ing $111,000 and alleged that the actual value of work done, contrary to the account of expenses presented by the plaintiff, wds only $95,770. In support of this statement, Mr. Rodger referred to the testimony of Mr. Suen and also to that of Mr. Vincent Tong who told the court that, in his opinion, construction could have been carried nearer completion by substituting concrete ducts for metal pipes. Mr. Tong had also told the court that, in his opinion, $95,770 should be sufficient to cover the cost of work done on the waterworks up to the present time.
Judgment was reserved by Judge Helmick until after arguments which were made during the four hearings have been put under review. closed for the last year and a half, and this is the first time that the articles have been placed on sale since the commencement of hostilities. Miss Roberta Fryer will be in charge for the Stall, able assisted by Mrs. Archibald Sinclair, Mrs. F. J. Myerscough, Miss Margaret MacRae and others.
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