"he witness described to the court the method used in making the yearly inventory. He said that the values of the items shown in the bill of particulars were taken from the values placed in his books. Asked if He allowed for the lon of machinery, he replied that the depreciation was already allowed fof in the book. The value of the items changed each year but the depreciation allowed was not large.
At this point counsel for the defendant commenced to question the witness as to the cost prices of vatious items shown in thè bill of partı- mit a list taken from the storekeeper's books showing the cost price and the dates of purchase of the items on the bil of particulars.
"Mr. F. One, 59-year old Japanese, was ihe next witness. He said that he was a former sea-captain and that his last command was the Hakuko Maru. He was a former member of the Japünése Naval Reserve and in August, 1997, was engaged in the wool business in Hongkew. When the war broke out he helped the Japanese soldiers to Hopgkew; he said that he consi it 4 Japanese man's duty to Help. was employed at the Yung Shing cold storage plant at 953 Point Road and visited the place for the first time at the end of August.
Two Chinese accompanied him, he continued, and he went there to supervise the Chinese it" starting the thachinery in the plant, He was paid for this by the Japanese military. On September 15 the witness was engaged to take charge of the Hwa Tung factory.
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