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THORSDAY, MARCH 15. 1928.
BANK CLERKS WAGES.
"SINGULARLY SMALL AND
to
INADEQUATE,"
CHIEF JUSTICE'S COMMENT.
"It certainly is not for the Court dictate to employers as to how they should remunerate their servants but I feel justified in saying that having regard to the duties you were called upon to perform the wages you were paid were certainly singularly small and inadequate."
SINO-JAPANESE TREATIES,
ABROGATION BY CHINA.
THE JAPANÉSE REPLY.
PEKINO, March 14.
MICROBE PROBLEMS.
COLLEGE MAGAZINE
HUMOUR.
THE CHINA MAIL.
The Yellows Dragon, Queen'a College Magazine, appears this The Japanese Government, re-month with much that is interest. Plying to the Chinese Government's ing, notably, the Headmaster's ro. note abrogating the Sino-Japanese port, prize lists, University results treaties and notes of 1016 oxpressed and school notes. Those lost in surprise at such a quest. The cludo several cryptic remarks which treaties and notes, saya tha Japan-will doubtless be enjoyed among one reply, were formally signed by those who understand the allusions. the Japanese and Chiness repro-But while some cannot answer the sentatives who were properly "in-query. which Queen's College This was the comment of the vested with full powon by their res- Master was once the prettiest baby Chief Justice (Sir William Reespective Governments..
in the world," everyone can Davies, K. C.) when passing sen-
"'The attempt to abrogate them lonjoy the following clover' lines tence on Wong lu Tse and Yeung will not only fail to contribute to from the pen, of "Sarenstic Barn, Iu Tong, Chinese bank clerks who the advancoinent of Sino-Japanese Class BC. were brought up at the Criminal friendship but should be regarded! Court to-day on a deferred charge of stealing from the Bank of China, Ltd. nine money drafts to the amount of $50,000 in all on October 13, 1922.
as contrary to the accepted prin- How germa do suffer for their sine t ciples of international intercourse." We grumble if we're given twins,
поїве.
The Japanese reply proceeda by And have to buy them clothes and saying that there is therefore no toуB,' M. F. C. Jenkin on behalf of the occasion for entertaining the Chi-Complain because they make prisoners intimated to HisLordship nese proposal respecting the discus- that since the postponement of the son of questione incidental to the sentence there had been a sub-retrocession of Port Arthur and stantial restitution. Some $27,000 Dairen.-Reuter.
had been returned to the bank from the relatives of one of the prisoners in the country, and that sum, together with the money found on the prisoners when arrested made a total of $30,000 out of the $50,000 they were
SHANGHAI FRENCH CLUB.
SOLD FOR TLS. 170,000.
SHANGHAI, March 15..
Imagine father microbe's joys: Bix million girls, ten million boys The very notion rankes me squirm. I'm glad I'm not a daddy germ.
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AUSTRALIAN GIRLS FOR CHINA.
SALVATION ARMY CAPTAINS.
When the "Changsha" left Sydney on February 17 for Hong- kong, three young Australians said good-bye to their native land for seven years.
charged with stealing. Thes har; At a general meeting of the done all that it was possible to do. Cercle Sportif Francais last evening The only other plea which Mr. the President announced that the Jenkin was instructed by the pri-French Municipal Council had pur soners to put forward was that they chased the French Club's premises fell to the temptation under at a price of Tls. 170,000, the Club circumstances which made theft occupying premises until the new quite possible and which should Club is constructed after which the Kive some cause for leniency. Council will erect municipal offices The first prisoner, who had been on the site. engaged as correspondence clerk in the bank for from seven or eight years was earning up to the date of the offence only $30 per month and the other prisoner who had been at the Bank for the same length of time was earning only $14 a month, no more than a coglie carned. The possibility of their being able to get away with the money was therefore a big tempta tion which to men, receiving such low remuneration, was more than they could standi.
They The President also announced that the French Council intends to grant The. 50,000 for the construction of a theatre. Itenter.
said they had both pleaded guilty In passing sentence His Lordship of defrauding their own employers of a considerable sum of money,
con-
They
HOME FOOTBALL
CUP AND FIRST LEAGUE.
LONDON, March 193. In the Football Cup replay West am drew with Southampton 1-1, after extra time had been played.
were Captains Maud Carmichael, Myrtle Ballinger, and Gladys Emerton, members of the Salvation Army, and for the next few years they will be engaged in missionary work in the heart of China,
An adventurous journey con- fronts them says the Sydney Sun. China is still overrun with pirates and robber bands, but the three girls will have the satisfaction of knowing that they will be among
Australians in their work.
"The majority of the army's offi-
In the first league Manchester and West Bromwich Albion best City beat Tottenham Hotaphra 301 cers in China today," said a
Newcastle 2-1.
RIVAL FIRMS.
TROUBLE WITH EMPLOYEES,
Australians, and they are earning prominent army official, are
the same praise for steadfast cour- age and initiative that the A.L.F. earned overseas during the war,"
While in Peking the three women missionaries will master the dif ficulties of the Chinese language. Later they will be sent to country districts or seaport towns, perhaps far from the haunts of European civilisation. They are, however, looking eagerly forward to their work.
"The first regional chief of the China command," said Captain Carmichael, "was an Australian girl-Miss Gillam, of Burwood, We hope to achieve the same success by the time we return."
TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.
Scottish league games resulted They were both in a Bank in Albion 1, Hibernian 2: Hamilton 1, position of trust and their em-Celtic 1; Hearts 1, Motherwell 2; ployers relied on them to act as and Rangers 2, Aye 1.—Reuter. honourable men in the duct of their business. grossly abused that confid- ence and defrauded them of a sum of $50,000. That act was deliberate on the part of both of them because he under- stood they were parties to making use of the chop of the Bank in order to effect fraud. "Your learned counsel," said His BREACH OF CONTRACT ALLEGED. Lordship," has made an appeal to the Court to deal mercifully with
A case of an employee's alleged you and he has pointed breach of contract was heard before out that both of you Mr. Justice Gompertz this morning are in receipt of very small wages when Messrs. D. Chellaram, a well as employees at the Bank. It is known local silk store sued a certainly not for the Court to former employee, Hassaram Hot- dictate to their employers us to chand for $63 equivalent to 100 how they should remunerate their rupees, as liquidated damages servants but I feel justified la say-under an agreement dated January ing that having regard to the 5, 1422. duties you were called impon to perform, the wages you were paid, plaintiff said defendant had been A SoruEME COURT on MONDAY particulary number 2 prisoner were employed as a salesman by the next, the 19th instant, at p.m. to certainly singularly small and plaintiff firm. He came on consider and charm the proposed inadequate." His Lordship then December 9, 1921, and on January Rule, nad to deal with other acessary added that that was not a justifica- 5 he entered into a contract.
business connected with the formation tion for prisoners to rob their cm- That contract, urged Mr. Russ, His Houour di WILLIAM REES DAVIES of Sr. DATIos Foolery, Bonekung. ployers. He took into considera-provided that defendant would x.c. has kindly contests to preside. tion the fact that they had recover-serve the plaintiff firm as assistant ed $30,000 but he must at the same at the branch business in Hong-interested will make every ffort to be It is hoped that 1! Welsh people time point out, that had they not kong and that the engagement present further articulars may be been arrested and brought would be for one and a half years obtained on applicating to the under 10 Hongkong the money with a remuneration of 100 rupees signed. would not have been recovered a month and at the termination of at all. It was his duty to pass upon his services to be provided with a them at any rate such a sentence free passage back to India. that would protect the commercial Mr. Russ pointed out that in community in Hongkong from clause 7 of the contract it was ex- frauds of this kind by employees pressly agreed between the parties placed in a position of trust. that upon any breach of the con-
Mr. C. A. S. Russ on behalf of
The indictment under which tract defendant should pay 100 they жете charged would rupees as liquidated damages. cnable the Court to pass
60me
Mr. Russ went on to explain that
upon them sentence of fourteen on October 25, another employce years'imprisonment and he thought left Chellaram's without reason and that if he had had to deal with the joined the rival form of Messrs. case as it was originally present- Prittam and Co., and in respect of ed, and in the absence of any that plaintiffs sued and secured" effort on their part to recover that judgment.. About that time sum, he would probably have defendant complained about passed upon them a sentence feeling ïll and with leave of
six
or seven of the plaintiff's manager years. He recognised that pri took a short trip to Canton for soners had done all they could, medical advice. On coming back however, and the bank was not he told plaintiff's manager that he now the loser to such a large extent would have to go to Canton again as it was at first. He therefore felt to be operated upon. The manager. he was justified in taking 'a lenient in turn advised him to settle his view of the case and the sentence debts to, the firth and after doing of the court upon each of them was that he left Hongkong, ostensibly, that they be imprisoned and kept for the purpose of going to Canton. at hard labour for three years. But instead of doing that he went straight away to Messrs. Prittam & Co., and was sent by them to Canton as # sales- Defendant stayed there
DOUBTFUL STORY!
*
man.
came
ROBBED IN FRIEND'S HOUSE, for some months and
down to Hongkong sometime in What is designated by the Police January. On January 31 plaintiffs se a doubtful report, was made wrote defendant a letter pointing yesterday by a Chinese living at out to him that he had broken his No. 8, New Street. He said that at contract and the firm demanded about 11.30 last night he visited the $63 as liquidated damages. principal tenant of the second floor, Defendant replied but never pald
the money.
No. 26, Upper Lascar Row, where Russ added that Chelltrans he was attacked by eight men who were reclining on beds. A dark and Prittams were keen rivals and crepe suit valued at $13 and $9 in for some time past the latter firm money were alleged to have been had been endeavouring toget taken from hins. He also states] Chellaram's assistants into their that two or three of the men carried own business. Musikf daggers and all of them were Defendant, was represented by known to the tOKENİ,
[Mr, F, G.-VanG
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