Didn't you say it was too costly to do that?— Yes, I said it was very expensive.
Didn't the directors say "Nover mind the expense"7-Yes and I'saw that the orders of the directors were carried out..
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You really called 'that new dishes. Dido' you fast give the cooks 'a chicken, and way "Haic's a mushroom, put in black or white or blue sauce" as the case might be and then give it a Fresch mama?-Not at all
Well, go on will you ?-Witness (reading from a big ledger-like book)-Matton cutlets.
Didn't the Chinese know mutton cutlets be fare 7-Marten catieis á la Suitte..
GIVING THE HOTEL A GOOD NAME. Explain how it was that on one occasion a single stenk was sent up without garahbing or anything round it ?-That night I had a special How is that made ?-Butter and onions stew dinner for about 25 people and I always cook aed together and made substantial, then mixed special dinner myself and i could not altend to
with eggs and put on the top of the mutton cut- the pastry service.
lets and put in the oven and made nice and You get a commission for special dioners ?--| bmw. V. Yes.
Another 7-Mution a la Wetmoreland. Mutton and stewed mixed pickles mixed with
So you paid special attention to them Yes I always paid special attention and the direc-butter, etc, etc. tors always are very pleased that I did so. They said at their meeting that it gave the Hotel a good came when people could depend upon getting good special dinners.
Were not complaints made that the entrees and the scrambled eggs were "messy - don't think so.
SCRAMBLED ROGS WITH PIG'S LARD,
Now, you are a chef. Tell us the proper way to make, scrambled eggst-Put butter In the pan; the best way to do it is in water and have one small pan and a bigger pan.
†
Did you teach them a new cold entres ?--- Yes. Roast stuffed sucking pig and garantie of veal,"
But garantie of veal has been known in
China since the beginning of time?~The Chinese at the hotel didn't know it.
His Honour-Car not you get to the end of the course?-(laughter)
This will be a fine appetizer for our tiffin Mr. Looker-Just getting to it immediately. (laughter).
ALDERMAN'S FARE.
Shortly before you left, Mr. Lewis of the &.0. Fompany sent a turtle to the Hotel, didn't he?-Yer.
The ingredients-butter and eggs?-Yes,. and salt and pepper (laughter)..
Were you making scrambled eggs with pig's. lord? That was always done till I came.
And you continued (t?—It was always dona. It was done half and half-balf lard, and half butter,
You continued it, did you not ?—Yes. You consider that proper, you a chef?-You can make scrambled eggs with lard and butter, You can make it with raltway grease- (laughter)—if you like?-It is better with but ter, certainly,
FATTENING FOOD.
You remember the cold corned beef and you remember being told there was not enough fat
in the cold corne beef?-Yes.
And you remember being requested to see that same proper fal was brought and put in the middle of the cold corned beef? Yes. with that request by sticking in a lump of suel?
No, I never did.
And only four plates of soup were made from it-1 made for different people.
Not only four far le directors ?-1 don't remember how much 1 made.
i
The No. 1 dining-room boy was called, but.. TELEGRAMS. when asked whether he had heard any com plaints, be replied that such things did not come under his notice, Complaints went in Mr. Davies in the office, a
Mr. James Uxberry, agent for the Hotel said he had never heard any complaints abovi the cooking at the Hotel. He had never heard 'anyone express an opinion on the subject. The plaintiff's case was then closed,"
THE DEVENCE.
that the agreement under which the plaintif In opening the case, Mr. Looker maintained came to Hongkong gave the directors pawer to terminals the engagement at any lime .00 giving him two months' wages,
His Honour-There must be reasonable dis
satisfaction,
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Mr. Looker-Bona-fide dissatisfaction. Con tinuing, be said that the plaintiff was expected to look after the Hotel just as a careful housewife tooks after her house. He bad plies, to attempt to reach the North Polelormance in all kinds of feats of strength and
Mr. Balfour's Redistribution
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to superintend the Chinese and to act between pie Smith's Sound. them and the directors. It was not denied that he was an extremely good cook-in a certain sense he was a capital chal, but he' was not housewife. He failed to look after the kitchen, he did not attend to the instructions which were given to him by the' directors, he took no heed of the 'complaints sent to him. Finally things got to such
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pitch that Mr. Osborne said he must look after f next session. the food for himself and began that system the 21st April. On one occasion: he found thei tomatoes absolutely rotten and when he cha' lenged the chef he was told-"Oh they're good enough for soup," They had found no ime: turtle?—If you wished to. It all depends upon provements made by the plaintiff in the Hotel what is wanted with the turtle.
You could make more than that out of a
The Court then adjourned for tiffin. letter written by Mr. Haynes to plaintif, in After the adjournment, Mr. Locker read a April of 1924, in which he was asked to en deavour as far as possible to obligo visitors, either in the dining or bed rooms, who required anything within reason that was not on the menu, and not to require visitors to sign chits for anything they required, but to take the boys' chits. The plaintiff said that that was things and he had refused to oblige them.
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service and the directors were so dissatisfied stock. with their chef that early this year they were. seriously thinking of terminating his engage French Honours to British Naval night fileen minutes after the performance, he told Mr, Osborne that he knew nothing, ment. When challenged about his vegetables, about it. Mr. Usborne had, however, been 3 grower of vegetables for many years, and did know what he was talking about. After refer ring to the soused fish incident and the rowder of the Legion of Honour; and all the with. Mr. Davies, Mt. Looker said that the dis Commandants of the British ships at Brest missal of the chef was not due to the words have been made officers of the Legion of
Honour. tion of a month or two before he would have been dismissed in any case.
And as a matter of fact didn't you comply because the visitors had asked him far several used towards Mr. Davies. It was only a ques
Yeu prino, was it done?My No. 1 did it, And you were superintending No. 17-t was done without my knowledge.
TITSY CAKE.
Tipsy cake, a very favourite dish especially with the Indies, is it not proper to put in a little liquor and wines ?—Yes, it was always done.
Didn't the d rectors complain there was not enough in 7-YCF.
.
In the course of re-examination he said he had made an improvement all round. It was the compradore's duty to buy the coffee. None of the complaints made were anything beyond mere trivial matters and in fact were only men. tioned to him in the course of conversation. Mr. Haynes and himself were on the best of term
His Honour-That is what I was going to ask you. You are not on such good terms with Davies as you were with Haynes?
laintiff Only until very lately-until the last day or so.
His Honour-There is always an undercur- rent in these things.
Dida Mr. Patts every Saturday have to go and see that brandy and wine were poured into the tipay cake?—That was all the time. The director, come to the kitchen about three o'clock and the pastry-cook from the beginning K. Gaskell, who attended on subpoena, was always produced his tipsy cake when the dithe next witness, and after endeavouring to rectors appeared.
Were you engaged to do what was done before or to improve the hotel To improve it certainly, but I cannot see what the tipsy coke has to do with it.
WITHERED VEGETABLES. Were frequent complaints made about the vegetables the cauliflower a mud colour, the spinnach withered and stalky, the carrots old and woody ?---No, I never saw the vegetables mouldy.
Let us come to the fruit. You remember fresh peaches served up as hard, as bullets ? I never served that.
On the 15th of June - had left the Haist
then.
1 beg your pardon. But about oranges and bananas, were not frequent complaints made about them ?-No, there were not.
Some questions were put concerning, the condition of the tonaloes which were not good enough for the table, but good enough for the Soup. The bananas were also spoken about.
You remember once when a bunch of
bananas was held up, the bananas were 10
miten that they fell off?-I remember once
- Mr. Osborne sent two bunches of bananas back, He said “ Vou must send them back to show the Chinese we are watching them."
There were two bunches absolutely rotten ? -There were two bunches out of 70 calties. The bunches had not yet been received by me; they were left for inspection by Mr. Osborne,
(Further reference was mads to the rotten carrots which were spoken of earlier.}
On one occasion you were insolent to Mr. Osborne 7-About the carrots.
Did you tell him he knew nothing about it -I said, “What do you know about car Tots?"-(laughter.)
In consequence of that were you not asked to step up to the Board meeting ?—Yes, I told you about that.
And at that time were you not told to accept Mr. Osborne's decisions about the quality of
the food)--If Mr. Osborne said it was not good
I was not to say it was good.
Did you consider the directors were satisfied with you under those circumstances?—¡ can- not tell.
HINTS TO HOUSEKEEPERS. What time did you go to the market?--- About six in the morning.
What did your agreement say?-To go there
before six.
times.
Did you often get there before six ?--Some par it to you that you were required to go before, aik to the market so that you would get everything of the best?-My orders
at the market were giren between s and'1.30
The case was adjourned till Monday at 10a.m.
SANDOWS ENTERTAINMENT.
ENTHUSIASTIC AUDIENCE AT THE THEATRE,
Sandow's opening entertainment at the Thea- Ire Royal last night proved an immense success The auditorium was crowded with budding athletes, bent on seeing the latest in physical development; and many ladies, whose views on the beauty of the human form divine are al enter the dock was shown the way to the wit-ways of interest, attended to witness the effects fness box. He said he managed the bar at the of Sandow's system on representatives of all hotel, and was for some time steward. He had nations. The programme opened with statues- had a lengthy experience in the supervision of que posing by Sandow's pupils, who revealed hotels and had always heard the plaintiff their body muscles to the best advantage. As spoken of as a well known chef. He had never heard of any complaints having been made an example of what can be done in mising against the plaintiff in connection with his muscle, the pupils are magnificent examples: duties at the hotel, and be always considered he Their bodies seemed to be literally alive with was a very reliable and a first-class chef
motion; a tura of the wrist or a movement of Guests had never complained about him. Hongkong was a difficult place to manage so
the head produced rippling waves of muscles far as catering was concerned, and especially which twined about the human frame in ser so as regards fish which could never be relied pentine folds. The posing was not exactly upon. When Mr Haynes introduced witness classical, being designed rather to exhibit the to the plaintiff he told him he would always muscular development than the beauty of find him easy to get on with. The witness was not now connected with the catering; only the living sculpture. It might, however, he worth bar and could not speak as to the catering at while to consider whether a representation of the hotel at present.
the better known works of art in the sculpture galleries might not be worth staging. Of course Sandow is the head and front of the entertainment and his reception was most en- thusiastic. His various altitudes on a revolving ped stal aroused, storms of applause. Every inch of the body seemed to be wrapped in great heaving rolls of iron bands, so that the "village blacksmith" known to the concert platform would have stood a poor chance against Sandow, Afterwards Sandow gave a lecture on physical culture, his pupils perform
SECOND COOK SPEAKS." Chan Choy, second cook at the hotel for the past ten years, said that since the plaintiff had been there he had taught him a number of new dishes. In fact he had taught witness anything that he was desirous of knowing.
Who first showed you how to do soused fish? His Honturi suppose he will go back
to sometime before Confucius.
Witness, however, said he was first shown on board of a P. & O bant. Mr. Oshorne showed him how to boil it until it was ready, in the compradore's room, and put the vinegar in him.
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COLLISION IN HARBOUR.
TWO.COXS. CERTIFICATES SUSPENDED. At the Harbour office, this morning, before Mr. Hasil Taylor, an inquiry was held into the circumstances attending a collision between the steam launch Asterico, and the lug Tug, on the 10th inst.
Chad Yung, manier of the Americo, said that at about 7.30 am, on the day in question, he was coming from Kowloon to Blake Pier, and about yo feet from the latter he saw the Tug on his starboard bow coming astern from Douglas Wharf.
and stopped his engines. The 7ug came on watern and struck the America on her star- board bow, just as the latter was getting up to the wharf. The Tug's engines were going at the time of the collision, and she was about ten feet off before she reversed. Witness was at the helm at the time, but the Tug's coxswain was on deck.
He blew two short blasia
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Tin Yau, assistant coxswain of the Tug, taid he was steering the Tg. She was lying at Douglas Wharf, bows in shore, and on leaving to go to Quarry Bay, started stern first. She wast other side of Douglas Wharf. She wat clear of the wharf before witness saw her, and when he did he blew three blasta on the whistle, and hailed her to go to starboard. Witness He reversed the engines and went ahead before expected other launches to keep clear of him. the collision, and the launch had headway of at the time of the collision. When he reversed THE Steamship the engines the two boats were about one yard apart before that his engines were going the collision. No. I coxswain was on the bridge, astern, yet be had headway on at the time of
self, Witness said that plaintiff was presenting the exercises and thereby illustrating Sanloved off and went astern when the America during the meals giving directions.
Cross-examined he said he used to call plain- tiff at 5.55 a.m. each day, and he usually took about fifteen minutes to get up. They were at the market about 620. A great many of the dishes were still being cooked in the same way as formerly
What was the greatest change he made--the ingredients he put into the dishes or the names he gave to new dishes a lot of were given to dishes made up of fowl,
and caled it something else?--Yes and had
He put in a few mushrooms and meat halls
brown sauce and white sauce.
serve up the meat in sauce that is importani.
a
His Hons ur- take it the whole thing of chef's business is the sauce. It is the way you Mr. Looker-I don't know he could make any violent difference in the sauces by adding two or three things.
His Flonour-But I take it that is the part have been known for years. The jaded appetite of the chef's business.. The foundation may requires new sauces (laughter).
Mr. Looker. That may be ID.
IRISHI STEW,
a.m. on the day previous. I had everything | tell you about Irish stew-(laughter). ready..
Were you not expressly told at the Board meeting to take conlies to the market and bring the stuff back yourself?—I was never told that. The directors said it might be better to take baskets and coolies.
It was your duty to inspect the goods as they arrived at the Hotel ?—It was impossible to do that on each and every occasion.
CHRISTMAS BOXES AND TIPS. Now about Christmas' boxes ?—Yes,
Do you mean to tell us that Mr. Osborne told you that you would get Christmas boxes from the Hotel residents?-No. From the boarders. That is what I understood him to
say.
Did Mr. Osbome promise you that people who gave private dinners would tip you ?--It, was said I would get a lot of tips.
Yes.
You would get Christmas boxes and tips? You say when Mr. Osborne came back you were told the food was very much better and he was very glad to hear it? Yes, he shook hands with me.
Shook hands with you! He says he never mentioned the thing?-He shook hands with me and said the food was very good. Mr. Potts was there at the time.
TIP-TOP RECIPES,
You say you introduced several new dirber that the Chinese cooks had never heard of before?—Yes.
Give us some idea of those dishes ?— (The first answer was inaudible at the Press #tabin, but it hinted at something ❤th Berge "sauce in it.)
Give us another?-Capon`a la Toulouse made with fruce and eggs and butter and forced
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His Honour-This witness has something to Mr Looker (to witness)-What about itish stew then? The mutton was cut up and each person was to have a piede."
Was that a new dish that he taught you?- We always had that,
His Honour-1 knew he had something to say about Irish stew (laughter).
dow's secret of myscular developmeat. In the middle of the programme Sandow performed some of the old feats which first brought him before the public. He swung bars of iron and elongated dumb-bells like ninepins, tore picks of cards in half to show the strength in his fingers, and finally lifted, by his breast muscles, a weight totalling about 3,000 pounds which aorts, and a plank on which a dozen braway was made up of dumbbells, weights of all
fellows sat or slood. Sandow is still in the
giving orders; he was in charge. zenith of his strength, and his fine stage up bridge and was in charge of the Tug. He was Fok Kam Tai, recalled, said he was on the pearance leads additional charm to the pannerstanding on the port side; the assistant cox which he carelessly flings about weights swain was on the starboard side. He could which would be looked upon as immovable see him, and so could see as much as he could, by the adinary man. 3 he audience fol. Mr. Taylor said: Chau Yung, having other towed the exhibition of bodily perfection with launches on his statboard side, should have that the athletic and muscular development charge of the Tug, and made no attempt to the closest interest, and it is safe to say
kept clear. He also made false whistle signals. Į Fok Kam Tai, by bis own showing, was in craze has started in Hongkong. The pupils avoid a collision, until the boats were one yard afterwards gave some wrestling bouts on foot apart. Both are to blame. Both certificates and on borseback. To vary the proceedings suspended for two months, an Indian "phenomenon" played the piano in weird style, and followed that with a trick dis- play on the violin--not being a strong man the audience proved very sympathetic and Joudly demanded encores, which were granted. During the earlier part of the performance the
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Do you think younelf a buder cook?—I say that I am good, but I don't know what the visitors may say
I am afraid his professional pride won't let him admit that (laughter).
THE NO. 1 COOK.
Wong Kum, the No. 1 cook, who has been at the Hotel for ten years, said the plaintiff bad taught him many dishes ho had never heard of before. The plaintiff was always careful to wee that things were properly cooked and care. fully served.
Do you consider you are a better cook now than you were before the plaintiff came?- About the same.
Have you learnt anything ?—Yes, a little. Much ?--Yes, good deal. He is very agreeable to us and teaches us our work.
"In cross-examination, the witness said he was 59 years of age and he did not work very much.
His Honour You are pensioned off, aren't you ?-Oh, no,
The evidence of the clerk to the compradore, and the fresh provisions clerk was given.
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