A JOB AT AMOY.
European Employee Sues Chinese Employer.
EREOTING A MINT. That he was engaged by a Chineis to erect. mint machinery" at Amoy, was the story told by Mr. E. T. Arnold to the Paisas Judge, in the Summary Court, this morn, ing, in connection with a claim for wages. }
ET. Arnold, of Armand Build- ings, Kowloon, brought an action against Lo Yao-sap, of 43. Des Voeux Road, Hongkong, for $335.- 54, being balance of salary due from May 29th to July 19th. Plaintiff's salary was fixed at $300 a month, and he claimed $520 loss cortain advances" "amounting to. $184,46, leaving a balance of $335.54.
Defendant did not appear, nel ther was he legally represented. Mr. O'Sullivan, a Court official, said he understood that defendant had instructed solicitors to appear on big behalf. Mr. O'Sullivan was told by the Pulsne Judge to tolophone them. He did so, but the solicitors in question were not at their office.
Mr. Arnold told the Court that ho was engaged by defendant at the end of May to erect certain mint machinery at Amoy and to take charge of some docks. He weat to Amoy from Hongkong and there called on the Britlali Consul to rozister himself. The Consul informed him that i be had anything to de with any mint machinery it would by his painful duty to have plain tiff arrested, as defendant had no right to coin money. Mr. Arnold thanked the British Consul for his advice and told him he would report the matter to the defendant. "If he will call on me," said the Consul, "I will tell him the same as I have told you-and more," he added. Mr. Arnold accordingly. told defendant what the Consul had said, to which defendant re- plied: What the devil bas he got to do with it? Plaintiff thon asked bim
he was going to do, the docks had not been, headed over and he was not allowed to work on the mint. Defendant told him to "sit in the office and pass away the time" until the docke were handed over.
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About July 3rd or 4th plaintif asked for bis salary. Defendant told him that he was going to Hongkong in two or three days time and he would hand the money to Mrs. Arnold at Kaw. loon, Defendant did not go to Hongkong. Later, dofandant
CORRESPONDENCE.
(To the Editor of the "Hongkong Telegraph.")
The Arms Traffic.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
LAW'S LITTLE PITFALLS:
Stealing by Finding. "Finding is keeping" has been a household maxim of Eogilsh| folk since the earliest times. It Įageords with the adventurous Sir, On Tuesday · · lust,
acquisitiveness of our people that Chinese detective lost his life when what you have the good luck to faithfully performing bis duties, find you are entitled in all cons
On Thursday, a Chinese caught|cience to keep, writes “Templar" with a Mauser pistol and auimuni in a Home paper. For, after all; tion on his person (vide your way those believers in the right of raport) was sentenced to SIX kouping, who has, a better claim WEEKS' imprisonment,
to possess a thing than the man
Hell's bells and panther who finds it! tracks ! ? * Words fail me for It is a curious thing that while) purposes of publication, but if any this view has prevailed generally more caustic comments are need-the law has never given it coun ed, apply to.
Youre etc.
LOYAL CITIZEN. Hongkong, Aug. 9th, 1923.
Canton Conscription.
"Sir,--Yesterday, residents of the Shameen were given a vivid Insight into the abominable inter ference with the liberty of the subject which is so common in Canton these days.
The press gangs, were at work roping in coolies and other pedes trians and they could be soon just across the canal seizing helpless people who happened to come within reach. One poor fellow, wishing to escape, jumped into the canal, but he was soon finished, as a shot fired by one of the sol- diers hit him in the back of the head whilst he was in the water, and he was instantly killed.
tenance. In no other "casa, haa the discrepancy between popular opinion and the law doncerned boon mora striking. For genera- tions our people in all classes have acted on the supposed principle that "findings is keep ings” (as we say). When a pioce of property bas been found, it acquisition bas been regarded a a bit of good fortune. But all the time, the finder has been
thief according to Iaw. And the case of the labourer who has been sent to prison for six months for stealing a jewel he found, comes as a fitting reminder that "findings is not keeping."
OFFENCE OF LARCENY, At common law the goods take must appear in evidence to be personal goods in the absence of express statutory enrolment. Only personal goods could be the subject of lareony at commou law. But it was held that a box con- No, Sir, Mr. Eugene Chen may taining titledeeds to land could say as much as he likes, and he not be stolen because it waa may attempt to belittle the facts said to "savour of the realty," by talking of "a few cases of that is, property in land. So hardship by unauthorised agents," the offance of larceny,
Or
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as he did recently when replying stealing in respect of title deeds to the Telegrark's questions; but and other things connected with both he and Dr. Sun must know that theas things are taking place. Why do they not stop them ? The answer is simple. Because Dr. Again, since larceny at com. Sun is helpless-the Yunnanese mon law could not be committed military leaders are top-dogs into things which are not the sub- Canton just now,
ject of property, the taking of a
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believe missionaries can vouch such was our inherited instinct for the statement-that many of for the rights of property; that these poor creatures who are the carcass of a diseased pig seized by the military are, after which bad been killed and buried they have done the latter's work, in its owner's land still remained shot out of hand. It is easier to his property, and an indictment| H+++++ dispose of thom this way than to for stealing lay against a person pay them for their work. Anyhow, whodisinterred and sold the carces. very few of these coolies ever Further, there was no property return to Canton again.
in many animals formerly, and. T'ho nauseous part of the whole indeed, a large number of things business, is that Dr. Sun and which now give rise to rights in his followers
always law could not be stolen, in the about prating
"Liberty." more spacious days of good Precious little liberty thoy Elizabeth, can guarantee for the poor down-
THE NEW LAW.
trolden people! As I say, they But things are now more strictly
must know that this commandeer- dealt with, and the finder of goods jag of people is going on; they would do well to take them to the told plaintiff he was sending couldn't live in Canton without nearest police-station if he (or) his secretary to Hongkong learning of it. It is common she) desires to avoid the fate of
(the
Becrotary)
and he would take the money to Mrs.
knowledge:
the old labourer who has just Incidentally, this incident of been convic'ed.
up,
"
Arnold. However, the sacrotary yesterday calls to mind the fact To put us all on guard i did not go to Hongkang, and, that some years ago the Shameen might be well to give the terms Municipal Council had rights of the new law as to stealing apart from certain advanceF, plaintiff trceived nothing. Then over the canal, but these appear contained in the consolidated Mr Arnold cantracted fever. He never to be exercised now. The Larceny Act of 1916. The first again saw defendant, who told result is that the whole place words of that Statue go straigh
and to the point. "A person steale him if he had fever he had batteria badly blocked- go to Hongkong. Plaintiff left the congestion is getting worse who without the consent of the
Isn't it about Amoy on July 20th. Defendant all the time.
owner fraudulently and without time those rights were again a claim of right made in good we simply to faith, takes and carries away asserted? Or are sit by with folded arms and do anything capable of being stolen nothing ?
with intent, at the time of such! Enclosing my card,
taking, permanently to deprive | Yours etc.
the owner thereof." OLD-TIMER, Canton, Aug. 9th, 1923.
later came to Hongkong and be made an offer to plaintiff of $240 to clear off everything. Arnoid refused this offer.
His Honour entered judgment for plaintiff, with costs.
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If any words could give the quietus to the notion that "find- ings is keepings," the law has provided them in this first section of the Larceny Act, 1916.
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