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'THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
PEAK TRAMWAY TROUBLES.
· ALLEGED WRONGFUL
DISMISSAL
FRIDAY, MAY 2, 1924.
ALLEGED INTIMIDATION,
POLITICAL SYMPATHY, Threb Chinese appeared on re Formerly a ticket collector in the mind before Mr. R. E. Lindsoli employ of the Peak Tramway at the Hongkong Magistracy yor Compouy, Li Sui sought to recover terday afternoon 00 charge of Son from the Company in the intimidation, several compositors Summary Court yesterday after-employed by the Sun Man. Po, a noon, before the seting Poisne comparatively new vernacular Judge (Mr. A. Dyer Bull). Hiz
paper, being the complainanta inim was for a month's wages in lieu of notice,
"Mr. M. K. Lo appeared far this plaintiff, and Mr. H. G. Maunamata for the firm of Messrs Dencana)
oom represented the defendunt pany
WAK
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Mr. A. J. G. Leask, prosecuted And Mr. Prior defended.
the
The facts of the case as dis closed by the evidence adduced by the prosecution were that on the night of the 9th April, on the; Mr. Lo submitted the, ons was invitation of two men, four of the
delunce the
to justify compositors of the Sun Man Po upon dismissalin view of u latter written went to a toa house where they by the defendants' solicitors giving were met by the first two defend- the ground of their action in the ants. The latter urged the com absence of plaintiff, without leave poßitors to leave the paper be
Mr. Menatara accepted, the cause its policy was prejudicial to, punition Thut the burden of Dr. Sun Yat-sen's interest, saying proof WAR on the defence, that if they refused to quit, the Tho defendant
in the
paper would be blown up. On the servies of the Tramway Company, 12th April, also at a tea party and in the ordinary way would her been entitled to reasonable which the compositors of notice. The Company was quite Sun Man Po attended at the re- -prepared to justify the dismissal of quest of the first two defendants, the same suggestion was made to the plaintiff.
threats, Explaining the system under them, accompanied by which ticket collectors and ather According to the compainant who members of the staff of the Penk, gave the above evidence, the two Tramway Company were employed, defendants suggested that they go Mr. Manaman said they were on to 'Canton after they had resigned duty for periods of 21 hours. They and undertook to pay their fares, went on it. 11 o'clock in the morning when they went on board the Can-' fantil the same hour the following ton steamer.
norning. They were not on duty the whole of the time, because the Just car to the Peak was at 12 o'clock midnight and the servien did not commence again until 7 o'clock the following morning. I would be, seen, therefore, that the men had ample opportunity for rest..
His Mother
A compositor foreman, of the Same paper said he was present at the second tea party. He only saw the rst defendant as the latter addressed his threats him. "If you don't leave your job the fate of the Sun Chung Po, of Canton, which Was bombed,
to
Defendant left his duty,-quite will overtake your paper." the de- properly Mr. Marnewmen suid,--at ; fendant said to him. On the day 11 d'élock on Thursday, 28th he was told to leave for Canton February. He was due to go on he did not retura to work and duty ngâu sí. 11 uelock on Friday took refuge in a friend's house at Thorning, the 29th. The next thing Tung Street, ns the defendant They hard was that about 10) had warned him to be careful Fo'clock on Friday morning, almot when he went out. Later in the on hour before he was due to begin day he wrote a letter to his master. ticket collecting, he sent in thessage and assa result of the information tu,the Tramway Company that be the police boarded the .. Fat- weald not be able to come Iecause shan, on board of which were his mother was ill. He did not found the defendants as well as Lask for leave and gave me renson-
a number of the compositors, who nble warning that he was going hail 'previously gone on board. ilmy. Not only did he Bo
The case was adjourned until Tell the Company when he was
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WHOLESOME nation at all that he was go- ing back. Conserpently, Mr. Sealt, The Superintendent of the Comment. During his cruss-exnufination, pany, bid to engage some one to reference was made to the recent INVIGORATINGet us ticket collector on the ear the trouble
over the Company's plaintiff should have occupied. servants. Mr. Scott mentioned that The new mon had to be hastily on the night of the 29th and 29th TELEPHONE K. 626 structed in his duties both February one ticket collector. E. WARREN & CO., LTD Mr. Scott and the Chief Trafic nusconded with a sum of money, luspector, Mr. Andrews, were put I had also been discovered that Sanitary Engineers, te un enormous amount of trouble,
olher employees of the Com Monmentalists, ote. Saturday also passed without any had given fictitious addresse Offices & single word from the plaintiff, and and could not now be found. At
98A, Wanchai Road, Godowns. nothing further was beard from the present tinte, Mr. Scott said,
Hongkong. him until the 2nd March, when in answer to the Puisne Judge, the Col. No. 269 the Chief Trafic Inspector happen Company bad taken on new con- Att kinds of Builders Requisites in Stock. ed to see him on the Kowloon ferry ductors. Before a callector was and tak him that he had better now employed he must have his Soil Vent Pipes, Rainwater Pipes. back and see Mr. Scott. When
photograph taken. he saw the Superintendent, Mr. Scott told the plaintiff that his place and been filled and he could not be taken back.
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No further evidence was called for the defence. Mr. Lo subinitted that the defence had mut, in law, justified dismissal. Ho rend the Mr. Macnamara added that the
correspondence which had taken matter was not a question of $68
place with the Company, and to the Trainway Company, but the urged that the plen of wilful disobe proper and efficient working of thedience to an order was not open fo system. The only, hold the Peak the defense. The only justifi Tramway Company had over their cation for instant dismissal wue servants was the legal rendy of absence without leave. Abwenco not paying their wages if they without leave did not, in low, went away without leave. The necessarily involve wilful disabo Company was taking up this stand diente to lawful orders. Mr. Lo upon its legal rights because it was urged that there had been no the only way in which they could wilful disobedience... secure the efficient carrying on of n very important public service....
Superintendent's Evidence.
The core was adjourned sine die, His Honour intimating that if he decided against Mr. Lo on the law,
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