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TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1929.
Burnett's asalatant on the business side.
Mr. Areulli-I put it to you that you and his staff wero his assis tants on the editorial side?
Witness replied that Mr. Burnett! was the owner of the paper and; that he was generally hired
jas such, his instructions counted and antico could only be with witness as with other mem-
terminating his given
ser-
vice at the end of a year. In viewers of the staff. Next to Mr. of Mr. Cooper's responsible positiea Burnett, witness was the highest the submission was that he was en-on the paper..
titled to six months' notice which
was the custom among journalists.
Partnership Mooted..
Mr. Watson added that he would There had been a discussion on prove that Mr. Cooper had been several occasions with regard to unable to get another job,
the maller of witness's salary,
The plaintiff stated, in evidence, when Mr. Burnett, would make that he was 33 years of age and promises to this effect: "You get was born in London. He had been on well, you will get more. Youj in journalison since he left school, work as you have been working, 17 year ago. He started as edi-and we will discuss about partner- torial assistant in the sports' room ship."
of the Pall Mall Gazette in 1911. Nothing definite came out of the Ile was later with the Acton Dia-question of partnership, and that trict Post as a reporter and a sub was why witness asked for a rise. editor-reporter on the Municipal He did not think he was expected Journot. He also covered sporta to put any money into the pro- engagements for the Daily Express. posed partnership, and he rather regarded it as an inducement for him to work as he had been work-
War Service.
1.
Ile joined the Army on Augusting. 8, 1914, was wounded and badly;
He was in the highest position gassed and was still suffering from on the paper in the sense that the effects of the later. He won there was nobody else above him the D.C.M, and was demobilised in excepting the proprietor of the Décember, 1928 He afterwards
undertook journalistic, work for paper. Although, in that sense the forces in North Russia after also, no further promotion could be possible, he was looking for which he returned to London as a sub-editor on the Architectural Reward to further prospects in of salary. view later going as a sub-editor to periodical increnses The Pioneer in India. In 1921.he Witnoss pointed out that other filling was with The Times at Bombay and local people who were
were receiving in 1924 he joined the Hongkong similar positions
more than $450 a Daily Press as a reporter and inter considerably
month. became sub-editor.
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Mr. Cooper continued that hej
papers in North China and return-more salary,"
d to Hongkong in June, 1927, when
Referring to the office diary,
he joined the China Mail as where assignments were daily en- reporter at a salary of $300 tered up for the reportorial stall,
DECISIONS.
WIN EASILY.
a month. Mr. Cooper then spoke witness said he took it over after YORKSHIRE AND GLOUCESTER of entering into the agreement Mr. Macdonald left and while Mr. with the defendant as a sub-Dobbie was still there.
Replying to Mr. Arculli, plain- editor reporter, stating that on Saturday evenings he also work-tiff admitted that it was true that ed for the Sunday Herald,
Duties Explained.
the diary was submitted to Mr. WORCESTER'S CRASH. Burnett from day to day, but wit
nens considered it as part of the
In describing what a sub-editor-proprietor's business to have a
· London, June 3. ·
reporter was, Mr. Cooper said he hand in everything, that affected Yorkshire, the only undefeated had found out to his cost that the routine and policy of the office side in the county championship, such a position meant a man was le had never known Mr. Burnett defeated Kent by eight wickets at expected to do practically every-te query the assignments.
Sheffield in a low-scoring match thing of junior work! He was
completed in two days, expected to go out and do all kinds of reporting and he was also required to do indoor work of a junior nature.
All Had á Hand In It.
Regarding, the Overland China Yorkshire gained a lend of a Mail, witness said that almost single run on the first innings, but every senior member of the staff
Asked by Mr. Watson if Mr. had a hand in its make-up. The played the Rent bowlers with con- Burnett had ever written anything! for the papers, Mr. Cooper said he printed matter contained therein idence in the face of a bigger ald write something. once. That was merely that taken from the second innings total.
was when he added a note to the China Mail except for the catch Kent Batted first and were dis- fool of a letter sent in by the line leadings. It did not require missed for 126 Rev. Mr. Hewett, which appeared auch effort to make up the weekly taking wickets 42
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in the enrrespondence columns, and they used to give it only five Yorkshire replied with 126. TINS
Witness look over Mr. Dobbie's:
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In their second knoek, Kent
telling him to mind his own busi minutes a day. ness. Although Mr. Burneti made suggestions for leading articles, he duties when the latter left last compiled 140, Rhodes bowling well never wrote any and he had never year, but by no stretch of the to take wickets for 46 runs.
loss of two wickets, written anything, except the foot-imagination could they call Mr. Yorkshire scored 140 runs for the
# reporter. Ile note, during the 21 months plain- Dobble
sub-editor, and wit
Bowlers were also on top at tiff had been, employed there. senior
that he autom-Gloucester, where Gloucestershire Plaintif continued that he ness claimed. always wrote the Sunday Herald artically becanic auch when he defeated Worcestershire by an
innings and two runs. leader after Mr. Dobbie left. took over Mr. Dobbie's duties.
The circumstance of Mr. Worcester båtled first, coring From January, 1928, continued
Goddard found the plaintiff, he was sitting, in the Dobbie's departure and plaintiff 180 runs. editor's chair of both papers and being called upon to take over the wicket much to his liking and he factors took 8 wickets, though they cost Mr. Burnell, as the proprietor, latter's duties were the looked to him to take entire charge which led plaintiff to believe he him 117 rus. of the oflice staff,
was on a new agreement, although Hothing was mentioned about the cancellation of the old.
Confidential Reports,
"May call me Foki," Witness said that it was only
In reply, Gloucester made 242, giving them a lead of only 62 runs on the first innings. Jackson did the most damage taking 6 wickets for 67 runs.
An innings victory seemed
At Mr. Burnett's request, plain- tiff said he made confidential re-i ports on the members of the stuff.!
He applied for his salary to when the question of his status be raised to $600. There had been was raised in the present case, scarcely possible, but Parker and that Mr. Burnett saw fit to fall Goddard bowling unchanged made no friction between them "except back upon the old and dilapidated short work of the visitors, din- for the rough and tumbles one agreement. "He may call me a missing the whole side for 60 gets in every newspaper office."
Replying to his Lordship, Mr. oli if he likes so long as I am runs! Parkers took 5 wickets for
batsmen at a cost of 37 runs.- Copper agreed he had been given paid mones for doing work," added 15 runs, and Goddard sent back 5
witness. a loan of $500 soon after he started to work and Mr. Burnett that Mr. Burnett gave the $50 in
Upon Mr. Areulli's suggestion Renter. waved the matter. It was not crease because witness was hard until he applied for a rise that it
was again mentioned. It had pressed for money at the time, wit before he came out to Hongkong ness ejaculated:"Most absurd and joined the Daily Press in 1926. since been repaid.
Mr. Burnott is not a philan Questioned by Mr. Watson, he thropist."
Status Point,
Cross-examined by Mr. Arculli,
difference between
Expert Evidence.
said that an editor, sub-editor, Isub-editor-reporter and a reporter were all of different gradea, al- witness said. that there was a Mr. R. T. Barrett, senior sub- though in times of emergency it a sub-Editor, editor of the Hongkong Daily Press was not uncommon for editors and and a reporter, although the was called by die plafutiff as "an sub-editors to do actual reporting former on a one-man-show paper" expert on the customs in the new work. He himself genotimes: did might do emergency reporting paper world." Io prefaced his reporting work on the Daily Press. without his status being affected evitoner by saying that he knew "Witness agreed that if Mr. Coop As for Mr. Burnett, he wrote nothing of the facts of the casser was sontor to Mr. Donaldson, nothing, and was mainly concerned and was entirely disinterested, who was himself a sub-editor, he with the business and advertise- being there at the request of the must be a sub-editor himself, and ment side of the papers. He also plaintiff.
in that respect he would be doing did the most essential part of Witness wald he had been different, work to a sub-editor re- paying the solaries of the staff." engaged in journalism since 1912, porter or reporter.
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