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HONA

CLAIM

LARY

BEST W. G. HUMPHREYS

ALLEGED WRONGFUL DISMISSAL

Mesir

Summary Court, yesterday; | 580

tingPune Judge, Mr. decide, Ghether - M

kn interesting motion was not ea

in which ur. H. C. Best rueda Tiener said he

W. G. Humphreys & Co. for $750;

AMr. Hinks mid the writ was for damag

250 for servare of salary from May lab to her wrongful dismissal, and he was wanting

13th, 1919, and 8500, being one month asiary from May 13th to June 15th, 1919, ages, for wrongful dismissal on May

the plaințit to prove that.

His Honour, remarked that the statement of facta admitted the diamisa should be haps aide for the prom HUMịa Blake Sauggented

and

deals with later, if necemary Lacy could proceed on the supposition that defendant had 'diamined, jalan

found against defendants,

Hina Honour agreed, stati

on the "greed faces; and be tie volter pointer

legine; stated

that told

of Meters, Deacon, Looker ston, appeared for plaintin and Mr. Bir of Me. Wilkinson & Grit for di

in opening the case, read a bf agreed, facts. This was to the ki Blantic, euntinuing hat in August 1910, this plainulai that, there were lots agreed to serve defendanses manager of tion between him and their į machinery, departiment at 8000 = 1 which hu cônĭd not remer month. On February 16th plaintif tender- himne I have given (you my cosignation ad his resignation, which was accepted to and is is a month overdue. Mr. Han

om the end of Inne On March phreys told him to get od, and that he 9th the Union Engineering Company was would get Fürsell to take Bir place. registered in Hongkong, having offices Witnes

All right, I will hand jacent to those of the Union, Trading; syerything ever Mr. Farrell, and will

by The plaintiff, was a tubcriber go.

memorandum of association holding Cross-examined, witness said that he went 95 out of 100 shares. The Trticles farther to ser fra Shenton (solicitor) about the not out that if possible the services of Mr.",

the

fuzided..

maited

other goods. to de, saying.

SHOP

PERS

the second defensant pushe

Monday

the unfence, bad

Supreme

the case

the shop, while, the first defendane r han a blow on the face,

The second dankbaanit said that the contin some cavities plainant was very abusive, when the first

of the vessel The defendant and a small boy were the defendans told him that he had no mediam sized bottles of malted milk in stockergeant arrested them. The boy had tow only persong on board at the time, and the Among other things, be aid: "I'll break, been released there was no

Fidence revented this and told the complainant to

Best as managing director of the Company A letter written by emu sod on You Chinaman. t. Witnem I against him of MESS

sleted him by force. It was not true that either witness or his four had struck the complainant

The Magistrate bound the defendant over to be of good behaviour for six months in the sum of 300 ene

were to be secured. Os May 13th plaintiff Locker, Deacon & Harston to Mesars Wokyoshop He refused, and, witness was discovered by. Mr. W. G. Humphreys G. Humphreys & Co. was read. There itting fully-furnished, desk in the was a reference to posible action by the offices of the Union Engineering Company American Conmilt your entire risk Mr Humphreys find an interview with him Mr. Blake wished to know what it meant. and asked for an explanation. Defondanda

Witness said he had heard that a big divaled plaintif because they were of action was to be taken against him, and opinion that he was employed by the Union that defendants were going to prevent his Engineering Company

departure for America • Mr. Humphreyg was straid of witness" business abilities. He had been on good terms with Memes, Hum phreys & Co. The only fault was that the books were not kept well. They had once made $80,000 in scrapiron and the n was peed through some other department and not his He had known Mr. Churn for

PAIR OF SCISSORS

STAELPON:

of the bears He went on cousin mater

The defendant said he was not the master of the best, and the latter.no being on board at the time he waited for mm He was not on board Eve minines when the police lamach came alongside, and the boat searched and the deng discovered. The Magistrate convicted the defendant. and sentenced him to fine of $1,000, T

labour. drog WA

CHARGE OF WOUNDINGASHARE Mr T Rowan appeared before Mr U. Hutchison yesterday to defeat Chinese with a pair of scissors,

Chinese charged with wounding another

SNATCHING!" CASE. CHINESE SEVERELY DEALT WITH. A Chinese charged before Mr. N. L containing 350 in notes and two photo Sarith yesterday with matching a bundle films from a Chinese Central on Monday

in Queen's Road mouths hard labour and The

„benienced taninë

who had been out she ins

Evidenca i showed along Queen Road Centra and films, tied up in the defendana omme apu.

the bundle raised an ala

behind

If his Lordship war of option that plaintiff was actually played by the Union Engineering Company, he (M. Turnery would have no more to say Their contention was that no matter how munt. mous the circumstances were, the plaintin was not employed by the Union Engineer- ing Compan

some considerable time. He had told vari Churo.

deposed that our propis he was feaving Humphreys he was general

manager of the Union Co. He had discussed matters with Mr.Inspector Willis said that about 7 pm, Trading Company who were general Churn after office hours. His work at un Monday, a crowd wat watching a streek managers of the Union Engineering Com Messrs. Humphreys & Co Engineering performance, when suddenly a night occur pany. He was shareholder in the latter Department was merely that of li figure red between the defendant and the com- company, was Mr Best. On May 18th, head, statue, 1019, Mr WM Humphrer came into the Mr. Blake, addressing His Lordship, accused the latter of josding him con- plainant The former, it war alleged office of the Union Engineering Company submitted that he had no case to easter stable stopped the fight and went the men and aw Mr. Best sitting at a fully furnish firstly because plaintif had admitted in away. Haltian, hour later they again net, ed desk. Mr. Humphrey said to witness the box that he said in fact to Mr. Hum and the quarrel was renewed, in the courses I find Best in the room working. Wit-phrey I sent in my resignation; I was of which, the defendant was alleged to hav new said No, there is no work for him unly obliged to give you one month notice. whipped, out the pair of scissors produced to do. He then spoke of other matters. Instead of that I gave you three months and stabbed the complainan in the small Mr. Best had waked his permission to have notice. I do not want to work for you of the buck The complainant way, renin his letters addrested 14 his office and witness any more I will go today. Mr. Humed to the hospital where his wound. -greed. – The business was not started for phreys replied Clear out, I do not want dreied page a fantas

we considerable time siter that, although you That was the seas to dismissal,

The complaisant bore oft this Inspector the company bad bewn · registered. The As regards the other issue he submitted that statement and said that ben the constable, reason for the business Aut being started was his friend had not made out any ease at all stopped the quarrel, he sent the defendant due to the fact that Mr Best had not Mr. Blake referred to the case of Pearce as Witness stayed on About half a SIBERIAN REFUGEES FUND severed his connection with

Forster 17 QBD 1886. In that case the performance the defendant came and Mrs Lafrente gratefully acknowledges

hour later, while witnes was still watching, teat way to said, there was a cerk in a city Armatood behind him. Wishing to avoid fur receipt of clothing front Mrs. Winslow and October Plainat did not hd his particular business to advia ther trouble, witness walked away, buy the Mr Bird, M, Redmond and Mr. Layton ence befor November financial matters of speculations and defendant, followed him, and suddenly and iveral anonymous donors, also #3 from, investments, He was employed Every stabbed him in the back with the sensors the Helens May Instytute for pictures sold.. tors. The Com- substantial salary for a term of ten years produced Pulling the scissors out of his The need is still great and further gifts of the Union Engineering and the firm was so confident of him that back, witness gave chase His cries clothing will be thankfully received at St. ompany E-

they did not. Cross-examined by Mr. Biske, witness tormination of that

about the attracted the attention of a passer-by who aid the post Mr. Best now beld was a covered, during the continuance of the defendant into Taivo Street, where he was WE disjoined in the chase. They chased the

John's Place better one than that which he held in the term, tombe engaged Engineering Branch of Meurs, W. G. Ham-large speculative transactions on the After another witness and the detective

in very urrested on the staircase of a hou phreys

He had known Mr. Bet stock exchange entirely apart from his em- had been called Mr. Rowan asked leave to for many years. He and Mr. Best were players business and they dismissed him. call the defendant employer and a Joki liareholders of the Union Engineering This was held to have been rightly done to prove that the defendant was known in Company Mr. Beati did not advise about That case was on all four with the present the shap, where he worked as a country draft after they had been drawn up. I and in February, 1919, he gave notice to was pointed ont, that theo articles said the terminate his engagement At the same guilty and imposed a fine of

found the defendsat Company should forthwith enter into agree time that notice, was given Mr. Best knew days hard labai i He also month plaintiff, and witness said the Mr. Churn, As His Lordship was aware, over the pm of 150, th word forthwith was merely a legal term, registration of a Company could not be done behaviour for six months. when used in the sense of " make an agree in a few hours, and be submitted that the ment forthwith Mr. Bent had not done Company was in proces of Formation just spy as the time because there was after Feoruary 16th Mr Best said he had no work to do. Machinery was bought from diseased matters with Mr. Chura, there parts of the world. Mr Best went to fore he knew about it Directly he gave

nited States for his holiday. Mr. Bost notice he had made up his mind to be now responsible for the buying of subscriber to concern which he knew bery, etc, aubject to the approval as rival concern and was, in direct witness. The reason for not commencing conflict with the company for which he was engineering business earlier was due then working. Whether the new company the lack of a technical man" The coy working at the time or not did not

been proposed in 1918

Hi Lordship, witness said entitled to a salary from

ared.

:▪

the articles of camgcantion, he was shown The firm had confidence in Mr Best, Lidiot, EN DAN PER A

Dany)

Lewithes said Mr.

ng expenses, but Hongkong for

tiff in the witnem-bor, stated that the reason for his being found in the offices of the Union Engineering Coin May, wh that he went there to get his mails, as bis mails had not beer, regularly delivered a

matter, as long as they were negotiating and laying the foundation of their basin

His Honour remarked that the real iss was whether on May 25th plaintif had had not been in other employ

Mr. Blake mid that the proof of wrong ful dismissal bad entirely failed, and he was entitled to judgment with cour

Plaintiff was recalled and i

as Lordship wait that he had not Mr Humphreys when the unw con **s formed. As far as he knew Mr Hur phroys had known, authing about the com

|pany d

Mors Humphreys & Co., he made Mr. Turner said that Mrs. Humphrey arrangements for them to be addressed to Im at the other cheef Mr. W. Hamphreys & Ca were annoyed because there was n came into the office and aside bulan Estricted covenant The question was

tha statement le did not mea

to see you! When witness went into Mr. Bing to be believed, though in making

ampare didn't you tell me you were going to work

ice he wreaked

Why

Humphreya, did noti honestly

he: aid He anbmitted tha

with anot Arm Wiles replied:

Iam Jes you, and do not wan phreys should to work for yout pareys commenced to blackguard him. His dom

groen

the Mr Humphreys was to emplo teerminate in June, 1919. He had written prove to them in Febru 1918 and they did

not givé bon & defin reply In bis cons versation with Al Humphreys the latter tried to do him and dangles before bim

better terms He however, had made ed to

up

his mind to leave on the termination of bie:

Bgreddine Hé,Vet o, America towards the end of June. He

for the firm be

The time he

no bu

taken more facts

hado

He had asked plaintiff to leayo.

The onus was on the defence to

at plaintiff committe

the defendantă to dismis case referred to

no dealing with the stock

wis a ruls that no cier

The

THEFT OF WATERPROOF

ACCUSED SENTENCED TO THREE COATS.

MONTHS HARD LABOUR

a

tracy, yesterday, with the theft of foor

A Chinese was charged at the

erproof costs, the prop Whitenway, Laidlaw

Evidence for the prom the defendant valzed Monday, and, afte departed withou Lateria M

the shop, this time

hi

ed to he

been able to

ever

brés man

INTERPORT CRICKET. SINGAPORE TO SEND A TEAM.

enthusiasts in this Colony will rested to learn that there is a pos

of Singapore participating in the Interport Cricker Tournament to be held Hongkong early in November. There acems to be every prospect of a really good team being selected at Bingapore. The visit of the Singapore team wil synchronise with that of the Shanghai team and there would thus be a triangular tournament.

before as Hongkong has not even Though there is only a matter of two started practice, It is true that the wes- ther, either wet or anitry, offers no encour

to young men

good spell of ctica

Shanghai or

the conclu

ayed to get

wing inters

levelag

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