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SAYS Louise Micke! 1— The republic of what salary he was to receive. A second Germany will be better than that of France, | telègram was sent to plaintiff, through which because the men are cicaner and less stupid." he proceeded to Rangoon and there performed in the Company From Rangoon they THE P. M. S. S. Co.'s steamer City of Piking, went to Pasang, where the plaintiff signed with malls, &c., from San Francisco to the 10th an agreement that he should receive ulto., has arrived at Yokohama and will leave a certain weekly salary whilst on a tour for this port to-night.

through the East, which was to terminate in Japan and which tour would probably extend over a period of four months. The agreement further stated that the plaintiff, at the break-up granted him to calcula that agreement was signed in Penang, and from there the Company went to Singapore, Hongkong, and afterwards to Shanghai, where they arrived early in December, On the 16th December the Company broke up, and his client was sent to Hongkong without any means whatsoever. At Shanghal the defendant got the boxes of the plaintiff sent on board a steamer and then gave him an order on Messrs. Satanon & Co, for a pissage to Calcutta. On arrival bere the plaintiff was coable to go by the steamer to Calcutts, and in consequence he was now absolutely without any means and was at present living in a third-class hotel. The plaintiff now sued for his board and lod, ings whilst in Hongkong and also wages up. to that time, and further a first class passage to Calcutta.

We bave to acknowledge the receipt of a copy of the Bangkok Directory. The work is well ret up, and contalas a deal of useful Information on Slarness subjects. It will be dealt with more fully in a day or two.

Ar Sydney Quarter Sessions. Judge M'Farland (Scotch) to witness: "Are you a esuntryman of mine?" Witness: "Yes, yer 'oner, Him cocknay." And then ensued a silence in which you could have heard an elephant fall

A WELL-KNOWN Melbourne merchant at a recent fxx-meeting function, ibus proposed a toast:- "The Ministry and Parliament, dam 'em, I don't belleve in 'em, but let's drink reformation to them. I wish they'd let up for three years und close Parliament for that time." TENANT-1 wish you would have this house repaired. The doors and windows fit so badly that the draft almost blows the hair off my head Landlord (Granny S--Humph It would be cheaper for you to get your hair cut. Have it dose at once, and 191 kock 25 cents off the month's rent.

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through too much alcohol. It is the only cause of that disease. The plaintiff told me he had. suffered from the same before. The complaint might have been aggravated by a chill. He went to my hospital on the 8th December. He was VOIT seriouly ill. I told him a great deal of drinking would do him harm. He left the hospital on the

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Cross-examined-A residence in a hot climate would hot bring on such a disease. Having once suffered from the discase the plaintiff in liable to chilfert to it again, either through a colder d

I did ask him if had been accustomed to drink.

Mr. Willoughby, Inte member of the "My Sweetheart" Company, said-1 lived in the Victoria Hotel with the plaintiff, him several times under the influence of liquor,

took rickubas to the theatre. He walked to his

Cross-examined-The defendant and myself. room alone. He sat on a form and com menced to undress himself I was not. present when Mr. Harding went to the defendant's room. After that the plaintiff. appeared at the rehearsals of Monday and Tuesday,

By his lordship-The defendant never spoke to me of the termination of his engagement.

Mr. Hastings said that closed his case, and atter briefly going through the evidence asked his lordship for a verdict in favour of his client.

The attorney for the plaintiff then reviewed the evidence at some length and contended his client. was entitled to a verdict.

evening, the worse for liquor, I was awakened st.9 p.m. I should have been at the theatre by 8.30 p.m. They sent a man forme and I went In a ricksha to the theatro. I got hers, at 9,15. | I went up to my dressing room and found difficulty in getting on a pair of white pants over my boots. I was not too drack to dress myself, or yet to play. I was nervous and could not speak distinctly. Mr. Harding ordered me out, and I heard that he, spoke to the audience that member of the Company was ill and a substi taked why I came back, and I told him, red He said I was not drunk. Next day I got a letter from the defendant dismissing me. At the same time I was informed that Mr. Harding had written to the hotel-keeper-stating that he would, not be

date. He paid me on Tuesday, up to Saturday and occasionally at rehearsals. I have heard the 17th. Isigned the receipt produced on the Mr. Hording speak to him several times, to Tuesday the Company dispersed. Before leaving which he replied he was very sorry and it would for Hongkong I nw Mr. - Hardingi, and be got occur again. He usually drank whiskey, a asked me what I was going to do. He agreed battle of which he had in his room. After bis to take me back and I went to the rehearsal on Illness ba began to drink port wine, brandy, and Monday. He did not say he would not have then whlikey. Before going to Shanghai, the anything to do with me, nor yet did he say so day we left. Hongkong, he was under the when I went to the rehearsal on the Tuesday, I influence of drink. At Shanghai i saw him was cast for Mr. Fletcher in Uncle" that neveral times under the influence of drink. One evening and was ready to perform it. On Thurs-night whilst at Shanghai I was sent for him. I day I met Mr. Harding and he asked me again found, bim drunk in bed. We came to the John S. Webbe, the plaintiff, sild-I was what I was going to do. I said I wanted to go theatre and as he was unable to get his clothes on engaged at Calcutta by telegram as a member of to Calcutta and he agreed to give me a passage. Mr..Harding sent him away. The next day I the "My Sweetheart" Company. I entered lato told him I would try and join the "Starley's

was sent with a letter of "dismissal from Mr. received at Calcutta was in terms that bonld Lyemoonia see me off. He gave the other mem- an agreement at Penang. The telegram in Hongkong. He came on board the steamer Harding to the plaintiff. receive twenty rupees a week and all expenses. bersa saloon passage to Hongkong and a 2nd My first clues passage was paid from Calcutta to clars passage to Melbourne. Whilst on board the Rangoon, where I met the defendant, I then steamer Mr. Harding said he would give me an went to Penang from Rangoon with the order on Sassoons' for a passage to Colcotta. I defcudant, my païsage and other expenses being said nothing, but took it. It was not given to In the recent technological examinations in paid. I then signed the agreement produced. me under the terms of my agreement, because I was entitled to a first-class pastage. I do not Nos. 22 & 34. QUEEN'S ROAD CENTRAL. England, in which scholars compete, it is a siguThe agreement was read, in which it was stated

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that the Company was on a tour to Japan and consider the third-class pasinge he gave me was [37 of the times that electric lighting attracted more

than twice as many as telegraphy. Paper and it was expected to extend over a period of four a kindness, At that time I had no mangy and glass making, both important industries, had no months from date, 14th August, 1890. A salary he gave me $3, which I had to pay away tó a candidates, nor had the attractive subject of of twenty rapees was agreed to by the sid barber and a washerman. He did not give me silver-smith's work.

Charice Harding, who was to pay the expenses $5. I did not consider the $3 he gave me as a of

board and lodging, and also a travelling,

present.

From Penang I went to Dell in Sumatra and Hongkong and Shanghai. We got to Shanghai in the early part of December, where the Company performed. Their last performance was on the 13th December. After that I continued to work till Tuerday the 16th, by attending rehearsals and looking to the property. On that night, owing to Miss Deane and her two daughters not putting in an appearance, Mr. Harding camic out before the audience and told them to the effect that there would be ao performance owing to some disturbance. After that Mr. Harding made a general statement that the Company had broken up. On the Thursday I met Mr. Harding and he said be

Calcutta. He paid debt a small sum, owing to advances received salary up to Tuesday night, but I was still in his whilst in Hongkong. I left Shanghai by the Ly-moon, a saloon passge being paid by Mr. Harding. He ordered me to get my boxes on board and said he would come and see me, and then he gave me a document. I was entitled to n first-class passage, but having no means to stay Ribere I was obliged to take what I could get. I arrived here on the 23rd. I appiled to Messra. Sassoon & Co. next morning, and they informed at Shanghai to give me a passage and they could not do so. I haveapplied several times since I am now living in the Grand Hotel, Queen's Road, and am charged at the rate of $1 per day, I have no means of paying that except through the help of friends. The defendant did not return with me from Shanghai. I think he has been here about a fortnight. I expected his arrival here and shortly after I wrote him a letter! Receiving no answer I took these proceedings. After the agreement was signed at Penang my salary was raised to $12 per week, the same.to continue to the end of the tour.

A first-class fare to Calcatta is $too, and I claim that. Also 31 per day since my arrival in Hongkong. I claim to be paid my salary at $1 per week up to the present ilme.

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His lordship-It was agsidet, the defendant's interest for you to appear in such a state, was it not?—Yes, my lord.

Re-examination continued-I was fully able to take my part. The defendant is a passionate man. I was under him, he being stage manager. After the row with Ms Deane and her daughters Mr. Harding announced, as he was going to his dressing room, that the Company should be broken up. I consider the $3 given me as necessary expenses for the passage down, Mr. Hastings said the case for the defence was actually determined through the plain. conduct on the 13th and that the consideration that could be enforced. The defendant could not - sued for any $3, was given him as a present, as also the order for the passage to Calcutta, and he submitted such could not be sued for in this

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here about two months. Whilst here Mr. Harding Odingaring the erection of a public latrine (6.) had never made any complaint to me personally [5 Colonial Veterinary Surgeon's Report for 1890, respecting drink. He had complained collectively (3) Report as to the condition of the heats The complaint was to several members of the drains at 21, 23 and 25 Mosque Junction. (4) Company about drinking too much. He had Superintendent's Report for January, 1891. (5 had spoken to me of my drinking in the presence spoken in other places besides Hongkong. He Mortality Returns for the works caded the 24t of others. He had so complained when I was off duty. I am not aware that he ever complained at Janukry, 1891.

of my being drank on duty. He'complained of my absenting myself from rehearsals. He once complained of my being late at rehearsal. I may have been frequently under the influence of liquor, but that was after the performances were over. I seldom drank anything of a morning I never was under the influence of drink for days. I stayed at the Victoria Hotel and if I drank it was whiskey and soda when the sun went down an - Indian babit. I seldom took a peg of a morning before. breakiast. I never started as soon as I get up. I had a bottle of whiskey in my room very often, but not ass mile. It has never happened in Hongkong that I was absent from rehearsals and performances through drink, My absence from them in Hongkong was through a cold. I could not say how many drinks I could do per day,

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Charles Marding said I was recently manager of the "My Sweetheart" Company. The plaintiff was engaged at Pening. I have several times had to complain of his conduct. He was often under the fnfluence of liquor. I had to speak to

Our Boys" here and he was then incapable-were over. To drink like that must have some his voice being thick and indistinct. I had to speak effect against the rest of the performers to him on her occasions. I remember his being and he believed the defendant when he ill, which was caused through excessive drinking. aid the performances suffered through such Under Dr. Catlle's advice he went to the Peak causes. Then there is what Dr. Cantile gives in hospital. He was absent nine days, Through his evidence, and altogether he (his lordship) another man, named Court. I had to engage the plaintiff kindly and feelingly, The defendant that I had to change the bills. I engaged thought the defendant had spoken and acted to

him as an extra man for fear the plaintiff or begged of him to stop drink and he got a promise some one else should fall me. I paid all bis from the plaintiff that he would do so, but then expenses at the Victoria Hotel and the Peak he gets to port wlae and brandy, and afterwards hospital. When he came down I spoke to him to whiskey-his old complaint. At Shanghai he and begged of him to keep sober. He said he thinks the complaint of the 11th was well founded. would and promised never to drink again. After that he was all right for three or four days. I then too drunk to appear, and according to hir own As to the 13th he fully belloved the plaintiff was spoke to him again and said "Are you drinking? evidence be did not reach the theatro at 8,30 p.m. and he replied "Oh, no; only, pori-wine and. as be should have done, but at 9.10 p.m., and the brandy," I told him that if he got drusk performance was supposed to have commenced again I would dismiss him "at once. · At at 9 p.m. The plaiafif wants us to believe that Shanghai his conduct, was erratic. - He was the defendant was mistaken as to his condition, sightly enebriated on the night we were but it must have been decidedly 'against his to play "Mocols," and also in "Our Boys" interests to have to go before the audience and on the 11th. I then saw ko was not in a Gt state announce what he did announce, and I believe the to play, and being a little excited I said "Drink- defendant and blawitness, and it was not necessary ing again; I won't stand this dontente." He for him (his lordship) to add that it was grosa sald."I am sorry, but I will be all right to misconduct on the plaintiff's part to have caused morrow, I do not know if I raid I would dir the defendant to make pach an apologers charge him. On the night of the 13th we were That was sufficient to end the agreement playing and I was informed about 8.30 p.m. that | In his

·A· letter opinion. Webbs had not put in an appearances I sent acxt morning to the plaintiff and it was for him. He arrived about 9.20 p.m. I did not a dismissal for drunkenness. After that they see him then, but I said "get him to put his plaintiff goes to the defendant on the Sunday clothes on and get on the boards at once. They and then again on the Monday and says said it was impossible; he could not stand. I let me go on again and do what I can, and the went to his room and found him on the floor defendant consents. The defendant's conduct rolling about. I then came to the conclusion be all through showed very great consideration and was drunk. I spoke to him and told him to get kindness: Tame was a suggestion of a fresh but, and sent for a policeman.. He made some agreement on the plaintiff promising to remain unintelligible remark. He could not have entirely sober to Japan. What did that mean? appeared and I sent him out. I then went in It meant that the plaintiff should not only front of the curtain and asked for the indulgence be able to perform his duties on the stage of the audience as one of my Company could but to remain sober. The conduct of the partion not appear, and I asked them to pardos me: 'on the departure from Shanghal convinced if the part was read. Mr. Willoughby, read the him that if the plaintiff had relied on part. Next day I wrote plaintiff the letter which the agreement his position would have bean has been produced, and I also wrote to the hotel clear. Had he refused the passage at Shanghai proprietor that I would not be responsible for and said "No, I am satilled to a 1st class his board. next saw him about am on passage to Calcutta be thea could have Sunday. He then apologised and asked me to let enforced his rights. there but his passage him off, but I said " No, it was impossible. On to Hongkong as gfrent him throng a the Monday he came again and told him I charity, and so far as the order on Mesari, would kurs no more to do with him; the thing. Sassoon, k was given through the faicense Mr. Hastings-Twenty-five ?

was finished. We had a websirsal and he came of 190 members of the Company speaking- ta Plaintiff Twenty-five |--not ten,

· again and said “Let me play. Do away with the the defeadant.” (The plaintif kad no right to it, Mr, Hastings-How many nów ?

agreement entirely and pay ma-how you like. 7. The action is on the first agreement and not Plaintiff Well, four drinks would make me I said I was going to: let-Mr. Court play, but if - the second. He did not believe any such drink.

he wished to play he could do so, but I should agreement was mede,...There was no cause, af Continping-1 never took whiskey for breakthrow him on if he got drunk, and furthermore. fast er dinner. In Hongkong I had hemorrhage he had no claim upon me..: On the Monday and defendant's acts were kindness and the original action shown to his mind, "He thought the of the liver and vomited blood, I suffered Toesday, at the rehearsals I was not present, că agreement was broken by the plaintiff's "gross from the same whilst in India. The cause consented to allow his playing if a performance abscondgąct. He was sorły to have to speak so, was through climatic influences and cold was to be on Tuesday, but that night the company | but he must give a verdict for the delendnat, Perhaps accelerated by drink. I saw Dr. Canille did not plays. The following day I saw him and Do you ask for costs 7. caught by a child at night, I told him I was a "Give me a passage to Hongkong and I there and he said my illness was a cold probably | he asked me what was he going to do; - He'said Mr. Hmings-No, my lord, He did not say my complaint was entirely gave him a passage on board the Ly-se-moen, pretty free drinker and had been all my life. might foin the Stanleys." || azid all right and I. ...

MUTINY ON THE BRITISH through drink. He warned me not to drink with other members. Whilst I was speaking at STEAMER OXFORD!! spirits so much. I want to the Peak hospital, with some of the latter they asked me what I going to do with Webbc,me. HI about four performances, After I came down I could Ta the defendant. He had paid all my expenses cuits then consented to give hins an order

and be appeared to and I was grateful. I do not remember BKYRDS Have you any money 1· He said: “No," kod baittore from Holland, ware brought before Mr.

be very gratefal Insta You have daved my life," I made him promise that I was going to knock liquor off. I gave him $5. The next I heard of him was did so for a fortnight, drinking nothing but when I got to Hongkong or the at stulto, and mile I began again on port wine and then then received. Teites from his king for

published, either in Hongkong or any other pan wishes, which he has received since him,,,something referring to "the devils of a foreign and was sway from the Company 8 or 9 days, or not give him, a ginerage-pasang to THE CHIEF OFFICER THREATENED BY VIREMEN.

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PREME COURT,

IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION, (Bafore Mr. Fielding Clarke, Pulina Fudge).

February 4th.

WEBEL V. HARDINO,

to recowat wages and expenses alleged to be due This was a claim in which tas piainile sought by the defendant through the breaking of an

agreement.

Mr.. Wilkinson "appeared on behalf of the

Peter Vehs, 20, and Albert Valiven, 28, beck

and charged with mutiny on board the British Wodehouse at the Police Court this morning zeamship Oxford on the high seas, while off the the coast of Japan, on the 31st altimo

•W.-Jones, master, of the Oxford, said the two

brandy. I bad about two drinks each day. I did ‡ board and a tri clazs passage to Casita Prisoners were firernen on board, bis ahlp? On-

kong was the night, we acted "Our Boys. He the 31st ultimo his vessel was lying af anchoy got through his performance that night, but he in Misoras Bay in the island of Veiro, did not do his part property, de nec cassides At Spin, on the day, in question he returned that the plainjid is entitled to a fast-class pasto his yassel from the shore, and in con sagedam willing to give him third class sequence of report made to hies by the passage, but not under kit agreements He has chic officer he made the entry la the log book not the slightest, legal claims for it or yet for produced. When be read the entry over to the wages, board or lodging, canos (3-4 pensa Prisoners two days later they said li some is trus fames Cantile, medical practitioner, malde and, sump is false, One of the prisnosis made

not begin whiskey till I got to Shanghai. | then writ was served upon me on 121 26th drank nothing clan. We got there on the 6th De Cross-examined The worst occasion in | cember, and then I started the whiskey. I believe had a whiskey when leaving Hongkong. I was only the worse for ligger once in Shanghai hem on duty, I could not say I was so off duty.

Company broke

worge for liquor. plafetid, and Mr. Hearings for the defendent on the 13th I was the mer on the 16th. It was I was not Mr. Wilkinson and the plaintiff, an actor, so on the 11th. We played Our Boys that was engaged by the defendant for the "My night. I was not worse for liquor that night, Swastheast Company. The plaintif, who at The defendant may have spoken to me, but I WE are requested to state that friends of Mr, the time was in Calcutta, received a telegram do not recollect his having done so. I will not | first, saw the plaintiff on December? (chi? Ha: An stempt on the life of the second e ginseF Thomas Jackson are invited to meet him at the from Rangoon saiding him to join the Cou- swear he did not. On the 13th we played "La complained of feeling low and wombing blood. and they both threatened the chief officer, miffe Chamber of Commerce room in the City Hall at i pasy, of which the defendant was manager. Perickola". I was cast for the Count. It was | His liver was smilland not healthy, vähe com... For Samuel Becher, chief offcar, said that the two 11,30 a.m., to-morrow to wish him good-bye. The plaintiff replied to that telogramm asking 1 an impontsat part. I went 16 bed at 6.jo that! plaint from which he suffered was brought about?" prisonere attempted to remove some of thir

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