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EUROPEAN'S CLAIM.

ACTION FOR WAGES FAILS.

In the Summary Court, this morning, "Mr. Justice, Wood was engaged in hearing a claim for $550, alleged to be arrears of, wages, in which the complainant | was Mr. James MacPortland, of 10, Mong Kok Road, Yaumati, and the defendants the Tung Shan firm, merchants. The plaintiff clairied $100 from October 10th to Octo- ber 31st, 1925, $150 for November, a similar amount for December,

1925, and $150 for January "of this

year. Mr. C. A. S. Russ, appeared i

for the plaintiff and Mr. L. $. Turner defented.

The plaintiff, in the witness.box, anid he worked for Messrs. Raver and Bastò in 1928. He deft them and joined the Hongkong Engineer- ing Company, but owing to a trift- ing dispute he left the latter Spm and returned. to his former em- ployers. At the end of last month he received notice, terminating bir agreement,, owing to the prevailing. depression Previous to being dis- mlased, he was 'nsked to supervise work on a plot of land in Stobbs Rond, as a result of remarks made by the Coroner, when' conductin an inquest on the body of a P.W.D employee, who was killed there." The defendant firm were the con- tractors for that plet, and Messrs. Raven and Basto the architects Although he had many other jobs to supervise. Mr. A. R. F. Raven asked him, on October 1st, to super- vise that plot, and undertook that the defendants should pay him (plaintif) a salary and expenses for visiting the plot. On October 9th, Mr. Raven handed a letter to the plaintiff from the defendan. firm, which expressed agreement a' the appointment of the plaintiff a overseer of that particular ro' In accordance with the letter, h acted as supervisor, and worker under the direction of Mr. Raven When he asked about his calary, bi was told that the defendant firr had not paid, and fe had not re

·colved hi: salır: from "Mr. Rave -owing to the depression, a

His Lordship painted but the the last item on the particulars D the chim could not be considèreć as it was apparently a mistake,

Mr. Turner submitted he had n case to answer, birt his Lordshi said the case was not closed, an hould cross-examine the plain tiff as he wished,

In answer to Mr. Turner, plaiz tiff erid he did not have any cor 12pondence directly with the de fendant frm, with regard to. hir engagement. He did not approach them for his pay,

Mr. Turner: Did you look upor them or Mr. Raven, as being re:: ponsible to you for that pay?

PlaintiT: certainly looke: upon the defendant company,

3. Turner-When you fir commenced your supe, vision, of t lat, you were in the employment of Mr. Raven?

Plaintiff Yes.

Mr. Turner:-What salage were

you getting?

Plaintiff $250,

A discussion took place between his Lordship and Mr. Russ as to whether Mr. Raven ghould be called or not, the alter staling that al though he (Mr. Raven) was pre- "sent as a witness for the defence

he was entitled to tall him for the plaintiff. His Lordship said he thought Mr. Raven had better bt. called, so he entered the witness

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table to the recent rains, occurred tion was, drawn in the House of in Cheungshawan, on the main Commons to a speech made by M. land, last night. At 8.80, a small Zinovieff at the recent Communist The number of cars parked and house in this district suddenly col-International Conference in which Pewter ware, chandeliers rugs left unattended in Statue Square lapsed, burying all the inmates. and small pieces of furniture in-

have attracted the attention. One man was able to extricate thieves. The surp.ising statement himself. He ran away as soon as cluded amongst items in the was made by a police officer at the he got on his legs, but the others When shown the letter from the defendant firm dated October 9th. Leverhulme sale duetioned to-day Central Magistracy, this morning were not so 'fortunate, Men from The that no fewer than 100 thefts have the Kowloon Fire Brigade Station witness denied he handed it to the fetchedeu total of $48,917. plaintiff. and added "he must have total so far realised is now well occurred of tools, taken from cars were amongst the first to be pinched it out of the office." He over a million dollars-Reuter's admitted having shown the lette: American Service..

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that he was to supervise the lot.

M. Zinovief urged the intensifica- ton of Communist activities in this country with the object of pro- moting the revolutionary over- throw of the present constitutional] System of government,

Sir Austen Chamberlain said he did not gather that M. Zinovieff's red in this area, and the Magis engaged in the rescue work, and animosity at the existing organisa- trate was asked to deal in an ex-after digging for some time they tion of society in this country was emplar manner with one of the got the victims out. Two of the any stronger than his dislike for thieves who was caught red-hand- latter died after being rushed to conditions prevailing in all othe

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Mr. Justice Wood asked witness more when the surprize rail was fed last night, If it were true that; as the plain-carried out. Other tools belonging

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It appears that amongst the vic-reported as being in a serious con bring himself readily to believe) that our people afforded a favour- tiff alleged, he contracted between to Mr. Jackson were in the man'stims were Mr. W. O. Lambert and

able field for propagands of this) him and the defendant company pockets.

Mr. T, E. Jackson. As the only

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In asking for a severe penalty, means of eatching the depredatory Witness denied this, and added the prosecuting police officer com-red-handed, these two residents set BANKNOTE SCANDAL that the only contract, was, between plained that the defendant had not a trap inst. night. From an office!

overlooking himself and the plaintiff.

The report of the Parliamentary | Mr. Russ handed a document up,sistance in tracing his confede- square, Mr. Lambert looked on in- but his Lordship would not allow rates. In fact, he had led them a terestingly while a Chinese crept Committee Investigating

dance all over the Colony yester, up to his car. Several trips had forgeries scandal has concluded it to be put in.

The defendant might not peen made between the car and a that regarding the political aspect Examined by Mr. Russ, witness day.

The Senate has approved by 81 admitted that he was responsible have been caught but for the exer- "point in Wardley Road, where the of the affair neither the Govern

tions of the two gentlemen con- thief had found a nook to secret ment nor any member of the votes to 10, tax reduction provid- for the claim,

cerned.

the stolen articles, before the thief | National Assembly was in any waying, 878 million dollars for next Major C. Wilson imposed sen- was pounced upon and arrested connected with the crime, which year's taxation The Bill now goes of three months' hard He had taken some tools from the the Government has done Its utmost to the President Reuters Ameri- Judgment was givan for the de-tence

tool-box and was coming back for to clear up-Reuter.

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