Shanghai, 14th May, 1886. Before Gzonor JAMIESON, Esq., H.B.M.'s Acting Assistant Judge.
CLAIM YOR waces, Joux Gzoxoe TummKett, editor and proprietor of the Shanghai Qourier, nppeared in answer to " claim of $71.00 brought against him by J. F. @Aquino, a The clam ay April Ist to Muy 6th at $40'a month, and $23.50 for extra work, The Defendant asked if it was not customary that accounts should be presented before " claim was made in Court. He had never received any application for payment of any of this money except $20 for extn work during Apr His Hoxvun said that w question which only affected the ousts. that the plaintiff hud brought the case Court unnecessarily he would have to pay io coats himself, ed the defendant if he admitted owing this money.
The Defendant sid he admitted owing ten dollars only, His Hoxour dant ought to huve paid the $10 into Court if he wished to avoid having to pay the The Plaintiff oxid ho was the defendant on the 28th compositor, at $40 " month.
March the foreman, whose 1 Rozatio, left to go to Tientsin, and ph iff was naked by the manager, Me. Mar to do Rezurio's work as foreman—i. make up columns of type into pag for printing, Sr. Martins promising to speak to Mr, Thirkell about increasing plaintiff's wages. He did the work, but did of receive any extra pay, and at the 1 of May ho a account for extra work clu pri, On the Gth May the defendant, referring to this account, asked him what he meant by such nonsense, and added, I pay you do anything you are told icy, to clean my bauls if 1 want you to." He could not submit to this insult, ea he left the office and did nut return.
In auawer to the defendant, the plaintiff said that Mr, hirkell had employed at the request of the Ladies' Benevolen Society, but denied that ho had offered to come for $25 a month. He admitted th: die had ever been promised rote of aking up' but others who did this work received more pay, and he thought he was entitled to it, He admitted that when he was first engaged he had asked the defendant to become responsible for his house rent, that the defendant hind consented, at the same him promise to pry the rent, and that a few days afterwards he (plain: tif) went to the compradore and got an advance of more than his month's wages d that on the 6th May the defendant gov application from his (plaintiff's) landlord not leave the once because the defendant threatened to withdraw his gu-rentee to plaintiff's landlord, but because of the remark about cleaning boots.
The Defendant entirely denied that eny thing was due to the plaintiff for extra work, Hy admitted that the plaintiff ad not been paid for April, never having "p-but against this he tiff, amounting to $30. fore only $10 owing. In addition to this, the plaintiff' owed $16 to his (plaintiff's) compradore, His Honour said he could not entertain the claim for extra work. It was evident that the plaintiff tad been employed to set up type or do any other work within ug ellice for $40 month, jaye to pay his wages up to the Gth May, us he had used language to the plaintith which was rather tuo strong. He would therefore make an order for payment ut April to the Gth May at $40 a month, less whatever the defen-ult had paid on account of house-rent, 8 would be divided.
dent—Then your Honour holds that in consequence of my telling him he would have to clean my boi ho was justified in len to stay with you if you hurt in that way.
The Defendant's compradore then came forward and asked if the $16 due to him from the if could be puld out of the money which the plaintiff would receive under this judgment (bout $18.)
Vis Hoxoux asked the compradore if it was h's own money or th om daut's Chat he id advanced to he Compradure said it His Hosovs then anid the money would be paid over to the plaintiff, and if the Jompradore wanted to recover his $16 he yo to the Portuguese Cousulnte.
he Defendant reman perience there was no from the Portuguese Court i any coe.
His Honovn it compradores chose to advance money to employes at interest, as had evidently be hia case, he way to to recover any losses they The Defendant expressed himself pleased that his Honour took that view.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.