The Archive · 1900

CLARKE'S WAR ID-FAMED BLOOD

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Me. Hanson ssid he simply wished to ask the Magistrate to order those persons to swhont the scrip had been pledged, to appear at the Court and stare whether they wished retain the scrip and take over defendants' liability, or band over the scrip to plaintifis.

The Magistrate sid that Mr. Hanse: had better write to the legal representatives of the other parties and ask them tu hand over the scrip. If they declined to do so, then Mr. Hanson could apply to him for an order, but the application should be made though the Assessor.

Twos. W. Kryeswiut v. Lon Jes-roo.

This was an action to recover Tls. 1,700 from defendant who was guarantor for a shroff who had absconded.

Mr. C. R. Holeomb appeared for the plaintiff and, after relating the facts of the case, landed in defendunt's written guarantee. He also informed the Court that defendant owned property for which tier of Tls. 10,000.

trate ordered that defendant money, RY CASES, At the Mixed Court on Wednesday (19th) before Mr. Chang (magistrate) and Mr. 8. F. Mayers (British assessor), Mr. J. B. Cameron charged a boy with stealing a teaspoon valued at $1. Mr. Cameron said accused had been his boy up to the day before. On that day Mrs. Cameron asked him why he had not cleaned the drawing-room, when he immediately turned quite insolent and used insulting Tanguage to her, and when he, Mr. Cam-cran, was called, the boy was very rude to them both and said he would go. Mrs.

eton then wish to check off the articles in the kitchen, ete., and on doing ho; put another one of a different 80 a teaspoon was found missing, but the

pattern in its place. He had employed accused for about a mouth and a half. The boy had threatened to take the coolie away with him, but turned civil whew Mr. Cameron threatened to call in the There were many other things missing, but the boy blamed the coolie. Mr, Cameron asked for a remand in order to find out what had become of them. The boy had offered to pay for the spoon, but he did not prosecute him on that account, it was for the insulting language used and his doubting Mrs. Cameron's word about the number of the spoons. The boy had Protended to check them off from a book which was merely a list of odd and ends. The chief camp! int against accused was 3 {the manner in which he. monthly vant, had left. He took the coolie with Accused said he was continually being scolded and was glad to leave. Mr.

Cameron said he came to him as a first: class hoy, but he had not turned out: so.

sor said he could not sce what neron would gain by having the minished. If Mr. Cameron was dissatisfied with a servant, by far the best way was to. dismiss him. He had_no sympathy with such cases. THe advised Mr. Czimeron to pay the boy's wages. Nr. Cameron asked about the incon.

niece caused. 'The Assessor replied that the hoy' could put the matter the test by suing Mr. Cameron, but the wages ought to be paid. Aconsed was discharged.—A man was charged by the police with storing a quantity of straw in his house No. 268, Nanking Road, contrary to the Municipal regulations. Inspector Bourke <aid that accused had stored about thirty piculs in a cookhouse about seven feet by six. This straw had caught fire The Magistrate said he could not make at 4 a.m. on the 18th instant, and, but any order in the case as the defendants for the prompt action of the police, very serious consequences might have re sulted. Quly the night before, about iten yards away, a fire had occurred when some ten persons lost their lives. Inspector Bourke pointed out the danger of storing straw in houses. Tu this casa the cookhouse was piled with straw. He asked that an example be made of this breach of the Regulations, so that it would bea warning to others. Tt wasimpossible for the police to search every house, and thi <0 which had come to their knowledge. Accused was fined $5 ghd ordeal to remove the straw at once.

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