Shanghai, 26:1 March. Before F.
"A. Bourse, Esq, There were four claims in int W. W. Cifford, the defend: Mr. Bidoulne appewed for the paint:
The first cairn was of $70, for wages, $45 of which the defendant admitted, but stating that it was not paid owing to thefts contnntied by the plaintiff The oth was for cook's wages and could be obtained on application by the cook. slimed $45 for himeelf, and $25 for the j cook, The mor. y owing was for wases, The defendant said he had long suspected the phiniff of thieving, and threatened hi that unless certain things 1 were returned he would Moxed Court.
4 tat this hind nothing who was under the onus ut showing wh this claim was ut pail, could state hiy reasons for the non-payment. tie defendant stated that the plaintiff, afer being threatened ugh Ick several sruictes of furmture, other things wort be! wee $50 and $60, The police nvatched his boxes and found in them several things belonging to the house, His Honour said that the defendant must prosecute the plaintiff in the Mixed Court for the theft of these thi Tens necessary for the charge of theft brought forward to be dealt with in the native Court. The best thing for the defendant to do was to pay the money claimed into Court.
Thomas Macdonald, the usher of the Court, said that it had been paid into Court.
His Honour ordered that the money should he kept in the Court for a week, allow the def. dant time to institute pro-erodings ayainst the plaintiff in the Mixed Court. If the charge of theft was not taken to the Mix: d Court in that time, the money would be p: id over to the pamtft. Ube def dant would also have to pay $3 Court fees, With regard '0 the second claim of $75, for wags provisions supplied February, his Honour adjourned the for the production of the pass hok, whi exch par y denied having The thi d claim was one of $35 for the supply of hot water. $6 was paid int"
hurt by the defendant, who said that the cost of the water on an average was $2 a month.
Mr Bidoulac stated that twelve mouths ayo the h st water apparatus in the house of the defendant break ug down, it was nee s ry of water to be oh air from outside sources. 'The plaintiff taned the water from a shop in Fave ow Roa, ant was charged at the rate of for twenty 8 'The plain taft ye evidence as to the water purchased, nud he was corroborated in his statement' by Yue Ah-ner, the prietor of a hot-water shop in Foochow Ru Alice Girling, hous keeper, yave evidence to the effect that she had several purchased hot water, and paid for it.
lind no authority to purchase water time.
His Honour save judement for $10.
A fourth claim of 293 for wages and f was adjourned for hearing uns the b ok is p mine "I, and on the spp ication Mr. Bid usc, His H nour rde ed tha the boxes rel wsing to the lainitf should b brought into Court and searched for tie book.
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