Mr. A. C. Biddle, "f the Hotel Metropo'e, proceeded agains' fire house boys on a charge of leaving his employment without giving proper notice. The accused, who were arrested the night before, were booked as passen.zers to Tientsin by the S. Wosany due to leave at mid-day, having been engaged by the management of " hot there.
The Assessra ked if Mr. Biddle would prefer to have the bors punished or ordered to resume their wor as they expre—ed willingness to return.
Me. Biddle pr: ferred to take them back, as he had had: It the trouble of training them, but would like some guarantee that they' would remain with him, The gentleman who had engaged the accused to go to Tientsin stated that he wished some acti-n taken on his behalf, as he had advanced each of the accused a month's wages, amounting in all to $90, and had paid the number No. 1 the sum of $88 for their fares. The steamer was leaving in one hour, and he was minus both money and boys. "He asked that the No. 1 boy should be ordered to fin the other boys whom he hid engaged for witness, and failing that he shoud be made to pay over the money advanced. The accus-d hal spent their advance already, but the No. 1 boy admitted possession of the $88 paid their passages. Ultimately the matter was arranged by Mr. Bidlle agreeing to furnish the sum of $90, being the amount advanced to the boys in his employ by the previous witness. accoptiny the No, 1 boy's guarantee that all five would remain in his service and work out the amount.
'The Court discharged accused, and ordered the No. 1 boy to find the' other boys engined by him and place them abend the Wosang before sailing time. He was also to han'l over the $88 paid to him for passage money, and failing the pro auction of the other boys was to make good the amount "advanced to them by the gentleman fiom Tientsin, The Shanghai Horse Bazaar Ca. Ld.
reled $20 compensation for damage jaye caused by the negligence of two rickshaw coolies who, as a result of carole-sly racing, had collided with it and damaged a panel to the above extent.
The rickshaws were ordered to be detained as security for payment.
A fine of $1 was inflicted on a coolie who was charged with stealing water, the pro-Yad. from a tap in an alleyway off Sinza erly of the Shanghai Water Works Ca.
Road.
Accused admitted the charge but pleaded ignorance ut the law.
28th April. Before M. gistrate, and Mr.
E, Wrixrssox (British Assessor).
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