Shanghai, 18th April.
Before J. C. E. Dovaras, Esq., Acting Assistant Judge.
Inpee Sivan v. Hanna, Ander Singh, Indian watchman, sued Maxwell Baring for $10 for services rendered as watch wu from 15th March to st April 1905.
Defendant did not appear.
Plaintiff said that on Monday the defendant offered to pay him $12, but as the summons cost $3, he refused to take Witness acted as watchman at premises in Soochow Road and the §10 claimed was for half a month's wages, th rangement with the defendant being for $20 a month.
Judgment was given for the plaintiff for $10, and $6 costs—$3 cost of the summons, and $3 for the order. Hi Honour ordered that the $16 was to be paid into Court before 4 p.m. on Wednesday, the 19th inst, and told plaintiff that leas the money was pai Court by time he could apply for a judgment summons.
Doxxma & Ca. v. Oxv.
Messrs.-Dunning & Ca. -of Nanking Road sued J. W. Ord for $59.77, being the balance of account due for goods supplied.
Mr. J. 8. Dooly appeared for the plaintiffs, The defendant did not oppe Mr. Dodly said that a friend of Mr. Ord called at his shop on Monday and, a guarantee for the amount di consideration of the withdrawal of the ease. Witness was informed that morning that it was impossible to stop the case now. Mr. Ord was no doubt under the impression that the case could be settled that way, but the marshal of the Court said that under the new rule this could not be done now. Defendant was indebted to Messrs. Dunning & Ca, to the extent of $59.77 for goods supplied in May 1903, The toment of account put in was correct, and had been sent to and acknowledged by the defendant.
His Honour gave judgment for $59.77, with $3 costs of the summons, and $3 for cost of the-order, the money to be paid into court by 4 o'clock on Wednesday, the 19th inst.
Mr. Dooly asked that in consideration of Mr. Ord having tried to come to an arrangement the previous day his Honour shoald order that no record of the case be made in the Press.
His Honour ssid he was not going to do anything of the sort. He wished it to be clearly understood that this Court was no longer going to act as a debt collecting agency nnd people would have to pay their debts. Ifa "ric wax agniinst them the beat thing to do pay the money into Court. All plaintiffs should ando so their summonss that "If this amount is paid into Court within four days, together with th of for cysts, all proceedings will be stay:
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