Proceedings were continued be-Fore Messrs, Tvanow and Tsang at the Mixed Court on Monday in the claim brought by A.M. Vinagradoff, former second. officer of the China Merchants' 8..M. Co.'s rtr. Hemming, against his former employers for the sum of $49,000, llegations being made to "the effect that he fall from a faulty ladder into a ballast tank and sustained permanent serious in-
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Captain P. Rei Parkes, Reillgy, & Simmons, con: sulting' engineers, said that inspected the ladder and' found no irregularity ain H. MacKinnon was all "stated that he told plaintiff. 16 g0 to one of the com pany's doctors" who had full Dower to take anyone off ship when necessary. Tt was auggest-ed that plaintiff should" take short trips which: would-be beneficial to the captain of the. ship handed witness a letter "from plaintiff complaining that ho was unwell and not fit told him to' see, the doctor. for duty, Witness that time he said nothing out the letter and made no complaint about anything. To said that he wanted to sep another doctor, private physician of his own choles, and witness told him he could do s0 at his own expense. Upon production of a certificate from Dr. Marsh, phintiff was sent to hospital, Some time later. plaintiff-was told that he would not to fit for "duty for "three weeks. On July' 4, another certificate was." received from. Dr. Marsh stating that plaintiff was Progressing satisfactorily and would ce fitter duty.in a fort. night's time When plaintiff had brought him this certificate "he complained that come other doc-tora mid that he would never again bp fit for duty and asked witness to give him a. position in the offices At, the end of August came for his wages. and. was Paid, and a work later he brought a certificate from Dr. Bolton stating that he was fit for light duty, such as might be available vor boat, Witness told wat he would post him on and explained to him his duties, which keep wauch with the anything that might happen dur-ling the day. He would also have to keep a watch for regulation lights at night, and was to work with the chief officer, four hows en and four hours off as Most of the time he would [join the sh next thing ned was a letter from [his lawyas, stating hat, hon that other de replied [rexaidiag three" months pay [OF plainti did not wish to carry jon his work and Uesired to leave the wan pany. On the last day of September, plaintiff came for his money and witness told him that could not give it te him the matter was in the Jiands-of the lawyers, Questioned by Mr. Ward re. garding plaintiffs ankle, witness said that plaintiff had started to Timp when the case started.
Cross-examined. witness. stated that on Septentbor 8 plaintiff had produced letters from a German and a French doctor, and that plaintiff had objected to going on duty. Ho disobeyed an order to goon board the ship.
The hearing was again adjourned. after Dr. Dalton "had given evidence,
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