Judgment for Chinese Plaintiff The claim of Leong Kow against the sailing vessel W. H. Talbot was} heard in the U. S. Court on Thursday before his Honour Judge Purdy. The plaintiff claimed the sums of }$510 and $5,164.24, money supplied by him for the wages and transportation of the crew to the U.S.A. and other necessary miscellaneous, expenses for their subsistence, also $1,200 for suppl tanks from the Kum Chang Ca., who) assigned their claim to the plaintiff.
fidence was given by the first mate, Eugene Beausang, to the effect that he had borrowed the.
ney for the purpose of paying of the crew, and that the crew had been paid off, also that the four water tanks had been supplied to the ship and were now on board it. Evidence was given by Mr, Larsen, who holds a power attorney for the plaintiff, who deposed that the money had' been lent} Decause the plaintif® had hoped to be able to purchase the vessel, but hho had not been allowed to do' this {us he was not an American.
Judgment was given for the plain-
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