The affairs of the Russian Volunteer Fleet were again before the Mixed Court last Friday afternoon, on a motion by Mr. S. H., McKean in respect of an action brought by the Vladivostok office against Messrs M. A. Morducovitch and W. G. Goddard.
this action, the plaintiffs, the Russian Volunteer Fleet, ire set forth as a Russian sipping association held in trust for the Russian nation, and doing busspess at Shanghai. For many years prior to May 10 of this year, Mr. Morducovitch was their agent and Mr. Go@dard an employee of the company. The agency for Shanghai, plaintiffs now claim, is now under the jurisdiction of the General Manager of the Far Eastern Department at Vladivostok.
The particulars of claim proceed to give details of certain sums alleged to have been received by Mr. Morducovitch on behalf of the company, from Vladivostok, Chefoo, and Colombo, towards mecting certain claims of the New Engineering Works Ca., and it is in respect of these funds that plaintiffs ask for an account as from January 1 of this year showing payments made on behalf of plaintiffs, while defendants are called upon to hand over the balance.
Mr. McKean now entered a motion calling upon plaintiffs to give particulars as to their constitution and authority (if any), but the motion was not called on, it being understood that the matter will be referred to arbitration.
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