There were noisy scenes at the hearing of an action for Fla 1,559 damages for breach of contract brought by Mr. M._ Sternberg against Mme. Genia_ Korff, the owner of a Kelly-Springfield motor! lorry, which was resumed on Wednesday at the Mixed Court,—before Messrs. Ivanoff and Tenney, and Magistrate Tsang.
Plaintiff, who was represented by Mr. Haskell, claimed Tls. 1,050 in respect of a share of the profits; while operating the lorry under an agreement with Mme. Korff, who had the lorry removed from his garage on October 24. A further Sin of Tle. 509 was claimed by Mr. Sternberg for expenditure incurred by him in_ putting the vehicle in repair Defendant de nied any liability for its repair declaring that plaintiff was indebted to her for damage done to her property, and that she intended to file an action against him in the U. S. Court as soon as she might be advised. Mr. P. W. Goldring appeared for Mme. Korff.
When Mr. Stone, called on behalf of defendant, mentioned some particulars concerning the recent sale of the lorry, Mr. Haskell, in cross-examination, declared that the "alleged sale' was a ruse to put the defendant out of the jurisdiction of the Court.
During the hearing all witnesses had been told to leave the courtroom. Defendant herself had just
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