Manager's Evidence in $1,000
Claim for Alleged Wrongful Dismissal The hearing was resumed by Jodge Sir Skinner Turner at H. M. Supreme Court on Monday of the action for $1,000 damages—for alleged wrongful dismissal brought Mr. Alan Mackenzie against the Hotel Parisien, Counsel in the case are: Mr. E. &. Gregson for plaintiff'; Mr. Reader Harris for defendants.
'Jacques Klass, manager of the defendant notd,' stated that there tied been no entertainment in. the ball-toom prior to February. When witness joined it the hotel was Josing money. The year closed with a loss of Tis, 40,000. All the dive tors were present at the board meeting which took place on the Monday following the incident with the band, Witness expressed the wish that in all the unfortunate circumtances the matter would be settled and that Mr, Mackenzie would he reinstated. Witness nad no know.- ledge of what arrangements had been made with regard to Mr. Mackenzie. He had never told witness.
Describing the incident in the office on the morning of the 20th, witness said he saw Mackenzie come cut with a piece of paper. Witness topped up and said, "What is. the trouble?" Mr, Matthews said, "Call an offer." Witness went to the front door, but could not find a policeman, They sent over to t few minutes French officer came in who could not speak English, Witness then withdrew from the score and as far as both Mr. Mackenzie and left. A second polices! by Mr. Greg: witness said he had formerly been connected with the Palace Hotel where plaintiff had stayed. Witness id not remember, bat he might have altered plaintiffs rate from a nuonthly to a fortnightly and the to a daily basis. At the Plaza in March witness wrote to Mackenzie, raising his board. Ab that. time the hotel was very crowded and, as Mackenzie had intimated. that' he intended to leave, they naturally thought he would, Counsel—Did you that} etter on your own initial Witness—I did it in the regular way—wrote it on my own initiative.
Counsel—Did you give the boy: instructions actually to remove beds in plaintit's room?—(Witness) Yes, T think T did.
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