'Wong Kyung-kung, 25, a brass-smith, was brought before' Judge Lil land Mr. Bos, the Senior Consul's Depaty, in the Provisionaal Court, on Thursday, charged with intimidate ing the workers of the Langkat Lumber Yard, 787a Ward Road, on July 81, by preventing them from working and with causing the workmen to cease work between the baure anid 5.30 pam, in the same!
PFiain-lathes Seigt. Moir informed the Court that occured was formerly a fitter in the employ of the complainant company and he had been dismissed on August. 1, On Sunday, July 81, he called 'a meeting ati pin. and three unknown men presided, two bel in uniform and the other wearing'a Labour "Union badge. Accused opened the back door of the yard ind ordered all the men to stop work. The meeting finished at 8 pam. when accused ordered every-ady to go home and stop working for half a day. Accused said that Yhe meeting was conducted by the three men, but thought witness, he must have organized it himself as he did it when the manager was The manager of the: lumber yard said that he was informed by two workers that accused had ordered the meeting and told all the men fo stop work. Witness was not at the meeting and did not know what it was all about.
Sudge Li asked witness whether!
was usual for the men to work' on Sundays and witness replied that it was not usual but, owing to pressure'of work, the company had recently been doing so. On this articular Sunday, all men were warned to come to work.
Chu Kyuis-fah said that the workers had been ordered to stop working and attend the meeting. They were not compelled to do this, but they stopped work., Accused organized the meeting, but witness did not know what the idea was, Accused said he was a foreman in the employ of the company. was not informed that work was cine to take place that Sunday, went into the lumber yard at 11 a.m, but did-no work. The mect-{ing was - ordered by the Labour Union and the Union had forbidden' the workers to work. He himself had no power to order them to re-same work, After considering the ease, the Judge ordered that accused should be discharged and the Deputy reserved the right to lodge a protest he thought it necessary,
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