A watchman named Sattar Din on Wednesday appeared before his Honour Judge Sir Skinner Turner as plaintiff in an action against the '"'North-China Daily News, claiming $30 wages for the month of June,. and $30 in lion of proper notice to quit. He stated that he had worked for the defendants for 16 months at $50 a month, and on June 28 was told that he was not wanted any more. His wages for that month were not paid.
Mr. R. W. Davis, defendant's secretary and general manager, said plaintiff had never been employed at all by the company.
His Lordship—(looking at a document handed in by plaintiff)—This is a very good chit which he got from you when he left! on June 29!
Mr. Davis, on examining thd chit, replied that it had been given to plaintiff by some one in the office who apparently was not aware of the circumstances. Plaintiff had only been employed by the Mitsubishi Bank as watchman in their building adjoining the '"North-China Daily News," and this company had paid wages to him throughout the period of his employment.
Defendant admitted that his salary had always been paid by the Japanese company, and never by defendants.
Mr. Davis added that the bank dismissed defendant in May, but he refused to leave. Apparently he had pottered about an empty godown, and was now claiming an extra month's pay. He applied to the "North-China Daily News" for a job and was told there were no vacancies, two watctnan already being employ-His Lordship adjourned the case until Saturday in order that information might be obtained from the bank.
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