Quarrels Between the Proprietor and His Employees: Trouble Over a Russian Woman Evidence of an amusing character was heard in H. M. Supreme Court last Friday. when the hearing was begun before hi Honour Audge Grain' of an action by Kloyd 2 Brown, an Amer citizen, against Frank proprietor of the Crest Hotel Avenue ILI for alleged wrong: ful disin Plaintiff claimed $2,660.07 for arrears in salary and living—expenses.' The defence pleaded justification and—set forth a mumber of acts of alleged misconduct. Mr. Tycho Wing ap peared for plaintiff! and Mr. M. Reader vis far defendant.
Mr. Tycho Wing, said that the plaintiff had been in, the hotel his own country for Just. before coming to Shanghai he was 1 wil oat an hotel in) Manila, of which Mrs. Brown had been appointed—receiver. That receivership ne LO end towards the last Year, when Mrs. Brown came to Shanghai with her husband, who wanted to see what opportunities
ness here. Hyde's were offered in his tne of busiequuain dunes. "the gagement he afte rds took was Wot quite what he wanted, but he became manager of the Crest Motel, of which defendant proprietor, at a per month, The Cre an hotel its ceipts from custom nights, or muther it thee hours of the morning.
The nw of the business. tu Hittle ferent from that tu which plain tiff had been used. After he had been there some time on a salary of $350, which included board and lodging, there was an agreement reached to employ him for a period of six months at a considerably On Ay il 9 Mrs. Hyde, defen-daut's ife. went to hospital serio Wand afterwards died. She. v American born and on that account there was certain symystthy Hedween her and Mrs: Brown and the latter wags intro duced into the position occupied by the deceased, A Russian lady curie to live matrimonially with Mr. Hyde. Counsel did not mention this fact with any scandalous intention, but because it was an explanabien of_the case.
On April 12, Mrs, Hyde died in hospital. Then occurred the first ut the events leading to plaintiff's dismissal. The suggestion was put forward to Mr, and Mrs. Brown that the defendant and the Russian lady should go as a party of four to the funeral of Mrs. Hyde. The execrable bad taste of the
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