The Archive · 1933

0.8. COURT FOR CHIN

Entertainer's Bill at Hotel

Judgment for the sum of $680.51 land costs was awarded by Judge A. Eves (Commissioner) cin © the United States Consular Court on Friday to Mr. S. H. Loh, proprietor of the Hotel Plaza, who claimed this amount from Mi Harry Craig in respect of board and Todgings suppited to defendant and Ris wife during the months of July and August this. year, Mr. Jo B. Davies, who appeared for the plaintiff, explained that Mrs. Craig was better known a Laura Guerite, under which name she is now appearing as an enter; fainer at the Little Club. 'She was ormecty fulfilling an entertainment feontract with the management the Hotel Plaza, and in his answer to the claim Mr' Ceaig declared that som of §780 war dye to her Account of services rendered in this jeapacity. Defendant stated that he fae withholding payment for boar lodging 8 teans of covering part of the money" owing his ing that the hotel owed Laura Guerite $780, that ut claim, as St was Purely a matter old not be offer against the pres-

Setwoen herself andthe mana wrote to the effect that his }was entitled to three weeks' salary Tie of notice, but actually, said Mr. Davies, the hotel held a receipt {for the full amount due to Mrs. authorities after, the transfer of the school: and that, in July last, he. secretly organised a Shanghai Physical Culture Club. and started remove furniture "from the school. When the school authori-Hier tried to prevent him so_ doing Mr. Knige used threats and did damage to the school property.

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