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A CHINESE PUZZLE
LITIGATI#OVERA LAUNDRY. r t 'iii i ,i; Quong|in:a Quondaryi A Nod-suit Entered. M J &l t Dr. A. M^rthur, S.M., was called upon on Thursday week to investl^ c the .merits of/a claim for £23 9snia| c by Yee Li Quong against Yee Kee%e,. two subjectslpf the Celestial RepuM?i m respect ofithe sale of a laundty#P i Christchurcb||and the precincts of |fe Wellington Court vrt& s thronged with the Yellow Peril, "fffto c followed the.sprpceedings with intei^t c and sundry "grunts. ?s&■: i Mr Percy Jackson appeared for ftp; c plaintiff, and! Mr A. v L. Herdman fof( the defendant; counsel being assisted^ I by a Chinki^ interpreter. ;|p t Yee LI Qupng .said he was propriM tor of a laundry In Christchurch^ 1905, "when ff '^M 1 helent to'china. for Yee Ke<?f Lee to come and woigv for him. Yee Kee Le.e came out, Yge| Li Quong. pacing £27 for the fare am|| 100 for iheTpoll-tax, it beiiig arran^ ed that Yee|Kee Lee should recei^g| £1 a wee'k^arid be credited., with ;;§c| much to wipe off "the £127. Yee Ke&j Lee workedjlfor one year for Yee B^ Quong andiworked off the debt, m| June, 1908, Yee Li Quong, being abouj to return toiChina, offered his laund^J to .Yee KeefLee for £61 9s, whi^ offer was aubcepted. Yee Li Quong, then went to China,' it being undef^ .stood that the, £61 9s should remain| unpaid pending his return. Yee E£ Quong retui^ied In October, 1909,' an| then Yee Kee Lee paid him £38 o^ account, leading £23 9s still due, fbr| which amount, plus 1 13s for costt^ was the sum now sought to be recoS vered. .'-5 Yee Li Qiip D said he was now re- sident. m r)janedin. Mr HerdrrKin: Why didn't' you go to; a lawyer ;long ago? i Quong: NO'^LIKEE LrYER! Mr. Herdman (sapiently): I don't iWonder. Qiiong produced what looked like a;; packet of f pak-a-pu tickets, which hei explained was his memo. of his trans-^ actions. v; V for the /defence endeavored] 't.o show that Yee Kee. Lee had w6rke| for Quong for more than three year&f for nothingi and had so worked off alft arrears. Qupng, however, didn't agree' with- the suggestion. Quong" added; Yee Kee Lee, he pro-' misee worKee for me four year; he! workee ;oh'y one year, then he! breaches agreement and go workee) for everybody and anybody, he, gettee 1 two poundoan' t'irty bob. Mr Herdman called it a Chinese j puzzle, and' his client's tale was that? he Worked ;^for plaintiff for three years and three months for nothing, and MANAGED THE LAUNDRY for him during his absence, m China, and he contended that the payment of. £38 was to] be .released from. his bond. He admitteci having bought the laun-. drj r but siid he' had paid. '£2o cash for "it. Qupng had made no claim on;| him 'dtiriii^the l'^ast 'thrfefr-yeafsr- HB" denied owinW Quong any money. At the conclusion of the case, his Worship, after commenting on the ex- ♦raordihary; 'conflict of testimony, said he' was riot prepared to accept the plaintiffs yersion, and. he- entered a nonsuit.' NZ Truth , Issue 367, 6 July 1912, Page 7 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZTR19120706.2.35&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----0yee+lee--
LITIGATI#OVERA LAUNDRY. r t 'iii i ,i; Quong|in:a Quondaryi A Nod-suit Entered. M J &l t Dr. A. M^rthur, S.M., was called upon on Thursday week to investl^ c the .merits of/a claim for £23 9snia| c by Yee Li Quong against Yee Kee%e,. two subjectslpf the Celestial RepuM?i m respect ofithe sale of a laundty#P i Christchurcb||and the precincts of |fe Wellington Court vrt& s thronged with the Yellow Peril, "fffto c followed the.sprpceedings with intei^t c and sundry "grunts. ?s&■: i Mr Percy Jackson appeared for ftp; c plaintiff, and! Mr A. v L. Herdman fof( the defendant; counsel being assisted^ I by a Chinki^ interpreter. ;|p t Yee LI Qupng .said he was propriM tor of a laundry In Christchurch^ 1905, "when ff '^M 1 helent to'china. for Yee Ke<?f Lee to come and woigv for him. Yee Kee Le.e came out, Yge| Li Quong. pacing £27 for the fare am|| 100 for iheTpoll-tax, it beiiig arran^ ed that Yee|Kee Lee should recei^g| £1 a wee'k^arid be credited., with ;;§c| much to wipe off "the £127. Yee Ke&j Lee workedjlfor one year for Yee B^ Quong andiworked off the debt, m| June, 1908, Yee Li Quong, being abouj to return toiChina, offered his laund^J to .Yee KeefLee for £61 9s, whi^ offer was aubcepted. Yee Li Quong, then went to China,' it being undef^ .stood that the, £61 9s should remain| unpaid pending his return. Yee E£ Quong retui^ied In October, 1909,' an| then Yee Kee Lee paid him £38 o^ account, leading £23 9s still due, fbr| which amount, plus 1 13s for costt^ was the sum now sought to be recoS vered. .'-5 Yee Li Qiip D said he was now re- sident. m r)janedin. Mr HerdrrKin: Why didn't' you go to; a lawyer ;long ago? i Quong: NO'^LIKEE LrYER! Mr. Herdman (sapiently): I don't iWonder. Qiiong produced what looked like a;; packet of f pak-a-pu tickets, which hei explained was his memo. of his trans-^ actions. v; V for the /defence endeavored] 't.o show that Yee Kee. Lee had w6rke| for Quong for more than three year&f for nothingi and had so worked off alft arrears. Qupng, however, didn't agree' with- the suggestion. Quong" added; Yee Kee Lee, he pro-' misee worKee for me four year; he! workee ;oh'y one year, then he! breaches agreement and go workee) for everybody and anybody, he, gettee 1 two poundoan' t'irty bob. Mr Herdman called it a Chinese j puzzle, and' his client's tale was that? he Worked ;^for plaintiff for three years and three months for nothing, and MANAGED THE LAUNDRY for him during his absence, m China, and he contended that the payment of. £38 was to] be .released from. his bond. He admitteci having bought the laun-. drj r but siid he' had paid. '£2o cash for "it. Qupng had made no claim on;| him 'dtiriii^the l'^ast 'thrfefr-yeafsr- HB" denied owinW Quong any money. At the conclusion of the case, his Worship, after commenting on the ex- ♦raordihary; 'conflict of testimony, said he' was riot prepared to accept the plaintiffs yersion, and. he- entered a nonsuit.' NZ Truth , Issue 367, 6 July 1912, Page 7 paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/cgi-bin/paperspast?a=d&cl=search&d=NZTR19120706.2.35&srpos=1&e=-------100--1----0yee+lee--