£atc» r lumici.— — 4*»- •C'h«ap Mining i.abor.N. H. Gim, a Chinese contractor, ha* sued the Mine d’Or de Quaru Mountain Societe Anonyme 1 to recover $40,000 for an alleged breach of contract. The plaintiff contracted in August, 1884, to furnish the defendant corporation with 360 common laborers, fourteen cook*, four interpreters and twelve blacksmiths, but on December 30 the company ceased work and terminated the contract without giving two weeks’ notice. The plain*tiff therefore claims to have been damaged in the sum named, through being obliged to furnish the men with food, transportation, etc. In the complaint it appcats that the wages paid by the contractor were at the rate of 25 cents per day for laborers, thirty for cooks, fortv for interpreters and $1 for blacksmiths.