In Re French

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

PERRY, J. (Peters, C. J., concurring in part and dissenting in part.)

This is an information by the attorney general, charging the respondent with professional misconduct. The facts in the case are not difficult of ascertainment. Almost in their entirety, they are shown by undisputed evidence.

About May or June, 1923, one Mills Armstrong came to Honolulu from the mainland under engagement to enter the employment of Hawaiian News & Thrum’s, Limited, a Hawaiian corporation doing a mercantile business in this city, at a salary of $50 per week. The corporation advanced for…