THE CHINA MAIL, FEBRUARY 13, 1941.
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Woman Alleges She
Was Cheated Into QUEENS THEATRE
False
POSTMAN GAOLED
A postman, To Yuk, 24,
was sentenced to six months' hard labour by Mr. G. T. Lowry this morning, for stealing four letters and a postal packet from the General Post Of-¦ fice.
Marriage
IN THE SUPREME Court before Mr. Jus- tice E. H. Williams this morning, Miss Lai Kwan-chan, of No. 262, Lockhart Road, sued Li Man-chui, of the Man Kwok Garage, No. 439, Hennessy Road, for $1,000 damages arising out of a marriage contract.
The writ stated that in February of last year, defendant offered to marry plaintiff representing that he was unmarried and a bachelor, and in re- liance on that representation plaintiff entered into a marriage contract with defendant on February 3 and in consequence had relations with him which taken four letters from a basket resulted in her being pregnant.
Defendant was alleged to have
which was to be taken to the Cente sors' Office on Tuesday morning. He was caught by an Indian Su- pervisor, when about to open one of the letters inside a lavatory His residence was searched and a handbag, containing silk under-item formed part of the claim. wear, was found. The underwear was alleged to be the contents of a parcel which was posted on Sa- turday.
Defendant was married at all material times. The claim was that because of the "marriage. plaintiff had expended $405.30 on furniture and clothing, and this
Mr. D. C. W. Fitches, Superin- tendent of Mails, conducted the prosecution,
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Mr. M. A. da Silva, represent- ing Miss Lai, said the mistake was unfortunate and he asked the Court to amend the word to "con- } tract" or "ceremony” for "mar- riage."
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Mr. Williams said that he Mr. Justice Williams said could not understand what the could not allow the amendment claim was really for.
her at this stage. Defendant was not affidavit, plaintiff said she was legally represented, and it was a spinster, and, in the writ, the important that he should know word "marriags" was mention-what he was being sued for. ed.
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Facts Not Unusual
Mr. da Silva pointed out that the claim was founded not on a contract but on talks. The facts of the case were frequent in the | Colony. They are that enters into a marriage contract with a girl, that she becomes pre- gnant and that he subsequently deserts her.
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In this case, there was misre- presentation to plaintiff and she could sue for damages on such misrepresentation,
The case was stopped so that an amended writ could be served on defendant.
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