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YOUNG WIFE'S DEATH.
CONTRADICTORY INQUEST
EVIDENCE.
"NOT SATISFIED WITH MOTHER-IN-LAW'S BEHAVIOUR."
After having been married for about five montie, a young Chinese woman died on April 22nd, from an overdose of opium, and yesterday at the Central Magistracy before the Coroner, Mr. R. E. Lindsell, assist. ed by a jury, an enquiry was held
MUSIC AND MISSILES.
FIRST A CIGARETTE END, LASTLY A PORCELAIN PILLOW.
TALE OF A WOULD-BE CARUSO.
Two Chinese, a reolie and n bar-boy, in the emplog of the Naval Canteen. had hitherto been fast friends and shared the same room provided for them by their en- ployers, until the bar-boy took to singing
Probally his environment was the use of it--it must be remen-
to determine whether the opium washered that sailors do sing in the lar or that some finttering com self administered or not.
Mr. H. J. Armettong appeared for the husband of the deceased, and Mr. M. W. Lo represented the father of the deceased.
The husband, 20 years of age and
ions had praised his voice. The fact remains that the bar-box sud- denty took to singing at night after everyone had retired. This Nocturnal melody was not appre- tiated by the coolie and his patience was faxed to the limit ou Monday
THE MINOR'S MORTGAGE.
ARGUMENTS FOR THE
DEFENCE.
PLAINTIFFS CREDIBILITY
ATTACKED.
One of the questions dealt with Mr. F. C. Jenkin, in his case timur address on behalf of the defendants in the mortange ease at the Supreme Court yesterday, was whether the two plaintiff's mis ren-resonted their age.
In the aft von. Mr. Jenkin ron- lied his address and dealt parli cularly with the er dibility of the plifs, submitting that state- ments had been made of such a nature that they would be discredit. ed by any tribunal..
The case in gitestion concerns two
Chinese, Loo Kwong Lam and Loo wong Hin, who claim excup- tion from paying a mortgage for
still attending school, said that height when he was rudely awaken on their father's property
was married to the deceased on December 12th last at Canton and
ef by the far from musical voice of He told this -room-mate. his
on the grounds that they were "in- at the date of its exertion. fants
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neting Chief Justice (Mr. Justice The case is being heard before the
J. K. Wood).
Mr. Eldon Potter, K.C., and Mr. H. G. Sheldon, instructed by Mr. D. L. Strellett, are appearing for the plaintiffs, and Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by Mr. G. G. N. Tinson is for the defence.
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Addressing the Court in the after- not on the credibility of the first plaintiff's evidence, Mr. Jenkin co- GOOD COMEDY AND AN ACTOR tended that it was false-in-several instaures, and should be discredit-
Mr. Jenkin's opening address to ed
In or instance the first plaintiff the Court lasted from Monday afternoon until nearly the close of had given three different statements At with regard to money he obtained yesterday afternoon's session.
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had beca living quite happily with nightingale to "pipe down," and instead of doing so, the vaier went her. He brought her down to liong to 1 major. Feeling exasperated, Kong Bonetime in March this year. the coolie threw a cigarette end She had always complained of pains fat"Young Caruso." This did not in the chest and stomach. On the have the desired effect so a box of morning of April 22nd, as he was | matches followed-and-the-a-blan- about to leave for school, she cum-ket, and yet the songster kept on, plained of pains in the stomach. The coolie then thew his porcelain He asked a Chinese doctor to at-pillow but missed and the song went on merrily. Finally he got tead to her. At about 1 pm on the same day he was summoned to op, switched on the light, seized a his wife's bedside, and when he got brumm and charged, but the bar hore he found two doctors there.boy was not only songster but a His wife was totally unconscious marksman, for he picked up the Deceased's father was also there, pillow which was hurled at him and fung it back at the coolie. His and acting on doctors' order the de reased was at ones carried to the aim was either necarale or-lucky, for the coolie was brought to a Government Civil Hospital. He re muined with her in the hospital suddea halt and he found trimson antil 5.30 p.m. when she died. He liquid trickling down his forehead.
Mr. Jenkin submitted that plain- would be surprised if he was told
In the "re-tiff was telling an untrath, and that that his wife had committed suicide,
The brokea-beaded coolie took
that point was Husband Says Not A Case Of
out a simmons against his ersteuse," the trustees stated clearly his evidence on Suicide.
while friend for assault, and when the names of the 15th, 16th, 17th false. This was only one incident, and 14th sons as different from the but it was sufficient to undermine -Cross-examined by
they appeared before Mr. R. E. strong, witness said that his father Lindsell at the Central Magistracy names of other beneficiaries in that the enge. smoked opium, and that his wife yesterday morning, the above story they wre not of age (in the case was in the habit of taking certain
was told. The Magistrate said that of three) and absent in America pills prescribed by her father, who the enolie had asked for trouble, in the raw of another). is a Chinese doctor.
and that the nightingale was for- Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, wit-tunate enough to get in a "lucky ness stated that he and his father shot. He would bind them over hat first left Canton leaving his to keep the prace for six months
"The Auction Block" showing today at the Queen's is one of the He said latest productions of the Metro the conclusion of his speech the from his brother Wai. first defendant was called, and gave that he would get money from Wai Goldwin Studio and a fihn which not a it was an income, and later that dies are more often than evidence as to the signing of the whenever he wanted it: then that should not be missed.
fáreicul curtain mortgage.
it was really re-imbursement for failure except as money he (plaintiff) bad-given-Wai raisers, but The Auction – Block '' from the sale of the Macao pro- is delightful from every point of perty so that Wai could meet his view,
Mr. Arm-
Both Bound Over,
wife to the care of his mother, and in the sum of $50.
as far as he know his wife was on friendly terms with her father and
about
The Question Of "Release." Mr. Jenkin dealt at considerable length with the question of the "release" as to the signature of debts, which the plaintifs had stated they had no recollection.
other-in-law. His wife had never however, he thought that the dege
him to complained
than 10 his censed had taken more mother's behaviour with a certain grains, because when an emetic was young man. He would be surprised given her at the hospital. the de if anyone were to tell him that his ceased trist have vomited out o mother was in the habit of receiv- great deal of the opium. ing a certain young man in her room His wife while she was in Canton.
Cross-examined by Mr. Le, wit ness said that when deceased's
had been to visit her father after father first heard the news he did and not the defendant. arriving here and no one had ever prevented her from doing so. He was confident that his wife did not take her own life, No objection was raised as regards taking the doccused to the hospital.
At this stage Mr. Lindsell toki Mr. Armstrong that as far as he could remember there was some hitch about taking the deceased to bos- pital. He had received a telephonic message on that morning from the doctor that he could not get permia sion to take the unfortunate woman to hospital.
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Fatal Dose Of Opłam.
not appear to be distressed, but had only insisted that his daughter should be taken to the hospital. He heard no objection raise besond the fact that some members of the family said "Why not call in Dr. So and So." This was said after he had expressed the view that de- ceased should be taken to hospital.
The Father's Evidence:
Dr. Tse Kwan Yuck, deceased's father, said that his daughter had He had always had good health. beard his daughter complaining about the misbehaviour of her mother-in-law and she told him that Dr. Wong Tac Chuen in his the mother-in-law was always enter evidence said that he first saw the deceased on April 22nd, and found her unconscious. Her pulse had failed and the pupils of her eyes were semi-dilated. There was no did not like it. evidence of disease as far us he
could ascertain. Except for her comatuse condition, he could not form any opinion.
taining a young man and sometime this man stayed the night. The deceased was always asked to have neala with this young man and she
A Memory Revival, Another instance was when the first plaintiff was asked to give
TREETS,
Perhaps the credit should be mainly divided between Charles Ray and the producer, although possibly the author might feel ag- grieved at such a division as the captions are better than any we remember reading on the screen.
Eleanor Boardman plays the heroine in a part which suits her admirably. Variations on the theme of the ill and or disillusioned wife, are Eleanor's speciality, but as Lorry she makes a bigger appeal than usual because it is a sympathe tie part.
Everyone who sees The Auction Block will hope to see more of Charles Ray. His delightful im
MOSCOW'S UNSANITARY
CONDITION.
THE SHIE" PARADISE.
SIDELIGHT ON
"BOL-
Of the 28,000 houses we have in Moscow only 11,000 have water laid on modern
and only 9,000 have sanitary applicaners. About 700,000 people in our city
are compelled to obtain water) from all kinds of sources, includ- ing the streams.
The two plaintiffs were included details (in cross-examination) ro by inference, stated counsel, in the garding the disposal of the Macao | adult beneficiaries in respect of property assigned to him. Before whom certain provisions were made, the tilin interval on the day pudence and foolish behaviour have since it was not specifically stated question plaintiff had said that he the hall mark of an English public was the case in respect of the did not understand the Portuguese school instead of Hollywood. He is without doubt an accomplished After tiffin bé came back actor and, without being of the other three, that they were not of
with the startling information that Valentino type, is yet a very person- Dealing with cases which had he could give the fullest details able young man. been cited by Mr. Potter, one of concerning this property, and pro which was decided before Mr. ceeded to do so. It was peculiar Justice Pigott, and was contained that a man coming back from tiffin in the Hong Kong Ordinances, he could give these astounding parti- said there were only three cases in sulars when he could not recall When asked which the plaintiff was the infant, them before tiffin.
what he did during the tiffin in-
A true picture of conditions in He hoped to establish that where terval he said he went for a stroll
Moscow was recently given by back to him otherwise unassisted. | Municipal Soviet. These are some an infant came to court as plain with is brother and that it all came Ukhanoff, representing the Moscow
Mr. Jenkin submitted that was of the things he said: tiff a different principle applied,
A judgment relevant to the pre- untrue, and added that what plain- sent case was under the Building tiff did was to go with his brother, particular day to the offices of Societies' Act,, where & minor could during the tiffin interval on that become a member of a Building Messrs. Hall Brutton where the Society, one of the main objects of whole matter was gone into and he which was to advance money for then came back and gave the in-
formation. the purpose of building, but that did not thereby abrogate the In fants' Relief Act and prevent him from binding himself by a mortgage. Law As To Fraud By An Infant.
Mr. Jenkin admitted that he was A statement, in the authorities
unable to tender any direct evidence was to the effect that if a mort that the plaintiffs in effect knew gage was secured by fraud, of a the release was going to be signed. out the improbabilities in their evi- infant, then in that case different The best ho could do was to point
dence. considerations arose, because ns"
Mr. Jenkin submitted that the the money ind been borrowed by
ninority was theirs and n fraud, the whole had to be return suppression of the fact of their ed and the mortgage cancelled..
else's. His Lordship' had been ask- He would put it before his Lord-e to entertain the idea that the ship that in a case of a plaintiff suppression was not the suppression had given the fullest information to infant who was free from charges af plaintiffs at all, and that they of fraud, the Court would under those who put through this matter. such circumstances order. that the The suppression was alleged against Sun, who was unfortunately dead,
A beauty contest, the first of its mortgagees should be entitled in and could in no way clear his char equity for the money which they noter, it being suggested that Sung, sort in this country, will be held with whom the name of Leung Wing here in the near future either in had advanced.
Cheung, the interpreter, was cou- Central Park or in Pei Hai Park, pled, suppressed the information as Fentures, costume, dancing and coutest, Contestants are limited to to age in order to get their com- singing will be considered in the mission.
His Lordship adjourned the case those above fifteen and below thirty The public will he further bearing, intimating that if years of age. the Criminal Bessions concluded given a chance to cast ballots in to-day he would resume the hearing choosing five beauty queens in the to-morrow morning, but if the contest. The native Press reports Seisions continued until to-morrow that a group of influential ladies morning, he would probably resume are undertaking the preparation of
the affair.Kuo Wen, the hearing in the afternoon.
His daughter had complained to ha of constipation, and he had given lier scane pills to take They were quits harmless purgative.
When the question was raised as When told by the Magist ate that at a post-mortem examination, 5.25 to taking the deceased, to hospital, grains of opium were found in the the husband and mother-in-law of stomach of the deceased and he was jected, and when the doctor said
He submitted that if money was a post-mortem examination' asked whether the dose would be that Mufficient to cause death, witness would be necessary, deceased's hus- obtained by an infant for taking replied that all depended on the band said that he would try to get over an assignment or otherwise constitution of the person taking it. permission to have the body buried on property, and the money was To a habitual smoker, that quantity without a post-mortem examination in fact applied for that purpose, would have no effect, but to an ordi. and had asked him not to raise any then the mortgagee, who bad a
vanced the money was entitled to nary girl like the deceased 5 grains objection. would be fatal. In his opinion, (Continued on next Voðümn).
The enquiry was then adjourned equity. until this afternoon.
(Continued on neat Column),
As a parting shot, first plaintiff had said that he understood in the orning that he (Mr. Jenkin) want- ed the Portuguese description of the property. He (Mr. Jenkin) never asked him for the Portuguess des-; cription.
But even the people who use so- called tap water dq not get it in pure form, since our purifying stations are highly unsatisfactory. We also lack a properly working sewage system, with the result that our rivers are polluted and the population is subject to dis- caso and epidemics,
As to housing, I can only say that the position is extremely dif hcult, and that our people live it indescribable conditions,
On March 18l there wero 200,000. the registered unemployed in city, and 30,000 in the towns of the province.
PEKING'S PROPOSED BEAUTY CONTEST.
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