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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 3. 1932.
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"WORSE OFF THAN A MUI TSAIYAUMATI ROBBERY HONG KONG WHOLESALE
INDIAN COUPLE GO TO LAW: WIFE'S TALE
OF WOE IN COURT.
ALLEGATIONS OF CRUELTY BY MUSBAND AND
MOTHER-IN-LAW, 0.
I was works off than a mean: muż T'sai" was how the wife of Mahomed Farid, a olork in the employ of the Union Insurance Society of Canton, described her married life to Mr. W. Schofield Conftral Magistracy yesterday which she gave evidence in, a onse in which she is summoning her husband for persistent oruelty and with wilful negloes to provide her with reasonable mainten-
Mr. Geo. K. Ball Brutton appeared for the wifo and Mr. E. 8. C. Brooks defended.
WIFE'S FLIGHT BY HOUSE-TOPS.
SEQUEL
MAN CHARGED WITH RECEIVING.
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THREW STOLEN PROPERTY- OUT OF WINDOW,
A robbery which took place at 195, Portland Street, en January 17, hnd a sequal before Mr. G. A Fraser at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon when a charge pf receiving a fountain pen and two pocket witches, knowing them to have been stolen, was preferred against a Chinene named Man Chuen,
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According to Detective-Inspector In, outlining tha ense against the Witness said that the defendant's Fallon, who prosecuted, the rab- defandant, Mr. Brutton said that mother always addressed her asbery took place at 3.30 p.m. on
Pig." Dog," the parties were married in Novem-
"Bow " or January 17 Inat, when jewellery to ber, 1928, und lived together until Prostitute," When the mother-in-the value of $1,000 was stolen. December 29: 1931. During that law was in a good humour she just
The Parcel. period, the wife complained that used the torm Wai (the equiva the husband, had ill-trented her, ilent in English of "Here."). The witnessson baby girl, it is allegod, aulted her and belittled her on overy was taught to address her mother ocasion he could and had failed na Chu Na" (Sow) and whenever child used the expression to provide her with proper food the
Mammy," the mother-in-law would and maintenance. On three oc-glare at the child. sions during that period, she had ben beaten by him and on the last decasion in December, she left his -house for good refusing to live 'with him any longer.
On January 21, acting upon in, formation receiveil, the police went to 231, Portland Street, where they wore adzaitted by the defendant after they had begun to break down the door. The defendant was the only person on that floor.
Witness said that she went home after that trentment, but at the
Detectives who hid bean, watching time, her brother was in hospital and her mother and sister-in-law the back of the house found a parest persundhed her to return to her bus-which had been thrown out of the band..
suid the window. The contents of the parcel Thereaftor, witness
were jawellery, amongst which were found the pen and watches which formed the, subject of the charge.
An identifiention parade, wns held, but all the accupants of the robbed house failed to recognise the defendant as one of the robbers.
I think when you have heard feruelly beenne intensified. She was the evidence," said Mr. Hall not allowed to take her meals with Brutton, that your Worship will her husband and her mother-in- ce to the conclusion that it is law, but had to wait on the table until they had 6nished and then eat impossible for this lady to live with the leavings, At the time of the birth of the second child, an amah her husband any longer."
wan ungaged, and this amah was Mrs. Mariam Farid, giving evi-hood to eat the leavings after dence, said that the marriage was the husband the mother in law bad a happy one at first. The cruelty anished. Witness, anid that she was began in the middle of 1090. One not allowed weat the shah's leav day in July, the defendant came
They treated the amah inga. in from the street and brandished
better than me. Answering so. other question, witness told the court that she was worse off than a menu qui ters in the defendant's house.
his fists at witness and then kioked hors Witness told her husband to desist, adding, "It would be dis gusting to be seen being knocked about At the time she was tidy ing the house with a feather dustär and the defendant kicked her a second time. She again protested and her husband kicked her again. Resenting path treatinent, wisgoss natriuk her husband with the fathar
duates, once, whereupon he snatched||| It from her and beat her until the fenther, duster broke. She bad three weals on her arm for several
Wisncas said that after the hunting, she went to her parent house to report the incident, but unfortunately both her parents were but and she returned home. A week after the incident, a friend of hers, a Mrs. Madar, visited her and noticed the marks on her arms
Four Dollars a Month.
In answer to Mr. Hall Brutton, withms said she, was allowed $ & month by her husband. With that she had to provide her own clothes, shoes, clogs and pocket money. "He has never had any clother made for me and never even bought ma a pair of socks," added the witness, and went on to say that of the $4 allowanes she was compelled to contribute $2.00 towards a money loan association and when her share was drawn, the mother-in-law kopt the money,
Work Four Days After Childbirth.
Mr. Hall Brutton!. Tell us when Your second child was born.-On February 6, 1931,
You were attended by a doctor. 1 suppone ?-No, by a midwife,
Ware you told by the midwife | how long you were to remain in bed after you had given birth to your child-The midwife told me to stay in bed for two weeks but on the fourth day my mother-in- law naked me to work."
Did you object to this I told my husband that despite the fait that the midwife ordered me to stay in bed for a certain period, "hía mother wanted me to work. He mid I must do as I was told by his mother.
After the fourth day, did you work every day Yes.
Witness then went on to say that after the amah was dismissed, sho had to do all the house work.
Would you sooner have been a servant in the house or the wife of the son of the house I'd rather have been an amal
Case Adjourned. .«
The pen and watches were iden tified as being part of the stolun
property.
After Inspector Fallon had given ad. evidence, the hearing was journed.
SANITARY BOARD
MEETING...
CLOSING TIME FOR FRUIT MARKETS.
At the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board yesterday, a minute by the President Felativa to the hours regulating the sale of fruit in open markets in Hong Kong and Kowloon was discussed. After some deliberation a motion was passed fixing 11.30 p.m. is the closing time for the markets.
An application for an Offensivn Trade licence (fa boiling) st 400,.) Why I do not mind the work Reclamation Street" was granted, at all, but what I object to is that Mr. Sayer stating that the applies whenever my work is considered unsatisfactory, my husband and ant had been a Hcences for that mother-in-law push me about, kind of trade for 15 years. He
Witness went on to say that athad removed from his former pro times she had to take off her hus band's shoes when he returned from mises to the present place where work, and if she was not quick it was necessary for him to ob about it, he would kick her and send thin another licence. her away,
After the first child was burn, witness said, her allowance was cut down to 1 a month. Her husband kentan amah for six months to wards the end of her pregnanoy antil the frat child was born. Be He wouldn't kick an amah. would fure that, witness had to do all the he-No.
Those present at the mosting were:-Mr. G. R. Sayer (Presid.
housework and had to grind curry Mrs., Farid then told the Court powder with a heavy stone for about that on the night of December 22, 8nt), Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy an hour each day, notwithstanding last, she gave the amah a girdle ta(Vice-President) Dr. G. W. Pope her condition. She had no help wash and the latter lost it. When (M.0.H.), Messrs. Wong Kwong from her mother-in-law, who, wit- her mother-in-law found out about Tin, T. N. Chau, M.K. Lo, F. U. nesh, alleged, scolded her whenever the loss, she scolded her (Mr. Hall L. C. F. Bellamy, Dr. R. A. the work wha a bit slow.
Farid) for several hours and on the The second assault took place same night the anah was dismissde Castro Basto, Mr. J. H. Gelling abbut five months after the birth ed. The next morning, she was pre- (Becretary) and Mr. J. Hargreaves of the first child. Witness said that paring coffee in the cook-house when on the day in question her mother-er husband went in and naked (Assistant secretary.) in-law bad gone out to gamble and her what she meant by giving bis witness had been asked to cook the mother back-talk on the previous moul. Witness and her husband evening and later in the morning. had their meal together and when the mother-in-law returned later, witness served her with a cup of tea and then served her with rias Witness admitted that she had put ather too much water in the rice, with the result that it was a bit woft.
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Lodger, Intervanes.
Aftor" scolding ber in the sitting! room, he followed her into their cabicle and there hit her on the face, head and ahquider with his fata. She then crouched on the bed and cried and it was at this stags that a lodger, a woman, Came into the cubicle and caught hold of husband's hands and asked him not to strike her again..
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"1. Will Go and Dis."! After placing the rios before her motor-in-law, she went to the cook поиво Her mother-in-law "then Witness said thas after this she- shouted, Sow-Slave of a dealin wne very frightened and tried to ing family-Dome, hera" Witness go home to her mother but went out and her mother-in-law is husband and mother-in-law would then alleged to have said: "How not let her. They locked the front can you serve this kind of rice door but she finally got up to the This is rice for pigs You had roof, and going along the roof, better take it home and serve your finally came down from a housava own people with it. Go and commit little distance away. euicide, Witness retorted: "I you want me to, I will go and die," whereupon,, it is alleged, the mother- in-law aprang up and slapped her twice in the face and told her to get out of the house.
Witness then proceeded down the stairs, but her husband "went after her pulled her back and in the presence of his mother struck his wife twice on the back.
Mr. Hall Brutton: Since that day, you have not lived with your husband-No
Why not Boonuse if I did my life would be unbearable and I am in fear of my husband.
GOVT. HOUSE BALL
POSTPONED,
We are asked to state that the Government House Bali, ar ranged for Thursday, February 11, has been postponed inde- Anitely.....
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PRICES IN 1931
INCREASE OF 30 PER CENT. ON 1922.
As measured" at the Statistical Branch of the Imports and Ex- ports Department wholesale prices in Hong Kong, during the year 1031 showed an increase of 29.8 per cent as compared with the year 1024, 30.0 per cent, as compared with the bass period of 1929, and an average index figure slightly more than double that of the year 1913:
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The average" for all articles rose from 130.9 in the first quartor of 1981 to 140.4 in the second quarter, declining to 133.2 and 1327, respectively, in the third and last quarters of the year.
TENNIS RACQUETS
The following table shows the course of price changes sinve“.
1913:-
Foodstuffa Textilos.... Metals... Miscellaneous
Average all
1013. 10. 1924. 1931. 73.8 100.0 108.1 144.3 55.1 100.0 112.5 133.8 · 147,$ $3,100,0.102.5 140,9 138.5 64.2,100.0 108,3 125.4 129.7
1st » 2nd 3rd stita... Qr.. 144.1
Qr. Qr. Qr. 147.3 142.0° 143.7 143.1. 128,7 123.5.
Articles. 64.0 100,4 103.8 130.8 130.8
140.4 133,2 139:7
SPECIAL
143.9 149.3 138.2 127,5 118.6 125.5
INDIVIDUAL AVERAGES.
Foodstuffs.
Beans Beef
Eggy
Flour (Wheat) Salt Fish
Fruita, Fresh
•Lard
Milk (Condensed)
Mutton ... Onions Pennut Oil Pork
Potatoes Poultry. Rice (Broken) Rice (White) Sugar (Raw)
Textiles.
Cotton Yarn
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1st Qr. 2nd Qr. 3rd Qr. 4th Qr. Annitat 104 1031. 1931. 1931. 1931. 1931. 100.3 147.0 130.3
130,9 125.0 118.5 110.0 201.5
224.1 204,1 218.0 04.5 133:0 130.8 130,0 130.0 131.1 120.8 114.0 87.0 122.1. 130.8 197.8 123.3123.9.
302.3 123,4" 100,1 342.0 962.5
306.7. 108.0 ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄ ̄144:0 ̄ ̄148,8 ̄ ̄ ̄130,5: “199.0" 139.0 922 #2017 185,0 176.7 176.7 185.2 114,3
181.3 178.8 175.8
130.1 173.0 108,1 177.9 139.2 71.7 175.8 141.1 MNO 1.19.0 118,2 121.4' 118.4 117.1 103.6 148.0 134.3 129.2 126,8 133.8
93.4 709.6 114.1
192.0 97.4
109.0 111.0.197.3 170,3 173.0 154,3 175.2. 112,3. 13.6 1920.5 123,8 124.4 128;1:
143.3 199.1 334.5
120.8 138.2 96,7 97.7.102.8- 98.8 99.0 59.1 51.3 73.9 72.7 64.3 103.5 127.4 128.3 120.0 104.0 120.9
06,4 194,1 194.7 104.7
110,2 135.8
Vegetables (Dried, etc.).. 98.3- Vermicelli
120.5
Cotton (Dyed Plain)......
100,4
142.9. 148.7 95.7 01.3
130.5 143.7 141.4 07.1- 95.7 94,8
Italians (Dyed. Figured
Plain)
82,2
77.5
109.9
79.2 06.0 87.5
Shirtings (White 40/43
yards)
91.4.
Hemp (Manila)
92.0 102.1
Gunny Bags
Hessian Cloth
Bilk Piece Goods
93.4 101.8 97.5 127.9 130.9 130.8 111.1. 94.9 110.0 901.8 215,6 304.5 973.5 288.9 991.1 138.0. 83.0 75.8 €3.0 58.0 84,1 91.4 84.9 ·76.0 85.5 91,8 95.3 45.1
Silk Yarn (Artificial) 94.3. 13.0 58.0 30.8 39.5 Blankets. (Wool & Union) 105.2 142:0 181.9 101.6 129.8. . 150.5 Flannels
Iron and Steel Bars...... 90,1 Iron and Steel Nails ....... 03,5 Iron and Steel Plates.... 194.7 Lead (Pig)..... Kerosene Oil Fuel Lubricating Oil Potrol Tin
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108,8 158.7 156,0 154.0
Coment Charcoal Feathers (Duck). Firewood Hardwoods Hide (Cow) Hides (Bufalo) Leather (Bole). Papor (Chinese) Rattana Saltpetre Softwoods Boda Ash Sulphuric Acid Sulphate of Ammonia
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share Do you desire a separation from
bonus of
per your husband -1 want to have cus.
$240,000.00; to carry forward, tody of my children.
Do you want to be beand to 31,376.87. cohabit with your husband-No; I look upon him as a tiger.
There are two children, aren't thara 1-Yos
sum her husband took $200 and only gave her the odd $2,80,
Cn how much do you think you can manage to live with them Living in a frugal way, I think I ought to be able to managa with 100 per month.
Witnem said that all her wedding presents were taken away from her and sold. Five gold bangles which she had, fetched 9301-60 and of this (Continued at feet of was column.) - Tuesday next at 2.30 p.m.--
Hearing was then adjourned until
Directors-Mr. H. H H. Pri estley retires socording to the Ar ticles of Association, but being eligible, offers himself for co-eles, tion.
Auditor. The socounts have been audited by Mr. O. Bernard Brown, A.C.A.. who offers himself for re-election.-
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Reserve
To carry forward to "new
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