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LOVE LETTER GOES TO WRONG MAN
Hong Kong Women In Slander Action
which a Trouble over a letter young Kowloon girl says she had drafted to be sent to her fiance living in the French Concession in Shanghai, but which, she alleges, went Into the unfortunately possession of the husband of her cousin by mistake, led to the ap- pearance of the two young women, pretty Cantonese, In the Summary Court yesterday, before Mr. Justice R. E. Lindsell.
Leung Shun-chi, the spinster. clained $1,000 from Chiu Suk- ching, ner married cousin, for alleged slander.
GAVE HUSBAND "BEANS" The trouble started" when Chiu Suk-ching found the letter which letter she believed was a love written by Leung Shun-chi to her husband. She immediately pro- ceed to give her husband "beans" (according to the judge) and her husband, having eaten about as much of that vegetable as he could comfort. hurriedly digest with
wrote a letter to Leung Shun-ch!'s mother. requesting her to come round as soon as possible and have the matter cleared up.
A meeting took place between the parties at a house in Chung Lok Street, Kowloon, but, unfortunate- instead of ly, this conference. élearing the a'r led to more trouble. Leung Shun-chi now alleged that at this meeting Chiu Suk-ching not only gave her no chance to ex- plain the letter but used words to her in the presence of all the a result of others present. as which "she has suffered much an- noyance and she has been injured In credit and reputation and held up to contempt."
ble. My husband did not explain matters.
Earlier in her evidence plaintin said that several people were pre- sent at the meeting held at Chung Lok Street on June 29 at the house of defendant's mother. These in- cluded her own father and mother and a friend of theirs and the de- fendant, her husband, mother, elder sister and younger brother.
When she plaintiff) arrived de- fendant is alleged to have said: "Ah! Are you the person, who wrote that love letter to my hus- band: The two of you know about it so you better talk it out now."
At the time, proceeded the plain- husband Was tiff, defendant's about to leave the house for his office and the defendant said: "If you had nothing to do with my husband don't let him leave the,
house.
"SORRY FOR YOUR REFUTATION!".
"Soon afterwards the defendant's left. Mr. Sanderson husband (plaintiff's counsell: After they did the defendant say had left anything to you?-Yes, she said: 'If you do not detain him in order to clear the matter up, then it is clear there is something in it! Then she came up to me and said: 'Shun-chl, I am sorry for The meeting your repartation then came to an end.
The judge: I do not see any evidence of any statement of a defamatory nature having been made.
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Mr. Sanderson (to plaintiff): I once more to tell us want you what was said after your father had left.
The judge: And you swear that you had nothing to do with the defendant's husband? Yes,
The hearing was adjourned.
ILL-TREATING A MUITSAI
Convicted on charges of keeping and -treating an unregistered multsal, Fung Ng-mui, aged 15 and common assault on the girl, Pang Man, amah, employed at No. 20
Plaintiff Defendant said: it "MUST BOW TO FATE" The letter which caused all the you had no relations of misconduct and with my husband you should keep trouble was read in court
"I am
him here to clear the matter up.' translated as follows: afraid that my hardships and my calamities cannot depart from me. Recently a friend of mine gave me four characters. I must bow to fate. At the present time, more than ever, I feel unbearable and when I feel the hardships I repeat one the four characters. When lives suffering under hardships one cannot see anything else. If you are in sympathy with me you should try your best and support yourself and try to be a good man and fight against the hard life."
Leung Shun-chi's story is that one day Chiu Suk-ching's husband composed a couplet and sent it to her for her advice. She read the couplet and decided that it was all right. At any rate, she did no improve on it or alter it in any way. But, and it was here that the unforeseen happened, she left the couplet, and the draft of the letter given above, which was really intended for her fance in Shang hal, together, with the result that Chiu Suk-ching's husband got hold of it, and, having laid it aside, it eventually found its way into the hands of his wife. Then the fun began.
PERHAPS I KNOW MORE! On the subject of the couplet the judge had some questions to ask Leung Shup-ch.
Essex Crescent, Kowloon Tong. was fined a total sum of $75 by Mr. K. M. A, Barnett at the Kow- loon Police Court yesterday after-
noon,
The prosecution was conducted by Mr. W. H. Fraser, Inspector of Multaals.
On
It was alleged that defendant
August 28. inflicted corporal punishment on the complainant causing black marks on her arms, legs and the back, on account of her falling to complete some Laundry.
SOLD AT 10 YEARS
In evidence, complainant stated that was sold to a lady in Yam Chow when she was 10 years old. She had been remaining with Wong for about 5 years and in December last she was re-sold to defendant "What made him consult you
for $130, after which she about the couplet," asked his Lord-brought to Hong Kong: She ship.
claimed that she had been treated "I do not know. Perhaps heas a multṣal, contradicting defen- thought I knew a little more thandant's statement that she
he did," replied Leang.
His Lordship: Are you a literary. person. Do you know the classics? -I don't claim to be learded. I have only been. to school.
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treated like an adopted daughter. In Imposing a fine of $7, his Worship remarked that from his experience be learned that very rarely did Chinese parents inflict
Is there any reason why he corporal should not have consulted his wife about this couplet?—That, I do not know. Probably she has not been studying couplets.
What were these hard times you speak of? My flance is far away' in Shanghal and his family has not been very good to me.
How long have you been en- gaged?-About 18 months.
per-
The defendant was then mitted to cross-examine the plain- tin but her questions being more in the nature of statements the judge asked.
punishment an their children, therefore he was bound to believe the evidence given by complainant that she had been treated as a multsal and not an adopted daughter.
AN OLD OFFENDER
White Tsang Yung was purchas- ing a tickket at the booking office of the Pei Ho Theatre, he felt a tug at his purse which was attach- ed to his belt. On turning round he AN INFURIATED WIFE
saw a man whom he grasped but "Isn't this the position. You was unable to hold. Tsang then found this letter and assumed. chased after the man, with two- rightly or wrongly, and I think Indian constables also in pur- rightly, that it was a letter. from sult and arrested the pick-pocket. the plaintiff to your husbanj ano The man was Cheung Wing-sang, you started to give your husband aged 17, unemployed. He larceny from beans, to use a colloquialism, in charged with the hope of having the matter person of a sum of ten-cents before cleared up. Your husband then Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon wrote to the plaintiff's mother and Magistracy yesterday, and was sen- said: for goodness sake come tenced to four months' hard labour round and explain matters to my when he was found guilty of the infuriated wife. Isn't that what offence. Defendant had three pre- happened?--Yes, that is the trou-vious convictions against him.
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