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CHINESE GIRL'S SUICIDE.
POLICE OFFICER GIVES
EVIDENCE DE
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Why?
morning to night time. I taxed her about where she had.boen and she said the had been to see schobl
Why make yourself a slave to friends. I found at the same time the daily use of daite or gassy that the girl previous to me having liquid aperients when a couple of hur had come out of the Fo Louns Pinkettes, taken say once a weak, Kuk where she had been put by
her mother. I made enquiries and will keep your system clear and found out that the reason she had healthy, and promote dally re beon put in is because of her gularity. Of chemists everywhere. associations with a Portuguese or VERDICT AND RIDERS.Filipino working at the Fost
After a long and protracted in- vestigation by the Coroner (Mr. W. Schofield) and a jury, into the circumstances of the death of a young Chinese girl, the inquiry,
Office. I sent for her mother and I spoke to her about this subject. She admitted that the girl had been to the Po Leung Kuk and she also said that she would scold the girl for keeping out all day. In
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A THE DAINTY UTTLE LIVER, & AND INTESTINAL REGULATORS
which was demanded by the February the girl and her motliek KEEP YOU WELL
parents of the deceased, was con- cluded at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday when a verdict of "Suicide while of unsound mind”. was returned, the jury adding two ridora.
went back to the country.
For what reason—It was at my auggestion..
Had you any reason for making. 7-Yes, Your Worship. She (flie' girl) became very intimate with a Practically the whole of yester-young Chinese on the first floor of
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day afternoon's hearing was the house in Kennedy Town. The MORRISON occupied by Sergeant G. J. Hay-girl and the mother returned to the ward of the Hongkong Police country and came back again about Force, who gave details of the a fortnight after and she dropped girl's movements since he made being friendly with this young her sequaintance. It was stated 'fellow for the time being for about during the course of the Inquiry one month. that Hayward had been gully "of conduct likely to lead to the de- triment of the reputation of the Force.
Sergeant G. J. Hayward, who was called yesterday, was the last witness: He said that he met the
With Another Man,
"About a week after she canie STANDS ALONE back-it was at the time of the races--she was seen at the race FOR course in company of the Chinese.
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taxed her about it and she said PLAYING AND
deceased sometime during the lathe was a friend. About the and EDUCATING
for part of November 1927 at No. 17, Waterloo Road, the residenco of Inspector Lamprill,
The Coroner: How did you come to meet her?
Through Witness: Inspector Lamprill,
visiting
of March she got friendly again with the Chinese on the bottom floor."
The Coroner: Another young Chinese? The same one.
Continuing witness said: I told her I was fed up with it and 1 I also was going to leave her. said I was going to tell her par-
What happened when you first met her?-I was told by the girl that she had a very bad time atents the next day. About B p.m. the same night she dressed herself home with her mother:
Did she say anything else? She and left the house. I followed a short way behind her. She made said that she had been beaten for the; Fraya at the end of the several times, and we came to corroad and sat down on the sea wail, Lain
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said she was tired of being alive. CASH OR EASY PAYMENTS
Arrangements whereby I I approached her and asked her should keep her. I was told by what she intended to do. Sho the woman named Lai, Inspector Lamprill's housekeeper, that I had a conversation with her and should have to obtain the consent of the girl's parents, I saw the parents,
coaxed her to come back to the house. She then agreed that if i didn't tell the parents she would return to her parents house" to live, to which I agreed. She re- No.turned to her parents' house about three days later, taking what of the household things she wanted.
The Arrangements. Whereabout was this 7-At 17, Waterloo Road.
Where was the girl, then?-The girl was there too.
Yes 7-The mother told me she wanted $250 to buy cakes and wine for her relations here and in the country to give her face.
Did you make any other agree ment with her?-I said if she only wanted to buy cakes she would not want $260.
You agreed on what then?- $160. She (the mother) wanted me to marry the girl in the Church but I would not agree to it.
Did you agree to do it at any time?-No, your Worship..
come.
Was there any other arrange ment
to 7-1 think the mother started talking about a pension but I would not agree to that. I think the sum she man toned was $20 a month.
With Her Parents.
The Coroner: During April did anything happen?-I visited her pccasionally at No. 715, Mongkok Road, the address of her parents. I visited her twice. She told me that she had obtained work na a school teacher. "
tho
What was
arrangement about payment to her during the time she was with her parents?— When she went away I gave her $50,
Did you promlec' her any other payment?-1 said until such time as she got work I would give hor money for rice.
Did you agree to pay the parents anything?-No.
Anything happened during April or May7--About the middle of May she told me she was in a certain
Well when was the girl transfer red?-About a week after the ar-condition and as a result she could rangements.
A good deal has been eafd about a certain motor car ride.
Did you go on a motor car ride? -No, your Worship.
And after that date when she was transferred to you, you lived with her at No. 1, Waterloo Road?-I visited her there I didn't reside there.
Every night or not every right? No, your Worship Very frequently though? No, your Worship.
No Clothes. Anything of importance happened about then?-Yes.
not take up the employment at the school. It was then I agreed to pay her $30 until each time as the child was born. I said that when the child was born I would be able to see if I was the responsible party.
"The next thing I heard was a telephone message one night in late June. The message stated that the girl had been admitted to the Tung Wah Hospital. I found out She later she had an abortion. remained in the Tung Wah for about one week and when she came out she went into the Government Civil Hospital about a day, or so afterwards. After she came out " I should like to say that when of the G. C. H. I was informed that she came to me she had no clothes she had sold all the furniture."
The Coroner: Who told you except what she stood in and no this?—I would rather not mention other possessions whatever. About the name. December she had a dispute or quarrel in the house about the The Nanking Incident as be-food and she asked me to remove
"The next I heard was in July, taly and China has been her from the house. [A message dated the 24th stated stated, was due to the fact that Dr. tween
Did you do so then? Yes. I She, telephoned and asked me to that considerable surprise had been C. T. Wang had gone outside the settled and the documents are now created by an announcement to the instructions of the Government. en route to Shanghai, A formal moved her to Kennedy Town, be at the On Lok Yuen Cafe, and effect that the Nationalist Govern- The matter had been postponed, exchange of Notes will take place Everything went all right for she met me and told me she waS
(Continued on Page 13.) ment Council had refused to give however, for consideration at the hore when the Consul General about a week. It was then I found going to Canton."
arrives-Reuter.
out that she was going out from the necessary sanction for the sig next meeting of the C.E.C.]
SINO-GERMAN TREATY Treaty by the Government Council nature of the new Commercial
RATIFICATION BY CHINA "CONSIDERED CERTAIN.
Shanghai, Sept. 25.
The reports regarding the pro- bable rejection of the Sino-Geman
are officially dented. The ratifica Treaty drawn up between Dr. C. tion by China is considered cerT. Wang-and the German Minis- tuin.--Reuter.
tor. The Council's action, it is
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