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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH., WEDNESDAY, JULY 23, 1930,
ALLEGED ASSAULT ON A MUI TSAI.
་
MOTHER AND SON CHARGED IN COURT.
CORRESPONDENCE.
The Talkies.
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE
IN THE GARDENS.
CHINESE FOUND HANGING TO A BEAM.
A mother and son were charg
An attempt by Chinese to ed before Mr. R. E. Lindsell, at
commit suicide in the Botanical the Central Magistracy yesterday
Sir, I would like you to publish Gardens last night was thwarted afternoon, with having assaulted this letter in your paper, so as by the appearance of one of the a mui tsal in their service. After to clear any controversy that may gardeners, who discovered the man hearing evidence the Magistrate exist in Hongkong, regarding the just after he had suspended himself discharged both defendants, though equipments used In the reproduc-from a beam in the kiosk, be added, that he considered the tion of sound pictures at the around his neck which he attached The man tied a handkerchief beating inflicted on the girl by the first defendant was over, severe.
Queen's and Central Theatres. to the' beam, from where he hung Mr. Barrow of the S.C.A. pro- The equipments, which are with his feet clear of the floor. secuted and Mr. M. K. Lo defend-Western Electric sound systems, When the gardener discovered him, he was in an unconscious condition, and an Indian constable, who was as dead. called to the scene, reported him
ed.
were sent to Hongkong from the Electrical Research Products Inc. factories, U.S.A., and were never Civil.used in any other theatre.
Dr. Thomas, the first witness, said that he examined the girl at the request of the S.C.A. on July 16th at the Government Hospital. He found eleven cane marks on the outer side of the right leg: nine on the left thigh, and one abrasion on the right wrist. He was of the opinion that it was rather a severe beating.
Mui Tsai's Story.
Upon subsequent investigation They are identical in every by a European officer, it was found respect, and there is no difference that the report had been exaggerat- whatsoever between them. They ed, and the man was later taken are exactly the same size and to the Government Civil Hospital, type and use the same methods and detained. of reproducing sound on film and sound on disc.
S. W. COLEMAN.
Le Kin, registered mui taai, Electrical Research Products, Inc. employed by the defendants, said
trict watchman.
Hongkong.
NATIVE BANK IN TROUBLE.
4012-
It is understood that the
that she had been with the defen- dants for four years, and during
HONGKONG EMBARGO ON that time she had been ill-treated
MEXICAN DOLLARS. and beaten on several occasions, must have you arrested and (mm- the girl On July 16th, the first defen- Prisoned." After that
How a Hongkong native bank, dant asked her to telephone to went into the street, and return-
Cheung Kee of someone, and gave her a beating ed later with the district watch-the Messrs.
Queen's Road Central, which bad because she did not divulge the man. nature of the reply. The second In reply to Mr. Lo, witness said a consigament of Mexican dollars defendant also beat her on the or that if it had been her daughter from Shanghai which arrived in der of his mother. After the she would have given an even more Hongkong shortly after the local beating she (witness) ran to a severe beating. But she had. al-authorities announced the
ou imported Mexican temple and complained to a dis- ways been patient with the girl, bargo
though she was a very disobedient dollars had got into difficulty in Cross-examined by Mr. Lo, wit-girl. Witness denied that her son landing the silver was related at the meeting of the Chinese ness denied having returned to the had struck the girl.
General Chamber of Commerce house the previous night at 1 Cross-examined, witness said.
yesterday. o'clock in the morning. She also that she had written to the girl's denied that the second defendant mother to come and take her back, had admitted her into the house. but had received a reply that as It was not true that she visited the living was high the mother sly brothels, and she did not con- could not take the girl back. fide to the other servants that she Witness did not send the girl to wanted to become a prostitute. the S.C.A. Because she was hoping She did not charge the first de- the girl would reform. fendant and knock her down dur- Questioned by the Magistrate the girl. ing the beating. When witness as to the truth of the telephone was sent to the Po Leung Kuk story, witness said that there was ploy of the first defendant, also
Lo Hing, an amah in the by the S.C.A. she was not inter-no truth in it:
gave evidence as to the character rogated by any of the directors. The second defendant, Chu of the girl, who, she said, had in
Wong Kai, the district watch Chung, said that being awakened
recent times begun visiting man, said that the complainant by cries from his mother, he had brothels. The girl had confided came and complained to him on gone to the second floor, and saw in her the intention of becoming July 16th. She had been crying the girl charging his mother with and showed him the mark of her head down. He separated,
a prostitute.
The Magistrate dismissed cane on her wrist.
them. He denied having struck case, as stated.
Defendant's Evidence.
Chu Chung-shi, the first defen- dant, said that she had purchas. ed' the girl when she was 11 years old. Since the girl was 15 years of age, witness had been trying to find a husband for her but had not succeeded. Near the house there were many sly brothels and the girl was in the habit of fre-
Sun. 27th July at 10 a.m. Wed. 30th July at 10 a.m. Sun. 3rd Aug at 10 am. Wed 6th Aug at 10 a.m.
Tues. 29th July at 3 pm. Wed. 6th Aug at 3 p.m.
Fri. 15th Aug at 3 p.m. quenting them. On July 16th., wit- Sun. 27th July at 7 a.m.ness looked for the girl in the house, Tues 19th Aug at 7am. but she was nowhere to be seen, and nobody seemed to know where Tues. 5th Aug at
she had gone. The girl came back about 1 o'clock in the morn- ing and was admitted by defend- ant's son. When asked where she had been, the girl replied angrily and excitedly.
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Knocked Down.
The next morning, witness. questioned the girl again, and as she replied insolently witness checked her with a feather dust- er, whereupon the girl charged her and knocked her down. Wit- ness called out to her son, who came and held the girl back. The girl broke from her son's grasp and rushed at witness saying "Il
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