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THE
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NORWEIGIAN WIFE BRINGS ACTION.
TELEGRAPE. WEDNESDAY, MAY
Another Wife.
4,
1932.
FASTER CARS FOR
THE POLICE
COMBATING SHOP RAIDERS
Continuing, she said that on Now Year's Evo last year she went to Fanling, where the parents' of the defendant were living, and ALLEGED CRUELTY OF
there discovered a woman whom CHINESE HUSBAND
she understood to bo the defendant's Peralatent cruelty was alloged Chinese wife. She could not sleep!
It is expected that in the near by Mra. Elizabeth Wan, a Norwe-that night and walted for him to gian by birth, who summoned her show up "to have it out." He did husband, William Wan, a Chinese not appear that night, but when future the number of fast polica for maintenance, at the Kowloon she asked him which one he want-motor-cara patrolling the streets be increased to deal with the chal. Magistracy before Mr. Fraser yee cd when she saw him next, he said of London during the night will terday afternoon. It was also he wanted her.
She alleged that her husband lenge of thieves who raid premises alleged that the defendant had a Chinese wife living in the country. nover bought her or the baby any with the assistance of cars. The out with apparent im- Mr. O. E: C. Marton appeared on clothes since they arrived in Hong-manner in which such thofts are behalf of the defendant, but Mrs. kong. She received some clothes carried
from the Benevolent Society last punity in causing public alarm. Wan was unrepresented,
At present there are only four Telling her story in the witness-summer, and she had some when
fast police cars, one in each of box, Mrs. Wan said she was ashe loft America. Norwegian by birth, but had re- Cross-oxamined by Mr. Marton, four sections of the Metropolis. sided in America for somo years complainant said she was 26 years! An innovation which is now be
She of age. She was nearly 18 when when she met her husband.
Whilst ing tosted is the use of mobile married him in a registrar's office she arrived at America. in New York on May 24, 1928. A in New York, she lived with rela-police officers in plain clothes who child was born of the marriage on tives, who objected to her marriage cruise through the streets in cars hour of the night April 30, 1929. Together with her with the defendant on the ground for certain
characters, watching suspicious husband and child, she left that he was a Chinese.
are Umited America in August, 1930, arriving
Mr. Marton.-Docs your husband but their operations
owing to the lack of speed of In Hongkong a month later. She drink?-I don't know. Arst live in Nathan Road, Sham-
Have you seen him drink?-No. their cams, which have not been of to various shulpo, but removed
When pressed on the point, much use in chasing the fast mov- thieves In- addresses in Kowloon until some complainant stated she never sawing vehleles which months ago when they shifted to much of her husband last year, variably employ. an unnumbered house in Tai Po She said he used to stay away for Wireless is not included in their Rond, which was her address until days, probably going to Fanling equipment, and only by making a few days ago.
where his parents stayed, but after she had discovered he had & Chin-frequent enlls at police stations are they appraised of the intcat ese wife, he did not do so.
movements of known criminala,
Witness said she left her hus- band on April 28 this year and
took her boy away. Since then, .Do you yourself drink?-A she had been living under the pro-Ittle.
tection of the Benevolent Society. What do you mean by little?
I left him because he was always don't spend any money on drinks. knocking me around," she added.
I drink when people give them to
Gin In Поине.
Is that the only reason you can give?-Yes.
Did you ever take the rar for [your own use?-No.
Not necessarily driving it your- self, but were you fond of riding in it?-No.
Assault Alleged. Complainant also alleged that] defendant Assaulted her on Complainant added there was al several occasions. The frat was bottle of gin in the house used for) when she had arrived in Hongkong medicine. for only a week. She had got up
If your husband goes into the about ten o'clock, and found her
box and anys that he sold his car husband cooking Chinese food In
Do you know there are six gin because you always wanted to ride The kitchen. She had not yet be- come accustomed to Chinese food, bottles in your house now?-Well, in it, that would be untrue?-Yen. and therefore asked him for Euro- I didn't buy them. penn food, She refused to take!
Mr. Marton How did you get it?-I pawned my clothes to get it.
How many bottles of gin did
Roverting to the incident of the
the food that was prepared, and. you drink last week?-What do first assault, Mr. Marton asked: she alleged. he struck her and you mean by how many bottles of
"You told his Worship that your kaucked her down. "I was unable gin I drank last week? I told you husband knocked you down and to get up for an hour afterwards; I don't drink. he had struck me so much."
Have you ever been drunk?you lay on the floor for about an
hour. Why didn't you get up?"
Complainant.-I couldn't get
Complainant Leaves Box. Were you hurt?-Was I hurt?
Was your reply meant to be sarcastic?
She then enumerated four other Never, ccasions on which she sald defen- Never in your life?-Never. dant had struck her. One of the] Have you got an excitable tem-up. assaults, she alleged, took place perament7-I don't know. I don't in Nathan Road one night after think so.
Is your
temper easily routed?-No.
When did you discover that your husband had a public motor-car?
Last summer.
she had been to the pictures with; Are you able to flare up at the No, I was not. an Indian policeman, who was a slightest provocation? friend of the defendant. She said the policeman invited her and her husband to the pictures one night, but her husband did not want to take her along then. Thereupon. the Indian policeman said he would take her the next night. ifer husband did not
How did you imagine he earned money to keep the household? By driving his car.
He
say anything. He must have been earning On her way back to the house about $3007-I don't know. after the picture, she met her hus- didn't tell me. band in the street, and he assault-!
ed her in the presence of the In-i dian.
Sale of a Car.
Why do you think he sold his Those were the only reasons, car? Because I found he had a she said, why she wanted to leave Chinese wife. He sold his ear the her husband.
next day I found out.
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Turning round, complainant said, "I don't want to talk to you," and walked out of the box. Turn- ing to his Worship, she said. "I won't talk to that man?"
His Worship. In fairness to her, we ought to adjourn. All the questioning might have been too much for her.
Mr. Marton.-Yes, your Wor-
the
ship.
His Worship.-Mrs. Wan, hearing is adjourned until the afternoon of May 11.
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