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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1928.

CHINESE GIRL'S DEATH. and he would hand her the money

for the deceased's parents..

INQUIRY REVELATIONS.

after his mother and father-in-law and that there was a good chance for zay son to get a job?-No. I did not say that.

I said, "Her father is an able: LAYTON & bodied man and needs no help from him at present but when he is in difliculties he might scek such help HNSTONE from him?-You did not say that to me,

Didn't I ask Hayward, "What's The People's your salary?

The Coroner: What's the use of Favourites

The money was accordingly ob- talaed andshandel to the mother. In the erbaing the mother, went to seo,itous and asked what day The death Inquiry demanded by Howard, had chosen for the wed the mother of a young Chinese dag. The mother instated that girl Chan Mel-chun, who com they should have a proper cere mitted suicide In Waterloo load on July 27 was continued before mony. She wanted her daughter Mr. W. Schofield at the Kowicon to go back to her house to be mar- Magistracy yesterday, and during ried but the deceased refused, re- the course of the cross-examina- marking that sho had been ill-

if you want tion of a female witness, it was treated only a week before putting it to this witneas. You

to know... revealed that the mother had chal-and-it would be rather shameful ask Hayward

The Mother: (To witness) lenged her to declare her inno- to return to the house and bo mar- cence before the corpse of the red. It was then suggested that you have spoken quite a lot.

a room be engaged in an hotel for don't remember it all for a mid- deceased.

the occasion but after some disment... cussion it was decided they should hire a motor car and ride around it over then, the district.

Such declaration, said the mother, would have satisfied her that the witness had had nothing to do with her daughter's death but her failure to comply had The deceased's parents, the de- necessitated the present proceed- ceased, her younger brother, wit Ings to investigato the circum-ness and her daughter were the only occupants, Hayward did not stances of the girl's death.

Tant Ku (Chan Wal-yin) was take part as he had not turned up the first witness called yesterday, and was not willing to join the In reply to the Coroner she said.party. that she had met the deceased sometime before last Christmas at the Yaumati Police Station where, she had been visiting a female searcher. The deceased had just been discharged from the Pa Leung Kuk, where she had been sent, according to the female searcher, for fighting with her mother.

"

"I Don't Want to Live."

Witness: You had better think

The Mother: One day my daughter spoke to me and said that when she had a quarrel with Hay- ward you were present and when the quarrel was over you advised my daughter to engage a motor

No; I didn't. boat and jump into the harbour

You told my daughter that she was pregnant and that Hay- ward would lose his job and if he lost his job she would lose her sup port. You told her to take some red pills and musk and green poss The Coroner: Did she confide to cause an abortion?-No. with you when she was pregnant?

Witness: No. It was after her! discharge from hospital that she

After staying at witness' house for about twenty days they both left and lived in Kennedy Town. Witness never visited them at their house. The next time sho saw the deceased was on January deceased and hor 22 when mother went to Вес wit

Two months later she told me.

The Mother (to witness): You

A Criminal Offence,

One night the deceased went to ness. witness' house and said that she again saw the deceased, who wanted to find work and wanted to was this time alone. She was cry-gave her some red pills. Why did stay with witness. When asked ing and on being questioned ro-you want to have.... what she meant, the deceased replied, "I don't want to live. I am piled that her mother had struck very distressed." her and that as she had no where to go she had called on witness, At the same time the deceased ex- hibited several black marks on her arm, which, he said, had been caused by her mother. On leave ing her house, deceased's mother had told her not to go anywhere except to Taat Ku's place.

"A Bad Girl"

When asked why she was dis- tressed the deceased said, "The reason my mother allowed me to marry Hayward was because she was hoping he would give her small sums of money each month and now he has stopped his help. If I go back to my mother she will scold me, and I aometimes got scolded when she comes to Ken- nedy Town, for not taking Hay- ward for money."

Witness informed the deceased

The deceased, said witness, com- that she was unable to allow her plained that the days were long to stay but asked her master if he and she did not know what to do. had any objections. Her master Two weeks inter the deceased consented and witness then In-again went to witness' house and structed the deceased to obtain sald that she had had a quarrel her mother's permission first.

The Coroner: I would point out that the giving of these things to a woman is a criminal offence. That is one, reason why she does not wish to admit it even if it la

true.

The Mother: You told. a le when you said that I only promis ed to allow my daughter to marry Hayward with the object of get- ting small sums from him?-Your daughter told me that.

The Coroner: There's another point. About this statement made to her daughter about Hayward losing his job if he had a child. Did you say that to her?

Witness: No.

In reply to further questions witness denied that she had al ways advised the deceased to com- trouble.. mit suicide whenever she was in

The Mother: In it n fact that the Government will not allow the wives of their employees to have children?

Her mother accompanied the do- with Hayward who had plopped censed back to the house and told her twice. She later left, telling witness that she was going back witness that, "this daughter is a bad girl, disobedient and is al to her mother. She paid occasional visits to witness subsequently but ways going out late and sometimes there were times when witnesa was does not return at nights."

The deceased's mother further not at home when she called. bold witness that if she came across anybody, either a Chineso or a westerner, looking for a wife she (the mother) would like her

introduce

The Mother: It is not true policy. the deensed. The mother after giving her consent when you said my daughter told to the deceased staying at wit- ness' house, went home..

to

A few days later witness re- quested to Acc the deceased's mother, who on arrival asked what she had been sent for. Witness reminded, her of her remarks on the previous occasion and said that she knew a European and anked If she liked him. The mother said, yes,

The Coroner: Well, frat of all did she see the European? Witness: No; not yet.

Witness Croba-Examined. The Coroner: Does the father or mother wish to put any ques- tions to this witness.

The Coroner: I don't think she Hwer questions on Government (witness) can be expected to an-

The father was then asked if he

you she had a fight with her had any questions to put to wit- mother.

We were on very goodness and he proceeded to inter- rogate her about a letter which he terms da mother and daughter.

The Coroner (to witness). She alleged witness had put in the de- ward found the letter and was dentes having a fight with her ceased's bag. He said that Hay- daughter?

angry, because of its contents. Ha alleged that the witness had put the letter there to get the deceased into trouble.

Witness: That's what her daughter said.

Witness denied all knowledge of the letter,

The Mother: You told the Court that my daughter came out from the Po Leung Luk. Did you

The Coroner see her leave the Institution?"

(to witness): I

w Challenge Rejected. don't suppose you did, did you?

The Father: After my daugh- Witness: No. (To the mother): Your daughter herself. said so inter'a doath while she was lying following night Hayward visited the presence of the female search-in the mortuary my wife challeng the house and had a conversationer at the Station.

Continuing witness said that the

with the deceased's parents. The Mother: Of course she is Hayward asked how much they dend now; you can invent any story wanted. The father made no re- you like.

ply but the mother said $250. The Coroner: All right that Hayward offered $100 to which the will do. mother replied, "Yes, I can reduce it to that but every month you must give me some money to help me before I will allow my daughter to marry you." ·

All Satisfled.

The Mother: I never told you my daughter was a bad girl or any thing.like that?

Witness: You did, although you now deny it. I told that to my master. He said nothing but smil ed.

The Mother: Didn't you act as go-between and guarantee that my daughter would marry Hayward and that Hayward would not have more than one wife?

The mother then asked both her daughter and Hayward in turn whether each liked the other and on receiving replies in the affirma- tive, witness left the group, The others remained talking for some that guarantee. time and then left the house.

ed you to go insido and walk to the bed of the deceased and say these words, "I, Tsat Ku, did not murder you; I am not responsible for your death," but you refused. You dared not say these words and that shows you have a guilty heart.

Witness: She did say that but she said "If Hayward comes to the mortuary I want you to go in with Hayward and say these words to the deceased but if Hayward doesn't come you need not go in." The Mother: In my house on Saturday when you came. I said to you, "When we get to the mor tuary I want you to go inside to my daughter and declare before the corpse, you miang, you seng (with name and surname), calling You said, "It is only a Wester-out, "Mel Chun, I am not responsi- The following evening the par-ner who can earn $200 a month. Able for your death. Your soul is ents and a son called at witness' Chinese never ean-No. I did not. still living and if I had anything house and had another conversa- The Coroner: It doesn't really to do with this, will you do the tion with Hayward but witness much matter whether she said so worst to did not know what they had been or not does it? talking about. Later Hayward informed witness to call at his of fice on Monday, two days later,

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Witness: No. I never undertook

Suggested Suicide to Deceased?

The Mother: You also told me a Western son-in-law would look

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me and also if gave you this advice to take the medi- cine to cause an abortion and if I put any letter into your bag,"

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