1934-10-31 — Page 12

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THE HONGKONG

MUI TSAI'S SUICIDE.

CONCLUSION OF INQUEST ON

CHINESE GIRL

Police Court yesterday afternoon. The jury comprised Mr. L. Jack (Foreman), Mr. J. E. Ng and Mr. P. M. F. Rosario.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31,

TELEGRAPH.'

COTTON TRADE

MEETING JAPANESE

COMPETITION

London, Oct. 90. The House of Commons re assembled after the summer recess at 2.46 p.m. today.

PACIFIC BASES

AMERICA'S THREAT TO FORTIFY

Washington, Oct, 0. The Navy has completed plans for the fortifying of four bases In the event of the treaties collaps-

he was unable to add to the state-re ment he had made in the House on

The first bang will be at Dutch

A verdict of "suleida while of unsound mind" with a rider that the girl was not ill-treated in any way, was returned by the jury at the Inquiry into the death of Mok Mr. Pator MacDonald inquired ing. Tak-chol, 21, a registered mui trai whether there was any likelihood of which was concluded before Mr. 2. an agreement with Japan regarding Harbour (Alaska), the serond at A Macfadyen at the Centrai colton and other Japanese exports, Pearl Harbour (Hawaii), the third

The President of the Board of

at Corregidor (Philippines) and Trade, Mr. Walter Runciman, said the

at Samoa-United

Under the Philippines indeport- May 2, when he announced fallure dence plan, it was stated, America to reach an agreement.

Mr. Runelman said the result of would give up, her base there: the imposition of quotas throughout the Empire had been the restriction of Japanese cotton and artificial silk goods entering the Colonies. In sufficient time had elapsed, how ever, to estimate the effect on the export trade. He understood that numerous orders had been received, The mistrean stated that Mokointing to a substantial increase Tak-choi entered her service na in production.-Renter. mui taai at the age of 14. She was

The mui tani jumped from the first floor of No. 56 Bonham Road on the night of October 24, and died in the Government Civil Has pital shortly after admission.

Despondency at her unsuccessful betrothal was suggested as a reason for the suicide by Pak Slu-po, mistress of the mui tsai. in the course of har ovidence.

qulic happy and witness treated her |---

as her child. Witness visited do-wrote a letter to hlu sister-in-law, ceased's mother yearly. The girl who is my amab, and stated that was very obedient.

the wedding would possibly take "When she was 18 years of age plae next year. Deceased was in I had her betrothed to a man sur-fortned of this and she sighed.” named Chan in Swatow and a letter was sent to him," the witness con tinued. "Sho was to be his kit fat wife. The letter was sent enquir- ing when the date of the marringo was to be. The marriage had the full consent of her mother."

"Chan became ill," she continued, "and be sent a letter stating that he was going back to the 'country and If she could not wait for the day of the wedding it was advisable for her to arrange for another husband. I did not notice if she was affected in any way by this latter. She was usually reserved.

Second Betrothal

"At the beginning of this year, continued witness "she was 'engog. ed to one surnamed Cheung, a bar ber in the White Rose Beauty Parlour, and the betrothal cere. 'mony was arranged for the eighth moon this year, but the shop went bankrupt in the seventh moon. He lost his money in 'bankruptcy. He

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Witness added that in the eighth moon this year he was informed by the younger mui tani that the de ceased returned home very late one, night in the sixth moon. Witness spoke to her and the deceased re- plied that she merely went to Cheung's residence and she was asked to remain for a game of mah Jongg.

intentionally took her life?

The Coroner: Do you think sho

Witness: It must be.

think of any reason?

The Coroner: If Cari

Witness: Perhaps she took her own life over the unsuccessful botrothal because she was stil! making her clothes for the wedding. The Coroner: Has the ever struck you as a person who would become affected to that extent?

Witness: Yes. Recently she ap peared to be rather disappointed.

Further evidence was taken, after which the jury returned the verdiet stated above.

Japan and Amerlen

London, Oct. 30. The meeting of Japanese and American naval representatives, expected to have been held to-day. was postponed owing to the indin- portion of Mr. Norman Davis, chief American delegate. It was announced that Mr. Davin was out- fering from fatigue.

It is now exported the American delegation will call at the Japan- eae Embassy to-morrow for the purpose of hearing the Japanese interpretation of offensive and de- fensive weapons.

It is reported that Japan, if she secures recognition of her right to naval parity, will give a unilateral agreement not to build up to parity,-Reuter,

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"Isang and Mak," Jubilee-street, Hongkong.

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