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The

THE

HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 22,

1938.

Wife Gains Separation Chinese Form TRAVEL

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PERSISTENT CRUELTY ALLEGED

"I do not deny the allegations against me, but they have been done under severe provocation and instigated by people whom victim," I allude to as n vicious circle,' of which my wife was said Stanley Leonard Monaghan before Mr. Q. A. A. Macfadyen at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday afternoon, appearing in answer to an application for a separation order on grounds of persistent cruelty, filed by his wife, Vera Monaghan, of 66B, Nathan Road, Kowloon,

At the conclusion of the case, the Magistrate granted the application, ordering that Monaghan pay his wife $30 a week and a $5 a week for the maintenance of the child, the legal custody of whom was committed to Mrs. Monaghan.

In evidence, Mrs. Monaghan said she said. Mrs. Monaghan had visited that they were married in June 1934 her, crying and complaining of her at the Registrar's Office, Hongkong, husband's treatment. and now had a son, three years old. Questioned by Monaghan, witness She recalled that the trouble had mild the reason for the quarrels was started about 2 years ago, when that Monnghon had accused his wife her husband used to arrive home not of being a bad housekeeper. kaber, she said, and in an insulting

mood.

occurred These incidents

week. almost

About 18 every mantha ago, her husband left the house, but although she wanted a for the divorce, she forgave him sake, of their child, she added.

LIVES IN "LITTLE MOSCOW" Monaghant In my letter I said that victim of a "vlclous my wife was circle." She lives in a little Moscow of her own, her circle of friends being Russians, and out of that circle she never steps.

Miss Debrito: I understood your On returning to the house, he con-

letter in a different way.

that she denled Witness thued to act in the same manner, and in April of this year he came home another friend had emptied one carly one morning and smashed the bottle of whisky and part of a bottle door, attempting to in. He of brandy at the Monaghans flat.

SMASHED IN DOOR

BEL

refused to allow her to see friends,

and

Own Residents' Association

Permission having been obtained from Government, a scheme mooted ubout six months ago by a number of Chinese residents in Hongkong and Kowloon to form a local ten- ants' association has now mate- rialised, with temporary headquar- ters on the second floor of the Wing On Bank bullding in Des Vocux Road Central,

The

It was learned yesterday from one of the organisers that the formation of the association was in no way a direct counter to that recently 4- augurated by the landlords and pro- perty owners. The sole purpose of the association, it was pointed out,

the tenants. was to protect in every way possible, the interests of scheme was mooted long before the Inndlords decided to form un asqoela. tion of their own, and the reason for the because Government granted permis- the delay in its materialisation was sion only last Monday,

The fee for membership for each sub. shop is $2, with a monthly scription of 50 cents. For residents the charge Is $1 with a monthly subscription of 20 cents. Those who wish to become life members have to pay $20. Many applications for membership have been received, it was learned.

ocension when there

was

will

trouble

"Master" had sent for the police.

"VICIOUS CIRCLE" VICTIM

In the witness-box, Monaghan FOUL LANGUAGE and sent them Insulting letters. Mrs. Winifred

in said: I don't deny those allegations, E. Ranitin, About three weeks ago, one evening evidence, sald that one day just but, at the saune time, they have he threatened to kill her, but was week when she and her husband been done under severe provocation

On Monday, were

I allude stopped by their anah.

"vicious circle" of which my September he came home in the were lunching in their flat, No. 66A, instigated by people whom

12,

Nathan Road, they heard dreadful to as Afternoon requesting that she

screams, from a child. These were wite was a victim. I agree that my him the radle to sell as he needed followed by a woman screaming. wife has not had too happy a lie, money. She refused.

At that he These screams became so

started to beat her, britening to that they went to the Mong and I would like to make amends!

her, Neighbours, on hearing kill the noise. sent for Following this,

she applied for u separation order, and the next day went to hospital where she had stayed until yesterday. She added that her husband, who is connected with the Public Works Department, is carning $450 a month with free

quarters.

that upstairs. On arriving at the the top of the stairs, they were met by Monaghan, who threatened to throw Mr. Rankin downstairs. was using foul language.

somehow.

After consideration, the Magistrate grunted the application, say that that husband and wife should not the order was a legal separation and

Move together. The legal custody of!

As

committed to Mrs. ordered that she

and her husband did not want to be the child he implicated they left, and telephoned Monaghan, and the police. They saw Mrs. Monaghan should be paid $30 a weeks, payable and weekly sum of $5 standing in the entrance of the flat monthly, with the baby in her arms. She was to be paid for the maintenance by appeared to be frightened and di- of the child.

those During cross-examination

shirt was Monaghan suggested that Monaghan, she admitted that the shevelled. Monaghan's

sums were not enough, and that he quarters he was allowed were only torn.

was prepared to pay more. He Tung Yi, an amah employed by single quarters at Kam Tin Acro Mrs. Monaghan, gave evidence that a stated that the house belonged to would drome, and he had to pay 500 little over a month ago she saw the him, and suggested that he

Monaghans fighting. She called out like to have his son under his own

eyes occasionally. Misa L. S. Debrito, in evidence, "Master, no Oghting." During cross- the amah appeared said

The Magistrate replied that he Mrs. examination, that after meeting

any objection to the to speak. and Mrs. did not see

being allowed to visit the Monaghans' home and Monaghan suggested that the amah child Bern them quarrelling. She pro- was so frightened of Monaghan that Monaghan sometimes, and arrange-

Further duced a letter sent by Monaghan to she dared not give evidence. How-ments could be made about this,

details her which had resulted in her ceas ever, during later cross-examination,

amoh sald that on the last Chambers. ing to visit their flat. Several times, the

month for the fat in town.

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