1938-11-03 — Page 31

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH,

THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3,

1938.

MAGISTRATE'S IMPORTANT DECISION ON CHINESE SEPARATION CASE

Large

May Affect

Section Of The

Local Community

WELCOMES AN APPEAL

Holding that the case did not fall with the provisions of the Separations and Maintenance Ordinance Mr. H. R. Butters at the Central Magistracy this morning dismissed a summons brought by Leung Sau-ying against her husband, Yeung Shiu-yick, alloging persistant cruelty between November 11 last year and June 15 this year. His Worship described the matter as one of grent public importance to the Chinese community.

The case was adjourned from last

week to enable an expert witness of

Chinese laws and customs to give

veThree Russian

evidence.

A.

Plaintiff was represented by Mr.

S. K. Lau, while defendant was

unrepresented.

according

to

lived

The parties were married on De-

1934, cember 20, Chinese custom, at the South Chino

and Athletle Association, happily together until about a year ago, when, it was stated, the defend- a well-known heal foot- int, who is a baller, become otherwise attracted. This was resented by plaintiff, and relations became from then on,

Plaintiff was later rather strained. driven from her house, and she went for Chinese to the Secretariat Affaire,

Volunteers

In- With moke belching from her forward hold, this merchant ship is shown after being hit by bombs during one of the recent Spanish surgent air raids on Valenela's harbour district. These freight ships targets for General Franco's air raids, who declare they are carrying supplies to the Spanish government forces.

many of them flying the British Bay have been Still Held By

Japanese

Shanghai, Nov. 3. Three uniformed members of the Russian Regiment of the Shanghai Volunteers, who were carried by the Japanese to the Wayside District Settlement on morning, Mr. Ma Wing-kwan, October 20, are still in custody. The Shanghai Volunteer Corps 36, a solicitor, was willed by Mr. Lu

SOLICITOR'S TESTIMONY

This

as un expert witness. Mr. Ma said

are

be qualified as a lawyer in the Law headquarters are negotiating for Faculty of the Chungshan Univer-their release, and there

and had practiced in hopes that they will succeed! sily, Canton, the courts of Canton. He had oko soon. acted as a judge in the Numhol dis trict

North Sea Fight

Thrills

Norfolk

Eighteen Japanese members BRITONS SEE FLASH OF GUNS

for about a year, and had alau served in the Chinese Ministry of the Shanghai Municipal Police were promoted yesterday. One Finance and Ministry of Railways.

new Super- Witness said he was well acquaint-has been made a ed with the laws and customs of intendent, which raises the total Chinn. There were two forms of

which were recognized by to three Japanese holding that marriage

The first was rank.-Reuter. the law of China. the old form of marriage, in which the wedding was arranged by the re- speelive parents, three documents were necessary, and the bride has to ride in n bridal chair. The second was the new form,

which the couple to be married reported their engagement to their parents,

in

nrees.mrily

AMBASSADOR DUE AT

CHANGSHA

Tokyo, Nov. 3,

taker

or Hengyan-Domei,

been

reach

CROMER, NORFOLK, Nov. 2. HEAVY GUNFIRE OFF CROMER this afternoon attracted a large crowd to the cliffs, where spectators saw gun flashes. With the aid of glasses a cruiser could be seen near a large steamer from which smoke was pouring.

gave

sonian,

CHIANG REPORTED IN HUNAN

Appoints General Ho As C.-in-C.

Tokyo, Nov. 3. Chlung Kai-shek who retired from Hankow, has established his head- qutrlers in Chenhsien on the Han- in southern kow-Canton Hallway Hunan Province near the border of Kwongtang Province, according to information reaching here.

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General Ho, according to the same report, is staying Kukong in Province- northern Kwangtung tlnnel,

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America for refugee relief, medical ald and other patriolic purposes since the commencement of the Sino- Japanese hostilities, according to Mr. Fong Gem-loone, prominent Chinese newspaper proprietor in San Fran- the eisco, who arrived here by Philippine Clipper yesterday.

In the United States alone, Mr. Feng says, al leasi M.$17,000,000 have been contributed by the Chin- ese there,

Practically everyone of the 80,000 the United Chinese residents in States gave his or her share towards

medicines.

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since

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helping China in the present struggle, In propaganda work, launched fant- and purchased San Chinese according to Mr. Foug. They engaged ruling campaigns Francisco held a gigantic "China Town Night" during the summer, in which more than 300,000 Chinese and Americans participated, and collected Later the British steamer, which was derelict near the Hatboro a huge sum of money.

And armed auxiliary

Francisco Referring to but ahe Monkwood radioed: "An armed Lightship.

cruiser was standing by,

Exposition to be opened on February The British Ambassador to China, cruiser is firing on the Spanish refused to answer the Ronan's morse 18, next year, for which he is here to andf

signals. then arranged their own cerenony Sir Archibald Kerr Clark Kerr, wh

steamer Cartagena."

The Comer Lifeboat, which put to collect exhibits and look for a Chinese A marriage document was drawn up left Yunnanfu on Saturday last, is

America decided to and signed by the couple in the pre-due in Changsha on Thursday, ne-

The Monkwood

the Carta-sen, returned later with the Captain beauty as hostess, Mr. Font says that sence of relatives and friends in urding to information reaching here, gena's pusition its seven miles off the of the Cartagena, his wife and two the Chinese in publie hail. Such a wedding, sald to-day. Mr. Ma, did not

Ambassador Kerr, the report adds,Cromer Knowll Lightship, that the children. They reported that the participate in it unoilleially

and that remainder of the crew of ten men in China has declined to merchantship was on fire.

to the present hostilities.

occupying att place in

Government Marriage will see General Chiang Kai-shek at both shue were moving towards all had been taken off by the Patter-wing to the villager re

marriage the

square feet in the although

aren of Cromer.

of the 00,000 Registry, should be registered with the Gov-

Although reports stated that the The Spanish auxiliary cruiser dis Exposition grounds will be built.

There will be among other things armed cruiser was a Spanish Govern-appeared, and it is understood that ernment.

for the ment vessel, it is believed that it was other ships ure standing by in the

Chinese theatre, a Chinese restau- The marriage contract produced an

defendant. to

4:11 amleable Court, said MF. Ma, was recognised previously heen instructed

of General Franco's vicinity of the Catagena, probably one

It is learned that the Admiralty rant, native goods show, and a seven- The whole village by the laws of China.

Comilier settlement between the parties had Vessels. you Is Worship: Are

unsuccessful in

first

A Bridlington listener said he was with the term kit-fat wife?

listening in on short-wave and heard Fishery protection ship, the Penzance storey pagoda. Witness: Yrs.

that one of General Franco's cruisers proceeded in the direction of the patterned after the old Chinese archi- un absence of more than 20 waters were not encroached upon,

After was attacking the steamer Cartagena ring to see that the rules of Interna-tectural designs, will entail a total years, Mr. Fong returned to China ten miles north of the Cromer Light-tonal Law with regard to territorial cost of G.$200,000.

The Cromer lighthouse keeper said and also to save life if necessary.

The Pattersonlan arrived off Great for the first time. Owing to the hos civil ween 3 and 3.30 p.m. with the new form of marriage equivalent recognized by the law of According to witchers ashore, the that she hac eleven men from the interior but will confine his activities The second wife can also be married the Colony, and, where no such gun flashes could be seen and Bring Cantabria, not the Cartagena aboard. In Hongkong. He is expected to stay according to the new form. By the marriage subsists, to include (a) the continued from 2.45 p.m. to 6.15 p.m. Some were injured and it was re-here for two months before returning the tin-fonts-fat or in-fong spouse of any the lust explosion being much louder quested that a lifeboat be sent and to America.

ambulances prepared. second wife, I mean

izl than any of the others.

It is now stated that it was the

five wife.

children, The and STEAMER SINKS What about during the survival of accordance with the laws or customs

The

Ronan Spanish Nationalist motor ship Nadir women British mator-ship

The majority had been taken off by the the Grst wife? Can a man marry of China: (b) any woman married to!

reported that the British ship Patter.which shelled the Cantabria. second wife with this ceremony any man, not being Chinese, by

nen-Christian customary marriage, sohian, bound for London, tonk cff Captain of the latter said there were Nair, and the Cantabria had been No.

Spanish steamer 127 people aboard including three sunk.--Reuter Special. to the ten men from Can you say when this new form duly celebrated according

religion The of marriage came into operation?-personal law and After the inception of the Chinese parties."

A Christian marriage or its civil Republic in 3011.

Previous to that, the

equivalent had the same meaning as was the only form recognized?—Yes. In the Divorce Ordinance of

kit-fat a common expression? sald his Worship. He traced The defendant has described his wife history of the section back to as the kit-fat wife-Yes, if she has Married Women's Desertion Ordin- been married necording to the new jance of 1005.

Worship, Mr. Ma, continued his form.

Is the term used exclusively with the old form of marriage or can it be used with the new form"--The Arst wife is always regarded as the kil-fat wife in whichever foon.

instance.

His Worship, then referred to the Separation and Maintenance Ordin ance No. 49 of 1935, saying that the Interpretation of this Ordinance de- fined Wife and Married Woman'

marriage

vessel.

Can a man acquire a second wre to mean the wife of any msh by acy he heard about half a dozen shots be-Yarmouth at 9.40 p.m., and signalled í tilttles, he will not proceed to the

pd form

Christian

G1

its

Christian man, married to him

of

1922,

the

THE FOUNDER OF A FAMOUS HOUSE

The

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Replying to further questions, withad stated that until the inception ut ness sald that according to Chinese the Chines eltepublic, the okt system marriage was the only one. Since low, marriages should be registered with the

Government, but many the inception of the Republic, there i

has been the few forti which had people neglect to do so.

Man Mink His Worship: Does the Govern been described as the

ide facilities for an actuai

ceremony, and which was in use ..ment provuch as the Marriage Re-Canton,

marriage

His Worship was of the opinion gistry in the Supreme Court, or in the marriage merely registration like that the section relating to "Kit-fat" births and deaths? I mean, con and Tin-fong" referred only to the The man and a woman walk into some old form of Chinese marriage. department of the Government and local equivalent of the modern Chin- ask to be married there, or do they [ese marriage in Canton which should go after the marriage to register the be registered with the Government fact? Before a marriage takes place, but which the Government did not the parties should report their in-enforce, was the ceremony before the

of Marriages fry tention to a police station in the dis-Registrar

The nutter, he re- trict in which the marriage is to Supreme Court. take place. That is all that is neces-marked, was one of great pubile im- portance to the Chinese community.' догу.

Asked if he had any questions to le had endeavoured to get support put to Mr. Mn, the defendant sald he from His Honour the Chief Justice, admitted the plaintiff wes his kit-fnt who was the highest judicial author- Ity in the Colony, but the Chief wife.

Leung Sau-lin, sister of the bride, Junilce was at present away.

"While I welcome an appeal in the said she was present ut her sister's marriage to the defendant. She matter," concluded his Worship. Identified a photograph taken after hold that the present case deca noi the ceremony, which was produced fall within the provisions of the

in Court.

RECONCILIATION EFFORTS

UNBUCCESSFUL

vision,

the

口罩

Seporation and Maintenance Orders Ordinance, No. 49 of 1935. His de-

added, was purely on Addressing Mr. Lau, his Worship matter of law. It did not only affect said he could only express ils regret the present parties, but there were that the attempts made by Mr. Lau many people who had been married

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