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HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

March 13,

1939.

"Mr. X" In Case Against 2 Women: QUEENS & ALHAMBRA Sensational Court Demonstration

A

occurred at the Centraf REMARKABLE DEMONSTRATION Magistracy this afternoon when the case opened against two Chinese women charged with exercising control over a 14-year-old American girl named Helen Wong,

I paid it.

Mr. X continued: accompanied

***In earlier charges in connection with the girl, who this. The lender did not cure how was born in New York, a 24-year-old man named Wong Kong was sent to prison for four months on a charge of them to Room 288 and saw there the living on the carnings of prostitution.

tive

Street and went up to the second

second defendant, a man, and two or three other girls. Afterwards. I nc»

Harrop and companied Miss The girl is now in the charge of the Salvation Army-police to an address in Wu Font The two women who appeared came to Hongkong seven years ago, floor. In the middle cubicle the girl in the dock this afternoon were and has been residing with the first pointed out the first defendant as Chau Fa-yu, 62 and Wong Chat-defendant.

her mother. mul, 45.

The girl calls this woman her Some months ago they 'mother."

GIRL IN BOX

---The American-girl-then-gave her

Mr. E. H. Williams appeared got into anancial difficulties and the for the Crown, the case being mother borrowed money. The girl evidence as follows: My name is Tain heard by Mr. R. Edwards. (also borrowed money and later phe,

As Mr. Williams opened his case with her mother's' consent, became Ling-chiu. I am sixteen years of they needed, Chinese reckoning and I am for the Crown by stating that Miss P.a prostitute, because Harrop, Lady Assistant of the S.C.A., money to pay back their debts. In also called Yuet Ming and Helen would not be present in Court to-day fact, the girl has been paying back Tam. I ordinarily live in No. 3 Wu

Fong Street, second floor. owing to illness, one of the defen the borrowed money since then.

I was born in "When

women mother lives there. charged, both dants, Chau, began to demonstrate.

New York and I do not know pleaded not guilty." .

whether my real mother is alive or dead. I came back from New York was then with the first defendant. nine years old. The first defendant is not my real mother.

"I AM INNOCENT"

"I am Innocent," she shouted in Chinese, and commenced to struggle violently in the dock.

After struggling for a short period, the woman appeared as if she was about to be III, and the Magistrate ad- Journed proceedings.

Immediately after the adjournment, the woman

began

to sing, The other defendant shouted: "She Is pulting on an act."

Chau was then taken from the Court and recovered her composure within a few minutes.

Ten minutes after the adjournment she appeared in dock again and the Magistrate re-opened proceedings.

Counsel for the Crown intimated that his principal witness in this case, as in previous proceedings against a man, would be a local resident whose identity would be cloaked behind the name "Mr. X."

AIDED IN ARRESTS Following the adjournment, Mr. Willams opened the case for the Crown by saying:

ANOTHER SCENE IN COURT

At this point there was another scene in Court, Chan Fu-yu showing signs that she was about to become violently III.

MY

Mr. X continung his evidence, said the girl left the room for a "It you are too l to proceed I while and the old woman then de- will adjourn the case," the Magis-manded $11, ten dollars for the girl's fee and nne dollar for the rickshaw. trate said to her.

she

The defendant replied that

"I paid her and the woman left would leave it to the Magistrate's when the girl came in. discretion.

CALLED MISS HARROP

“MR. X” GIVES evidenCE + Hr. X was then called. wrote his name on a sheet of paper, from that room I (elephoned to Room

Mr. X-continued: Next evening I He hired a room in the Hotel Asia and

which was handed to the Magistrate. 208. I asked for the American girl Mr. Williams: On January 25 you and this time it was not a woman received certain information from a but a man's voice

that answered.

friend? Yes.

The girl came up as a consequence I don't

on't want the information, but of the call.

Mr. Williams: I think, Mr. X, was in connection with the obtain- ing of prostitutes, wasn't it?--Yes, that shortly after that you got in In consequence of that, what did touch with Miss Harrop and she ar- you do7-1 carried out certain inrived with Sergeant Wall—Yes, structions given me.

You relayed information to some one who gave you Instructions? Yes, I hired a room in the Empress Hotel "At the outsch. I wish to mention and telephoned to Room No. 200 at that a witness will be called who, in the Asin Hotel. An elderly woman's accordance with procedure. In volce answered and I asked for the previous case, will be referred to as

"It was owing to this witness that we were enabled to arrest these women, and also another man, who was defendant in a previous case.

giri.

The Magistrate: Did you give the Aame?--Yes, I said I wanted the American girl.

Mr. WIDiams: You will admit that you have been practising as a prostitute for some months?—Yes.

How many months?-Six months.

"NO MONEY" Why did you do that?-No money. You yourself or your mother?-I had no money and "no one.

BECAME PROSTITUTE TO PAY DEBTS

Your 'mother knew you were go-

Mr. Williams; What was the reply? -She "On January 25, Mr. X. received They both appeared about twenty ing out to be a prostitute so that you

promised to fetch the girl over, certain information and went to the

minutes later.

could repay her debts?—Yes. Empress Hotel. He telephoned from there to the Hotel Asia and asked Chinese costume, was brought into for what you had borrowed, or some When you refunded, was it only

for Room No. 208.

At this point the girl, dressed in

Who borrow it did.

"A woman's voice answered, and Court. She was accompanied by an of what your mother had borrowed? he asked for this girl, Helen Wong European woman, and was identified-It was uncertain. Sometimes when He asked

she had no money to repay I paid it asked for this girl by her Chinese by 'Mr. X. as the American girl."

And your mother?-My mother has] for her. name, and shortly afterwards the girl

You did it on her behalf?Yes. came over to the Empress Hotel in no money.

Did you borrow any money?—Yes. | Did you tell her you were repaying company with Chan Fu-yu.

11-She knew that.

The Magistrate: She sometimes behalf of yourself and your mother? made repayments on her คาง ac- "Chion went away and Mr. X.-My mohter and I borrowed the count? Yes.

Mr.Williams: Was this money money together. then learned the girl's story.

From whom?--Fron one surnamed; lent in a lump sumn or was It lent arranged that he would go through

Au Yeung,

from time to time?-From time to the same prneedure with the girl on the following evening.

"They both came into Mr. XaOn behalf of yourself only, or on rom and Chan asked for $11, which amount Mr. X paid.

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How much? The loans were, time. borrowed periodically and amounted To both of you?-Yes. to about $100,

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The Magistrate: How did you get Out of that $108 who received most this money. Did_you_go_by_your "Accordingly, 'Mr. X went to the of it? The money was mostly given self or with you mother?-Some-

• times we went together: sometimes I Hotel Asia next evening, and tele-to me.

The same You said you and your mother went alone. phoned the same room.

WAS

volce answered, and shortly alter-borrowed it Will you say exactly Mr. Williams:-Did your 'mother' received by your known all the time you were getting wards he get in touch with Miss how much Phyllis Harrop, the Lady Assistant mother and how much by you?- this money for repaying the debt by

gave a certain amount of the money being a prostitute? Yes. of the S.C.A.

to my mother to spend and I spent "With Miss Harrop, he went to

Did you ask her consent?-It was Room 208 and saw the girl with some of it. I can't remember

how in my power to do what I liked. much I gave my mother. two Chзn Fu-yu and

But did you ask?-There was no other girls.

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need. Later they went to another address where they met Wong Chat-mit, the bout the repayment of the money

borrowed?--The money wOS other defendant.

The girl said she was born in the was to be collected by my working pald whenever I had it. The money United States, and that her father as a prostitute. My mother knew of

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within my own power.

What was the last occasion on which you repaid money?—I cannot remember.

"MOTHER" HAD NO INCOME There are still some debts out standing?--Yes.

Did you give any of your money of getting money?-Sho had no income.

Did you give any of your money, apart from repaying her debta, to her7-Yes, when she had no money to spend I gave som” to her.

Did she know how you got it? Yer

She is the amah in our employ. How long has she been in your employ?—Ever since we have been at the Hotel Asin."

On January 26, did you go to any other hotel? Yes, to the Empress Hotel.

The Magistrate:

anyone tell

PKI

you to go there?--I was told to go there by the faki of the Empress Hotel, who telephoned, but

Mr. Willlama: Who surwered the telephone? The amph

Did you hear what she said?-No. When she came back from the tele- phone she said that a foki had tele- phoned for me and I was naked to go to the Empress Hotel,

How did you got By rickshaw. The amah went with me,

Referring to the second defendant, th girl sold that she knew Chan Fa- yu, and, agreed that on January 20 they were bath in Room 208 at the Who paid for the rickshawi-1 did. Hotel 'Auln

Witness added that she went to Yes, the amal was there," she the sixth floor and saw the amah aald, referring to Chan.

(Continued on Page 4)

Mr. Williams: Whose arah is she?!

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