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Wife's Summons Against Her Husband

The hearing of a summons for assault, brought by So On-ving against her husband, Lau Kwan-yum, described as the Principal of the International Correspondenes Fine Arts Academy, was continued before Mr. E. Ilimsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy yesterday. The case has aronsed much interest among the Chinese community, and a large number of spectators were in Court resterday.

The couple were married in 1924, when defendant was employed as a teacher at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. und complainant

was a teacher in the Italian Convent. According to the wife's story, shortly after they were married, she opened the Chee Yin Girts School in Kowloon in order to help her husband, as his salary was insufflelent to keep them.

ever witnessed your Have you daughter losing her temper and nt- tacking anybody?-No such thing has happened.

March 29, 1939.

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to the "Daily Telegraph and Morning Post" even as early as September 20, nine days before the Munich agree- ment.

Continuing, Lord Cecil said that "the actions of the present German administration on several occasions show that they accept the traditional German view on such matters."

. Lord Cecli forewarned: "Sub- mission, therefore, to Herr Her extinction of Czecho- means the Slovak independence,

"It means the breach of our treaty Have you ever seen her losing her pledges on the subject,

"It means a great increase in the temper?-No.

Further questioned, witness said prestige of the Nazi Government, and a correspondiri diminution of that her daughter was very angry when of this country

"Above all, it means acceptance of she saw the signboards. It was pro- bable that she was also angry with the view that the only thing that ¡counts In international affairs is defendant.

Mr. Silva: I suggest that when brutal force, and that the hope of your daughter's husband appeared. substituting for it reason and Justice must be definitely abandoned."— she became more angry?

Witness: Yes.

Central News, BRUCE TO RETURN TO LONDON

Melbourne, Mar. 28. Mr. Joseph A. Lyons to-day an nounced that the Government hud decided that Mr. 5. M. Bruce, Aus- fralian High Commissioner to London should return to London Immediately.

He is sailing from Sydney What actually happened was that Friday.

The presence of Mr. Bruce in Lon- she attacked him, and he pushed her away, and she, wearing high-heeled don during the present political ten-

to be desirable.- shoes, fell to the ground? No, hesion is deemed

Router. suddenly attacked her.

Some ten years later, complainant engaged a woman teacher to assist her, and her husband became in fatuated with the teacher. From that Lime, there was trouble between hus-

She became Во angry that ahe band and wife, culminoting even- tually in the former moving out and forgot herself and attacked him with establishing his own school in Ho-ker honds and feet?-No. She is so muntin. The defendant took the small and he is a big man. woman teacher with him. He had demanded a divorce from his wife from time to time, but she had re- fused to give it to him.

scene.

I put it to you that her husband never, on this occasion, hit her all over the head and kicked her when she ing on the ground?-He did.

How many kicks did he deliver continuously approximately? He kicked her,

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On February 23 this year, com plainant returned to her school, and tound several signboards erected over her own. These bore the name "Kwan Yum Evening School." Com- plainant ordered them to be removed, When your daughter was on the and her husband appeared on the ground, did her husband kick her HONGKONG REFUGEES

He Was alleged to have very hard?-He used n grent deal of struck her violently over the head, force.

Latest Position in The blackening her eyes, and also caused bruises on her body,

Government Camps Mr. Alfred S. K. Lau represented while Mr. M. A. du

Servant's Evidence

The numbers of refugees and des- complainant, Silva appeared for defendant,

The servant, Yeung Shun, said that titutes accommodated in Government Mr. Silva continued his cross-about 5 p.m. on February 23, four or Camps in urban and rural areas are

the School examination of complainant yester-ave, men came to

which they fiven.officially as follows: that her mother erceted the signboards, day. She denied

evening school. Park 1.489 for the week ending had ever borrowed money from de sald were for an fendant. He had not given her $700 The complainant returned about 7 March 25 as compared with 1,511 to buy clothes and other things up with her mother, and after see March 18; Malauchung 1,048 as com the time of their marriage. The ing the signs, fetched a street coolic.

by

take the pared with 1,065; North Point 1.052 Witness helped him

with 1,645. school certificates were all written

After two hadas compared

In

soldiers. In Lal- urbun complainant herself, although she ad- signboards down.

defendant had assisted been taken down, defendant appeared mitted that

Hospital (Upper Ward) 27 an chikok her. She denied having transferred and struck complainant about the the woman teacher, Chau Suf-hung, head with his fists. She fainted, and March 25, same number on March 118; and Malauchung 771, same num- she was on the to defendant's school of her own he kicked while

on March 18. accord. Her husband had asked her ground. Witness later helped com-ber on to transfer Chau, and she had con-plainant to the police station and to sented to do so.

see a doctor. Questioned regarding a sunt' of Cross-examined by Mr. Silva, wit-on March 18: Fauling, North B15 on $900 mentioned in a letter written by ness snid that during the two months March 25 as compared with 827; Fan- herself to defendant, complainant she had been in complainant's em-ling, South 1,002 as compared will: said that the money had been loaned play, she had found her mistress good 1.01: Gill's Cutting 659 as compared to defendant, and the letter was a tempered. She did not see com- with 674 and Man Kam To 1,147 as request for it to be returned. plainant attucking defendant on Feb-compared with 1,160,

The total for March 25 was 11.020, ruary 23.

Mr. Lnu said that her evidence as compared. with 11,711 on March concluded his case, unless some of 18) the doctors the complainant had con- states could be called us witnesses. LANCASHIRE LEAVES Two were reluctant

appear, as the

Man Friend Mentioned She denied she knew a man named Fung Kai-suen. Asked regarding letter, which was produced, com- plainant denied she had written because her husband had discovered several letters that had been written to her and draft of one written by herself. She had written the letter merely because she felt that condi- tions were unfair, since she had sacrificed such a lot

Shown several other letters alleged to have been written by her, com-, plainant denied they were written by her, und alleged that her husband was capable of forging her hand- writing.

Mr. Silva: Are you aware that} these letters, indicate that you mis- conducted yourself with a man named Fung Kai-suen?

Complainant: You can say any- thing you like.

Who paid for your education before your marriage? My mother has plenty of money.

Did she pay? Yes.

put it to you thut your story is

a false one in that you allege your husband assaulted you by attacking you in the first instatice?--I say that all my husband says is false.

Complainant's mother, So Wong- sze, was called next. She said that:

of defendant's morringe at the time to her daughter, he bad little meuis. She had never heard of him buying jewellery for her. When their wed ding took place, witness had given her daughter some, jewellery, dented she had borrowed money from defendant prior to the marriage.

. She

The Chee Yin Girls' School was opened in January, 1026, a month alter complainant and defendant had inarried. It was opened in order to assist the defendant, whose income at the time was small. Witness put up capital of $1,200 for the school, She had heard of her daughter co- plaining that defendant had all-i treated her,

On February 23 Inst, she said, she had gone for a walk with com- plainant. They returned to the school at 501 Nathan Road about 7 pm, and saw three signboards hnd been erected over the school's ori- ginal one. After speaking to the servant, complainant hired a street coolie, who, assisted by the servant, began

taking the three signboards down, When twe had been taken down, defendant appeared on the scene and struck complainant about the head, causing her to faint. He also kicked her in the abdomen as she lay on the pavement.

Given Black Eyes Witness and the servant shouted for help, and a ricksha was engaged and complainant, sent to Youmali police station, accompanied by the servant. The complainant's eyes were black and swollen. She re- turned home from the police station about 11 p.m. Witness said she posi tively identified defendant as the assailant.

Cross-examined by Mr. Silva, wit- ness dented she knew a man named Fung Kul-sucn. She did not know. if her daughter knew such a man.

Mr. Silva: You don't know u man named Fung Kai-sun who asked for your daughter's hand in marriage?

Witness: Many men had asked for her hand in marriage. How can I remember them all?.

There may have been a man named Fung Kai-iuen?-I don't know.

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areas,

in rural areas-At Kam Tin 0,321 on March 25 as compared with 2,988

The troopship Lancashire left proceedings were in a police court, and the others charged u fee which Hongkong for Southampton via ports was more thon his client could afford. yesterday afternoon with about 100 four hundred Mr. Silva said he had no objection military and aver to an adjournment for the doctors to naval details and families..

The names of officers leaving on be subpoenaed as witnesses,

The hearing was ndjourned to 2.30 th Lancashire have already been pan. on April. 12.

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