One of the Paris courts has just provided the usual sequel to a marriage between ® Chinese and " European woman, About six years ago, when the late Yii Keng was Chinese in Paris, hi was Europeanized into Ghailes Hsing-ling, married a French girl, Made-moselle Genevieve Deneux, a friend his sister's, The marriage was celebrated at St. Philippe da Roule, one of the most fashionable diarches in Paris, enthusiastic notices appeared in the papers, and the bride embarked upon her matrimonial career with light heart. In due course she followed her husband to China, where he is now said to hold the rank of Prefect. The bridegroom, whose mother was an Eurasian, spoke Eogl®h fluently, like all his family except his father, and was, one would have thought, as thoroughly Westernized as any young Chinese could be; but very soon after he was back in his own country, ancient influences reasserted themselves, and he took unto himself Chinese wives. According to the evidences of M. Paes, Madame Haing-ling experienc-formerly Fiench Minister at
ed to the full the bitterness of her ition, which became so bad that M.
lad to interfere to enable her to return to France. She has now obtained a divorce, her husband of course not putting in an appearance. The Coart found that although the plaintiff, in consequence of her marriage, had lost her French nationality, toes principle no ground for refusing divorce, which is recognized by Uhinese law. The Court added that the defendant gave his wife no serious cause for complaint while he was in Franpe, but that attitude changed entirely on returning to China, where he married other women thus placing the plaintiff in a position incompatible with her dignity as a wife. The plaintiff wan given the custody of the child.
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