Wah-yirn, of this city, was held in custody on a warrant signed by the Deputy Minister of Immigration, instead of by the Minister, Mr. Justice Gregory in court here, ordered her release on a writ of habeas corpus. She contended she was the wife of a naturalized British subject, whereas the authorities booked her as subject to deportation. Her counsel's victory, on a technicality, came on the very eve of the day of sailing of the Empress of Australia, which was to carry the Chinese wife back to China.
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