The Husband Who Fled from' His Wife into French-side A knotty question of jurisdiction was settled by Mr. Allman and Magistrate Tsang at the Mixed Court on Monday. Zih Loh-sung, assistant compradore of the Hongkong & Shanghai Bank, who was sued by his wife for $1,000, for alleged arrears in maintenance, was represented by his solicitor, Mr. S. H. McKean, to bea resident of the French Concession and therefore amenable to the French Mixed Court. Mr. M. B. Brown, for plaintiff, submitted that the real home of defendant was at 579 Burkill Road, which circumstances brought him within the Settlement jurisdiction in a Civil matter or alternatively there was dual jurisdiction, ~'his place of business being in the Settlement.
Plaintiff, in evidence, stated thas her husband had left some of his belongings at the Burkill Road house.
Mr. Brown—What did he leave?
Witness—All his personal belong-
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