(CUANCHAL stNcit B. MUXCHAN stNctt Couns: Mr. Hanald G. McDonald for Bist: "Maitland for!
Before Br. C. H. Haines, HIS, Reotsrar (adjourned)
Shanghai, May 15.
On application of Mr, B, T. Maitland, counsel for the defence, re-]sumed proceedings in an assault charge brought against Afunchan Singh by Chanchal Singh on behalf fof his ten year old son in HM, Police Court before H, M, Registrar, 'Mr. C, H. Haines, were' adjourned yesterday io Tuesday, May 21. Mr, Ranald OG, MeDonald appeared for the plaintiff, Claim for Support ans. 1. MORGAN. W. A. MERCAN
Couxsee: Mr, K. E. Newman for plaint Before Br. C. He. Helnes, 1.3, Replstrar (Maintenance Order Granted)
Shanghai, May 17.
Judgment for a maintain ance allow. Jance and costs was granted to Mrs. I. Morgan, who claimed that her husband had left her, against Mtr. W. 'A. Morgan, by Mr. G. 11. Haines, H. MIN. Registrar, in HIM. Police Court! yesterday. Mr. K.E, Newman re-Presented Mrs. Morgan, Mr, Morgan conducting his own case.
Mr. Morgan asked for a further adjournment of the case, claiming hat he bad serious evidence to put before the court, but that he was unable to confirm it at the present. ime. This evidence was such, he claimed, as to show that he was not married to Mrs. Morgan, who had Signed the marriage certificate as a spinster, when she was married to. another' man at the time.
"This evidence he learned from his wife in 1935, he added. 'To confirm this he had to obtain s copy of the marriage cortifeate of this previous marriage from Harbin, which he was unable todo without' going there himself, He could not afford the:
Journey.
'Mrs, Morgan took the witness box, and denied the suggestion made by /Me, Morgan. 'The true facts of the malter, she stated, were that she had married a Czechoslovakian in Harbin' abut two years before her marriage with the defendant.
'While she was on a visit to her moter in Tientsin, this man had gone to America with another woman. She then came to Shanghai, where she went to the Czechoslovakian' Consulate. She was told there that she was divorced automatically, though they did not give her' sny divorce papers.
The court held that the marriage certificate was valid, in view of the Tack of confirmation of the evident brought by the defendant, A' mai finance allowance of $200 a month was granted to Mrs, Morgan, besides casts of $100,
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