Typical of many Chinese family tragedies caused by. opium-smoking which has e more prevalent thx ever since the war, a Chini wife, Mrs. Oong Chi-kwang, Has petitioned the First Special. District Court to hold a mediation hearing. trying to secure a divorce from her young husband who is nowhere to be seen after spending every cent owned by his wife on smoking opium. A mediatory divorce is impossible in this case since the youth cannot be located and the judge has Ordered the woman to file a formal petition.
The former Miss Chang Li-ying is an educated woman aged 26. Five years ago. she, was married. to Oong. who is an opium and heroine addict. They have no children and all money possessed by Oong has been spent. When the—hostilities broke out, she was forced to - move from her native district, Changshu (where she and Oong were married) to Shanghai. Ever since then. she has been living with ber mother at 5 Sen Sen Li, Connaught -Road She has been supported by her mother in every respect since she moved to Shanghai, despite the i "a married mean-to be supported by her husband. They had been
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