Chungking, Feb. 6.
sensation was caused among! literary and arts circles here when it was learned that the whole family' of the well-known Chinese playwright, Hung Sheng, attempted to commit suicide yesterday when Mr. Hung, his wite and. his daughter swallowed large quantities of quinine ahd mercurochrome.
itis understood that the whole {family attempted to commit suicide because Mr, Hung could not support his family on his Income due to the high enst of living and also because Mr, Hung was not able to pay. the!
illness—Reuter. medical expenses for his daughters
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