MARRIED A CHINESE.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2295, 14 September 1908, Page 1

MARRIED A CHINESE.

FRENCH GIRL’S EXPERIENCE.

The danger of European girls marrying Orientals is shown by the experience of a young Parisienno, who obtained a divorce from her Chinese husband, after an unhappy experience in China. In 1902 (says the “Melbourne Argus”) Sin Ling, a diplomat attache to the Chinese Embassy in Paris, met Mdlle. Deneux, a handsome girl who was greatly interesed in Oriontal matters. Sing Ling became engaged to Mdlle. Deneux, and the marriage took place with great pomp at the Church of tho Madeleine oil October 14, 1902, the Chineso Ambassador and many other members of the diplomatic corps being present-. Sing Ling, who was a mandarin of tho first" class, was afterwards appointed to tao'-lai, or high official, in his own country, and took Madame Sing Ling out to China. Once in Pekin, however, Sing Ling quickly returned to Chineso ways and habits, and shut up his young Parisian wife in a large park, surrounded by a high wall, and refused to allow her out

Moreover, he married three other wives, Chineso women, and compelled his French wife to associate with them. Finding that she objected to sharing a husband with other wives, Sing Ling took away her child and refused to allow her to see it again. The poor woman succeeded in sending off a letter to her mother, who travelled all the way from Paris to rescue her unhappy daughter. Through the offices of the French Minister at Pekin, Sing Ling was induced to give up his wife, but on her proceeding to the railway station with her mother, Sing Ling accompanied by a number of men tried to regain possession of her. A scene occurred, and Madame Sing Ling, screaming loudly, brought up a guard of French marines to her rescue.

On her return to Paris she instituted proceedings for divorce, and is now freed for all time from her Chinese husband. This is the third case of the kind that has occurred Within the last four rears.