A CHINESE HUSBAND.

Waipukurau Press, Issue 287, 25 July 1908, Page 7

A CHINESE HUSBAND.

FRENCHWOMAN’S STORY OF BRUTALITY. A disillusioned Parisienne who married a Chinaman is now suing before the Paris Courts for a divorce. The respondent is a certain Hsingling, whose father some years ago was Chinese Minister in Paris. The son, who was an attache at the Legation, was received in good society. He made the acquaintance of the lady who is now petitioning for a divorce and sought her hand in marriage. Her family objected, but ultimately their scruples were overcome, and the pair were married in the autumn of 1902.

While in Europe Heingling was a model husband, but a year or two after the marriage he was recalled to- Peking, his wife accompanying him. Mme. Hsingling found life there not at all to her liking. Her husband, immediately he set foot in China, became metamorphosed. He shed his European manners, so to speak, and, according to his wife s account, from a courtly dignified gentleman he became a brutal Oriental, According to her statements, she suffered unspeakable indignities. She was locked up in a room and kept prisoner. Ultimately, after some months of confinement, she contrived to communicate with the French Legation, and. after a period of lengthy negbtiations her release was obtained. As it was feared an attempt would be made to kidnap her, she left Peking under an escort provided by the Legation, and this guard saw her safely on board a steamer at Shanghai. There, is .a baby in the case, and the wife is seeking the custody of the child. Judgment was reserved.