A KLISTIAN CHOW.

NZ Truth, Issue 218, 28 August 1909, Page 4

A KLISTIAN CHOW.

WONG THE WILY.

Pays Up For His Progeny.

Some lime ago a heathen Chow called Wong king got a divorce from nis wife, one Ada Wong Sing, and was ordered by the Court to pay Us per week towards the mongrel child that usually eventuates. On Friday tile police applied to Mr Kiddeli, S.M., for a variation of the. order to make "Sing the Stink pay. more money for the upkeep of the con^tente of - his matrimonial fruit basket. Wong the Wily reckoned it would bust him up if he contributed another cent, and employed IWr Phair to say so. Station-Sergegnt Darby held the opinion that it wouldn't "bust" the heathen, and won m a canter. Wong Sing is a Klistian, or reckons he is, and kissed the Book. He also, has a face that would frighten fish is cut up for bait. He speaks English m a fearsome manner. Wong, m evidence, said he worked for another of THE SCUM OP CANTON, called Chow Bong, and got £1 per week for doing it. He had to pay for his own food and keep and couldn't ante up more than the 6s. To Station-Sergeant Darby, the heathen said his food cost him 6s per week. He slept m his house In the fashionable district known as Haining-street. He was not married just now, but kept a girl. Her name was Kate Alulgrave. He gave her nothing a week. The Sergeant : Keep her dressed up m style, don't you V The heathen said he did. His house, he further said, was only fairly furnished and there were only two rooms and a scullery m it. He bought fruit at auction and sometimes made "one, two, tlee pong." He could not say how much it cost to keep the dis■gracc to her race that lived with him, hut had to admit that if he got rid of her he would be able to pay more for his half-caste kid. The Bench counted Wong the Wicked out and ordered him to pay the maximum under the Act, 8s per weeic,