A Baby's Eyes

NZ Truth, Issue 985, 11 October 1924, Page 7

A Baby's Eyes

SAVE CHINK FROM AFFILIATION ORDER.

Country Girl's Curious Confessions.

(From "Truth's" Taihape Rep.)

The spectacle of a Chinese fruiterer, bereft of his usual blandness, and strenuously endeavoring •to extricate himself from the accusation that he was the father of a young, country girl's child was provided m the Taihape Magistrate's Court this week. John did so successfully, and was aided very considerably by the child itself, -who was a silent witness for the defence. ' The Chink was George Ah Chang, who has a fruit shop m Taihape, while the girl of seventeen summers who brought the impeachment against him j lived m Utiku, a village six miles south of Taihape. Wearing a smart yellow and white jumper and black hat she said her child was born m July m Wellington m the Salvation Army Home. She said she first, knew Ah Chang m October of last, year j through frequently going to his shop. | On. Saturday, November 3, she went into the shop about 2 o'clock and Ah Chang and herself got into conversation as to ages. Complainant's 14---year-old brother accompanied her on this occasion and Ah Chang gave him 6d to go and buy an ice cream. The lad did as he was bid and on returning was told to go and have a look round the shops. While, he was away witness felt bad) so she said, and Ah Chang gave her an "aspro." He then invited her into his office and after a few . minutes, intimacy occurred. She then left, and a fortnight later returned to the shop. She continued to visit the shop weekly after that on her usual shopping round. John denied the. impeachment with vigor, and an important plank m his case was the evidence of Dr. Sinclair, who said if the allegations were true he -would expect to see a dark, straight haired child with high cheek' bones, bridge of nose flattened, and typical shaped eyes. He would expect to see the characteristics m a general sense. In Chinese and Jewish races the racial characteristics persisted m half-castes. Maori blood was weaker and racial features not nearly so pronounced. He had examined the child whose parentage was m question, and found no traces of Chinese blood m it. The child had brown hair inclined to wave, with blue eyes, cheek bones not raised, and a nose of a European child of three months. The poor little unwanted was here brought into Court and examined, but to the casual observer there was r.o likeness m it to the man alleged to be- the father. After some further evidence the Magistrate declined to make an order and dismissed the case without prejudice.