ORDER OF THE TONG

Stratford Evening Post, Issue 99, 10 December 1928, Page 5

ORDER OF THE TONG

MURDER Op WOMAN.

HUSBAND EXECUTED. LONDON, Dec. 8

A. startling story of the murder of his bride by the young Chinese Chung ¥i Miao, the motive, of which was not revealed at the dramatic trial, is published in the Daily Express. Miao was executed yesterday. No relatives owing to the fact that Miprobably owing c.o the fact that Miao professed Christianity before his death

“From .an exceptionally reliable source the statements, carefully - investigated, have borne out all the ‘ascertainable facts,’'’, says the paper. The statement is that the grim tragedy wag an incident in the deadly tong warfare which is rife in China. Miao strangled his wife in obedience to tK© tong’s orders.

STRANGERS SEEN. Two mysterious Chinese were repeatedly mentionel, at the trial. Several independent witnesses have evidence that they saw 1 the men in the id’strict, but'there was undoubted evidence that Miao was the perpetrator of the deed. The facts related in the "'Expressshow that the girl was of high class. She had received ’Western education. She was.the daughter of wealthy parents and had managed) her father s exhibits at Wombly. Bho was a frequent visitor to London night clubs. At the conclusion of the Werably hibition she proceeded to China where she met Miao, the son of a wealthy Chinese Government officer who had returned from Chicago. VENGEANCE. Miao’s Western education appealed to the girl and they were constantly in, each other’s company at Hong Kong. Later the girl joined Miao in Chicago. Miao was a member of a powerful Chinese tong and was horrified to learn in Chicago that the girl’s father was an enemy of his tong. He was summoned, before the Chicago members of the tong and was instructed that be had been e - s “ " pecially selected) to carry, out vengeance. He was bound to obey. He ■protested, hub the tong wore down his resistance. , Miao gave reluctant consent unci eventually married the girl. They then secretly left Chicago for London in the hope of avoiding the tong, but two fong members- were ordered to watch their movements and traced them to the English Lake District. Xlio fapts strangely square with the evidence at the trial, where the absence of motive was stressed most strongly, .