Mr Grant: I am going to tender this for what it is worth anyway. MR Read: It does not prove that the girl is a certain age. 24 Q Do you remember what month your daughter was born in, Jick Gom? A The twenty third year of the Emperor Bon Suey, that is the Chinese record, and about the twelfth day of the eleventh month. MR READ 5 Q Have you ever wanted her to marry anybody in the past eighteen months? A I instructed her mother to ask her whether she would like to marry or not and she said no she will like to marry at the age of twenty. 6 Q Is that all that has ever been said to the girl about being married?

A No, that is all.

7 Q How long is it since you tried to get the accused to lend you five hundred dollars? A I never tried to borrow any money from him, but he stole over a hundred dollars from me. 8 Q Did Jim Yuong refuse to lend you five hundred dollars?

A No, he has not got a penny, he has not any money .

9 Q Who hasn't?

 A The accused. He still owes me over a hundred dollars for four or five months , rent and board.

30 Q How old is your second daughter?

A I have got her birth certificate , about fifteen.

1 Q can Annie write her name?

A  No, they cannot write because they have not been well educated . They only attended school about three or four months.

2 Q Did you ever offer to sell your daughter for five hundred dollars?

A  No.