Nagle

This is an appeal from an order denying a petition for a writ of habeas corpus. The appellant sought admission to the United States as the daughter of Yip Fook, whose American citizenship is conceded. She testified, in substance, that she was born in Char Yin Village, China, March 30, 1901; that the name of her father is Yip Fook; that she has four brothers, aged 26, 25, 24, and 22, respectively; that she was married at the age of 7 to Wong Gow, a person of Chinese descent, who- claimed to be an American citizen by birth; that upon her marriage she immediately went to Singapore, in the Straits Settlements, where she resided for a period of 23 years; that during the period of her residence in Singapore she neither saw nor communicated with any of her relatives; and that she never returned to China until about six days before she embarked for the United States. The testimony of the four alleged brothers may be discarded without comment. If the appellant resided at Singapore for the period of 23 years as claimed, the oldest brother was at most only 3 or 4 years of age at the time of her departure from China, and the youngest was not then bom. Some of the alleged relatives testified…