CONTENTS

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. INTRODUCTION AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS vi
3. A NOTE ON NOMENCLATURE viii
4. CONTENTS x
5. 1: HOW IT BEGAN IN JAVA, UP TO 1942 1
6. II: . MARIA COMES UNDER THE CARE OF CHE AMINAH, 1942 6
7. III: MARIA: 1942 to 1950: KAMPONG TO COURT 14
8. IV: MARIA IN SINGAPORE 18
9. V: PUBLIC INTEREST QUICKENS. LEAVE TO APPEAL GIVEN 22
10. VI: MARIA AT YORK HILL, APRIL/JULY 1950 27
11. VII: THE APPEAL JUDGEMENT, JULY 1950 32
12. VIII: MARIA'S MARRIAGE, 1 AUGUST 1950 34
13. IX: LEGAL PROCEEDINGS RESUMED, AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 1950 38
14. X: FOUR SMOULDERING MONTHS, AUGUST TO NOVEMBER 1950 41
15. XI: THE JUDGEMENT OF MR. JUSTICE BROWN, 2 DECEMBER 1950 45
16. XII: THE LAST TEN DAYS: 2 TO 12 DECEMBER 1950 48
17. XII: 11, 12, 13 DECEMBER. RIOTS -- THE END OF ONE AND MANY LIVES 53
18. XIV: EPILOGUE: MARIA IN HOLLAND, FROM DECEMBER 1950 58
19. NOTE ON SOURCES 63
20. THE AUTHOR 65