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It is nearly as hard to be accurate these days as It is to beat the Banks on exchange: The China. Mail said yesterday that no report had been made to the police, about the attack on Mr. and Mrs. Neeson and Miss Square. What our reporter meant,.'
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CONDITION: OF WOMEN' AND CHILDREN IN HONGKONG.
MR. F. B. L. BOWLEY ON THE
LEGAL ASPECTS.
F. B. L. Bowley, on
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, 1919
But there in no legal obligation on Ehe Government" or any other body
of the cordial support of this Society, news and care for their less fortunato especially at the present time when sisters, His most desirable for tho ̈OM.S. Registration and inspection of this to provide a single school, an to take over the foundlings and blind kind would fall naturally under the nothing to prevent every school in children formerly cared for by the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the Colony being closed to-morrow.
Chinese Affairs, whose staff would Miss Pitta told us that there, ware Gorinens.
To return to the recent amend require considerable increase to probably 100,000 children of school age in the Colony, but in 1917 only ments of the law relating to child deal with these matters.
23,000 were on the school register. ren: the second provision is contain- ed in Section 26A of the Offences:
a similar offence.
ILLEGITIMATE CHILDREN.
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In addition to lawful parents and number of saliools have recently The Hongkong Branch of the it now seems, was that no report C.E.M.S. met at St. Paul's College against the Person. Ordinance, and guardians, and masters and mis-been one, but I should imagin was made by the Police, to the Press last night to hear a lecture by was passed in 1913: it enacts that tresses there is a class of persons who that there is now necomodation fo In their wisdom they decided that it
Suggested any person having the custody should, I think, be made legally re- one one-third of the teachable. chiki People say: Why should we educ was inadvisable to issue any state Reforhis for Women and children charge or care of any child or young sponsible for their offspring: 1 mean rele
in Hongkong
Mr. Foster, person under the age of 18, who wil the fathers of illegitimate children, i
The Bastardy Auts of 1846 were ato the Chinoso? they only com If when withholding information
tally assaults, ill-treats, neglects, B.A., presided.
Mr. Bowley said: The Committee abandons or exposes such child pussed two years after the British here to make money, and we don antee that the Press would not pub-
use unnecessary suffering or injury been applied here, and consequently child population of China? Whe lish incorrect or exaggerated stories of the C.E.M.S., thinking that some young person in a manner likely to acquired Hongkong, but have never want the Colony to be flooded by an gathered elsewhere, their attitude action should be taken with regard to health, may be punished by fine the seducer of a young woman gets is the use anyhow of educatin
off scot free (provided she is over the them? or imprisonment. would seem reasonable. As they to the very interesting paper recently
In view of the great strides whic Failure to provide adequate food, age of consent, which is, I think, the cannot, it seems to us that their own rend by Miss Pitts on the Condition
have recently been anide and are no interests, as well as those of the of Women and Children in Hong
How much a position can be justi-being made in the Educational Ma within this section, or, in 'the event public, would be better served by an kong, has asked me to put before clothing or lodging is an offence same here as in England).
you the legal aspect of these most of the parent being unable through fied passes any understanding, Theters in England, it seans hard official communique.
We suspect that the public is important questions.
Before doing so, 1 should like to poverty to make such provision, unfortunate mother becomes civilly necessary to answer the last que
failure to entrust the child to an and criminally responsible for the tion. Jargely to blame for this kind of!
With regard to the former I shou Police reticence: Whenever an out-meet in advance two probable critic-nation undertaking such cases maintenance and care of her off-
spring, to whose support the father like to point out that prably t rage happens, the public says, Where isms with which the Society is likely
is not liable to coatribute one cent majority of the children of the were the police? What wore the to be met. We may be asked in the
In this completion I should like parents are permanent residents h negligent, or deliberately shutting wn businem.
la answer to that I would quote
to suggest that the legal age for mir many of them for generations... their eyes to crime. If there were a
riage should be mised from 12 years Further, practically all the child: policeman on every doorstep in the the second great commandment of
of the New Territory are natives city, crime would still be possible. the Law" Thou shall love thy neigh-
that Territory, and have no ot With the Force understaffed as it is, bour as thyself. No, haw is laid
to 10 years. and Chinese conditions as they are, down in the Scriptures with greater we must expect more of it. It is in emphasis thun, this, obedience to view of this that we believe a closer which we, are told by St. Paulis co-operation, by Police and Press the fulfilling of the law." Thefe have taken this aspect of the Chinese liter, we are not deuling to provide its own children w would be good for the public. For fore it seems to me that an attempt. question first as it mens to be of with savages, but with a civilized educational facilities?
inadaptability of native races our part, the China Mail is willing to obey this most difficult of all coin- primary aportance to protect, child-race, although their civilization may The usagi arguments about
ren against actual, physical cruelty be guybat rusty. but how can we help if they will not mandments is the duty of everyone or neglect to provide the bare meus After 70 years of British Govern.mcdern education do not apply
who professes to be a Christian, and
literates they love learning. it becomes our business to take ansares of life, but the law of England ment it cannot be said that it is too the Chinese, who are
and of every civilized State goes far soon to introduce, such a reform interest in our neighbours. Con-
Marriages under the age of 18 can crave for it. fucius also said but you do not beyond that in ite, care of children.
only lead to misery, and suffering, LIBERTY. want done to yourself, do not do to
and race deterioration, and I do not others."
think any enlightened Chinese would object to the prohibition suggested.
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LOCAL AND GENERAL
Today's dollar is worth on demand 3s 1 3-16d.
Mr. J. R. Wood, First Magistrate, leaves for home on the 13th instant for a six months' holiday. A
A Chinese woman was fined $30 for carrying 29 unstamped letters into the Colony from Whampoa.
According to the Canton Muni cipal Engineer, ten foreign firms are enquiring about the contract to make tramways there.
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The usual Monthly Whist Drive answer to their polemic query. One of the Royal Naval Quadrille Club class of labour ought to be favoured will be held to-night at 8.15 p.m. above another if its kind of work happens to be more unpleasant, at the Royal Naval Canteen Theatre." dirty, and dangefous than another. Vehement opposition is being Coal mining is very hand and un-
shopkeepers whose premises have to make way for the city improvements,
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importance und deserve the cureful) LEGAL AGE FOR MARRIAGE. Colony ara British subjects, and th
These provisions are of very great
attention of all those who are inter
In respect of neglect and cruelty exted in the welfare of children." the law of Hongkong is fairly up to date, and it is only necessary for por sons interested is avail themselves of these provisions..
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The usual arguments with regard
to die early development of native home. cor. Government than races do not, I think apply to the Surely the Colony is morally bo
a nation
Here then (as Mr. Forster reco pointed out to this Society) is The next question in order of im
great opportunity for Chris To the further criticism that this portance is, I think, the liberty of
Churches: let us establjali nchoo may be all very well as applied to the subject. There has been a great
EMPLOYMENT AND EDUCA.all the villages and train the com
generation : let the Churches" our own people but should not be deal of talk about: Slavery in Hong.
TION.
be the development and trainin The Sanitary Board met yester-"pplied to the Chinese, I should like kong, but a careful consideration of
I will next deal with the questions all the faculties of the human day afternoon but proceedings were to remind you that our Lord's answer the law will how, I think, that po
of employment and education..
physical, mental, moral und spiri to a certain lawyer, who, willing to such thing exists.. of no public interest.
On these most important Babjects with n view to producing not (â justify huself, asked Who is my Slavery is impossible under the neighbour consisted of the Parubla British Flag: every slave coming there is practically no law in force critics will say) an army of fo less inefficient. clerks, but a bo of the Good Samaritan, which shows under that flag becomes free auto in the Colony.
Children and women of any ago efficient citizens of all glasses that the neighbour of the man whomatically, and enjoys the same privi- tell among thieves was not of his leges and is subject to the same may be employed for aph of trades the best farmers and time at any kind of work howevert artisans, the best mothen race, he own country or his own restraints.de a freeman,
But it must be borne in mind that fatiguing or unhealthy,
best teachers as well as the religion, but was a stranger and a foreigner, even-as
No parent or guardian is respons ideas" and professional men, We are, to the the. Law of England (ns of other Chinese of Hongkong.
countries) prescribes a, period (tech-sible for the education of u suge If the Churches do hot undo Miss Pitts put before us very for neally known as infancy during child in the Colony, nor does the this task the Confucianists will cibly the dangers and hardships which which every young person is abbject Government undertake any and though I have nothing t beset the children and women of to the control of his or her parent responsibility.
against the Ethics of Confusius There is one exception to the lut cannot be regarded as a antist Hongkong of the poorer classes, and or guardian, of person in loco convinced us that all was not well in parentis, suche un adopted parent, ter statement, namely, that a Mugatitute for Christianity.
abond for the HEALTH AND CLEANLIN on five Chinese who were found. remedy we must first consider the the muster or mistress of an op-education of a juvenile offender, but. But something more than s
A-fine of $3 each was imposed this matter, and in order to seek a the master of mistress of an aptrate niky require
prentice; a school-master and the I do not know whether this power is required out of school hou
(introduced in 1912) bus ever been children have nowhere to go inside some offices in Prince's Build-aw as it starcks.
Hongkong is governed by the law like. ing without permission.
their overcrowded houses, e of England in force in 1813 as modi,ucli control is for the benefit of exercised, stre
FACTORY LEGISLATION.Etreet-in either of which the The first matches of the Hongfied by local Ordinances passed see the young person, who, if allowed
This brings me to the subject obe oculated with germs lead led astray or suffer injury various Factory Legislation which has bulked physical or morul disaster. kong Cricket Club Tennis Tourna-hat date. The intervening period persect freedom of action, might be
period of great Social Reforms, and ways.
Every large town, at home very large in the Social Roforms in ment will be played this afternoon 70 years has been in England a
special attention has been paid to The control includes the right to
In all Factories, Workshops and Playgrounds out of the public the condition of children and women restrain liberty of movement and England during the last 76 years, days provides People's Park in respect to the responsibility of sotion, and in certain, instances, the Shops in England the ages and hours for die poorest classes in Ho parents, urdians and employers, night to administer reasonable cor of employment of women and child, there is ample provision for go en are most strictly regulated, their ball and tennis for the compa ment, Fotong Legislation, Education protection from neglect and ill-treat poral punishment.
The practice of adoption is recognemployment in many dangerous un-wealthy, but for the poorer c und Public Bush." The laws on ised by the law of England but it is healthy trades is forbidden, safe whose need is greater and us, and an analysis of the in China the practice of buying and to health are enforced, and a large there is, I think, only one selling children is recognised,, but I body of Inspectors (including women) playground, the Blake Gard It has been the practice of the do not think it should be called are employed for the sole purpose of miniscent of the kindly int would occupy a series of lectures: Hongkong Legislature to follow and
Sir Henry and Lady Blake In Hongkong Offensive Trades are welfare of the poor. auderstand the purchaser hus no adopt such of the new laws enacted avery, in its woree sense, as seeing these laws, enforced."
Then health is impossible At Home as seen to be applicable power of life and death, and that ill-controlled by the Sanitary Depart-
treatment of bought persons is an ment, but this is only from the point cleanliness of person and ch to the Colony, but this is done in a spasmodic way, and in 1911 at any offence which is punishable by the of view of cleanliness and sanitation the provision of Public Ba rate the Colony was a very long way District Magistrate i brought to his-there is no regulation of hours or Wash houses has long been
ages, except that children' under ten ed necessary in English To behind England in social Reforms of this nature,
When a bought child is "brought may not be employed at ng pick- Hk there are five c usel uildings, but females In the year mentioned I drew at to Hongkong it becomes a questioning, or cleaning hair or feathers.
Alise Pitts has fold us of a large admitted to two, one in t tention in the local Press to what wheher the purchaser is legally en is known in England as the Child.titled to the custody of the child: number of factories in Hongkong, and one in the West Central ren's Charter, (Children Act 1908) in the ease of girls this is a matter employing women and girls, and that elmi bus none, and Kow
In Hongkong, too there and contrusted the then law of Hong which the Secretary for Chince such factories are on the increaec, none.. song with this Charter which con-Affairs has power to investigate, and and I gathered from her that in some
a day, Sundays included-84 hours person or washing or dryi solidated with considerable, improve if the adoption is irregular ho be-factories the hands work 12 hours no separate provision for meats the various Acts, dealing with comes ex officio guardian.
The Secretary for Chinese Affairs week; a strange contrast with the in the tenement houses co the welfare of children. The then Attorney Genenil, Sir John Buckmill, also has power in certain cases, to agitation at home for a 40 hours ly the common kitchen, is took the matter up sympathetically, require the parents or masters or week, and Lord Leverhulme's pro- these purposes, as well.ne week. That successful Captain of at home. There is great n with the result that two important mistresses to give security for the posed six hours a day and six days which would shook the poore girl, or be may cominit her to the Industry is satisfied that a six hours fore for additional Public I provisions were introduced intly the proper treatment of the wornan or
The first is contained in the Magis care of the Po Leung Kuk or other day is economically sound, as the Wash houses for women an unfatigued worker promises “moro Lastly, free medical a law of this Colony.
and treatment should be gi trates' Amendment Ordinance, 1912, inilar institution.
than the weary hand.
I think the time has arrived to children whose parents cau and empowers a Magistrate to d with juvenile offenders up to the age of 18 as follows:
regulate these factories and other to pay for such treatment In addition: stringent provisions places where children and women (a.) by admonition only; (b) by delivery of the offender to against. kidnapping and procuration work.
I don't suggest that the whole of the custody of his or her par- are in force, and, in this respect I
the complicated laws and regulations ent or guardian, master or think the local law is practically in force in Eugland should be intro, mistress or school-master upon to date.
· DYER BALL-At his residence at pleasant work. It is dirty work, and offered by Canton. householders and these subjects would fill mans not permitted to buy or sell persons. guards against accidents and injury number run into tens of tho
North Finchley, London, on the 22nd February, James Dyer Ball 1.S.O., Hongkong Civil Service, retired, aged 71. (China papers please copy),
The China Mail.
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it is very dangerous, work. much more healthy and pleasant to be a newspaper writer or a Cabinet Minister.
One goes down a..cool. mina once, drawn by curiosity, but no more. If a mere sight-seer find it uncomfortable and repellant, what of the worker, who must go into the less accessible parts of this hole in the ground, and toil and sweat there? TRUTH, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE. What of the necessity of his stay. ing there long hours, of facing fire damp, subsidences, foods, and all the other distressing hape of his job? These things appear to be overlooked when the people on top are occasion- ully inconvenienced by these con founded strikes.
HONGKONG, FRIDAY, March 5, 1919.
THE MINERS.
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The Peak Tramway bias its cars now running to the bottom tram sta- tion again. Peakites are pleased that the tiresome journey up the Kings clere hill has now come to an end.
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We are asked to remind those taking part in the performance of "The Crucifixion" on Good Friday that the first rehearsal takes place to-morrow evening in the Cathedral at 6 p.m.
The schedules are out for the 1919 flower and vegetable show of the Hongkong Horticultural Society, which takes place in the Botanic Gardens on March 13 and 14. There are 162 classes.
At
4.30
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CRUELTY AND NEGLECT.
notice."
This quasi-servitude in any event ceages on, the child attaining the age of 21, or if a female, upon marriage.
it is more economics) for to prevent discase than t unhealthy citizens.
At present medical exam only enforced in boarding
PROPOSALS
In order to give definiter meeting I have ventured sideration...
series of proposals for
With regard to the Premier's argu- It' must have been noticed how
ments about shorter hours increasing delicately Lloyd George argued, the cost of coal and thereby ham reasoned, almost pleaded, with the pering other industries, it is probably
The American Red Cross in minerat. Home. They demand true; but how does it affect the Digger wages, shorter hours, and the justice of the miners chims? It is Hongkong intends to hold an nationalization of the mines. They very awkward, and must be met in Invitation Subscription Dance for the some way, but not by condemning bereft of the American Red Cross Jave by an overwhelming vote deshe miners to continue on the old Society at Kingsclere at 9.30 p.m. cided to cease work on the 15th of and(to them) intolerable lines on March 19. The proceeds will this month unless the: Government Nationalization would go a long way be devoted to the Allied Cross.
this morning, have in the meantime agreed to their to removing that awkwardness. It was a politician's answer to say that demands. The Premier, is, or thinks no Government could promise nation- Chinese gat inside the Green Island himself to be in a dilemma. Tealization without consulting the Cement Works at Hunghom and yield is to entail other difficulties, people. The miners know that as stole some pieces of tron which he
auch person giving security for But although the powers and duced, but as a first step all such which he mentioned. To refuse is well as Lloyd George docs. All pushed through the fence to the
the good behaviour and (if the medics exist, these can only be places should be licensed by the to have the whole industry of the lie Lad to do was to promise to sub-road outside. He was taken by the mit it as a proposal to the people at Indian watchman and given six
Magistrate thinks it) the enforced in cases which are brought Sanitary Department, and element- country hung up. "A Commission is the earliest opportunity. This would weeks by Mr. R. E. Lingsell this
education of the offender, or to the notice of the responsibleary regulations as to hours and con- appointed, with orders to report not have been considered a favourable morning
(c.) by punishment of the offcn- afthorities, and it is probable that ditions of labour drawn up, and dater than the last day of the month. answeri The other was a quibble.
The big moon which rises across der with a hight caning in the there are very many cases which Women Inspectors appointed to be
precincts of the Court.
never come to the notice of the the Regulations enforced..
It would be premature to prohibit The Premier has practically begged In saying that nationalization would
child-labour until enough schools for The miners to wait this further six-remove the obstacles in the way of the hills to brighten up Pinkie's Party teen days. As it will create a very the miners demands, we meant that is being made by the kindness of the Tho object of this provision is to police the district watchmen or
The only way to ensure that the the children of the Colony have been bad impation in the country if in that way the royalty grabbers Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Co. keep juvenile offenders as far as pos- others whose business it is they don't, they probably willThe could be eliminated. It is these It is a Wonderful Fairy Moonsible out of gaol, and to preserve immediate.point to be noted is the royalties which make the coal so through which appear the numerous them from the taint of the geol birds: majority of cases were dealt with, provided and education made com
In England such offenders are would be to make registration of all pulsory.
AEDUCATION.
And this bring me to the most effective strength of organized Trade dear: not the actual cost of produc-Old Guard of Faierie" who attend
generally part to Reformatories or worner and girls adopted or other Unionism. It is master of the tion: and they should be abolished the Party of "Once upon a Time" Aituation. This, though known to without compensation. Would you on the nights of March 21, 22, Industrial Schools, and the need of wise under control compulsory, and
some such institution under suitable to appoint a stall of Jaspectos with important question of all so far as control is badly felt in Hongkong. power to make domiciliary visits, children are concerned ie. Educa abour and recognized by the like to argue this? Our columns are 24, 25, and (Matinee) 26 inst. Government, has not yet penetrated open to you.
The mention of Industrial Schools 1 think you will agree that such tion
Education has been compulsory in the thick heads of a certain class of The miners now have the support
reminds me that Miss Fitte is very Inspstore should be women specially anxious to establish un Industrial qualified for the work, as the intru- England for nearly 60 years, and free newspaper critic, who still sempe of the railway and transport workers' old itunes from the same old unions. A triple alliance that, in fide Why demands ono such deed, which virtually makes them The management-regrets. to an- Settlement in Old Kowloon City on a male into the women's for some 18 years in Hongkong
Until 1014 the Education Depart should one class of lahour be favour rulers of the country. It made nounce that owing to alteration in where the Church Missionary, Society quarters of a Chinese family naturis absolutely voluntary ad above another? As well ask why Lloyd George revise his estimato of boat sailings, they are obliged to is already doing such good work with ally canes grat alarm and offence.. fint allowed the Hung to be defeat the time needed to look up the facts, curtail their season to six perform a Church, an Almshouse, a Refuge Experience, has shown thut Chinese ment had no control over any of the day the Allies. These infantile and instead of telling them to wait ances. The House of Glass" will and a School. In such a settlement women can be trained to almost any schools in the Colony, except Govern people, who would presumably be tü, Maish 31, he promisty), a reljort be cancelled and seats may be women, und, cute, blind or cipele work ke for example: the nursesment schools, and grant should under 21, residing in Jaye nemolly away from paper and by the 2nd. If possible now, why returned or exchanged, tuto or upprotected, blind or crippled rldwives, bible-women, teachers and even a record of their existence almuld be registered at Frk, seem to have no other sa for not then? Evidently even Govern Twin Beds" will be staged on or otherwise in need of a Refuge others and the Church Missionary In 1914 registration of schools was furiat of Chinese Affair the heads than to pat new hata on ments can make baste when they Wednesday 12 and Fair and could be taugh useful tmdes and Society schools of the Colony are made compulsory and certain female innestois shoun Coni hinneadow, attacked by have to. Meanwhile the rest of us Warnier on the last night Thurs enabled to earn their own living doing tgnificent works in training elementary regulations us to capita-
This proposal vorms, to me worthy Chinese girls in the habits of helpful tion and decipline enforced. day 13, full, they would hunzily, wait to wait to see, rather cervously,
THE FRAWLEY CO.
I should like to point out of these proposal, howe tionary they may sound kong audience are merely het of Social Reform, and
regarded in. England almo Victorian in their shoptic 1 That a reformator trial school should be which the Magistrates e power to commit juvenile 2, That an Industrial for destitute, unprotecte crippled women and chi be provided in Kowloon
3issionary Bocieties; where, under the contro That all adopted Chinese female children
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