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slaves inasmuch as they are not the practice must be very charily ap children of bonden and bondwomen; prosched Where our contributor, moreover, they are manumitted at we think, lays himself open to mis- marriage and no stigma attaches to construction is in apparently mixing their offspring. There is therefore, up the deliberate sale by parents of a Toon for endless argument according daughter as described in the first as one views the question from, the paragraph, and the stealing of children
by kidnappers. For the latter prac one angle or the other.
The question concerns not only tice nothing but abhorrence can be Hongkong but also Shanghai and the expressed, and the energies of the TT IS NOTIFIED for information that a case of rabies has occurred whole of China, but it is, perhape, great organization of the Chinese L true that the custom of purchasing Anti-Kidnapping Society, which has within the Eastern District of the City girls at a fender age and bringing branches all ovar Chim continually of Victoria.
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them up as household drudges is more trying to catch the kidnappers, cannot All dog owners are Advised to common in the province of Kwangtung be too highly praised: It is also, we exercise strict supervision over their than in other parts of the country. It believe, the fact that when kidnappers dog and to keep them on leash in may be defended, and sometimes is, are brought before Chinese magist.public places,
polies constable to destroy
By dog or other animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid state, or which bas been bitten by any dog or animal reasonably suspected to be in a rabid stare.
as a custom that makes for the welfare rates, they never fail to get their due. The Police have orders to enforce of the children concerned, but then the other hand Chinese opinion strictly the provisions of Section 16 of arguments have a suspicions likeness clearly does not condemn the practice the Summary Offence Ordinance, viz:** through what was the best guarded to those that were advanced in the of the mui tsai, of which a teeming 16-(1) I shall be awful for any portion of the jail and had no doubt days when slavery was an established population mostly very poor would be made themselves familiar with the order of society in western lands. liable to think differently from what geography of the place. They world is doubtless true that one of the Western races might think. The dis know that Warder Speed would be little protégées are fortunate enough tination, however, between the two the only European on duty and the to fall into the hands of naturally practices is certainly very thin, and only man with a revolver. Consekind mistresses but many fare far it would be a good thing if Chinese The fourth man arrested in con.quently, they must have assigned two otherwise and the aggregate amourt opinion could be brought up to the
men to get possession of the weapon, "nection with the Victoria Jail mur another to attack Harnama Singh of misery endured by the multitude abolition of anything to which the
The of helpless slavers must be unthink word "slavery" can remotely apply. ders in 1919 was charged before the and the fourth the patrol. Acting Chief Justice, Mr. H. H. JAttorney-General suggested
that able.
The system is the fruitful parent of Gompertz, in the Supreme Court this the four men came down with the morning, with baving murdered deliberate intention of killing Warder many and great abuses. Children
The Warder James Leslie Speed
Speed. Not only did they intend are sometimes, under the pressure of Hop. Attorney-General, Mr. J. H to murder Warder Speed but they extreme poverty, sold by their parents Kemp, KC conducted the prosecu also intended-to-effect their escape this life of bondage. Frequently tion, and Mr. F.C. Jenkin, instructed from the jail. If the jury found that they are stolen and the traffic in by Mr. G. R. Haywood, the defence during that escape Warder Speed inapped children China's shame, After the jury had taken their places was murdered then that would be the can recollect that a dangerous in the jury box, His-Hour remarked sufficient evidence for them to find a that he had been informed that verdict against all four men. Even riot was once precipitated in this one member, La Cheung Wing, if
man committed Sertientest by the arrest of a woman elaimed that he did not speak the actual murder al four implicated by this trade. The sele English His Honour observed that were responsible. As a matter graph poles on our streets often have could CRITY the advertisements affixed to the offer. how Lo Cheong Wing carried on his case a little further. In a statementing a reward for information business as the compradore of a made at the police station when that will British frm without a knowledge of charged the accused said, "These covery. of -English every care most be taken in two persons were not killed by me away from
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The coolie who was on Saturday reported to have been removed to the Government Civil Hospital suffering from injuries received through being knocked down at Shektongchar, on Friday night, by motor car No. 197. driven by Mr. Biggar. of the Inter- national Bank, has succumbed to his injuries. The deceased, who was a new arrival in Hongkong, was alleged. have attempted to cross the road a few yards in Trout of the car. Mr. Biggar did his best to avoid running into the man but the brake did not
to the stop the car. children decoyed their homes" and
a case of murder. Therefore be bad would have been discharged in destined to the hard file of the child better stand down for the moment another three months' time. *Big and go into the Puisce Judge's Court,
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number prisoners' (ie long term serf. The pathos of the appeals for
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"GENERAL MEETING of Members will be held on THURSDAY,
(2) The owner of any inch dog or animal whe permits the same to go at large, after having information or reason- able ground for believing it to be in a rabid state, or to bave been bitten by a dog or other animal in a rabid state. shall be liable to a ne not exceeding two hundred and fifty dollars or to imprison- ment for any term not ex- eceding three months.
(3) It shall be lawful for any police constable to destroy any dog which is found stray- ing or wandering about during the day-time without any owner and not wearing either a collar with the name and residence of the owner in- scribed thereon or a current licence badge and any such .constable is hereby further
suthorised to destroy any dog. which is found straying or wandering about between the hours of 10 PM. and 5 AM
T. H. KING, Ag. Captain Superintendent of Police: Hongkong, April 16, 1931.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES:
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having arrived, Consignees of cargo are informed that all goods are being landed at their risk into the Hazardous and or extx hazardous Godowns of Holt's Wharf, Kowloon, whease delivery may be obtained.
for a less important case. Possibly prisoners) opened the door and asked help to recover lost children reveals HONGKONG GENERAL CHAMBER also the Puisne Judge would be able me." That requires an explanation, the anguish of the parents; 4, sorrow more easily to determine whether the continued the Attorney-General surely which has no equal, not even juryman could speak English.
The accused was in fact serving in the bitterness of death. The jury as finally constituted caly
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term for breach The surest way to put a stop to this comprised the following: Amando of a deportation order. It was nefarious traffic is to make the par- Maria da Silva (foreman). Edward extremely foolish of him to chase of children illegal and to punish Henry Ray, Liang Shutung, Eric join the attempted escape." In a with equal severity both hayer and 21st April at 4.30 pm in the George Norton Grimble, Edward
statement made to the magistrate seller. Chinese law is lamentable OLD CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AMERICAN AND MANCHURIAN
LINE Pierpont Barker, Faustino Antonio the accused said. The murder did deficient in provisions respecting the ROOM CITY HALL, for the purpose Xavier and Thomas Matthews.
not concern me. I was in cell 48 The Hon Attorney General, who with three others when I heard the welfare of children. The classical of nominating & Representative of the opened the prosecution, said that cell door being opened. I called ant literature of China is also curiously Chamber to serve on the Legislative early on the morning of December What is the matter? voice said silent on the responsibility of parents Council during the absence on leave of Notice in writing of the names of 16, 1919 four men brcke out of'Run!' so I ran. I wanted to call towards their offspring while it over the Hon. Mr. P. E. HOLYOAK. Victoria Jail. In the course of their the other three prisoners in my emphasizes the filial daty which candidates and of their propreers and HE Steamship
THE escape they murdered the principal cell but he said "Don't call children owe, not only to parents, but secunders to be lodgedwith the Secret Warder named Speed, and an Indian them.' I said There are three to all who are their elders. Edna-ary at least 48 hours before the time warder named Harnam Singh. The others. He said The sooner you tionalists in China have an obligation appointed for the holding of the evidence given would relate to both get out the better for you Then the laid upon them to remedy this lack in General Meeting murders because it was impossible large number took me downstairs. Law and literature until public opinion
By Order, to separate the evidence relating to One of them told me to stand at the no longer tolerate the abuses which the two events. In this case the jury bottom of the staircase and keep was concerned only with the murder watch. If any Indain comes along of Warder Speed
he said, tell him to get out. Here's
An advertisement in a recent issue The Attorney General then gave a a knife for you to hold. "The ac- detailed explanation of plans of the cused, continues the Attorney or one of the leading Chinese papers jail copies of which were handed to General was wearing a dark suit of Shanghai well illustrates the difficulty the Judge and the jury,
clothes, his prison garb having been of dealing with this question. The In cell 63, continued the Attorney discarded. It was quite clear that advertiser states that she havlost her General, was a prisoner serving 10 the accused was Dry the plot daughter'on a journey, between Peking years for robbery, in cell 62 another from the beginning and was Dot and Shanghai and that sorrow has serving a similar period for burglary, making an escape.on the spur of made her sick so that life itself is and in cell 50 opposite, a man serving the moment at the last minste despaired of and she adjures her seven years. In cell 48, a larger cell. There was another curious feature in taughter, if she sees the notices in the there were four men, one of whom this case. The was the prisoner. From cell 48 only show that the police found foot paper. that she will come at once to one man escaped, and that was the prints on a piece of paper in Warder see her mother and so comfort her man sow in the dock. From the Speed's office. Those footprinte had heart that thereafter she may die in evidence the jury would see that the been photograpbed
did peace. All benevolent persons who cells had a space between the door not correspond with the photo have any knowledge of the where- and the floor through which an graphed footprints of any of abouts of the girls are begged to send electric lamp could be flashed when the other three. imen arrested information to the address given so the cells were examined at night.
connection with the mur that the several hearts may be reunit- That space could be used by the der. Now, photographs bad been ed. The mother will be for ever prisoners in the
cells taken of the accused's footprints and
it
different
attack on the warde
evidence would
but
Evidence was then taken.
CHILD LABOUR.
CONDITIONS IN HONGKONG.
SHANGHAI COMMENT.
the present attitude of the masses to wards children's right makes possible,
in
E. A. Y. WILLIAMS, Secretary. Hongkong, Apál 16, 1921.
NOTICE.
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to communicate with one another they had been found to correspond grateful and will not fail to give a On the morning of December 15 the exactly with the feotprints on the suitable reward for the information. LULU, JAPAN PORTS & MANILA. prisoner in cell 63 removed some piece of paper found in Warder picture of a comely girl some fifteen wood from the door leaving exposed Speed's office. The inference was years of age accompanies the adverti-arrived on Monday, the 18th April, 1921, the back plate of the lock and making that the accused was one of the men sement that all men may know by consigness
easy for him to move the who took part in the murderous these presents who it is that is referred notified to present their Bill of Lading for mechanism of the lock. The man
to by the sorrowing mother. And countersignature, and take immediate must have opened the door and then opened the doors of cells 62, 50, and 48 with a key now in Court which was found to open all the cell doors. "This man apparently released the other three men, one from cell 62, another from cell 50, and one of the four men in cell 48. As these four men came down the staircase they were apparently seen by the man on patrol -duty who saw two of them go into
The following contributed Our Shanghai contemporary makes Warder Speed's office. One of the men attacked Harnam Singh and the article appeared as a leader in the the following editorial comment:
The word "contributed" at the fourth the patrol Unfortunately, N.-C. Daily News on April 12:- they were only too successful in their
On several occasions Reuter has head of a leading article. may be a attack on Warder Speed who was informed us that questions have been puzzle to some readers. Why, stabbed repeatedly but managed to asked in the House of Commons re- they might ask, thus differentiate, stagger out of the room and stumble garding the prevalence of girl slavery inasmuch as the paper must take along the passage until he collapsed in Hongkong and the answers given in responsibility for the views expressed sad died. The men were also suc the House reflect the attitude of the in a leading article which it prints?" cessful in their attack on the Indian, but the patrol was more authorities in the Colony. This is The answer is that there are some fortunate. Apparently thinking that that the girls referred to are adopted questions on which it is more than they had done enough to ensure their into the families of those who acquire normally difficult to lay down the escape, the men went out into the them by purchase sad that their law-even for an editor. In such " contributed "* gangway across the yard. down the status is very different from that instances the word
"These are not the views steps, and over the wall. Nobody counoted by the word "slave" means: saw them go over the wall and the the reply usually concludes: "I am which the editorial we hold, never evidence in this respect would be assured by the Governor that slavery theless there are many readers who circumstantial. The jury would see does not exist in the island." It is hold them, perhaps more than those from the evidence that the four prievident that the dispute largely hinges who side with us, and they are entitled soners who escaped that morning made very elaborate preparations. on the definition of the terms used. to be heard with respect." This They had the key, a number of chisels, If the girls referred to are slaves, then, particularly applies as regards the and things of that kind, for the by the laws of Great Britain, they question of slavery in China. What purpose of effecting their escape. It ought at once to be set at liberty. If we think the Hongkong, Government would be shown in evidence that not, they are wards of their foster-parents, mostly has in mind is the state of only did the key open the doors of then those who adopt them are not things described in our contributor's their own cells bit also the door only guiltless, but may be rendering first paragraph. On this subject we leading out of the yard, the men not a service to the State. Considered published two articles, a few weeks taking the bother to remove Warder dispassionately there can be no doubt ago, expressing the opinion that Speed's key, though they took his that the position of the girls referred while the practice always needs careful revolver. They also had clothes of to partakes of the nature of slavery watching, it appears on the whole to some dark material ready, leaving their prison, clothes in the cell on in that they are bought and owned by be free enough from evil results, if not dummies intended to allay suspicion, the purchaser and may be disposed actually productive of good, that These four men had to pass of at his pleasure. They are not interference with this very ancient
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