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The China Mail. “TZUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIO SERVICE."
Harare, FRIDAY, JULY 19, 1991.
MUI TSAI
like to see our way clear before viel ing to the clamour of sentimentalists who are crying out against the name rather than the thing.
THE CHINA MAILI SHP
done, and that an army of officials
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One fatal case of puerperal fever. Chinese, was notified yesterday,
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He will be
COURT MARTIAL.
WILTS. OFFICER "CHARGED.
CASE FOR DEFENCE.
EVIDENCE CONCLUDED,
CORRECTION.
Our report of the proceedings of the Court Martial yesterday contained the following statement:
FRIDAY, - JULY 29,- 1924...
R.A. Cinema from Lieut- Donne, who † was in the middle of ruming the ac told him the principles on which he counts. On May 10, when he was worked were: An N.CO, would bring told to band over, he had $400 in the takings of the previous evening's cash in his room. He would have performances and ́a'chit stating the banked this amount before banding number of seats - sold and, amount of } the secounts over.
cash received. He always checked Re-examined by Mr. Tinson, Lieut. the money to see that it tallied with Thompson said that although he tore the chit, in the N.CO's, presence. He up the chits he considered his cish would then enter particulars on the book as a check. chit and the amount of cash in the cast book and throw the chit away:
he would not keep the chit.
Lieut. Thompson said he also
The report should have read "
This was a proofreading error. asked to produce the slips nor was
on the chit in the cash book. Not Wilts Regt, said that since thinking it necessary to keep the chit I destroyed it (continued February Lieut. Thompson had been Lieutenant Thompson). There have living with him in the same room. been occasions, but very few when Witness bad on numerous occasions I have not entered the cash taken at benn present when Lance Corporal the previous performance in my cash Realff had brought the cinema takings book generally owing to some urgent to Lieut. Thompson with a chit chit and cash away in my cash bax the amount handed over with the appointment, I would then lock the showing the number of seats sold. Lieut. Thompson invariably checked and as soon as possible make the entry. De two or three occasions figures on the chit. He had tenant it might be more ice. CorpL Realtor occasions seen Lieutenant after checking the brought me two, three and four Thompson,
On one or
is sent prowling round Chinese homes to see that the mui tasi system is stopped. What will happen? What must happen? What can happen, beyond a change of mame, and the Messrs. Wm. Powell, Ltd.," ad- persistence of the conditionsverdise that their annual cash sale Female sloinestic servants are cheap, (commences on Tuesday, August 2. (Even humane Europeans do not overpay their anahi). The poor
In reply to questions put to him by farent has to provide for the offices will be closed for the trans
the Court Liet Thompson said that surplus daughter. She will be taken action of public business on Monday,
he bad had three years commissioned some householder who requires August 1.
"The accused on whose behalf
service. "He did not, he said realise a servant, and hired
Quite a number of visitors from Mr. G. G. N. Tinson appeared, enter- carried on in that manner. During the necessity of proving the receipts the whole time, he had never been as well as expenditure and his cash (say) ona cent per month, with board the Far East are spending wearved a ples of guilty on all counts." etc. e before. How are we going days in searching for suitable houses
book had never been audited He had ...any suggestion made that he should never kept his private and regimental to ensure that she is practically any in the vicinity of Landen.
entered a plea of mod guilty on all retain them. When he received the moneys in the same cash box and be better off than now! As an English-
counts."
money he would check it in front of was not at this period, "hard "p*. man and a father we think along Dr. Ma Chun wu, the present
the N.C.O. and enter the particulars
Lieut. H. 3. Farmerof the these lines. As an Englishman we secretary-in-chief of Dr, Sun Wen's
To-day the hearing of evidence by hate the bare idea of alavery, but as Government has, the Canton Times the general Court Martial which a father we hate worse the though: anno inces, been appointed Civil Gov assembled at Vittoria Barracks yes fola child's belly being unfilled. Bemor of Kwangsi.
fors all else the growing young animal succeeded as chief secretary by Mr. terday to investigate charges of mis should be fed. That is why we have Hsia Chi, former Vice-Minister of appropriation of regimental funds preferred against Lieut. A. E. Thomp Interior: fought for our child hawkers, whom
son, of the 2nd Wilts Regiment, was concluded. hunane Europeans (regarding them Singapore, says the Straits Times,
The court as pests and nuisances) are driving is about to lose one of its most follows:-Pesident, Col, Clementi W89 composed as off the streets. The little mai tai popular sportsmen in the person of Smith, 22nd Punjabis; members girl may be a drudges are many Mr. H. R. Buckland, of the Eastern Majer H. M. Edwards, D.S.O., R.E.; domestic servants at Home: she mas Extension Company, who, an occunt Majer W. S. Downing, R.G.A.: often be treated-se are far too et illness, has been transferred to many children who are not mui tai: Hongkong. Mr. Bockland came to Major Bagnall. DSO, RG.A.; Capt.
in his cash tox and Khán she may occasionally be forced into the Straits some 34 years ago and Leslie Smith, 220d Penjabis: Judge performances takings in one packet takings, place them with the chit- immorality-so are thousands of bas been stationed at Penang as well Advocate; Major Hickling D. S. O. but with slips for each one separately.
I cannot remember whether I have go out without entering up the others: but at least we can think of as in Java and Wei-bal-wei Mr. Prosecutor, Captain A. B. Bleckly.
Three of the charges alleged that ever asked him to explain why he amount in his cash book. her as fed. It will be a strange and Buckland accompanied by Mrs. during February, April and May, brought so many days takings two occasions when Lieut. Thompson was absent witness had himself taken rare household that keeps a mui tsai Buckland is coming up to Hongkong Liest. Thompson, being concerned together.
with the care regimental money, As to discrepancies in February, over the takings and checked them, without having sufficient food about the P. & D. steamer "Keshra."
There should be, as we understand
fraudulently misapplied to his own from January 17th to February 17th afterwards handing the money to
Lieut. Thompson. The members of the Royal Opera use sums of money amounting to be was away at camp. Previous to our Government has agreed a tam Company, which has been stranded $127.10. Alternatively be was January 17th there had been one per Cross-examined by the Prosecutor paign of publicity to make it clearly in Japan, were to leave lately for charged with neglect to the prejudice formance, at which $16.30 was the witness said he knew some time understood by all Chinese that these Singapore. Is a letter to a friend in of good order and military discipline. received. Out of that, he paid away ago that there was going to be * mui tai ate not slaves, and not Singapore one of the players writes: He was also charged with disobe $12, leaving $4.30 in hand. On his court of inquiry about the Cinema safely be treated as such. There"The British Government are redience of the lawful command of a return from camp, Capt. Betts handed accounts but he did not come for. should be the severest penalties in partriating us, but we have had to superior officer in that he failed him the official cash book, a slip of ward to give evidence then because was not asked ID and 23 agreement to pay the to bank the money he received paper "K," and other matters, includ-he proved cases of ill-treatment. There sign
back, including. should not be any rash procedure money
fares weekly when ordered to do so by ing a bank paying-in slip for $101 20. also because he did not at that time taken that would close the present The girls are at a sort of glorified Major Timmis ard with making a He entered the particulars on the slip know the facts of the case.
until he came to the last entry Lieut. R. A. Denne another Wilts avenues towards food and shelter Workhouse six miles away. They false entry,
spend most of their time in tears, and Mr. G. G. N. Tinson appeared as when he noticed that the book Officer who said hebanded over the for the little ones whose natural their food is mainly rice and sour counsel for the accused who denied would not balance with the $101.20 cinema accounts to Lieut. Thomp parents cannot supply these things.
bread. Of all the humiliating posi-all of the charges.
shown on the paying in slip; it would son last December detailed the tions to be in! We have a few cents
After our report of the procceding's be out by $23. The clip was proceded followed during his left between us."
closed yesterday,
balanced on one side and the receipts term of office. He could not re Lance Corpi. E. L. Realff, said he showed a cash credit of $78.20 which member whether he used to hand the The first number is published of was cashier of the cinema and left a difference of $23 according to chits back to the N. C. O. on whether The Sincere Co., Ltd., advertise the Chinese Student, the official organ supervised the sale of tickets. He the bank book. He could not find he destroyed them. He could not special bargains for their summer of the Edinburgh Chinese Students' described the way the tickets sold how this mistake occurred as the slip recall whether, when he handed over sale lasting from July 28 to August Union.Up till now no nation has, and the money taken were checked balanced and there was nothing to to Lieat. Thompson, be told the latter we believe, been so persistently Next day, he took the money with a direct attention to the back of the to hand the chits back to the N. C. O. maligned and misrepresented as the detailed chit to Lieat Thompson. On slip. He saw · Major Timmia, or to destroy them. Drastic reductions are advertedse by the kinema, the sensatare occasions, Lieut Thompson was who looked at the slip carefully, In reply to the president "witness by Messrs. Whiteaway, Laidlaw auditional nevel, and propaganda litera- not there and he handed the takings but it was not ant a day or said that Pte. Whittaker never kept Co. Ltd., for their special August ture of one kind or another," states to Lieut Farmer. On no occasion so later that he pointed out a private book at that time and there
"bloitbe $23 the editorial. Just as we earnestly was the money, checked by either in to
the was no real check on the number of desire to take back with us when we his presente...
other side, He then completed ed seats sold and the amount handed in leave these shores correct impressions In reply to Mr. Tinson, the witness tering the book but found, it still Occasionally when he visited the of the British people, may we be said he could not explain why four would not balance owing to the cinema he counted the number of permitted, while we are still here, to entries in Pte. Whittaker's book, as credit of $4.30 already mentioned people there. do what les within our power in the to takings, showed amounts less than He, therefore, altered the $23 to interest of truth where China is con- the amounts entered by Lieut Thomp cerned?
son in the official book
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LOCAL AND GENERAL.
summer sale.
The Exchange Banks will be closed on
Monday The Imports and Exports Office will be open for all purposed from 9 a.m. to Noon Licensed ware-Loases will be entirely closed
IL is reported that Geri Lu Yung-ting, the defeated Xwangsi
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son.
20
the
he had entered $18.70 instead of
Lient. A. L. G. McDonald, a mem
$18.70 which then made the book balance. It was solely through in ber of the Australian Staff Corps In reply to the Judge Advocate, the advertence and ignorance of book attached to the Wilts Regimenty that on about May 10 Says a Home paper in mail witness said he would swear that the keeping that he did not carry forward said.
taken over the R. A. Cinema accounts War Lord, who fed to Aonam, has week-In the silver market business accounts entered in Pte. Whittaker's a credit balance of $4.30. The next he was warned by Major Timmis to from Lieut. Thompson. Rightly or ather report says that be has left for fing the week. India has figured as on the chits handed to Lieut. Thomp i bank with the slip he explained why I wrongly, he took this rather as a left Haiphong for Shanghai. Ar has been comparatively inactive dur-book corresponded with the amounts time Major Timmis checked Feking with a bodyguard of 50 men. Mr. G. Grayrigge, who recently returned home after a serious illness in Shanghai, has been under the care of a Harley-street specialist. Mr. Grayrigge bas made a splendid re- bard a rider as ever at the Shanghai Paper Hunts next winter.
a buyer and also as a seller, whilst a small purchase has been reported for China, possibly in the nature of bear Covering. The Continent has sold silver, and some speculative interest has been taken in the same direction. On the whole the position of China
has to take your word for it that the to amounts in the chit was correct?
Witness: Yes.
entries
The Judge Advocate: The officer $23, and Major Timmis seemed warning than a definite order. The
sgree. The reason
same day he saw Lieut. Thompson for February 21st were made at and in conversation it was arranged, the end of February, intead of in by Lient. Thompson, he thought, that their proper place, was because of the witness should take over at the end delay over the slip. He mislaid one of the month as that was more conve chit representing a day's takings and bent. On the following day he told Major Timmis what had been
THE PRIVATE'S PRIVATE BOOK.
The President: Was that book ever he never saw it, to my knowledge.
covery, and to doubt he will be as with regard to silver is immobile. shown to Lieut. Thompson.-No. Sit entered it at the end of the month. arranged. - The latter then gave a
Members of the British Legion who have not notified Mr. A. G. Lamplight (of the Unton Insurance Society of Canton, Hongkong) of their intention of attending the Inaugura tion Dinner at the Hongkong Hotel on August 4 are requested to do 80 to a free-man, hat it is at least con- as soon as possible. ceivable that to a Chinese peasant
Slavery name or thing is horrid
On the one hand are obstinate speculators who have sold sterling (that is to say, bought silver); on the other are banks which hold a dif- |ferent view of the relation between
silver and sterling. The stock in Shanghai on 11th inst, consisted of about 35,700,000 ozs. In sycee, and $27,000,000, as compared with about 40,100,000 oza. in sycee, and $27,
500,000 on 4th inst.
The President: It was simply kept out of curiosity on the part of Pie; Whittaker for his own edification.
Witness: We should have had no check at all but for that book,
Mr. Tinson: That book, strictly, is not evidence at all.
Fie. E. Whittaker said he was oper- ator for the regimental cinema; he
from memory, as $10.70 when bê discovered that one day had been over looked in its due place.
the account, eh?
The Judge Advocate: To square
the account.
Lieut. Thompson: Not to square
definie order to take over imme diately and witness took over the accounts the same day after tiffia. After taking over witness kept the chits, for bis own benefit.
Lieut. G. Pritchard, of the Wilts Mr. Tinson: He did it from memory. Regiment, said that on two occasions, Lieut. Thompsan: And the book early in May he, at the request and the money then agreed. of Lieut. Thompson, asked Lance bought the films and made all ar
As to weekly banking, Lieut. Corporal Realff for the cinema rangements under the supervision of Thompson said he had no specific takings and they were handed to girl bunger would be worse. There Mr. John D. Rockefeller, Jr., is ex- We have noticed that several the CS.M. He kept an account of order, and as to handing over his him tied up in a small packet. On are happy married lady in Hongkong pected to arrive in Shangbai en route hundreds of naval officers and the takings (in the book produced) duties, he did so or getting a direct one occasion he handed the packet The Prosecutor: Why did you order from Major Timms. He had to Lieut. Thompson during tiffn who were oncemui tsais, and are to Peking, on the next trip of the s.s.ratings.recently arrived home from glad of it. Had they not they would. "Empress of Asia, to be present at the the China Station per P. & 0. keep a check?
Witness: As a matter of interest ever had his duties defined to him time, on the other occasion he gave in taking over the cinema, beyond it to big in his room. On both be now hard working poorly led opening ceremonies of the Rockefeller steamer, says the E&C Express,
what the officer who handed over to occasions he subsequently asked cooliewomen, or, more probably, Foundation in Peking. Accompanying and in car same issue we reported to myself.
Does anybody else know that you him told him. Mr. Rockefeller is Dr. Welch of John that a new crew was being sent out
Lient. Thompson if the takings were dead. There are also, it may be Hopkins University and the Rockefel to one of the vessels on the Station, kept it?--Major Timmis knew it retorted harlots who were mui tsai.
The proceedings were then adjour correct and the latter replied that ler institute/
besides relicts for various river gun-quite well; also the C.S.M. and Loe
they were. On one occasion in ed until to-day. We do not deny it; but we say there
boats doing service in Chinese waters, Corp), Realff. are also harlots who were never mui
When the bearing was resumed January or February when‹ - his A rumour is prevalent to the Possibly it may have been more Mr. Tinson: Why didn't you keep this morning the accused was crom company wer down at Murray tsais, and that there always will be, effect that one of the reigning Sultans economical for the relieved men to a book last year? and that there wooom to assert of a certain State in Malaya is in return by P..&O. rather than that
Because was not examined by the Prosecutor. Lieut. Barracks, witness went into the cour Thompson said, in reply to questions, Pany office when no one was there that. but for the mui taai system, accordance with an old usage anxious their reliefs should have gone out necessary.
Why not?-Because is officer kept that he did not think it necessary to and while looking for some chalk these, unfortunates would have to abdicate the throne in favour of by one of the many men-of-war lying
keep the chits handed to kim by and books be found some notes and his son and heir. We understand idle at the present time, as was the it
cash in the chalk box which was in Lance Corporal Realf because he that the authorities, approached in pre-war custom. That is one aspect, What was the real reason why you was following the some rule as his an open cupboard. He asked Corporal set kept this book ?-Because I wished to predecessor. He took no steps to Harvey, who was then cashier of
is that the mend themselves the month. --
caped that fate. We see that where such awful overty is permitted as in Chins (and in Hongkong there are humanitarians who ignore it) there says the Malay Mail.
will always be cruelty to children.
Witness:
*It is difficult," writes our very ble friend the editor of the Straits Echo, for an Englishman and a father to write on this subject with the suavity sweet reasonableness, and gentility that always chamcterize this coluuin. We will content our
dives therefore with the remark that long as this system of child slavery allowed to prevail it is idle and ypocritical for Britons to prate of their racial superiority in matters Jumanitarian." The suggestion that an Englishman and a father" is obliged to take what we may call the Hazlewood view of this question thoughtlessly unfair. Dar Gov
consider It his duty to do so. takings. mor is an Englishinah and a father. The abolition of the mui taai system and the marriage will shortly take and their health is better, if they are January? Because Lieut. Denne kept He, agreed that once the chits were
The engagement is announced are generally much better employed, Why did you not keep it before ed with the seats sold as he did not he replied that it was, the cinema The Prosecutor objected to the Bo are some of the officials. So is cannot stop it, and it is very doubtful place between Mr. William Inglis, kept at their normal daily life and a book and always used to show it to destroyed he had no further check at evidence regarding Corporal. Harvey The vederable Dr. Pearce, whose it will diminish it. The Ettle of the Hongkong and Shanghai work- And the second point is that, me, so it was not necessary, temperate views
were published children carrying improper loads up Banking Corporation and Cromlia Tata time when very many civilitaus Lieut. Thompson never showed you ne months ago in the China Mail, the Peak (indirectly for European Point Fife, and Isabella ridest are urgently in need of passenger | the books 7--Na So is the writer of these present re- employers) and ani teair The daughter of the late Thomas accommodation, the supply is eaten Did you ever ask him to 7-No.
urke. There is no good reason abolition of the fast system will -Alexander and Mrs. Alexander, of into to an appreciable extent. We In reply to further questions; the are constantly given instances of the witness said he could-not account for why even an Englishman and a father in no beneficial way affect the law Balmule, Dunfermline, File...
impossibility of obtaining passage an error of 50 cents in his book for hould not keep his head, nor why of supply and demand in the matter. The should be accused of hypocrisy of the procuration of girls for brothels and will take place on June 30th, at Surely these men are entitled to configures shown for June 20 and 22 have been carried forward and the fact Tinson's request and asked when A marriage has been arranged, extending over two to three months Jane 12, nor for changes in the amount of 14.30 should is agreed, Major Timmis was recalled at Mc, and inhumanity if he do so. It is It may, on the other hand, condemn St. Margaret's Church, Westminster, sideration equaily with naval mes, Cap. E L Betts, said that about partly because we are Englishmen some of these, thousands of surplus between Cementer, MC whose service abroad han probably February 12th Major Timmis fold bim that this was not done was due to 50 he first became aware of the existence
oversight. The amount of $430 and fathers that some of us stop to girls to that fate who are saved from Hongkong, elder son of the late Rev. not age beyond the period of two to look after the cinema accounts of we cut in ble cash box because he of Pre. Whittaker's private book, Consider what is to become of these it by the system. It is reasonable Cecil Renshaw Blaker and Ma, fear?-
the K.A Theatre till Lieut. Thom took it with him to camp for safety: May 13 when he asked Pte. Whittaker He replied that It was about ttle girls after the agitators have to suppose that the parents who Blaker, Turner's Hill, Sussex, and y
son returned from camp. Major When he explained no Major Timmis ***freed” them, and gone their ways must dispose of their daughters, and Louise (aa), eldest daughter of Dr.
Timmis told him to make no entries waxt he had done to make his to explain how his estimate of the ashisfied, and forgotten them. It is who would dispose of them, in some and Mr. W. A. Chupple, 129, West-
in it, as there had been so entries for balance correct his for Timmis seemed cinema takings was arrived at, mpossible to divide, on a percentage var would father see them go into bourréterrRCE,
DON'T REGLERY YOUR FAMILY. some time and there were a lot of to agree, Witness explained that he Lieut. Thompson was also recalled Basis, the good and the had of thela respectablebot
bila and places of paper lying about Intended to keep, the January and as a witness and questioned by the traba Bolk- &
the matter do not favour the proposal, and agaicet it may be
two considerations. The first know how things stood at the end of see that the amount of the chir tall the cinema, what the money was und
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This completed the case for the
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Lieut. Farmer was, he said, often being admitted since the latter was present when Lance Corporal Realff away in England: and could not handed over the money. He admited") answer it, and making, an entry of $18.70 in the The Judge Advocate: Personally I cash book in respect it of February 11, shall not take any notice of It instead of 323-in ons way this was a The Prosecutor's objection was re- false entry, in another if was not. An corded.
busy, ccounts on the one page President about an entry in the Book but when he had entered ally K = | which showed a small amount be decided to balance the page which "owing to Thompson.” "He explain- then conslated of the January, and fed that that win ki, pecunion, when? eply to the thi the Fetiriíry - accoántás: Hebe had banked too much možný,
[to] preperred keeping $200 12 kein. -to | ro÷rthas faconvenience>TORN
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This concluded the evidence şind".
the afternoon when addrésson, by the
108, bacanaa bol documed 'wers to be bfard.