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of Columbus, it is neither so long nor no tedious as that one of which Herodotus tells, in which certain Phoeniciana who circumnavigated Africa took three years for the job. landing each year, and sowing and harvesting a crop of wheat to enable
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ANTI-MUI TSAI SOCIETY.
FIRST ANNUAL GENERAL MERKING.
The first afgeneral meeting of
MONDAY, MARCH, 27, 1992
SPORT-
GRICKATO
KOWLOON. HONGKONG.
This friendly match was played at to the unfavourable weather it had to
be abandoned.
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incessant. Lectores and addresses, tion. •This clearly showed that mostly in the vernacular, were given the Chinese authorities bad not, in various institutions, societies, at least fur a period, cooE- churches, schools for both sexes and tenanced the pernicious system. labour unjang too numerous to detail, With a view to completely ridding including the Christian Association China of an ancient, bad practice the of the Hongkong University, the Canton Government issued a procla them to carry on! Yet luxurious asb Anti-Mailer Society, was held in Helen's May Institute, the F.W,C,A"] mation on February 24, ordan King'a Park on Saturday, but næring - are our modern steamers, practically the auditon of the Chinese and the YMCA. The largest the resting of servent girs to be YMCA. a:presterday. A large audience numbered right bundred rigidly suppressed, and similar orders Low saying goodbye will gum-tering was present and the spirit A donation has to be acknowledged had been sent to Kwange, Tunnai,
about ble
the
accommodation of victory following Mr. Winston Char from Mr. Wong Kam Ying to defray Kwaichow and Srechurn.
the wages of a professional lecturer The Government proclamation, the and the food, and describe the chill's decree wasmach in evidence.
Mr. J. M. Wong, (President of the to speak on the evils of the system | sddress, continued was not received E. L. Braga, e Dods, b Beattie voyage as a sort of purgatory. At
unsaimons, aproval and B. D. Evans, b Lammert.. Home they will miss the cheap and Society) was in the Chair, and with before the travellers by boat between with lavish attendance familiar cut here him on the platform were:-Dr. here and Canton. (in spite of our complainings) and a Yeang Shin Chuen, Mr. Hung To Fi ict of them, before their holiday time Mr. Lam Woo, Dr. T. P. Woo, Mrs. expires, will begin to enjoy the pras pect of the return to llongkong life. The captive Israelites in Babylon were habitual and eloquent complainers, sighing for their own bleak home land, yet they gained a great deal from Babylon, of wealth, of culture, and of happiness. We may be sure that many repented the gratification
of their desire to go.
For us who cannot get away with those we are farewelling, perhaps such thoughts may be a comfort. As such they were designed. If not, we must just take up our minds to lamp what we may not like, the worst item being undoubtedly the separation from our friends. There is always, out here, the hall dread, the subconscious think ing, that it may be for longer than the
time stated, bit omen.
LOCAL AND GENERAL.
Three cases of plague (one fatal) and one of diphtheria, all four Chinese,
were notified on Friday
A shark, nine feet long and four feet in girth, was caught by the crew of the Singapore Cold Storage Com- pany's launch at the entrance to the Empire Dock.·
.
Since the formation of the Society.{to
MaNT AUODYMODs writers had written G. Russell, c Frank, & Beattie
the Canton Government, J. Stalker, no out
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Ma Yirg Piu, Dr. Chan Wai Cheung, your Executive, through the efforts of opporing the scheme which they cun L J. Blackburn, b Lammert
The first was that the Capt. Spinks, c Leader, b Dods. 10- two representatives of Mr. Hen Chien, the Investigation Sub-committee, has sidered to be unbamanitarian on two C. J. Stapleton, not out President of the Supreme Court of brought to the notice of the Author-grounds
Canton, Mr. C. G. Anderson (the ities two cases of ill-treatment, one in scheme could not tend to discourage B. F. Spinks, b Dods.
Road. Representations were also where ignorant Chinese displeaed F. Pestonji, I.tw., Fleming. hororary English ecretary), and Mr. Peel Street and the other in Hollywood infanticide in some places in China W. Fraser, c Miller, & Fleming
made to the Government with the re-with the birth of daughters would Ngan Kwan Yu, (the Chinese secretary).
honorary
In opening the meeting, the Chair-sult thats Coroner's inquest was held drown their issue. To give away Road. Our information was that the set as mutis would therefore over the suicide of a girl in Kennedy girls to well-reputed families to deceased was a muïtsai driven by ill-be
mat expressed regret that Mr. Hsu
Chien, Canton's Chief Justice could not e pre nt to address the gathering; revertheless, they welcomed his representatives.
A letter from Mr. Hsa Chien was
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a more humane act than to J. P. Robinson, did not bat.
Bowling Analysis, of the jury, that the girl committed was that unless adequate provision catment to end her life. The finding drown them. The second resp suicide but that the evidence is very was made for their maintenance Brattie then read to the meeting. In this condicting, is very significant. In liberated servant girls who had no Lat the writer called attention to the view of the fact that abolition of the kith and kin would be reduced to a D provisional Code of Nanking, by which system has been decreed, it is un- distressing condition through an Capt. Fleming
necessary to labour the point that employment. These reasons, accord- the buying and selling of human protection to these unfortunates is ing to Mr. Han Chien's opinion, were beings was declared illegal in China, really futile. Your Committee wishes not sufficiently strong to justify the Spinks. because the Republic recognised to record here the Society's appre-existence of the rearing mula prac.. R. Witchall not out. longer distinction of clase or creed ciation of the courtesy extended tice and should not be allowed to im Capt. Fleming and b Capt. Consequently the institution of mei by the local officials towards pede the execution of the laudable
Spiaks America decided say was illegal in China, and it was its representative in his dealings with scheme. When the intention of the Southern Govern- the Government.
ment to abolish the system. It It will be recalled that a member-to emancipate the negroes: many would be easier for them to do so, the ship campaign took place in October were the complaine received from letter continued, when Hongkong last. Mr. Ma Ying Piu, Dr. Yeung the latter which pointer out the longer harboured traffickers in flesh Shiu Chuen (who also kindly placed possibility of hardships, confronting
and blood. As a member of the Anti- Muitsal Society, Mr. He regretted bis ability to be present on this suspicious occasión.
THE REPORT.
Mr. C. G. Anderson (the hen 4 Singapore wire states that English secretary) read the report as Haytor Rubber shows loss of follows, a Chinese version of which $14,455. The output was 126,797 was afterwards presented by Mr. lbs. and all-in cost 111d. Restriction Ngan Kwan Yee (the honorary by 25 per cent. was observed.
Chinese secretary) : Ladies and Gentlemes,
The estate of Major General Sir W. G. A. Bedford, who just before the great war was Principal Medical Oficer in Hongkong and who died recently, has been sworn at £9,731.
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Major Nathan general manager
of the Kailan Mining Administration, is going home on leave early next mouth and in his absence Col. P. C. Young will act as manager.
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Lient. Franks, not cut
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Total.
F. C. Miller, Lt. B. L. Leader, Capt.
his rooms at the disposal of the them after their release from Society ita temporary head thraldom. However, the scheme was E R. S. Dods, E. G. Lammert, Et. quarters), Mr. Mak Mai Sang and put into execution and proved to be Beatty, RN. did not bat
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Mr. Pan Fook Yaen were the most success. China should do the same success'ul in this branch of om in regard to mui-lsais, activity and will be awarded framed raised in the anonymous letters would B. D. Evans scrolls for their zeal. The total be considered, however, when the. Stalker number of adult members is 1,371 authorities made arrangements for the Capt. Spinks Subscriptions amount to $585.50 and maintenance of liberated servant girls. donations total $1,150.35, of which In this work the charitable institu the largest contributions are from tions would co-operate. Girls who Dr. Ma Luk, Mr. Li Ping and Mr. were fit to work would be given V.R.C. SCRATCH REGATTA. Farg Fook Tin. The clerical work employment while those of tender age of the Society is so heary that an could be retained by families, but not amanuentis has to be constantly in the same category as mui tesis. Il employed to cope with it. His salary their masters of mistresses could not and the wages of a messenger are the give them satisfactory training they. Though the week-end weather was only approved allowances for work would be cared for by charitable in-not of the best the Victoria Recres- tion club was able anccessfully to carry through its third and last
Boulder Point on Sunday. scratch regatta for the season at Black
stitutions.
The Chairman then presented
Afterwards a Committee of 60,
LAST OF THE SEASON.
There was some interesting racing, one of the keenest contested events being the race between the Junior and Senior fours over a mile cours. The
Juniors eventually Won by quarter of length The strenuous racé, a members of the winning crew were:——
It was unanimously decided by the three President of the Supreme Court at meeting, amid applause, to dispatch Canton, who has kindly consented to the following cable to England: Lieutenant-Commander and address this meeting. It is through
after
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May (Stroke), I. Ignatieff (No. 3), C.
Earnshaw (No. 21, N. Shalanbacoff
the efforts of Mr. Han and his enligh-Haselwood, Wistaxis Cottage, Whit tezed colleagues that the Southern church, near Beading. Government gave its close attention
It is over seven months since this Society was formed with the avowed object of effecting abolition of the muitzal system in this Colony. Had it not been for unavoidable delays, in the Society. this meeting-convened to elect It is the earnest hope of the promo- An engagement is announced be permanent officials and to present a ters of this Society that their efforts Awards won by officers of the Society of Mr and Mrs. J. Burton, of Tientsin-world have taken place early in will be followed throughout the rast india ing many ladies, was elected, tween Miss Beryl Burton, daughter report from the Executive Commitee will set an example of reform which in connection with the campaigu. and Mt. G. A. Smith, of Mesare. February. Although, outwardly, the Republic of China. This hope is no and secarding to Chinese custom, was Arnhold Brothers and Co., Ltd., Society may appear quiescent, the far-fetched. Shortly after its esta-
Society from their numbers. fact remains that a great deal has blishment, the Society had the good given power to appoint officers of the Tientsin
been done to further its work; and it fortune to enroll a distinguished mem is no exaggeration to state at ber in the person of Mr. Hau Chien, seldom a day passes without the mui- tal question thrusting itself into the mind of your Executive. The Society is fortunate in gaining the support of
(Bow) and R. C. Wischell (Coz). The --· both press and palpit and has on file
Senior crew was composed as follows: great number of communications
Anti-Mai-Teal Society at its firstB. J. de Moore (Stroke), G. Tyman In the Hongkong Hotel grill room seconding its efforts from different to the institution of muiisai. A general meeting unanimously payed (No. 3). J. R. Soares (No. 2), O. on Saturday the directors of Messrs. places in China and abroad.
Presidential Proclamation to suppress hearty vote of thanks to you and all Statz (Bow) and H. Silva (Cox). Gande Price and Co., Ltd., gave a As stated in our Constitution, to the system, issned on the 24th sympathisers, including the British These crews will represent the V.RO. titin to Mr. S. C. Pank, the managing assist the public to realize that it is a February, 1922, is the result. Press, for efforts on behalf of mui-fazi at the RH.F.C. closing cruise next director, who left in the afternoon by mistake to continue the practice of A Judicial Commission is sitting at in Hongkong-Wong, (Chairman). Saturday. the "City of Simla on a trip to Brit-keeping mpitsai is also one of our Canton, engaged in drafting regula A photograph of the gathering was
G. Jack won the final of the Tab objects, to schiere which different tins. It is of interest to members, taken as a memento of the occasion. Sculling In the mixed Fours he Sab-committees were appointed. Their particularly those of the fair sex, to The address stated that the time rowed with Miss Eames Carmell and activities are now briefly told. Upon know that the Women's Union of had come when the practice of rear they won easily from 6. Earnshaw the English and Chineze Publicity Kwongtang has already taken steps
development of democracy in Chins At the end of the regatta the prizes-- Sab-committees falls the work of to assist the Southern Government in ing mus a must give way to the and Miss Frid Cornell. translating all the questions and the work of liberation.
as it would be disgraceful to deny a won at the various regattas held In conclusion, your Executive Com-person her natural rights as a human daring the season were handed over answers asked in Farliament concern- ing the muitsai for distribution mittee has great pleasure to announce being just because the happened to be by Miss Exid Cornell. Besides those amongst member and for insertion initif success to the efforts of the in less fortunate circumstances Mr. who won rases yesterday trophies the Chinese Price, to which they also Society is in night, although there Hea Chien suggested that the Hong were presented to the following: contribute orginal articles of still remains a great deal of construc kong Anti-Meitsai Society establish a corresponding with Members of Par- tive work to perform. A small Com-frame for poor Chinese girls in which liament, philanthropists and societies mittee will soon meet the represents vocational training and education abroad interested in ur Andeavour; tives of the Society for the would be given to daughters of the of conducting a literary competition Prevention of Cruelty to Maitari poor. in one section of which the winning to evalve a scheme of sholition composition-a ballad condemning for submission to the Hong- kong Government. Finally, your
sin.
The Singapore Hotel Van Wrk shows a profit of $9,532. A dividend is recommended of 20 per cent. There was a considerable falling of in boarders and visitors during the
vicissitudes, and here most truly "feel Ferr of them seem to worry about the long gap this trip will make in a vital continuity, though year..
be that the ordering it may
A sum of Rs. 4,399.876 is includ- of the Overland China Mail customary
indicates some ed in the loan scheme for the housing at this concern for it. The "Home" they of Government servants in Colombo. sneak of going in is more of a memory of this a sum of Rs. 410,000 has been than a reality. For every nine months allotted for expenditure this financial spent there, excluding the period of year for the housing scheme for senior childhood and youth most of them officers. will have spent twenty-seven bere, and the changes occurring in twenty- seven months, may easily be greater than those happening in nine."
A Home paper states that there the system has been printed and
is some likelihood of more Indian will be given to members gratis as Executive Committee wishes to thank
com-
VIENT REGATTA, Scratch Sailing Race: "Petrol,” A. L. Hopkins
Bazd C Class Fours: G. May, K. Shalabanoff, F. Schnepel and E
Souza.
Ladies' Pairs: Miss G. Rameny · and Miss M. Ramsay.
Tab Scalling: LIgastie'. Mixed Pairs: Miss M. Ramsay and
V. Ramany
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Miss
Scratch Fours: G. May, L. Ignatiek,
J.
O'Brien and V. Bassy.
SECOND REGATTA.
During the week-end there was trots and less British troops being they leave this ball and will also be the members and sympathisers of the big exodus of local residents going on Judging by the talk of many of employed in such garrisons as Hong-cattered throughout China; and of Society, both here and abroad, for furlough, every departing steamer them, this is so. They profest no kong and Singapore. There cannot editing and compiling a magazine in their keen support, without which, having few well known name home sickness, no nostalgia. They (as the writer) be any further Chiness of prer 300 pages, in which success in the common effort to among its passenger list. The admit in many cases that these Home reduction of the Royal Garrison this burning question is treated ameliorate the lot of thousands of «Kane Mart had on beard Mm visits give them the feelings of a Artillery companies in these stations in various literary forms. This JAMI.--On March 19, 1922, at
not be attained. stranger in a strange land. Only in a as they are being maintained at the magazine, copies of which are also do trodden girls in Hongkong can-Young and her three clever daughters. Mr. and Mrs. George Grimble were available for distribution in the Shanghai, George Anthony, son
Dinghies fem fortunate cares do old and familowest
Sailing Esce Club porsible strength
Mr. Wu Nga Kwak, one of the the passengers on the "Pinetree of Mr. and Mrs. G.F. James, agedier niches await them. Scars that mensurate with efficiency. -
had å fall "Petrul,” A. L. Hopkins. interior, will be ready within a fort night Mention should be made bere Canton representatives, then read a State, which also
Band C. Class Fours; G. Mogesen, three months.
may have been caused by their
that all the expenses incurred in written address from Chief Justice passenger list. The "Mentor”, original departure for Hongkong bave
Orders have been issued for the conducting this competition have a Chien in the Mandarin dialect, took away two old residents in the I. Ignatieff, J. O'Brien; and A. M. The China Mail.long since healed up; and though a
welcome may be there for them, it is surveying ship" Merlin," Commander been kindy bome by Mr. Li Fing and which was translated into Cantonese persons of Captain P.H. Cowan, the Bocha.
retired master of the "Fatahan" and Ladies Pairs: The Misses Ramsay,
Tub Sculling: C. Eszabaw. The address stated inter alio that M Cowan, Mr. and M., H.3. Mariel “YRÜTE, JUBNOR, PUBL " rather the welcome for the honoured J. A. Edgehill, C.B.E., Hongkong, to that Mr. Lam Woo has offered to pay by Dr. Young Shin Chaen..
guest than for the pumber who gain take up duty in Far Eastern for the cost of printing the ballad belongs. At times the consciousness waters where she has been engaged both gentlemen being members of our the general impression amongst of Shanghai slao sailed for Home on Challenge Fours: 0. Stats, of this inevitable thing has been since the beginning of 1919, her port Executive Committee." It will interest foreigners and many Chinese was that this steamer. The largest number, Ignatieff, N. Shalbanoff, P. Schnepel, Mized Pairs Miss Eamer Cornell' known to hurt; yet as surely as the of commissioning then being rort you to learn that Liest. Com. and China had allowed the practies of however was taken by the "City of and R. C. Witcheil.... season comes round, they go again. Said. The "Merlin" was formerly Mrs. H. Hasdwood, whom we staring servant girls to go on, Lut Sim Besides three siready men
Open Four; C. Kamshaw, G. Why Why not use the triennial one of the 1070-ton loops of welcome as members, bad a few that was not so. Not only had the tioned on Saturday, this steamer had and G. Jack. "leate for the purpose of seeing the Odia type, carrying as rarvey thousand copies of our Manifesto authorities during the first year of the among her passengers Mrs. W.E.
printed at their own expense for dis- Chinese Republic issued a behest in Roberts, wife of the manager of the Mogeson, T. Andrews Now is the time for uprootings and countries, previously szimown: It ship 10 officers and 90 of a crew.
tribution in Great Britain and that Nanking, ordering the strict abolition Tramway Co., and Mr. S.C. Fank, Schnepd. partings, for the strange habit called does not seem to be an affair of
extracts from this document figure of the malpractice, and declaring that managing director of dande, Pace Mixed Fairs: going Home," whereby the pas resson at all. Perhaps it is habt.
largely in the recent Appeal made by all persons should be treated with and Co. The following Shanghai Cornell and G. Jack. manger senommedation on Europe Some talk of going for health, to
the Anti-Slavery, and Aborigine Pro equality, disregarding their creeds residents also sailed by the same stes Bound stamen is all booked up and avoid Hongkong's bot sesson (which,
Section Soasty London to the Mem and station of life; but during the mer-Mr. G. 8. Aveyed wife of the zaverval -- før: months ahead, and, however, they will have healthily
bers of the House of Commons. We Ching dynasty there had been a law manager of Heases. Jardine Ma- furnished homes homes as going curvived and probably enjoyed
are also in rondinfucation with the prohibiting the sale of human beings, theson's engineering department at concerns-zx to lef. Those who do for twy or three years previous)
Industrial Ommittee of the National either for concubines or for household Shanghal, Mr. and Mrs. E.B. Clarke, not go fose friends, or at the leest for--to
Council of Women of Great Brits a services in the case of females. The of Shanghai who are on their American and Ireland:52 7P
law also applied to cases in which honeymoon and Mr. Brodie A. Clarke head of Messrs Hopkins, Donn with the same object in view, the sals, were covered by what were
Bhangha. Mr. Clarke is het Lecture Sab-committee has been popularly called by the Chinese
she - citest residents of the extremely active, at que time the ] douds of presentation and prov
Northern Settlersens. calls on its time were both Leat
severe penalty for contra
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TYPHOON WARNING.
THE FIRST ISSUED THIS
SEASON.
The telegram quoted below
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dear as friends, Three | opportunities lees plentiful out here. mean to come back, most | In many cases there will be family ra- for this is their real home, unions, though not, alas, all chat had Great an
Cyclame or typhoon ove their career, been counted upon they make
the bulk of thei life" is the journey, mach longer than that Ees direction unknow:
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