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TECHSDAY, MARCH 11, 1990.
GIRL SLAVERY IN HONGKONG A ME: That was the man's main
idea.
HOW TO COMBAT THE EVIL.
REGISTRATION AND VISITATION SUGGESTED.
BETTER WAGES: LESS KLAVERY." So At the fortnightly meeting of the C.E.M.S., held on Today night at the Language School, under the presidency of the Rev. V. E. Copley Moyle the in- portant and pressing question of Girl Slavery in Hongkong was fully discussed, The Rev. H. R. Wells, in a lucid and very informing address, discussed slavery a it exists at present in our midst, and suggested the remedying influence of registration and visitation which would enable the Government to safeguard the slave girls from ill-treatment An interesting debate followed and st the conclusion the denimous wish of the meeting was that the Government be informed of the ad visability of registering all cases of child adoption with a view to the ultimate abolition of girl alavery.
THE DISCUSSION.
the same VIGW.
Hr. WELLS stated that he did not know what the moral consequences"of such an nce might be. But no one seemed to know anything about morality in this part of the world. Probably the girl would be taken on, later, as a subsidiary wife
A MEMBER: The difficulty I wished cleared is how is the Government to know whether or no she is a slave girl! They would not be able to tell the degree of relationship. It would be quite a simple matter for the man and his wives to treat the adopted girl in precisely the same manner as a slave I think the Govern ment would be in an awful fix to know when to step in.
would remove aino-tenths of the present Mr. WrLza replied that registration evil. When a child was to be adopted it would be well if the parties were brought up, before the Secretary for Chinese Affairs
Than the people would know that there would always be some one who would come to visit the child. They would, therefore, stop any attempts at cruelty which they would otherwise indict. That would soon lead to the eradication of the evil in Hongkong.
the Press some time ago it was stated that The CHAIRMAN said that in a leter to
the sale of children in China bad ceased. In days gone by children were kidnapped from Hongkong and sold in China; now it was the other way about.
Mr. WITCHILL: Yes, but they return as quickly as they are deported. Sometimes it is proved that they illtreat the in- mates and they are sent to prison. I have known cases whare severa sentences have been imposed on persons who dotain. girls against their will.
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A. MEMBER: The best, thing to do is to hand them over to the Chinese authorities.
Mr. WITCHILL remarked that as long as Present procurers do not interfere with the wives THE GREAT and concubines of the officials
the latter do not take much notice of it in China
KO
Mr. WELLS sated that there were many millions in China, and for purposes ef prostitution only a small fraction migrated to Hongkong.""It was a trade which produced millions of dollars, there- fore, a fine of even 82,000 was nothing.
was more prostitution in America and A MEMBER stated that he had heard there
Europe than in China
Mr. WALL replied that that was prob ably so...
A MEMBEn said that one reason for that was that in China every man was provid- ed with a wife.
Mr. WELLS: Yes, the idea being that man who cannot afford a wife cannot carry on prostitution.
Mr. FREMING: In case a woman can choose her husband, is there a special Henson like Leap Year!
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Mr. WELLS: Nobody chooses husbands chogeo her husband.
Mr. FLEMING remarked that he observ ed a number of Chinese youths going out for tea with girls There was surely an element of choice now-a-days?...
Mr. WELLS: That is becoming so. There are educated girls and boys now. The girls who go to Wiseman's, for in- stance, are educated:
PENELOPE
"It is long since omo hau heard such spontaneous laughter-ench husbed silence or such genuine autours of "pplause." The Statesman.”
A MEMBER stated that the question of FRIDAY, March 19th, employers paying small wages, as the THE MARRIAGE OF the reasons why they could not support KITTY Chairman had pointed out, was one of their families. He was a new-comer to the Colony but what struck him forcibly was that there were so many men who did man, mannal labour. Everything was drawn by men, wagons, etc. It was B
very
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After the paper, reprochiced in our pre- vious issue, had been read by Mr. Wells the CHALEMAN stated that they were all grateful to Mr. Wells for taking so much trouble in preparing the subject and placing it before them in so lucid a man. ner. He thought that those who were present when Mike Pitt brought up the subject, would agree that Mr. Wells took
Mass Fits recommended Mr. WELLS replied that that was due to registration of children and that they China, at one time a despotic country. should be regularly visited Mr. Wells becoming a republic. China had gone has suggested that public opinion should further than Britain on the equality of be educated on the subject. He was glad the subject The Chinese were citizens to say that the Preas were helping them they were rat subjects. The Chinese bad by reporting cases of child cruelty that very high ideals, but they were unable came up before the courts. He did not to control everything: They tried to shop know who he came to the Colony that gambling but it was being continued; they such conditions existed, and be was in tried to stop opium and had not succeed tbo Colony for many years before heed entirely. realised it, and that, too, as a result of a great deal of trouble would ensue in Blavery was the same, but rending a case where a man sued a woman China if it were discovered that a child for obtaining money under false pre was a slave, tences. bho sold herself to the LAN, A MEMBER stated that he bad recently although he had a husband, and then heard of cree of an amah who gave disappeared. Mr. Wells had emphasised birth to a girl at 4 a.m., had sold it at the act that the British Empire stood for 3 am, and was at her ordinary work by liberty, and to think that their Empire then. What would happen to the baby? included those poor children, even if only a few of them, who were suffering in again had been made that if it was a girl Mr. WELLS said that probably a bar terrible way, was sufficient reason for making every endeavour to eradicate the it should be sold conditions which existed other day in the Press & case in which a
A MEMBER: Is it your opinion that the He read the large proportion of slavery to-day is due
to the desire of obtaining labour cheaply woman residing at Lyndhurst Terrace was arrested for ill-treating a little girl
WILLS: I think so.. A MEME: That seems body.
The woman was let out on bail liberty and taking advantage of it
& person of of $100, but she never attended Court P. WELLS: Girls have no right in A tresh warrant was issued for her Chins as yet. They hardly have the right arrest. The girl, who was in hospital, to live. People do not trouble mach was afterwards looked aftar by the Fo about a woman's point of view. I know the coolic was well-off. In other eRees Mr. WELLS thought that in some cases Leung Kok Such cases were not & credit to the Colony and they ought to exercise who had two girls he wae unable to up to all of them as Britishers that no in-March 22nd and 23rd, a case of a man in the New Territories he was badly treated. It was a disgrace Monday and Tuesday, pressure on the Government to do some port: The girls were taken into different terest whatever was taken to better the thing to prevent that crying ahame It families and treated a servanta was quite possible to deal with the situa reason is that a mistress does not want tice continued they were parties, to it
The condition of children. As long as the prac- The Delightful Romantic Comedy. tion in an effective manner by taking the whole-time servant about the place. because they submitted to the evil being THE DUKE OF stops suggested by Mr. Wells. little Chinese slave girls were a much small girl.
Those There is probably enough room only for in their midst. It was their duty to press KILLICRANKIE God's children as their own children were, food and clothing, and for this she has
She gets nothing except the matter home, and aa Christians, it was their duty to to run little errands and look after the do their best to bring educated public baby. opinion to bear on the subject and press both being sent to school.
The girls, I am glad to say, are for measures to combat the evil."
Those girla course there was an argument always put are what is
Of have no real rights to property. They Later on they will be
freight. He had noticed some work done uneconomical way of handling. by the P. W. D. which he thought cost twice as much as it would have cost in America. They ought to provide the men it would only be for a time. Better tools might be thrown out of work as a result, wih proper tools; and although a member
provide better workmanship, better wages by the P. W. D. which he thought cost SACURDAY, March 20th, at 5.15- and more spending power. The result would be that labour would become noces PENELOPE and at 9.15 p.m.
(who had several scars and weals on her essence of slavery; den to me to be the Bary elsewhere and the men would then all
forward that such a mesaure would leading daught only called "nourish
to starvation of the children, as parents married. They stand a better chance as could ill-afford to feed them. That was servants than they would, say as a fisher- rotten argument and proved that en- man's daughter, always on the vers bus ployers were paying so low wages that starvation. the labourers were unable to support the not become absolutely taboo among Chris-
taking of such girls children God gave them. It showed that tian Chinese. there were people ready to pile up money girl is absolutely taboved
The other kind of slave to the detriment of the poor, who were thereby unable to lock after their own responsibility on the owners to see about The Rev. C. B. SHAUN: Is their any children.
getting the girls married, etc. girl is not born for anything else except Mr. WELLS: Yes That is so; a Chinese marriage. When the time comes she must many cases where a girl is sold for in do not think are moral purposes, but there are sometimes cases of adultery in a house and then the girl becomes & concubine
The Rev. C. B. SHAUN sted that, on more than one becasion, when he had had a conversation on the matter, he found in the Government service was that it was a so-called" slavery. They ap parently deny the fact that slavery exists, Mr. Welle had succeeded, by some means or ather, in getting hold of a document which proved that slavery did exist Was there a possibility in Hongkong of gotting a definite document to prove that money had been paid over for children
Mr. Wells replied that the document in his possession made mention of a cer tain sum of money. When a child was purchased, the purchaser had absolute power over the child. The parents low Any right in them and are not allowed to see them.
He was certain that the document related to the purchase of child in Hongkong.
The Rev. G. UPSDELL Kated that in a school in Nanning there was a girl who had been a slave. He had been informed that in case of interference on the part of the owner he could report to the Police who would take stopa,
A MyMins said he thought that it would be difficult to find out when a girl
was a elave and when not.
have employment."
paid cheaply compared with the Chinese whether it was considered that labour was standard
The Rev. G. UPADELL wished to know
with a view to abolition of girl slavery The resolution concerning registration, was then unanimously passed
RENT CONTROL IN THE PHILIPPINES.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION. In line with the recommendation of the Governor General, Senator Guevara has
ed valuation of a piece of real estate pró- Senate for fixing 12 per cent of the as9665- introduced a Bill in the Philippines
the Philippines which are advertised for buildings located in cities and towns of perty as the maximum rate of rent on
rent, with or without the land, and not
SPECIAL MATINEE
THE MARRIAGE OF KITTY
By Captain Robert Marshall,
A Perfect Gem of Comedy *The Statesman.
Wednesday and Thursday," March 24th and 25th, Hubert Henry Davia. Charming Bural Comedy COUSIN KATE
"A flawless "The Staresman."
"It held
performance.*.....
spellbound.
Times of India.? ever-Bombay Chronicla.
"A thing of beauty and a joy for
March 26th,
of land rented for building purposes.
than 10 per a Friday, 1 of First Instance in any locality would
The Justices of the Peace of the Courts OUTCAST
"Never bave we witnessed finer
of the proposed law. The judgment of emotional acting. Times of India. to the Court of Firat Instance. and if a Justico of the Peace may be appealed
The husband pays 87
still
whether after, say, ten years
The Rev. C. B. SHAUN wished to know tests made by any person in connection BY HUBERT HENRY DAVIK
be given the authority to look into pro- An Indictment tains her freedom, so far as a married to fix the rent within the prescribed limit girl obwith the reat of residential buildings and woman in China has freedom.
Mr. WELLS: Yes. The CHAIRMAN: much for her
Mr. Wais replied in the affirmative As a rule, said, the people do not make much out of the transaction as they spend it in preparations for the wedding.
AMARE Are they not allowed to choose their own husbands?
In the case of Christian girls there were Mr. Was replied: Not many of them. few allowed to do so, but as a rule the husbands were chosen for them. The Chinese wished to follow the old custom.
The Rev. G. UPEDELL: Where do the girls at West Point come fromt
Court of the Philippines.
occupanta
unsatisfactory to the Supreme SPECIAL INACINEE vides for prohibitions to be given to pro- OUTCAST
An important provision of the Bill pro Saturday, March 27th, at 5.15 of his property within a year counting and at 9.15 p.m. perty owners to drive away the
is inserted in order to atop the practice rented from the time the property has been of rent speculators from driving away arie Tempest is Mrs. Dot?; nobody
This proviso, it is understood, MRS. DOT their tenants to enable them to rent their else could play it." Thay Blateniam
By W. Somerset Maugham, property to other persona.
Mr. Welis: A great many are brought than six months or both for persons violat MRS. DOT. from the country; some from the Newing the provisions of this measure,
The Bill provides a penalty of a fine and Monday, March 29th, of P.200 or imprisonment of not more
girls slay information1 Cannot the Cor
It
case of a respectable Chinese who had Annam. There is real White Blave trade between landlords and tenants before the He know Territories from Kwongsi, and from further stipulates that contracts made no children of his own. He purchased a going on. I think the Chinese are as passage of the Bill will not be affected girl and a boy, who were under the con cunning at that as the British are frol of the man and his three wives. The Rev. G. UpsDELL: Could not the by it unless the contract is renewed Would they be slaves 1
Mr. WELLS replied that there were ernment stop it! different grades of slavery, one way WAN MT. WELLS: These traders could take by adopting children. Those children the girls in America, England or any. would be bought ne children of the family where they like The Chinese know how and the boy would become the heir of the to manage such matters. family. That was a different matter from slavery
A MEMBER: And the girls
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Mr. J. WITCHALL: I think the Govern. The regulations which have heen ment have put up notices in regard to promulgated by the berean for the liqui Mr. Wais: I think all prostitutes godation of German and Austrian proper girls being detained against their will. before a Registrar soms get away by ties in Ticutain and elsewhere appear to appealing to the Fo Loung Kok
Mr. Was replied that the girl might be brought up as an adopted daughter, or as a servant-girl-danghter, The Chin ene had perfected the system to a nicety and there were many grades. His sister form the Police and the house gets closed Mr. WiTCHELL remarked that some in had told him she was able to tell on look- ing at a girl whether she was a slave, or girls, when brought down, were frighten Mr. G. W. C. BURNETT thought that the brought up as an adopted girl, or solelyed by the traders. If there were le as daughter. In the case referred to the fear there would be lea prostitution woman was anxious to have the children, A KEER suggested that the only way
have been the subject of discussion at a objection having been raised as to the meeting of the consular body at Tientsin,
ported in Chinese, diplomatic circles that payment of taxation theroon. It is re out of the seven per cent the Chinese Government is to rebain six per cent. while the remaining one per cent., is to
as she did not have any of her own. The to prevent it would be to catch the probe paid over to the consular authorities. girl might have the status of an adopted carer sad give him "the cat." daughter. There was also a supporati
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It is understood that the matter is to be WELL remarked that in most referred to the diplomatic corps in Peking
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tion among Chinese that if you have cases it was the go between, womens for further consideration and decision. shildren, in the house you would get more who was responsible. children.
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