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RANDOM BEFLECTIONS. Those who sealy the poditival sky lu China appear to be worth whether tutul or only a we are witnessing a partial eclipse of the Sun.
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Rodent's letter to this paper last week was amusing because it was typical. Un rending in the Press that between 6 and ter children's heiligs are
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JUNE 291, 1922,
THE RICE COOLIES STRIKE. INTIMIDATION" MAN SENT TO"
PRISON:
The trouble amongst the vice roulies in the Colony still cautiones and there an
THE PENANG WILL "CASE. ANOTHER EPISODE IN COURT. ME ALABASTER BETIRES FROM THE CASE,
When the Penung" Will Case, which still a mater of them on strike for an has born before, the Chief Justión for Harrenseref pay. The principal moves in many months past was resumed in the Evely the strike are the members of the Tung Supreme Court, yesterday, a Yik Bier Coolis" Guild, hat the Tang
ALLEGED ILL-TREATMENT
OF A SMALL GIRL. LANDS TIED BEHIND HER BACK
...AND SEVERELY BEATEN.
STROKES AND, SCREAMS
HEARD
ACROSS THE ROAD) ......'
A bright little Chinese girl. aged four plan, appeared in Court yesterday
dunged in, difierest parts of time. Colony-† Tik Bice Coolies' thikh is wat in favour Image of arms, occurred between the morning, in charge of Chief Inspector [
Jes" w
every Jeste, be thought opportuning of wing these a little Bodies in lock the path of the
[of the strike and its mebers have been
work since the gununeement of the trouble As if the carpenters Jabour: for table, a certain amount of intimidation is going on, and yesterday afternoon at the Magistrney, Mr. R. K. Hindwell sen-
months' imprisonment.
Chief Justies and Mr Alabaster
On Kerr's amth. The child is alleged to respicctably- The dithealty, which are the privity, dressed Chinese woman named Wong taking his sent the Chief Justice brought har den t-treated by afternoon is an end is calling on Mr. Leug Hing, living at No. 5, Wyndham by suggesting that this lamentable states
Hall Brutton to continue his argument. Streit, which is directly opposite the Mr. Hall Bratton is acting as a harrister Chief Inspector's quarters at the Central of affairs was
the tie the inability of the rear their offspring, andere un of the striking coolic to six in this case under the provisions of the Station, the space between the thar; "onsequently, the abolition of the muista systent would increase infan- ticiler The falseness of the premises was so clearly shown by Mr. C. G. Anderson that the argument based upm it collapsed like a paper bag.
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Ordinance recently passed..
MF. Brutton
far atc.. tant
the The case for the prosecution was, 'that
Chief his address when
• the ward int.. three of the Tong Tak with
work at Justice, addressing Mr. Alabaster, who replies when returning, from
Brution, scated beside Mr. midnight were attacked by a gang of ten was
Mr. Alabaster, either you 'pre strikers armed with poles No threats it:
Either
You
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houses bein,t' about" 100 feet.
The defendant admitted, henting the chill, and by way of excuse said that the child had misbehaved herself. When shu tadefendant)" returned home the previous day she found the girl mixing Chinese of intimidation were used but this three in the ed or you are not. 1 ir gun with whiantity of such and In the course of the discussion
vinties wie violently assaulted and put to create any unnecessary frict medicine. The child was drinking it. *Res.dent nivel adiitted that he
rived a mimber of wounds. One of the but I do think its unusual and mostrar as ry augers and in her nothing whatever about the
attacking party was arrested by a Chinese irregular for commsel to keep on peut rage at the child as she was afraid the system he was defending, but, of course constable who caine on the Seite during ing his solicitor.
phá non chứ bonell Harm that did in deter him from serving a the fight, and at No.7 Police Station ducting the case or you are not con- Chief Hospector Kern, stated that at thoss well-meaning husybodies" whose, fuser, for Kent fouted a packet of powder duering the case. My. Bratton has rern, on the ith he went into his coumisente enabled them i see that fod glass in his possession. Two charges competently conducted the case in your quarters. From the window he saw the it was liarly halde go' alus and were, proferred against the mad, the first abonen. Either you should conduct it defeislant beat the child with a stick father user. Shortly after the relate strone and stroke sureessfully, being intimidation and the second an non or you should not. I am ad to say-for refovil. It is the law fit position of a weapon (to with Mr. Alabaster was about to speak when wars the husband euing it and the heate The same afternoon, at rutal attitude of these. Resilent» "-- | jušidoved glass) for the purpose of living the Chief Justice erotinued: It is not ang erased. Whe A to be found anywhere in bodily harm,
the fitention of the Ordinanes that alout 330 fm. Mrs. Kere seat for him.
As Asked by the Magistrate why he carried comased huid, appear Bongkung'
instructing He, wept in the quarters and in conse greater profusion than in which I Fid incresting: Wint is is the powdered glass; the may refused to solicitors. Mr. Brutton was entrusted by queen of what he saw the reported the right" og smide say, 25 otherwise wo answer and later said he had nothing to me with this case owing to your absence case to Mr. King, the Deputy, Superm
reudent of Police who ordered him to take acet of ill-health, but you aretron against the woman. in company should have altered-it: Ta sugost nayay and the Magistrate sternly comment
now in the case always prompting wah sub-inspector Pudott be visited the thing to the contrary is therefore, ane:"f you threw that inte man's eyes really
dhouse and found the child sitting if a stool afront to As. When challenged to you would blind hins for life. It is most the soliciter.
with her harsis tied behind, her back with a handkerchief. She was sobbing lutter- justify the a titade in a car such as deadly stuff.
ly. Her hands were unties and be en ried her to the Central Station. She clung to me and was trembling like a leaf'in a state of great fear, wlded) pepecter here. Shortly afterwards the defengan was brought to the tation and dinid "despatched hospital and
word Shride
that under notice they losgriably fill hæck on the "rice til type of argument with which the opponents of child labour i als web enfrentical gears ago. while some aven in so far as to contenci
it is
31. Alabaster: 1. your Lordship The man was sentenced in three months" dhunks à i irrigular i will go out of imprisonment in ench chargy,
L'ourt.
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The Chief Justin: I think it is absolutely irregular. I am very surpris ed at the suggestion that it is not.
fr, Alabaster As your Lordship has made your remarke in front of the, Press, with the ntrinst respret I should like to state how I view the matter.. This is a case in which two counsel were retained by
the sun was to host inter
one for Destitute wo
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BOAT-BUILDERS STRIKE. That, as Clause de huured to hardship, Bout bunter's employed in Chinese their firms constructing junks and other intive SPOTK to interfere with vastonis on humanitarina grounds. This ruft dry destanding cents instead of sort of reasoning, especially hea" np 40 cents for a day's work. The employ plied to helpless little children, reminds rs ares offering an inéreuse of 20 cents hue of the fly which the man who was and, as they was in deeptable to the solicitors in either side, and it is usual
Small in
fut lux experiènere) elez know skinnang eels Alive made to the remarken, dey have gone on strike, that the operation must RK vary. puinine wwat-building yards an Aberdeen, and whether it . usual in yours-for one child's avors being bed behind her-back
ti› the wels. Oh.." he said hom
halantly, they get used to it.”
Colony!
Shaukiwan are piincipally affected. The Secretary for Chinese Afairs has not far.reveived a request to mediates,
OF KOSHING THEATRE SUMMONED.
ALLEGED BREACH OF THE "
REGULATIONS.
TEJ.
3rs. Keep rubetrated her husband's - statement and gave evidence as to seeing the child being beaten round the rou with a foarlen dasfer! The rating wast verriet on with great furre at intervals from 1 pan. 404 pm. She saw the
and the pad was given another cinsel të prompt, in other ouse] aan sociated with him. If the junior course beating
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Bas The beating Magistrate: a ore severe than an ordinary chastise ment!
The witness. Yes, in view of the child's age.
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is on his legs & pronting from hele anser do this" Magistrate, "Mrs teacher is nas utrustat on shrughout the Satan ting er hat es cat wilted ease Mr. Sharp, my leader, was sitting beaten or other occasions as well.
este me. This happened on the other side, tiny being fortunate enough to have the services of bath their counsel throughout, unimpaired, prompting each other and dividing their case as to gross examination of what not, as they chose, Proceeding, Mrs. Kerr said that atto I so happens that the leading counsel, she heard the child scream and on on the plaintiff's side was absent when looking out saw the child being beaten the east commenced. The case was not again. The defendant was
woman and used all her "force. The WIN postponed until the arrival child was tied up and made to sit on a consel for the other side, thus giving an stool, apparently to make her chocmous advantage to the other side. crying
Asked if she had any questions to put, The junior counsel took on the case and was therefore forced into the position of the defendant denied that she had beaten
the child on former occasions. leader. His retained leader then ar rived, but owing to much having junior to continue lending but through out prompted him-necessarily prompted him-with the beneft of his advice and experience. A later stage came when I myself was overloaded and broke down
-What-is one to understand from the | Temarks of B.E the Officer Alminister-PROPRIETOR" ing the Govermbent on the subject of} enforced enrolment in the Volunteer Corps Is an
attempt to be made to go back, to the conscription scheme which Sir Henry lay was obliged to tamton
At this Magistracy, prsterday muuruing, during the War, when he sought to make the proprietor of the Roshing Theatre West Point, was sumiponed efore Mr. it a permanent feature of lle in this W. Hamilton, for committing a breach adjaurned until his arrival although it
The protest on the present of his theatre licence, in that he allowed occasion will be, I suppose, the need for people, other than authorised people un
the stage and in the gangways, having all British subjects of pure
The defendant said that on the night in European descent "'—to
the question a large amount of wernery was required for the performance and a numQ- ready to cope with any future threat by scenes. Regarding the obstruction in the the Chinese lacuring classes,
to Fangways, this trouble was mainly caused by Government servants who went there paralyse the Chiony by declaring
without buying tickets. These servants -general strike. This is merely supposiromed about the theatre as they pleased. obstruction could not have been a tion, of course, but it seems a reasonable serious one as business at that time was and the case had to be continued with to .ery so she gave her construction to place upon His Excel very stack.
borrow
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phraseology of the Secretary of State-ber of men were required to shift the happened before, the leader allowed his tive evidence as to finding the child
The
Jeney's cryptic utterance. That the Mr. Hamilton dreided to put the case Government should be in possession of back for a werk in order to "xamine the the requisite information to enable then licence.
to use each ann's services to the best
fidvantage in such an emergency will uot
be disputed, but the permanent conscrip There was nothing so Utopian in the tion of un unenfranchised community is report of the Commission as to alarm intensely repugnant tu present-day even such a cautious and conservative') ideze. It resemble: too closely that
arc Government as our own; on the contrary corraling" of cattle.
the regulations muggested veru of a very
•
ia pur
When
two
Hub aspector Pincott gave corrobora- crying bitterly and with her hands tied behind her back. *
The defendant then made a further statement and said chut she struck the child a few strokes. The child continued
The Magistrate: Assault
two strokes
the assistance of an Ordinance, by some more, then tied her hands behind one else who was brought in. He hapher back, added witness, and I told her that if she would apologise I would pens to be a solicitur.
love her ever so much. The child refused The Chief Justice: This
to do so. This is my child, my own waste of time.
Mr. Alabaster. If it is your Lord-child: why should I ill-treat her and heat her! I only gave her a warning as ship's wish that I am not allowed to
there is some poison kept in the house come back into Court-
The Chief Justice: The circumstances and 1 am afraid she might take it.
The Magistrate: Have you anything altogether different. counsel are sitting in Court one is justi- else to say?
The defendant: What is the charge # bild and elementärgo character. It was fied in prompting the other. Here is
You are not against me? It is so long since the Amateur merely suggested, for example, that all quite another matter. Dramatic Club of the Colony gave any employers of childreu should be obliged acting or participating, but yet you are sign of life that ruple are wondering to register them; that children should sitting in Court prompting the solicitor. whether it still survives-even in a state not be employed in dangerous trades, of suspended animation. It has not including glass blowing and boller offered such slight evidence of existence chipping; that the minimum age at which as the holding of an annual meeting a child, should be allowed to work in back you did not go on with the case. Would furnish. In days gote by it was a factory or in any form of casual labour a very useful adjunct to the social life should be eleven (Chinese reckoning) naking the speech. of the community, and there is still that the maximum hours of work should plenty of scope for its activities. The be of a week; that not more than five Increasing competition offered by other hours work should be performed, coase foros of amusement in cent years cutively, and that night work, should be cannot be accepted as a sufficient ex-forbidden, planation of the A.D.C.'s apathy so long.
Mr. Alabaster: The case, went on be cause I was too ill to attend.
The Chief Justico: When you come
Mr. Alabaster: It is true I am not The Chief Justice: All I am saying is either you are conducting the case or you are not. The whole of yesterday's pened when you were not in the Colony. argument was upon something that hap You know nothing of what happened in Chambers, and yet you were prompting Mr. Brutton.
a vigorous and flourishing organisation As regards the unfortunate little of a similar character continues is creatures whom man's cupidity has con- Shanghai,
Mr. Alabaster: There is a very full demued to stagger daily under heavy loads and a burning sun to the Hill disreport in this morning's papers shout it
If the ordinance for regulating child tricts, the Commission proposed that und labour in the Colony is not all that it burden-bearing by children under the age The Chief Justice. You are continually should be when, eventually, it is intro of thirteen (twelve, English reckoning) prompting your solicitor as to what he duced, the Government will not be able should be prohibited and that between should say.
The defendant: There is 1.0. ill- treattacut. I will not strike her again. 1 want my child. I would like to call my husband. He is not in Court as he lias to go to work-
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The Magistrate: Why isn't he here t Didn't he know you were being prosecut; ed!
The defendant: He goes to work at → 4.7.
The Alagistrate, decided to adjourn the caso until Tuesday afternoon next in order that the husband be called, and for Dr. Valentine to be present. The woman was released on bail of 8200.
Mr. Brutton: My Lord, may I not be He allowed Mr. Alabaster's services ? has been conducting the case when I was
not in Court. He can tell me certain
to plead as no excuse that they have this age and sixteen the weight horne Mr. Alabaster: If your Lordship things which happened when I was not not had adequate time to consider it should be limited to between 20 to 40 thinks I am agting improperly I must here.
The Chief Justice: There is not the details. The subject has been under dis cutties. At present, it is adiniited, retire from the case, I only retired cussion for several years, and, about children as young as 7 or 8 years of age illness. If your Lordship wished me to should not sit in Court, but I do object from the case in the first place through slightest reason why Mr. Alabaster fifteen rannths ago, following upon a (Chinese reckoning) are not exempted, make the speech in spite of what hap-to his prompting you as he did yester paper read by Mr. F. B. L. Bowley be The Commission declare that "the" fore the Church of England Men's Society physical condition of many of the women pened in my absence I would have done day.
on Sweated Labour." Commission who have been long engaged in this work so, but I thought your Lordship agreed-Mr. Alabaster: If I am to sit in Court was appointed by H.E. the Governor to his even worse than that of the children, The Chief Justice: Yes, I agreed through and receive fees and out give my assist prepare a report on the industrial and judging from this we are driven to necessity. Mr. Brutton is perfectly co-ance, I am acting improperly toward my employment of children in Hongkong the conclusion that no form of work petent and capable of conducting the client and i will not do that. If I am to with a view to the introduction of exercises such a degrading effect upon case. It is a very different matter sit si in Court I must give my assistance, Tegislation. I do not know how long this the workers as labour of this kind. It's ting beside him and, every other sen and I am aut interfering or interrupting task occupied the Commission, but their about time we did something in the tence prompting him. recommendations were published. eight matter, isn't it? Or are we to wait until Mr. Alabaster 1 do not see why Mr. months ago in response to a question the gradual introduction of mechanical Patter, should have the advantage of addressed to the Government by the transport drives out the present inhuman Mr. Jenkin's help and Mr. Brulton not
Erstein ?
have mine. Hoa. Mr. IL E. Pollock, K.O..........
(Continued at fool of nezt column),
(Continued at fost'of next column)
RODERICH RANDOM.
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zoy way.
Mr. Brutton then proceeded with his address and Mr. Alabaster withdrew from in seat at counsel's table and shortly afterwards left the Court. Ho did not attend in the afternoon.
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