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HONGKONG DAILY PEESS, SATURDAY, JANUARY 615, 1923.
THE MUITSAI BILL. DISCUSSION BY THE CHINESE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE, STRONG OPPOSITION TO THE MEASURE.
Strong opposition to the proposed new Ordinance to give effect to the Secretary of State's instructions for the abolition of the idfui Tsai system in the Colony was expressed by resolution at an extraordin Ty, general mesting of the Chinese Gen-
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two hundred and fifty seven) DEBEN REDEMPTION of 1,637 One thousand TURES being the balance of an issue of 1,500 (One thousand five hundred, Debentures of $500 (Five hundred Dollars) each carrying interest, at the rate of 6% per annum issued by the abovezamed Company on the 1st day of January 1908
The Hongkong steam launch Hang Tany, belonging to the Kwok Hing Steamship Con was at Wang Man on Thursday, near Chek Wan, outside of British waters, when she was surrounded and boarded by a number of Chinees soldiers. They said they were Sun Tat Sea's men, and confiscated the boat for an indefinite period. When the hap- TAKE NOTION that the abbrenamed was flying the Chinese fag.
oral Chamber of Commerce, held yester penings described took place the launch will inc
day afternoon.
purrusace of the power
by clame 2 of the conditions to it. endorsed on the Debentures of the above aerier redeem the whole of the 1,357 (One thousand Debentures with two hundred and fifty seven) De but exception (anch Debentures being Bearer Debentures) at the expiration of six months from the date of this notice that is to say an paid the 30 DAY OF JUNE, 1893, at which data to persons Companies dr
The meeting was presided over by by Boats are frequently confiscated in this Mr. Li Po Kwai and amongst others way by Chinese soldiers, and it is very Chow seldom the owners see any return for prosent were:-The Hon. Mr. Shou-aon, the Hon. Mr. Ng Hon-tar, Mr. the money they r turally lose, or for the Ha Fook, Mr. Lo Cheung-ahit, Mr. M. work the boat performs while she is K. Lo, Mr. T. N. Chau, Mr. Li Wing away. If the launch is flying the Chicevo flag and is in Chinees waters Kwong, Mr. Simon Too Yaa, Mr. Funs there is nothing to be done in the matter, all principal and interest then due will be Ping-shan, Mr. Chau Yu-ting, Mr. Yung Launches are seldom kept longer than a
Two-ming, Mr. Ho Wing, Mr. Tip-pas fortnight,for after that period the Debent presenting and surrendering the
Mr. Wong Ping-shen, Mr. Ip Lan-chun owners usually put in a claim to the (the Socretary), and many other pro- Peking Government minent Chinese.
The meeting opened with an invitation from the Chairman to the manbers for
解
an expression of opinion as to the advis AN OLD WOMAN MURDERED. ability, or otherwise, of adopting, the new
TERRITORIES.
Bill. Before the discussion began a jet-A DASTARDLY CRIME IN THE NEW ter from Mr. Wod Po-chik was read to the meeting, which gave a brief summary of the mu, tai system from the earliest times.
The letter declared that there was very little cruelty practised towards mui tani; people who ill-treated mui trai would also ill-treat their own children.
The Chairman announced that many latters on the question had also been re- eived by the authorities at the Tung Wah Hospital.
A brutal murder is reported from the New Terrritories. Early on the morning of the 3rd inst. the body of a Chinese widow, aged 72 years, named Wong Chau Say, was found in her house at Ua Long Market, Taipo, foully done to death
The discovery wis made by the deceased woman's brother who visited the house at 6 am. The deceased was lying on the Boor of the kitchen, with a large pizce of rock, tied round her neck, whilst her hands were tied together with
Mr. WONG PINO-SUN said his principal objection to the measure was that the time was not ripe for such drastic action.
piece of rope, which in turn was tied Conditions in China had to be radically to her right leg. The woman had ap changed before it would serve any useful parently been strangled to death some purpose to have legislation of this de-time during the night. scription. In support of this he pointed The Police are at loss to find out the No arrests have out that the Government had no homes motive for the crime. in which to receive the girls when they been made." became due for release.
Mr. FUNO KAM-CHUEN, the master of aboarding house, had much to say in Eavour of old custom and appeared to be greatly excited in the expression of his views. It is against the interests of the poor people to do away with the mui tsai" he said, who, in good houses, are better off than the daughters of the poor in the interior of China. They get better food and are better kept.”
The Secretary (Mr. [p Lan-chuen) spoke at length on the subject. The gist of his remarks being that owing to the geographical situation of the Colony it was impossible to attempt abolition at the present time. Such an Ordinance could be enforced in a distant place like Singa- pore, but Hongkong was too close to China and conditions were different here. There was to inducement to either buy or "sell girls as mui trat -Sellers, were generally forced by circumstances, while. buyers had to provide their upkeep in return for services rendered. It would induce poor people to strangle their daughters if they could not be provided with decent homes,
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Mr. Pone WALKING Argued against |
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA..
HALE, YEARLY REPORT.
The Directors in their report for the half year ending the 30th September, 1922, say:
The net profit, after providing for the depreciation of the fleet, insurance and ships structural repair funda, amounts to
Yea 3,135,361.47, including Yen 343,717.02 brought forward from the Inst account.
the
Adding thereto Yen 3,000,000, amount transferred from the Dividend Equalidation Fund, we obtain total surplus of Yon 5,135,384-47
The Directora now propose that this surplus be appropriated as follows:
You. Legal serve fund ********* 140,000.00 Directors and auditors":
ices
900,000.00 Dividend (10 per cent, per
acnom)
2,900,000.00 Extra dividend (5 per cent.)
per annum)
1,450,000.00
Yen 4,600,000.00,
the
in question with the coupons representing interest due to the 30th day of June, 193, and subsequent interest to Company's bankers, the HoxaLONG AND SHANGEAL BANKING CORPORATION, Victoria Hongkong.
Dated this 30th day of December, 1922.
Br Order of the Board.
WALTER J. HAWKER, Secretary.
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All of which pre are held for the residue of the term of 75 podze the age of 18 years. Her release would of leaving it until the Government bad
trapt the 15th
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15th day of May,
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the *mad and silly things," She would tem He pointed out that a Com rs/usble spend the money that had been saved for mittes had been appointed by the premises and at No. 1 Gordon Stapet
Particula and Conditions of sale may ber from the age of 18 years to 18 years Government, the members of which had generally reckoned at $1 per week. As been drawn from the Society for the Fre obtained from
Messrs. HASTINGS & HASTINGS, regards registration of the mui tani bevention of Cruelty to mi thai and from
Solicitors, prophesied much inconvenience to the the Anti-Mui Trai Society. This Com
8, Do Veaux Road Central) Chinese residents by the police, especially mittee was in a position to "advise the
and at such time when there was trouble in Government as to the views of the Chin-
Mean LAMMEKT BROTHERS;; Carton when Cantonese came to the csa on the matter."ng
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Mr. Ho Foox said the Government did Mr. Lo CEUNG-BHUI seked whatnot appoint the Committee for that pur- scheme, the Govorament had prepared to pose, and Mr. T. W. CHAN added that the deal with the released girls. Would the Government take them under their wing and take full charge of them1 A Chin ese, he thought, would be afraid to walk out, with a girl owing to the probability of being accosted by the Police.
Committee had only been appointed to advise the Government as to the best measures to adopt in connection with the Ordinance.
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Mr. Wong Kwong-tin was also of the opinion that the legislation had been The Hon. Mr. Crow Snow so was initiated owing to the spread of incorrect dead against the Bill, but favoured the information in England. He added that adoption of certain stringent measures the new Ordinance did not provide for to prevent cruelty to the muita The the protection of the owners of mu tai, 21, POTTINGER ST. system could not be abolished, in Hong-which, in his opinion, was gromly unfair. kong unless it was abolished in the whole The general opinion of the Chinese was of China. Time itself would abolish the that the system should not be abolishad, MISS TOBA INOKUCHI system just as the binding of women's feet because it was an old Chinese custom had been banned by the Chinese The which had become an unwritten law. He mus tai system would work out its own warned the British Government to be extinction. People in England kicked up very careful in interfering with old a row because missionaries and others. Chinese customs who passed through the Colony, reported Hon Mr. Cuor Saou-som speaking that the mus feat was ill-tranted. The again, on the quartion, said that the Bill, the speaker said, prevented girls Anti-fui Tan Society bad issued a lot of 10 years and under going to work, of propaganda hich had a harmful and he gave an illustration of a poor affact. The other Society-The Society woman with six or seven children Why for the Prevention of cruelty to the Mui THE VALUE OF GOOD SIGHT should not some of those children do a Tea had practically done nothing in $7 little work in helping to maintain the the shape of propagands when it might cannot be over-estimated. Bight stands family, be asked. Orica in Eglish have done a lot of good,
for everything that is valuable or enjoy. Quite right quite right!Bogistra The SECRETARY Also spoke a second Hon would also give the police the right time and said that the rystem would die abia in life. You cannot tell if your eyes of" inspecting every, Chinese house- out in time of its own accord. The new y
The Bill, ha thought, would be a failure Ordinance was in a way forcing the are right; you may see well yet have unless some rich gentleman like Bir poor Chiness to wear long costs." Robert Ho Tang came forward and pro. vided a hump for these poor girls.
The hon. gentleman, speaking now in English, said pealeuately "It is the was not in favour of the proposed Bill Hongkong Optical Co, muccessors to opinion of the Chinese community and the becoming law, and, on the motion of ons Clark & Co. Refracting and Mann- opinion of the Chinese people generally of the members, the two unofficial Chines
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