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RANDOM REFLECTIONS. A rumour is current that either the War Office or the Colonial Office, or both, have turned down the proposals of the local negotiators for the traveler of the mil tary lands. When the Hon. Mr. Pollock
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, JANUARY 22ND, 1923,
The Publio Analyst was acutomed Over a very long period to tell us in tha monthly "Water" Return that our water was of excellent quality." I noticed in the last return that this stereotyped. phrase had been varied. We pere as
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CORRESPONDENCE
THE MUI TSAI QUESTION.
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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Sin-1 am directed by the Executive
Industrial Home.--Full particulars and estimates of the proposed home are given in Appendix B. I will be recalled thos the Commission to enquire into the Conditions of the Industrial Employ ment of Children in Hongkong," in its report to the Government, has recom
asked a question at a meeting of the red that the quantity is satisfactory Committee of my Society to release for mended the institution of such an estab
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Legislativa Council a month ago as to how matters stood, the reply given wee that the Government had not been notified of the result of the discussion between the two Departments. It is evident from the rumour current that news has since come through. If it is a fact that the proposals adumbrated as a result of negotiations by the representatives of the two Departments on the spot have not proved acceptable, it woäld be interesting to learn how this is to be re- conciled with the public declaration of the Duke of Devonshire, now Secretary of State for the Colonies, that it would be his policy not -to interfere with
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weck. No doubt the dssurance WBE duly cabled to the Tourist Agency charge of the party.
Until last week had imagined the word "quantity" to be simply a lapius calami for "quality" Now I perceive it may have been the copying clerk's little-joke.
the
The signicance of this ranco narar
publication the following communica occurred
lishment to solve the child labour problem me until 400 tourists
tions for the information of the public and that the League of Fellowship and arrived from "dry" America lust In view of the facts that copies of this Service" bas," on its programme, the of the Hon. Scoretary of the Society for correspondence are also in the possession
same object ia view. In short, there is Protection of Mui. Tai and that this already a strong public opinion in favour Society is but a creature of the Chinese the establishment of such a home, in Chamber of Commerce, I beg to point improvement of which is one of the re which seri-culture, the promotion and four that the opposition of this Chamber commendations of the Economic Re
to the provisions of the Female Domestic sources Committee, should · form Service Ordinance, 1923, now under dis- chief industry. The estimates and par- Scotsmen are often libellously charged
ticulars are furnished to us by Mrs. A. cussion is frivolous" and inexplicable.
O'Ben (Mrs. Au Ben), who, during the with a lack of humour and it is some
I am also directed to say that it has past three years has been conducting, ab times said that they are devoid of the been invariably pleaded by opponents of her own, expense, a home on similar gift of imagination. Whatever may be reform that the traffic in human beings orphans of both sexes, and who, if re lines in Shanghai for the benefit of said as regards the first charge, nobody closely associated with the ni tsai quested by the Government, may agree who has read the account of the. Su system is beneficial to the poor. That to assist We beg to state that increase of accommodation in the proposed home erection of wooden tenements with fire proof roofs.
mau on the spot where he knew he is Piracy which appeared in the People's this view is not shared by those who ars can be effected at small extra 'cust by the
doing admirable work.
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Journal of November 25th last will allege supposed to benefit from this iniquitous that the Scottish journalist who wrote it practice, is proved by the unanimous sup- Iacks the gift of imagination, le ap- port of Labour in this Colony to the pears have taken the bald facts cabled Government in its efforts towards aboli. from Hongkong to the Home Press and tion.
...
I notice in the Home papers that Lieut. Commander Haslewood, R. N., has been congratulating the Government of Hong kong not only upon the abolition of child woven a yarn a oslüm or more in My Society regrets to have to inform slavery, but upon the legislation on-length, supplying. from a fecund im- cerning child labour, and winds up his .article with the remark that it only remains for them to see that their legislation is translated into fact." Quite sa And how are they seeing to this?
As far as one is able to judge from the bolie transport work up the hill roads, nothing is being done to en- fore, the law Children are employed
na freely as ever. In the case of duinb animals it has been recognised that if cruelty in to ba checked it is necessary to employ inspectors, but it has vidently not yet been recognised that inspectors are also necessary to protect children from cruelty.
The President of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, who is also the senior Unofficial Member of the Legislative Council, should bear that important fact in mind. I hear that there is a scheme on foot to introduce new Bill on behalf of the Unofficial Mem. bers for the Protection of Mui Tenis." The promised protection, however, will be a farce, as it will not be secured by registration and inspection, and, there fore, the Bill is merely a bundle of pious espirations. The time for this trifling with the problem has pass Such a measure might have been accepted five years ago, but after the long struggle, that has been waged in the meantime, in which one man's career has been broken, nothing that falls short of the Proclamatica pro- mising abolition will be acceptable. The advocates of abolition are not going to be jockeyed out of the victory at the pest, What section of the community, one won ders, has so moved the Unofficial Membera of Council na to incite them in this effort?
It is not Chinese pressure, obviously.
ngluation all that is lacking in the brief cables which would go to the making of the most vivid story of piracy on record, in fact or fiction.
benica the exceptional terest of Scottish Captain Birss is a native of Montrose; readers in the news of his latest sens. tional exploit." The first effort of the writer's imagination was to picture the embarkation of the pirates. This is how he does it;
steamer..
its many members and supporters, both locally and abroad, that a tendency ta thwart the object of the Bill by discard- ing its vital parts at its second reading on the 23th inst. is detected. I am authorized to state that any such attempt from any source 'whatsoever will be rej sisted with our full strength.—Yours, ete.-
FOR THE ANTI-Mui Tsar Society, O G. ANDERSON, Hon. English Secretary." 'Hongkong, January 21st, 1023,
Colonial Secretary's Office,- Hongkong. 19th June, 1992
Before leaving Macro the agent of SIR,-I am directed to convey to your the owners informed Captain Biras Society the thanks of this Government that some 80 additional passengers, for their work in connection with the including many women, had book report of the 29th May by the Joint ou passage by bia
At Committee elected by your Society and first, Captein Biras demurred, point the Society for the Protection of Mui ing out that already his ship was Tsai, to devise a scheme for the abolition crowded, but it was urged upon of the mui, taai system.I am, Sir, Your him that as the trip was only a
obedient servant,
remain fine, he might be able to accom- short one, and the weather promised to modate the extra passengers on the deck of his little "ship. Finally the Scot agreed to do this, and the Sui An sails ed on a memorable trip."
Coming to the start of the fight," the writer says:
M. FLETCHER, .Colonial Secretary.
C. G. ANDERSON, Esq.,
Hon. English Secretary,
The Anti-Mui Tani Society.
[ENCLOSURES.) Hongkong, 28th May, 1922. The Hon. The SECRETARY FOR CHINESE AFFAIRS.
In conclusion, "we have to add that, as the scheme for abolition is urgently re- quired, the time at our disposal preventa us from going further into detaile. How ever, we shall be glad to supply infor mation or suggestions to the Govern- ment on any point that may require elucidation or explanation. We remain, Yours faithfully,
For the Anti-Mat Teal Society:-C. G
ANDERSON, J. M. WONG, CHAU WAI CHEUNG, 1. P. Woo, NGAN KWAN Yr.
For the Society for Protection of Mui Tagi: Chit Taux NIN, M, K. Lo, WONG KONG TIN, THE KA Po Enclosures: Appendices A and B. SHAREHOLDERS V. DIRECTORS,
ITO THE EDITOR OF "THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS."]
Sie. In support of the views ex- pressed in a letter signed by "A Share holder" appearing in the evening papera regarding the Hongkong Land Investment & Agency Company, Ltd., I beg to quote hereunder the amount of bonus paid to the shareholders and the amount of the Managing Directors' fees for the years 1920 and 1921,
Bonus paid to Shareholders. 1920-A bonus of 86 per share $300,000,00 1991-A bonus of 88 per share 450,000.00
$750,000.00
Fees paid to the Managing Directors. 1920
§. 88,440.47 295,280.00
$380,720.47
"The lights of Hongkong were in SIR-In compliance with your verbal 1991 sight, and Captain Birss was on the request made on 11th March, 1929, that bridge preparing to pilot his snip to the Society for Protection of Muitsai sad the harbour, when a silent guze stole the Anti-Mni Teal Society, should co
up beside him, and, without warring, operate to devise a scheme for the aboliYo will notice from the above two struck him a blow on the head. Buttion of the muj tsai system for submission
the Scottish skipper was not easily to the Hongkong Government, we, the tables that while the fees paid to overpowered. Throwing himself upon members of the Joins Committee denar. Managing Directory for the year 1921 his assailant, be struggled with the man ately elected by these two societies for increased by more than three times the and finally threw him clean into the this purpose, have the honour to combonus paid to shareholders increased only два In a few minutes the ship was municate our conclusions. In our deli. by, one-third--which is going to be less plunged into an uproar. On deck men berations, we bear in mind that the still for the year 1922, were struggling wildly with each other, number of mui tsais is in the neighbour Thanking you for the courtesy and and Chinese swarted up the bridge. hood of ten thousand and that it may be enclosing herewith my card, I am, Sir, Drawing a revolver, Captain Birza beyond the resources of the Government Yours faithfully, faced the oncoming horde. The Chin, to provide maintenance for all of them.
AN INVESTOR. pirates were armed with knives Moreover, we realise that mui tasi-keeping Hongkong, January 21st, 1923.. andi revolvers, and fought like demons is a very old practice and that the inter- possessed."
ests of the owner cannot be entirely
ese
But we are told of only three soldiers
We ought to be prepared to carry out (natives)" being shot down before they
ignored, and, consequently, we are in clined to adopt the expedient of treating the purchase price of a mui tsai as money
to work for her owner för a certain
by
ROBBED IN RICSHAS
ON THE MAINLAND..
was reported to the police on Saturday, A further ricsha robbery by armed men Three richas, containing Mrs. Toppin, of
At
humane reforms even in the face of op had time to realise what was happening paced to her parent. For this con TWO MORE HIGHWAY ROBBERIES position, but Colonel Ward used to say on board" There is a graphic descrip that, after being here for some years, wetion of how the gallant captain, "revolve sideration, the mui taai has to remain were apt to get more Chinese than the empty, used the butt end of his weapon number of years before she regains, her Chinese themselves.
to crash down on the heads of the Chinese freedom. Only on this foundation can Apropos of Justices Justice" which invading the bridge," and how the we hope to build up an adequate organi used to be a weekly feature of Truth, killing the
woman leader, urging her men' on after eation for abolition,
7 Peace Avenue, Homumtia, a boy "** second mate, an Irishman, Legislation. To our mind, the first and an amah, were approaching the compare the sentence of three months brought down with revolver shots the gal-step lies is promulgating the necessary junction of the Yanmati and Kowloon City hard labour on a man who battered his lane skipper who, dangerously wounded, legislation, particulars of which are sug Roade when three armed me jumped out concubine's head with a chopper in the fell over the dead body of his second gested in Appendix A. Registration of upon them, and stole a gold ring from office of the Secretary of Chinese Affairs, mate. Then comes a description of how mui teas is absolutely necessary to effect Mrs. Toppin. One of the robbers took above all places, with the sentence of the pirates placed the specie on deck," abolition: "the form recommended is not the amah up an adjoining hillside and five years imprisonment passed on an (stated in another part of the account to so irksome that opposition from the stole her jacket, a pair of gold rings, and old man, of admittedly good record, who be valued at between £20,000 and public has to be met. Moreover, regis three dollars and a half in money. was indicted on three counts for a £30,000), and then gathered together tration is necessary in order to check the this point three men appeared on the revenue offence (forging marks en cargo, and the money, and valuables taken importation of mui tsai, which, after the socne from the opposite direction, : and cigarettes), and "found guilty on two. from passengers until a baul estimated passing of the necessary ordinance, is to at sight of them the robbers took to their The Chief Justics, in sentencing the man, to be worth £70,000 was made." The be a punishable offence. Although ordin-heels and made off in the direction of the said he took into account his previous excuse for the latter figure is to be found ances have to be rigidly enforced, we Nova Railway Bridge. The incident oc good character and his age. What would apparently in a telegram published on beg to pint out that undue interfer ourred on the 17th inst, but has only have been his sentence, I wonder, if the authority of Lloyds. Possibly the ence by the Police and Excise Officers just been reported, t had been a young mani Penal servitude cable said. 70,000, meaning dollars, and with arrivala in the Colony accom On Friday evening a Wanchai sub-con for life. Five years hard labour is this was mintaken for pounds. Finally, not panted by their natural or adopted tractor and his, loki were the victims of what they were getting in an adjoining content with robbing the ship and pus daughters cannot be too strongly depre yet another highway robbery. The two Court for armed robbery.
sengers, we are told that the pirates cated. It is recommended that the were walking from Kowloon City to made an attempt to sink hér.. Before fullest publicity is to be given to the Yaumati along the old road, and just sa Somo little while ago there was an in leaving, all the lifeboats were emmashed provisions of the ordinance, which should teresting and somewhat breezy discussion and the sea cocks opened, thus allowing be available to the public at all, the polios they were nearing the junction of Yuumati at-a-meeting of the Education Board on the sen to pour into the vessel The stations, markets, river and Coastal and Matankok Rds three men sprang but the subject of the education of British passengers owe their lives, according to steamers and trains, and a copy of which upon them. They stole a felt hat vained at sixty cents and eight dollaza in money children in the Colony. The result was this geomat. to the second engineer should be served on every house holder from the sub-contractor, and a60 from the appointment of a sub-committer to who rushed to close, the sea-cocks, as whose name appears in the latest Census the taki
the pirates lefty *nvestigate the subject. That more than two months ago, but it
was
sectie over of one or mora mail feai.
|||| Bigiployment Pureau-Ag wik ba ngen
of 20 years (according to Chinese reckon-
ACCUSED-REMANDED, TILL TOMORROW.
is not the fault of the sub-commit- It will be admitted that this yarn by a from Appendix A mut tanis over the ago THE OPIUM SEIZURE. fee, I understand, that the public Scottish journalist is a brilliant feat of ing) regain their herty Although it is. has heard nothing more of the matter, the imagination. But it in perilously expected that the majority of them wit They have reported their findings at a mear being eclipsed by the inventivo remain with their present owners as sat that, for some fecutable reason the local journalist with a graphic descrip the absorption of those who fail to make Director of Education Wael strongly of on the steamet Jade, which, according the necessity for an employment baresa seire or an island near Capaniman tion of an uitse by & swarm of Chinese this arrangement has to be made. Hence arrested in Connection with the big opium posed to the report being made public, to the Captain's report, mover happen which will be extremely useful in the appeared before Mr. B. Weed at the and socordingly no representatives of the ed Pros were invited to lbb meeting,
event of the accommodation in the pro-Magistracy on Saturday on the following What is the reason for Bocrecy The
posed Industrial Home being insuffoment than INTERNA complaint about inadequate provision for
The lot of the informer who gets on for the purposes for which it is denga Cossession of three rifles, two pistols, the education of British children was the track of opium mugglers and puts ed In such an eventuality, it will be87 rounds of ammunition and (63 clipa
on the permissable for this bitzean to let out to without a permit, and, nade at an open meeting of the Board, the police or revenue
told that respectable householders on wages, the Smuggling or helping to smuggle eight and purely the public who have the grey since the discovery of eight, tone of epit
scent is evidently envied
services of those mai tinig over tén" years tons of yew opium, into the Colony, and are entitled to know what recom last week a cavern on one of the of age who have to rely upon the Gow The defendante pleaded that they were mendations the sub-committee have made heren Talands close to Hongkong, the ernment for support Application for merely on the junk for the purpos to the Bound: There is strong resentiflent inkande pederally, are being, thoroughly the service of these girls must by accom fishing. dere har ha over this policy of bush, and it is quite explored
of Chinese searching panted a chop guarantee that the Mr T H. King, D.B.P prossenting, probable that expression wi
further meeting of the Board, but--1-leden gening of the man who recently furnished as on monthly wages, provision 1 The two men and a woman who were
public meetin
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