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трав With regard to the proposal Jin a hospital and when she that sufficient schools for the Mr. Bowley said it was not happened to be there one day education of all children between matter by whom the reformatory this child, whenever her adopted the ages of 6 and 12 residing in Swatew, Shanchal and North China-Per schools were ran. The Senior mother approached, used to the Colony (including the New Magistrate told him that he shiver. When questioned, the Territory) should be provided as Swatow, Amoy and Foochos-Fer HAL. felt the need for a reformatory. child said the woman was her soon as possible, Mr. Bowley said If he had one he would send the owner. Would a general law be the idea was that every child little criminals there. The num-made to register all servants? should go to school. He did not stat, ber of youthful criminals was (Laughter).
see why the Government should increasing yearly.
Mr. Bowley-There is a system not provide whoals for vernacular The orginal second proposal of of registering chair coolies. I
primary education. Mr. Bowley was that an industrial do not think the public would settlement for destitate, na-kick against the suggestion. protected, blind and crippled Mi Pitt said the children in women and children should be wealthy homes were well wrested, schools. They were all private provided in Kowloon City or but in the poor houses they were able to pay for tuition. The institutions. The poor were not elsewhere under the control of lill-treated. the Church Society.
Government should, therefore, Mr. Schofield said he thought Mr. Gerken enquired why it the female inspectors should be provide free schools. should be under the control of of British race. the Church Society and not mis- Bionary societies.
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Mr. Bowley-Why not?
s Pitt-It is better to say Misionary Societies,
The Chairman said there were no Government vernacular
Mr. Hall said the ratepayers Mr. Bowley:That's a detail paid. There should be free Mr. Schofield, speaking with education on the national system. regard to the legal age for With reference to the sugges marriage, said he took it that tion that the children in all the Mr. Bowley was not referring to schoola should be inspected Mr. Schofield said he would the Marriage Ordinance. medically at regular intervals, like to know what the conference; Mr. Bowley I am taking the Mr Schofield saked what sort of proposed to do with the destitutes Criminal Law.
"# medical treatment was referred and cripples? Were they going Mr. Schofield-I have seen to, Chinese or Western? The to include everybody from every-husbands and wives amongst the Chinese medicines were expen- where? Would the Missionary Hakkas only ten years old. Would sire. Deer's horns, etc. were not Societies have to take notice of you make it an offence to marry cheap. If parents did not want every case?
a girl ander 18 in Hongkong? Western treatment, were they to Mr. BowleyIt is to be under Take the case of a girl marrying be excluded? the control of the local authorities. outside Hongkong at a lower age. Mr. Bowley: The most im
With regard to the proposal I mean to ask is that when portant treatment would be re- that all adopted or people marry under 18 and comelgarding the teeth. I do not think purchased Chinese female to Hongkong, will they be the Chinese would object. children and servants under 21, prosecuted? They can marry Summing up, Mr. Schofield residing in the Colony, should be outside and come back to enquired:
Where is the money registared at the Secretarst of Hongkong,
to come from?'. Chinese Affairs, and that female Mr. Bowley :-Do
The Chairman :--Where did inspectors should be appointed Chinese marry under 16? we get the money from for the
should be an Assistant Secretary for Chinese Altairs for this.
many
with power to investigate the Mr. Schofield-It seems to war? treatment of all such children and work very well with the Hakkas. Mr. Schofield-We cannot servants, Mr. Mackie mid he Mr. Fall-We are trying to attack the whole of Chine. thought it would mean that there reform Hongkong.
Mr. Bowley: Probably China Some one suggested that there may make education compul- should be a registration of all sory. Mr. Jackson enquired if marriages.
Some-one said "If you do not the children coming under the Mr. Hall said that it should be want the children to work and British flag became free, what left slone, as the subject was there is no school to go to, then was the object of legislation? much too big.
they will be in the streets.". Mr. Bowley said the adopted This proposal of Mr. Bowley Mr. Schofield said the and purchased children would be was accordingly omitted. 3. proposals _generated immense under control. He suggested With regard to the proposal interest. He was quite sure that that they would become gatoms that all factories and workshops with the attitude of the Govern tically free.
and other places in which women mant at Home, all depended on Miss Pitt said the re-or children are employed, other opium revenue. He could not welling was the trouble.
than members of the employer's see how they could double the Mr. Bowley said that legislation family, should be licensed taxes in the Colony would be a check on the traffic. by the Banitary Board, Mr. Bowley What I suggest Mr. Mackie maid if they were Mr. Schofield said he would is that Hongkong should do what registered they could be re-limit the regulations to cutside citizens elsewhere are doing. gulatork
-workers and not to members?
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