HILI LABOUR.
FITARYA BOARD PROPOSALS.
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În any one day, ax the special permission of Board, and prohibiting, tha
ong before the employment of children and Bourd this afternoon, both of young persons under the age which have been approved by the of 13 in any occupation likely Committes whose report ban just to be fajarious to his or her been laid on the table, are small H.K. & limb or health, regard being steps in the desired directioir, hed to his or her physical con-
For the last fifty years, factory
* dition." Chatham, CMO, Mrs. Hick.
legislation in England has been so Cantona In doing so he said- ling MOH, the Hon. M•. Q. G.
intermingled with the education North Chinas Alabaster, OBE. Col. Crisa Dr.Treaty, com under discussion provisions to this Colony, where Yangtares.
We are told that the Peace laws that it is difficult to apply its Unions sorio, Mr. S. W. Ten, Mr. F.B.L. between the Bowler, Mr. Chan Kai Ming and Enemy, is destined not only to education. Pducation hare is
Allies and the there is no compulsary, system of Far Easterns Mr. W. H. Woolley (Secretary)
The Chairman moved that the Germany but to establish those accommodation is probably very H. K. Fires set forth the terms of peace with purely voluntary, and the school Chins Fires report of the sub-Committee on international arrangements which far short of the juvenile population the limitation of the ages and the Allies have devised for the of the Colony, whilst many of the bours for employment of children prevention of wars in the future parents are too poor to afford Douglases and the prevention of quercrowd and for the betterment of man-even the smallest school fees. Steamboats Ang in factories be laid on the kind. For the latter reason the table.
But this Board has nothing to Indos (Pref.) Lesus of Nations and the later do with educatior; we can only Indos (Def) included in the Treaty. Both in public health, and for this reason Ferries naimal Labour Convention are deal with maiters affecting the Shells the Leagus and in the Convention the Committee have come to the the subject of the employment of conclusion that it is impracticable. Sugars women and children takes a very under existing conditions, to pro-Malabans prominent position.
bibit the employment of children even of the tenderest sgs. In the absence of schools the child must Kailans accompany its parent, and so long Langiats as the shur is not excessive it is Shanghai Loans probably better for the child's Snai Explorations) bealth to be employed at light Raubs tasks than to be playing in the Torahs gutter,
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The report was as foliowa- 1. The committes have held several meetings and have on sidered number of returns made by the District Inspects relating to factories and workshops in their districtk.
Article XX. of the League is as EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
f llows: 2. The Committee considen The high contracting parties that in the absence of any system will endeavour to sedure and of compulsory and universal maintain fair and humane con- elemensary education it is im-ditions of labour for men, women, practic-ble to prohibit the em-and children, both in their own pleyment of children of any age.
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visions for the punishment of The criminal law contains pro- parents and masters and mis- tresses who ill-treat or neglect their children or child servants, and that is sa far as we can go at present.
But when we come to factories and workshops in which children are employed we can at least say that they shall not, unless under special circumstances and with permission of the 'Board, be employed overtime, after 6 p.m. Sach injurious to the hasth of the employment must be child, who, would certainly
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countries and in all countries to 3. The Committee recommend which their commercial and in- that in the interests of the public dustrial relations extend; and to health the Government be request that end agree to establish as part ed to smend Seation 16 of the of the organization of the League Public Health and "Buildings Ora permanent Bureau of Labour dinance * se to empower the Appardad to the section of the Sanitary Board to make Baw Treaty containing the Labour prohibiting the employment of Convention is the affirmstion by ohildren under the age of 14 in any the high contracting parties of the factory or weekshop for more than method and principles for regulat 10 hours (excluding meal-times)ing labour conditions, which all in any one day, except with the industrial communities should special permission of the Board, endeavour to apply as far as their and prohibiting the employment special circumstances permit of children under the age of 13 ià
Amongst these are that labour say occupation likely to be in-should not be regarded merely as jurious to his or bar life, limb or a commodity or article of com health, regard being bad to his or merce; "he right of association for be better in bed than working by her physical condition.
all lawful purposes for the em. artificial light in stuffy rooms. OVERCROWDING IN FACTORIES ployer as well as for the em-
The returns which have been ob-Shai Cottons
Orientals 4. The Burd his power under [ployed; the payment
the sined from all the districts in Section 16 (13) of the Public employed of a wage implying a Victoria show that the usual
Yangtszepoos Health and Buildings Ordianoce ressonable standard of life as un-bours at factories where women to make by-laws fur the preven-deraloud · in their time and and children are employed are 914 Green Islands" tion of overcrowding in any pre-country; the adoption of an eight or 10 hours per day (excluding China Borneos
$7.40 mises, an expression with includes hours' day and a 48-hours week meal times), and that most of the China L b. $5.05 old b. 1.05 new $1234 any factory workshop and un-where it has not already been factories knock off work at of China. Providents b. & sa. & 7.60 der Sections 43 and 163 of the Or- attained; the adoption of a weekly before 6 p.. dinance the Board has power to rest of at least 24 hours including The first part of the resolution H. Electrics
Dairy Farms require
vectilation Sunday, where practicable; the on this subject will not, therefore. Macao Electrics adequate cleanliness and latrine accom-abolition of child labour and the interfere to any appreciable ex- Ropes modation in factories and work-limitation of labour of the young tent with the batter-managed fac Trams LowLevel n shops.
91 88 permit the cɔotinaaacetones and workshops, and its Trams. Peak, old b. 5. No definition exists as to of their education and proper maderation and reasonableness Trams, Peal, new b what coastivates overcrowding in physical development; the are such that I feel sure it will Laundries factories and workshops, and the principle of
equal pay for commend itself to every fair-Steel Foundries Committee consider it desirable men and women for equal work; minded person. that & definition should befr«med any legal standard for conditioas
U. Waterboats The fixing of the age limit at 14 Watsons for the guidance of the proprietors of labour to have regard in each is the result of a compromise. In Wm. Powells of the Factories etc. and of the country to the equitable and ecoa- England ten hours is the limit for Wiseman's Officers of the Department,
omic treatment of all workers re-
women and children of any aze, aident therein; the provision by and I should have preferred to fix each State of a system for the pro- the age-limi: much higher, but the tection of the employed, in which Chinese members of the Commit- women should take a part tee thought otherwise, and for the sake of unanimity I accepted the age proposed by them.
6 The Committee consider that the regulation in force in England sbonld be introduced into the Colony, this requires 250 cubic feet of air space for each employee in the day time and 400 cubic feet during overtime.
ction 13 of Section 16 of the
Public Health and Buildings Or dinance, 1903.
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Hongkong, 28th. May. 1919.
THE MANILA OLYMPIAD.
FINAL RESULTS.
From Our Own Correspondent.) Manila, P. I. May 20.-The next Far Eastern Olympiad will be held in 1921 at Shanghai, 20cording to a decision reached $29
by the representatives of the three countries participating in $75 -
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Track and field-Philippines. Basket ball-Philippines. Soccer Football-China.
Decathlon.-China. Pentathlon-China. Swimming-Phillippines. Tennis Singles.-Japan. Tennis Doubles.--Philippines. Baseball. Philippines (by de- fault.)
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made the following showing:- In the Pentathlon Chu Ea Te Second in shot put, 30 feet, 6 dash. 24 35 sec.; third indiscus, inches; tied for first in 20 yard 85 feet 9 1/2 inches: third in the broad jump, [19 ft. 8 inches; and first in the mile
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was as follows: Tied for second In the Decathlon his showing
Volley ball-Phillipines. The Head of the Sanitary Do the best showing as far as Further a protocol attached to
partment said the resolution was championships was concerned, Although the Philippines made the Convention provides that the
taking one with which they all sympathe Chinese delegation can boast first meeting shall be at Washing-
The time limit of 10 hours a day thised, but there would be difficul- of the greatest all around athlete. 7. The Committee therefore ton in the present year, and sets is that now in force in England for ties in the administration of the Chu En Te, winner of both the recommend that the following by up an International Organising men and children, with this im latter section of it. There was a Pentathion and Decathlon, the law sbald be made under Sub-Committee for that purpose. partent difference that in E gland difficulty attaching to it. It par former with 360 points and the The protocol also contains the there is no work on Saturday of the burden on the Deparmen: latter with 755 points. He wOD agenda for the rss meeting ternoon or Sunday, so that the end on the Inspectors. To Begin the Yuan Shih-kai Pentathlon which include the question of us-week's work is 55 hours only with the deciding of the age of 13 trophy and the trophy given by L. Af cory or a workshop employment, and the employment In Hongkong, I understand, there would be very difficult. It was the present president of China to shai be deemed to be so over of women and children, especially are two whole holidays in factories very difficult to tell the age of the winner of the decathlon. crowded as to be dangerous or in dangerous trades.
every lunar moarh, so that the Chinese children. The burden was. injurious to the health of the
It will be noticed that the sub: weekly average becomes 65 against also laid on the Sanitary Inspec peranns employed therein if thejects which we are discussing to 55 in England. qumber of cubic feet of space in day are actually included in the the factory or workshop, or in agends of the first meeting of the comes into force no doubt the ally properly qualified Factory In When the Labour Causention was injurious, unless they had re- any room or subdivision of the Labour Convention to be held at weekly average will be reduced to spectors, practically medical men, factory or workshop, bears to Washington this year.
48 hours or less, and the age and or women, to settle the point the number of persons employed Now these are not mattere sex limits will be removed, but Another paint mentioned by Mr at one time in such factory or which
Europe and that is no reason why we should Bowley was that they had got to minutes, 5 seconds. concern workshop or, in such room or America only; they concern the delay taking this first step in the consider whether the child was subdivision respectively a pro- whole world, and, in particular right direction. It is suggested going to be any better off when portin less than 250 cubic feet, they cancera Hongkong as a part that the Sanitary Board should be away from any factory or occups in 100 yard dash, 11 sec.; second or during any period of over of the British Empire, and our entrusted with this work, because tion. It might be that it was in the broad jump, 19 feet, 3 in time after 6 p.m. 400 cubic feet neighbouring Alutes, China and the Board already controls the sea-doing a little to help its father or second in the shotput; "third in Japan, both of whom are included nitary arrangements, cleanliness mother es the case might be the high jump, 5 ft., 2 in.: second ii. The Board shall cause to amongst the high contracting and ventilation of factori and They had all seen children strug-in the 440 yard run, 54 3/5 sec.; he affixed in every factory and parties, who have accepted the workshops, and there is no other gling up the Peak with loads of tied for second in the pole vault; workshop a notice in English League and the Convention.
department with the nec -ssary bricks and it was certainly not a second in the hop step and jump: and Chinese specifying the We may expect, then, that very number of persons who may be shortly the whole question of the
sight they liked to see, but when and first in the mile run. The second part of the first they considered the, alternative employed in each room or sub-conditions of the employment of resolution, adopts a provision of that that child would be left at division of the factory or work women and children in Hongkong. the Children's Act, 1903, with the home or going with its mother shoo by virtue of the preceding China and Japan, will be discuss-variation that by-law."
the age-limit carrying nothing at all and at the ed, and it is to beboped settled in proposed is 13. instead of 14 as in end of the day it would have less 8. This By-law in adapted from accordance with those fair and England. This change was made to eat than it had before as the Section 3 (1) of the Factory and human principles which are the at the instance of the Chinese result of its not working, it was Workshop Act 1901 (United King-ideal of the civilised nations of members of the Committee, who a question whether they had
THIS MORNING'S TIMES. dom) with a reference to rots or the world represented at the Con- represented that Chinese children done any good by prohibiting - sub divisi ɔos inserted to make the ference of Paris.
develop more rapidly than Europ-thst
The following are some of the regulation suitable to local condi- If Hongkong, China and Japan eng. I cannot conceive that any work They had not sufficient heavy course. There are a few child from doing any times taken this morning, on a tioan.
are to be included in the comity one osa object to forbidding the schools to teach the children of new ponies from Shanghai and The report was signed by the of nations on equal terms it be employment of children under 13 the very poorest classes. In the given fine weather we should have membara.of the commi tee, Messrs hoves us and our neighbours to say occupation likely to be in neighbourhood of Bridges Street a good meeting on 7th June F. B. L. Bowley, S. W. Tao, Chan consider these questions Te health. I therefore trust that the the street which seemed to be set 1.16.2/5; 1.49..
jurious to their lives, limbs or there were houses and corners of Kai Ming and Mrs A. D. Hickling, carefully.
Gentle Cat, 4 mile-41 MO.H.
Now we know that in Hong- Board will adopt this resolution as apart for fomen who looked after Morning Star, 4 mile.--37; CHII D 'LABOUR.
kong at least there is practically it stands. Mr. F. BL Bowley, pursuanto legislation of the kind general.
small cfldren who could" not|1.12.2/5; 146.2/5. *· The Hon. Mr C.G. Alabaster possibly work-from 18 months to notier, mured: "That Is the ly known as Factory Legislation O.B.E, said he had pleasure in to five or six years of age. The Interesis of the public health such B# has been gradually seconding. When the subject was children were left in the care of of the colony the Gover ment developed and anforced in Eng.ooted, about three months ago, some old woman and he supposed beregated to amend Section and during the last 80 years. he considered that an enquiry they got a few cents a day for it 16 of the Public Health and The reason may be that Hong into the local conditions was a Children older that that would 147.1/5. Bailding Ordin snoe ROAR to kong until recently has not been necessary prologue to the in-nobs Inclined to be cared for and Picower the 84kitary Board much of a manufacturing centre, troduction of legislation based on taken charge of by an old woman.1.47, 2.20. in make by-laws (subject to but of late gesta many new British precedent. That enquiry Thiey would be independent and Paper Money and Lord Lore, the approv. Lof the Legisla manufacturing interests have had been undertaken by a fully run about the streets as they 1 mile.-37.1/5: L333/5; 1.51 tive Council) prohibiting the been started, and such enterprises qualified committee and as their chosed. He doubted if they were 2.23.2/5. employment of children under are increasing rapidly I submit, report was unanimous he had going to do much good by forbid Alexander the age of 14 in any factors therefore, that the time has come pleasure in seconding.
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