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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY
MUI TSAI PROBLEM.
INTERESTING CEREMONY AT PROPOSALS SUBMITTED TO
ROSARY CHURCH.
An interesting Chinese wedding took place at the Rosary Church yesterday afternoon, when the Rev. Father Paul officiated at the marriage of Mr. Joseph Stephen | Shak, son of Mrs, Joanna Shak and headmaster of the Sacred Heart School, and Mins Rebecca Chung, the daughter of Mr. and ru, Chung Chun-an.
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The bride wore a dress of silver threaded silk and carried bouquet of white roses. She was attended by Miss May Chung and Miss Sophy Chung whose dresses were of blue satin. Their hou- quets were of red roses. The wore a dress of
bride's mother black satin.
Dr. Chung Chun-aan gave the
Yuen was best man.
· GOVERNMENT.
Questions in the House of Com- mous on the Mui Tani system have revived interest in this much dis-
cussed subject.
1929.
DEMAND FOR COAL
BRITISII UNABLE TO MEET EXPORT ORDERS:
London, Feb. 6.
It was slated in Parliament by the Secretary of the Mines De- partment that the weekly output Sean yesterday by a Press repre- of coal in Britain was 500,000 sentative: Mr. J. D. Bush, tons above the weekly, output in. the hon. English Secretary October. of the Auti-Mui Teal Society, ex-
Owing to a considerable in- pressed the opinion that ill-treat-crease in the demand, however, nent of mut sai still prevails in there was a shortage of coal for Hongkong. He cited a case which had recently been brought to the notice of the Society and of the Affairs, Secretariat for Chinese An injured mut tsai of twelve years was, he'sald, found wandering nim- essly in Bridges Street near the Chinese Y.M.C.A. on a cold evening, Sho was crying pitifully and her condition attracted the attention of passers by, who discovered the girl to be suffering from bruises on her legs and a wound on the head. it was said that she had been beaten by her master. Tho
export, which was causing some delays to ships mainly on the north-east coast, and in. South -Wales.
Minos sald The Secretary for that if this increased demand con- tinued, he had no doubt that by the opening up of pita now closed, and additional districts in the collieries already working, the de mand would be met.-British Wire- less.
bride away while Dr. Tang Yee-Society Immediately took action atrative Government relative to the and through the kind co-operation abolition of the mui teai are as fol- f the Assistant Scerebary for low: Chinese Affairs, she was admitted
the Po Leung Kuk. The master was reprimanded..
(1) Authorities of the municipal governments or hafens (districts) should sumit to the Provincial Government Council or Ministry of Civil Affairs in Canton City detail- ed and authentic reports regarding the treatment and condition of mui tsai in their respective places within three months in the case of
The usual tonsts to the brido and bridegroom were honoured at the reception which was held at the Rosary Church Hall im- mediately after the
Mr. Bush cited another case in ceremony, while Mr. and Mrs. Shak were the which a mui tsai was ill-treated by recipients of further congratula-her mistress In Canton. She was tions in the evening when a din- struck by the pointed end of s ner was given at the South China screw driver. After undergoing Association premises, hardships for some time, ale suc Mr. Shak being one of the staunch.ceeded in getting away, and came supporters of the association. down to Hongkong, where she ap
The honeymoon will be spent at Through the good offices of the pealed to the Society to help her. Macao, the bride's going away Secretary for Chinese Affairs, the restored to male slaves in the dress being of purple embroidered girl entered a mission school. She
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OBITUARY.
QUEEN MOTHER OF SPAIN.
Reuter.
the
Maria Cristina, Dowager Queen of Spain, was born in July, 1858, at Gross Seelowitz, as daughter of the Archduke Karl Ferdinand and Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria-Este-Modena. Her eldest brother, the Archduke Friedrich, was commander-in-chief of the Austro-Hungarian forces during the world war.
is 17 years old.
Society's Proposals,
haicne and two months in the caso of the municipal governments.
. (2) Completo freedom should be villages, especially slaves working
in farmhouses, and the use of the of "master" and "slave" shall be entirely abolished.
names
(3) It should be made known to Mr. Bush added-that in order to all concerned that the authorities check the evil the Society had sub will take immediate action and In- mitted the proposals to the Secre-vestigation of cases of a "former. lary for Chinese Affairs, request-mastor" attempting to intimidate ing him to submit them to the ind force slaves to return or re- Governor-in-Council for considera-fusal to give freedom to the op-
pressed.
tion.
Affairs of
Madrid, Feb. 6. The death has occurred of the
The regulations propose the re-
(4) From the date of announce- Queen Mother, Maria Cristina,gistration of all mui taui in Hong-
ment of the law the buying and kong within six months; the aur- render and cancellation by the selling of slaves or mut teat, and even the placing of one'a daughter slave as son as mui tsai" or or Secretary of Chinese documents relating to the sale of
ly prohibited. Furthermore, all mui tsai; the placing on the re-security for short loans, are strict- gister of the finger prints of the mui taai, the explanation by the previously drawn up agreements to officials in charge of the registra this effect binding a person to be a tion to both the mistress or master slave or mui tsai, will be cancelled. and the mui tsai that hereafter the girl must be treated as an ordinary hired servant, the payment of wages to the mui tsut, 50 cents a month from, 12 to 14 years old, and one dollar a month from 15 to 17; and the final emancipation of the mui tsai when she reaches the age of 18.
wife.
At Madrid in November, 1879, Maria Cristina married King A fonso XII of Spain as his second They had two daughters, the Infanta Maria de las Mercedes and the Infanta Maria Therean, The latter, who married Prince Ferdinand Maria of Bavarla, died
in 1923.
(5) Likewise the title of· mui
tai and mistress shall be dissolved and all such shall be called adopter children and all written bonds and agreements binding and harnessing the girls to servitude shall be hand- ed to the nearest Police Station,
(6) All adopted children must be given good treatment and luca- Part two of the proposed regulation in school when they reach the tions regarding the registration of age of 12. The girls should remain adopted daughters, is similar to at school until they are 16. The the first part, with the addition parents will see that the adopted King Alfonso XII died, on that an education similar to that girls are married before they reach November 25, 1885. Ila widow given to their own children be pro- 23 unless it is the wish of the thereupon became Regent. She vided to the adopted girl and that children to remain single. was about to give birth to a child,
a heavy fine be imposed on those and the hope of Spain that it who employ an adopted daughter would
Bon was fulfilled. On as a mui tsai and imprisonment if May 17, 1886, the day of his birth, they employ or sell her for prostitu- the infant was proclaimed King tion. with the title Alfonso XIII.
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(7) Parents must not force adopted daughters to be married as concubines,
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Establishment, of Wards.
In the appendix, it is requested (8) Adopted parents should pro- that the Government should en-vide their children with adequate force the law prohibiting the sale and reasonable treatment, including and purchase of human beings and clothing, lodging and food. punishing persons who act
(9) District authorities must middle men or go-betweens for sale take steps to consider the pos and purchase.
sibility of catablishing wards and schools for the benefit of former mui teats,
(10) Adopted daughters, ill- treated by their parents and dis- covered and proved by evidence sub milled by neighbours or ofleers of
The Queen-Mother acted RO Regent during the minority of her non, who took over the relus on May 17, 1902. She had a dimeult task for the Republicans and Carlists were plotting against the Mr. Bush said that the Society dynasty. With her advisers she has received from its members in decided to adopt the polley known districts of Kwangtung, newly as the pact of El Pardo, by which drawn-up regulations of the Canton the Liberal lender Sagasta agreed Government strictly prohibiting to co-operate with the Conserva- the mui. thai system and judging tives in defending the throne. from these rules it appears that the the law, will be given a home in Later the Regent consulted the Canton authorities desire to take the government-maintained wards various party leaders in times of drastic steps to exterminate the or schools and in such cases the crisis, but in the end took the evil in the shortest possible time. guilty parents are Ilable to punish- course she had decided on. A This differs from the suggestions zealous Catholic, she relied on the of the Hongkong Society, whichment in the form of a fine or other sentence. More drastic punish- support of the Vatican and the aims at abolition by a gradual
ment will be imposed on those prelates, and did much in return process, which may take ten years found to have broken this law more to assist the Church, especially in or more.
than once, the matter of the religious orders While realizing the many ob- which were driven out of France stacles facing the Government in in 1880 and were welcomed by her the enforcement of the suggested in Spain: After laying down the regulations, the Society feels there Regency she lived in retirement.]s no reason why the evil cannot be wiped out in South China and Berlin, Feb. 6.
Hongkong. Von Huencfeld died after an operation for atomach trouble, to which he had long been a martyr. -Router.
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