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[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1929.
OPIUM POSSESSION
CASE.
THREE WOMEN REMANDED
TIGHTENING MUI TSAI been paid to secure her services as
LAW.
(Continued from Paga 1.)
Buch, no doubt the magistrate would hold that she was a mui tsal, : even though a document was pro- duced in which she was called an adopted daughter. Of course under THIS MORNING,
the malu part of the section the It has, however, beau thought magistrate would have to find that There was a further develop-desirable to deal specifically with the girl was a mui tsai unless there Sir-The attention of the Pub- ment at the Central Magistracy these rights of guardianship, ns is was evidence to the contrary sut licity Sub-Committee of the Broad- this morning in the case in which explained in paragraphs 12 to 15 ficient to discharge the onus laid casting Committee has been drawn three Chinese women were churk necessary to retain section B of the
below. It therefore seems un-on the accused by the section. to certain comments made in youred with having in their possession principal Ordinance on the statute Issue of 17th October by your musi62 taels of row. non-government book. cul critic "Allegro."
oplum, when they appeared after a two days' remand.
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Point Made Clear,
enable the magistrate to estimate The proposed new section 22 will
the age of a mai taai even though no evidence. Is called on the point. Such a rovision is obviously, necessary,
Legal Guardlarship.
The Very Idea!
When A, playing in an amateur foursomes galf championship, dia- covers a small frog sitting on his ball in a bunker, what should he do?
This delicate situation actually cost A and his partner eight arose recently in Austrália, and
strokes, a fact one can only ex- plain by assuming that he distruste ed the evidence of his eyes no 2000 after lunch and drove off as though no frog were there. No doubt the frog, a relative, probably, of that frog of Esop's which puffed itself up like a bull, was under the om- pression that it held the gorgeous world in fee.
Nottingham solicitor-Was he
The Committee has no desire to stile criticism but would like to make it clear that in the opinion Revenue Officer Grimmett sald Section 9(1) of the principal of many well qualified listeners the there would be a further charge Ordinance enables the Secretary transmission from the new Studio of dealing in illicit oplum against for Chinese Affairs, upon the is of a quality very far removed the first defendant, and Mr. EW. deth of the employer of any 'mai Section 32 of the Protection of from "Allegro's" description. Hamilton adjourned the proceed taa, to make any order which he Women and Girls Ordinance, 1897, "Allegro" very fairly concedes inga until 11.30 am, on Wednesday may think fit regarding the trans-provides that "No parent or person,
new. acting in the place of a parent who this point by quoting satisfied ls-next. Bail was allowed in the case fer of such mui tsai to a
has voluntarily parted with a girl teners on the Penk and afloat; he of the first two defendants to the employer. also concedes that the atmos- amount of $2,000, and $500 for the to give the Secretary for Chinese another family, or who has received the aggressor? Man-No, he was
The object of this provision was for the purpose of adoption into phero" of the waiting-room was third.
Affairs power to make the best money for parting with the custody hot that of a hushed concert hall;
At the previous hearing, it was arrangement for the mui tsai pos-of such girl for any purpose, shall the man who struck the first blow! he might also have added that the
Willesden applicant-I am fr acoustics of the said room de not stated that the women lived at 61.ible in all the circumstances of be deemed to be entitled as of right
the case. "It was never intended to the custudy of such girl as her purgatory owing to this woman's seem to be as good as those of an and, when arrested, two tacls were the right of a mui tsai to be the place of her parent, and the sible yet:
Queen's Road West, third flu that this power should override parent or as the person acting in behaviour. Magistrate Not pos- ordinary drawing-room, and that a discovered on the second defen- similar loud-speaker installed in a
restored to her parent other legal guardianship of such girl smaller rooms near by gave greatly dant, and the remainder at the natural guardian, or the general shall be vested in the Secretary for ing drunk-I am trying to break Southend woman, accused of bo- superior results, as will be agreed top of the stairs, leading on to the right of the parent
or other Chinese Affairs". These provisions off the drink habit, only my legs natural guardian of a mui tsai appear to be in conflict with some let me go sometimes. under the age of eighteen to bave of the provisions of the Female the girl restored to his or her Domestic Service Ordinance, 1923. custody,
by all who heard them both.
The Committee @ would greatly appreciate letters from any satis fed listeners, as well as criticisms, ns it must be obvious that their difficult task of enlisting the gratuitous services of the Colony's artists will be greatly impeded if there is anything like a general
roof.
THE PROFESSING PROFESSION,
(Continued from Page 8.)
auspicion that, however perfectly the Interpretation of the days that they may perform in the Studio, have been to the days that are to their efforts may be rendered vaincome. What noble companions he by distortion and the ice.Yours.
gathers for himself out of etc.,
all pust ages, and what charm- 1) J. P." BRAGA. On behalf of the Publicity Sub-Ang companions come to him year
Committee, Broadcasting Commit-
tee.
The Hongkong Dollar. Sir-Spectator" has put my argument into the proverbial nut shell-The higher the premium, the greater the prosperity of the Colony. I do not think, however, that we can ever hope for a 100% premium.
And then I inquire about his
cious
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Section 4 of this Ordinance therefore, inserts in section 9 (1) of the principal Ordinance words which make it quite clear that the provisions of section 10 of the principal Ordinanca are to prevail over those of section 9 (1) in case of any conflict.
Onus of Proof,
A correspondent sends, to a Home" paper the following howlers' which he claims as his greatest reward for the monotonous task of marking hundreds of examination papers:
In the first place it might be argued that the declaratory clause of the later Ordinance, f.e., section 12, negatives the right of guardian- shin conferred on the Secretar for Chinese Affairs by section 32 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 where a "In Platonis libris omnibus Soc parent hus received money for part-rates exprimitur" was translated ing with the custody of a daughter. as "Socrates was squeezed out of It is submitted that the conflict is the omnibus by Plato's children." only apparent, and that though the The torture of crowded 'buses bad rights of the Secretary for Chinese evidently preyed upon the mind re-Affairs arise upon such payment of the student."
they are are not conferred by that payment,
parent.
Perhaps 'most doctors will. ap- preciate the translation of "Esti medici aitim restinguere et sedare” as "A doctor's duty is to quench his thirat and sit down and rest himself."
+
As the centuries pass" many
words change radically in signific- ance, though in most cases retain- ing their former meaning in addi- tion.
There is the word "bonnet," for
age meant a rather cumbersome head covering with ribbons float- ing behind, but which
now has assumed new meanings.
A very old gentleman was speak-
he
Registration Issue. Section 6 of this Ordinance by year in the present-ever peals section 13 (2) of the princi- young, ever new, never ceasing! pal Ordinance because in future it What other man, I say, maintains will be illegal to bring any un- Further, the rights of the Secre- Bo stendily his contact with youth, registered mui tsai into, the Colony,tary for Chinese Affairs are con- and who clae reaps auch abound- and accordingly no provision can ferred solely in the interests of ing harvests of affection?
be made for the registration of the girl, and in that respect they muti trai so brought in.
Section 8 of this Ordinance and oven from the rights of a par- differ from rights of an employer
"Nobody is stronger than a leisure, that most rare and pre-adds five new sections to the ent or guardian..
thing which many principal Ordinance.
lion, but a man can kill a tame The "pro-
It is therefore submitted that lion" was returned as the trans- other men know nothing of, posed new section 20 provides that section 2 of Ordinance No. 1 oflation of "Nemo est fortior leone, it is not in any prosecution under section 1923 is concerned with such rights tamen leonem vir occidere potest." and ask whether true that he has solved the 6 of the principal Ordinance the as those of an emplover and such From a domestic viewpoint the great problem of doing one's magistrate may convict of common rights as conferred on an officer primary function of our banks is work entirely in the leisurely assault if he fails to find as a fact of the Government to enable him the provision of sufficient currency mood-doing it strenuously, to be that the girl in question was a to protect the girl, if necessary, to allow for unrestricted legitimate sure, and for longer hours in the mui tani. It is possible that he agains tboth her employer and her industrial development. In that day than almost any other man has this power already under ever allows himself to work, but section 22 of the Magistrates respect we have nothing to com
To make this cicar, however, sec- pear in Hongkong and the doing it joyously, lovingly, and Ordinance, 1890, but it is unsiter-tion 8 of this Ordinance proposes fact that it is the external demand altogether for the work's sake, ed desirable in this case to place to add to Ordinance No. 1 of 1923 example, which in the Victorian for our currency that is respon- Where else could he hope for such the matter beyond all doubt."
a new section 23 which will provide sible for the paper premium proves leisure? How many of those who
that nothing in Ordinance No. 1 of conclusively that this little Colony rock with glee over the absurdities
1923 shall affect any right of of the Typical Professor have is, at the moment, enjoying some
The proposed new section 21guardianship possessed by the Sec- extraordinary advantage in theived that great problem so well? deals, with onus of proof, and pro-retary for Chinese. Affairs by virtue. world's financial or industrini low many of them even know of vides that in every prosecution of the provisions of Ordinance No. market. There would have been the problem's existence? Is it not under the principal Ordinance it 4 of 1897. every cause for alarm had our possible that they content themsel-shall, until the contrary is proved. ves with such frayed and unti-be presumed that the girl in ques- international exchange been un- favourable, but whether quated witticisms chiefly because tion was a mai tsai in the employ-
In the second place, while section "My wife wants one now," sigh- "Observer" chooses to agree or not they have never learned what true ment of the accused at the timege of Ordinance No. 4 of 1807 ap-ed the young husband, "one with a
of the alleged offence, and that pears to give the Secretary for limousine behind it." with my analysis of our invisible leisure is and how to apply it?
this onus will not be discharge Chinese Affairs the full and unfet- exports, the fact remains that our
These searching questions of by mere proof that the girl wastered rights of a legal guardian. currency is badly wanted by outs mine do sometimes seem to im-described in any transaction by ection 40 of Ordinance No. siders. Demand invariably inflates press the professor of whom some term other than mui tani. price and in forcing down our speak, but their effect is not last- This may appear drastic, but 1 of 1923 considerably limits exchange by panie methods," we
ing. He relapses again into a the difficulties of proof are enor his right to refuse to restore are not only asking for financial half-humorous gloom.
the custody One Belmous. In order to prove that a girl to disaster but are making an absurd, dom hau permanent success in argirl in a mui tsai it might be neces- parent or natural guardian. The uncalled-for sacrifice in the inter-guing with oneself.-0. S. in thesary to prove some payment made latter section provides that any years ago, outside the Colony, and a teal who wishes to be restored in the absence of the girl herself to the custody of her parent or On the other hand, the accused naturni guardian, and any mui tsai should find it easy to prove the under eighteen whose parent or real status of any girl in his house natural guardian wishes the girl hold, and the burden is therefore fto be restored to his or her custody, less heavy than it might appear. shall be restored to such custody The provision that the onus will unless the Secretary for Chinese not be discharged by mere proof Affairs shall see some. grave that the girl was described in objection in the Interest of such some transaction by some term mui tani to such restoration,"
The conflict here is real, and other than mui tear is inserted be- cause of the practice of describing no doubt the Inter enactment would a mui taai as an adopted daughter. prevail. The proposed new sec If the girl was in fact used as a tion 23 makes it quite clear that domestic servant, and if money had
ests of a minority. If foreigners are prepared to give 2/- for a paper dollar with a security in silver of 1/9 they must certainly find it worth their while, so why not let them go ahead with it? If I have a dog for sale which 1 think is worth $20, would I sell for the $20 when competing buyers offered up to $50? "Observer" may disagree with me on my diagnosis of our premium. trouble but surely the origin of the abnormal external demand for our money is obvious.
Christian Science Monitor,
SALVAGE MONEY.
OF INTEREST TO MEN OF THE NAVY.
The naval authorities in Hong- kong notify that the following award of salvage money is now tue
for distribution:
Salvage of a.. Holmsen on 7th and 8th Nov., 1928, by H.M. Tug St. Omar,(Gibraltar)
Salvage of 8.a. Arracan between the 26th and 27th July, 1928, by HM. Tugs Rosolve, Rosterer and Dredger St. Alban (Malta).
ing prejudicial to commercial in- terests here. If instability, in this case, was injurious, in the sense that it was undermining confidence in the intrinsic worth
As regards his criticism, of my remarks on Invisible exports in respect of shipping work, I ac- knowledge that I may have been somewhat abstruse but can clear up the difficulty by explaining that I was referring particularly to ship repairs, the handling of cargoes and harbour charges. Our docks are indisputably THE staple in dustry of the Colony and if "Observer" cares to enquire, he will find that, of late, things have been going so well in that line that it has become a question of a of our paper, would not the rat chronie labour shortage. And as have automatically fallen! Chr to high rents being a question of anyone conceive of a growing de rellecting political conditions of mand for a potentially worthless China, i need only refer him to the currency? Yours, etc., article in to-night's. Telegraph on the building boom. By the way, whoever heard of a community on the verge of bankruptcy being concerned in а boom of any Sir-In your to-day's, paper un- description?
der "The Very Idea" a writer in Remittances from China bring a London Journal makes fun of the us back to the price demanded for poor English of a French girl, who security of wealth. "Observer" was unlucky enough to tell hima contents that political affairs on that her girl friend" was very fond the mainland may account for of getting married", and he be-i high rentals here. Why then lieves the meaning of it to have should they not account, in part, been in French: "Elle est ama- for the paper premium? Wealth teur de se 'marier' must be prepared to pay for pro- This proves that the writer Is tection as readily as is life. not at all the right man to make fun
ONLOOKER.
Bad French.
I submit that my exaggeration of other people's bad language, as of Hongkong's position alluded to he cannot say in FrenchElle est a world wherein the value of amateur," but "Elle est amatrice." property, in shipping or otherwise, Furthermore, the whole thing is was an unknown quantity and that, wrong, and he ought to have said bird in Hongkong was worth two either "Elle est désireuse de se outside.
There is one last question' I should like to put to "Spectator" and "Observer/i
OX-
We understand that the change was dropped because the recent abnormal rise was becom-'.
marier."
So it seems to me that the girl's bad English is not worse than the London writer's bad French--ra- ther the contrary.Yours, etc., (
FRENCH-SPEAKING FOREIGNER Hongkong, Oct. 18th, 1929.
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1929NER SERVICE NE RGO. 5.5.FALOP
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Conflict in Law.
of her
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Local Interference.
ing to a young man."Yes," sighed, "women were always want/ ing new bonnets in my young days."
ed a warning against certain brands (An American doctor has utter- of lipsticks, having discovered that. they contain prison)
Take, oh, take those lips nway--
Ruddier than the cherry. . Not for me your laughter gay,
And banter, blithe and merry, All the ardour in my heart
Now grows dull and duller; Grieve not, dear, that we must
part
Now that I'm off colour!
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Old Man: I never see a blush on a girl's face now. In my day it was very different.
Young Man Oh, grandfather whatever did you say to them?
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"Now, this is really too kind of you," began the wealthy relative to the little daughter of one of her. poor relations. She took the little; parcel from the girl's hand and began to unwrap the birthday gift. I wonder what it can be," she hazarded, with a smile.
"It's a fish," declared the child. "A fish?" echoed the other, and her eyebrowa looked as though they were on their way to mingle with her greying hair. "A fish?."
"Yes," confirmed the little girl innocently. "Daddle said it was a sprat to catch a mackerci.”
the later epactment is to provail, as it lays down that in exercising any right of guardianship confet: red on him by Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 the Secretary for Chinese Affairs shall comply with the pro- visions of section 10 of Ordinance
No. 1 of 1928.
In the third place, section 32 of Ordinance No. 4 of 1897 does negative the right of the parent, in certain circumstances," "in' a' form which is undesirable in view of the provisions of Ordinance Na, 1 of 1923. That section is, how- ever, about to be amended by an- other Ordinance so as to make it more consonant with the objecta and principles of Ordiance No. 1 of 1923.
The proposed new section 24 makes any register kept under this Ordinance, and certified extracta, and photographs and finger prints taken for the purpose of any such register, admissible in evidence upon mere production. It also links up the photographs or finger prints with the entries In the registers by means of the serial numbers used,
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