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Mata # THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1929.
HOME GOVERNMENT POLICE OFFICER
& MUI-TSAI.
STRICT INSTRUCTIONS TO HONGKONG.
POLICY OF LAISSEZ FAIRE WILL
TOLERATED. NOT BE
REGISTRATION ORDERED.
"I feel myself quite unable to defend a policy of laisse faire in this serious matter," remarks Lord Passfield, the Secretary of State for the Colonies, in a despatch to H.E. the Governor of Hongkong on the mui tsai problem, in which ae insists on registration and remuneration for servant girls.
Lord Passfield directs that Part III of the Domestic Service Ordinance be brought into force and that special care be taken to inform the population generally that it is in force and will
not be allowed to be a dead letter.
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LIBELLED.
NEWSPAPER AGREES
TO DAMAGES.
ALL CHARGES WITHDRAWN UNRESERVEDLY.
APOLOGY IN COURT.
Two libel actions against the Hongkong Daily Press, No. 11, Ice House Street, registered office No. la, Chater Road, and Mr. David Evans, printer and publisher of the Hongkong Daily Press which where consolidated into one action, came before the Chief Justice (Sir Henry Gollan) in the supreme Court this morning. Plaintiff was Inspector Frank Walter Shaftain, Police Quarters, No. 16, The Peak, and he claimed damages for libel alleging that in an article published in the Daily Press on August 24, this year, allegations were directed against him that he had been and was not a fit and proper pers guilty of bribery and corruption
to be employed by the Hongkong Government.
Mr. H. G: Sheldon, instructed by Mr. F. H. Loschy, of Messra Russ and Company, for plaintiff, an-
The Secretary of State realises that fime will be required to make the law effective, but he adds "I am not prepared to acquiesce in a merely nominal enforcement of the law. Any offence against the Ordinance which comes to light," he says, "should be made the subject of prosecution without regard to❘nounced that the action had been the position of the offender, and a full report should be "furnished every six months on the working of the Ordinance
and of the proceedings taken under it.”
The despatch containing these instructions was dated „August 22nd, and it is the concluding document in a 56-page sessional paper, issued to-day, containing the whole of the official correspondence on the subject since 1922. In particular, it replies to a recent despatch from H.E, the Governor who set out grounds of objection to registration.
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settled on payment to Inspector. Shuftain by defendants of $3,000,
condition of the settlement being a full withdrawal of allegations against himself and other officers of the Police Force.
Mr. F. C. Jenkin, instructed by. Mr. M. K. Lo, of Messrs. Lo and Lo appeared for defendants.
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In his statement of claim, plain. said that in the issue of the Daily Press of August 24, 1929, de- fendants falsely and maliciously printed and published and caused
GOVERNOR'S OBJECTIONS ANSWERED to be printed and published an
The last despatch from H. E. and partly because
SO
many
the Governor to the Secretary of Chinese are not domiciled here. State, on the subject, was "dated"
May 16th, this year. In it. His Excellency dealt at great length with ten points on which the
Secretary of State asked him to
provide information.
Considerations of space make it impossible for us to give the whole of His Excellency's views, but in dealing with the sugested regis tration of mui taai Sir Cecili
Army of Inspectors.
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SLAVE-RAIDERS IN TERRIBLE AERIAL INTERPORT CRICKET
HONGKONG!
HOME CONCEPTION OF THE KIDNAPPING EVIL.
MUSI TSAI PROBLEMS.
of
DISASTER.
GERMAN LINER CRASH IN ENGLAND.
PASSENGERS & CREW TRAPPED IN BURNING PLANE.
SIX SUFFER DEATH.
London, Nov. G. An extraordinary allegation re- garding "slavery" In Hongkong was, mude the subject of a question in the House of Commons this after- noon, when Mr, W. Lunn, the Un- dur-Secretary for the Colonies, told the questioner that the - Gov- ernment had requested the
London, Nur, 6. Governor Hongkong (Sir
Six persons
were buried tu Cecil Clementi) to furnish a report regarding the alleged death when an air liner of the discovery of a gang of slave-raiders German Lufthans Company in Hongkong, whose operations are crashed in flames at Marden Park extended through China to secure in Surrey to-day. children for sale in Hongkong.
Mr. Lunn is also enquiring of the There were eight persons aboard Governor of Majaya to satisfy him--four passengers and four crew. self that the system of mui tsai Two persons escaped with injuries. prevailing there involves nothing in the nature of slavery.
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A White Paper has been issued embodying the correspondence on the subject of mai thai in Hong. kong, and in
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Answer to a ques
THE SCORE BOARD.
Shanghai Dismissed for an
Additional 106,
The scores in the Interport- match are as follows: ·
Malayn. Ist Innings. 233 (Lal Singh, 48, Bostock- Hill, 48, Lieut. Waring, 45, Jansen, 371. SHANGHAL-Ust Ionings.
L. F. Stokes, c Gibson, b
Lal Singh
O. G. Simpson b Lal Singh - 17
F. E. T. Marshall 1.b.w b
Jansen
P. Madar 1.b.w. h Bostock-
Hin
18
6
D. W. Leach b Knight
C. W. Howard e Gibson
b Knight
27
W. E. O'Hara run out
14
by
T. L. Rawsthorne b Knight T. W. R. Wilson e Gibson,
b Knight
X
0
E. G. Barnes not out
Extras
0
12
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Plaintiff claimed that by words used by defendants were un- derstood to mean that plaintiff was guilty of receiving bribes; that he' tes The daily ebb and flow of habitually lived beyond his means opulation across the frontiers of and was enabled to do so Hongkong, both by land and water bricery and corruption; and that cetimated at between five and six he was not a fit and proper person thousand each way, and the con- to be employed by the Government start movement of the population of Hongkong. By reason of this, within the Colony, both to and he had been greatly injured in his from the island and the mainland, credit and reputation and in his Clementi directed attention to the hardly be exaggerated. An army
present difficulties which can oflice he had 'suffered damage. fact that the Chinese authorities of inspectors with the widest in regulations made by them on power of entry and-scurch would March 1st, 1927, required the regisbe required to enforce registra of defence, admitted that they tration of all mi faci existing at tian and heavy expenditure would that time. "These regulations,, however," says His Excellency, "have remained a deal letter." He continues:
No Malice.
Defendants, in their statement
printed and published the words
"H. E. Orr e Braddell b
Knight
Fall
of wickets:-1/42: 2/51; 3/81: 4/81; 5/143; 6/155; 7/174; 8/185; 9/185; 10/185.
Bowling Analysis.
O. M. R. W.
*Smith
7 3 8 0
19 8 46
23 3 55
10 4 30
2
6. I 15
ก
6.5 1 19
G
Jansen *Bostock-Hill
Lal Singh Hopking *Knight
*Bowled one no ball.
be incurred to little or no purpose, complained of and that such words (f) The parents of a mui-lani were libellous and were capable of are usually satisfied with her the meanings alleged, but they situation, and the child herself is denied that in printing anıl usually content with her position publishing them they acted and quite prepared to co-operate maliciously or that they had any in any deception necessary. to intention of referring to plaintiff. avoid registration.
The statement continued that at the date of the printing and publishing, plaintiff was wholly unknown to defendants. They bore. 10 and they had 710 reason
that the Mr. Lunn drew attention to
No Legislative “Eyewash.” "The Hongkong Government, on the other hand, while onaeting Part III of the Female Domestle
(g) It would be very difficult to Service Ordinance, No. 1 of 1923, secure persons qualified to make which provides for registration the necessary inquisition. of mui-tal. determined to suspered
the operation of that part of the
Can't Be Accelerated,
"2.15 p.m. score:-Malaya, 28 for 1 wicket..
The casualties were as follows;
Killed.
Herr Schinka, first pilot. Herr Ulrich, mechanic.
err Niklas, wireless operator. Mr. D. L. Jones. Mr. G. Milne. Mr. H. S. Gaspar... (Mr. Jones
WILS a passenger booked for Amsterdam, whilst Mr. Mine and Mr. Gaspan were pus- sengers to Berlin).
Injured.
Prince von Schadraburg-Lippe Lieut. Comdr. Glen Kidston, R.N. (Prince von Schaumburg-Lippe was the second pilot, whilst Lleut,- Comdr. Kidston is a famous racing: motorist),
Both the injured escaped with cuts."
The machine left Croydon this] morning at about quartel to ten for Amsterdam.. Dense fog and low clouds over Surrey Hills, are believed to have caused the disas-" ter.
Passengers Trapped. When flying at nearly 100 miles per hour, the pilot apparently mis- judged the height of the trees on Foster Down, and, crushed. The wings hung suspended on the top of the trees, but the fuselage grashed through to the ground be low,
THRILLS.
SHANGHAI COLLAPSE ON LOSING LEACH.
LAST SIX WICKETS FALL FOR AN ADDITION OF 42.
KNIGHT'S BOWLING FEAT.
A dramatic change of fortune, commencing with the bowling of Leach by Knight at five minutes to twelve, gave Malaya the upper hand in the Interport match to-day, Shang- hai being all out for. 185 shortly before tiffin, Malaya thus securing a lead of 48 runs on the first innings,
Before noon, Shanghai seemed set for a big score. Madar and Marshal went for the addition of two runs, but Leach and Howard in partnership began to pull the game round magni- ficently, the Shanghai skipper giving a superb exhibition, scoring 44 out of 62 in 56 minutes. With the score standing at 143 for 4 wickets, however, Braddell put on Knight at the Supreme Court end, and the change met with startling success. Knight bowled Leach with his first ball and Howard was caught off his eighth. Only O'Hara of the remaining players seemed likely to do anything, and Knight got them all in turn, O'Hara being last man out, being caught out of his crease.
Knight bowled forty-one balls and took five wickets for 19 runs, only 42 runs being added from the time he came on for the first time in the innings. He was putting down a fairly fast ball with a distinct swerve and break from leg
Shanghai's 185 took 190 minutes to make, 106 coming this morning in 105 minutes.
LEACH'S BRILLIANT INNINGS.
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Chilly weather, dull but pro- Leach reached double figures mising not to indulge in the after butting 25 minutes, pulling vagaries which put a stop to play | Bestock-Hill to leg, Smith reducing all day yesterday, prevailed when it to a two short by a smart save Marshall and Madar went out at on the line. Leach got him away 10.50 .m. to resume their innings. for another single, and followed Rain had fallen overnight and this up by taking two off Hopkins. there was a slight drizzlë round The bowling was very steady, about nine o'clock, but the pitch Shanghai taking 35 minutes to get suffered little damage apart from 20 runs, including two boundary any already done and it rolled or strokes. rather better than anticipated.. There was a loud explosion and It was mainly sweatered the fuselage, with the passengers brigade which turned out to field for Malaya. Braddell put Jansen trapped inside, burst into flames.
on at the Naval Yard end. Prince von Schaumburg-Lippe Marshall taking the first ball, and exactly two hours.
Bostock-Hill was varying, his later crawled from the wreckage, he scored off the fifth, running length and pace, but he was punish- and, with blood streaming from two. He was fortunate noted in his next over, Howard getting his face and hands, went to a cot- lose his wicket, as he lofted the him away for two and four and
stammered ball only just wide of Wynch at Leach for a single. tage nearby. He
tele- fine leg. English: "Have you phone?" There being no telephone at tho cottage, the Prince rushed
It
to the nearest telephone to com- municate with Croydon.
81-3-6.
Century Renched.
The hundred appeared when the innings had been in progress for
Dr. Hopkins, who started bowling with four Two Men Out L. B. W.
men on the leg side, Madar was out with the first pursued his theory a further stage In his fourth over, employing six bail he received and the first sent players on the leg side, four of down by Bostock-Hill. He sterned them close in. Leach managed to. Plucky Naval Officer. in front of a straight one and was slip the ball between them for a Another off Bostock-Hill Lieutenant-Commander Kidston Kiven out leg before wicket.
single. managed to jump clear is the
Donald Leach, the Shanghai put 110 up after 130 minutes, 31
in 45 minutes this morning. plane came down. He tried to get skipper, was given an encouraging malice against him GCLE BRACJES
the other passengers out," but was hand-clap when he went out to join Improved Scoring. Ordinance until circumstances pier- In concluding the despatch, His for hearing malice. Defendants tion based upon the publication, driven back by the mitted its actual enforcement. Excellent; said: "This Govern- now recognised
Aames. He Marshall. He played out the over was taken by car to the cottage without scoring. Bostock-Hill was Leach got the measure of Hop- This, it seems to me, was the more ment will do its atmost to bring words were capable of being read letter from the Hongkong hospital at Caterham. Before this, getting lots of spin on the bail and kins and sent him flashing to the honest course; and I am entirely the institution of mini-tsai to an as applying to plaintiff and they Governor -stating that the however, he also pluckily insisted needed very careful watching. leg boundary twice in his next over: upposed to any schemes of legis end within the Colony na soon na expressed their deep regret that leaders of the Chinese, community upon telephoning news of the dis- Shangha suffered another Leach at this stage had made 25 out tive "oyewash," "The objections in
has given an assurance that the nster to Croydon.
mishap before any addition was of 38 in 40 minutes. practice to any system of registrait le practicable to do so. We the words should be so.
Defendants admitted that there number of enses of mui‘teai had
The pace of the scoring had im The Secretary for Air has sent made to the score, Marshall being. was not the slightest foundation diminished. pro- for the words or the meaning caj- The Under-Secretary for the the following message to the Ger-given out .b.w. off the first ball proved appreciably, 120 showed on
of Jansen's second over-81-4-18. the board after 185 minutes. of proving that any particular girisals, which may be put forward able of being attached to them. Colonies said he assumed that with man Minister of Transport: Marshall had been, in fifty-five] Lal Singh replaced Hopkins and
to that end: but we consider that, on September 11, 1920, they the new measures to be introduced, is a mui-tsai, except in occasional unless effective steps are taken by nublished in the Daily Prees andefinite figures would soon be forth- with profound regret of the aesi-hit two fours. He did not shape bave mét Its just deserta. but for [advertently admitted or come the Chinese authorities to abolish anology to plaintiff and a further coming-Reuter,
light accidentally. The girl her fact, and not merely on paper, apology was published on Septem self may be of little or no use a exista in China and especially in
the mni-tsai aystem as it
ber 27. Defendants had offered a witness for this purpose. The problem is to prove that a payment the Kwangtung province, it will any further or wider publication of their apology which plaintiff was made, perhaps years ago and not be possible, by means of might desire; an immediate and legislation or by bringing into full indemnity against any coats perhaps in China. Even then the defondant may set up the defence Domestic Service. Ordinance, No. the most generous retraction and Part III of the Female occasioned by him; and to make that the case was one of adoption 1 of 1923, to accelerate the aboli apology in open Court at the ear- If no payment is proved, the defen- tion of muti-tani in this Colony." dant may allege that the girl is al
liest date available.
tion of mul-tsai are as follow:
(a) The practical impossibility
shall give the most earnest sideration
to any practcal
cases where the facts are Ta.
to
daughter. Friends and neigh-
bours will not coine forward, oven
forée
Lord Passfield's Reply.
con-
if they know. No critic of the Lord Passfield, the Secretary of
to
Imputations Withdrawn..
They had repented and Hongkong Government has ever State for the Colonies, replied in emphasised in letters to plaintiff's auggested solution to this despatch dated August 22nd. solicitors their sincero regret and problem,
1929, in the course of which he re-sorrow at the pain caused (b) There would be a great called that the Duke of Devonshire, plaintiff, and, in the statement temptation to corruption if a former Secretary of State, in a of defence, they repeated these systematic drive of the Colony for despatch dated May 2nd, 1923, cop-apologies, and expressed their, purposes of
were curred in the suggestion that the most sincere regret that they ever registration
question of registration and pay printed and published, the words, attempted,
(c) Very drastic powers would thent of wages, might be left in and, without any reservation be required, if registration were beyance. for the present and that whatsoever, they withdrew every to be made effective, and auch II of the Ordinance should not be possible imputation which might powers would be intensely un-brought into operation unless and have been or possibly could have popular,
until it was shown to be necessary. been read into the words, which Lord Passfeld continues:
were never intended to apply to "It now арревта however plaintiff.
(d) Registration would be very unsatisfactory II persons not
domiciled in the Colony were ex that after 6 years from the The statement concluded by say-
empted, partly because domicile passing
le often no. difficult to determino,
of
the" Ordinanca ing (Cotninued on Page 7).
that defendanta" Jointly (Continued on Page 4.)
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"The Air Council have heard minutes for eighteen runs and had he sent up a short one which would dent to the Lufthansa air liner, well either on Tuesday or this a brilliant piece of Belding by Wynch. Leach opened his should- D903, en route from Croydon "to morning. Amsterdam, and the loss of life in- C. W. Howard, the newcomer, ers to the third and fourth balls, volved."--British Wireless,
had a let-off from the second ballsending them flashing to the bound-. he received: Jansen bent him, but ary. The over produced ton runa. Braddell took Lal Singh, off imme his off stump escaped by inches.
Leach made his first scoring diately. stroke of the day off Bostock-Hill, square cutting him beautifully to the Chater Road boundary.
PLANE TO STARTLE
THE WORLD."
PASSENGERS IN WINGS: BIG SPEED CLAIMS.
Dessau, Nov, 6.
Slow Scoring,
.
Leach reached 41 with a four off Jansen, after having been at the crease for. 50 minutes. It was a real skipper's effort coming at a critical time In Shanghals Innings At the end of 20 minutes, six and he appeared in "for the dura- runs had been added to the over- tion," treating all bowling alike. night total of 70.
Twice he drove Bestock-Hill power- Howard drove Jansen powerfully fully for singles, Howard follow- A glant Junkers aeroplane, the but Hopkins picked it up on the ing his example on each occasion. G38, in which the passengers will boundary and a single only result- After exactly an hour's play this morning, 140 appeared, 61 of them be accommodated in the wings, un- ed.
with another to-day. Leach sent 90.up derwent its first trial to-day; flying for approximately half an hour.
erlap shot to the Chator Road boundary, off Bostock-Hill. Janson The speed attained has not been bowled a maiden, Howard appear P. N. Knight relieved Bostock disclosed, but it is stated by the ing uncomfortable. The bowler Hill with the total at 143, and he designers of the machine that the was not bowling particularly well bowled Lench with his very first. apeed of the machine when full out but was pitching them well up and bail, which came in sharply from will "startle flying experts."!! giving fow scoring opportunities. leg. taking the off stump
The great plane is equipped with Braddell took him off, however. Leach had been batting for just four engines and it has a wing span putting on Dr. H. O. Hopkins, who an hour and had scored 44 out of of fifty yards, - An electric kitchen had only one over on Tuesday. He 62, without giving a chance... Ho is one of its special features Rev | introduced a close field and a leg hilt freely all round the wicket when ter:
theory.
(Continued on Page 8.).
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