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MUITSAI SYSTEM DENOUNCED.
STRONG SPEECHES IN COMMONS.
· HONGKONG MUST STOP THE SCANDAL.
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THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH,
AMERICAN BANKER'S REMARKABLE
DEATH.
PASSES AWAY ON EVE OF BIRTHDAY.
New York, June 4. The death has occurred of Mr. Mortimer 1, Schiff, the well-known American banker and philanthro- plst. He would have celebrated his 54th birthday to-morrow had he Ilved.
Early in his business career he Interested himself in railways, but after two years in Europe studying European banking ing, becoming a partner in Kuhn, voted himself exclusives, he ile- Loebs at the age of 231
He
to bank-
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MOTOR PROSECUTION.
REFUSAL TO TAKE A FARE.
BOYCOTT ALLEGED BY
MRS. MATHESON.
CASE ADJOURNED.
of
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1931.
AIR TRAGEDY IN JAPAN.
TWO AIRMEN KILLED IN CRASH,
Tachlardi, June 1. Lieut. Mankichi Hisatsugu and Sgt. Sakami of the Eighth Air were killed when a Regiment scouting serplane in which they were flying on a training cruise crashed to the ground this after-
noon.
Motor trouble is believed to have been the cause of the crash.
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DR. SHIEL'S REPLY.
Strong denunciation of the
public nuisance in their touting ?— mul-taal system in Hongkong
That the public motor-car dri- Yes. was voiced in the House of Com-
And it is common knowledge that was vice-president of the vera have been boyeatting her for
drivers motor-car mona on May 11th, when Sir Boy Scouts of America, and be the past eight months was an al-public John Simon dwelt at length on participated in the six-Power con- legation made by Mra, R. T. Mathe-notoriously keen on getting fares?
Stubbs--Qulte right. "Huntington, the subject. A Conservative ference in London regarding Chin- son,
Mr. Matheson then went into member said they wanted Hong-se loans-Renter's American Ser-Road, when she appeared before
She said that she Mr. Schofield at the Central Police the witness box. kong to know that the House
Court this morning and summoned
went to the Chater Road aiand at mui-tzai looked upon
p.m. a driver for refusing
May to accept about 2.15 scandal which must be stopped. į
hire without reasonable cause.
to engage a car, She got into Mr. Horace Lo appeared for the the defendant's car, but he simply driver and entered a plea of not got aut and walked away. His guilty.
$8
20
vice.
K.M.A. DISPUTE
SETTLED.
DEMURRAGE CLAIM TO BE
PAID.
Sergeant Baker said that on re- ceipt of a telephone message from
to Mrs. Matheson he went the Chater Road enr park where
he
on
wan the first car in the rank.
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Sir John Simon, in the course' of hin speech, declared that there were thousands of little girls in
His Worship:-Before he got Hongkong In homes other than their own who were rendering
out did you say anything to the services there under arrange-
defendant? Peking, May 31.
Witness:-1 auld that I wanted ments with the making of which they had nothing to do and ander Tientsin messuires state that themet Mrs, Matheson and was told to go to Lane, Crawford's,
Anything else?--No, I wanted to conditions which had sometimes dispute which paralyzed the Kailan that several of the cars had re- Jod to the most deplorable ergeltg. Mining Administration's activities fused to accept her.
The
defen-to Lane, Crawford's and up Stubba The system of manj-tal 1111-
for more than two months ended | dani, who was the first in the Roud,
The Driver Knew. doubtedly wi an abeien! and yesterday when the Administration | rank, was complabed of more than widespread Chinese custom and agreed to pay the money in bettle any of the others and wituoss in everybody ought in recognise how meat of the Peking-Mukden Rail- formed him that he would be - very difficult
it WAR
our way's claim for demurrage, For
moned, but his only reply was that Colonial authoritien
rid
he was not afraid. of it.
To put
Not Genuine Adoption.
1: had been described NES #
It is announced that transporta- tion facilities will be restored naj
the payment has hee made.--N; C. Dady Newm
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His Worship: - Did he give any reason why he refused;
Wouldn't Pay Enough, Witness: Before I could
Did you left him you wanted to gu up Stubbs Rond 7--No; he knew wanted to go up Stubbs Rond afterwards,
You did not tell him that ?-
would have told him when went to Lane, Crawford's. They know I always go to Lane, Craw- shford's and the home,
system of adaption, but adoption however difeuli it might be to eat anybody anything they all complain- and domestie servitude were not | with. (Chorus). synonymous terms. Genuine adop tion in the East was a well-known
tani were rot the subject
vhase.
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Government Reply.
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Did the defendant say anything? McKi ed in broken English that
nover said anything. He Matheson would not pay enough got mut of his ear and walked money.
AWDY.
Did Ms. Matheson say anything He didn't name any price?--No, in reply? No, your Worship, Det a word about it. I stayed Witness could not say whether there for about ten minutes and Mes, Matheson heard what the drither asked one or two other curs vers said, but he thought she did.but they said "have ordered." In reply to his Worship. wit. Then I went to Komor's and rang
said that there were up Inspector Alexander, fixed rates for public cars.
the usual WHIN
custom with
Kill
members no
Dr. Shiels, Under-Secretary for institution, but it was early athe Colonies, said that he agreed ways of boys for the purpose of that the system was very unfor- perpetuating a family The und tunate, and he hoped to show that adoption but the object or parte Government had realised that was unfortunate. But some of the statements which had been The excuse that these little girla...
made And Even vary ('13- were adopted daughters wns not harrassing 14 hon. necupted by anyone who knew he or the House whose constiturats it faels on the spurt. These ttle had been alarmed at what they strangers to bargain for the fare, girls were in fact frequently the had been told about this matter, but with people whom the drivers subject of a bill of sale, just as Serious injustice had been done to know they were taken without any Negro stares were in Hethe, Hongkong and Home Govern-11argainčar, eighteenth century in the Westments by allegations made in In
to Mr. Lo, witness said reply Indies and in the Southern Statis speeches and letters to the Press | he was satisfied that the reason of Amerion,
that Classe Governments were the drivers had refusent hire by tolerant of the system and were Mrs. Matheson was because they tell you that they have been my taking no effective steps to deal did not think they would receive months over an incident with my cotting me for the last eight with it.
adequate payment from her.
aged 9.
"burn on day of the twelfth woon."
to have her and salsaently Any mui-tani who wished to leave paid him the purchase, price of her employment right do sun, and Lif she had any diflenlly in the 110 dollars Hongkong currency,
she could repart to the Including remuneration.
the matter Jor middleman." The little girl was nearest police station. not a party to the transaction, the date of which was October, 1929.
Cases Quoted.
Witness said she did not hear what the drivers anld to Sergeant Baker when he later arrived on the scene, The police officer put her into a car and she then left.
His Worship:--That is all; is it?
Itoycott Alleged. Witness:- simply wanted to
Made a Fortune,
do
you
When you take a car do driver as to how much you pay make any agreement with the No. I pay them the same
every sum-
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Bill of Sale Produced. The right hon. gentleman then produced such a bill of sale which In August, 1929, the Governor of i Inspector C. P. Alexander saidhauffeur. He was caught by one he said was made by a Chinese longkong was directed to bring he sent Sergeant Baker to the of my guests taking gasolene out
car. That kn husband and wifs who described into operation the third part of Chater Road stand and later inter-f the guest's
with me. This the defendant at Theothing to do theawelves as "jaint makers of the Ordinance of 1928, providing viewed
reported it and had his Ofice, This deed for the sale of our for the registration, remuneration.
Futle
He was asked if guest had reused hire, and he licence suspended for six months, daughter." The child. whose and supervision of mui-tsai, and in nne was given, was described as spite of dieulties highly replied that he did. When asked
His Worship--How much the thirteenthgreditable measure of success hut why, he said that two or three
whichbeen achieved in the enforcement months ago he had conveyed the you usually pay for a car?-1 pay! merak Jan. 21. 1921. The daru-of it. It was not true to say that the same lady in his car for about $t if I go straight from Chafer ment recorded that she was sold Status of muj-tsai was in practies two hours and was paid $1.50.
Real to the Dairy Farm, the same indistinguishable from slavery.
I know to a Chinese woman "who agreed
they as anybody else." The Law Explained. Witness then told the driverre going to bring that in evidence. There are two cars that have made that If insuficient payment was a fortune out of me and they have made, a report should be made got $3 out of me every time they to the Trathe Offee and a sun-
have taken me itp, mos taken out against the cus- System Dying Out,
tumer under Traine Regulation The system was dying out owing No. 128 which reads that the birer largely to propaganda against 2. From 1921 to 1929 it had declined a public vehicle shall pay the He had read the most respon by 50 per cent, and it was expest fare before or immediately after me. It is only since the
the completion of the journey. mens has been taken out against
fares His Worship:- No' that its numbers would steadily diminish Lentil it disappeared down?
are the defendant that I have had any [altogether. As to
trouble at all regarding payment. inspection,
Witness: No Tares arc luid
Mr. Lo-You several
have told charitable down for public motor-cars. The $141, another for $150. a third for $145, and a fourth for $120. There Gnuncial support from the Govern-hirer and the driver.
that this Case birs. was also a case of three childrennent which employed inspectors, stand who were the subject of a single including Chinese ladies, to bring Matheson got into the car and the transaction sold for $89, $130, und cases of abuse of the system to driver got out. $150 respectively, and it transpir-the notice of the authorities, by Mr. Lo So that if the hirer ed that the last of these was re-whom they were investigated."
It was also proposed to appoint has a
falls to pay, the driver clearly sold for $300. AB these cusps had
right to ask the Traffic ecurred in the last two or three inspector solely for uni-tsai Department to issue a summons
affairs. and it further facilities Yes. for inspection were found to be Or- Servants
But where the fare is paid and not be as to whether the payment is neglected. The law was applied adequate or otherwise it would The Colonial Office hul made
with absolute strictness. Every not come under that Section?--- emusideralde efforts aut different
loophole for possible evasion of think No. tines in the last eight or nine years the moi-tsai regulations had been,
This driver will tell his Worship
(Chopla). Is there any fixed fare for the that about two or three months) bring Le system to end or, at any rate, to mitigate its closed. He was satisfied that the hiring of public vehicles?
ape on two occasions you hired be foud, it longkong Government had taken worst results, but
his car?--No he knows perfectly well that I have employed nobody quite impossible to sweept the viewalf reasonable steps to carry out that what had been done was really the polley of the Government,
else than 530 and 73. amil ademante, for nearly every from Hongkong brought additional
sible Hongkong newspapers for thee inst year or so, and cases that had before the courts netually
come
there
were
showed that one girl was, sold for rieties In Hongkong receiving question of fares is between the Worship that you make
years since the passing of the
Female Domestic dinance of 1923.
cases.
Need of Inspection.
an
necessary they would
I under-
• Matter for Argumént.
his 110 ar- any rangements for payment on occasion. You never bargain with
the driver? No, I don't.
On one oc-
You remember some two or three months ago you hired the defendant's car for, casion, two hours and on another for two and a half hours and ca both occasions you pald him $1. 50%-No: 1 never hired his car three months ago; 1 hired Nos. 530 and 73 then.
"Not True,"
and
So that whether the driver en Other Views.
If you say no, well and good. invoke the aid of thin Section in
Worship Mr. Amery (Birmingham Spark- the case where something is paid. This man will tell his brook, U.) said that Sir John but is not quite adequate, is a mat-that-I don't care what he tells. Simon had done well to bring ter for argument?-For the public It is not true. This matter before the House of ears the fare are arranged before It is your habit to go to Lane, Crawford's and then to the Dairy It was easy to understand that Commons. A very large body of the journey starts.
Chinese opinion recognised that The point is this: Where the Farm and other places-No; it is registration by itself would be of the system of mul-tsai was fare refuses absolutely to make any my habit to go to Lane, Craw- very little use if no serious efforts seandal that ought to be ended, payment, the Traffic Offee is wlll-ford's and the Dairy Form were made to make it complete and We had therefore reached n stage ing to issue a summons, but where pay $2.50. That's quite enough, if notwithstanding Lord Passi when action could be progressively some payment is minde, I put it
I put it to you that the reason field's directions, no effective metina rapid and effective. He congra- to you that whether the driver can public cars refuse to take you is wery taken for inspection and con- tulated the Government on what still invoke the aid of this Section that you pay them insufliciently- trol. Yet he had letter on they had been able to do, and or not is a rantter for argument. Certainly not. Colonial Office paper dated Apr. 8, hoped that their action would be a matter of law?--I think that if
And that's why they boycott from Downing Street in which it increasingly effective in future. a man agrees to pay say $1 to go you?--No. was officially stated:
Sir D. Maclean (Cornwall, to Happy Valley and only pays 50
Witness added: "They are only With reference to your letter N.. I..) said that the feeling of the cents, he can get the aid of this putting up this defence just be- on the mui-tsal I am directed by 11ouse was that this thing must section.
cause they know perfectly well that Lord Passfield to inform you that stop.
Witness agreed that it was a they are in the wrong. I told In- no Inspectors or additional police Mr. Campbell (Bromley, U.) and difficult position. The fore might spector Alexander.. officers have been appointed by the that they wanted Hongkong to be summoned and the Magistrate Mr. Lo-Thank you, Mrs. Hongkong Government with the knew that we looked upon mui-tsai might hold that the fare offered Matheson.. special duty of seeing that the local સ a scandal which must be was inadequate. There were
Mr. Lo intimated that his would hitwa and regulations on the sub-
fixed rates for public drivers, but be calling several witnesses to prove ject of mul-tasi are carried out." stopped.
Dr. Shirls, replying to Mr. the usual fare was $3 an hour.
that Mre. Matheson had engaged If that were correct it would Morris (Cardigan, L.), said that
their cara and had taken them to appear to be a fiat contradiction of he took it as a matter of course
several places, in spite of her the declared policy of the Colonial that he certainly condemned the
denial, before going home, and she Office. He urged the need of more mui-tsal system, and his nobleness and he had heard of very faw paid them sums which were small affective and efficient inspection. friend had condemned it. They public motor-car drivers refusing and inadequate, The system was a scandal which were doing overything
The hearing was adjourned till they hire. no British subject could justify, possibly could to and it,
Mr. Lo:-In fact, thoy are a next Tuesday,
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