Ai dhe "Hong Kong Daily Pruss
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of Mark 25,1931. ThAD
415
Sir John Simons' speech was very special
pleading.
He first attacked Lord Passfield
for having described the Mui-tsai custom as
the adoption of young girls. He then quoted
from Hong Kong newspaper, but it ought to be
obvious to anyone by this time, that what a
newspaper says when attacking a Government, is not evidence.
Next, he produced a deed of
sale and played on the sentimental side of the
House. From his quotations it is clear that
the bill of sale is the first one referred to
in the Hazlewoods Pamphlet (31 of 82759). Both
Sir John Simon and the Hazlewoods imply that
the sale actually took place in Hong Kong, but
are
they are both careful not to say so definitely.
It seems probable that, as in the other case
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quoted by the Hazlewoous, the sale took place
in China.
As regards the numbers of Mui-tsai,
Sir John Simon repeated the usual unconvincing
arguments and was fully answered by Dr.Shiels.
Simon
Finally, Sir John Shiels quoted the first
sentence of a Colonial Office letter (No.42 on
82759). It is obvious that the omission to
include in his quotation the two succeeding
sentences of that letter, was deliberately done
in order to convey an entirely false impression.
It seems unnecessary to send a long
despatch to the Governor until we receive his
despatch of 28th April, but in sending out a
copy
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