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WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1919,

THE CHILD LABOUR QUESTION.

A FACTORY LEGISLATBAN

NEEDED

at or her pai

THE CHINA MAIL.

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

Undersignat bave received in- atructions to sell by Public Auction (FOR. ACCOUNT" OF THE CONCEANED),

00

WEDNESDAY, June 4, 1919, at 2.30 pm,

at The Army Service Corps Boat Shed-d. S. C. Pier;

A namber of bags of Farghod

Gram, Parched rice, dried ginger

concentrated song and mutton eSSONGS

And

58 gallon casks Ilme juice. Termsaab.

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers,

Hongkong, May 28, 1919..

(For Account of the Concerned).

THE SANITARY BARD, and children takes a very prominent But when we come to factories and would be impaving the condition of

position.

workshops in which children are emphhiklas, or doing them any good, | Article XA of the League reads:- payed we can at least way that they by prohibiting their employment! The big contracting parties will shit it, unless under special wits until they had passed the age of 13. ; endeavour seus and minutio fair cumstances anal with the permissing It was perfectly inte tint the Colony and beats Auditions of labour, fy of the Beard, by employed overtime, had not sufficient schools, but that! furen, anreg and chikiten, both after 6pm. Such employment bust Was e matter for the Sanitary their one entries uttal in all cops. The injurious to the health of the child, Tepartiment. Thers were not auth- tries to which their commercial atat who would certainly be better in befrient schools to house the children A meeting the Mongong industrial relation atoms and to shan working by arificial gt infam exhauste olson As a result thei Sominory Board was hold yesterday that end agree to establish as part of [stuffy rooms.

children of the poorest families would Afternoon Mr. A. Gibson proving the organisation of the League e per- The rotus which have bara obave to be left at home while ther and there were also present the Hament bra ut labour,"

Itained from all the districts la Vic-parents went out to work. In! Mr. W share. C.M.Ch., the Hon. Appened to the section of the tort show that the usual hour at Badges Strees and wound that parti Afr. 16. Alabaster, B.F. 3. Trosty a ntaining the about Com autorion where women and children cular weightsurf:od there were F. B. L. Bowley, Lieusetel, Crisp, centies is the afferation by the girare emplyed are By or 10 hours per gumber of houses which seemed to 1 FM Grace Porin, Sr. Chantreling parts of the thot any excluding ned times), and that he set apart for women who looked Raisining, Mr. S. W. De, Mrs. A. principle dengulating labour costumst of the Bucks knock off work after small children, frone eighteen

Hickling MO. H.) and Me, W. diplus, vet at industrial cons

anonths of ge to between 3, 4, and H. Windy (Secretary).

mmunities shakendeavour to apply Fe first part of the resolution an The Plainas meves that this top as their special civunstance to any appreciable extent with by oh wonen, why were inelids. yes, while their parents were this subject willant, therefore, inter occupied. These houses were kept Report of the samevamuister en time permitt Jimitation of the ages and junts Augst these are rolle labour

the better-mugged peteries of The older children would not willingly muployment of chicken and the prefat 180 is regated merely as a shops, and its moletion in inter the charge of an old vention of overcrowding in factories, irto-lity or aftale of conserve: |

fredsmbleness are such that i teel woman and they would naturally by lab the table. The inferued right of test aber fing all howful will commend itself to every wander about the stress, at en the acting that the report, which pom for the employer as well as

firmiustest person.

the risk of getting killed or of meet- hat bon circulated. was prctically the employed; the permen in

The Baing of the age dinit at 14 is ing with some accident. He thought.. bed in the motions which Mr. the epigend of a wage implying the of a computer. Es Engerfore, that es auch good would Pawg was about to me

hand ten hours is the lanit for women he done by prohibiting eliktren under rumble standart or lite as ber The motion was conded by discoved in their ant us the and children of any age, and I should the age of 13 ir eng employed. Alabaster and carried unequively and print of an eight-lwars day a predoined fix the wee limit be admitted that the age was very THE SUB-CAMNIFFFEE'S Fa 48-hours week where it bas anders of the Committee thonght etherealties in the way of effective pd mach ugher, but the Chinese met genug, but there were meremui diffi lababy beep atined; the k-poiext» The following is the sabahut a weekly rest of at least 2 hours Wise, for the the of traninity ensuration of surt lestition. For treby repent on the question of the including Sunday, where parte accepted the age proposed by thetre instance carrying a big part of water! limitation of ages and homes fur the the abs Fities of cik inte ut, and the! The finer Bunt of for hours a day up a stairmée wht be injurious to employment of children, and skilinnitation et labour of the your so

is that now in pag in Englash for a chikh, le sued a ce a Sanitary USEFUL HOUSEHOLD LINENS,

"À QUANTITY OF prevention of everending in dues, as to pemnit the panuse of their ones aut children, with this line inspector, under the perposed Orde

Ledinvation and proper posical deve rand diffen, that in Euztural name, youll find it difficult to ascer DRAWN WORK, & EMBROIDERIES, 11.) The €'omalitre inste inid kament; the principle of a Poor Sunday, so that the week's

thep is to work one Saturky altertain wither thy chi was helping

Comprising:- several meetings and inne cenesiopends for men and wooned for expand workt

its mother, or whether it had been" HOUSEHOLD LINENS Single and ze praber of returns pucle by thetany legal stamiland for editions of work is 3 hours waly. Be Hong employed by somebody else to do Double Flain and Hemstitched Sheets, Dist let Inspectors relating of the labour to have regard in cock cous whole holidays the factories every eluse in Mr. Bowley's resolution be Linen Dansak Serviettes, Glass Clotha kong. I undeund: there are two that work. He moved that the last Pillow Cases, Double White Satin Quilts Pogs and workslags in Their dry to the epitable and economic

treatment of it workers resident arth so that the weekly aver debut. It was not lie to his hack Bath Towels, Face Towels, dy di EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN therein; the provision by cach State benes då against 32 in Eu-af sympathy with the object of the 12. The origitter consider that, jot a system for the protection of the

resolution, but simply because there Cases Tray Cloths, dra. dc.

DRAWNWORK-Bedspreads, Alow Ane Mine abstiner of guayosystems of cans j'employed, in which women shoukk

When the Fade ur. Convention would be many difficulties in the way MBROIDERIES-Bedspreads, Table Jobs and universal ekiment trike a purĖ..

emnes at large doubt the weekly for it being carried out. eduction, it is impractice" le to pro- | Further, a protocol astudlak to the

Corers, Tea Cloths, Runners 18 by 54in. hibit the employmen, of vildren #convention provides that the first

Also Tweeting shall be at Washington in The Committee muntend the present year, and set up Chat, in the interests of the public International Organking Committee Jaith, the fiovernment he repuestall that purpose, Bo nemend Section of the Web

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REPORT.

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ON

THURSDAY,

Jane 5, 1919, commencing at 2:30 p.m., a thar Sales Rooms No. 8, De Vaux Road, Corner of

Ice House Street,

A few lots of Suit Cases and ..

Attache CasOK.

parchasersk

(All new goods and amall lota to suit.

(Fall Particulars from. Catalogue). Terms: Cha

-HUGHES & HOUGE, Auctioneers. Hongkout, May 28, 1919,

at

(For Account of the Concerned.)

ON

THURSDAY,

F

NOTICES.

Gets 'em up in the morning!

THERE'RE no lay young laggarda

when they know that one of the following CEREALS are on the morning bill-of-fare. It's 4. bright-and-siriv rush out of bed and a pell-melt race to the breakfas: table-double

quielk? YELLOW JORNMEAL in 2 lbs. tix 45 cts. HOMINY GRITS in 2 lbs. tin 45 cts.

CRACKED WHEAT in 2 lbs. tin 45 cts.

PUFFED WHEAT per tin 50 cta

FARINA (pure wheat), in 2 lbs. tin 45 cts.

PUFFED RICE per tin 50 cts. GRAPE NUTS per tin 30 cts. „ROLLED OATS per pkt. 45 cts.

BRAN

AND RALSTON'S Select

Bpecially recommended for constipation.

30 cts. per. pkt. RALSTON'S select BEAN is always effective, for instead of tearing dowa, it builds up, because it is a food, not a drag.

LANE, CRAWFORD & CO.

NEW MUSIC

"A LITTLE BIT

MORE"

"POOR BUTTERFLY "'. "JUST A BABY'S PRAYER " HAWAIIAN BUTTERFLY "

"SMILES".

ETC., ETC.

THE ANDERSON MUSIC COY.

16 DES VEUX ROAD.

June 5, 1919, commencing"

3.30 p.., as their Sales Rooms,

or, and the age and sex lies Mr. Bowley would accede to the evenge will be reduced to 48 hours Dr. Chatham suggested that per wit be onored, but that is e re fomendunt. If Mr. Bowley refused or why we shoud delay taking to accept it, he would secont the

st step in the right direction Chairman's wonendent.

zested that the Sanitary and Mr. Bowly states that he gym Thiel also contains the bee the Back Ipady eviten bit he failed to understand! Should be entrusted with this work, patised with the Chaman's sug Both end Buildings entire can be the first meeting, when the titary arrangement, elsandow the Sanitary Inspectors would he to stipenter the Bund to mak meluate the question of unemples Eness and ventilation of hepories and farves a union on their shoulders. By-laws predibiting the stapymettent, and the eruployment of women workshops, and there is no other Thon was to rosson whatever why of children under the age of 1t in a fund children, especially in dangerpartment with the necessary sta. the staff of Sanitary Inspectors should factory workshop tar more than trailer, 32 kaaos peneluding meal times fot It will be noted that the sub- The second part of the first results that he istommyxul sons to be able to.

burday, cept with the special jets wich we are discussing today on adopts a provision of the hike with the work. If the work had permission of the Bound, and more actually included in the genres Act, 1003, with the variation to be done, they should get sufficient hibiting the employment of ebibles the first meeting of the Labour that the age-limit ptopted is 13. Inspectors to do it. It was easy! under the age of any gap Covention to be laid at Washington instead of 14 us in England, This caugh to obtain men to do the work dion Bhelp to be injurious to his orbis year.

change was made at the instance on the Colony was well able to der life, lub or health, regant be "Now these are not matters which the Chinese members of the Com-and it. The suggestion, therefore, dud ty his or her physical Gendation, nonen Europe und Americs only quittee who represented that Chine on that ground could not be accepted they convert the whole world, and, children develop more rapidly to Faving much weight. As regards The Beard as power under in partiatar. they concern Hong. Europeuns. I eacnot conceive that the difficulty of ascertaining the age Satin B6 113) of the Public Health kong as a part of the British Eniro. anyone can object to forbidding the of a child. no doubt his seconder and Burbling Orihues to take and our neighbouring Allies, China ployment of children under 13 in would support him when he said that! by-laws for the evention all over and Japan, both of who are in any occupation likely to be injurions it was quite possible to change the crowding in any promises, an expressedel amongst the High Contract to their Eves, in or health. legislation and hy by introduc- FURNITURE BRASS AND BRASS. Aion which includes any factors ing Parties, who have accepted the therefore out that the Boart willing provisions that a Magistrate HOURTED workshop, and eder Section 13 and League and the Convention, 153 of the Fedince the Bank has

adopt this solution as it stands. ou responsible person night esti- BEDSTEADS, CURTAINS, CARFETS, We may expect, then, that very That in the interests of the julemate a child's age. power to requis adequate ventila shortly the whole question of the health of the Colony the Govers decred that a child was of a certain If a Magistrate

&c., Lion, cleanliness, and latrie arvu cadition of

Comprising:- modation in Factories and workshops, women and children in Hongkong16 of the Fullic Health and Bald-rather thought that the President (a, Folding Card and Occasional the employment of fitime he requestal to amend section [«ge it would meet the case. He Chesterfield Balss, Arm-chairs (5.)-No definition exets as China and Japan will be discussed in Oliance so ny to empower themis naived the object of the second Tabs, One Upholstered Saite, Bedroom what constitutes teenoowding in far and it is to be lobe settled in ae-Sanitary Board to aake By-laws part of the resolution. Perhaps it foriss and worksluge, and the Con online with those hair and humenauubject to the approval of the Legia, nittee consider it desiralie that w

principles which are the seal of the lative Councily prohibiting the en- defrition should be framed for the vilest asions of the workt repre-ployment of child en under the re guidance of the proprieton of the ected at the Conference of Peris. "factories, et, mal of time officers ul the deportan int.

OM KRATKO W DING PN FACTORIES,

time.

of 14 in any factory or workshop for more than 10 hours texcluding heal- times) in any one day, except with the special permissier of the Bount

(Continued on Page 8.)

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

BOARD AND RESIDENCE.

No. 8, Des Voeux Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

A LARGE ASSORTMENT OF TEAKWOOD AND BLACK WOOD

DOUBLE AND TWIN

dtc.,

Furujjure, comprising Teakwood Twin Bedsteads, large and small Wardrobes, Dressing Tables, Waalustands, & (famed Teakwood), Sideboards, Dinner Waggons, Extension Dining Tables and Chairs, de, Dinner Services, Crockery, and good Glass Warr, Cooking. Stoves, Outlery, &c. Bath Room Utensils, Electro-Plated Ware,

Electric Reading Lamps, Black

and Toakwood Screens, s

of Blackwood Furniture,

TOWNE

YALE & HARDWARE

YALE

TEL. 1322.

PADLOCKS, CABINET LOCKS, DOOR CLOSERS,

Etc..

Etc.

SOLD EVERYWHERE.

A

BRITISH

O

If Jongkong, China and Japon are to be included in the comity of "46," "The Cataniates consider that ntions on equal terms is beloves the regulation in force in England and our neighbours to consider these pribiting the employment of - should be introdured into the Colonyaj questions very enrefully,

children and young persons under the this requires 250 cubic feet of air New we knew that in Hongkong at 14 in any crapation likely to space for estir employe in the day-list thers is practically no legisla.he injuriaus to his her life, laub DOAED and RESIDENCE, offered wood time, en pa culde fees during over sin of the kind gerotally known as be, regaad being bad to his or in CHUNG CHAN for Summer quantity

(7.)-Fe Committee therefore gradually developed and enforced in

Factory Legislation such as has heener physical condition,” •4 coured thas the following by-law; England daring the loss yours was noted some two months ago

Hon, Mr. Alabaster in seconding months. Apply Bor 1125 e/o "CHINA Blackwood Fire Screen, Side Tables, Mr Bowley's motion said the subject

MAIL" Office.

Chairs, Cabinets, Pictures should be parsed] Dom

Paintings, Several Carpeta now and The reason may be that Hongkong until recently has we been much of and he considered that an enquiry

Lecond-hand. That the following addition! Beaufosturing centre, but of teate load conditions was a necessary law be nude und Sub-Section (as mag ter maniacturing in due to the infiduction of legisla

Harmsworth's Encyclopedia 10 Vais. of Section to of The Public Health tests dave ben started, and suction on English principles. That

Collard & Collard Piano (good tone), and Buildings Ordinance, 10: Centerprises and increasing rapidly, quiry has tice been undertaken

and Croquet Set, Z. (1) A Gontory or at workshop shall I submit, therefore, ring the time has Fully qualified Committee and

(Full Farticulars from Catalogic). Terms -Cash.

PROPOSED BY-LAWS.

in deened to be so menrowded as crane wheir one, at least, of the its report has been unanimously to be dangerous er injurious to the test elementary principles of the adopted.

Jenis B

of the persons imployed Parmory Aets desild be introduced The Chairman said that the red. therein it the number of ruble feet into this Colony,

tion was one with which all were in The two motions below the Beardropathy, but at the same time they

of spare in the factory or workshop,

G.

R.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

THE Undersigned have received to- structions from H. M. NAVAL STORE Orices, to sell by Public Auction.

MONDAY,

at H. M. NAVAL YARD, Hongkong.

Old and Surplus Naval Storai, Comprising:-

2 Steam Winches, Stent Plate and

Also

HUGHES & HOUGH, Auctioneers. Hongkong, May 28, 1919.

NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES,

From NEW YORK VIA PANAMA CANAL & SINGAPORE.

or fre any worn or subdivision of the this afternoon, both of which fresher how sul legislation June 2, 1919, commencing, at 10 a.m., fely or workshop, bears to the fires approved by the Committed best be administered. He felt number of persons employed at one who report has just been laid on tunt there would be great difficulty Lima in such factory or workshop, that do, ang small steps in the turbed to it. It would be rather or in such room or subdivision re-sirel direction.

a burden on the Senitary Depart spectively, a proportion less than 250 cubie fog, or during any peth? of legislation in England has been so

Be the Last Bity gear Factory tent, how especially on the Insper- tors of the Department. To begin after 6 par. Ka al fetiteningled with the Edation laws with, the under which a child Armour, Old Iron, Maste, Cesks Wood, TEE Steamship of sjoce to every persun.

The Baird shall muse to be visions to this by, where there was given as 13 years. It was very Firewood, &c.

that it is difficult to apply its pro-ould be prohibited from working Hawsera Steel Wire, Crates Wood and uffised in every Factrey and workshop is no compulsory system of exlues.icult to tell the age of a Chinese

notice in English and Chinese speciation.

Terms of Sale-As detailed in Education Lure is purely child: He had wond experience in ing the number of persons who may voluntary, and the school decom- the matter. Again, the Sanitary In.

Catalogue eruployed in each room or sub-mulation is probably very far short speutons would find it diffcuts to

HUGHES & HOUGH, division of the factory or workshop of the juvenile pupution of the state what was most likely to be in-

By Appointment Auctioneers to the by virtue of the preceding by-law.

This by law is adapted from too poor to afford even

Itolony, while many of the parents jurious to a child. Unless they had Section 3 (1) of the Factory "and smallest ethol fees.

the properly qualified factory inspectors. Hongkong, May 28, 1918.

pretically medical ren, or, the Workshop Act 1001 (United King Hit this Board has unbing to do a ser lilie uit duxit indeed. Another dom) with reference to rooms with education; we can only desi* very difficult tule sublivisions inserted to make, the with matters affecting the public point mentioned by Mr. Bowley was regulation suitable to local condi-health, and f this reason the Com-whether the condition of the child in asites have come to the conclusion question was going to be unproved MR. BOWLEY'S MOTION, that it is impracticable, under exist by taking it away from its employ. Mr. Bowing: We are told that the ing conditions, to prohibit the em inent. At present there was a Peve Treaty now under discussion plegtment of chikin ven of the ten-change of the child helping its futher between the Allies and the Enemy deres age. In the absence of of mother and if this legislation camé.

tions.

יין

Admiralty.

THE Undersigned have received Instructions to sell by Public

Austion

(For Account of the Concerned),

is designed hot only to set forth the heals the child mutantonpany it into free that help would be lost.. terms of peice with Germany but to purgat, and so long is the labour They had all ween all children establish those international arrange. I not excissive it is proixbly better struggling up the Pea with Honda of

nents which the Allies have devised for the chi's health, to be employed bricks, That certainly was not for the prevention, of wars in the at fight tasks than to be playing in right they would like to see lait when One future and for the betterment of ure-gutter,

they considered the alteruntive--that kind. For the latter reason the The criminal law contains provi. Pub child would be left at home doing Lure of Nations and the Internasions for the punishment of parents thing, at all while its parents were bil Labour Convention, are in- and masters and mistresses who ill-working, and probably at the end of cluded in the Treaty. Both in the treas or neglect their children or child the day that it would have less tớ League and in the Convention the servants, and that is as far as weitos a result of not dining any work, pobject of the employment of wormen can go at present.

certainly did not seem that they

On

8 ATURDAY, May 31, 1919, at 10.30 nm,

at their Sales Rooma, No. 8, Den Trex Road, Coyner of

Tow House Stroet,

Matar Cree and Side Car,

(Wolf-S. A. P.Engine.) in good running order. Terms: Cash.

HUGHES & HOUGH,

Auctioneers.. Hongkong, May 28, 1819, -

TJITAROEM," having arrived, Consignees of Cargo by her are hereby informed that all Goods are being landed at their risk into the bazardous and/or extra bazardous Godowns of the Hong- xong & Kowloon Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whence and/or from the wharves, delivery may be obtained.

Goods not cleared by. June 4,

1919, will be subject to rant.

on

All broken, chafed and damaged packages are to be left in the Godowns where they will be examined June 3, MS-9.30 ..

Claims against the steater mast, be

within presented

14 duya uť arrival, otherwise they will not be ra- cognized.

No Fira Insur pce will be effected. This steamer brings on cargo from New York ariginally intended for shipment per .. "KAZEMBE,"

Bill of Lading will be countersign od. by

THE BANK LINE, LIMITED.

„Agolta.

1. Hongkong, May 28, 1919,,,

For Constipation, Lärer Disorders näd

Billons Complaints~~

Balieres

GF and EESUMATISM

and prevents fr

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