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SATURDAY JULY 25, 1921.

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“MUI TSAI”

THE CHINA MAIL.

CHINESE TO HOLD MASS MEET-

ING NEXT SATURDAY.

QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION.

** MIRACULOUS."

YOUTH WITH RUPTURED

-SPLEEN RECOVERS.

ASSAULT WITH SHOVEL CHARGE.

"Miraculous" was the word used

TO-DAY'S ADVERTISEMENTS.

ROYAL HONGKONG GOLF CLUB

August Bank Holiday Competition

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at Deep Water Bay Coursa

ADIES and GENTLEMEN wishing

As first announced in the China in Magistrate Lindwell's Court this to take part in the above but

over Deep Water Bay Course along with a note of their last Club Hands- cap.

Mail on Thursday, Hongkong Chin-morning, to describe the recovery

a Chinese youth who who have not yet been alloted a ese intend to hold a big mass meeting made by

was admitted to at which to express their disapproval wah Hospital a month ago suffering signed, returns for two rounds played the Kwong handicap should send to the under of the extravagant things being pub- lished at Home in Press and Parlia from a ruptured spleen. He was in raent about the Mui Tsai custom, feel-such a critical condition at the time that the doctors gave him no hope. ing that the agitators have added far However, an operation was perform too much colour to their representa-ed, and the spleen which was split in tious, and that the Hongkong Chinese several places was stitched together. as a community are being maligned. To the surprise of all concerned, the According to a notice appearing in boy took a remarkable turn for the the vernacular press the meeting will better almost immediately after the be held at the Tai Ping Theatre on operation. Since then he bad been Saturday next. If certain allega-making great progress, and now, tions prove to be founded on fact the although still very weak, is safely

out of danger.- meeting will request the local Govern-

These facts were related by (

follows:-

This information should be sent in on or before July 29. Handicap thus: alloted will stand good for above Competition only.

J. B. ROSS,

Hon. Secretary. Hongkong. July 23, 1921.

PUBLIC AUCTIONS.

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WEDNESDAY, July 27, 1921, at 12 (Soon)

at their Sales Rooms, No. 8, Der Your Road, Corner of Ice House Street,

THE OFFICE FURNITURE of the

KWONG FU YUEN FIRM

including

Roderick McLean, who attempted ment to pass a law abolishing the Inspector Aris when charging to shoot Queen Victoria on March 2, system altogether. If found ground-another youth with having THE Undersigned have receited in- 1882 and subsequently was incarcerat-less the Chinese will take steps among caused the patient's injuries. The structius from the Receiver ap- ed as a dangerous lunatic, has just themselves to prevent possible abuses, lads, it appeared, were both pointed by the Court, to sell by Public died at Broadmoor asylum, London.so as not to give others excuse for shovelling coal in the coal yard of the The attempted murder of the Queen making such allegations." The notice Kowloon Dock on the afternoon of SHANGHAI July 23.

occurred at Windsor, following the in the vernacular papers reads as June 23. Working for two different Evidence of what Australia intends

contractors, they did not pull doing to obtain increased markets in arrival of the royal train conveying

Whereas some people have asked well together, and a quarrel arose as China was explained by Mr. E. S. the Queen, Princess Beatrice and ber Little, the Australian trade Commis court from London. The Queen had questions in the Horse of Commons to who should make use of a shovel The accused was soper in China at a meeting of just walked across the platform at in London and incited all classes ring in the sted.

alleged to have snatched-the shovel Shanghai business men in the Chara Windsor station to her carriage to influence the Secretary of State from the other youth and given him ber of Commerce where Australian waiting when McLean, who was for the Colonies to instruct the Hong- a blow with it causing very serious products were exhibited. Assurance standing among a number of specta-kong Government to take steps con-injuries. Although the injured youth. has been given by shipping comters, deliberately fired his revolvercerning our old practice of keeping recovered consciouscess at the hos panies of direct service if freight at her. The shot missed and the servant-girls, we therefore, invite pit, he was not expected to live demands it.

Queen was at once driven to the our fellow Chinese residents in Hong-until the morning, and his dying de castle.

kong to attend a meeting to be held position was taken. The Inspector Following as it did such a short on Saturday, the 30th instant at 9.30 time after the death of President pm, at the Tai Ping Theatre, to Garfield at the hands of Guiteau, discuss the following matters and this attempted assassination of the pass such resolutions as the STABBING AFFRAY YESTERDAY. Queen caused little excitement, jority of these present may decide,

especially since the Queen herself so that the Hongkong Government until next Saturday. refused to pay much attention to the will be fully acquainted with our incident. Indeed, a cable dispatch | views. As the question affects ser from: London on March 3, 1882, iously our Chinese custom, we shall be etresses the Tact that, while McLean glad if interest be taken extensively was restless at the police station the night following his escapade. the Queen slept well.

LOCAL CHINESE FEUD.

CHINESE WATCHMAN STABBED.

2

MISSED AT 30 PACES.

A long standing feud between hawkers and rattan workers against restaurant attendants resulted ia

battle royal in Water Street, West Point, at S

p.m., yesterday. Daggers, knives, carry

The shot was fred from a distance ing poles, sticks and stores and other handy weapons were freely of but thirty paces, and according used by the combatants, and the to Princess Beatrice and a bystander, fighting was fierce until the arrival of one John Brown, both of whom say a strong posse of armed police. McLean fire the shot, he apparently Scouts announced the arrival of the tried to take careful aim. Bat good police and all the men got away. A marksmanship was not a characteris Chinese watchman

picked tic of the lower class Britons of those 110 unconscious suffering from days.

SEA

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at the meeting at the appointed time.

Matters for discussion -

1. Is it a fact that servant girls are

brought up for prostitution?

2. Are servant-girls slaves?

3.

Are servant-girls kept for the sexual purposes of their masters who, when tired of them, sell them ?

4. Has the Chinese Government passed any law to abolish the practice of keeping servant-girls? D Can the owners of servant-girls two stab wounds in the shoulder Several attempts were made to ill-treat them as they please? and side respectively, He was

6. Any other matters relating to immediately removed to the bosnjure Queen Victoria during her reign, pital were he is making favourable but, curiously. she refused to take the question of servant-girls.

In the event of the above-mentioned Frogress. The police later succeeded them seriously, inasmuch as in every in arresting a man supposed to be case the would-be assassin was & matters being found to be facts, we the assailant who was this morning crank, so that no political significance should request the Hongkong Govern- formally charged before Magistrate could be attached to the attempts. ment to pass a law to abolish. the Orme and after the facts had been The first offender, Edward Oxford system altogether. If found ground-| cutlined by Inspector Appleton re-a "crack brained idiot," according to less, we should also take steps among manded in police custody until an editorial of Match 4, 1882, fired ourselves to prevent possible abuses, Saturday next.

twice at the Queen in 1840 with, so as not to give others excuse for apparently, no other object than to making such accusations. gain notoriety. He was placed in a lunatic asylum, but later released by order of the sovereign. Two years later John Francis fred a shot at the royal carriage from only a few feet away, but the carriage was moving rapidly and his aim was poor. He was sentenced to death, which was later commuted to penal servitude

FULL COURT RESUMES.

The Full Court will resume its sittings on Monday. at 1030 a.m. when its decision will be given in connection with the appeal case heard on Tuesday..

GIRL'S TERRIBLE DEATH.

1,000 FEET JUMP.

DASH OVER ALPS PRECIPICE.

for life.

BOY'S BLUFF BROUGHT FLOGGING.

(Sd.) Lic CHU-PAE,

Ho Fook.

Chinese Members of the Legislative

Touncil of Hongkong.

**A HONGKONG HORROR.

Gradually says the Straits Echo, public opinion is beginning to make A few weeks later a hunchback itself felt in the matter of the mui tsai. or female domestic slavery system, was prevented from firing a pistol at the existenes of which disgraces the the Queen when his gun was caught British administration of Hongkong by a boy standing near. In 1819 an Irish bricklayer, with a gua loaded and also to certain extent, we fear, that of British Malaya also. Here only with powder, fired at Victoris, is an instance given by the China without injuring her, of course. The next year a former army lieutenant Mail of July 1st of the abases to which got close enough to the Qater to the system is open, though this is only comparatively speaking, a very mild

c33c!

After many days' searching, guides have found, in the snow on the strike her across the face with a Zugspitze, in the Bavarian Alps, the

stick. highest mountain in Germany

A mui tai was yesterday charged [9,720ft.), the body of Fraulein Lily Forty-two years later a 17-year-old

before Magistrate Lindsell with having unloaded pistol Steppes. She had dashed herself boy presented an over a precipice to a valley 1,000 in an effort to persuade the Queen to stolen a gold hair ornament set with grant amnesty to certain political pearls, the property of her mistress. Fraulein Steppes was governess prisoners. He was imprisoned for Inspector Cashman said he had practi cally no evidence against the defend-

feet below.

added that in another week's time the patient would be fit for discharge from hospital completely cured, and

asked that the accused be remanded until then.

The Magistrate remanded the case

A KWANGSI ARMOURY ?

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of Disease, however compliestad | and long-standing the case may be, are requested to write present condition of the case. Fall particulars of treat ment, advice, eid Eres under cover. "SRI" WORKS, Beadon Square, [Calentta (C.M.) Indis.

OTHER INSTITUTIONS.

ALL preliminary notices of forth-

Acting on information received. TO SECRETARIES OF CLUBS AND the police raided the Kowng Tai Loy Boarding House la Connaught Road Central at 6 p.m., yesterday and seized 24 rifles, 7,000 rounds of ammunition and 100 suits of Kwangsi-soldiers uniform. A man registered in the books as the occupier of the room and two girls who were sewing the

uniforms were arrested.

The accused will appear at the Magistracy on Monday morning.

Mr. Leo Longinotio has been in structed for the defence.

coming meetings, lectures and

entertainments, sent for insertion in the news columns of the China Mail,

are charged for at the rate of $1 each, (as announced in May and June of last year) providing that they do not occupy more than four lines. I future if this space is exceeded they will be placed in the advertising columns at the prevailing rates.

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in the family of Dr. Hennemann, a twelve months and publicly flogged, ant except the statement of the mis- Munich physician whose wife, the largely as a matter of form, but in tress that she was in the room at the beautiful daughter of Herr Brandt, only one case previous to McLean's time the omament was missing. Two engineer of the Simplon Tunnel, was found shot dead in their flat on punished severely or, according to the Central Station of having been attempt was the would-be assassin days ago the girl made a complaint at The governess, who disappeared most standards to the extent itstified assaulted by her raistress, and the Domestic Occurrences.

May 21,

on the previous evening, left a note addressed to Dr. Hennemann saying. Because I loved you I shot your wife. I am going to my beloved mountains. You will find me there.""

SAFE CARRIED OFF.

It is now established that on the SECOND LARGE JEWEL ROBBERY

Leading Articles

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Inspector was of the opinion that the present charge was made against the Fifty Ducksumum 5. defendant by way of defence. The Local Wedding

Found with Firearms ............. 5 ornament was recovered in a pawn Stowaways from Singapore... 5 shop, the accountant of which was

Local and General

*** 6-10 unable to identify the person who had Special Cables ............ 10- pledged it. The Magistrate dismissed Sport ******* the case and directed that the girl be Hawker's Hush Money taken before the S.CA., to decide Mal Teal ......

Rents Billa Oar Rent Billa Tam I the Kirk

Missions to Seamen

FROM A HOUSE. evening of the murder she went to Partenkirchen, about 50 miles from Munich, where the doctor has a -Thieves carried away a safe con- country house. On the way she was taining jewellery valued at several asked if Dr. and Frau Hennemand thousand pounds from the Grange, where she should go. were to get a divorce. "No," she Southam, Warwickshire, the residence

There goes free at any rate one poor replied. Neither, she said, would of Mr.J. Holden. The family was at little slave girl. It is difficult for an they live together again. Then, burst home at the time, and the safe, a small Englishman and a father to write ou ing into tears, she said her friends one, was in an upstairs room:

this subject with the suavity, sweet For Boy Scouts in and others would understand every- From the same house in January reasonableness and gentility that al-Man with Dagger thing the next day.

fast £3,000 worth of j-wellery belong.

Gambling Murder ... Hongkong Government ing to Mrs, Holdra was stolen. The ways characterise this column. We house was used as a V. A. D. hospital will content ourselves therefore with

Smuggled CigarELLEN *** the remark that so long as this system Children's Corang k during the war,

of child slavery is allowed to prevail Obituary

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Company Meetings .... Canton Fights Cholera .......... Loss of." Loen On" Lived on His Friends

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