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"CHILD SLAVERS"

The "China Mail" has received We call the following-headings a copy of No. 1 of "The Macao and all-from the "Chicago Daily [Review," printed almost wholly in Tribune” of November 16:

English.

An interesting "foreword" says: Having often wondered, and expres- sing that wonder, it also occurred to

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at Praya East, Gloucester Road, about See the development of local-grown guage In the East, late in the 16th 7.400 and 8,600 ft. each, opposite to Kwong Sang Hong, Ltd., Factory, and one Godown at Whitfield Road,

Please

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and

HONG KONG CHILD SLAVERY TRAFFIC SHOCKS BRITAIN

Lady Simon Reveals Torture of Young Chinese

Relief from

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AMERICA'S TALLEST

SKYSCRAPER

150 STOREYS HIGH: MULTI- MILLIONAIRE'S PROJECT

that a periodical, published at Macno devoted to many interests might be sympathetically received in other parts of the East. To Macao belongs the honour of having print-

BY JOHN STEELE. ed the first book in a European lan

[Chicago Tribune Press Service.] SOLYING CONGESTION LONDON, Nov. 17-England was Century. At Macao, Robert Morrison horrified today by the revelations The builders of skyrerapers in and his contemporary writers publish made by Lady Siman, wife of Sir New York are at present engaged ed that mine of information on things John Simon, who headed the recent in an interesting race. At frequen Chinese, The Chinese Repository," committee to investigate Indian coa early in the last century, The "Aditions regarding child slavery in intervals new buildings have been Abelha da Chinn, the first newspaper Hong Kong, probably the only part announced, each of which is to be to be published at Macao Brat saw of the British empire where slavery "the tallest ever constructed." The the light as long ago as 1823, and still exists. BRIDGE

City Bank-Farmers' Trust Com- MAH-JONG since then many other productions The child slavers are known As DRIVE in aid of the Hong have risen and fallen, but never a Muitsai, a Chinese phrase meaning pany, an important financial insti

"Macao Review,"

little sister. There are 2,000,000 un-tution, intends to erect a seventy- YOUNG GIRL needs employment as Kong Denevolent Society will be

We co-operated to produce the first fortunate children in China who wors one storey slender tower at William nursery governess to young children; held at the Helena May Institute daily newspaper at Macao, but feel sold by their parents as soon as they and Beaver Streets which will have enn teacs piano aml first lessons.

in Eng; were able to work and used for the a height of 925ft. Next comes the Apply Box No. 620, c/o "China Mation MONDAY, December 16, 1929, that something permanent

from 330-6 pm. A charge of $2sh, more intimate, more personal hardest sorts of teil, and tortured as will be made. Ladies who are 13 possibly desirable. Scattered

tered punishment for any small faults. eighty-storey Empire State Builo- throughout the East, and even far. willing to be responsible for ather afield are those whose forbears

ing, to ba erected by a company Fifty Years of Effort Fail British attention was directed to headed by former Governor A table are asked to communicate hailed from Macao, and to them a ward the cessation of this traffic 50 Smith, at Thirty-fourth Street and ENGLISHMAN, 25 years of age, six with Mrs. H. G. Sheldon, 25, communication from that tiny spos years ago when Sir John Smale, chief Fifth Avenue. A 105-storey build- years' experience in Hong Kong, de Peak Mansions, before December on the map that they call "Home" justice of Hong Kong, denounceding is now being planned for aires Palting. Good knowledge of

might perhaps, not be unwelcome. and Lord Kimberley ordered an Bookkeeping. General Office Manage-

At some time or another there have been residing at

continues, Broadway and Forty-ninth Street, munt, Typewriting. Correspondence &

Macao persons of quiry, but slavery still

Winston Churchill, former chancellor and finally we have the news of a various nationalities, who, leaving

of the exchequer, tried these shores, have a tender spot still the system

to abolish proposed skyscraper which is in in 1922 unsuccessfully. in their hearts for the little Portu. An ordinance passed the following tended to put an end to the race guese colony of Macao. To them an year aimed at the abolition of slavery for many years to come, one which, occasional_mesange might not come also failed.

If built, will be 150 storeys in amiss. Then as regards the Port Although there is an act on the height. Its roof, 1.600ft. in the air, Works and other works of Macoo, we books against Muitsai, the authorities will be an acre in extent, and it is seem helpless. A case is quoted of constructive criticism, not always en- a woman who sold her daughter planned to use this space as a land- couraging perhaps, but nevertheless aged 13, for $20 with the option of jing field for aeroplanes. The base earnest hence "The Macau Review."buying her back by adding the price of this gargantuan structure will The initial Issue is quite a $1.50 A month for maintenance. be two blocks square, with a tunnel readinhle one, and should be wel- Then she was sold for $100, making through for the intervening street. comed by all friends of our sister 150 to have her daughter back. There is one site of this size in the

necessary for the mather to pay Colony.

The girl tried to escape from her city, on Lower Broadway, between new master, who brought legal ac Duane and Worth Streets, which tion for the recovery of his property has for many years been privately and the girl was returned to him. This is not an old case. It happen ed in 1929.

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Amputation Follown Torture Lady Simon tells horrible stories of children being tortured by dog. water over their heads, amputation ging, suspensions, pouring boiling

cluded. The men planning the new owned, the intervening street in.

akyscraper purchased this property only recently.

Reservations

As a rule an announcement of

of their fingers, dislocations, and burn- this character should be taken with | ing with hot irons. One child war some reservations as to whether the auspended all night from the ceiling building will ever be erected. In by a rope tying her wrlata and ankles together. All her limba had this case, however, the promotera to be amputated later.

are Charles F. Noyes and David children outright, sometimes pay to the report. Mr. Noyes la a lead- Chinese contractors, instead of buy Shulte, whose names lend credence

the parents $2 monthly, rehiring the

The combination which produced children's services to sweet shops for ng real-estate operator of New "Red Hair," the picture which will $6. Domestic slavery is common be York. Mr. Shulte is a man of very be shown at the Majestic Theatre, cause girls are cheap. They are great wealth, his fortune of many Kowloon, to-day for four days, is often bought at the age of 4 or 5 millions of dollars being invested known the world over.

years, and after 10 or 15 years of in chains of cigar stores and drug service are sold to houses of il fame stores, groceries, sweetshops, taxi- or married to men willing to pay for cab companies, and extensive real-

Clara Bow is known as the reigning flapper of the screen. wives, Elinor Glyn is famous for her novels and theories of love and Clarence Badger was responsible for the direction of "It" and many other Paramount comedies.

"Red Hair" is the story of a manicuriat whose mild flirtations with three elderly gentlemen cause plenty of trouble when the right)

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The directory is invaluable to everyone Interested in overseas commerce, and

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Hong Kong, 12th Dec., 1929.

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Hong Kong, probably the only part of the British empire where slavery still exists, is an island port and naval base off the south- ern coast of China. The popula tion is largely Chinese.

An Unwarranted Slur

estate holdings. A few years ago he tried to buy the French Govern- ment's tobacco monopoly. He is a typical self-made American multi- millionaire, having begun as a poor Influence. boy without friends of only a few years ago.

No Legal Obstacle

A building of 160 storeys is en- tirely possible under existing New York laws. These require that the face of a skyscraper should be "set back" a few feet every-eight | or ten storeys as it progresses up- ward, but the site of the proposed; building is so large that this could be done without difficulty, culminat- ing in a central tower of perhaps Afty storeys. Architects and en gineers say there is no insuperable physical difficulty about erecting a building of this size. Bed rock is not far below the surface of Man- hattan, and the foundations should be secure. A much graver difficulty It has seemingly never occurred is how to provide transportation to to the Secretary of State for the land from their homes for the build- Colonies and his advisers that ing's 50,000 occupants and 200,000 slavery of Chinese girls to exist daily visitors. This question, how- here without a tremendous outcry ever, the builders will probably being raised long before now by leave in happy-go-lucky fashion to every British man and every Bri-the municipal authorities. These in the Colony. To In turn are so little, interested in imply as Downing Street must-

We can do no better than quote four junior contemporary, the "Sun- The Postmaster-General at Hotne day Herald," which published the announces that a new edition of the following in its issue of November Air Mail Leaflet, giving particulare 24- of the winter services, is now avail- able. It contains two mape, show.. ing the principal Continental and The following unclaimed tele-oversca air services used, and also

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Telegraph Co. office, Hong Kong: from the usual temporary suspen- the direct service to India. Apart Durand, Saint Francis, from sion of certain services during the Billancourt Seine.

winter, the most important altera- Holt Flamingo, from Calcutta ition shown in the leaflet is the re- Sub.

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