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THE CHINA MAIL, MAY 12, 1938,
REGISTRATION OF ALL ADOPTED GIRLS REQUIRED UNDER NEW ORDINANCE
Important amendments to the Protection of Women and Girls Bill are to be considered in Legisla- tive Council this afternoon.
The most vital changes are to Clause 31 of the Bill which has been completely recast so as to pro- vide for vesting the legal guardianship of all transferred girls below the age of 21 in the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.
SUBSIDY CODE
FOR CHINESE SCHOOLS
An important paper was laid on
A register of all such girls will be kept by the S.C.A., and every person who at the date of the passing of the Ordinance has in his or her custody and control any girl coming within] the terms of Clause 31 is requir- ed to register with the S.Ç.A. within three months: every per- son acquiring the custody of con-į trol of any girl after the enact- ment of the Ordinance is requir- ed to notify within one month: the table at Legislative Council this new arrivals bringing such a
afternoon, the Code for Vernacular girl into the colony is required School subsidies, which sets out the to notify within one week.
general conditions of eligibility for NEW CLAUSE
subsidies, the special conditions re- Following is the text of Clause quired of subsidised schools, the rates of subsidy (based on average 481-(1) Whenever any person jattendance), ranging from $12 per adopts as his own and obtains the annum for boys and $9.60 for girls custody of the child of any other in Grade I schools, to $4 per annum person, such child being a girl un-[for boys and $3.20 per annum for der the age of 21 years, the legal girls in Grade IV schools. guardianship of such child while Rural schools are on a different in this Colony shall vest in the basis.
31:
Secretary for Chinese Affairs un- less the custody of the child was the proportion of fully certificated Schools are graded according to given to the adopter by order of a teachers on staffs.
competent court.”
+
added
A new sub-clause (2) is
The code also provides for build- as follows:-
ing grants and furniture grants, and includes a suspensory "(2) Subject to the provisions of
clause, sub-section
under which schools eligible on its (5), whenever the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, upon than it was receiving immediately Entroduction for a lesser subsidy, such inquiry as he may think fit to
make, is satisfied that either of the before its introduction (by reason parents or any person acting in the of a lack of qualified teachers) the place of a parent of any girl under operation of the Code may be sus- the age of 21 years has parted or pended for five years to admit of agreed to part with the custody of the deficiency being repaired. the-girl-to-some-other-person-either permanently or for any considera- tion except marriage, the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, in his absolute discretion, may in writing declare that the girl shall be his ward, and upon the making of such declara- tion the legal guardianship of the girl while in this Colony shall vest. "There have been quite a large in the Secretary for Chinese number of snatching cases in Wan- Affairs."
chai recently," said Inspector A. V. The present sub-clause (2) be-Baker, when prosecuting in two comes sub-clause (3) and sub- cases before Mr. H. R. Butters this stituted for "the legal guardianship morning.
SNATCHINGS IN WANGHAI
·
of such girl while within the Co- lony shall be vested in the Secre- complimented for assisting in the A shop foki, Yeun Kwan, was tary for Chinese Affairs," is the arrest of Chung Kwong, · who following:
snatched an earring from a widow, “And subject to the provisions in Spring Garden Lane yesterday. of sub-section (5) the Secretary The defendant was sentenced to for Chinese Affairs may in his six months' imprisonment and to absolute discretion declare that the 12 strokes.
girl shall be his ward, and upon
legal guardianship of the girl pleaded guilty to snatching an In the other case, Li Man-ahun the making of such declaration the was given a similar sentence. He while in this Colony shall vest in
the Secretary for Chinese Affairs." earring from a woman in Johnatone
Road.
WEATHER FORECAST
PETTY THEFTS
The Royal Observatory reports Mr. Bentley, of No. 59, Ewo Hill that a ridge of moderately high Road, has reported the loss of pressure extends from South China jewellery and money to the extent. to the Bonins. The depression of of $100 from his house. the Philippines has recurved and is situated to the east of N. Luzon, moving north eastward.
Local forecast:-N.E. winds, mo- derate; fine generally.
Thieves entered the house of Mra. Pereira, of No. 81, Nanking Road last night by boring a hole in the back door. They stole food and liquor to the value of $26.00,
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