Ingetting
affecting the Christian inhabitants that the Fourth Commandment, which the Christian Church professes to obey, forbids the imposition of Sunday work on the Stranger (or heathen) within thy "gates,
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The Customs authorities restrict it by heavy fees.
Custom houses at and Q-7 734 the Commerce and the As there are 2.0 Hangthing Hingapore Chamber local work Tee the children fan that the Time 0172/90 taking Heins. well as on If seems to basis of any Ink legislation on subject is not religious argument at all, but the physical argument that at least one day's rest in seven is good for be he Christian, Jew, Mahometan or Hindu.
This is admitted in the last Indian Factory Act, which provides that all operatives are to enjoy a holiday on Sundays, unless taken from this rule during the three days immediately before or after. Something of this might be applied to Hongkong (other Colonies with a mainly non-Christian population), & we might suggest it in reply to the objections (as to cessation of Friday work on Govt Contracts raised by Sir C. Des Voeux in GR1178/1922/32(III) at least as a ultimate aimed at, immediately principle to be aimed at, if not enforced.
In the matter of Sunday labour in the Harbour, Hongkong is behind the Treaty Ports in heathen China, where
top of p. 6
2 united voluntary action, many of them being merely agents, whose principals reside in England, have a Carte Blanche that is blind to what goes on at a distance I think there is a double reason for some sort of compulsory legislation, as suggested in [at p. 6 of their Brief] forbidding Sunday labour except in the discharge of Ships in an Emergency when special permission should be obtained to hear License fee.
The last sentence of this fragment of Proof reply of the New Harbour Dock Co., Sinjason shows that they would gladly cooperate with the Tanjong Pagar Dock Co., but by themselves they are helpless. It is certain, that the Tanjong Pagar D. Co. will never be moved by its mixed body of Shareholders to stir in the matter, & I see very little objection to Exercising an official majority to force through legislation. But whether or not this legislation is adopted, the Harbour Master should decline (Except in very special cases) to grant clearances on Sundays. Should not the Governor be so instructed?
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affecting the Christian inhabitants that the Fourth Command ment, which the Christian Church professes to obey, forbids thin
imposition of
Sunday
work
the
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dee fini.
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The Customs authorities restrict
it by heavy fees.
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and
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734
th
Commerce and the
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2.0
Hangthing
Hingapore
Chamber local wor
Tee
the children fan that the Time
0172/90
taking
Heins.
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If seems to
basis
of any
Ink
legislation
on
subject is not religions argumen at all, but the physical argument that at least one day's rest in
swin
is
good for
be he
Christian, Jew, Mahometanor Hindos
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Indian Factory Act, which provides this I have
that all operativesare to Enjoy
a
holiday
Complete rest an
Sundays, unless
the
Jaken from this Tunes of 9 March
tho
ceurs during
three days unimediately before on after. Something of
their port
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might be applied to #kup(tother Colonies with a mainly non-thian populatim), & we might suggest it in reply to the objections (as te cessation of i'riday work on for Contracts raised by Sie C. Des Voeux in
630 7 at least as a ultimates aimed at, mimediatel?
principle to be
lined at, if not inforced
In the matter of Sunday labour in the Harbouw, Hangkung in behind the Treaty Ports in heathen China, where
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top of p. 6
2
united voluntary action, many of
them being merely agents, whose principals
reside in England thave
a Cavta
Ence
that is blind to what goes on at a distance I think there is a double
from home,
for some sort of compulsory
reason for
legislation,
a
suggested in
[at p. 6 of their
Bithing (at p. 6
forbidding
dest
Proof]
Sunday excepte
Dock Labour of the.
discharge of Ships
an
an
Emergency when special permission
fagment of
should be obtained
to hear License fee
The last slaaxe sentence of thin
of Proof reply of the New Harbour dock (o., Sinjason shows that they would gladly cooperate
Zeis is
Suggested
hlapt.
Ashton on last page of suc. in 2340/1
G.
is
with the Tanjong Pagar Dock (o., but by themselves they are helpless. It certain, that the Tanj. Pagar D. Eu. i bos will never be mover by its mixed holders to stir in the matter,
body of Shareholders
little objection to Exercising
& I see very little souls
on such a the use
Compulsion even b
of thin
official majority to force through legislation. But whether a not this legislation is adopted, the Harbow Meastern should decline (Except in very special cases) to
Sundays? Should to ships. clearances seve
not the fovernors be so instructed
P
W
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