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a mandate is issued at Peking declaring some old established practice to we illegal, it becomes "dropped" throughout the country. 1 would like to know if there is a single city in China in which that reported edict of the Republican Government has had any effect whatever on this ancient practice in China, That city would take ro've finding, 1 fancy. une never hears of that law, or order, being invoked in China. It is probably generally forgotten, like sany other excellent laws and edicts in China".
The intervention of a gobetween is a necessary formality in all Chinese marri igen. There
ie no recognised profession for dealing in children. Professional child dealers do exist, but they work underground only, and are carefully watched for by the Government and the whole community.
Paragraph 5. True.
(KATAKraph 6. Untrue. Ar. Long promised to tanke
enquiries. we have no evidence that he promised tooo
Hore. lie cortainly did not promise to "abolish the practice".
Fragraphs. 7 and 8. The lady in question in Ars. Huslewood, who was writing destern to the local nowspapers alleging the widespread existence of plavery bed–ill«trout-iont of shiid alaves in terms which were causing such annoyance to the Chinose Corrunity". The Governor considered that "if no potice wan taken of this conduct on the part of an Officer'n wife, there was considera le rink that the Chinero would acquire the impression that the do vern- jent regarded with favour there exaggerated and pffensive attacks on tunir community, and tint a
pate of ill-feeling towaṛus the briting Go værnsent hould be crested which would be hibly undesirable waku especially at tue presen"" tim"_of_upeglement in
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