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exercising restraint upon the actions
of Mrs. Haslewood.
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and that the universal practice in this matter remains unchanged throughout China.
I am, etc.
(Sgd) G. Grindle
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exercising restraint upon the actions
of Mrs. Haslewood.
3. I am to add that an investi-
gation was made in 1918 in connection
with somewhat similar allegations, and
that the then Governor of Hong Kong
state uite definitely that the law of
the Colony does not recognise the exis-
tence of any servile status whatever.
According to his statement, the custom
of purchasing female domestic servants
("mui tsai") existe all over China, and
many households in Hong Kong have such
servanta, but the law of the Colony
does not recognise the purchase as
conferring any title or right whatever,
the girls are absolutely free in law
as against the purchasers, and in cases
of ill-treatment they are removed. A
later report from the Officer Administering
the Government of the Colony states that
there have been no attempts either in
(ofchine)
the North or in the South to deal by
legislation with the question of "mul
tsai*
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teai and that the universal practice
in this matter remains unchanged
throughout China.
I am, etc.
Sad) G. Grindle
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