CO129-473 - Individuals - 1921 — Page 142

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140 essential importance to tuam in enabling tied to rear the rest of their fa ily. Frankly the prerent alternative to the cuntoma is the death of iurant girlɛ by deliberate exporure or slow starvation.

The magnitude of the problem will be rvalised when it in stated that practically every household in iong Kong which can afford to 110 20

keeps une er more of these nui trai. These in

+vilence that these girls are ganurally ill- treated. The Chinese in a nation are king to

children, and those girls are sucrally kingly treated. to a very consiourable extent they are

protected by the interference f neighbours whe

int. rvene much more fresky tan in the care of?

parent's own chiloren, ad by public ordnion

which rucupidres the special rennouă vă lă bă și employers with regard to these c.ilojen,

an regards action by the Government, Cifer of cruelty are freely renerted,

promntly enquired auto, me when nccurring Tran

cutions are intituted. in tiis work the

ment ure very greatly sisted by the Pe RAIN.

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kuk, a Chinese inftitutionen eund.rar itself

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with the welfare of women and c.ildren. To ir

institution mai trai no are ill tr atuð ære

removed pending investigation and other urin.

ante for their selfre. There a comisteo of

thir institution comnerer of Qiinune eritąm

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te udvise the recretary of minees affurg,

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cer which are reported lo

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