25, West Hill. Highgate. N. 6.
March 25th. 1929.
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Dear Col. Ward:
I am very distressed to find that in spite of the steps my
husband took to make the Mui-Tsai system illegal in Hongkong that
it is still being practised there, as instanced at the meeting of
the Anti-Slavery Assn. in London on March 7th. last
As you will remember you brought this matter up in Parliament when
my husband laid all the papers before you and I should indeed be
grateful if you could take some steps to have the law enforced in
Hongkong in accordance with the Statute passed by Mr. Churchill
making child-slavery illegal.
Is there anything I can do?
My husband had this matter so much at heart. As you know if he
were alive he would never let the matter rest until the law was
rigidly adhered to.
Will you let me hear from you?
With kind regards, and
sincerely hoping you have recovered your health.
Yours sincerely,
d
Ellen on, Cartirique?
wife of the late H. A. Cartwright, of
The Hongkong Daily Press.
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