CO129-516-7 The Mui-Tsai question- resolutions from individuals and Societies 5-5-1929 - 26-10-1929 — Page 73

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from as many of the persons

connected with the matter as could

be found; the child was medically

examined for signs of ill-treatment

by a Government Medical Officer, with

negative results, and all this evidence

was then referred for advice as to the

prospects of successful prosecution to

an officer of one of the legal depart-

ments, who gave it as his opinion that

on the evidence submitted there was

no hope of a conviction for assault.

The matter was then referred to the

Governor and after he had consulted the

Attorney General and further statements

had been taken, he directed the

Secretary for Chinese Affairs to

institute a prosecution for common

assault. But in the meantime the

child's mother had returned to her

home in the interior of China taking

the child with her, and it was thus

impossible to proceed with the

prosecution