CO129-539-3 Mui Tsai system 8-2-1932 - 10-1-1933 — Page 8

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eninese Affers

by the Secretariat for luinese

If the Inspectorate which works under it

? Putley

Kuqueror

17-12-32

1712-32 tom

Alalder

14 Miss, Underwood

(Womens Freedan League)

28.12

Tear system

that

Commission

Consider that the Mu

so unsatisfaction

Inquiry. should be appointed.

No evidence, goud heatETTERE

stih, is produced for to support

the statement that theme must be 20,000

mui tgal in the Colony. It can not bee

middle

true to say that the poorer class Chinese invariably keep.

There is clearly

miin tsai. There is

no carl

for any special enquing out present.

? Ack (14) & say that a copy is being sent to the Goo of HE обрык

And send copey (14) to HK LF.

to THK LF ref (12)

This is a very feeble attenft to

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substantiate statements for which there a

is no

o foundation. In foist of fact

"forrer, and lower middle class "Chinese

Jamilies practically

neve

have muitai.

As regards a Commission of Enquing, we shall shortly are the Jublication of

the report of the League of Nations Commission

& children. It

int the traffic

in women

is sure to mention the mi trai question.

? Arku, way

that per. C. Chesterton

been misinformed as to

the Chinese population

has evidently

conditions in H.K, as

is wey 1, 1500,

500 vasit is most

have a mini it

exceptional for a forr Chimere jamily to

mui trai + refer them to (13), saying faridle, independent testimony to

arrestaben

the means

the effectiveness of the

by the HK. Gut. ; copy comech. to Gov LF for infor. Draft comed

J.A. alder

3.1.33

atours.

15.

10 Mos.Naveedwood

14.ANSWD.

16. Loka 15 (44.5.) Ak

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my underwood.

CECTROYED UND ICE PATUT whekend with thanks a lay

Acks. (15) long long, DunY

100

age 9

age 9

Page

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C. O.

3 JAN

Nr. Jamerson 4/1/33 Mr. Calder 41 Mr. Cowell's

Mr Parkinson.

Mr. Tomlinson.

Sir C. Bottomley.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permi. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

DRAFT.

Madam

am

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I awn etc to ack your letter of

mui

[14] the 28th Dec regarding tani tsail

in HongKong

a to

inform say

that Mr Cecil Chesterton, whose

[secenstos] press article

m[8)

Miss &. A. Underwood

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for

or Conson

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good quoted therein, has evidently been misinformed

as to conditions in the Colony,

the late Chinese

population

as

is in

It is moreover

fact over 1,150,000, and

understood that

it is

quite exceptional for a poor clumiere family,

of the poover classes.

to have a

mui bai.

With regard to the measures which have been taken by the your foot, I am to refer you

HongKong foot, I

attention ther

see (13) ] to speech

made

by the Englion

Secretary at the last ammal

HK. Weekly Press of Getober 28th Thai Society of Hong Kong the The feech is quoted in the glueral meeting ofthe Anti-Mui and furniches striking opsects furmin her independank Copy with copy of (14) to Low Hong Kong

testimony to the effectiveness of t ref(129)

LF

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mes

the steps taken by the

Sample tol

H.K. Gost for infection ass

WEL

(Signed H. R. CÓWELL

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Telephone-

Holborn 9301

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