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RANDOM REFLECTIONS

Our old friend Colonel John Ward, who was greatly interested while in Hongkong in the subject of "girl slavery," has been worrying the Colonial Office on the subject since his return to England, and has twice asked questions

in

Parliament concerning it. The Colonel's interest in the matter was first excited by a case bearing on the question in the Supreme Court in the course of which the Chief Justice was moved to ask:

What is slavery? The assumed inno- cence of the Judicial Bench made a strong impression on the mind of the Navvies M.P.

The Colonel may have been as surprised. as I am, to learn since his return Home, that somewhat similar slavery" is practised even in the United Kingdom, It was revealed in a recent case in the Divorce Court that, wives are still market able goods in some parts of the United Kingdom, notably in South Wales. Mr. Tyndale, one of the Counsel appearing in the case, told the Judge that he knew of a particular district in South Wales where, contracts for the bargain and sale He of a wife were often entered into. added that he had advised in such cases more than once. The parties put the con- tract into writing themselves; they do not get lawyers to draw up the document In a conversation with a Press more sentative after the case, Mr. Tyndale said It is quite a common thing in the colliery districts of Wales for a miner to sell his wife. The usual form of contract

is something like this:---

THE HONGKONG PRESS, DAILY FRIDAY, APRIL - SUIB, 1920.

It must have surprised a good many residents of Hongkong, to read recently that Vice-Admiral Sir Alexander Duff, speaking at a Navy League meeting at Shanghai, referred to Hongkong in the matter of its provision in the way of clubs or canteens, for the men of the Navy, being a blot on the picture" of the Far East. The Admiral referred in very laudatory terms to the Union Jack Club, at Shanghai, mentioned that 373,000 had been provided for the establishment of a similar club at Singapore. and suggested

· CORRESPONDENCE. THE PROTESTANT MORTUARY

CHAPEL AT MACAO

(TO TAX EDITOR OF THE MONOKONG DAILY PRISE."I

SIE-May we, through your columns, appeal for funds to rebuild the Protestant It was built at the beginning of last Mortuary Chapel at Macao 1

century and has always been used by the Anglican and other Churches for Divine

SEAMAN ON THE WAR-PATH.

THROWS

RICESHA INTO THE HARBOUR

Thomas McNally a seaman, on board. the troopship American, was charged at. the Magistracy, yesterday, with causing damages to the extent of $5 to a rickaha,

Defendang admitted the offence, stating by throwing it into the harbour.

that he had no intention at the time of throwing the ricksha into the sea.

When

Sergeant McFall stated that defendant; the establishment of Union Jack Clubs at service.

engaged the rickba opposite the Barracks Hankow, Ichang and Changah His There is in hand about $1,000, which

where be could get a sampan to take him bearers most have been left with the im was subscribed last year by local firmad asked the coolie to take him to a pier pression that Hongkong, the headquarters and friends for repairs to the building on board his ship. The coolie took him of the China Squadron, has done little but before these were accomplished a Causeway Bay and finding he could not or nothing in the way of providing a typhoon blew the Chapal down. The get a sampan brought him back. social centre for the men of the Fleet estimated cost of rebuilding is $4,000. hearing Tin Lok Lane the coolie refused Donations will be welcomed and may be go any further and dropped the shafts. paid to the credit of the Treasurer, Macao Defendant chased the coolie, who ran Protestant Church, through the Inter- away. He then brew the vehicle into the national Bank, or to Dr. Pearce, London harbour. Mission.

His

Defendant that he engaged the Thanking you for the courtesy of publi-ricksha opposite King Edward Hotel and cation-We are, Yours very truly, instructed the man to take him to a wharf. G. H. VICTORIA (Hongkong)." The coolie," he said, "stole my pockete Thomas W. PRAECE.

book and removed three $1 bills. I holler ed out to the coalie and he bolted, drop- ping the purse. I picked it up and asked

St Paul's College, April 20th, 1920.

ST.

GEORGE'S SOCIETY AND the man to come and fight ma for it. As

THE TROOPS.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " HONGKONG DAILY PRESS.").

Garrison may I, through the medium of Six,-On behalf of the troops of this

members of the Society of St. George, Four paper, express to the Committee and Hongkong, our grateful thanks for their generous gift of five hundred dollars.

A cheque for this amount reached me on

he refused I picked up the ricksha and took it towards him, thinking he would come to me.. I did pot see the embank- ment and the richsha went over...,

Defendant was fined $5 and ordered to

sation. pay, another $5 to the coolie as compen-

I cannot remember that the Naval authorities themselves have hitherto done anything to draw public attention to the The general, impression among need. residents, I fancy, is that Hongkong-s it ought to be-is better provided with such social centres for men of the Fleet than any other port in the East. There is a 'Soldiers and Sailors' Home, a Sea- men's Institute for the use of men of the Navy as well as men of the mercantile marine, and a Canteen within the Naval Yard enclosure. But the Admiral says Hongkong is very unsatisfactory" in this respect at present, and he hopes to seo an improvement before long. views on the subject find endorsement in the letter from the Naval Chaplain which appeared in the Daily Press a couple of days ago, acknowledging a gift of 2600 from the St. George's Fund for the beneft of the Ships Companies of the China Squadron. "May I" he writes, "take cases," continued Mr. Tyndale, the last this opportunity of reminding those who

A well-dressed Chinese, hailing from #as aix months ago "I think the practice have so generously shown their interest April 9th and was duly acknowledged.

I am not in the men of the Service that the real Now I understand that it was intended to Australia, where he is in business, was sure, but I think it was possible for outstanding need at the present time is a mark St. George's Day, and therefore this charged at the Magistracy, yesterday, man to dispose of his wife for a shilling proper Canteen or Club, situated in a public acknowledgment seems necessary. with being in unlawful possession of a Of course, the practice was not at ADS central position, where Petty Officers and The money will be spent on the entertain- dagger and 45 rounds of ammunition. time recognised by law, but it was quite

The Police did not press the charge," men ashore on leave would be glad to got ments of the troops and their families in an ordinary thing." Quite on a par with The present Canteen is hardly worthy of accordance with the wishes of the donors, stating that defendant was a passenger un ***girl slavery" in Hongkong, is it not?

so important a Colony." It would prob who may rest assured that their kind the Fictoria, and had not attempted to ably assing the object if the public were thought is greatly appreciated by the conceal the contraband in any way.

Mr. E. B. Potter, for the defence, stated made more fully acquainted with the case troops-Yours faithfully,

M. W. SHEWELL for improved accommodation..

his client was ignorant of the local re- '(Chaplain to the Forces).gulations. He produced a permit which Hongkong, April 29th, 1990.

had been given defendant in the Gilbert Island to carry a revolver. As for the

Mr. Smith fined defendant 825 and com dagger it was merely brought as a curio.

fiscated the contraband.

1, hereby agree to give the sum of £100 for the wife of, and take possession of her from this date. "I have dealt with hundreds of such

dates back hundreds of years.

The forthcoming contested election for the temporary vacancy on the Legislative Council, created by the Hon. Mr. Pollock, K.C.gying on holiday for five months,

It would be interesting to know how Eastern residents have gone home many this year to spend a summer in a less enervating climate. Every ship that ms DIVIDEND ANNOUNCEMENTS left bere this year, whether going via

THE KAILAN MINING Suez or across the Pacific, has carried all

ADMINISTRATION. the passengers she could find accommoda

AMMUNITION SMUGGLING. CHINESE FROM AUSTRÁLIA FINED.

puzzling the community not a little. The Hon. My. Pollock is Chairman of the Constitutional Reform Association, and one would naturally expect that when elections for seats" on the Legislative Council occur, the Constitutional Reform Association would be displaying a very tion for, and there are still long waiting active interest in the matter. But what lists in every shipping office. Yet I faficy agents, are in receipt of a telegram from being in unlawful possession of a revolver do we and? Mr. Lowe, who is a member that, in the aggregate, the shipping com-Ta-nisin etating that at a meeting of Direc. and 148 rounds of ammunition.

Another Chinese, who had resided for Messrs. Dodwell & Co, Ltd., the local forty years in Australia, was charged with

of the Committee of the Association, bas panics are providing more, passenger tors of the Chinese Engineering and Mining he man said he did not know the re-

been proposed and seconded by two gentle men who, it is said, are not even memberi of the C.R.A, while Mr. Hough, who, I believe, is not a member of the Association, has, as his secondar, the Hon. Mr. Holyoak, who was largely instrumental in forming the Constitutional Reform Association and a member of the Committee. Perhaps

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accommodation than was available Co., Ltd., in London an Interim Divid-gulations, but the Police submitted that before the war. True, we are with end of 2/- per share free of Income-tax the man must have been acquainted with the big ships that the Ger was declared on account of the year ending them, else he would not have concealed the had on the run in pre-war days, June 30th, 1920, payable on May 15th contraband round his waist,

out

the P. & O. vessels are smaller, and we cannot travel by the Trans-Siberian rail- way, but, on the other hand; we have the Blue Funnel and the Glen steamers fitted

- Election addresses of the candidates up to carry & much greater number of

next

THE YANGISZE INSURANCE ASSOCIATION, LTD.

Mr. Smith 6aed defendant $50. [

A third Chinese was âned 850 for being

in unlawful possession of 50 rounds of ammunition which was discovered in his

passengers, than formerly, we have larger Mesra Shewan, Tomes & Co, agents house. C.F.O.8. liners, we have the big vessels of the Yangte Insurance Association,

IS FINED $10./.

when they appear will threw a little light on the policies of the candidates and their relation to the aims and objects of the of the Lloyd Trestino, larger French Ltd, have received a telegram from WOMAN PREVENTS ARREST. Constitutional Reform Association, I liners, and more passenger ships on the Shanghai stating that the Director of the have heard nothing as yet of a candidate Pacific run. So that, on a balance, the Yangtze Insurance Association, Ltd., being put forward for the seat by the shipping accommodation for passengers recommend a Dividend of 220 per share Kowloon Residente" Association who in this part of the world has been prob for 1229.

zather aspire to see ** a member for Kowloon "; ably

more

than less what

but there are still a few hours before the it

in the yeare immediately time for receiving nominations expires! preceding the war. But that there is Deed for much more every shipping frm is constantly reading of is aware. One

for the Eastern trade. It is to be hoped

THE

MAGISTRACY.

OPIUM:

A Chinese was charged,

terday, with

When addressing the shareholdere. of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and the big ships that are under construction Godown Company two or three months ago, the Hon Mr John Johnstone that some of them will be on the run by being in unlawful possession of ik taels of observed: "If Hongkong is to retain her next autumn. If they are not, it is coropism, and with attempting to export 811 pride of place na one of the greatest ship tain that a very considerable number of in subsidiary coins. ping ports of the world, it is most neces- persons who have gone home and expect that steps should be taken forthwith to retum in the autumn will find their holiday extended erhaps more to their to so improve our harbour-the only really valuable set possessed by the own satisfaction than that of their

employers.

Colony as to enable the largest of mer chant and passenger vessels to navigate with safety therein." It is understood that this is one of the subjects which is ITALIAN

ogging, or will engage, the attention of the Economic Resources Committee. If that be so, I trust the members did not Inise the demonstration of the need of this

RODERICE RANDOM.

Defendant commenced, crying and paid that he did not know it was against the regulations. If he were fund he would have no money to pay, and ha abhorrel going to gaol;

Mr. Smith fined defendant $75, with the alternative of thape weeks hard labour.

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▲ Chideo soman interfered with a constable who tried to arrest a thief found herself placed in the dock at the Magistracy, resterday, on a charge of preventing the lawful arrest of a man.

The Police had arrested a man for steal. ing nails and on the way to the station another man came up and told the Police: "You cannos arreat him." The woman

carrying and tried to throw it away. Some snatched the bag of nails the man was

other Police arrived on the scene and after some trouble managed to take the woman to the station.

FIRE AT CONNAUGHT ROAD. MEDICINE SHOP DESTROYED. As a result of a fire, which broke out in No 88, Connaught Road, third floor, A little Chinese boy, who confessed to early yesterday morning, a medicine shop stealing some clothing and $2 from was totally destroyed. The fire is believed Chinese woman, with whom he was stay to have been caused by an over-heated His drying store. The damage is estimated at told $6,000, and the shop was insured for only $5,000 The Fire Brigade by srdnous efforti confined the fire to the floor of its

AEROPLANE SMASHED AT CANTON, F**

LIBUT MARIERO UNHURT. One of the two Italian aaroplanes com improvement which was accorded by the peting in the Rome-Tokyo Flight, piloted ing, was ordered to be birched. arrival here on Tuesday of the American, by Lieutenant Masiero, wag smashed at mother, who was present which, before the war w

was one of the the North Parade Ground by striking a the Magistrate that as it Hamburg America liners on tho Atlantic tree upon starting for Bhanghai yesterday first offence she thought he I do not know whether she actually morning while the one in charge of Lieut. been let off with a warming.

got aground as she was approaching bei anchorage (in mid-stream in line with Holt's wharf), but she certainly churned

Ferrani succeeded in flying off.

The two seroplanes left their landing place at Forg. Talen about eight o'clock

ing & circuit of yesterday morni

ially leaving it

Ground

up the mud in a way which must have Canton City. - ber caused her commander some

momenta If the members of the

tee did not see her come in perhaps will make print of seeing her, go out

tour stopping

a whils or their

ing:

who wa

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ply to Bir Colonel Amery, in a written" Harry Brittain, who asked wholic

be view of recent statements m1184 assure the House that no porti British Empire war for salge

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