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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, MAY 29TH, 1920.

KING'S BIRTHDAY.

FLYING

AT

REPULSE BAY

ON

Thursday, June 3rd,

K

“

Commencing-3.30-

SAFETY: "NO STUNTS.

The Macao Aerial Transport Company will give a demonstration, weather permitting, of plain and safe seaplane flying with

FIVE MACHINES

at Repulse Bay on THURSDAY, JUNE 3RD, and on FRIDAY, SATURDAY and SUNDAY following, commencing each day at 2.30 P.M.

Passengers will be carried for short flights. Silver medallions and certificates of "My First Flight" will at a later date be given to all who participate.

TO THE CLERK OF THE, WEATHER.

Dene friend, I've known you for ages, I've sworn at you duly at times, "Thereby filling pitiful pinges

With tearful but topical rhymes.

I've cussed, deny oid pål, as I mentioned, Though, may be, in languago; quite wrong."

Perhaps. then, you were well-intentioned,

But now it's too string.

品

I don't mind a bit of a soaking When going ritmal to bed,

But o' mornings you are are provoking,

Ad I get more uncommonly,fed

When work-blessed thought his a' calling And there isn't a chair to be had... The prospect is simply appalling;

You're really too bad,

3.

And if you continue thus pouring,

Day in and day out. I'm afraid.

I shall find your'nquaties too boring, .

So I'll call camouflage to my aid,

And you'll me contentedly chuckling, Though round me the rain-storias may swish, Disguised, as a dear little ducking,

Or'a (good-looking) fish.

JAPANESE IN SIBERIA.

المراة

Booking is at THE HONGKONG HOTEL, Main Office, and atat Vladivostock, issued the following de REPULSE BAY HOTEL, where particulars can be obtained on application.

Hongkong. May 29th.” 1920.

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E, W. H.

SLAVERY IN CHINA,

A CHINESE STATEMENT: GENERAL OI'S. DECLARATION. General of the Japanese Expedition in the 'unts Times of yesterday is a

communicated article signed S.C.W. claration on May 11th. The declaration and bearing the general heading of "Some is said to be the outcome of the proposal Differences of Idens, between Foreigners made by the representatives of the Boland Chinese," in which the subject of shevists in Biberia that apart from con- Slavery is 'discussed." After briefly sketch- cluding peace, it was desirable for both the Bolshevists and Japanese troops to define a certain terrtory which neither side shall invade.

the history of the Slavery from the beginning of time, the writer proceeds:

Considering that a hundred years ago, slavery was almost, a universal custom, It" is not surprising that is still exists in

"The Japanese Army have profound sympathy with the existing conditions of some places. the Russians in the East "Russian Terri tory,-and-in-from entertaining any ter ritorial ambitions, are most sincerely

"

anxious for the early stabilization of the political situation, the--restoration of order and for the relief of the distressed

Russians.

The Chinese character for slave, nu, meant originally a convict, and the character pet, or slave-girl, menit, a 100-1

vict's daughter, such persons having for feited their rights to freedom by miscon duct, being adjudged to work for the State, which, by an easy transition of ideas, came to mean Inbour for the The Japanese operations in connection, officials. The off-spring of such persons, with the recent disturbance at Vladivostock' were also considered to be slaves, until a were prompted by the sheer necessity of servite clany arose, which continued in Self-defence, since the dangerously undi dwindling numbers also to the end of the ciplined activity of the artisans subject. Manchi Dynasty."

ed the Japanese troups 10 suca oppression A relic of this caston may be seen in that the latter's existence was actually the mode of address ured by high officials jeopardized. The Japanese Army cannot in the presence of their Emperor: Ob, anord to overlook, the appearance or way pontical body in the neighbourhood of Japanese interests with any ambitious plans to disturb the worlds peace in dis regard of the laws of budacity, since the and Japanese uitertain 212 RUTER, WOUL HOME By suner to cun-

qasule.

WILL WITHDRAW.

ne

King, live forever! Your slave" etc..

For practical purposes, however, the slave-trade in China is confined to a traffic in young girie. Almost every family which can afford to purchase girl-slaves possess one or more of them. They 420 used not only to do housework, but form

a private revenue or ** pla money" to the te di the house, for, as she buys them

The transporto e Caecho-Slovaks is new raplosy drawing to an end at the age of six or eight years for about Japanese tryʊps, thereiure, tags pleasure a hundred dollars and maintains them out in declaring that they will be que reddy

to withdraw wiki i Far Eastern cour of the housepold experture, she sels tions in Bette owland there for sole Fare moriren solars when enuria sud hbred are treed trom (any | the, Vivačna, marriageame age and menace, kad bio Jupaik peniuculs Liver and property due tuüis rendersi entirung:

safe.

Pk48 so unang & consideratie cash profit. Lendunud be without a szak-gari in barely respectabil.

The Japanese Army are just as anxi dus to respect the Russian popular wil, a lot of such chi,dren depends very as to see the present Russian situation much on the temper and character of their undergo such reassuring development a

Qwikis, for zere is no misere Children's above mentioned. They have not the least protection society, General conditions intention of supporting the Russian mino may be described as normal, but, as one rity in disregard of the popular wishes cannot condescend too much, it is rare and thus aggravate the situation. It is indees for the slave-girl to repeive any the moss sincere desire of the Japanese parental affection.

troops along with the Russian people, There is, however, another branch of that the East Russian territory should the traffic in girls which deserves consider- form an autonomous administrativo disable attention, and that is the Yellow trict under a Government that may best Blavery," an abominable system of "en- satisfy the people, and that the Bumo-torced tyranny, ill-treatment and degrad Japanese economic relations should be ed misery, a fife almost hopeless and quickly re established for the relief of the wholly ill-spent, wasted for the profits of distressed Russians in East Siberia others, life deserving the most rigid

boycole

́BUFFER" STATE" WANTEDEU "For the realisation of the above aims, Sociently evil in itself, this system is the, Russian, troops in China should us the garbage beap that breeds many other pend their hostile operations against the crimes. So long as children are bought and Japanese troops, and a buffer state should sold, so long will kidnapping, child-steal be, establishd in the hope of preventing ing, aduction, and the underground traffic possible collisions between the Japanese continue. Those who are too callous to troops and the Bolsheviks advancing east-care for the children, of others endanger the safety of their own mothers who ward from Chiti When these necesary employ slaves are setting up competitors steps are taken. it will be time for the for their marital crown. There is, no realisation of a self-governing body in subject in which the modern woman can the East Russian territory, The Japanese distinguish berself more than in fighting Army will not only refrain from interfer for the siberty of the person of her o ing with such an autonomous Russian by example, by persuasion, by combing- Government, but will withdraw with much

Daughters of Mammon, are you case and pleasure provided the situation proud to belong to the sex that is sold for ino tranquilised as to justify the estab It is true that in 1911 the Provisional lishment of such a governing body. This Government at Nanking almost touched is not only what the Japabese troops immortality by declaring that all slaver desire, but it is also the hope of the Japan and purchases of human beings should ese Government and people as well thenceforth be illegal, null and void, but While the Japanci Army are froly | in what pigeon-hole that ordinance now convinced that the Russians are enthusias or what rice-bowl it has wiped no one

tion/

What is the of

Cantony

tically sharing above hopes and sentimenta kaggs the state of slavery in Can of the Japanese, they cannot but expec their sincere regret at the recent outrages the Home of the Constitution 1 Is nos of the Russians in Nikolaevsk Taking slavery prohibited by law, watched by the advantage of the inadequate strength of police, interpellated in Parliament, thun- the local Japanese guards, the Russians dered at from high places, hated by all besieged and annihilated the Japanese and banished to Hongkong1 guards, and wont even the length of mas- Oh, friends, let us put on our blinkers anering the Japanese Consul and numbers and swear that it does not exist! of the innocent Japanese residents,-in cont- tempt of all Japanese authority and pre-| Bulgarien dan contur dy produced such indelible impressions on the Japanese, that the question is justly expected to re quire a special means of solution.!!

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