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CORRESPONDENCE.

THE "MUI TSAI

ORDINANCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF

THE HONGTONG DAILY EXESS."]

THE HONGKONG DAILY PEESS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 10TH. 19

K.O.Y.LI. POLO CUP. de 3 do

US 1379 DEFEAT OF NAVY IN THE FIRST ROUNDA

The first round of the KOTLL-Polo Cap was played of yesterday afternoon S18,-1 was wondering why none of the on the Hongkong Polo ground, when docal papers had criticised the Attorney teams representing the Navy and the General's seeming apology for havingArmy came into contact. The result was been compelled to introduce the above an overwhelming victory for the Army by kill. It is current, gossip that, for reasons eight goals to twò. best known to themselves, some local Government officials are not only not in sympathy with, but are actually opposed ia, the proposed legislation. Your Satur Hay's leader, therefore, afforded me much

gratification.

It was certainly haws to me (who may.

claim to be one of Hongkong's oldest re-

The teams lined up as follows:-

Navy No. I., Lieutenant H. Kemmis, RN. No. 9, Lieutenant-Colonel E. H. Darwell, B.MLI., No. 3, Lient. J. R E., D'Aeth R.N., back, Captain R.

Neville, R. M.LI,

Army: No 1, Lieutenant R.S.L. Davies, RG.A., No. 2, Captain C. Fisher, RG.A.,

WEBAUGAUEKOAW

WHAT THE CORONER SAW: CHINA EXPEDITION

QUEEN'S ROAD INCIDENT LEADS

TO MOTOR PROSECUTION. Prior to the opening of the Inquiry into the circumstances concerning the death of Lieut. Commdr. Booper, R.N., the Coroner (Mr. J. R. Wood) visited the scene of the accident in the company of the Trafie Inspector. Whilst he was motoring along Queca's Read East, an other motorcar, coming in the opposite direction, was seen to pass a motor-truck on the wrong side at a speed of not less than 13 miles per hour. The Coroner's

very dangerous," comment was s

3111880.

FORCE

MEMORIALMERECTED AT

WHEANTONE!

An is well known to many residents of Canton and Hongkong there existed, until recently, outside the North-East Gate of the City of Cantons à cemetery in which were interred the remains of personnel both Marine and Military who fell on died at Canton between the years 1889 td 1861.

These graves do not represent the casualties which happened in the War with China of that period a the Naval casualties were buried elsewhere notably

Arising out of this incident the driver of the car, which belongs to Mr. A. Eat Whampoa. Carroll, of Ice House Street, an Indian named Karkar Singh, was summoned be

idents) to learn from the Attorney No. 3, Lieut. C. P. Moore, 2nd King's fore: Mr. Lindsell"yesterday morning for disadvantages in the refention of "this |

Regiment, back, Major General Sir John Fowler, C.B., D.S.O.

driving in a furious and negligent manner and for passing the motor-truck on the wrong side.

The speed of the car was at least 23 miles per hour.

For sonic time, however, it had been felt that there were many difficulties and

“General of the moving and pathetic in- cident which occurred in a recent Sup-

cemetery and advantage was taken of d fund raised by H.B.M. Consul-General, *reme Court case. The idea of a Chinese

Canton, for the upkeep of the graves, purchasing & girl for the purpose of

On the run of the play the Army de adoption is so novel that it is seldom served their victory, for they over-played i Inspector Garrod stated the facts that from among the Corps and Regiments heard of, except in the case of hair the Navy in every department of the the motor-truck-a large one-was travel associated with them, to make arrange- dressers or Kan Saw (ladice' maids). These women, being either widows or game. They were much the better balanced lingat 14 to 15 miles per hour. The defendments for the removal of the remains and self-condemned spinsters, make a business of the two General Fowler played at driving car No. 287, came up at the their reinterment in a suitable monu- of buying little girls from babies of a sound game at back, whilst Captain back of the truck just outside Murray ment in the compound of the British few months upwards to be reared as Fisher and and Lieutenant Davies show- Barracks and passed on

the left band Church, Shamcen, adopted daughters for the sole purpose of

The Committee of the Cemetery fund reselling them at maturity as concubines ed up well in the front line. The Navy side and got in front of the truck when -(sometimes". AS bidders, a very practical and profitable made a number of really good runs, rised ah electric standard by inches previously buried in the old cemetery wives) to the highest whe best corred by Captain Neville. He the back part of the car swerved and just undertook the work and all the remains investment. That the unfortunate -dfui! Ti is not treated as a daughter is amply though he also made two bad misses when

have now been placed in their new resting place nearer to the care of the exumplified by the contemptuous way in well placed. The team was ill-balanced, which the members of a Chinese family.

inheritors of the fruits of their labour.

The memorial is not in itself compre frequently abuse them with the epithet and some of the players appeared to be "Sie Mu Teng (dead Mul-one), - and little strange to their ponies.

hensive and only includes personnel of ttle girls are often "teased" by being

The Army started off briskly, and

The Royal Marines -called Miri Tan, which they hotly

Tesent Also, daughters are so little within a minute of the commencement of wanted in most Chinese families that they the first chukka were cne up, General are commonly referred to as S'it poon fal!! (loso cost goods). At the same Fowler putting the pall between time it is only fair to mention that in posta The second chukka" was fairly

Inspector Garrod said that Mr. Wood polite conversation it is customary for everly contested and there was no score. (first magistrate and coroner) was with Fone Chiresé, to allude to another's daugh

ter as: "Che Kum" or "thousand The Navy had some good opportunities him at the time and remarked that it was gold. The fact is that the well-to-do but were, weak in finishing.

a very dangeroue thing for defendant to Chinese in this Colony are strongly' The third chukke saw "opposed to the abolition of Mui Toți be-† ;

Lieutenant do. The only excuse the defendant made cause then and their womenfolk espe- Moore get through for the Army with a was that he was in a hurry to pick up cially, will be deprived of a class of oblique shot from close in. Neville his mistress, but, the Insptetor added, servant which it will be impossible to broke through in the later stages of the replace-not ordinary menials with re- cognised "rights," but those with no chukka and it looked all over for a score; rights whatever according to Chinese but Fisher's pony was too fast for him owners' ideas. They belong body and foul" to their owners to do with almost dad blocked the shot successfully.

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the

as they please. There is no doubt that In the fourth chukka the Army put an in some families the Mus Teas is well three more goals, Davies 2, and Fisher 1 treated and, in many cases, is well dress [ed, "but this latter is due, as often as not to the Chinese desire to maintain "face." The system is indefensible from any standpoint and it a blot on Hong- kong's fair name, and the sooner it is -effaced the better.

The Anti-"Mui Tsai' Association doubt. less, in due course, will give expression to their vows and reasons as to the desir- ability of the proposed Ordinance, and have little misgiving na to the forceful- ness of the arguments which they will be able to advance in support of the

measure.

No one anticipates seriously that there will arise immediately a necessity to find a home for Hongkong's freed Mui Pral, albeit there may be an attempt at "bluff by owners, who may ask the Government to take over their Mu Teni en masse and for this move it would be well to be pre- Pared. At best, it will only be a tem- porary "bluff" and when they find it will not work they will be only too ready to fall in with the registration scheme.

Any freed Mui Teai in need of a home should be taken into European ser

The fifth saw the Navy reduce the lead, Captain D'Aeth getting the ball through, but immediately afterwards Lieutenant Faber, meeting a beautiful centre from Mcore, put the Army further ahead.

In the last chukka Captain Fisher and General Fowler scored for the Arty, and during the last few minutes" "Captain Neville scored the Navy's second.

Result: Army, 3 goals; Navy, 2 The Army will meet a civilian team in the final next Saturday-

FATAL LANDSLIDE.

li.

HUSBAND AND WIFE BURIED ALIVE.

fatal landslide occurred on the Mor ich to look after small children where they would soon prove to be an acquisirison Gap Road on Monday which re- tion-the only temporary disadvantagesulted in the death of a man and a would be their ignorance of the language, woman who were engaged on excavation but in a very short period; this would disappear as they would soon acquire a work on the hillside.

knowledge of "Pidgin Eng

working

lish"

There were a number of fobia engaged

The Magistrato questioned whether it was an offence for the car to pass on the left hand side, but after perusing: the mator-traffic regulations agreed that all moving vehicles had to pass on the right hand side, with the exception of trams, which, cars may pass on the left.

"he might have smashed up his master's car."

The defendant:" 1 am very sorry wae going a bit fast.

The Magistrate? That is no excuse for going on the wrong side, The law is very clear on that point.

The defendant, who had a clean re cord, was fined for passing a vehicle on the wrong ade and $20 for furious driving.

A CHOPPER.

The Royal Artillery. The Royal Engineers The Royal Regt:

In-

The East Lancashire Regt. The Royal Army Medical Corps The 3rd Begt. Bombay Light Infantry. The Bath Regt of Native Infantry. The monument consits of a dais or plinth in 3 steps, each 18in, broad and. ift. high, the steps being in marble chip- pings fronted with white marble scriptione have been cut on the top step. pings. Surmounting the plinth is an The top of the plinth is in marble chip.

urn measuring 30 inches long, 92 inches broad and 27 inches high cut from a solid block of white marble. The arn rests on four feet measuring 1 feet high. The total height of the morament is fret 8 inches while the monument measures 13 feet by 11 feet ·

the bulk of the remains some of the Officers remains being in a metal lining" in the marble urn.

Within the monument have been laid

The marble was imported from San Hing near-Shiu Hing, on the West MAN ATTACKS WOMAN WITH River. The marble work and the letter ing (which is leaded) was carried out by Messrs. Hung Yuen, of Canton, while the plinth was constructed by. Messrs. Chan A Chang, contractors to H.B.M Office of Works, under the direction of Mr. A. Tex, who is superintending the building of the new Consular building.

SCENE AT THE CHINESE SECRETARIAT.

Yesterday morning a sensation was creat ed in the office of Mr. W. Sahofield, first Resistant to the Secretary for Chinese Affairs, when a Chinese man attacked a woman, who wastin his company, dr.

Sufficient room has been left both in the monument and on the steps for the a commodation of farther remains and in- seriptions when funds permit, s

The monument was dedicated on Jan.

It appears that the man, who was welleth when the ceremony was attended by the Bishop of Victoria, H.Etto G.O.C. dressed, called with the woman to arrange the British Forces in China, H.B.M. for the Settlement of some domestic Consul-General, the Consul-General of trouble. The two were standing in a

France and others.

The ceremony took the form of a short corner of the office awaiting the oppor memorial service in the church where tunity of an interview with Mr. Scho-the remains, contained in the metal lining. field. when the man suddenly produced casket, reposed in the Chancel. The in turn contained - in a suitable teak a chopper from under his coat and clergy and congregation then repaired in directed a blow at teh woman's head. Procession following the casket borne by men of E-M. West River Patrol to the

The proposed legislation has my hearty on the at the time but the others There was a ruch from various parts of morgment

support and best wishes and should make 1923 a memorable yeas in the Colony's

history.

Bice the above was written I have

the office and the man was overpowered and prevented from doing the woman

further harm.

managed to get clear of the falling mass With the aid of the police rescue work was started but by the time the bodies trend the report of the meeting held by were recovered they were found to be Dr. Morrison was called in and he the Chines Chamber of Commerce and dead. It was then discovered that the rendered first aid The man was arrest it beads out my statement that the "well.

two unfortunate people were hushanded and handed over to the police, ito-do Chinese are opposir to the con templated legislation, because it will and wife."

The incident c

caused much excitement interfere with their comfort-not their

amongst the many Chinese who were in customs.

the corridors of the offices of the Becro thry for Chinese Affairs at the time.

EMBEZZLEMENT CHARGE.

SEVERAL THOUSANDS OF

I was not the least surprised to learn that my Honourable friend Mr. Chow, Shou Son was dead against the bill. The Honourable gentleman belongs to the **Old Official Class" of China, being a retired Chinese Government servant, a class which maintains many maiteais. I wonder from whom the cries in English

Leung King now, elias Kwok Sam, was of Quite right! Quite right

hould have thought that their charged at the Magistracy, before Mr.

emanat

DOLLARS INVOLVED.

ALLEGED WRONGFUL CON- VERSION OF EXCHANGE

BILLS.

English education would have enlighten-JR Wood, with embezzling the sum of A cae was mentioned at the Maigs ed their outlook upon such a question

but, apparently it has not

H.B.M. Consul-General then unveiled therein and the cover finally placed H.B.M. Consul-General then addressed

the urn, the metai lining was placed

за

the congregation, the Naval, and Military Chaplains then dedicated the memorial and the service closed with the Nationali | Anthem, Alany

"The service was conducted by the Naval and Military Chaplains,

the

Bera. Borison and Shescl). Mr. H. F. Camp ball presided of the organ.

SPORT:

GOLT.

CAPTAIN'S CUP RESULT,

812,700, the propery of his employers, the tracy, yesterday morning, before Mr. J. The result of the Captain's Cup com-

I am o Borry that I was not present Wing On Banking Co., of" Kongmoon, E Wood it which coe Yu Kam 1, is petition, played at Fanling on 6th, 7th Arad geladen anden and 8th January, was a tie between to witness the Honourable gentleman's passionate outburst in English; it must, and of No 14, Lower Lascar How The charged with converting to his own use Major H. G. Gandy, A. Leach and J. have been treat observe that he complainant named in the case is the bills of exchange, the property of his Hooper, all of whom went round in 73. qualifies his promise that he and his manager of the Bank, named Leung Fing employer, named Yu, To Change replay will, therefore, be major

The pool is divided between Major H Honourable colleague, Mr. Ng Hon Tax,

The total value of the bills of exchangs G. Gandy and Mr. A: Leach, in Mr. J. will oppose the bill in Council with the Sheung amalt conjunction

Mr. Lea d'Almada appeared for this was $14,974.85 and of this amount Hooper did not enter for the pool..

$18,123.22 had been cashed. prosecution and asked for a remand.

This aleatonished at Mr. Wong Kwong Tin's attitude, and he may rest

It is alleged that the defendant - Mr. T. G.Bennett, solicitor," "appear. assured that his warning" to the British Government will not go unheed absconded with the money to Shanghai ing for the prosecution, id that $448

And, by the way, how comes it that & in the company of a woman As the re- and been recovered. He commercial body (nete the Chinese salt of telegraphic communication with zen and l Chamber of Commerce, from time to time the authorities of that port the man was When asked to plead the defendant concerns itself with matters- which can

arrival and, after the usual safe I have spent the modey have not the slightest bearing, do bus arrested on

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ness 1. It is not the stat occasion that extradition proceedings had been, tatem, The Magistráte remarked that this was the Chamber line an acted.s of wate

Of one thing the Chamber may be was returned to Hongkong and handed tantamount-ath plead guilty and add afely assured, and that is that the Bill over to the Policente sa neto Jooked like a case for com

mittal to the Criminal Sessions, fell become lawn spite of ther proteste Magistrate, fixed Friday afternoon The case was remanded until January

Yours faithfullecimisvielas, ka gjetet.

MUL TSAL

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