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HONGKONG DAILY FRESS. MONDAY, AUGUST 27T6, 1933

ANTI-SLAVERY.

HONGKONG QUESTIONS.

31.59-MILE CRUISH LIELT. MUHLHAUSER DESCRIBES HIS ADVENTURE,

Lieut. G. H. P. Muhlhauser, N.R.. who has just complated a trip round the in his 37-ton auxiliary yawl world

immeyllis, has mored his snug little erift | in the Dart opposito Noss, and will make Dartmouth his headquarters for zoma time to come.

The July number of the Anti-Slavery Repórter nul. Aborigines' Friend reprints from Hansard some questions put to the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies relating to matters, in Hongkong and the In one or two. answers given to throu case, summaries of the questions and answers have beru alrently published by s. but many readers probably will le interested to read the full texts of thegua questions god answers which we append:

17th April.

Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck asked the Under, Secretary of State for the Colonies what are the steps taken by the Secretary for Chinese Affairs to satisfy himself that no girl ander the age of nineteen years is allowed to enter the brothels of Hong kong: what is the nature of the evidence of age prodard, to this 'official: and what evideuer dorâ the girl herself take do the brothel-keeper to show that the Secretary for Chinese Affairs has given the girl] permission to enter a brothel!

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"We left Auckland in April, 1022" he in au interview, "with Me. C. B. Tul- gell, my French boy Stephane, ami a Nine I-lander named Pinimaka, "We went frum.

there to Noumen, in New Caledonia, nud then on to the Loyalty Island, New Hebrides, Banks, Torres, and Solomons, Now-Guinea, through the Torres Straits| to Timor, then to Bali, Java, Banka, and Singapore At this port Pinimaka got homesick, and I had to send him back. his place 1 cook a Belgian out of KUIL. American ship, who lasted one trip to Peñung, and then resigned. In his stead I took a Lasent wamnu and a Malay cook. and went to Sebting, off Sumatray and them to Colombo,

In

From here we went to Aden, thence to Port Sudan, in the Red Sea, Suez, atl Port said, towing part of the way through the Canal, as the engine was 20k strong

enough to drive against the strong hend win At Port Said I sent the Lasent seams home,

From here we went to Alexandria, where we were right myally entertained. Then I shipped a Jew, but it turned out that he had never been to sea before, and I sent him back from the next port, Malta, and in his place took on a Maltese, who is now our board, From Malda I went to Sardinia, Minor Majorc Gibraltar, then to Vigo, and frean Vigo to Dartmouth.

Mr. Ormsby Gure: “According to the Governor's report, where doubt exists as to a girl's age, the Committee of the Po Leung Kuk is consultest and if doalt still woning permission is refused. The statement of the girl herself is not ne cepted as evidency of age Brothels ar visited to check the ages of the inmates and cases of unregistered girls or girls apparently under nineteen years of "8"] are reported. As regards the last part of the question. I have no informaation, but I will ask the Governor for a report.

13h May. Mr. C. Wilson asked the Ender Seer tary of State for the Calonies whether, in view of the fact that up to a Few months ago young girls in Hongkong "We have had rood health all the time could in return for a taoney payment bend no sickness, living principally on tin. transferred from person to person, and] nod foods, with what we could get at the that many of such girls must have found calling places, and there was no difficulty their way into the local brothels, in spite | with water," of the official questionings to which they would be subjected, he will consider the advisability of setting up an independent inquiry in the Colony with a view to dis. covering these girls and effecting their re

lease?

The distance male good is 31,155 miles in two years 10 months,

The cabin of the Amaryllis is decorated with many burges presented as souvenirgi by vaching clubs in many parts of the world, a prominent une being the flag of the Royal Yacht Club of Egypt (Alex- audia), of which the lieutenant was elee- te a life memljer,

Awards]

Mr. Ormsby-Gore: While it was until

Lieut. Muhlhauser is also a member of recently the fact that a mui tsui could be the Royal Craising Club, London, which transferred from bur household to another offers cups for the best cruises. in return for a money payment, the have already been obtained for the earlier Inw of Hongkong made clear provision parts of the voyage of the Amaryllis, and against any traffic in girls for purposes the log of the latter part of the journey of prostitution. Further, the Secretary is to be written for the club journal.

takes for Chinese Affairs

steps to The Fawl was built by Arthur Payue, that · ព satisfy him][

gir under later Summers and Payne, of Southamp 19 is allowed to

41 the brothels. ton, enter

1 years ago. of onk. teak, and elm, these are visited to check the and in the opinion of the owner is probably and

the most perfect sea boat of her size afiont, ages of inmultes, I am not aware of any evidence in support of the inference The engine is 12-13h.p. and is too weak for use it sea, although useful for harbour drawn by the Hon. Member that would

work. afford ground for the inquiry he suggests,

3th June.. Vivecuntess Astor asked the Under Secretary of State for the Coloties, whe ther he has yet merived the report upon the sale of a mui tani girl in Hongkong for 800 alleged to have taken place in the Office of the Secretary for Chinese Affairs.

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Mr. Ormsby-Gore: The reply is in the negativi

¿th June.

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Sir John Denison-Pender. G.B.E., speaking at the annual necting of the Eastern Extension, Australasia and China. Telegraph, said:Tast year I mentioned the proposed laying of a cable between Colombo and Penang. That was success- fully accomplished in March last and the Mr. T. Griffiths asked the Under Secre- cable, has been working well since that tary of State for the Colonies, whether dante. In wrder to improve our com- he has yet revived information upon the modication between Singapore and Jara number of persons convicted annually the directora bave decided to duplicate the Hongkong for engaging in the traffic in Singapore-Batavia cable. girls.

Mr. Ormsby-Gore: Not yet. I will send the information to the hon. momtr as soon us, it is revived.

Mr. Griffiths: Is the hon. and gallant gentleman aware that the ex-Colonial. Secretary (Mr Winston Churchill pro mised me that his Department would abolish this, pernicious system of traffick ing in girls in twelve months; and will he take stringent measures to deal with the offenders ?«

Mr. Ormsby Gore: I know it has been engaging the attention of the Government of Hongkong, and reports and statistics have been called for, but it takes muy weeks to get a despatch out and back. The expense of telegraphing a request is prohibitive.

Lord H. Cavendish-Bentinck asked the Under Secretary of State for the Colonies" whether the Reports have yet been re ceived from the Governments of the Federated Malay States and the Straits Settlements upon the existence of a mui tsai system in these dependencies; and, If not, will he inquire the reason for the delny 1

Mr. Omni-by-Gore: Preliminary reports have been received. Last the Governor and High Commissioner has not yet forwarded the full report for which I have asked with his recommendations. He is in com- munication with the Government of Hong- kong regarding the steps which are being taken in that Colony, and will no doubt profit by the experience which is being gained by that Government. ·

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