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REGISTRATION OF MUI TSAI.

LORD PASSFIELD'S ́ORDERS.

The Government has published the complete correspondence between successive Governors of Hong Kong and Secretaries of State, since 1992 regarding the problem of the status and protee- tion of mui tsuj. The correspondence begins with same letters and telegrams from Mr. Winston, Churchill, very typical of that states- man's impulive nature and concluding with a despatch from Lord Passfeld" (previously Mr. Sidney Webb), finally insisting upon the registration of mai tsai, - their payment, and control by the authorities.

Lord Passfield after reviewing the history of the agilution for the abulition of the system says:

defend a policy of laides faire in this serious matter.

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8th EXTRA RACE MEETING.

THE HANDICAPS.

The following are the handicaps for the 8th Extra Race Meeting at Happy Valley on Saturday, Novem ber 18:-

Fanling Plate.

Cream Cracker, 188; Ace of Spades, 107; Mount Elburz, 161; Glory, 164; Szatmar, 156; Erst while, 155; Sunshine, 150; As You Like It, 149; Bright Prospect,j47; Fanling Stag, 145; False Alarm, 138; Duke of Milan, 130; Duke of I must, therefore, direct that the Normandy II., 138; Desert Wind, In pursuance of this policy an third part of the Domestic Service 140; Cavalier, 133; Duke of Nie- Ordinance was passed on the 18th Ordinance should be brought into blung, 130; Inca, 130; Mountain Air, of February, 1823 entitled The force forthwith and special care 130; Ullswater, 130; Pumpkin, 130; Female Domestic Service Ordia must be taken to inform the pope-Hall Pint, 130. ance." The Arst part of the Or-lation generally that it is in force,

Shok o "A. dinance negatived the idea that and that it will not be allowed to

O'Moon, 140; San Francisco, 140; rights of property in a female child be a dead letter. You should also Our Prince, 144: Monterey Bay, 145 could be conferred on third person at once proceed to make Regula Duke of Chantilly, 140; Imperial by payment to the parent or guar- tions under Section 12 of the Or Hall, 147; Majesty Hall, 165: Town dian of such child The second dinance for the keeping of the Re-Hall, 143; Campbell, 188; Winsome part amongst other things provided gisters, for the remuneration of Stag, 150, Young Pretender, 155; - that no person should hereafter maistai, and for their inspection City Hall 140; Now Year's Eve, take into bis employment any mui

and control. It will be doubtless 138; Misty Eve, 151; Boxing Eve, tai, and forbade the transference necessary for you to appoint ad 168; Grand Tatton Eve, of an existing mustaai from one ditional officers in the Department Triumphant Stag. 142: Fifty Fifty, employer to another.

of the Secretary of Chinese Affairs 1412. If effect were given to these pro- to carry out the work of registra-

Shok "B." visions, it is clear that the muition and inspection.

Monk, 143: Mount Elburz, 149; teal being only recruited from those Further, I consider that Part II Glory, 140; Wuchang, 119; Zercon brought into the Colony from cut of the Ordinance should be amend II., 140; Sunning, 149; Ace of side should steadily decrease in ed so as to forbid the bringing into Spadea, 162; Erin's Isic, 153; Duke the Colony of any muittai. There of Melrose, 160; The Ape, 181; can be the less objection to such a provision inasmuch as I learn from your despatch that the status of maiteai has been abolished by law

number

158;

Buster, 161; Samaritan, 153; Thun- derbolt, 153; Glorious Stag. 138; King's Falloch, 137; Huntington 167; Noakhsil, 158; Cream Cracker, 153; Loch Etive, 149; Tarmacadam, 154; Peck, 158.

Part II of the Ordinance pro- vided for the registration inspee tion and control of mulai, and forbade under penalty any person having in his employment an un-in China. registered mui-ta. Further, it fully realise that time will be

Shek 0,” - was laid down that no person required to make the Law effective, should have in his employment say but I am not prepared to acquicace

Cavalier, 143; Amusement Taxi female domestic servant under the in a merely nominal enforcement 147; Inca, 140; Falze Alarm, 148: of Law, Any offence against the The Ptarmigan, 143; Papaya, 1437 age of ten years unless such ser vant was a registered mui-tai, and Ordinance which comes to light Duke of Normandy II., 148; Duke that every mustaai over the age should be made the subject of pro- of Milan, 149; Sunshine, 168; Desert of ten years should be entitled to secution without regard to the post-Wind, 150; Armony, ¡54; As You such wages for her services as shall tion of the offender and a full Re- Like It, 19; Duke of Nieblung, 140 be prescribed.·

port should be furnished every Zephyr, 189; Dark Eyes, 140: Erst six months on the working of the while, 185; Chemal 183; Bright Ordinance and of the proceedings Prospect, 157; Fanling Stag, 153; taken under it.

Szatmar, 166.

In view, however, of the repre- sentations of the Governos as to the apposition of the Chinese po- pulation to the Enactment general- ly, and particularly to Party III, the Duke of Devonshire in his des patch of the 2nd of May, 1823 wrote: "I concur in your sugges- tion that the question of registra tion and of payment of wages may be left in abeyance for the present, and that Part III of the Ordin- anee should not be brought into operation unless and until it is shown to be necessary."!

After Six Years.

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It now appears however that after six years from the passing of the Ordinance the most that can be said (vide paragraph 6 of your despatch of 23rd of February) is that there is no reason to believe that the number of Mui-tear in the Colony has increased.

Chinese Opinion. Whilst feeling bound by the traditional policy of this country in regard to any institution that savours of slavery to take steps for. the abolition of the muí-tsai system nothwithstanding any opposition in the Colony, I need hardly remind you of the desirability of enlisting as far as possible Chinese opinion in favour of the change. This vill be the less difficult since it is clear from your despatch that the best opinion in Chinesa itself is oppos led to the institution as is evidenced by the Law which has been passed abolishing it.

Shek Ọ "D." Mountain Air. 185; Fair Eyes, 132; Sunloch, 152; Ching Hoi, 103; Kom Tong Hall, 157; Ullswater, 153; Kum On, 145; Pumpkin, 144; Sunny Day, 158; Tornado, 147.

Shatin **A**: į Miles. O'Moon 140; Fifty Fifty, 141; One Third, 163; Monterey Bay. 143; Duke of Chantilly, 140; Imperial Hall, 147; Majestic Hall, 105; Town Hall, 143; Hiawatha, 170; Young Pretender, 155: City Hall, 140; New Year's Eve, 158; Misty Eve, 151; Boxing Eve, 168; Grand Tattoo Evt, 158; Triumphant Stag, 142.

Shatia "B": 1} Miles. i I also strongly approve of the

proposals made in your telegram 153; Monk, 143; Duke of Milan, 140

Little Thunder, 170; Delware Bay, of the 3rd of March for the institu Duke of Normandy II. 140; Wu- tion of a Society in Hong Kong on chaag, 140; Erin's Isle, 153; Duke the same lines as the Royal Society of Melrose, 160; The Ape, 101; for the Prevention of Cruelty to Samaritan, 133; Thunderbolt, 153; Children in this country, and I King's Falloch, 157; Huntington, should be glad to learn what pro- 167; Noukhail, 155: Tarmacadam, gress has been made in this direc. 154; Szatmar, 146.

After making all allowance for the dificulties in bringing the sys- tem to an end which are described at length in your despatches, it is my duty to inform you that publiction. opinion in this country and in the House of Commons will not accept such a result with equanimity, and that I feel myself quite unable to

TRAFFIC IN CHILDREN.

CLEARING HOUSE RAIDED.

It is my intention to lay the cor respondence on this subject before. Parliament as soon as it reassein- bles.

LOCAL BILLIARDS.

INTERESTING MATCH AT CLUB LUSITANO.

The'

while another had apparently been bought several years ago and had been kept ever since: The other Members of the Institution of child was about five years of age. Engineers and Shipbuilders of Hong The defendant took the police Kong visited Club Lusitano yester back to the house on October day for a billiards match. when he produced a bill, which had visitors were Messrs. L. J. Black- since been translated and proved burn, G. F. Taylor, W. B. Haslett, A Chinese and his wife were correct. The document related to. Dubois, W. Brown and A. J. charged before Mr. E. W. Hamilton the small child, in which the first Pilgrim, the Club representativer at the Central Magistracy under the defendant stated that the child was heing Messrs. L A. Osmund, J. F. new law amending the offences born about the 4th day of the tenth Silva, J. A. Barridos, M. R. against Person Ordinance of 1883. moon ve years ago, and that her Beltrao, 3. 8. Sequeira and A. B. The charge against the defendants family were willing to present the Rozario.

in as follows: That you Manchild to some one else. They first The Institute won at only one Yin and Wong Kui, on or about called upon her near relatives, but table, but although the scores would September 28, 1929, in Victoria in no-one wished to take her, and he indicate that the games were mostly this Colony, took part in a trans- (the defendant) had agreed to take in favour of the Club, some good action, the object of which was to her for payment of thirty Hong billiards was played by the visitors transfer the possession, custody or Kong dollars.

and the games were quite interest. .control of a. minör child under the

were The remaining billa alling to watch. Suitable speeches age of 18 years, to wit, Ngan He, similar, purporting that certain were made by the Hon. Mr. J. P. a female child, aged about four people were willing to present their Braga, President of the Club, and years, for a valuable consideration, I daughters to someone else, They Mr. Blackburn; on behalf of the to wit, thirty dollars, contrary to 1 had been refused by their near re Institute, at the close of the match. Section 15a of Ordinance 2 of 1883. latives and had been offered to certain gum.

The First Charge.

"go-betweens" for ber of dollars.

Continuing, Mr. Fitzroy said that in answer to the charge, the man said: "A Chinese family pre-. woman replied: I bought the sented to them to me," and the child for 830.

In view of the fact that this is the first case under the amended Ordinance to be heard in the Colony the case is of interest.

Mr. Bomerset Fitzroy,, Assistant Attorney-General, for the Crown said that it was a criminal offence. unless the accused persons could watchman, who said that he found Evidence was given by a district prove beyond reasonable doubt that both defendants at the flat and that "the transaction' was a bona fide the man claimed to be the prin sale for proposed marriage or adopcipal tenant., He searched the fat tion in accordance with the Chinese and found six documents, and later

the first defendant händed him an The defendants took part in the rather document relating to the sale purchase of the child on September of a child. This document was pro- 25 last, a week after the amended duced from under the mat. He Ordinance came into force. For found three children on the floor one years their house in 20, Centre of who

castom...

was stated to Bo the

Road, had been a clearing house lor daughter of the first defendant, the selling of children and as a The hearing was adjourned until

result of information a raid was

made. Five different bills for the November 19.

sale of children were found during

the raid. Mr. Fitzroy pointed out sented by ten of their best men.. that that was not a crime. It Billiards of a very high standard might be reprehensible but it was may be anticipated as some of the not criminal

TH

Scores of the match were:-

LE. and S.

Haslett

117

117

144

Dubo.s Taylor Blackburn Pilgrimy Brown

150

Total

703

*Lusitano,"

Osmund Barradas"

150

150

Sequeira

130

Beltrac

150

Rozario Silva

180

140

Total

800

The return match, will be played a the Institute next Friday, when.

the Engineers will probably turn the tables on the visitors.

A Triangular Serios.

A triangular tournament between Colony's best players are identified the Catholic Union Club, Club During the raid three children with these institutions, and the Lusitano and Club Recreio will com- were found on the flat. One was matches will also provide an inter-mence on December 2. The tourna the daughter of the first defendant, esting indoor pastime at the com ment will last about three weeks and the Clubs will each be repre-mencement of the winter season. (Continued on preceding column),