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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1933

ECHOES OF 1858.

38.-Agitation Against Social Evil In Hong Kong

Seventy-five years ago, the them, Editor of the Daily Press agitated for the total abolition of licensed brothels in Hong Kong. It is in teresting to note that the abolition] was carried out only last year. Below is given an extract of article] exposing the evil" as it existed in

those days.

August 8, 1858.

We have said that there are usually about 500 sailors un shore, and that there are 123 brothels. We believe the number of women in ench brothel averages six-and that at least one out of those six ought to be in the lock up hospital.. Yet in that establishment, there are at the present time but nine, and in-f deed it may be said that they are never sent there until they become so sick as to be an encumbrance in the brothel. There is no proper aurveillance exercised over the brothels, which as the Government only employ one man to look after the whole lot, can hardly be won dered at.

TRADE MARK CASE

STAR BATTERY CO. FINED'

-The case in which the Star Battery Company Factory, Wan- chai, was summoned by the Merry: Battery Factory, Yaumati, for the infringement of its trade mark, the.

Flying Hand," was concluded be fore Mr. Wynne Jones at Central. Magistracy yesterday when his Wor ship imposed a fine of $100 dol ordered the defendant to pay $200.

not shake off the thraldom of the brothel keepars. The missionary's stipend is something like that of Goldsmith's curate, and he is mar ried to boot, yet he has stood be tween fate and three of these un-costa.. fortunates, whom he has taken to the mission house. More wish to follow but his resources have fail- ed, and unless something. be done, his feelings will have to suffer the outrage of seeing them sent back to their brothels The Colonial Secre- tary knows part of this story: two brothel keepers claimed their vic time, the doctor-resisted and re- ferred to the Colonial Secretary, who of course supported him.

It must be admitted that if many girls are reclaimed at the Hospital a strong objection would arise to sending them there. That however is not. a sufficient argument to justify innocent victims being con demned to such a life, Every brothel should be visited, every in- mate told she is free, every brothel keeper subjected to severe punish ment who may exercise illegal re- domiciliary and strict medical surveillance should be prac ticed, and then, only the giddy, the vicious, and licentious would carry on this life of shame.

Nor does this direct responsibility end here. Latterly a medical mis-straint sionary ns been offciating at the Lock up Hospital in place of the absent incumbent. As this mis sionary understands Chinese, he, s in duty bound, expostulated with We trust these romarks may cause his patients on the immorality of the matter to be looked into. Our their lives. Some of them express information is both reliable and ed the greatest horror and repugn-accessible. We say, appoint a sani- ance at it-some of them threaten tary board, eschew such a source of ed to commit suicide rather than revenue, and allow a pittance in return to it whilst others could the cause of humanity...

CAUSEWAY BAY TRAGEDY

FATAL MOTOR ACCIDENT

INQUIRY

"RECKLESS DRIVER

FINED $200 "

· INCIDENT ON REPULSE

BAY ROAD

The recent tragedy at Causeway

"A motor car driver who was con- Bay when an unknown Chinese victed on a charge of neglect driv woman was killed by a motor car was recalled at Central Magistracying on Repulse Bay Road was fined yesterday when an inquiry was held $200 by Mr. Schofield yesterday.

Inspector Alexander said it was into the circumstances surrounding

caso not merely of dangerous or her death.

negligent driving, but of driving recklessly.

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Mr.. W. Schofield sat as Coroner nesisted by a jury composed of Messrs. C. W. Langley, E Aller,

and D. F. Lopes,

At the outset, the Coroner, in- formed the jury that on the Tath of last month the woman, whose name had been given as Pun Yee, met her death while walking along Causeway Bay Road through being struck by private motor-car No. 1141. driven by a Chinese named Yuten Chi' Sum.

Defendant was driving along Repulse Bay Road, and in front of hini were a private car and a bus. Coming in the opposite direction were Sub-Inspector: Armitt and Beveral other cars, in one of which was Chief Inspector Marks,

Defendant was driving about 35 miles an hour and although the driver of the car in. front signalled him not to pass, he cut through in : front of the bus against the on The driver of the coming cars. first of the on-coming ears had to apply hig, brakes, and all the cars behind him had to stop. The bus and the private car travelling in the same direction as defendant had also to stop, and some of the pas

The first witness called was Dr. Augustus D. Woog of the Govern ment Civil Hospital. Dr. Wong said that he was on duty at the G.CH on July 12 at about 11 pm, when a Chinese woman was brought in in an unconscious condition. He ex- amined her and found an incised scalp wound 29 inches lot on the sengers screamed at the shock they right side of the head and an ab had of h close collision. The in- rasion on her leg. Without regain-dent occurred at a bend, and near ing consciousness she died. He per- formed a post-mortem and found that death was due to a contusion of the brain. Witness was of the opinion that the injury looked as if she had been struck by some blunt instrument such as a bar.

Dr. L S. Shim an eye-witness of the accident, said that he was driv ing along the straight stretch at Causeway Bay Road just past the Tram Terminus from west to east. He saw & Chinese woman about 30 yards away, and also a car, which was coming from the other direc tion. Both he and the "other car were going at about 15 m.p.b. The woman was walking from east to west. She appeared to have noticed witness car coming and turned a tle toward the side of the Poto Ground. The other car came on, A5, if the driver had not noticed any thing on the road No. horn wae sounded and the lights of the other car were dimmed as were those of witness' car.

The accident occurred when the other car was 50 or 60 feet from the doctor's. The bumper of the car struck the woman below the knees. She fell backward and b't her head against the right head-lenip, with an impact that could clearly be heard by the people in witness' car, Witness immediately left his car and went to the spot where the other car was and asked the driver what was the matter. The latter re plied that he had not seen anything on the road at all.

part of the road which, was un- dergoing repairs. It was a very serious case, and the Inspector said that he was instructed to ask for a heavy punishment, but not for an imprisonment sentence.

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Mr. Schofield imposed a fine of $200, adding that it was one of the worst cases he had ever known.

In answer to Inspector Alexander- witness said that the road was quite

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clear, the street lamps being well at variance with Dr. Shin's texti lit: As a matter of fact it was mony. He said that the lights of clearer and easier to see on the his can were dimmed while those of south side of the road than on the the oncoming one were on. He did side along which he was driving as not notice anything on the road as the street lamps were on that side, he could not see, far, there being He knew this as he drove back that no moon and his lights being way when he returned from reperti dimmed, and besides the other car ing the incident at the Bay View had its lights on When they struck Police Station,

the docended the doctor's car was about ten feet away,m

Mr. Ho Ka, a passenger in the car which killed the woman, then gavo, evidence which was somewhat

After further evidence had been given the caso was adjourned.

In giving his decision, Mr. Wynne-Jones said that he was not concerned with the extraordinary variety of lies that were usually printed on the labels, about their alleged origin-Germany or U.SA But in view of the fact, that in every caso the word trade mark was printed on the labels, it could not be said that the defendant in print- ing and making these things did not realise that he was infringing these. trade marks. He must be on his guard and must not hide behind his agents as they themselves liable to proceedings.

were

It was stated by the complainant. that he went to the defendant's firm and asked for some batteries. He was shown some with the "Flying Hand" trade mark. Eventually he bought twelve cells with this trade mark from the defendante

For the defence it was stated that

the complainant came to the factory and said that he wished to deal in batteries. He was shown several samples, but he (complainant) said he wanted those with no Chinese characters on. When he was shown. those with the Flying Hand," the complainant said he wished to buy them. He was told, however, that the factory was only making them on behalf of some firms, but he could have a sample. ›

Mr. F. C. E. Randall appeared for the complainant firm, while Mr.

Leo D'Almada, Snr., represented the defendant.

After his Worship had given his decision, Mr. D'Almada applied that the fine and costs be paid in Court in the meantime as he wished to consult as to the advisability of an appeal. This was acceded to...

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