1933-12-18 — Page 7

ANTI-MUI TSAI SOCIETY

"Mr. Bush Reviews Past Years Work In Colony

THIRTY OFFICERS WERE ELECTED

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Mr. Wong Sam Kam presided at the annual meeting of the Anti-Mui Tsai Society held at the Y.W.C.A. on Saturday night, at which Mr. J. D. Bush gave an exhaus- tive review of the Society's work in Hong Kong.

Thirty new officers were re-elected to pursue the good work of the Society for the ensuing year. A lengthy list of the cases handled by the Society during the past year was read to the meeting. He urged the public in com- municating with the Society in cases of cruelty to furnish their names and addresses:

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PUBLIC CO-OPERATION

MR. BUSH'S ADDRESS

Mr. Bush sald -

URGED

ready appeared In a book from the jolat authorship of Lt. Com- I cannot but feel that the yearmander and Mrs. Haslewood and Just passed has been one of the also in a book from the pen of most important and memorable in Lady Simon, the wife of Sir John the history of the Society: "There Simon under the title "Slavery" are at least three or four out-published by Hodder and Stongh- standing events in the year 1933, ton Limited, London

so far as the society is concern- ed, that are never to be forgot- ten.

"In the first place, the Society, in conjunction with the Chinese Y.M.C.A., organized a Committee "of public-spirited citizens repre- sentative of the various sections of the local Chinese Community and inaugurated the Children's Dag in Hongkong last May, Thanks to the co-operation of the South China Athletic Association or "the use of Caroline Hill and the Ho Yat Oburch for the building to hold the Exhibition of

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Copy of "Slavery"

"Any one desiring a copy of the History may communicate with Mr. S. C. Yeung, dentish, Enter- tainment Building or myself or Dr. Y. H. Tзao, Chinese YM.C.A Hongkong.

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18, 1933.

TROOPING MOVEMENT

Welch Fusiliers For Hongkong

NANKING DELEGATION SEEK CO-OPERATION Mr. Hu Han Min's Statement On Policy

.The 2nd Bn. Walch Fusiliers 1s

Quite recently a delegation came tionalism. Democracy and Liveli- this to be posted to Hongkong from South from Nanking to invite Mr. hood. China's salvation, there can Gibraltar and is dus here next year.

The Battalion has as its Com-Hu Han Min to help the Central be no doubt, hinges largely upor manding Officer Lieut-Col. C. C. Government form a National policy the proper understanding and ap- Hewitt D.S.Q., MO, and it has a of solving all the pressing problems plication of these requisities, fine, sporting record.. The Beg confronting China at the moment. mental badge is the Prince of As a result of this parley with the Wales' phume, and it is.af interest Nanking gavoys, Mr. Hu Han Min to record, that it took part in the has issued a comprehensive state- operatione at Peking in connexionnent setting forth his views on the with the Boxer Rising in 1900, present fundamental weaknees and forming part of the British ex- the grave dangers besetting China on the path to peace and security pedition

The following is a summary of the salient points:...

The Regiment sent no fewer than 12 battalions to the. Great War, where many battle honours were

Won.

The time has arrived in the opinion of Hu Han Min when the Other trooping movements include Nation must pull itself together the transfer of the 1st. Ba. South and face the impending disintegra Wales Borderers from Hongkong tion frankly and consistently. All to India, the lat. Bn. Royal Innis those who have the destiny of the Filling Fusiliers from the United Nation in their hands should sink Kingdom to Shanghai, the 2nd. Ba, their personalities and strain every from ounce of their strength to tackle the Worcestershire Regiment Shanghai to Tientsin, and the 1st perplexing problema by getting Bn. Queen's Royal Regiment from down to absolute fundamentals. Tientsin to India,

SADKO WINS AUTUMN

CHAMPIONS

QU'ON FINUED FROM PAGE 3)

(Mr. Botelho); "Stickypast, 181" (Mr. Proulx): Wembly Stag, 188 (Mr. Frost).

1st Pony..... 2nd Pony 3rd Pony

"But what is the present lot of the Mults? According to the record that I have kept for the year just päst, they are still the object of exploitation in the hands inhuman traffickers and kidnap- pers and are still mere chattels in the household of the owners."

then A number of cases were Children's articles and toys etc. enumerated by Mr. Bush to sub- the Children's Day was a signal istantiate his statement. success. I do hope that this" an-, It is net too much to say that nual event will be continued in yet it but the dawn break; Mr. H. S. Chan's Flying Boy 1934 on even large scale.

ing after the long, long night of

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Betting.

Win..

86

115

203

238

705

634

The Field ..... ..1,677

Total... ..2,671. 2,522

* Race 8.

1,535

155 lbs.

"The Hongkong Society for the the slave girls sorrow, and pain. Mr. Lan's Darien, 155 lbs. Protection of Children and the As

I have pointed out before, Juvenile Court recently established much of our work-legislative, education, social) has yet to be done. "In

Happenings.

adopted. proper

"Concerning educational

(Mr. Carroll)

(Mr. Choy). 2 Mr. H.L's Black Velvet, 148 ibs.

(Mr. Taylor) 3 Won by 2 lengths; two lengths between second and third.

Time: 2 mins. 09.3 secs. Pari-mutuel

Winner: $25.80.

Place: $9.20; $10.50; 826.00.

2. With the attainment of these desired ends, the next is to sweep away the purse of the porrupt military autocracy in Nanking as wall as the counter-revolutionary and communiste elements in Fa

Then there should be a kien clear-cut policy of organising a Government that strives to labour entirely for the good of the people and put the people on the mad to peace and prosperity.

3. Having etablished a stabie Government that can maintain its sovereignty and integrity and guard itself against the intrigues of im- perialiste which hinder the access of our people, it is also necessary to see that the people enjoy, a large measure of freedom of asso- ciation, speech and publication, and have a part in National affairs. The aim is to foster an interested

4 When the country has swept away and removed all obstacles of militariam the power of supreme control of the Army should reside with the Central Government No military groups or leaders should interfere in any way.

of

7. In order that the people may he made the central consideration in everything and everything should

The so-called leaders have ever talked glibly of whole-hearted co operation for the sake of unity and instructed public opinion with- when all the while they are putauin the Republic Hasn't Dr. Sun ing lines of shiun that are jeopar taught that civic rights belong to dising the country at every turn. the people and political rights be-

Ever since the Japanese invasion long to the Government, and seizure of the North Eastern Provinces, I have been speaking out firmly and decidedly against a "peace without honour and that the definite national policy is to be pursued along lines of resistance to Japan's unreasonable aggressione the suppression of Communism, and i 5. Though each section of the Plats: the eradication of militarism within country should be made responsi

the Republic. The opinion is daily ble for its own defence against gaining strength that China has external aggression and internal nothing to gain by further follow disorder, yet the supreme po- ing the course of non-resistance.wer of direction and supervision On the contrary. China would lose of any portion of the National her national honour and prestige in Army should rest with the War addition to her territory.

Department and the burden The lack of resistance on the part military "expenditure should be un of China against Japan is also the der the control of the ministry of

has given Finance principal cause which

There should be a clear "do- rise to increasing Communism and political anarchy within the com- marcation between -the Central and try. It is the curse of unhealthy Provincial Government. All ques- in our midst shall be the protec-

militarism. I have always main tiens pertaining to the Nation tor and champion of the child.

tained that has ended in reducing should be confined to the Central respect of legislative, the It is too common to think that

the country to chace and is now Governntent and those of the Pro- all is for the best of all possible question of adoption of girls is a And the education of the problem. Not a few have tried to

threatening to cripple the capacity vince are to be dealt by the Pro worlds. nation in the sad facts of offenses evade the issue of owning mui-

of the people beyond all hopes of vincia! Government, as laid down. bringing about a fundamental co by Dr. Bun against children is a slow and tsal under the pretense of adop aimcult task. In a Chinese dally don. Cannot girls be

nomic rehabilitation. In demilitar- in Shanghai, the following in-therefore, through the

Also ran:-Bagulo, 152 (Mr. Yueieation lies the way of escape from cidents of Child

maltreatment legal process as done in England, Shun Wah); Black Rock, 156 (Mr. the vicious circle of China, suffering were reported, all of one day's Australia and other countries. P. P. Botelho): Good Sport, 146 a day under the iron hoofs of be done for their good and pro-

thelba. (Mr. H M. Remedios); Paul

and rapacity of the military cern of the Government to exert its 1. Four girls were kidnapped question has been raised as to Jones, 157 (Mr. J. C. A. Ingram Japan, the menace of Communism gress, it should be the serious con- from Hanchow and later whether or not it is possible to The Goat, 161 lbs. (Mr. D. Black); groups. These three problems are utmost to improve the conditions found by the French Con- afford these unfortunate mui-White Butterfly, 166 (Mr. S. W closely interwoven and must be at- of the rural population. China de- cession police, en route" to 2, sai some sort of education.

tacked side by side. Clearly it is pends almost solely upon agricul local brothel.

in the interest of the people to ture for her existence, for great this connexion, I would like to 2-A child of ten years of agt take this opportunity to mention

Place. find a way of escape from these majority of the total value of the are Chinese exports belong to agricul was shot dead on the street that the victorla Home and Or-

three primary evils which -by a

ruining the Nationalist cause, for tural products. An improved star- from a stray ballet

phanage should be a splendid in-

which Dr. Sun had fought all his dard of living for the rural workers soldier in practice.

stitution for helping these neglect-

life long in the face of insuperable would undoubtedly bring about a 3.-A slave girl was reported to ed children and improving their

adds. Unless these three root-érils higher economic level of the whole! be unmercifully beaten up

conditions,

are eradicated first, the unification country. The chief aim of the every night by her mistress.

of the entire country under oog Government should also afford all 4-A father, under pressure of his

representative Government cap ne possible encouragement to the ex- opium smoking, took

ver be realized. The people have pausion of commerce and industry. been groaning long enough indeed Communication being an essential under the intolerable injustices feature of all other forms of econos from Communism, banditry, sol- mio progress in any nation, the diery and military tyrants. The Government should set to work and wide-spread economic ruin in China initiate programmes for the im- to-day, in other words," is to be provement of transportation and traced to the Nanking Government communication throughout the on- which, instead of labouring for the tire country. Next in importance Ticket Nos:-51 and 337 get 150 rights of the people, according to is the question of tariff autonomy. the basic principles of Dr. Sun's 8.. The form of Government is Sanmanism, is aiming to consoli based strictly on party principles date the military group in control as laid down by Dr. Sun, Ar s of things. General Chiang Kai consequence, all appointments in the Shen's policy of non-resistance and Government must be or men doing submissively the biddings of character and ability who regard Japan coupled with his bungling party principles as the ruling tactics of suppressing, Communism factor. and banditry have been the cause of scute discontent in many sec tione of the extintry. His discon tented soldiers, who in the England of the fifteenth century are driver either to starve or mat Ticket Nos. 187, 106, 298, 194, 218 fully to play the thief or to All the get $50 each

4 years old daughter to be sold as a slave.

5. A 10 year old slave girl ran

the

In Tang).

"Within the last thirty years & vast change has come over the mentality and the status of wo- men in China. The menfolk have the changed position of women sympathetically. Even to-

taken

away because of cruel mal-wards the slave-girls, the attitude treatment and was placed in Chinese household is gradually by police authorities in the becoming more and more con- Receiving Home of the Nasistently liberating. And rightly tional Child Welfare Asso- ciation.

Evading the Issue

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1st Pony 2nd Pony 3rd Pony

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Betting.

Win; 448

359

405 316

,,82

82

.1,862

1.284

Total.

.2,551

The Field

Bo; after all, no nation is higher than its womanhood. There was atime in Chinese history, the ideal of womanhood was exceedingly each. high. The stunted growth came

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Cash Sweeps..

Race 1.

No. 16

178 167

$910.00 280.00 130.00

Race 2.

"No. 47 260

$1,185,00 395.00

Race 3.

No. 133 212 Ticket No. 17- get $50.

Race 4-

$1,357.50 452.50

"No. 247

42

+

268

Race 5.

No. 4

61 194

$1,287.00 362.00 181.00

82,142.00 812.00 305.00 Ticket Nos. 192, 333, 58, 222, 382, 434, 227 get $100 each.

Bacc 6.

No. 243

468

14

$1,408,40 402.40 201.20

ranks of the Communists and handita. -

D.G.S. BAZAAR

Opened By Mrs. J. R. Wood

of

* "It is not sufficient to say that about towards the decadent period because country is poor or of Sung dynasty. It is gratifying chaotic or lack of a stable go to see that thinking men in China ernment that the 11-starred

giving the Women's movement youngsters must be left to such

much help and encouragement. sufferings and exploitation in the

The beration of the Mui-taal hands of human traffickers and

is part of the women's movement sometimes even of parents. adopt, such attitude is to evade the and the co-operation of the pub- lic in HK., is sought to inform issue. It is up to the thinking section of China to take up the cases of maltreatment to the Anti- cudgels

behal оп

of.

these Mul-tsal Society.

"Before I conclude, let ne in- neglected children. "When we

form you of a Conference to be lose feeling for a child's sorrow we must blush crimson in deepest held in March 1934 in St. John's shame." So much as regards University, Shanghai, called the National Convention of Child

In consequence, General Chiang'a cruelty to Children in general:

The National Welfare Lenders.

dictatorial methods of ruling the "I must now pass on to tell you

Association in

country by military force, like

The Diocesan Girls School Ba- another outstanding work that the Child Welfare

those of Yuan Shih-kai's, Tsao Kun's and others who had gone zaar on Saturday afternoon was Bociety had accomplished during Shanghal writes me to the effect that it undertakes a nation-wide year under review, name-

down into infamy and disgrace are opened by Mrs. J. B. Wood, wife of ly the observing of the hun-movement to promote and assist in all

betraying the Republic of China Mr. Justice Wood. The many at- in child, welfare function dred

of anniversary

eman,

and setting at naught the basic tractions of the bazaar proved very China and invite all the out- cipation of slavery within the

Principles of Government of bring popular among the number of par British Empire. The Society alsobtanding leaders of the move-

ing about the largest degree of enta and friends of the school chil combined the occasion with cele-ment to a convention in order to

Ticket Nos. 213, 116 get $50 each. good to the largest number of peo ́dren.

Wood in declaring the brating its eleventh anniversary, discuss and study ways and means

ple, as insisted again and again by Mrs. Wood, is for the betterment of child wel- To mark both great events, a

Bazsay open, said that she was very Dr. Sun Himself on the fare work" in China."

No. 54 dinner party was held

Therefore the arbituary resort to pleased when Mine Sawyer, the -8 Roof Garden of the Sincere. Com-

unify the country by military force Headmistrem asked her to open 348 pany on 31st. July in which 200:

Ticket Nos. 274, 430, 628, 419, 453, is a grave mistake and tantamount the Bazast, as the Diocesan Girls' ar more present. Both events at

to a vain attempt to check the boli School was the very first school 193, 157, 585 get 350 each. the same time gave the incentive

tical saarphy and economic disinte which she visited on her arrival in to those responsible for bringing

gration of the country. The only the Colony nearly 18 years ago. On out a complete history of the Bo-

ways and means to establish in that occasion she was invited to clety to hasten the completion of

cheers were given as the vessed drew termal stability and just und eruit accompany Lady Kemp; Miss Skip- their arduous undertaking. As a

gut. When she was cleat of the able relations with the Powers, 80 ton was then the Headmistress of consequence, the annual meeting

wharf, two destroyers, H.M.S. Ve as to attain the desired end of road the School. It was her first ac- of Society has been delayed for

beran and H.M.8, Wren, acted as Nationalism, are to have a Govern quaintance with a Bohool which a few weeks. It is gratifying that

20 recurt to a few miles beyond ment founded on the principle of both European and Chinese girls the publication is at longlast

Wasdaad and later returned to discipline and order such se i pro-attended, and she enjoyed the visit

pose to set down under the follow very much brought to a successful conclusion.

Harbour As stated in the advertisements

As the Hanchi proceeded out of ing essentials that recently appeared in the A Tosing send off was accorded

ompanies In the task of consolidating the local Chinese and English press, to Bir Miles Lampen when he left the Harbour,... ship

guns Republic and achieving the better three thousand, copies of this his the Colony on board the s.s. Ranchi cheered her and a

and meat of our people it is essential tory have been printed, to be dis on Baturday at noon tributed free among friends and A guard of honour, drawn from All ships heated the signal by In to adhere to the following finda supporters of the good cause. The the Licolnshire Regiment under ternational code "Good-bye; Good mentals. history is printed in Chinese, the Capt. H. Marshall, was formed up luck," And the band of MLS. English version of which has al-along the wharfside and hearty Engle played "Anid Lang Syne

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The School has grown enormo ly since that time: Mies added. She concluded

the schoolgirls & Happy. Christmas and New Year

In the evenings Elaanel Dance by the three basic was bald, attended by many of the principles of Dr. Sun, namely Naedd girls of the Bohool

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