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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1914,

A Ropagoant Custom

The Chinese custom of selling little girls into domestic service |is' one which still obtains to a very great extent in Hongkong, It is one, moreover, which has been officially described as akin to slavery, and for that reason it mast be thoroughly abhorrent to Britisbors. La looking over the

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Chinese Affairs, we notice some observations on the practice which are well worthy of notice. It is stated that the Northern distress was responsible for an increased number of purchased children, sold, it would seen, in the hope of improving their lot, being brought through Hong- kong. Some few of these chil- dren were detained or released on bond or on adoption, but in the majority of cases, as it was im possible to return them to their homes, and as they were probably in any event better off in the new conditions," no action was taken.

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"HONGKONG TELEGRAPH."

DAY BY DAY

THERE IS AN IDEA ABROAD

MITT GOTT, FUR GOTT

FEMININE SQUABBLE.

New Wing To Be Added

AMONG MORAL PEOPLE THAT to Berlin Foordling House THEY SHOULD MAKE THEIR

NEIGHBOURS GOOD, ONE PERSON I

Bruises Exhibited in Court.

HAVE TO MAKE GOOD MYSELF LADY MAY LAYS FOUNDA Chinese ladies appearing in Court

BUT MY DUTY TO MY NEIGHBOUR ED BY SAYING THAT HAVE TO MAKE HIM HAPPY IF I MAY Stevenson.

IS MUCH MORE NEARLY EXPRESS-

The Weather.

Lower level 8 a.m. Temp 84; sunshine.

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp 75; sunshine.

The Malls.

Siberian Mail-Arrived per

Gpében last evening at

Siberian

8.8.

P.m.

Mail-Dus per Liangchow to-day, German Mail-Closed per as,

Goelen to-day at 9 am: American Mail.-Closed per as.

Mongolia to-day at 3 p.m. Siberinu Mail.-Closes par .. Yingehow to morrow at 5

p.0.

Frankly, we do not relish the attitude of the authorities on thie question. It means, in effect, su

Count the Columns. Britiel flag: These children are

Yesterday the Telegraph sold quite against their will, the pablished 34 columns of solid authorities aro aware of the fact reading matter. To-day there that they are so sold, and got in will be 32 published. the majority of cases no action is taken. In extenuation it is pleaded that the purchased chil- dren are" probably better off"

Military Visitor.

Consul Arrives.

TION STONE.

Mitt Gott far. Gott Diosor Grundstein Wurde Gelect Durch Lady May

DIRECTORS & SHARE- -BROKERS.

A VALUABLE BOOK FOR

this morning. Que prosecuted the other two for assault and explained that while she was looking for forty cents which she had dropped, the other two came up and accused her of taking

A feminineaquabble led to three NG BUSINESS MEN.

Am 25 Juni 1014. Thus ran the inscription on the foundation stone, well and truly laid by Lady May yesterday, in the new wing of the Berlin ay: next time the police would Foundling House. Pastor Mueller arrest all of them. received Lady May, who was no-

to

word.

Guidance for Directori and Sharebrokers.

Business men who read and

sixty cents belonging to them. Appreciated the very able series of struggle ensued in which all articles contributed to the long- received bruises, which were hong Telegraph on the rights, dutina, power and liabilities of exhibited in court.

Mr. Wood told them to go

aborebrokere and directore, will be gratified to know that the |author, Mr. C. D. Wilkinson, bas now issued them in book form. The whole subject is dealt with companied by Captain Alison, A. been doing unobtrusively in this most comprehensively and if de.D.O. to His Excellenay the Gov. Colony for more than 60 years. company dirrators and share- ernor. There was a good muster Doing this period upwards of brokers do not now acqanint of ladies and gentlemen present, 1,000 children have been admitted themselves with the full extent among them being Dr. E. A. to the Home and of those more of their obligations, they have Voretzsch (German Consul) Mr than 250 uro atill living. Many only themselves to blame. To Ho Kwong, Mr. T. M. E. Elliott, unfortunately passed away very use the words of the author, to Mr. H. A. Siebs, Mr. R. Welle, soon after admission, as they had directors the book should be of Mr. Beck, Mr. T. K. Dealy (Acting suffered a greatly before they use in that reference is made to Director of Education), Mes came to this Home that their con the principal authorities which Brotherton Harkor. Miss Pitts, stitutions

irreparably support the statements and views Miss Skipton, Miss Fletcher, Mrs. weakened, Over one hundred expressed by the writer, many Bone and Miss Maker.

and twenty of our girls are now verbatim quotations being given Lady May was received at the housewives or teachers. entrance of the Chapel, by Pastor are scattered over the globe; some share brokers should be enabled, They from various judgmente; while fueller and the European staff are in America, some in Hawaii, by n perusal of, and reference to, snt by the bigger girls of the others in Austria and Singapore the book, to avoid pitfalls into Home singing "Goi save the and one is in Germany. More than which they may have been let in King. She was presonted with twenty are living in this Colony the past and into which they are. a bunch of flowers by one of the but, of course, the greater number more likely to be led in the future Lieut. Colonel Gurney of Manamallost girls of the Blome. are in China proper, according to should they not choose to take in their new situatione than they ila is at present staying: at the

Thanks.

our main purpose. have been before. That is a Hongkong Hotel, --

the trouble to ascertain their Pastor Mueller, speaking in I am sure that all present feel position and duties. weak and totally inadequate excuse for permitting so repug-

Gorman and addressing Lady an obligation to do something for The bok, which is neatly May, enid:-

China directly or indirectly, us bound and printed, can be obtain- Allow uant a custom to continue. The

11 express our probably all of us are here innd at Menara Kelly and Welsh'a ends do not justify the means. Dr. H. von Barch, German Neither should the impossibility Consul at Swatow, arrived lasteartiest thanks for your coming Hongkong because China is stores at $4. All those for whose to this ceremony. Especially I near. Unfortunately some of our benefit the volume has been of returning the children to their night by the s.a. Greben.

feel compelled to thank you for Chinese neighbours still resent issued should procare a copy. homes stand in the way of a just

the great interest you have shown the prosence of Europeans on the Interim Dividend. solution of the problem. For in

in our work for so many years borders of China but surely the and to-day again in coming and beat way to remove this feeling is laying the foundation stone of by returning more than we take, our new School wing. We felt By means of this lastitution, we not recognised by our Chinese the necessity of celebrating this try to give back to China some of neighbours. "It is much better day not amidst a few friends those daughters who were not to teach girls to work by band. only but of having with a to-day sulliciently appreciated. We do than to train their braine, many of those who buvo support it, however, like the dealer in Chinees gentleman once said to Why this bother to suve & Mr. N. F. Blanch, manager ined by themselves or by their frais diamonds who receives the stone in the Far East for lesers. Thos. our Icalitation for more than the rough but by careful cutting few girls?" said another one.

China has so many girls. Cook and Sons, is laying at the fifty years. We want to put and polishing makes it a precious.

pre- from Home. Hongkong Hotel, having returned before them to day something stone which is highly valued. Ladies and Goatlonon, sour

like an account of what we are do: This is our method. The educa-sange to day is the best proof,that iag with their donations. We have tion and training which we im- such ideas belong to the past. enlarged our work during the part to the girls make them not up until now we recaivad year 63 years we have worked in this only worthy characters in them by year only a few donations from Colony, but to grow larger does selves, but cause them to be mash Chinese; nearly the whole amount. not always means 10 grow desired as wives for Chinese we needed every year came from deeper some rivers got more preachers, merchants and others. Germany and from the Europeans shallow the wider they get. 1 The supply of each girls is in Hongkong, but times have hope that will not be the im- never equal to the demand. We changed, as we hope, More than pression left when you see our appreciate this form of recognition $3,000 has been donated to our girls, happy and gay, singing by the Chinese and we wish to be building funds and we hope that Three dogs from the Central have at least the feeling on leay-up true family life in China. will not die again and that you their hymn, and we hope you will recognized as workers in building the fire which has began to baru district and one from West Pointing this Home that a real home is We cannot all be of help to our will show every year that you have bean sent to the Dogs' Homs. given here to these homeless Chinese neighbours in the same understand that China needs well They were found straying without children.

Methods vary greatly educated mothers, as well as well-

educated fathera. " either collar or muzzle.

Funds Flowed in... Some amongst us are seeking to

You all know the basis of our After reviewing the past work develop the trade of China, some

cases of this kind "it should be possible to stop thie trafic in bumin life by detaining all soown sold children and placing them in one or other of the Colony's charitable institutions.

sion of the custom will satisfy,

The Grip of the East.

The object of this paper, is to publish correct information, to aerme, the truth Nothing but a tearloss suppres

and print the news without fear or favour.

Í RAF 50

4THEURESAN*

Cablo Address: Telegraph, Hongkong.

Telephone: No. 1

A.B.C., 5th edition.

Western Union.

The Wongkong Telegraph.

HONGKONG, FRIDAY, JUNE 26, 1914.

CHINA'S FOREIGN TRADE

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The Hongkong Ice Co., Ltd. has doolared an interim dividend for the half-year ended June 30 of $2.50 per share.

1L

Returned from Home,

Going Home.

Commander Hillmon (Chinese Customs) Cuiton, and Mrs. Hill mau are at present staying at the Hongkong, Hotel and propose taking a trip Homo,

Straying Dogs;

way.

For a long time our work was

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admits, in a special article in The returned Hongkongite who this issue to-day, that it is good to be book again, though he left the Colony some time ago in the hope that he had asen, the last of it, is not the first by any means who has been dragged hack to the East by bonds which helors not quite understand but which are stronger than iron, Home is: always home, to be sure, but the man who has done some yeara, ia the East has to admit that at beat Home is a fine placy for a The annual report on the foreign trade of China is a cheering holiday, "but a bit slow for per- document of record values and revenus. Tois is the more plexing anent residence. That depends largely, of course, on whether he in that evonte during the year did not greatly lind to foster the stays in the country or amid the..

The Thief in the Night. interchange of commodities. It is true that not until July was the estir of city life, bat, wherever he

of the Home, Pastor Mueller are trying to develop her immense education; it is the gospel. As open revolt, but there had been rumoura of unrost for montha hafore settles down he feels the East

A Chinese married woman

said:-I must confess that we internal resources, while others our Saviour did not come into his heart-attings. residing in a matshed at Wong architects furnished us which bad had the effect of making capital far from confi lent, a ugging at

got anxious, when our are developing Chinese minds by the world for Himself, so we, his Hongkong may be, and anally nei-cheong has reported that

with bringing to them. Western learn disciples, endeavour to follow in absence of that confidence which is necessary for commercial activity vory placidly inden, but it grips

We cannot do this work of our not only the new wing, but at the Universities.

Our ambition and prosperity, and when civil war did break out it made matters and holds and fetches men back the door daring the night and greatly worea. The actual trouble, it is true, was confined to the gladly though they know that stole clothing valued at $8-70ande time the "repairing of the works otherwise. We endeavour own strength, out of ourselves, old building, the erecting of a to develop the hearts, and the but we must pray for help and Lower Yonglaze, Kwanglong and Szechuan, but its effects were they are returning to a baking $10 in money.

covered playground, and an characters of the girls under our strength. We have no right to foit all over the country. The war was over in the beginning of oven in summer.

enlargement of the open play- charge so that Chins may have dieregard those who have another ground which boo September, but the results were felt for months after..

been such mothers as will produce point of view, but we endeavour commenced at the other side, as worthy sons and daughters. to prove by our lives and actions you can ses. This means $4,000 And now allow as to thank you that our way is the better one. without the money neccesary for all, who have so well supported Now I will close. May one word, furnishing the schoolrooms. us hitherto. Again let us thank said by a Chinese preacher in We could not ask our old you for making it possible our Chapel, always be the line of friende in Hongkong for a special to enlarge our accommodation, direction for all in this house i gift, as they contribute so much thus making it possible to train

"One inch of good example is.

all

point of fact, during the brat six months of the year there wse anis, a slow place where life someone wrenched the look from an estimate, which included ing by means of Colleges and is footsteps and work for others,

One of the most interesting parts of the annual report deals with railways. It is true that not much was heard of railway con- struction during the year, but a deal of railway planning was done.

The Labourites and the Budget.

Sult to Recover $1,000:

BIJOU SCENIC THEATRE,

This morning, in the Summary Yet in spite of civil war, and in spite of the fact that bands of

Court, Mr. Justice Hazoland fir.d outlaws, after the rebel movement was broken, continued to terrorise It would seem that once again July 15 and 16, subject to the certain districts, trade has shown remarkable vitality. This proves the Labour Party are refusing to sitting of the Full Court of Appeal, once again, if proof were necessary today, that there is no trader be led entirely by the nose by for the hearing of the case in in the world who can recover from calamitous stucks by bad the Radicals, for Mr. Walab, which Geo. H. Swift is auing the fortune as quickly and uncomplainingly as does the Chinese trader, speaking for them during the Hongkong Tramway Company, If it is considered what the merchant classes of China have Budget debate yeaterday, said they Ltd., to recover $1,000, for the upkeep of our Home every more of auch girls. They may better than one yard of good, suffered during the past two and a half yeare and with what abstained from voting "because

year. But courage ome back not be maak, wanted when small, preaching." "wonderful pluck they have sot themselves to the look of building the time was long overdue for

with the "first donation we got. but when grown up and trained,

The Rev. O. H. Hickling said up anew fortunes which have fullen through no fault of theirs, it is the removal of taxes on food." impossible to withhold admiration from them. Given peace and For this we respect them--as wo

Daring a trip through America plenty of good men will want it was his honour to make the on the way home for furlough them to make good homes.

unnouncement of the gifts of that somplete commercial confidence for a number of years and, as are bound to respect anyone who

after nearly nine years in Hong Breaking in Chinese, Pastor day in connection with that "matiera trond, the trade returns of China will mount upward at an has principles and acts un-

kong the Pastor received $3,000 Mueller said: I have to thank onderful foundling house; of ite Batonishingly rapid rate,

swervingly on them. Sometimes The management of this thostre from different congregations and you too, ladies and gentlemen, little or nothing. Those who founders most of them know. we think the time must be near had again provided an excellent in the Homeland many thousands for your presence to-day and I am atted on the work did, e in altogether to be fooled by the Flower Awaken" is an extremely ing letters with cheques enclosed countrymen of our children here most unobtrusive fashion, they when the Labourites will cease programme for its patrone." flow of marks poured in. Encourag sapcoially glad to see so many Liberale. Now and again both interesting film, showing in, the osme too, and in Hongkong some As I have caid in English just not only managed the internal they and the Nationalists have space of a few seconds the entire donations were sent, so the now: we came to this place to sire of the home, but under- come dangerously near to telling process undergone by various Building Fund grew, and we help China. A great Gorman took the very unweloɔme duty of Messrs. Asquith, George and flowers in their transformation began to build. Today still a 0:00 said: "It is the mother collecting subscriptions for main--- Company, in good round terms, from buda to matured blooms, little more than $5,000 ato needed who produce a great nation." Itinance in Hongkong. Many who exnolly what they think of their Two other very interesting films and we hope that our friends will ask you never to forget this word. gave each subscriptions looked on miscrable shuffling and word are "Strange Inhabitants of the find a way to help us to that by Too long China neglected the the giving as though they were breaking. When our grand Deep" and Ou the Const of the the end of the year. This new education of the women. To-day conferring a favour on those wha children come to read the bis Black Sea. Lovers of humont wing will enable us to admit 150 it is not so. New China under sked for them. Those people tory of the Parliamentary period are well catered for by two play children and to teach our girls stands what should be done for were often living out here on the from 1906 to the present hour,guro-lets with the inimitable Max in much brighter and higher her female citizens. Every where barest possible living wage, It What is most important, however, is that railways are being simplicity of Labourites and the Pathe Cartoons. The last Speaking in English, Pastored and we appreciate it very them to give a kindly reception to

they will wonder at the amazing Linder in the principal role, and rooms than before.

chools for girls have been open- get aubsoriptions" and his Baked projected all over the country. Hardly less important is the fact Home Rulers alike, in having mentioned is an exceedingly clever Mueller continued I wish to much, as never before have so that the President, in December last, constituted a central bureau, even for ten seconds allowed them-item, productive of much laughter. thank you most heartily, as I have many of ander the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce, to deal with selves to be "spoofed by wiles, On Saturday next will be soreened just done in Germen for your as tonohers as during the last few

our girls been asked for anyone who came in such a guies as that, They were there, to irrigation and the consarvation of waterways. The economic so transparent and promises Le Chevalier de Maison Rouge this as a token of your interest in we have not so many as sto importance of China's canals and waterways cannot be overestim hollow as those of the Radical

presence here to-day. Jappreciate years. We are very sorry that inaugurate that very necessary

extension a building scheme called. ated, and the fact that they are to receive skilful attention should Government,

a superb picture-study based on Dumas's famous notol,

the modest work which we have for, y de

(Continued en Paqs 5.) pleo do much to promote China's trade, alike internal and external.

Hitherto, China's Intercourse with the outer world has been effected chiefly by the sea, but now the influence of the Transsiberian Rallway is already felt, not only in pas senger traffic, but also in diverting the carriage of beans and: other agricultural products towards Vladivostock for export while between Japan, Korea, and, South Manchuria, and between Hongkong and the Kwangtung province, goods are passing in notably increasing quantities by rail through Antung and Kowloon. An express service of trains and steamers between Tokyo and Peking performs the journey. in 3 days, 23 hours.

was the hardest work indeed tɔ