1919-03-05 — Page 3

SOCIAL REFORM IN HONGKONG.

· (Continued from Paga 2)

a Chinese family naturally causes

" X great alarm and offence. parlance had shown that Chinese women could be trained to almost

y work Registration and in- spection would naturally fall under the jurisdiction of the Secretary tor Chinese Affairs, whose staff would require a considerable in- He also thought that Creais..

children fathers of illegitimate should be made responsible for their offspring, but the acts to do this had never been applied to. Hoog kong, and the legal age of marriage should be raised from 12 years to 16. The usual argument with re- gard to the early development of native races did not, he thought. apply to the Chinese bare: they were not dealing with savages, but with a civilised nation, although the somewhat drilisation might be rusky. After 78 years of British Government it could not be said that it was too soon to introduce such a reform. Marriages under the age of 18 could only lead to misery and suffering and eace deterioration and he did not think that any en- lightened Chinese would object to the prohibition suggested

Coming to employment and educa. tion Mr. Bowley pointed out that on these most important subjects there was no law in the Colony. Children and women of any age could be employed for any length of time at any kind of work how. rer fatiguing or unhealthy. No parent or guardian was responsible for the education of a single child in the Colony, nor did the Govern ment undertake such responsibility. Factory legislation bad bulked very largely in the social reforms of England during the last 76 years and in Hongkong there was a large number of factories employing wo men and girls and he gathered that the hands worked twelve bours a day, Sundays included-S1 hours a week: a strange contrast with the agitation at home for a $0 hours week, and Lord Leverhulme's pro- posed six hours a day and six days! a week. That successful captain of industry was satisfied that a six hours day was economically sound as the unfatigued worker produced more than the weary hand. He thought the time had come to re- gulate these factories and other places. All such places should be

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Secretariat for Chinese Affairs and that female inspectors should be ap- pointed with power to investigate the treatment of IF soch childre and servants.

4-That the patative father of an

illegitimate child should be liable for the child's maintenance as in ER land.

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LAFAYETTE AND WILBUR WRIGHT "The two monaments Lafayette and Wilbur Wright, the American pioneer of aviation,

Licensed by the Sanitary Depart ment and elementary regulations as to hours and conditions of labor

which have been erected in Le should be drawn up and women in- 5.-That all factories and work. Mans, France, in close proximity, spectors appointed to see the re-shops and other places in which wo were, unveiled recently with im gulations enforced. As for education men or children other than members' posing ceremony. M. Henri they had been told that there were of the employer's family are employ- Simon, Minister for the Colonies, probably 100,000 children of schooled should be licensed by the Sanitary and Mr. Sharp, the United States aze in the Colony, but in 1917 only Board and the hours and conditions Ambassador, delivered appro- £3,000 were on the school registers. of the labour of women and children priste speeches emphasising the A number of schools had recently therein regulated and that female, deep and lasting friendship exist. been opened, but he would imagine inspectors should be appointed to' ing between France and the that there was now accommodation see that the regulations are enforced United States. Mr. Sharp re- 6.-That sufficient schools for the ferred to the "amazing progress for only a third of the teachable chil dren. People said "Why should we education of all children between made in aviation since Wilbur educate the Chinese! They only the ages of 6 and 12 residing in the Wright gaye his first demonstra- come here to make money and we Colony (including the New Tertion in France at Le Mans. don't want the Colony to be flooded ritory) should be provided as soon Germany had set an evil example by the child population of China ne possible.

in ntilising the great art of avia What is the use anyhow of educat- (a) by voluntary association tion for purposes of murder and ing them?" He hardly thought it under the supervision of the Gorlestraction, but in spite of that necessary to answer the last ques-ermeat and with or without grants tion, but with regard to the former in aid and he would point out that probably

the majority of the children of the

old Colony were British subjects

(b) by the Government. 7.—That such education should be and those in the New Territory had provided free of cost to children no Government, but ours. Barely of all races who are natural born British subjects residing in the the Colony was morally bound to pro vide its own children with educa-Colary (including the New Territory) ioral facilities. The usual argu. and whose parents or guardians are ments about the inadaptability of unable to defray the cost of educt native races to modern education tion

he predicted for aviation a great and glorious fatare in the de- velopment of commerce and industry.

AMERICAN GUNNERS,

It has transpired that when the gunners of the United States Artillery blotted out the salient of St. Mihiel when General Per- shing began his great advance against Meta, that they did it with maral guns, which had been specially made in the United States, sud sent over to France. where they were fitted on special

did not apply to the Chinese, who 8. That the children in all the were a nation of literates, they schools should be inspected medical loved learning and craved for it. ly at regular intervals and provided After touching on the necessity for with free medical treatment when open spaces for the benefit of the unable to pay for such treatment, it carriages. Some of these mons- poorer classes and the need for desired.

public bath and wash houses and 8. That when suficient schoo

ters had a calibre of 14-inches, an elevation of at least 45

for free medical attendance and bave been provided to should degrees and an effective range of treatment to all children, whose le made compulsory between the parents could not afford to pay for ages of 8 and

39 miles. Five of these suploy guns formed a battery, which

pitched shelle into Metz st a range of over 20 miles with the greatest of ease. According 10-That additional playgrounds

to information from the United should be provided especially in States these 14-inch guns are not 1. That a reformatory or fa-songested urban districts, including the last word in big weapons, for dustrial school should be provided | sheiters from sun and rain.

a number of 16-inch guns are to which Magistrates, should have 11-That additional public bath under construction, and so rapid- power to commit juvenile offenders and wash houses for the use of woly are they being completed for 1-2-That an industrial settlement men and children should be provid arming the new American battle- For destitute, unprotected blind and led in congested urban districts. ships of 45,000 tons displace- crippled women and children should be provided in Kowloon City or

13.That copies of these resolu- ment, that over 100 of them will *elsewhers under the control of the tions be forwarded to the member be ready in 1918-20. Four of of the Executive and Legislative the US battleships presently Jocal Missionary Societies.

Councils and to other persons in building are to be armed with 3-That all adopted or purchased terested or concerned with are eight of these guns and still Chinese female children and sequest that the proposals may be larger ships are to carry twelve venty, under 91 sesiding in the favourably considered.

of them. Colony, could: be registered at the

such treatment, Mr. Bowley patment of children bị --ren those agen before the meeting a series of pro-prohibited or regulated. posals These were discussed and, slightly amended, follow:

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