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MONDAY, MARCH 27. 1922,

ABOLITION OF MUI-TSAI, also in communcation wilk thaIn-authorities during the first year of {dustrial Committee of the National the Chinese Republic issued a [Commeil of Women of Great Britain bebest in Sanking. ordering

and Ireland.

[the strict abolition at the mal-

14

Meeting of the Hongkong Society. Following the good news received

low days

A' Professional Lecturer, practice, and declaring that 'all! With the same object in view, persons shoakl be treated with bat the the Lecture Schecommilies has equality, disregarding their creeds since Government Imperial -

will been extremely active: at one time and station of life; bin during the

++D its time Jabolish the system of mui-taai or the calls

were Ching dynasty there had been a purchase of girls for domestic ser both heavy and incessant. Lectures law prohibiting the sale of hurgan in the beings, either for concubines or for vize and other purposes, a meeting and addresses, mostly of members of the Anti-Mui-taai vernacular, were given in various household services in the case of Society we held yesterday after institutions, societies, churches, females. The law ako applied to: noon at the Chinese Y.M.C.A. An schools for both sexes and labour cases in which sales were covered interesting report on the work of unions too numerous to detail, by what were popularly called by the Society which has culminated including the Christian Association the Chinese as deeds of presenta so successfully was read, and thereof the Hongkong University, the tion and provided a severe penalty was also a written speech of Mr. Hou Helena May Institute, the Y...for contravention. This clearly Chien, President of the Supreme A. and the Y.W.CA. The Largest showed that the Chinese authorities Court at Canton, read by his re-audience nurubered eight hundred. had not, at least for a period, coun- [presentative, Mr. Chien, A donation has to be acknowledged stenanced the pernicious system. being unatile to attend. The from Mr. Wong Kam,ying to defray With a view to completely ridding of 40 ancient, bad Cunton Chieř Justice has been co-the wagos of a professinaal lecturer China

the Canton Gor- [operating in the work in the neigh-to speak on the evils of the system practice

before the travellers by boat be-ferument issued a bour city.

proclamation on February 24th., ordering the It was the first annual meeting|Sween here sad Cantoa. et the Society. Mr. J. M. Wong Since formation of the rearing of servant giris to be rigidly Chairman, presided and the sudi Society, your Executive, through suppressed, and situilar orders had torium was almost filled, a aumber the efforts of the Investiga- been sent to Kwangsi, Yunnan. of Chinese ladies being among the tion Sub-committee, has brought Kwaichow and Szechen. audience. The brass band of the to the notice of the authorities two The Governmens proclamation. Y.M.C.A. was in attendance and cases of ill-treatment, ime in Pethe address continued, was not re-

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played twice during the meeting. Street and the other"in Hollywodljevived with unanimous approval The Chairman explained that the Road. Representations were also and many anonymous writers had chief business of the meeting was made to the Government with the written to the Canton Government, to present the report of the motivi-result that a Coroner's impiest was opposing the scheme which they ties of the Swiety and elect a Com-belt over the suicide of a qul in considered to be unhumanitariab

two grounds. The host wa mittes and hers for the curren: Kennedy Road. Dar information on sear, all the present office bearers was that the deceased was awaithat the scheme could not tend to being provisional offers who had to driven by ill-treatment to end discourage infanticide in been apparted to perform the her life. The filing of the jury, places in China where ignomnt'

with ispleased work incidental to the unguration(that the gel committed aula. Chinese of the Society. The Chairman re-bout that the evidence was very birth of daughters would drawn

To give ferrent to the large attendance conflicting, i- very significant. In their which bead as agent proui view of the fact that abolition of girls to well-reputed families t

munashadia would therefore! of the deep interest talen & the the system has been deerest, it i-jact us

mote hamace art than jo people in the work of the in-titu. Decessary to labour the point be a tion. Mr. J. M. Wong antinced that protection

the

to the vint loown them. The second reasca the inability of M.. H-u chien to tugates is really Patile, Your 1. m.] was that tuloss adequate provision | attend the meeting. Mr. Hmittee washes to pound here twas tule for the maintenance (Chiếm hal. however, ent pre-Socity's appreciation of the ear-iterated servant girls who bad no sentative down with a speech wriz, teay extended by the 1 cal offivial) kith and kin would be redneed to ften by him which won be rend toward e expresentative in his distressing conditisa through an-

idualings with the fineramat. uployment. These

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The Society's Hope.

reasons,

M:. . 6. Ander-on, English 45 will be recalled that a nem.according to Mr. Hsu Chữa's Secretary of the Society, rent thelbership campaign took plaw in opinion, were not sufficiently strong Mrs. Ms. Ying-p, justify the existence of the report, a copy of which to Chinese October last.

mitati practice was presented by Mr. Ngan Kwan. Mr. Young Shupetes who als renting

andi yue Chinese Suratury,

kimally placed his rooms at the should not be allowed to umped-" The Report.

[disposal of the Society As the executna -o: the laudable Ladies and Gentlenen.-It -temporary headquarters, Mr. Mak jsebeme. When Ataerian decided this Muri-sang and Mr. Pun Pook-yneato emancipate the negros, many Society was formed. with the Were the most successiul in this were the complaints received from javowed object of freting abelition branch of our activity and will be the latter which distil mat

ressibility int the mai-tesi stern in the Barded tamed scrolls for their the

hardships, Colony. Had it not been for up-zeal. The total number of adult confronting thein alter their release However, the avoidable delays, this inveling members - 1,671. Subscriptions from thraldem. convened to elect Permanent amount to $655.50 and donations scheme was put into execution and officials and to present a report

total $1.150,85, of which the proved to be a success. Chica from the Executive Committee-largest contribution are from Dr. should do the same in regard to would have taken place early in Ma Luk. Mr. Li Ping and Mr. | mui-tule. The points raised in February Although outwardly, Fong Fook-tin. The clerical work the anonymous letters would be the Society may appear quies of the Society is so beary that considered, however, when the [cunt, the fact remains that aa aruannensis has to be constantly authorities mande arrangements for great dea! has been done to further employed to cope with it. His the maintenance of liberated Fit- wach. and it i-

salary and the wages of a messenger servant girls. In this work the exaggeration to state that seldom are the only approved allowances charitable institutions would en

operate. day passe without the Mur-tamiine work in the Society.

firl who were it to question thrusting itself into the

work would be given employment mind of our Executive The It is the earnest hope of the while those of tender age could be Society is furtunate" in gaining the promoters of this Society that their retained by families, but not in the support of both press and pulpit efforts will set an example of same category as mui- tecis. It and bas en tile a great number for which will be followed their masters or mistresses cont of communications ronding in throughout the last Republic of not give them satisfactory traicing This hope is not far-they would be cared For by efforts from different places in China."

fetched. Shortly after its establish charitable institutions. Sub-Committees Activities. ment, the Society had the poorl The dress stated had the time As stated in our Constitution, to tortume to caroll a distinguished had come when the practice of assist the public to realize that it member in the person of in Hau tearing mai-batie must give way to a mistake to continue the Chiea. President of the Supreme the development of democracy in practice of keeping Maisteri is also Court at Canton, who has kindly China as it would be disgraceful to one of our objects, to achiere seated to address this meeting, deny a person her natural rights as which different b-committees It is through the efforts of Mr. Haula human being just because she were appointer. Their activities and his enlightened colleagues that happened to be in less forfurate Mr. Hau Chien now briefly told. Upon the the Southern Government gave its circumstances. English and Chinese Publicity close attention to the institution of suggested that the Hongkong Anti- Sub-committees talls the work uitsai. A Presidential proclama. Miitsal Society establish a home) translating all the questions and to to suppress the system, issued for poor Chinese girls in which BDswers a-ked In Parliament on the 24th Feb. 1922, is the result. Įvocational traiming and education concerning the Mai-taai, for A Judicial Commission is sitting at would be given to daughters of the distribution

members Canton, engaged in drafting regu-poor. and for insertion in the Chilations. It is of interest to mem Prizes were then prezented by l'ress, to which they also bers, particularly those of the fair the Chairman to sicers and mem- contribute original articles;

of rex, to know that the Women's hers who were must successful in corresponding with Members of Union of Kwangtung has already enlisting members and collecting Parliament, philanthropists and taken steps to assist the Southern donations, after which the election societies abroad interested in Government in the work of filera. of a Commitee of C0, including a) endeavour: of conducting a liter-tion.

number of ladies took place. The Committee provides the officers, the appointment at whom will take place in another meeting.

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NAVAL NOTES.

KWANGSI BANDITS.

Changes at Hongkong.

Heavy Slaughter Reported. [ary competition in one section of In conclusion, your Executive

The naval correspondent of the

Information. from Xanning, which the winning position Committee has great pleasure in

China Express and Telegraph Kwangsi, published by the Canton

London, Feb. 13) writes:- a ballad conderon; the sistemannouncing that the success of the

Times, says that the bandits led by The Chairman said that the

The reductions, which I fore. Luk Fook-cheung and Tam Ho has been printed and will be given efforts of the Society is in sight.

Society awed a debt of gratitude to shadowed some time ago, in the ching who had caused considerable to members gratis as they leave although there still remains this hall and will also be scattered great deal of constructive work to Com. and Mrs Haselwood China Station. have been partially trouble in the district of Yu Kiang, through China; and of editing and perform. A small committee will whose cotabined efforts in England put into effect, and this week saw have been totally suppressed hy compiling a magazine in Chmese soot meet the representatives of greatly contributed to the success a start marle in the submarine the Kwangtung garrisons for the of over 400 pages, in which this the Society for the Prevention of of the Society to effect the abolition flotilla at Hongkong, where four of present. On the morning of March

the mi-tai system. burning question is treated in Cruelty

Ele the boat-Lis, 119, 120, and 15th, when the defeated bandits various literary furos. This maga-evolve a scheme ol abolition proposed that a telegramn be sent 121-or one-half of the Hotilla,fied to Kow-tung, they were again zine, copies

the long to Lt. Com and Mrs Havelwood, have been placed in the Reserve seriously attacked by Kwangtung of which are also for subшoising to available for distribution in the song Government. Finally, your thanking then their supporters.with care and rasintenance parties troops and a thousand of them interior, will be ready within a Executive committee wishes to and the London papers for their in charge of them. The remaining killed. Telegrams bare been fortnight. Mention should be made thank the members and sympath efforts. Seconded by Mrs Mo Ting boats-L1, 12, 13, and L9-re despatched by the military office of here that all the expenses incurred ers of the sciety, both here war pip the proposal was carried unmam in toll comunision attached the Kwangtung in conducting this competition abroad, for their heen support, animously. have been kindly borne by without which, success in the com Me. Li Ping, and that Mon effort to ameliorate the lot of Lam Woo has offered to pay thousands of down-trodden girls in fur, the cost of printing the ballad Hongkong cannot be attained. both gentlemen being members of The written speech of Chief our Executive Committee.. It will Justice Hau Chien was then read interest you to learn that Lieut. in the Mandarin dialect by Mr. A gold mine is reported to have 1919, her port of commissioning stations, as they are being main- Com. and Mrs. H. L. Haselwood, | Wu Nga-kwok, his representative been discovered in Yu Tew Shan, then being Port Said, The Merlin tained at the whom we welcome as members, For the benefit of the meeting Dr. Tsingyus district of Kwangtung was formerly one of the 1,070-ton strength had a few thousand copies of our Yeung Shiu-chuen referred to the and Wang King-po has been per-sloops of the "Odin" type, carrying efficiency. Manifesto printed at their own ex-chief features of the speech in the mitted by the Kwangtung Mining as purvey ship 10 officers and 90 of pense for distribution in Great Cantonese dialect.

Departinent to operate the mine. crew Britain, and that extracts from this The address stated that the A silver and tiu mine, is also re There is soms likelihood of roafe tender to the Titanis for some. document figure largely in the re-general impression amongst fore-ported to have been located in Indian troops and less British time, is to be paid off for disposal cent appeal made by the Anti-igners and many Chinese was that Trekin district and s petition. has troops being employed in such tst en sarly date. It all probability slavery and Aborigines Protection Chins had allowed the practice of been submitted by a Mr Cheung garrisons as Hongkong and Singa she will be sold out of the Service,, Society of London to the Members rearing servant girls to go on, but Kitchin to the Bureau, requesting pore. There canot be any further as there is little likelihood of her of the House of Commons. We are that was not so. Not only had the the permit to operate it.

reduction of the Royal Garrison being used again for that duty.

GOLD NEXT DOOR.

Interesting Discovery in

Kwangtung

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to the depot ship "Titania."

General Chen Chiang-ming, report- Orders have been issued for them the great success they have. surveying ship Merlin. Commander had in suppressing the bandits in 1. A. Edgehill. C.B.E. Hongkong Kwangsi.

to again take op duty in Far Eastern waters, where she bas

been engaged since the beginning of Artillery companies in these

lowest possible commensurate with

The tender-Boonsbina, o drifter of 200 tons which has acted as