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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

THE MUI-TSAF BILL.

Chinese Labourers Support.

A mass meeting of Chinese Labourers was held in the auditori-i um of the Chinese Y.M.C A. yes.] terday afternour to consider the| Ben Bill for the abolition of the aitaci system. There were Beveral hundred labour leaders.

present, representing no fewer than En guilds. small number of hich were formed by women Trousers.

There were about ten speakers,

of them lady teacher, all nouncing the systyin and urging) renomediste passing of the new: 12 Pre For the most part thei nechys Went cle th- >aine vand cateral at the Kai-foɔg sal Anti-Mooden Sawety meetings.

Mr. S. Shu-ebing, President of) Cine Seara's long, was utanim

ly cleet Chairman of thei

Mr. Toei Kundhop neted what i- called by the Chinese, i anagement, whose duty it is to mation the items on the agrada.

Mui-Tsai and Labourer. After express his thanks for jane wanar dene hữu by the meet- king. the Churman explained that) true meting had been called to

peider the MAYAL BİR They || abnew the uneasible status of the ¦ waruburied in Whinese landly, Thase! erformed a carly large proportion | the population of China. Com ing the relative position ofal the Chair.]

| nyan stated that the firmer, when¦ atretient with the tresiment etj wmploper, will paige anl] work a 2-alal nos-ter, but a meteo had na opportun ng of asserting her richte spil vould expect to redress |

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her tende wouldl

Several other speakers who ful Puned with いき Are tongs of Ewed also supported the Bill Ose whetero th down the injet

not obeyed of them gave it as his opinion that thin a wee breed to . When her mistress went out the the new legislation would help Cu

qe paperb de- of elderly wen zal was beked up in 3

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so eliminate kidnapping It th So, years of $20 or that teete edu! 1 go near her sale of humanity was hanned to rep stable know against Here is

which requires would not be an easy matter for a tar wal It was utterly vitsi le attente ..." said Dr. Yeung, "Bat E kidnapper to dispose of a

child (their power to ddy ghole mastera,

salageless by do anything. The whim be had abducted. Tab numer perbag 2 app moated bath thin others what hardshipsg pengde whe Arsenale girl's

Equality with Men. the hint to a d-fennel sufferings are probably fellow in thenotes of the hen, but like most

Ir. deference to the express wish! rebern to the

-frets human they have no inclinate the meeting Miss Wong Wai-chi, de on the l mobile with other people's a young school teacher, ger on th

talaffuer especially it Waterference the platform. Miss Wong said few decals bag bane & lithe south and m

t at whims the wogen of Chinat to themselves"

minated distinctive ends their! can sex, such as the sledition of the evi trek system, they coalu) over surveed in securing equal

however asiduvas

BARI NOU: th

The Woman to Hama 3. Wen Titans expread the

mat ta ideat the ten lilli," the jutada, that time abuses wal treat rients then. funtaan contin e 1, vt-lak, prune mamit a wet en lad bi sulare were ly they strove. After specifying? Il szerkakis, in finns mum than a workman beterally vers of ill treatment meted out to with the Kundes -treet mott! speking the min del mes id treat tend the speaker said that it

and the Anti M. Bacija) wervant girl i:

> data to urge the få verament¦... WOMA sebo,

to end ones the abolition of the tende

**

A ::- often rich malised the fickleness of

the tune and acted on the saying muiten. "Pen't do to others as you would

Me. So Shri Pning swillchastised them for the slightest de- not like to be done unto there what they had reported a repolation from daly. The speaker would be less inhuman treatment.

tabref the Mori-Maha Sh vity to give, the meeting a rockļu Putera of what had been done in spirited Chinese, fut was there b

La three saging "Confite y they the jennawthon with the Filt

A Wrong Imre-ion.

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sifl that there were few publ

attentio

Shor

from 210

#sald i...

Mui-trai's Pay.

Mr.. Kwong Tat sang asked whe

pay provided for the on your mult in the Bill was to be paid; joan drootstep atel leave the frost to the girl or to her mother and if De Young Sul clamp, nged the

on your neighbour's not." Mr.

means could not be devised to Vino Chairtama of the You My Wen said that it had been went n

Aare that

master the girl's Smety, waif that fuge be related

that the abolition of the get wall adhere to the provision. |the past history of the Bill be mould;

be to braid tum-elf of the opp

would deprive manny bechokis ad

Mr. Tani Kunz hop replied that trusted odd seevents. Tur aqw the Anti Maten society would be tunity of congratulating the

marche on the rapults in or asinglet the question was a matter of no

requested to take up the matter interess which these te padijevens account, for aming the firs with the Government and make.

The r hei ben a goodja, ka benefited by the Bill woah!

sure that the money would be re- Aval of talk that bur attentivo mag mui bah

ceived by the gul The babes props mas matined to years of age, whom round- for better wages nad Sorter inhiban for admits to employ. In on the Chairman said he would At the conclusion of the discus- dorking hours, and that toes were middle ages of Chinese is the meeting if they were Cantonally aqalbetreute

afferbug pablie internet. Benty slaves were introduced. favour of a resolution supporting supone bit show, how to the present time the spatom had the Bill and pointing out the ita.

but they had interested the not been altogether abolished.

portance of the registration clause in the meletation

Now that the Government has and the necessity of providing ac Lowdenting and protiston of the taken the initiative there can be emmodation for the muitini

putate weal, as was proved by no better opportunity of eliminate the required assistance. irbat meeting

ing a chapter of Chinese history

The resolution was put to the In the course of a comprehensive for which no pride can be claim meeting and passed unanimously. frame of what transpired from said the speaker. We

A committee was then elected to the time the mulfeni problem re. ast to our best to support the coed public att-ation

examine the Bill thoroughly new measure for God beips those ascertain that there are no flaws. drafting of the new Bill. Dr. Young who help themselves."

During the meeting Mr. Tsui

matters

in

te

wall that sothe six years age, As the result of a Chairt cuse, ភព Mr. Leung Ping kan endorsed Moffat explained the Bill in detail.

itation started in England for the the remarks of the previous speak- from a Chinese translation. abolition of the y-ten in car as to the desirability of the Bill pore of the Hongkong presseggeated that all inber guilds Comments, A meeting was held

at the Ta Ping theatre in July stamp petitions with their chups, to $94794445494-1-2........................see #21, the upshot of which was the be forwarded to the Government,

formation of the Mai-iani Protective (if necessary. Society The Anti-Mui-tani Soriets also came into existence.

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It was

THE WRONG WAY TO READ.

If you have to hold the print too far away to see clearly, the eyes "It is a must inhuron system," will be strained to make out the orgasked by a number of people was the description of the custom of fine print. If you have to bold who held the conviction that the keeping mai-tsai given by Mr. We the print too close that will strain

the muscles of the eyes. Either] scope of a protective socialy would Man kung. "Every person is gift

way is bad. When you cannot be very laited.

ed with two hands. Why should read any fine type held at proper Apropos of the impossibility of he or she depend on little girls of distance say 14 inches from giving adequate protection to mui-tender ages to help them?" Mr. Wo your eyes,-bave your eyes +x tea if the system remained, Dr. Man-kung said that those who amined in the Hongkong Optics! Yeung mentioned that a few days opposed the Bill were all of the Co. successors to Clark & Co., re-

an anonymous letter received by him in regard turious fashion. The

mafchant classes and lived in fracting and manufacturing opsi-: Chinese cians, located in 53, Queen's Road a case of illtreating muối The girl had often been beaten,

should have taken up the muitai Central, and have the satisfaction of using a pair of right, seeing according to the author of the question several years ago instead

sud right fitting glasses. the of waiting until

foreign- letter. She was

not allowed to

ers had taken the initiative: "If, my: a matter of fact, she was reduced to

we remain inactive it will show, a state

of terror by that we like vegetating in the rat,” constant threats. She feared

looncluded the speaker.

agu

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