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WEDNESDAY,

HONGKONG MUI TSAI

ÁNNUAL MEETING OF SOCIETY FOR PROTECTION OF CHILDREN'

POSITION OF ADOPTED DAUGHTERS

The fifth annual meeting of the Hongkong Society for the Protection of Children took place at the Helena May Institute yesterday, when the report and accounts, which have already been published, were 'adopted.

His Excellency the Governor referred feelingly to the. poverty at the bottom of most cases which came before the Society, and said poverty was also responsible for the poor housing which was the beat that many parents could afford.

The Government was still confronting the problem of the mui trai and were ready to act in the more delicate matter of adopted daughter, should it be found that mui tsai were being kept under this designation,

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II. E. Sir William Peel, prosided welfare of more than 2,000 children. and others present were: Mr. M. K. The number of new.casas exceeded Lo (Chairman of the Society), Mr. the corresponding figure for the 'pro G. P. de Martin (Vice-Chairman), vious year by 42. These figures do Sir Thomas and Lady Southern, the not indicate the volume of work which Hon. Dr. and Mrs. R. H. Kotowall, has been carried out by the Socioty, The Hon. Dr. B. W. Tao, the Hon. for when wo add to them those caros Sir William. Shenton, the Hon. Mr. which were under supervision at the T. N. Chau, Sir William Hornell, end of the previous year, we find Mrs. Middleton Smith, Mrs. A. Hicks, that the Society's officers have had Mr. S. V. Boxer Mr. M. A. Cooper, to deal with a total of nearly 1,500 Dr. G. R. Nash, Mrs. L. 0. Hunter, cases during the year. While Mrs. W. B. A. Moore, Miss Elliot, cannot but deplore the meute Mr. W. Schofield, Professor and Mrs, treas which has been revealed in the 1 Forster, Dr. E. W. Kirk, Mr. R. vast majority of the year's new cases, C. IL Lim, Mr. Mok Kon-sang, Mr. members have good reason to feel a Ng Wah, Mr. Tang Shiu-kin; Mr. T. certain amount of satisfaction that M. Hazelrigs, Mr. A. McKeller, Mr. their Society has been able to afford Kwak Chan, Mr. J. M. Wong, Mr. rellef to so many of the Colony's J. T. Prior, Mr. Ho Kom-tona, Mr. poorest and most helpless children R. R. Campbell, Mr. J. L. MacPher-It is virtually impossible for us to son, Mr. M. II. Lo, Mr. Li Hol-tung, appreciate what is involved in an Mr. A el Arculli, Rey, H. R. Well attempt to keep body and soul to Mr. Ngah Shing-kwan, Mr. F. H. Rother on less than $9 a month, and Kwok, Mr. Peter Sin, Mr. J. Russell, not until the standard of earnings Dr. Li Sho Fan, Mrs. Boxer, Mr. Wong among the vast majority of the un- Kwong Tin, Mr. J. 31. Alves, Ad-skilled manual workers of the Co- Jutant Dorothy Brazier and Capt. Jony shows material improvement will Doris Lemmon (Salvation Army) and the Society be able to feel that the Mr. F. H. Loseby.

magnitude of its problem is diminish- After His Excellency had proposed ing. The clearance of the Colony's the adoption of the report, Mr. Mment of many of the existing tene

congested slum arena, the replace- K. Lo seconded the motion.

DECEMBER 19,1934.

great debt of thanks." There is no better cause for their activitios. It In thing that is attracting the at- tention of great many countries -to-day and it is a fact, though it may not well-known, It is one of the princi activities of the League of Nations.

More Facilities Ibon say what I said last year that there is, fortunately, no evi- dence of wilful cruelty in this Colony

at any rate very littlo. The min fortunes of children an be attribut ed almost entirely to ill-health and poverty but there is more accom. modation in hospitals now and wo have established one or two infant welfare centres and contemplate ea Lablishing more. As Mr. Lo and Dr. Kotowall havo said, the new infant welfare centro at Wanchai has prov. ed a great success as also has that: on the mainland,

Owing to the generosity of soma Chinese friends, who are building a permanent Infant wolfara centro In Wanchal, which will be handed over to the Government upon completion, year, if not certainly, the year after, we hope it may bo possible by next; for us to be able to transfer tho cont of the rented premises in Wan- chai to similar premises in the West- ern part of the town. The Govern lent have already acquired a con- aiderable piece of land on which to establish a health centro in the West, but unfortunately our finances have not permitted us to start building there.

The Kowloon centre, I understand is doing very well and in this con- nection our thanks are due to the Sisters of the Precious Blood Con- veni, whose instigation I visited some months ago, when I was greatly struck by the work and voluntary services of the doctors and others of that institution.

The main factor at work in no doubt that of poverty and for that I have been unable to find a remedy, Housing conditions in this Colony are due mors to the economic factor of poverty than to bad house!— though KTCAL many do exist.. Many new houses have been built but the fact that the poverty of our in- a large number He vacant owing to habitants do not permit them to pay the rent that are asked for them.

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from neighbouring countries which makes the Colony's burden much greater, and because of this we are very dependent on the society for such help na can be given to the children of the Colony. Money is Craential and I make a strong an- peal not only to those geherausly helped in the past

who have will continue to help, but to those and who have not yet

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and postponed an engagement which with sanitary conveniences; and the would have clashed with the Society's provision of more open spaces, are meeting, and had expressed his in-improvements for which the Society terest in the movement s keenly appeals and must continue to appeal, sponsored in Italy.

because they are of vital importance to the health of the community. But although slum clearance may be ; tackled. successfully, the problem of Mr. Lo continuing, said: I under-overcrowing will to a large extent stand that Mr. Doxer will, in due, remain until earnings are high enough course, express the gratitude of the lo enable the unskilled labourer to Society to His Excellency the Gover-spend a large sum on rent, and he is

even considered the question; for cannot believe Bur for his unfalling Interest in and not likely to do that until he has that anyone who could afford to give support of the Society, and I naturally increased his expenditure on food and help to such a cause do not wish in any way to encroach clothing for himself and his family.

can possibly refrain from doing so. Ирод Mr. Baxer's province. But

The account shows a deficit on last apeaking as the retiring chairman

year's work and I hope at the end of the Executive Committey of Lhe

of the coming year it will be turn- Society, i feel I must allude to one brought home to the Society's ofli- offer my thanks

One of the cost striking

ed into surplus. I should like to aspect of the work of Ills Excellency cers is the changing attitude of the Colony and the Government to those on behalf of the and Lady Peel in the interests of the Chinese poor towards surgical treat institutions which have given such well-being of the Colony.

ment, In their Report the

The old view was that hos- great assistance to the Government Committee pitala were to be entered only such have referred with gratitude and last resort, and

An the St. Louis Industrial thanks to the much welcomed fancial garded by the ignorant with dread gade and the Convents, who had done surgeon was re† School, the St. John Ambulance Bri. nssistance rendered by the Women's and even suspicion. Auxiliary. I should like to state that for this is largely historical. From behalf of the poor

The explanation more than most people realise this useful Body was entirely due to time immemorial the Chinese have I should like to congratulate Lady of the Colony. the creative genius and organising been used only to medical, ability of that tireless social worker, tinct from surgical, treatment

as is Southern and the Women's Auxiliary Lady Southorn, and on behalf of the day, however, their change of ntti- and for the monetary help

To for the good start she has made Society I tender to her and to the tule in this respect is becoming more Society.

to the other kind Indles of the Auxiliary, our parked. Caxes are frequently com grateful thanks.

Ing to our notice of the pathetic faith in the power of the surgeon on the part of Chinese of the poorer classes It is a matter for deep regret that surgical operations. As an instances who have submitted themselves to the result of our year's working has of a field in which I believe the poor shown a deficit of over $2,000. would welcome an extension of faci- earnestly appeal for increased pubiities. I would mention that of the to battle with thin abject. The mui lle support. I know times are hard. eye surgeon. Acute eye disease and But in making this appeal, I would miners are terrible handicaps, and together bad, as it has undoubtedly tani system, as I see it, is not al- Invite the public to try to have a vivid know that some of the Society's led to the saving mental picture of the work of the officers who have been privileged to many children who would otherwise of the lives of Society, and of the appailing con-see something of the voluntary work have died owing to the poverty of Bequences If the Society were forced which is being done in Kowloon, their parents. At the same time it by inek of financial support to dis have been deeply impressed by the has Its defects and han to go. continue its activities, Every year, way in which scores of poor chil- hundreds of children, subject at birth dren and young persons, as well as there are a great number of unre I am also prepared to believe that to all the disadvantages, inherent in adults, wait for hours in order to gistered mul taas in the Colony. To having been born in poverty, would, present themselves to the eye sur- eradicate or discover them would but for our Soclely, succumb var-geon in whom they repose grent faith. probably foun diseases as a direct cause of It is ment encouraging to be also house inspection involving consider. necessitate house to maltrition or even semi-starvation, able to report the steadily increas-able vexation and expense, Inspec which, if they do not prove fatal, stunting influence of the trained Chinese tars are doing what they can and their growth and development, and nurses on, the mothers. An import- the Courts deprive them of any chance of being ant reason for this is the desire-fines.

are imposing heavier able to adjust themselves to their en- might almost say the passion-of vironment in thin competitive world. the younger generation of Chinese recently appointed a committer under In case there are loopholes I have Surely the ever generous public of for education in some form or other. the chairmanship Hongkong cannet and will not allow Greater and greater attention is be- Loseby, whose interest in children the humane work of our Society to ing, paid by these mothers to the you are all aware, to see if any fur. bo restricted and handicapped by lack advice given them by the nurses; ther improvement can be made. of funde.

expecially la this the case in connec- With reference to "adopted daugh

Appalling. Prospect

Mut Tsai Problem (S.P.C.) ani its officers who have Our thanks are due to this Society given the Government help in the

were because they realise nui tani problem. The critics of the mi fed are not so vocal as they that the Government has done grent dent

of Mr. F. H.

I should like to say how delighted tion with auch all-important matters ters" this is a delicate and dimeult wo are to have Mr. Hazlerigg back, na cleanliness, feeding and the gen-subject, and we have always held the with us again. Infant welfare worker care of children. Every avall view that so long as there is no evi- in general, and the Society's activi-able opportunity is taken at the vari- dence of abuse there is no need to ties. In particular, absorb all his us-branches-of-the--Society to in- register such; but if it should ap apare time and abundant energy, and struct the mothers in the elementary pear that pati tais are being kept it will indeed be a sad day for the principles of child welfare; and one under the guise of adopted daugh Society, and for the Colony, when crament Infant Welfare Centre In hesitation in Insisting upon their re- need only pay a visit to the Goy-ters, the Government would have no we have to be deprived of his sage Wanchai or to that in Kowloon to gistering. counsel and unobstrusive guidance and advico.

appreciate how excellent an invent- Before I sit down, I wish to endorsement these Centres are. and reiterate our gratitude to the I now move that the Report and fenders, the Government is indebt- Upon the question of Juvenile Of Honorary Directors, Messrs. Boxer and Accounts for the past year be adopted to Mr. Hazlerigg for drawing up Cooper, and the various Honorary ed. Branch Secretaries and Inspectors for their valuable work, and to tender my personal thanks to all the members

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Genuine Sympathy

Salvation Army

the necessary legislation in connec- tion with it. I visited the male Juvenile home some months ago and, difficulty was experienced in arrang. it seemed to be going well. Some ing for a Juvenile Female Home, but

of the Executive Committee over the motion to the meeting, I should H.E. the Governor: Before. I put which I have had the honour and like in the first place to thank Dr. privilege to preside during the past Rotewall and Mr. Lo for the nome- thanks to the help and support of year; for their services and co-opera- what tion,

undeserved cuphuism they the Salvation Army we have been have passed in favour of my wife able to provide a Home for them as and myself in connection with the well, The Hon. Dr. Kotewall said: Your wish we had done more to deserve put to the meeting and was unanim- work of this Soclety, and I can only Tho report and accounts were then Excellency, ladies and gentlemen.-it. My first and very pleasing duty is to been done with genuine sympathy

What little we had done has ously, adopted. express to Your Excellency our deep for the poor children of Hongkong. appreciation of the honour you havo (Applause.) done us by presiding once more at our Annual General Meeting.

Many New Causes

I have read this very comprehen- sive report and in common with you all have found it. somewhat depress

Mr. It. C. II. Lim secunded the re- Mr. G. P. de Martin proposed and election of the patrons, His Excel- loney the Governor and Lady Peolt the vice-Presidents, the President Sir Shouson Châu; and

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Ing. There is no doubt, I think, Katewall, the name of Lady Southern At the suggestion of the Hon. Dr. The Society's fifth annual report that, it has set out the worst con- was added as a vice-President and statement of accounts have al-ditions that exist in the Colony. ready been circulated, and extracts Unfortunately it is a fact that those mittees wero re-elected on the motion

The general and axecutive from the Report have been published conditione do exist. There is no of Mr. Cooper and a vote of thanks in the Press, so that I do not Intond doubt that the principal factor to do more than speak briefly on that of poverty. few aspects of the Society's work.

You will have noticed that during and money has been spent by

The report shown that" much time

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