Difficult Land:
In the House of Commons to-lay, replying to questions, the Rt. Hon.
S. Ormsby-Gore, Under-Secretary of Siate for the Colonies, said that the Colonial Secretary had received a despateh from the Governor Hongkong with regard to child adoption in that Colony. He added that the Colonial Secretary was 1g the Governor for furth (formation, and when this " was received papers would be submitted to the House.
Replying to a question asked "by Mr. Harry Day, Labour southwark, the Unde State for the Colot Colonial Secretary, in concert with Governor at' Hongkong, was considering means to prevent evs ofthe law against. child But the question was a ult one when a large num-her of Chinese subjects were coming into the Colony from various pros vinees of Chico with a proper of mui tso among thent.—Reute
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