Children to be Supervised by Industrial Section Protection to Those Who Need It The policy of the Shanghai Muni-cig uth of tne eve cult in stent Sta on fol hi ada Tans who ie Iecntee Count riy "econ min ie a it Baopa mul Phe ace somes Sill"ar he many. pye, Cui ieee pabnet Site ube sto ie, Matted tS of Tecan teh hater eey yetct aa one eater he eat Se"Natns like Gute Geberattnt nib ie (oe Towing poser oon vine pee mn, on, lor ets ae eats Ghilaren or place: them" in. rich families a oon Waa Spied of "ae the "ingatrend "is under {o'chelo nev with dows} and eer Ravers Rant nonce lia orient ata of the mul. sat system, is, therefore, fide ditettha 2 tree AMR Aoe Paik en.
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The Municipal Advocate, however, further pointed out that customs, laws ud traditions which had existed almost since time immemorial are Uimeult to eradicate, The practice of indigent parents selling their children to wealthy families continues te exist and in many cases such transactions may be a boon to, both parents and children, Such children fre frequently regarded as adopted children, Under Chinese Law format loyal proceedings are not necessary in order to effect an adoption. One result of this Is that when a criminal case 1g instituted under Article 296 fof the Criminal Code, the defence is frequently raised that the child was adopted and is nota slave, The Courts will, however, go behind such an adoption and determine whether er not the transaction was genuine for merely an agreement for the pur chose and sale of a slave.
Protection to be Given The Police of the International Settlement have always been ready to investigate complaints of restricted Uiberly, but the mui tsai_ problem has yecenily been given more specific consideration by the Municipal Counil, The League of Nations has in-'Vited the consideration of the Coun-Gil to & memorandum presented to the League by Sir George Maxwell, a member" of the League Advisory Committee of Experts on Slavery, with reference tothe mul {sai problem_in China, Hongkong, Kulgansu and Shanghai," Ag far as Hongkong is concerned, the problem has recent been investigated by a Commission uppointed by the British Government Which has not yet issued its report, The Municipal Council has not, of course, the legal powers of the Hong-Kong Government to issue regulations enforcible in the Courts, The Kulangsu International Settlement is very much smaller than the Shanghai International Settlement and has fey, any, of the complicated political problems of Shanghai, "The Council has come to the conclusion that the first step in tackling the problem ig to entrust to. competent persons the task of protecting those mui tsai who need protection, The Council has, therefore, decided to entrust the supervision of mui tsar to the Council's Industrial Section, Miss E. M, Hinder, who is in charge of the Council's Industrial Section, has under her competent workers who. fare not only familiar with factory Eroblems but also have studied such questions as the working conditions apprentices and the problems of 35. child Labour. Tt Is considered that Miss Hinder should be able to afford protection to those who need it, and also should be able to collect information and material for the Council in order to enable it to consider and Geclde what further steps should be taken cither in the direction of registration oF in some other direction.
'The Council also has had in mind that where liberty Is restricted, action will continue to be taken' under Article 296 of the Chinese Criminal Code.
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