The morning call., 1894-10-29
SOLD IN CEYLON.
Female Slaves Who Fail
to Land Here.
Came to This Port After Being
Coached by Pacific Mail Employees
and Must Go Back.

The steamer that passed out of the
Golden Gate bound for China Saturday
afteroonn had among her passengers four
Chinese girls, two of whom were rescued
from dens in Chinatown last week and two
who were imported for immoral purposes
by the slave-dealers. The first two will
return to their parents in China, the latter
upJn their arrival in HUng-KOng will fall
into the hands Of the slaye-dealers who
exported them and will be sent to Ceylon,
where their fate will be even worse than
it would have been if they had been per-
mitted 10 land here and enter The dens
prepared for them. The rescued couple,
who owed their deliverance to the eXer-
tions of Miss CulbertsOn, the matrOu of
the Presbyterian Mission, tripped gayly
on board. laughing at the old hag from
whom they had been taken. She, In her
impotent wrath, stood on the wharf curs-
ing them ami praying that they would die
on the way.
The two girls who were dapOrted be-
cause they had entered the country In vio-
lati0n of the exclusion act were filed with
despair for the picture o lille in the deDs
Of the tropic isle cOnjured up by their
minds was very far from allurng. With
them another female slave, a mere child,
was booked for deportation, but the exc
cu,ioD of the law was for her sake merci-
fully postponed. Leong Dong, the child
slave, instead of going back to China for
reshpment TO CeylOD, was at the last mo-
ment given permission to remain for a
time a. the MISSION. and when she does go
back the BIi ish CONSUL at Hong-Kong
win try to place her in a school and thus
save her from The slave dealer,
The girl was 13 years old when she was
taken from her parents and sold to the H.
human monsters in Chinatown. They
u
six weeks ago and told the Collector when
the ship arrived that she had come to live
with a cousin who resided on Dupont
street, and she also declared that she was
a native of California. The Collector did
not believe her, for she came in company
with two other girls who it was we'll
known were consigned to the slave dealers.
He placed her in the mission and there she
was induced 10 tell the TRUTH
Leong Dong confessed that she had no
cousin in Chinatown and that she had not
been born In California. Her home was
in Canton, and when she was sold her
masters gave her a description of China
town in this city and compelled her to
learn l. by heart.
They knew what questions might be
asked her In court. and they showed her
the difference between horsecar and a
cable-car, described the plaza, and fixed in
her nina the location OF the Chinese
tbeaters. All this was done In order that
she might convince the Collector and the
court that she bad lived in this city.
The child says that on the ship certain
Chinese VINO wera members of the crew
repeated the instructions given her before
she sailed. and made her and the other
girls repeat their catechism daily. She
and her companions we're distinctly given
to understand that if they were sent back
they would be sold 10 Ceylon. and dread
ing this fate they conned their lessons we'll
aud lied with alacriiy and enthusiasm
when questioned by the Collector.
Mrs CulbeTt,on says she has heard
that when a Chinese slave succeeds in
landing $500 is divided among the officials
and others who aided her, and this mon ey
is paid by the slave-dealers. The fact
that the very active and intelligent Special
Agents of the treasury have never sue
ceeded in bringing any Of the slave-dealers
or their white partners in crime to justice
is generally de eplored.