The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1899-07-26
Told by a Young Chinese Boy at
Quarantine.
TWO SISTERS SOLD AS SLAVES
Ani the Family Home ~oris.sss 60 paise
roney 10 Pay Ter q worrh-
less Permit.

some horrible stories come out in
the examination of immigrants at the
quarantine station. Here - one.
vouched for by gentleman whose aVo-
cation makes him familiar with such
things.
On one OF the recent steamers re-
turning from China was an inteIli-
gent-looking Chinese boy. who present
ed 4 return permit in the usual form.
He was examined to see II his answers
to- questions Tailed with the facts 80;
forth in the permit. He answered all
questions readily. but accidentally Jet
slip the fact that his sathcT was in
Honolulu. Now on the permit 81 was
plainly stated that the boys father was
residing in Hongkong. This discov-
cry was at once noticed by the exam
lining officer. and more questions put
To- him tn his great confusion. Final
~ he broke down. burst into tears and
said he would tell the whole truth. He
said that his father lived in Honolulu
and he himself was born here. lie had
been sent to- China at an early age and
had remained there with his mother
and two sisters until his father sent
for him to Honolulu. This was short
~ after the news reached Hongkons
that the Islands had been annexed to
the United States and that no Chinese
would bc allowed to land here. The
mother was At her wits end to End
ways aud means of sending the boy to
his father i'm Hawaii. where he was to-
make his fortune in 4 few years. She
finally heard of a return permit that
was for sale. the description and photo
graph on which would about suit her
son. The price asked by the agent
who had II for sale was $3.50 in gold.
To obtain this sum. an immense one
for a poor Chinese family. the mother
mortsagcd ner little home and every
thing she had and actually sold her
two daughters into slavery.
There was no question in the minds
OF The officials but that the boy was
telling the truth and that 81 he was
punished II would BE- for no fault os
his own. Besides. the examination
clearly showed that having been born
here he was entitled to land anyhow.
II was arranged that ne should be ar
rested for attempting to land on a
forged permit: that he should plead
guilty and that sentence should he
suspended until investigation could bc
rraHn NJ tho un,wkr-w .-nA
This programme was carried out.
and a late steamer brought q complete
vcrifCation of his story. Il is only
since then that the facts have h~en
made public. r. is mo-. likely thai the
boy will ever =. called On % serve Dui
any sentence. but e. Is some ss:isf8r-
tion n know thl; steps are being Ia
ken in HunEkonE 90 make the assn;
disEorge the $3.50 he obtained from the
lads mother and 20 redeem the tao
girls from their life .. slavery.
II Is by such means as these that /
girls are purchased and shipped tp
these Islands a; In. first opportunity. /
where they are sold 20 the bro;hel- /
keeper who will pay the highest price.
In one of the Yokohama papers re-
on the last mail - an account
% the arrest 81 Eve young japanese
women who managed to- obtain pass
ports by employing the names ot 9TH
er women. and attempted 20 embark |
on one os the steamers FOR Hawaii.
They were arrested By the Water Po-
lice of Yokohama. The women who
lent their names for use on The p1ss- :