The Pacific commercial advertiser., 1900-10-18
BARRED BY
STERN LAWS
Two Celestial Mites Go
Back.
PARENTS WEEP IN Vain
Chinese Children who Could no.
Land are Returned on
the Csptic.

DY the Coptic yesterday two small |
ID Chinese children were borne back
TO China to be separated for an
indefinite length OF time from their
father and mother. and all because they
lacked piece OF paper. They came
over on the last trip of the Coptic with
their mother who is a Hawaiian-born
Chinese and while she was permitted
were not for in her ignorance of the
American iaes the mother had neglect
ed to secure the proper certificates and
they must travel back of the thousands
of miles of sea between Honolulu and
Hongkong to secure the papers which
will allow them TO land in Honolulu.
The story is an interesting and most
pathetic one. Years ago a pretty Chi
nese maiden named Wong All Kun who
had been born and brought up in Homo
lulu was sent back to China by her
parents,to be educated. Before she left
the Islands she had formed an attach
ment for a young Chinese laborer
Leong All Chan. and ere the steamer
carried her westward. the two had
plighted their troth and Leong prom
ised to follow his betrothed to China a:
soon as his means allowed and make
her his bride. 1t was some time before
he secured the necessary funds TO enabl
him to return home. but as soon as h
could find himself in possession of tn
requisite money to pay his fare h
FASTENED aboard the first steame
bound Chinawards and fastened I
Hongkong to join his betrothed.
The two met and were married in tn
r British metropolis of southern Chin
e and there they lived peacefully for sew
IT eral years and two children were Dor
to them, Leong Toi Ying, a girl VIII
is now eight years of age. and Leon
10 Ping Nam, who owns but to foYr year
of life In this troublous world The
the father Leong All Chan was seize
with the desire to earn more none
g and he made up his mind to return
the Islands where before he had four
that money was easily to be acquire
with industry. He had been VII
enough when he left Hawaii to secu
Id his certificates in due form so when
landed In Honolulu he had no Difficult
in gaining admission. He worked
while and gathered together enout
II money to justify him in sending
n China for his wife and family.
on the last trip of the ,Coptic
family arrived Mrs. Leong. who
name in Chinese is Wong All Kun S
cured permission to land without d
- ficulty for 1t was readily proven tn
she had been born in this city but
was otherwise with the two little on
Mrs. Leong had forgotten to secure
Hongkong the certificates that W.
necessary TO prove that the childr
were her own and had right to la
with her and Collector Stackabie WI
asked for permission to land the III
toddlers. could only point to the !
and say that they must have papers
fore they could be permitted TO en'
In vain the mother pleaded and
father said things in broad Chinese q
were probably naughty. Mr.. Stacka
had no choice but to refuse.
So the father and mother had to
sign themselves and permit their chi
rem to be torn from them. Luckily
uncle of the little ones, Wong
I.eong. brother of their father,
going back to China in the Copuc
a visit and he promised to take g
care OF the children and see them sa
. Iy TO China and pilot them through
red tape and ceremonials whlch I
must go through to establish u
identity.
And so it happened that the Co