The Hawaiian gazette., 1902-07-04

ADOPTION
Chinese Take Over
Portuguese
Baby.
n,rom Thursaavs dalyl

u'rom Thursdays dany)
Judge, Humphreys yesterday granted
n petition ~ adoption for a nine days
cid Portuguese baby 10 childlcss Chi
ncsc family. The Application was made
on behalf Of Gloria Alameda, the moth
er of the child, and the Chinese who
adopted the baby were Mr. and Mrs. c.
r. Amana. The mother herself request
ell that the exchange be made, though
II was LnaDa who had the petition
drawn up by Judge Kaulukou. In her
testimony before Judge Humphreys the
woman said that she was not able to
support the youngster. and 1t had never
had father. Both Amana end his
wife said they were willing To take the
child and care for 1t as their own
Questioned by the court, Aman1 sail
he had no other wife living either here
or in China, and had no children at
either place. He said that he had no
present intention of going back to,
China, but would not say that he never
intended to return to his native land.
He testified also that the woman was
. Il customer and bought goods Of h ~
but did not owe him anything. This
was asked because of a possibility that
the child might be given in payment
of a debt Mrs. Amana testified also
that she liked the baby and wanted ii
for her own. The hearing was hal In !
the morning but Judge Humphreys
postponed his decision until after noon,
saying he wished time to consider the
matter.
| Upon converting court in the after
noon Judge Humphreys authorized the
adoption and the papers We're signed In
his presence after the mother was
warned that she was giving up all her
title and interest in her baby. In pass
ing upon the case, Judge Humphreys
went at length into the history ot the
adoption laws. saying that nowhere IN
found, and that the Romans We're prob
ably responsible for it.
I'm this country the legalization of
adoption of infants has been an ex-
y tremely common proceeding" said the
court. There have been cases where
the father and mother are well to do
and yet have no affection for their off,
spring, and it has been my rule in such
cases to refuse to allow the adoption.
Not long ago there was a case before
me where Hawaiian parents wished to
give away their child. 1t seemed that
and was ,atting GOOD salary ,,d
though the narties wishinr IN adort
the child we're In bettar circur,starnas
lnerhans and tho child MIGHT rE,a ~
come heir 10 LARGE nronerty 7 ala
not consider If to tho n,,bItc irte,as+ Ia
allow the adonti6n Tn caeas, ,,,,,o,.a ~,
PARENTS are MT afnicted Win an In
curahle disease or arc NOT narsons -,
h,d zeal o,ona,te,, -
their cbild n nroper od,,ca,ior o,d ,'a,.,
7 do moi think n wise ia allow tho ,,rol
ceedinps Tho naoupiary od,on+a,,as
| which might ha ohtai,od T., so,,,o g.,
! stances do NOT outwaigb tho san.rat;nn
from brother and sister ard 90 tl,o, a,,d
mother In This case thara a.
however. extraordinary c,rcumstopces
which take it out of the common plane.
me enid Is bastard, the mother ig
norant and uncultured and not able to
care FOR her baby. The Chinese wom-
, an on the other hand, evinces some
aHecton for the child and both hus-
band and wife speak the English Ian
suase. While under ordinary circum
stances would not allow the adoption
; OF Hawaiian, portuguese or Caucasian
: ch1idren by a Chinese person, yet this
case stahds upon a roofing OF It's own
. ana shouid not be governed by princi-
: pres wouid apply TO cases in general.
; mere is nothing to prevent this man
! from taxing the child to China and ed
ucatins her IN the customs and Ian
Buage or his country and she would