CHINA’S TREACHERY.

Gisborne Times, Volume XIX, Issue 1645, 11 January 1906, Page 2

CHINA’S TREACHERY.

DOUBLE-DEALING WITH GREAT BRITAIN. London, Jan. 9. China, in order (o conciliate the antiforeign party, has withdrawn tbe British concession for the construction of tbe Shanghai-Hangshan railway, which was given to compensate a previous breach of faith.

TREATMENT OF POOR / ORPHANS. / (Pec Press Association.) / „ Ohriatohurob, last night. / -the Waltham Orphanage ocqu’i’y was resumed to day. / ® v was given iu tho direction of .showing there had been serioua nogleot of I /so:iio of the childi-m, oud that tho diolary /was inadequate. I / P eor S° Schott, ox member of tbo Oharit I able Aid Board, deposed that tho ohildren Wore inadequately fed. I The staple diet for breakfast was bread and dripping Only rcoently had they been granted I milk with porridgo. I The matron and assistants sit at tho | aauae table and partook of delicaoios sup' j plied by tho Boa:d, ‘ 1 A system of silonco in voguo was also I ! objectsd to. 8

It was stated that as punishment oua ohild had been forbidden to speak lo othor ohildren for a month. It was also alleged that on ono oooasion a ohild was ill, and [unable lo oat, boiog subjected to “stomach torture.” On one oooasion a g’rl was strippoi and held down and thrashed. A boy with one leg had his hand so badly braised by a thrashing that it had to be dressed. Ono girl was forced to slrep jin a washhouse, and another was looked up for a fortnight. ' Another girl had been strapped black I and blue and cabled a bitch by the matron. I The Roman Oatholio ohildren had been I jeered at on Whit Sunday by the matron I and otherwise ill-treated. Tho matron I balled them 11 damned children,” “ little I devils,” and frightened them with stories I of Springheel Jack. They were also dressed like gays on Sundays.

FURTHER REVELATIONS. SISTER MARI’S STATEMENT. (Per Press Association.) Christoburob, last night. At the Waltham Orphanage enquiry today W. W. TanDor gave evidenoe that a girl was allowed to sink into a state of exhaustion amounting almost to collapse before a doctor was called. Mrs Peachy gave evidence as to oomp’aints made to bee by various ohildren. Witness sa’d the matron bit one boy on the head, knockmg him dowD. ‘'Silence punishment ” was ohiefly used in the ..Qrpbanage. She believed one girl was -more a little slave than anything the. On the Christmas before last Mrs Carpenter told witness she had given the girl 11 a h of a time.” Sister Mary, a visitor at the Orphanage when carried on-at Lyttelton, deposed that the children always seemed well oated lor. Gertie Andrews, inmate, deposed that onoe she was not allowed to speak for a week ns punishment for talkiag, and another girl was pat on silenoe for a month.

The enquiry wa3 adjourned till tomorrow.