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Surprise visits to Chinese homes in British Malaya are being undertaken by Sir Wilfred Wentworth Woods and other members of the Colonial Office Commission in their investigations into the “mui tsai” (little sister) slave girl custom among Chinese in British colonies. Often they find the girls busy in the kitchen, watched over by an old woman who is sometimes a severe task mistress. They see these child' slaves scrubbing floors, washing dishes, and carrying heavy loads of water. When Miss Picton Turberville, a member of the commission, smiled at one little “mui tsai,” the child turned shy and ran away. It was the first time anyone had ever smiled at her.
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Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXX, 3 October 1936, Page 13
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