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Pacific Press Publishing Company · Mountain View, Cal. · Sep 20, 1905

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 31, No. 38.

Maori Girl Detained at San Francisco

A twelve-year-old Maori girl recently arrived at San Francisco from New Zealand, en route to Salt Lake City, Utah. She was in the company of four Mormon elders, and the immigration commissioner refused to allow her to land until he had inquired into the case. The commissioner said his action was caused by the fact that "there is a constant stream of young girls passing through San Francisco in the custody of Mormon elders," and thinks it wise to make inquiry about them. The elders explained that the girl's father is a Mormon, and was sending her to Salt Lake City to be educated. They also stated that she would be cared for there by an uncle.