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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 18TH FEBRUARY, 1880.
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i fou ever been out of the house since I came to Hongkong, 1st, 2nd and 3rd Defendants together. One or two of them always stopped in the house. Last year TAI-KU and thu. I should have to go to San Francisco. This year I was again told that I was
TAI-KU then beat me. ** Francisco. I said I did not want to go.
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Y declared, deposeth:-I am nineteen years of age. I am a native of Wong-chun, in reet. I am married to a man at Tamshui. He is a servant in a shop. I have been # told years. In consequence of a quarrel, between myself and another wife of my hus- to 5th Defendant, SZ-SHAM, for eighty-one dollars. That was only a few days ago. She took me to A-NEUNG's house. I have been leght me to Hongkong by steamer.
They were going to buy me All the Defendants live in
Several men have been up to the house to see me. e. I don't know if they looked at any of the other girls.
Ag. Kiva re-called:--1 produce a letter which I found in Defendant's house.
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Defence.
De Iv plant-ÌI am a widow. I am supported by my son-in-law, who is now in California.
dy house. The girls are visitors at my house.
int:-1 am a married woman. My husband is in California. The girls are not mine. the bit of sending girls to California. My husband is employed on the California steamer. -1 cone from Canton to ask 1st Defendant for some money. I never buy and
3---1 know nothing about the girls being sent to San Francisco. I am supported
t:- know nothing of the girls being bought or sold.
I went to the house to get some money which A-NEUNG owes me.
Sentence.
4th and 5th Defendants to find two securities, householders, in $500 cach, to appeur in the next six months to answer any charge in any Court in the Colony, Dndant discharged.
M. S. ToxsorHY, Acting Registrar Generel
A.
S-LAW,
the contents of the letter you sent to me yesterday. As I have lost money on the I wish you to ask the purchaser to give a little higher price for them. You should I have no leisure time to come to Hongkong. Sell them when you receive erie to me a letter whenever they are disposed of. This is most important!
With compliments.
1.
This is
I am.
Truly yours.
AYAT.
wefilement of the transaction, take back one eve-tussel and one shirting trener. Dispur Whusjever you have friend to come to Canton,
30th day of the 3rd monia.
Wese-Lax,
baressed to and to be received and opened by West Lax, first floor of the ilac tube sagher shop, opposite the "Long-Yip" pawibrelor's shop.