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searched for LIU TSAI-T'IN. He bad told me the name of his shop. I sent one of the servants from the lodging-house to find him. My mother came back with me from Swatow. LIU TSAI-T'IN came to see me. Then he took me to his house. My mother then went back to Swatow. LID TSAI-T'IN took me to, his house himself. He said to his wife that we were friends. I rented a room. On the 7th day of the 2nd moon (5th March) the woman who sold eggs came to see me for the first time. She brought a man with ber. I was combing my hair on the verandah, and the woman pointed to me with her finger and said that is the Then she came up with the man. She asked whether there was any one to be sold. I said it was a private-house, and there was nothing to do with selling women. Then LEUNG T'SEUNG asked what the price was. He said some-one wanted me to be a concubine. I would not allow myself to be sold. After that they went away. In a quarter of an hour the woman brought an inspector to the house. No woman came to visit me from the 12th to the 2nd moon. No sinall-footed woman. My Swatow mother is small- footed.
one.
I have never left Hongkong since I arrived from Swatow in the 12th moon.
LIU TSAI-T'IN States :--LI FUNG came back yesterday.
WONG A I, the servant, states --I have not been to Canton lately. I went with LI FUNG a few days ago, to see her mother, who lives outside the city near Hoimei Street. We went up on the 8th and returned yesterday by the day steamer.
LI FUNG re-called.-I returned from Canton yesterday by the day steamer. I went to see my brother's wife who lives in Fatei. My mother is dead.
I returned by myself.
LIU TSAI-T'IN recalled :-Before I left Swatow I told LI FUNG where I lived. She came by herself to my house.
She was accompanied by I-má. I-má then went away.
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE,
HONGKONG, 10th February, 1893.
SIR,
:-
I have the honour to report for your
information as follows -That on the 5th March, 1892, at about 2 P.M., I received authority to search the 1st floor of No. 9, Aberdeen Street. I went with LEUNG CHEUNG and I found three women and one female child aged eight years and on account of it being Saturday afternoon and the Registrar General's Office closed, I took the three women and child to the 'Pó Léung Kuk and left orders to have them brought before the Registrar General, on Monday, the 7th March. Herewith attached the authority.
I have the honour to be, Sir,
The Honourable J. H. STEWART LOCKHART,
Registrar General, fc., &c., &c.
Your obedient Servant,
JOHN LEE.
THE WOMEN AND GIRLS' PROTECTION ORDINANCE, 1890.
Authority to Search
[Under Section 23 Sub-section 1.]
IN THE COLONY OF HONGKONG.
REGISTRAR GENERAL'S OFFICE.
No. 90.
To
Inspector JoнN Lee.
By virtue of the powers vested in me by Section 23 of The Women and Girls' Protection Ordinance, 1890, I hereby specially authorize you the said JOHN LEE to search No. 9, Aberdeen Street, 1st floor and remove therefrom and bring before me any Woman or Girl who is or may be liable to be dealt with under the provisions of Part II of the said Ordinance.
Dated this 5th day of March, 1892.
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Registrar General.