4. to select muru. As he could not be found, Mr. Deputy Superintendent Freagh, who was also in charge, was authorized to engage twenty constables from the Metropolitan Police volunteers. Mr. Freagh selected twenty men, of whom George Brinly was one.
6. On the 10th March, 1873, these men arrived in Hongkong, and on being asked about the passage they had had, Brinly vociferously complained and said that they had been most shamefully treated and half-starved.
On board the S.S. "Ajay", I believe that if he would come to my office, I would take down his statement and inquire into the matter.
7. On the day of his arrival, Brinly asked the Barrack Sergeant if there was a monthly inspection, and being answered in the affirmative, he turned to his comrades and said: "We were brought out here to be treated worse than prostitutes."
8. On the 12th March, the
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