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in the Brothels." With reference to thore Statements, W. Wodehouse's attention has been drawn by the Acting Colonial Secretary's letter of the

Instant to

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the fact that the Sergeant who interpreted

for him on the recasion alleges that

insulting language

was used towards

M. Wodehouse's party in the Brothels

Hone chinaman, who

was

in company

with come chinese girls, camping :-

"What! Freigners ? Freign devils? Let them come, if they will first knock

their heads on

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the ground!"

Towards the and if his second

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letter to your Lordship Mr. Wodehouse

says:

M

ད་

corre to be

"I should be exceedingly sorry

the means of

of leading

any young

MA

ints mischief, and of the bown jides

invitation to the young Cadit

of my

I can spente unhesitatingly, but it

may

be that

my praception of what was right and proper was not keen

enough on this occasion and that I did not properly, realize the apociations with which the word "Protted", and

expecially to a new comer

to

a

I was

}

must

be connected, and, to this extent, certain extent I with admit

was wr

wrong, if it

to seems to thers.":

That Mr. Wodehouse's perception of what is

right and proper is not quite Keen enough; seems suavitert from the fact

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