C. O.
33737/1934 Hong Kong.
Mr. Cowell. 2☛ -2/3 E
Mr.
Mr.
Mr. Parkinson.
Mr. Tomlinson.
Sir C. Bottomley.
Sir J. Shuckburgh. 21/2/34
Permt. U.S. of S.
Parly. U.S. of S.
Secretary of State.
DRAFT.
CEDRIC DREWE, ESQ., M.P.
zaflő
comm
(1)
fake Downing Street,
761
4
sx
February, 1934.
27 FL
Sir,
I am directed to ack. the
receipt of your letter of the 5th
30
February, enclosing the January issue
of the "Slave Market News".
I am
to point out that the statements
in the Editorial in this publication,
in so far as they have any foundation,
are based on reports of conditions in which juan
existing prior to 1929, when the
Ordinance was passed abolishing the
FURTHER ACTION.
(21 on
13718/33)
system of Mui Tsai in Hong Kong. The
conditions existing at the present
time were fully explained in the
letter from this Department of the
24th October, 1933.
2.
The position has been