CO129-063 - Sir Bowring - 1857 [4-7] — Page 518

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there cannot be cruelty without consequent suffering and Junhesitatingly state that from the habits of the. Chinese, the confinement of the prisoners in the

room in

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question involved

no suffering to them.

The room, as I have

and well

stated in my previous report was dry lofty a menticatel, having a chimsy

and a window, also air holes in the ceiling), the prisoners were visite & daily by their

who at their own friends who at the

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request supplied food.

of these friends.

awsone

marysime.

angusimes during the time this prisoners were at

the Cross Roads Station and they made no complaint to me . The chunam floor of the room was covered with matting furnished . by the prisoners friends, and the prisoners amused themselves during the day by playing Chinese game somewhat

similar to draughts.

(Hand many others) saw

at a

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