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Shung Hong in Sam Pa-mun. There we found 190 Coolies. In one room on the left hand side at the top of the first flight of stairs. I saw about 20 men mere Skeletons and filthy in the extreme, some were without trousers and covered with sores, which I believe were occasioned by torturing them to make them say they would go. I am not sure of this but I am afraid it is too true. The wounds looked as if they had been occasioned by torture and my Interpreter had been told by some Chinamen that the practice was not uncommon.

The moment he endeavoured to speak a word to this poor men, he was taken away by the Portuguese, young and healthy looking. The other coolies were new, the whole of whom the Petitioners inspected and a few they questioned. We then proceeded to the eighth Barracoon Sun Ra Hey in Tha Lee Tow. There was only one coolie there. We then went to the ninth and last Barracoon Ye Shung Cha in Sha-Le-Ton-How, There we found 12 coolies with precisely the same Badge.

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207 Shung Hong in Sam Pa-mun. There we found 190 Coolies. In one room on the left hand side at the top of the first flight of stairs. I saw about 20 men mere Skeletons and filthy in the extreme, some were without trousers and covered with sores, which I believe were occasioned by torturing them to make them say they would go. I am not sure of this but I am afraid it is too true. The wounds looked as if they had been occasioned by torture and my Interpreter had been told by some Chinamen that the practice was not uncommon. The moment he endeavoured to speak a word to this poor men, he was taken away by the Portuguese, young and healthy looking. The other coolies were new, the whole of whom the Petitioners inspected and a few they questioned. We then proceeded to the eighth Barracoon Sun Ra Hey in Tha Lee Tow. There was only one coolie there. We then went to the ninth and last Barracoon Ye Shung Cha in Sha-Le-Ton-How, There we found 12 coolies with precisely the same Badge.
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207 Shung Hong in Sam Pa-mun. There we found 190 Coolies. In one - the left hand side at the top of the first flight of stairs. I room ou saw about 20 men mere Skeletons and latters, filthy in the in rags sxtreme, some were without trousers and Covered with sores, which I them believe were occasioned by torturing thin to make then say they would go. of Iam not sure of this beet Jam afraid it is too true. The wounds looked; Course as ·Some if they had been occasioned by picture and my Interpreter had been told byst Chinamen that the practice was not uncommon. The moment he endeavoured to speak a word to this poor driver meur he was away by the Portuguese, young The other coolies were healthy looking (new), the whole of whom the Petitioners inspected and a few they questioned . We then proceeded to the eighth Barracoon Sun Ra Hey in Tha Lee Tow. There was only coolie there. We then went to the ninth and last Barracoon nanud Ye shung cha in Sha-Le-Ton-How, There we found 12 coolies with precisely the same Badge
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Shung Hong in Sam Pa-mun. There we found 190 Coolies. In one

- the left hand side at the top of the first flight of stairs. I

room ou

saw about 20 men mere Skeletons

and latters, filthy in the

in

rags

sxtreme, some were without trousers

and Covered with sores, which I

them

believe were occasioned by torturing thin to make then say they would go. of Iam not sure of this beet Jam afraid it is too true. The wounds looked;

Course

as

·Some

if they had been occasioned by picture and my Interpreter had been told byst Chinamen that the practice was not uncommon.

The moment he endeavoured to speak

a word to this poor

driver

meur

he

was

away by the Portuguese, young

The other coolies were

healthy looking

(new),

the

whole of whom the Petitioners inspected and a few they questioned . We then proceeded

to the

eighth Barracoon Sun Ra Hey in Tha Lee Tow. There was

only

coolie there. We then

went to the ninth and last

Barracoon

nanud

Ye shung

cha in Sha-Le-Ton-How, There

we found 12 coolies with

precisely the same Badge

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