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Netherlands Minister asking explanation of certain proceedings taken in Hongkong against Meeps" Sobscheid and Hubener- Emigration Agents here for Surinam
2. From Baron Bentinck despatch of the 22nd January last it appears that His Excellency is under the impression that the Authorities here had interfered to prevent cargo of the "Portland" proceeding with her Emigrants. I shall presently show there is no ground whatever for such an assumption.
The Authorities here in no way interfered with the voyage of the "Portland".
3. What did occur was this. The Police Authorities received information, perfectly well founded that certain Chinese Females were illegally detained against their will in a house in this city. They proceeded there and found upwards of 20 women detained and arrested five men who were subsequently convicted of kidnapping and who are still in prison for that offence.
4. Papers were found in that house, and also in another frequented by kidnappers, which papers printed in English and Chinese stated the bearer was authorized by Mr Sobscheid to collect Remigrants. Several Bills of Sale of the women were also found in those houses and the circumstances were so suspicious that Mr Sobscheid and his Chinese clerk were summoned to answer to the charge of being accessories to the illegal sale and detention of the women.
5. They were released owing to a great...
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Netherlands Minister asthing explanation
s of certain proceedings
taken in
Hongkong
against Meeps" Sobscheid and Hubener-
Emigration Agents
here for Surinam
2. From Baron Bentinck despatch of the
January last it
last it appears that His
22nd
Excellency
is under the impression that
the Authorities here had interfered to prevent
cargo of
the "Portland" proceeding with her Emigrants. I shall presently show there is
mo
ground
whatever for such an
The Authorities here in
Whe
voyage
of
no
the "Portland".
assumption.
way interfered with
13. What did occur was this. the Police
Authorities received information. perfectly well
founded that certain chinese Females
were
fillegally
detained
against
their will in a
house
in this city. They proceeded there and found
upwards of 20 women detained as
men who were
and arrested five convicted of kidnapping
reported.
subsequently
and who are still
in prison for that offence. 4. Papers were found
found in that
in that house, and
also in another frequented by Ridnappers.
which papers printed in
English
and
Chinese stated the bearer
was
authorized
by Mr Sobscheid to collect Remigrants. Several
Bills of
Sake
of
the women were also found
in those houses and the circumstances were
so suspicious that Mr Sobscheid and his
Chinese
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were summoned
Assistant Hes a lay
the charge of being accessories
answer
to
the illegal sale and detention of the women.
5. They
were
released
ewing
in a
great
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