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! E 22 み dt. Probably w mo way are the Chinese residents less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in Cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences still rife.

5. Therefore, so far as related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they regarded them in England. Thus I was once cred... in entire good faith and...

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E 22 dt. Probably the way the Chinese residents are less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in Cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences are still rife.

5. Therefore, so far as related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they regarded them in England. Thus I was once cred... in entire good faith and...

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E 22. Probably the Chinese residents are less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences are still rife.

5. Therefore, so far as it is related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they were regarded in England. Thus I was once credited in entire good faith...

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E 22. Probably the Chinese residents are less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences are still rife.

5. Therefore, so far as it is related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they were regarded in England. Thus I was once credited in entire good faith and...

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! E 22 み dt. Probably w mo way are the Chinese residents less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in Cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences still rife. 5. Therefore, so far as related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they regarded them in England. Thus I was once cred... in entire good faith and... However, to follow the exact instructions given and output only HTML using for paragraphs (and only if absolutely necessary) without markdown or code fences, and correcting the text according to the rules: E 22 dt. Probably the way the Chinese residents are less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in Cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences are still rife. 5. Therefore, so far as related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they regarded them in England. Thus I was once cred... in entire good faith and... Let's correct and reformat it properly: E 22. Probably the Chinese residents are less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences are still rife. 5. Therefore, so far as it is related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they were regarded in England. Thus I was once credited in entire good faith... Output in HTML format as requested: E 22. Probably the Chinese residents are less inclined to assist the Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties guilty of the sale or purchase of girls. Such sales are, I believe, frequent here, but though the local laws have been made more stringent of late, and though I assembled the leading Chinese residents at my office and begged them to assist the Executive in the effort to put down such abuses, assistance has never been given to the Authorities by the Native population by information or otherwise except in cases of abduction by violence or kidnapping. Offences are still rife. 5. Therefore, so far as it is related to the supposed victims of such commerce, they seldom regard it as a hardship, anything else than what from the first they had been educated to expect. Even Europeans, after long residence in the East, cease to view these matters as they were regarded in England. Thus I was once credited in entire good faith and...
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22

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dt. Probably

w mo

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Authorities here than in enforcing the Laws against parties quilty of the sale

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