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than myself have made them

under seinilar evreinstances, that Chinese have themselves entertained foreigners in thuse Brothels, and that had there been such grave objections to going, the Registrar feneral would not in the first vistance

us his perucission

have given

to do so, nor would the law have left it possible for such

visits to be allowed.

With regard to the propriety of allowing the young

young badet to us, I must leave

accompany

that to others to decide. The

circumstances under which be

came were as

follows. He and I

evere

G

were

both living

in the

same

stotel, and as he was new to the bolone and had made few aequanitances I invited luin to come and sit at my table which he did reguls by. I had thus an opportunity of forming. an estimate of his character, -

the night on

and when on

Саше

which my friends with me before going

to dine-

out, the

young badet being at the same table and fully

were

aware

that we

going, I knowing luin to be most auxiones to see

everything Chunise and reflecting that through a young of mature years

badet la was

and well able

to