CO129-191 - Public Offices & Others - 1880 — Page 213

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! that the petitioners are opposed to head-shaving and to the buying and selling of females for prostitution, has that both they and Irbited amort deprecate any interference with the buying & selling of children for adoption or domestic service (including concubinage?) which they allege is far removed from slavery as "heaven" is from "earth". Dr Eitel also defends the system of adoption at least, and says that of slavery proper as known in China there is no trace in Hongkong. The Governor has been asked for a report on these points.

The F.O. might have been informed that the paper, enclosed in Consul Backhouse's despatch of 2 December, has been brought under their consideration, and that Lord Kimberley has called for a circumstantial report on the subject. Br. 24/5

I would send F.O. a copy of the despatch of 20 May on 3109.

Mr. Bailey is not a very trustworthy authority, infected as he is in Hoyting his statistics Jr. 9/10 are very unreliable. It was not &c., bound not. & finals Journal. -K Av A his lyse signs pu p. 30ft. Sir John Imale admitted that Bailey was prone to exaggeration, a thing I have no doubt he has done in communication.

The Effinthea matter 8. 26/5.

Rycott fine & Mw 1

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Page 210 ! that the petitioners are opposed to head-shaving and to the buying and selling of females for prostitution, has that both they and Irbited amort deprecate any interference with the buying & selling of children for adoption or domestic service (including concubinage?) which they allege is far removed from slavery as "heaven" is from "earth". Dr Eitel also defends the system of adoption at least, and says that of slavery proper as known in China there is no trace in Hongkong. The Governor has been asked for a report on these points. The F.O. might have been informed that the paper, enclosed in Consul Backhouse's despatch of 2 December, has been brought under their consideration, and that Lord Kimberley has called for a circumstantial report on the subject. Br. 24/5 I would send F.O. a copy of the despatch of 20 May on 3109. Mr. Bailey is not a very trustworthy authority, infected as he is in Hoyting his statistics Jr. 9/10 are very unreliable. It was not &c., bound not. & finals Journal. -K Av A his lyse signs pu p. 30ft. Sir John Imale admitted that Bailey was prone to exaggeration, a thing I have no doubt he has done in communication. The Effinthea matter 8. 26/5. Rycott fine & Mw 1 Page 210 was replaced with proper paragraph and page information kept as is. Spacing and minor errors corrected for better readability.
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that the petitioners

are

opposed

to hedsrapping and to the berging and selling of females for prostitution, has that both

they and Irbited amort deprecate any interference with the buying

ù an

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& selling of children for adoption or domestic service (including concutiage?) which they allege far removed proin slawerny as "heaven" " from earth". Dr Eitel also defends the system of adoption at leash, and says that of slavery proper as known in Chirin there is no trace in

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report

Houghong. The Governor has been asked for on these promits

The 7.0, might h

informed that the paper, enclosed in Consul Backey's despatch of 2 December ham kem brought under then consideration of

Ani

offin

and that fordKumberley has

called for

a circumstantial

report on the subject

Br.24/5

I would sund F.0. on copy of the disp. of 20 May on 3109-

Mr. Bailey is not a very fresturity authority,

infected in Hreyting his statistics Jr.9/10 are very

怂

die

a was not &¢,

boun

not.& finals Jemmall

-K Av A

his lyse siens pu p. 30ft. Sir John Imale admittel 34. Maily to span depses of intimacy, a thing have no doubt home in commmination. The

Effinthea matter

8. 26/5-

Rycott fine &

Mw

1

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