CO129-202 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1882 [7-9] — Page 644

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. my opinion chiefly

and in

sly

in these brothels

brothels that brothel

-slavery exists, and the prosecutions

instituted by Mr. Russell, referred

to

in his report, confirm this belief.

The inmates of foreign brothels having

to repair

at least once a

week to the

Hospital and being cecasionally

hept

in that building for medical treatment, have greater opportunities

for learning that all slavery is illegal,

sly brothels who do not present themselves for examination. The

testimony

than the women in Chinese and

testimony of the Honourable Ng Choy and of Mr. Wei Ayuk referred to in the

Registrar General's report is in the

same direction.

With regard to Sir...

John Cope Hennessy's statement that D. Ayres and myself are two of the ! Hongkong Officials who opposed his abolition of some serious abuses in connection with the Government

I can only meet it by

Brothel

system,

giving it the most absolute and unqualified denial. The Governor's order putting a stop to the practice

which