CO129-207 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1883 [1-3] — Page 122

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and I think it will be

necessary to legislate afresh

to meet certain classes

of gamblers who escape at present.

The question of sly Brothels

has

caused me much thought.

Accompanying

the

returns

show

my efforts

towards

their suppression or diminution

have not been in vain, but without extra police help... and some change in the law of evidence

it constitutes a

puzzle as to what

Sly Brothel is. I don't see what one is to do unless

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of houses. The system

of vicarious responsibility is one which prevails in China, but to the English

mind

it suggests great injustices. The ordinance now

before the Colonial Office authorities I think will do much with active Police Co-operation towards rooting out those secret brothels of which petitioners complain. It is worthy of note that the petitioners point out "the secret places of debauchery

are

those where kidnapped

girls

are

by putting pressure

on them

and forced

to avow

and go in

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29 and I think it will be necessary to legislate afresh to meet certain classes of gamblers who escape at present. The question of sly Brothels has caused me much thought. Accompanying the returns show my efforts towards their suppression or diminution have not been in vain, but without extra police help... and some change in the law of evidence it constitutes a puzzle as to what Sly Brothel is. I don't see what one is to do unless 121 of houses. The system of vicarious responsibility is one which prevails in China, but to the English mind it suggests great injustices. The ordinance now before the Colonial Office authorities I think will do much with active Police Co-operation towards rooting out those secret brothels of which petitioners complain. It is worthy of note that the petitioners point out "the secret places of debauchery are those where kidnapped girls are by putting pressure on them and forced to avow and go in
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29 and I think it will be necessary to legislate a fresh to meet curtain classes of gamblers who escape at present. The question of xly Brothits Chas aud caused pre AD ich thought. mpanying the returns shaw my effortse ts towards their suppression or diminution have not been in vain, but without extra police help... and po vue change in the law of evidence constitutes a as to what Sly Brothel I dint pee what one is to do unles 121 of houses. The sistem of vicarious responsibility is one which prevails in China, but to the Longlish erind it suggests great infructices. The ordinance now befo before the Colonial Office authorities I think will do much withs active Police Co-operation torvards the rooling out those secret brothels of which petitiones complain. It is worthy of note that the petitioners point out "the pecret places of debauchery those where kidnappe ax by pritting pressure the ovr and forced avouer avíð and go is
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and I think it will be

necessary to legislate a fresh

to meet curtain classes

of gamblers who escape at present.

The question of xly Brothits

Chas

aud

caused pre

AD

ich thought.

mpanying

the

returns

shaw

my effortse

ts towards

their suppression or diminution

have not been in vain, but without extra police help... and po vue change in the law of evidence

constitutes a

as to what

Sly Brothel I

dint pee what one is to do unles

121

of houses. The sistem

of vicarious responsibility is one which prevails in China, but to the Longlish

erind

it suggests great infructices. The ordinance now befo

before the Colonial Office authorities I think will do much withs active Police Co-operation torvards the rooling out those secret brothels of which petitiones complain. It is worthy of note that the petitioners point out "the pecret places of debauchery

those where kidnappe

ax

by pritting pressure

the

ovr

and forced

avouer avíð

and go is

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