CO129-209 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1883 [5] — Page 153

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my belief that the greater amount of trouble there has been of late years is owing to the innumerable brothels that have arisen in the Colony since the working of the Contagious Diseases Ordinance has been regarded as being hampered by the restrictions made against prosecutions of late years, and this, it will take a considerable time to recover from. Indeed, this state of things was so bad in the beginning of last year that even the Chinese of the respectable classes complained bitterly that they could not allow their boys to go from School without an attendant for fear of their being enticed into these houses.

The depravity of Chinese brought notice of this matter to the Administrator, I believe. Now that proceedings are being taken throughout to close the slates described, I have no doubt we shall see an improvement. The great...

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150 15 my belief that the greater amount of trouble there has been of late years is owing to the innumerable brothels that have arisen in the Colony since the working of the Contagious Diseases Ordinance has been regarded as being hampered by the restrictions made against prosecutions of late years, and this, it will take a considerable time to recover from. Indeed, this state of things was so bad in the beginning of last year that even the Chinese of the respectable classes complained bitterly that they could not allow their boys to go from School without an attendant for fear of their being enticed into these houses. The depravity of Chinese brought notice of this matter to the Administrator, I believe. Now that proceedings are being taken throughout to close the slates described, I have no doubt we shall see an improvement. The great...
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15

my belief that the greater

amount of houble there has

been

of late years is owing to the mumerable by brothels

that have arisen in the Colony unce the working of the Contagious Diseases Ordinance

00

do them, has been

regardo

simpedir by

the restrictions

made against prosecutions of

late

years,

and

this, it will

take a considerable time to

recover

was

from. Indeed

this state ofthenge

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in

the begining of last year

that even the Chence

of

the

the respectable classes complained

could not

bitterly that they allow their boys to go

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being

aud

from

and

School without

attendant for fear of their

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entices into there houses

depulation of Chinese

brought notice of his Excellency

this matter to the

Aduvinistrator I believe.

the

Now that throughout.

proceding are Leing taken of things

to close the slate

described I have

WU

shall

Mo

doubt

sbow see a

improvement. The

great

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