bearing proximity of this Colony to China, and that out of a population of over 200,000 there are not 8,000 who are not Chinese, it is practically impossible, by the passing of any particular measure, to revolutionize the manners and customs of a people who for centuries past have indulged in them. The Registrar General's Department does what good it can in any particular case that may come to its notice, and there are no doubt instances in which it is able to intervene and prevent a young girl from becoming, against her will, a victim to brothel slavery.
But it is almost impracticable to convince Chinese girls that they are free. They consider themselves bound in honour to support their parents, or those who may...
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bearing proximity of this Colony to China, and that out of
in mind the close
a
population of over 200,000
there are not 8,000 who are
& not Chinese, it is
practically impossible, by the passing of any particular measure, to revolutionize the manners and customs of a people- who for centuries past- have indulged in them. The Registrar General's Department does what good
it
VO
it can in
any particular
ease that may
come to its
notice, and there are no-
doubt instances in which
it is able to intervene and
prevent a young girl from: becoming, against her will, a victim to brothel slavery.
But it is almost
Convince
are
impracticable to Chinese girls that they free . They consider themsehns bound in honour to support their parents,.
parents, or those
who
may
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