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parcel of Chinese social life. The Chinese, however, under- stand quite will the difference between a bona fide family transaction of that kind and a n merely eirmo.

prandulent purchase for very - different purposes and they

rab.or

ener

the facts which

ean dise

will enable the

kausaction to be rightly classified

much more readily

readily than Europeans.

It is, therefore, most ever

meraging

uce the Chinese themselves, i

to

starg.

kong, coming forward to assist in

putting

they

and

down the evil with which

much readily grapple enccessfully than

any other peo. f. The timid Chinese girls have usually been previously told what to say in

: policeman should.

air case a

ask unconvenient questions and) it is only when spoken to kindly by gen-

Remeis of their now i

whom they

carv

nationalikpin

place confidence that

the

the truth comes out and the tale of

frand is unfolded. Then, till then, is there any likeli

and not:

likelihood of

sufficient evidence being forthcoming to enable a prosecution under the Ordinance / 11 of 1890/ to be successfully

undertakew.

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Without careful preliminary sisting of the evidence the contradiction brought out by some lawyer for the

defence are

likely

to lead to doubt.

and subsequent acquittals. Moreover,

mless the

girls

protected, they

be

are cared for and

are too often likely to

" "got at by friends of the accused before their evidence is given, expecially if the case is sent for trial. This ex- plaves the provisions of Section 20 of the Io Leung kut Incorporation

Orduiance.

(ligned/br. M. Goodman

Attorney General

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