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generally as was reported in Sir R. E. Stubbs'

despatch No. 235 of the 7th July, 1923, I

assume that between 30 and 40 of the known

Chinese and Japanese brothels are for

Europeans.

The number of sly brothels cannot

be estimated but the police are said to keep

a strict lookout for them. If the Government

now refuses to register any new prostitutes

and closes any brothel where unregistered

prostitutes are found, it would be a step in

the right direction and possibly the only one

which can now be taken before the International

Commission arrives. A more logical line,

if there had been time, would have been to

follow the Straits example and gradually

close down first all the known brothels for Europeans It is probable that the Inter-

national Commission may take the cessation of

registration as an admission of the failure

of the present system, but I think we should

risk that and telegraph approval,auding that

as in the Straits Settlements, special efforts

should be directed to the early closing of all

brothels for Europeans and warning them of

the early arrival of the International

Commission.

J.A. Calder

22.10.30

I agree with thr. Cald. The toleration of brothers containing foreign prostitutes is absolutely indefensible. The toleration of brothers for Europeans containing Asiatic prostitutes is very nearly in the same position. The toleration

be of & purely Chinese brothels may inevitable for the present simply because tiaquestion of disposing of the inmates persents iremperable difficulties; we came up against the same problem