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the intended legislation induced most
    of the remainder to follow their example during the month of
    September. The increase of Japanese inmates (of the hospital) for
    this month, therefore, was caused by our sending in those cases
    of disease then found among these fresh houses.' Paragraph 4, the
    same page, says: 'With regard to the Chinese women we already had
    long had a number of Chinese brothels to attend professionally;
    during September of 1899 a large proportion of the remainder made
    similar arrangements with us.'

    "It is difficult to say positively what the precise nature of
    these transactions is, but it is only too evident that the
    acting Colonial surgeon, with his professional partner, was most
    improperly mixed up with the business arrangements of the
    brothel-keepers. These people, indeed, figure so that they must
    have constituted a very good, and perhaps the most lucrative
    portion of the practice of these doctors.

    "To cope with the extra business brought in by these arrangements,
    section 2 of paragraph 4, page 19, says: 'In September, 1899, four
    private lock hospitals were organized, one in each of the four
    main sections of brothels, by the keepers under our direction.'
    Paragraph 6 says: 'We make frequent periodic inspections of the
    Chinese brothels, seeing each inmate, and visit our private
    hospitals daily.' Here, again, it may be asked what are the
    precise relations of the acting Colonial surgeon to 'our private
    hospitals?' It is satisfactory to know that inquiries are being
    made by our Parliamentary friends in regard to this peculiar, if
    not suspicious, circumstance.

    "Mr. Chamberlain, with all the foregoing facts before his eyes,
    says on page 21: 'I am glad to find that the Protector of Chinese
    and the acting Colonial surgeon have, so far, been able to give
    such a satisfactory report of the working of the ordina