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Posted by DoN. Nichols on January 23, 2008, 9:00 pm
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Chinatown early, that
our coming may not be signaled by those on the streets at a later
hour. If the alarm is given, every slave den will be doubly bolted
and barred; and perhaps little Seen Fah, whom we wish to save,
will be spirited away beyond reach of help." Well did the
questioner know the terrible truth of these words. A sympathetic
shade of sorrow and anxiety crossed her bright face. She, too, was
a rescued girl and had not forgotten the dark, mysterious ways
of Chinatown. The Superintendent rose to answer the summons of a
small electric bell. Two trusted detectives had arrived. After
a short conference, the rescuing party set forth on its strange
mission. One who had eagerly thought and planned for the success
of the undertaking felt her heart throbbing between hope and fear,
but was reassured when a slender hand slipped into hers and a
sweet, encouraging voice whispered: "I have faith to believe God
will give us the girl." Faith triumphed that day. Through two of
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Posted by steamer on January 23, 2008, 5:39 pm
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"The
zeal of inspectors of brothels and informers had been stimulated by
occasional solid rewards from the Bench, and the numerous prosecutions
commenced seldom failed to end in conviction and substantial
punishment."
Ten years after the Ordinance of 1857 had been in operation, the
Registrar General, C.C. Smith, wrote:
"There is another matter connected with the brothels, licensed
and unlicensed, in Hong Kong, which almost daily assumes a graver
aspect. I refer to what is no less than the trafficking in human
flesh between the brothel-keepers and the vagabonds of the Colony.
Women are bought and sold in nearly every brothel in the place.
They are induced by specious pretexts to come to Hong Kong, and
then, after they are admitted into the brothels, such a system of
espionage is kept over them, and so frightened do they get, as to
prevent any application to the police. They have no relatives, no
friends to assist them, and their life is such that, unless goaded
into unusual excitement by a long course of ill-treatment, they
sink down under the style of life they are forced to adopt, and
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Posted by whit3rd on January 21, 2008, 5:44 pm
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>I will give that a try if I can't find the ammonium version. I have some
>pipe flux with zinc chloride but it is only 8%.
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> --
> Glenn Ashmore
Don't forget, you can make your own (much stronger) by killing some
hydrochloric acid with a handful of zinc. (I presume you have zinc lying
around if you're galvanising stuff.) Otherwise use scrap galvanised steel.
Cheers
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Jeff R.
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Posted by Bob Engelhardt on January 21, 2008, 5:51 pm
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>I will give that a try if I can't find the ammonium version. I have some
>pipe flux with zinc chloride but it is only 8%.
>
> --
> Glenn Ashmore
Don't forget, you can make your own (much stronger) by killing some
hydrochloric acid with a handful of zinc. (I presume you have zinc lying
around if you're galvanising stuff.) Otherwise use scrap galvanised steel.
Cheers
--
Jeff R.
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Posted by pdrahn@coinet.com on January 21, 2008, 6:12 pm
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>I will give that a try if I can't find the ammonium version. I have some
>pipe flux with zinc chloride but it is only 8%.
>
> --
> Glenn Ashmore
Don't forget, you can make your own (much stronger) by killing some
hydrochloric acid with a handful of zinc. (I presume you have zinc lying
around if you're galvanising stuff.) Otherwise use scrap galvanised steel.
Cheers
--
Jeff R.
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>pipe flux with zinc chloride but it is only 8%.
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> --
> Glenn Ashmore