CHINESE CONCUBINES.

NZ Truth, Issue 137, 1 February 1908, Page 5

CHINESE CONCUBINES.

SOME SYDENHAM SPECIES. " Beak " Bishop Speaks His Mind. Intends to Break Up the Dirty Dens. It is pleasing to hear a magistrate express his .firm determination to break up the unspeakable, loathsome Chinese dens which exist wherever the stinking pig-tailed caricature of humanity gets a footing. They live amid the most squalid surroundings, do these low heathens, and as they have no women of their own almondeyed breed, they make overtures to young children and abandoned women m order to satisfy their lust. It is true that very young girls may be beguiled into the backs of Chow shops or into their hovels, and on their vegetable patches by promise of fruit, sweets or money ; but women should know better. Nothing- could possibly be lower m the way of a gutu like action than for a female to live with a Chinaman. Yet it isn't an uncommon occurrence. A couple of 'women of the no-class variety who have been •LIVING WITH CHOWS'.;, at 'Sydeoham (Ohristchurob) lately/ were put through their paces at the Magistrate's Court. Nellie Ballantyne Isn't unknown m Wellington. She is a very young woman, but a hard case, who has been tramping alons the easy road'of sin m velvet slippers- for a long time now. Nellie started her dissolute life when very young, and struck the lowest depths of degradation when she accepted the hospitality of a set of dirty Chows. The Sydenham police becamp cognisant of what was going forward, and decided to yank the poor, misguided moral derelict out and charge her with something or other m order to release her from the sinful emjb races of the yellow rascals. When she appeared at the Court she had to answer a charge of being an idle and disorderly person within the meaning of the Police Offences Act, m that she had no lawful" visible means of support. Nellie, who was nicely dressed, and who walked lanie, pleaded guilty. She stated that s^o intended going to Wellington, another city of vice, which no doubt 'holds out tempting offers of, a good time, and would leave right away if not sooner if allowed her liberty. Sub-Inspector Dwyer'" narrated the girl's latest doings, her tendency .to harlotry, and her preference for the malodorous chinkie. The police had warned her to turn off the wide road of vice onto the bridle track of vir-" tue, but she had failed to do so. She not . only lived with these Chinkies, but loafed around the town, and was m an altogether very bad moral atmosphere. The prisoner chipped m that her father was m Christchurch, and that she could get money from 1 him to pay her passage money. Her boxes were m Wellington, where she had an aunt; Bishop, S.M. : How long has she been living with these Chinamen ? Sergeant Renier : Six months, anyhow—off and on. , v Is there anything known of^ her ?— Yes, she -was once sent to "-the Te Oranga Home, and left there five years ago. . •The Magistrate said that he didn't like to foist such a person upon Wellington'— IT WOULDN'T BE PAIR. He couldn't discharge her, and it was of little use sending her to gaol as when she came out she would only freqjuent her old haunts. However, he didn't wish to turn her adrift on the streets ; he wanted to bo satisfied' that she would be looked after, 'and that her friends would assist. . If .they gave her monetary assistance all would be well ; if not he would have to send her up. She was remanded m order that she should communicate with 'her friends. A very pale-facedi, sin-scorched woman named Mary Elizabeth Barkley, otherwise McQuinn, was also before the Court on a similar charge. This woman was also collared m loving conversatidn with Ah Sin and his brethren at Sydenham, and shamefacedly admitted the accusation. She % helped to rule that obnoxious Chinese' den of iniquity, and she is so strong-., ly built that she could make her word absolute law.) No need for her to use a frying-pan, or a rolling-pin, or the domestic iron on the head of an offending cabbage Jack ; if he didn't part up what she wanted m the way of oof the lady could plunk him on *the jaw. But it doesn't appear that John Would treat his light o'. love m any other way than kindly. Mary Elizabeth B. had. no fewer than five convictions against her. She was .married,- but when hubby found what kind of a prize he had drawn m the matrimonial lottery, he turned the cold glassy eye on her ; and she had to look round for herself pretty quick. Her crook ways knocked him out of time altogether, and as a last resort she took up with, the Chinese, andi had been living with the rotten' crew for some time when the Sydenbam police decided to pull her up, with a round turn; Bishop, S.M. :,What is the attraction for these women at these dirty Chinese dens ? • . Sub-Inspector Dwyer : . They are paid money to go there. $Yell, there is really no excuse for a won*an like you to go and herd with these people. You should be ashamed of yourself. Any woman with an ounce of self-respect wouldn't cohabit with a Chinaman. Accused : I can work ; I'm a good cook, and can get a situation. il don't think much good cooking would be needed for your present associates. You ought to be ashamed Of yourself MIXING UP WITH THESE FILTHY MEN. Accused said that on her arrival at Christchurch she had met Nellie Ballantyne and had gone to live with her. She asked for another chance. Her mother lived at Sydenham, and if she got a show she would go away. The S.M. : I can't understand why women go to live with these creatures. The look of a Chinaman is