NZ Truth Newspaper headline dated 1908 Photo: Papers Past
Warning: This podcast discusses underage prostitution.
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In the 1900s a series of lurid headlines were published in the New Zealand Truth about George Howe, a "Beastly Brothel-keeper" who pimped out underage girls from his shop on Wellington's Adelaide Road. But what Truth found most "beastly" about Howe, is that he was Chinese. Black Sheep looks at the case of George Howe, his exploitation of underage sex workers, and the "editorial hate-crimes" of what was once NZ's most influential newspaper.
Further Reading:
- Truth: Rise and Fall of the People's Paper by Redmer Yska
- Chinese Footprints - a walking tour of Wellington by Lynette Shum
- CELESTIAL SINNERS - NZ Truth, 12 January 1907
- CONCUPISCENT CHINAMEN - NZ Truth, Issue 163, 1 August 1908
