in short everywhere in China where British Troops have been quartered amongst
Chinese population with consequent facilities for
housing
I
If I saw more drunkenness
myself
amongst the men cramped
last
at Kowloon before
year a spirit Shop
or even
any
a Canteen
was established there, than
I have ever
seen in this
City..
The possession of more
money
than usual by
the
Soldier after the recent
expedition in the North will I think fully account for
any
increase
of
drunkenness
that may recently have taken place here.
If however, Her Majesty's Government should desire the experiment to be tried, there will be no
difficulty
here in carrying out Sir Hope Grant's suggestion of prohibiting by legislation the sale of liquor by licensed
houses!