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an
argument
as
that of his John
"
ta- Jen (Li John Hennessy I was
stay-
k{
Hennessy above cited- namely
that India would do well to close
the discussion by
Common
arrange.
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with
he wrote to
zme
you,
-ment
arra
secure the
with
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aganist the danger which it was
threatened
by
Anti-Opium agitation
at both ends of the line;
ave d
my replying to the effect
"that according to
"had said operum smoking
4
never
ta ger
world
be suppressed in China. I
"wrote to ask
to ask Wang ta jen if this
'were true, and he replied that
"he had never
Said so
I naturally asked if I understood
you Wang
him to
that for
Say
that Lis
John Hennessy
years
to
come
lhiria
had written this to him while under
world
continue
opium
-suming Country, the Grand Secre
an
Aary rejoined with
a
fana бесе laugh. "Ye
my roof.
and he answered very
"you think that the practice will
never be put down.
When
Yen
ta-
Jên
positively in the affirmative,
The Grand Secretary's son.
and
others