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suitable punishment to
smugglers who
are
within its
jurisdiction, but who appear for undetected.
to have been so
The Imperial Consulate has therefore been instructed to
take immediately the proper steps so that the matter
may be conducted these lines.
The Imperial hopes that
the Authorities in Hongkong will do their best to help
the Consulate in this matter,
especially
as
the cases of the
British steamer "Lennox" and
of the German steamer "Decima" at Laigon, show to what an extent the interests of navigation
are endangered by the tendency of Chinese sailors to smuggle
opium.
Berlin Aug 16. 1886