have taken to it because they were
ill. They
are not ill because they
smoke but they smoke to obtain
some
Alleviation from their ills.
15.
A. I do not know.
There is no
16.
feeling of hostility whatever against England
in Connection
with the opium trade.
19/
I believe opium to be largely Consumed in Hongkong. What is the effect? Here is my Answer.
I have now been nearly 12 years in Hongkong. All that time I have been connected with the Court; while Registrar I was also Official Administrator and Official Assignee in Bankruptcy besides and
was
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was appointed Receiver to some large
Chinese Estates. I have been Acting
Attorney General for About 2½ years
and acting
Chief Judge from time
to time. During all those years I have, as I have already
three or four
met with only three or
Confirmed smokers and I do not know of any crime or offence: Committed either directly or indirectly through
smoking,
or on account of opium
nor do I know of any
Crime which can be traced to the
use or abuse of opium
Moderation to a
very large
extent
is the rule and smoking
in
moderation does no harm; those
who become
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