China stops poppy-growing

India will follow

Suit, the deprecation being at an end off.

Then the question will solve itself.

I don't think text

But till the

or cute

Inter Cormier give up the habit

as the consumed.

If we suppressed the opium farms. All that happens is that the whole of the profit goes into private pockets, and

We have chosen the careful path that we don't drive the Chinese to the use of more dangerous substitutes for opium.

As is said in the 20th report when referred to "If opium goes, its place will not

& if its Substitute is produced, more aggressive action rather than sedative action, the change will scarce be a

This apparently points to spirits

Good one.

But what has to contend with in the Off is morphine

who has already made a

Leading antagonist at

dangerous as

we have had to take

severe measures.

[Reference to page 3287]

The conclusion seems to be that those people who

opium farms

They were

supporting

on Cut

begging

wrong

End.

in the long run

those who are endeavouring &

convert the undiscerning Chinaman

and

Hong Kong

Cables & sent

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Avsd 16149

3.40 pm.

Ing.

shebeens

49

5th May 1908

Matter most urgent debate

in Parliament tomorrow

of opium.

eight

hate the growth

should Extend date

fishery have decimal shop

H.M.C. will

shops to close opium

deus

in Hong Kong

capacity paraquito that they recognize

it is

essential

that

in dealing

with the opium question

in Hong Kong

out

set

malevolence

shavelings

up to the

laudative

ure

must

Standard

calamitous Chinese

to fit

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