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
08
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
trewe