Office or Individual.

Soon Sir &

MP

1908

June.

Last previous Paper.

HONG KONG

No. 20460

(Subject.)

Opium Grade.

35

DOMESTIC.

C 0.

20409

JUN CR

Argues importance of postponing the

suppression of the

in Hong Kong on

account of serious depression in trade

(Minutes.)

Sir Antrobus

generally

Midda

Statements made

5

Sir E. Sassoon

shared he received with Š.

Suspicion

not

only

a

much evidence

Put by

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subsequent Paper.

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general grounds (and Brunei papers afford

The

his habit of reckless asserting

but because as

the opium

I am

made.

not aware

very greatly

interested

is

that Hong Kong

"Suffering severely" from bad trade. To evidence that effect he put forward

has

that

we do

know that trade and generally is in a state of depression

As to the fall

in silver, the dollar

is now $1.956 - which is certainly a good deal

lower

than

it was

higher than

years.

I was

last

on many

your.

but it is

occasions in recent

Plague has been endemic for long that people must have got used

to it

& it thankfully

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