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Banitary Board Office,
Hongkong, 22nd. November, 1916.
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I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 15th, November, and to state that the charges against me centained therein are substantially correct.
2.
In view of reports that have been made against me on former occasions it is no doubt the impression of the Government
that I habitually drink to excess; but this is not the case.
The temptation of excessive drinking commenced when
I was quite a young man, and without realization of the consequenc-
-es I gave way to it, or at least I did not seriously resist.it. By
degrees I became aware that the temptation was becoming more and
more irresistible, and I began to endeavour to regain control over
myself. I came at last to the certain conclusion that the only
possible salvation lay in total abstinence, and I became, and have
remained for some years past, a total abstainer, except for certain
periodical lapses.
4.
These lapses are know to the Government. They
originate, when I am feeling out of sorts, in an overwhelming
desire te drink some stimulent. On each occasion I firmly decide That I will be able to limit myself to one drink only, and on each
occasion I follow this up with perhaps half a bottle of raw spirit.
This somewhat arude proceeding gives me no enjoyment; I fully
realize is probable consequences both as regards my health and my
career.
5.
Formerly when the temptation to drink one upon me I
took drugs, verenal and so on, in the belief that they acted as an antidote. It is possible that they may have aggravated the condition
induced by drink. I have taken no drugs for a long time past.
6.
I would add that formerly, when I drank to excess,
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