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propón of the revelations contained in an article
-yeared in the worth Jhina Daily Lews of December 1247
1918, concerning the Japanese opium traffic with China 14
in especial relation to Tain:teo, I have now the honour to
submit certain additions to the Report on the Opium tono-
pely in sinṛtae which I sent to you on August 30th 1918.
What Tsingtao is undoubtedly the obaruel through which
vast quantities beth of raw and of refined opium find thai
way into China has been conclusively established and the
statement contained in the article referred to, that the oʻ
opium is system:tically ammegled into this port in the pud
guise of "kilitary stores", is amply supported by evidence
here. It is reported that the Government of Janan vročoses |
to challenge, what she terms, the libellona atatements ocûs,
tained in the article, and with the stations at the porte
involved being Larned exclusively by Japenes e sta^fa, varie
fication may be difficult ni though in no sense impol :.ible,
The fact, however, that the boxos bearing on them the
Chinese characters for "allitary atozea"any be frequently
seen in the Japanese drug stores slong the, hantung rail-
way, the retail establishuents for the sale of ênium in
one form or another, will naed n ereat deal of ex laini.e
away by the Javanese Govern ent. But over and above this fi
abundant
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