in
order that lie Kajeaty's
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+ His Majesty's Ambassador “Jokyo wes
at to me his telegram No. 67 t Your Lord-
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ve forward a copy of his despatch Ho, 38 on the general
question of the muggling of these narcotics into Chias. In
these papers Sir Conyngham freme alluded to the etrange die—
orepancy between the figures of the import of morphine inte
Japan from the United Kingdom that was revealed by the publish-
ed statistics insued by the Japanese and the British authorities
respectively. So far as I am aware noeexplanation has ever been
given of this discrepancy and it seme to me important for the
good name of Great Britain that there should be no further doubt
on the subject. The discrepancy has already astraated the at-
tention of the international Anti-Upium Jociety and the are
understand, taking motive steps to investigate it.
I am aware that His knjusty's Government have already
taken some steps to control the exort of these drugs to Japan
and I presume to other destinatione also - with a view to limit-
ing their use to legitimate medioal purposes. but there is
reason to fear that there exists still some loophole through