My Lord,
Edinburgh Anti-Opium Committee
For promoting the Objects of
THE HAGUE INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION
Prezident—LORO POLWARTH.
Vice-Presidents-
Sir MARK J. M'Taggart STEWART, B. Very Rev. Dr. Rul.
RI. Rev. Bishop Walpole, D.D. Profesor JAMES SETH
C. E. PRICE, Esq.
J. M. Hooga, Esq., M.A., M.P W. GRANAM, Esq., LL.B., M.P. C. D. MUHAY, Esq., K.C., M.P. Captain J. G. Jameson, M.P.
Sir EdwAND PARROTT. LLP. Chairman of Executive-A H. F. Barroun, Haq,, M.D., LL.D. Hen. Treasurer-7'. S. MantiX, Esq., C.A., to Dean Park Crescent, Hon. Secretary-Rev. G. S Muin, M.A., 120 Braid Road
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RES REG! 17 MAY 20
15 May 1920
519
In bishalf of our Committee, I keep to race your attention to the contrived import of Open
medieviet
large mm.
Hence
fw 1910
quantiten from Exlcutta into itamptong, I to illacas. A proportion of the in omuggled wits & huma In the Telling Donly Nicvor of Dec 8th 1919 appeared a review of the Returns of Frade by the to bewone Martime Customs. The Kowlow report states that at the lagerning of 1988
yqg Chests of opener in strell at Hougtong, that 1259 were riported, reading
a total on havd of 2058. Of ther
then wat
which were leaked
1266 was exported Leaving 792 Juta consumption, 539 of
its fours.
unut spune Maropoly, learen bastano off 253 chest. Of the 1266 afportant
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want to ellasso, meh eto,
whe * population of 50, 000,
Meaning
$66 wut is net slabed, best, in all probalety Mercha of it would fund its futo the mainland allieshly. Interd the Shachokes of "Brition realia" vol. II, for 1918 frankly sado, page 171, "Smuggling is whauswely carried on leate an Hougtharp and