DANGEROUS DRUGS
The seizures during the year were as under :--
Morphine Heroin ... 5,263 ounces 23,400 48 Cocaine ... 1212 seizures were made and 3 persons were convicted 2 being Japanese and 1 Chinese.
Heroin made its appearance for the first time, and has apparently rapidly become popular amongst Chinese. Germany has rapidly regained her supremacy in the manufacture of Opium derivatives, the actual distribution of which appears to be still largely in the hands of Japanese or Formosan Japanese subjects. So far as could be ascertained all the drugs seized were intended for use outside the Colony. In the Colony there would appear to be at present little misuse of such drugs. Canton has been taking drugs in small quantities and there is some indication that the trade there in drugs is reviving notwithstanding the facilities for the purchase of opium. Most of the morphia seized was intended for Amoy, most of the Heroin for Japan. It is reported that the demand for Heroin in Canton came from one source chiefly, the manufacture of a popular patent medicine.
Revenue Officer Ward did very good work in connection with drugs during the year.
LEGISLATION
A new Ordinance No. 22 of 1923 was passed based on the Home legislation. The penalties are greatly increased and the import sale and use strictly regulated in accordance with the system in force in England.
ARMS
The number of arms seized during the year was 1,685 including 11 machine guns; 148,383 rounds of ammunition were seized, and 32 convictions were obtained. The United States supplied the greater number, even Mauser Pistols of German manufacture being imported in large quantities from this source. The makes were Smith-Wesson, Harrington & Richardson, Colt, Mauser, Luger, and Steyr. Most of the ammunition was manufactured in the United States by the well known large ammunition factories. A certain number of Mauser pistols bore the marks of an arms dealer in Paris, France appears to have developed a trade in second hand Mauser Pistols of German manufacture; ammunition to fit Mausers is specially manufactured in France. There were no seizures of Browning Automatics which used to be popular among the pirate and robber class of South China. In three cases the seizure of weapons probably prevented a piracy, as the weapons were cleaned and ready for use, each with about 50 rounds. The crews of the steamers were undoubtedly implicated, but it was impossible to bring it home to any single person.
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DANGEROUS DRUGS
The seizures during the year were as under :--
Morphine Heroin ...
5,263 ounces
23,400
48
Cocaine ...
12 seizures were made and 3 persons were convicted 2 being Japanese and 1 Chinese.
Heroin made its appearance for the first time, and has ap- parently rapidly become popular amongst Chinese. Germany has rapidly regained her supremacy in the manufacture of Opium derivatives, the actual distribution of which appears to be still largely in the hands of Japanese or Formosan Japanese subjects. So far as could be ascertained all the drugs seized were intended for use outside the Colony. In the Colony there would appear to be at present little misuse of such drugs. Canton has been taking drugs in small quantities and there is some indication that the trade there in drugs is reviving notwithstanding the facilities for the purchase of opium. Most of the morphia seized was intended for Amoy, most of the Heroin for Japan. It is reported that the demand for Heroin in Canton came from one source chiefly, the manufacture of a popular patent medicine.
Revenue Officer Ward did very good work in connection with drugs during the year.
LEGISLATION
A new Ordinance No. 22 of 1923 was passed based on the Home legislation. The penalties are greatly increased and the import sale and use strictly regulated in accordance with the system in force in England.
ARMS
The number of arms seized during the year was 1,685 in- cluding 11 machine guns; 148,383 rounds of ammunition were seized, and 32 convictions were obtained. The United States sup- plied the greater number, even Mauser Pistols of German manu- facture being imported in large quantities from this source. The makes were Smith-Wesson, Harrington & Richardson, Colt, Mauser, Luger, and Steyr. Most of the ammunition was manu- factured in the United States by the well known large ammunition factories. A certain number of Mauser pistols bore the marks of an arms dealer in Paris, France appears to have developed a trade in second hand Mauser Pistols of German manufacture; ammuni- tion to fit Mausers is specially manufactured in France. There were no seizures of Browning Automatics which used to be popu- lar among the pirate and robber class of South China. In three cases the seizure of weapons probably prevented a piracy, as the weapons were cleaned and ready for use, each with about 50 rounds. The crews of the steamers were undoubtedly implicated, but it was impossible to bring it home to any single person.
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