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(2) The seizure of 1,522 taels of prepared opium on the s.s. Tetsuzan Maru bound for Dutch North Borneo was the first occasion on which Canton Monopoly prepared opium has been seized in large quantities. The remainder of the seizures entered in the seizure table (Table XIV) were casual seizures on board river steamers or in the effects of passengers.
(3) The entries under the head "doubtful" generally relate to prepared opium found in open containers in houses and divans. This opium in most cases was the result of boiling up on the spot Chinese raw opium, a little Red Lion Macau Opium, dross and gum, for use in opium divans, or for retail sale to the lower class coolie population. It is but rarely that prepared opium in closed containers has to be classified thus, for the circumstances of the seizure generally determine the source of the opium even when other facts do not throw any light.
(4) The fall of Wuchow from first to third place is due to the prevalence of military operations beyond that port and the practical blockade of the province of Kwangsi by the Cantonese forces. This led to the cutting off of the supplies of raw and prepared opium which used to reach the Colony direct, without as a rule paying the Kwangtung opium taxes. This blockade did not, however, affect the supplies of opium in Canton, and the Colony received more raw opium from Canton instead of the prepared opium direct from Wuchow.
(b) Raw Opium.
(1) Chinese raw opium originating in Yunnan was plentiful, and seizures were made on ships arriving from all the usual ports. Quantities continued to be brought down from Canton by Rail. In spite of the fact that military operations were being carried on in Kwangsi, the usual route for Yunnan opium passing to Canton, supplies of raw opium seem to have been specially abundant in Canton. At the beginning of the year the Opium Monopoly in Canton passed into the hands of a new owner, and this was signalised by the introduction of a new revenue label depicting the rebuilt concrete Five-storied Pagoda at Canton. From this new label all mention of the Canton provincial treasury was omitted. Towards the end of the year still another revenue label appeared depicting an express locomotive, while mention of the provincial treasury was restored.
(2) Seizures were made of old Szechuen Opium neatly put up in two tael card-board containers. Each packet had the trademark of a flying stork, very similar
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(2) The seizure of 1,522 taels of prepared opium on the s.s. Tetsuzan Maru bound for Dutch North Borneo was the first occasion on which Canton Monopoly pre- pared opium has been seized in large quantities. The remainder of the seizures entered in the seizure table
(Table XIV) were casual seizures on board river stcamers or in the effects of passengers.
(3) The entries under the head "doubtful" generally relate to prepared opium found in open containers in houses and divans. This opium in most cases was the result of boiling up on the spot Chinese raw opium, a little Red Lion Macau Opium, dross and gum, for use in opium divans, or for retail sale to the lower class coolie population. It is but rarely that prepared opium in closed containers has to be classified thus, for the circumstances of the seizure generally determine the source of the opium even when other facts do not throw any light.
(4) The fall of Wuchow from first to third place is due to the prevalence of military operations beyond that port and the practical blockade of the province of Kwangsi by the Cantonese forces. This led to the cutting off of the supplies of raw and prepared opium which used to reach the Colony direct, without as a rule paying the Kwangtung opium taxes. This blockade did not, however, affect the supplies of opium in Canton, and the Colony received more raw opium from Canton instead of the prepared opium direct from Wuchow.
(b) Raw Opium.
(1) Chinese raw opium originating in Yunnan was plentiful, and seizures were made on ships arriving from all the usual ports. Quantities continued to be brought down from Canton by Rail. In spite of the fact that military operations were being carried on in Kwangsi, the usual route for Yunnan opium passing to Canton. supplies of raw opium seem to have been specially abundant in Canton. At the beginning of the year the Opium Monopoly in Canton passed into the hands of a new owner, and this was signalised by the introduction of a new revenue label depicting the rebuilt concrete Five- storied Pagoda at Canton From this new label all mention of the Canton provincial treasury Was omitted. Towards the end of the year still another revenue label appeared depicting an express locomotive, while mention of the provincial treasury was restored.
(2) Seizures were made of old Szechuen Opium neatly put up in two tael card-board containers. Each packet had the trademark of a flying stork, very similar
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