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in design to the stork on the notorious Fujitsuru design commonly found on cocaine seized in Indian ports. The supplier gave his name, address and telephone number in Hankow on each packet, showing that dealing in raw opium was perfectly open at the place of packing, where it is taxed under the style of "Special Merchandise".
(3) At the beginning of the year seizures of Persian opium were numerous. As in the previous year most of it could be proved to have come direct from Macau, and seizures followed closely upon the reported arrival at Macau of the Persian opium conveyed by the s.s. Times Maru, although that ship did not actually enter Macau. One seizure of Persian opium in the original one pound cakes bore the name and address of a firm at Macau, which proved on investigation by the authorities there to be that of a licensed retailer of prepared opium. Together with this labelled opium were found a number of tins of Red Lion prepared opium, all marked with the rubber chop of the same retailer; this chop had been frequently observed before on tins of Red Lion prepared opium, but this seizure was the first occasion on which it could be proved that the name referred to a well-known Macau firm.
(4) Indian Opium. There was one small seizure of Malwa opium packed amongst bottles of chutney received from Calcutta; the cases came through forwarding agents and the actual consignors could not be traced in India.
From time to time information came to hand that Indian opium was being smuggled to Shanghai on ships of the Indo-China S.N. Co., but all searches were unsuccessful.
3. Divans. It was found necessary to take steps against some of the large divans in order to remind those engaged in this occupation that they are still breaking the law, although the stringent measures formerly taken have been dropped. Several large establishments were broken up. Some of these could accommodate over ten smokers at a time, and occupied whole floors of houses, instead of one cubicle as was common in former years. There is no doubt that the number of divans using illicit opium is as great as ever.
4. General.—(a) Supplies of illicit opium of all kinds were abundant and sales of the ordinary grade Government Opium remained low. Rather more was heard of exports to U.S.A. but the many attempts made to intercept them were generally abortive. A good deal of attention was devoted to enquiries into the smuggling of Macau Red Lion opium to Singapore, with the result that some syndicates engaged in this business were dispersed.
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in design to the stork on the notorious Fujitsuru design commonly found on cocaine seized in Indian ports. The supplier gave his name, address and telephone number in Hankow on each packet, showing that dealing in raw opium was perfectly open at the place of packing, where it is taxed under the style of "Special Merchandise".
(3) At the beginning of the year seizures of Fersian opium were numerous. As in the previous year most of it could be proved to have come direct from Macau, and seizures followed closely upon the reported arrival at Macau of the Persian opium conveyed by the s.s. Times Maru, although that ship did not actually enter Macau. One seizure of Persian opium in the original one pound cakes bore the name and address of a firm at Macau, which proved on investigation by the authorities there to be that of a licensed retailer of prepared opium. Together with this labelled opium were found a number of tins of Red Lion prepared opium, all marked with the rubber chop of the same retailer; this chop had been frequently observed before on tins of Red Lion prepared opium, but this seizure was the first occasion on which it could be proved that the name referred to a well-known Macau firm.
(4) Indian Opium. There was one small seizure of Malwa opium packed amongst bottles of chutney received from Calcutta; the cases came through forward- ing agents and the actual consignors could not be traced in India.
From time to time information come to hand that Indian opium was being smuggled to Shanghai on ships of the Indo-China S.N. Co., but all searches were unsuccessful.
3. Divans. It was found necessary to take steps against some of the large divans in order to remind those engaged in this occupation that they are still breaking the law, although the stringent measures formerly taken have been dropped. Several large establishments were broken up. Some of these could ac- commodate over ten smokers at a time, and occupied whole floors of houses, instead of one cubicle as was common in former years. There is no doubt that the number of divans using illicit opium is as great as ever.
4. General.-(a) Supplies of illicit opium of all kinds were abundant and sales of the ordinary grade Government Opium remained low. Rather more was heard of exports to U.S.A. but the many attempts made to intercept them were generally abortive. A good deal of attention was devoted to enquiries into the smuggling of Macau Red Lion opium to Singapore, with the result that some syndicates engaged in this business were dispersed.
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