1937-06-26 — Page 4

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AN UGLY PICTURE OF HOW JAPANESE AND KOREANS, PROTECTED BY EXTRATERRITORIALITY, AND A FEW CHIN- ESE ASSOCIATES ARE DRUGGINGTM A LARGE PROPORTION OF THE POPULATION, BOTH CHINESE AND FOREIGNERS, IN SECTIONS OF NORTH CHINA IS PAINTED BY MR. J., B. POWELL, PUBLISHER OF “CHINA WEEKLY REVIEW,” THE RESULT OF A SIX-WEEK TOUR IN NORTH CHINA,

In Tientsin, he said, the Japan-chiefly because it's a lucrative bus ese concession is dotted with nar- nèss, cotic dives, each advertising its The business, he continued, is not wares with the sign, "Yang Hang," only local, but includes the smug- (foreign firm). Mr. Powell made gling of narcotics into other coun- several visits to this area, which is tries, especially the United States. rapidly becoming a big attraction to tourists.

In this area, the visitor can buy packages of heroin as easily as one buys cigarettes in Shanghai. Upon entering the area, he is immediate- ly surrounded by agents, each clamouring the special qualities of his narcotic.

OVERPRODUCTION OF DRUGS

The way in which these agents swarm about the visitor, he said, indicates that there is an overpro- duction of narcotics.

Mr. Powell visited a drug “hotel” which had at least a dozen large rooms. Each room was filled with

A small package of heroin," he said, which sells for $1 to $5 in Tientsin would bring from U.S.$20- to $30 in New York. Because of this, a large number of smugglers have been attracted to this trade.

GOVERNMENT AND MILK PASTEURISATION

two rows of benches and averaged milk pasteurisation is further about a dozen opium addicts.

The Government's position on:

Most of the smokers were youths, he said, and a good many were wo-

men.

re-

vealed by the following letter, which was sent by the Hon. Colonial : Secretary to the Secretary of the Urban Council on June 7:

Another ugly feature of the traf fic was that all of the attendants

Sir, I am directed to acknow were little girls, probably slave ledge the receipt of your letter No. girls, who tended the opium lamps. S.B.O. 1 in 256/1935 dated 13th "Although the situation in Pei- May, 1937, forwarding an amend- ping is not so bad, it is bad enough," ment to the by-laws made under the continued Mr. Powell.

Public Health (Food) Ordinance, Here the trade is conducted 1935, designed to enforce, after due

mainly by Koreans, who are also protected by extraterritoriality. They conduct at least three big opium "hotels" which are running at full blast.

notice, the

pasteurisation of all milk sold in the Colony.

2. In view of the fact that this matter is reported to be at present the subject of special investigation. RECENT RAIDS EXPLAINED in the United Kingdom, and in view Asked about the recent raids by of the further fact that the Dairy Japanese Consular detectives, Mr. Farm: Company, which is the main Powell pointed out that observers source of supply in the Colony, is assign two reasons for this ex-well known to be selling no unpas- traordinary action.

teurised milk, it has been decided One is that the Japanese are by Government that the Legislative cleaning up the dens because many Council should not be invited to

of the Japanese soldiers and civi-signify its approval of the by-law lians are succumbing to the easy in question until reference has been availability of cheap narcotics.

made to the Colonial Office.-

STATUTORY POWERS

by-law 1A will be

gary.

the Urban

Another reason given by obser- vers is that it is a show put on be- cause of the recent allegations made

The result of such reference before the Opium Advisory Commit- will in due course be reported to the tee of the League of Nations. Urban Council and if its opinion is The recent raids on opium dives unchanged a simple alteration of the were preceded by a smaller scale date in the clean-ups about the middle of May all that is when the Chinese' protested the

4. I to make it clear that abnormal number of bodies found action on these lines, in accordance floating in a river which flowed with the provisions of section 7 of through the Japanese concession. Ordinance 13 of 1985, is not intend- thorities handed over a large num-statutory powers of

At that time, the Japanese au-ed to signify any abridgment of the ber of Chinese beggars, mostly dope Council in this important matter, addicts, to the Chinese authorities. but that exceptional circumstances

Mr. Powell visited a factory or in- ternment camp where 1,600 of these seem in this case to justify the re-

tarding action which that people were being kept. All

contemplates. them were ragged and looked starv- ing. Some of them didn't even have clothes to wear, having probably sold them to secure naxotics to satisfy the drug craving. There were at least 100 boys among them.

OPIUM MONOPOLIES BLAMED

This situation, he said, has come about directly as a result of the His Excellency the Officer Ad- opium monopolies in Manchuria, ministering the Government has Jehol and Hopei.

section

·I am, etc. (Sd.) A. G. Clarke, Colonial Secretary.

H.K.V.D.C. PROMOTION

been pleased to approve the cont

Asked why Japan is drugging ing- promotion. in the Hong

"MICHAEL STROGOFF North China, Mr. Powell pointed Valunteer Defence Corps, with af-

out that some observers say that feet from 18th June, 1937: Se- it is part of her programme to gain cond Lieutenant Ronald Mackay control, while others' say that it's

be Lieutenant,