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an

argument

as

that of his John

"

ta- Jen (Li John Hennessy I was

stay-

k{

Hennessy above cited- namely

that India would do well to close

the discussion by

Common

arrange.

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-ing

with

he wrote to

zme

you,

-ment

arra

secure the

with

^

aganist the danger which it was

threatened

by

Anti-Opium agitation

at both ends of the line;

ave d

my replying to the effect

"that according to

"had said operum smoking

4

never

ta ger

world

be suppressed in China. I

"wrote to ask

to ask Wang ta jen if this

'were true, and he replied that

"he had never

Said so

I naturally asked if I understood

you Wang

him to

that for

Say

that Lis

John Hennessy

years

to

come

lhiria

had written this to him while under

world

continue

opium

-suming Country, the Grand Secre

an

Aary rejoined with

a

fana бесе laugh. "Ye

my roof.

and he answered very

"you think that the practice will

never be put down.

When

Yen

ta-

Jên

positively in the affirmative,

The Grand Secretary's son.

and

others

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