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B & L (121L)-25291-3000-4-92

Office or Individual

Hong Kong

No. 21316

Devaux Sin G. W. Opium

Date.

1893 16 Dec.

(Subject.)

448

DOMESTIC.

C. O.

21316

10 093)

Sends letter addressed to the

Commandant &

Board of the Royal Commission for transmission

Last previous Paper.

17545

Acks that statement as to

death rate

be checked.

way

merof

kes to open

from

Copy long.

ext subsequent Paper

Bugar

(Minutes.)

M. F. Omfield

Sir W. Des Voeux's letter is interesting, though it would be easy

&nd criticize

Comme

to qualify

of his remarks

if it were on business to do so.

One of

the reports that we

lates

had from the Straits (which has been Communicated to the Royal Commission

Opinion) pointed out that the main reason why Opium

comparatively harmless

Smoking

is that the majority of smokers in that Colony was that their extremely low rate of wages prevented them from indulging in it to excess. The same point

doubt applies to Hung Hom. W. des Voenx

Sir

The point made by

as to the low death rate at Hung Hom.

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B & L (121L)-25291-3000-4-92 Office or Individual Hong Kong No. 21316 Devaux Sin G. W. Opium Date. 1893 16 Dec. (Subject.) 448 DOMESTIC. C. O. 21316 10 093) Sends letter addressed to the Commandant & Board of the Royal Commission for transmission Last previous Paper. 17545 Acks that statement as to death rate be checked. way merof kes to open from Copy long. ext subsequent Paper Bugar (Minutes.) M. F. Omfield Sir W. Des Voeux's letter is interesting, though it would be easy &nd criticize Comme to qualify of his remarks if it were on business to do so. One of the reports that we lates had from the Straits (which has been Communicated to the Royal Commission Opinion) pointed out that the main reason why Opium comparatively harmless Smoking is that the majority of smokers in that Colony was that their extremely low rate of wages prevented them from indulging in it to excess. The same point doubt applies to Hung Hom. W. des Voenx Sir The point made by as to the low death rate at Hung Hom. Page 450
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B & L (121L)-25291-3000-4-92 Office or Individual HongKong No. 21316 Devaux SinG. W. Opium Date. 1893 16 Dec. (Subject.) 448 DOMESTIC. C. O. 21316 10 093) Sends letter addressed to the Comdon & Pread of the Royalfommin. for transmission Last previous Paper. 17545 acks that statement as to death rat be checked. way merof kes to open from Copy long. ext subsequent Paper Bugar (Minutes.) M. Fanfield Sir W. Des Voeux's letter is interesting, though it would be easy &nd criticize Comme to qualify of his remarks if it were on business to do so. One of the resports that we lates had from the Straits (which has been Communicated to the Rozal Commission Opinen) pointed ont that the main reason why Opinam comparatives harmless Smoking 65 the majority of senchers in that (olery was that their extremes low rate of wages prevented them from indulging in it to excess. The same point doubt applies to Hunger W. des Voent Sir The point made by as to the low death rate at Hungting. Page 450T
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B & L (121L)-25291-3000-4-92

Office or Individual

HongKong

No. 21316

Devaux SinG. W. Opium

Date.

1893 16 Dec.

(Subject.)

448

DOMESTIC.

C. O.

21316

10 093)

Sends letter addressed to the

Comdon &

Pread of the Royalfommin. for transmission

Last previous Paper.

17545

acks that statement as to

death rat

be checked.

way

merof

kes to open

from

Copy long.

ext subsequent Paper

Bugar

(Minutes.)

M. Fanfield

Sir W. Des Voeux's letter is interesting, though it would be easy

&nd criticize

Comme

to qualify

of his remarks

if it were on business to do so.

One of

the resports that we

lates

had from the Straits (which has been Communicated to the Rozal Commission

Opinen) pointed ont that the main reason why Opinam

comparatives harmless

Smoking

65 the majority of senchers in that (olery was that their extremes low rate of wages prevented them from indulging in it to excess. The same point

doubt applies to Hunger W. des Voent

Sir The point made by

as to the low death rate at Hungting.

Page 450T

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