CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 155

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... the drug is overburdened for the revenue not only purpose of revenue in Hong Kong but also in Malaya.

8. There is no abuse of alcohol among the Chinese. The majority take samshu (rice spirit) regularly daily.

9. The Chinese do not regard the smoking of opium as degrading or injurious provided the smoker can afford to pay for it. I have frequently heard a candidate for the post of house-boy object to an opium smoker on the ground that he regarded the habit as bad, but that it was undesirable to have a man about the house whose pay was obviously insufficient for his needs. Moreover, an opium smoker might want ...

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153 ... the drug is overburdened for the revenue not only purpose of revenue in Hong Kong but also in Malaya. 8. There is no abuse of alcohol among the Chinese. The majority take samshu (rice spirit) regularly daily. 9. The Chinese do not regard the smoking of opium as degrading or injurious provided the smoker can afford to pay for it. I have frequently heard a candidate for the post of house-boy object to an opium smoker on the ground that he regarded the habit as bad, but that it was undesirable to have a man about the house whose pay was obviously insufficient for his needs. Moreover, an opium smoker might want ...
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