CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 86

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Children do not use it. — As far

3. as my experience which is set forth below goes I have not (with the exception hereafter mentioned) observed any bad effect of opium either physical or moral on those with whom I have come in contact.

4. Consumers chiefly smoke opium, some may take it in the form of pills. I do not think any take it in the form of medicine.

5. In answer to this question I beg to state that from all I learn I believe a great majority of the Chinese inhabitants of this Colony smoke opium, and yet with all my experience as Registrar of the Court, Acting Attorney General and Puisne Judge, in which latter capacity I see more than one hundred Chinese every week either as parties or witnesses, I have met with only three or four men who could be called opium smokers, that is men who bore traces of the effect of the habit on their faces or appearance.

Since I have been in Hongkong I have employed generally 10 men servants or Coolies. I am told...

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Children do not use it. As far 3. as my experience which is set forth below goes I have not (with the exception hereafter mentioned) observed any bad effect of opium either physical or moral on those with whom I have come in contact. 4. Consumers chiefly smoke opium, some may take it in the form of pills. I do not think any take it in the form of medicine. 5. In answer to this question I beg to state that from all I learn I believe a great majority of the Chinese inhabitants of this Colony smoke opium, and yet with all my experience as Registrar of the Court, Acting Attorney General and Puisne Judge, in which latter capacity I see more than one hundred Chinese every week either as parties or witnesses, I have met with only three or four men who could be called opium smokers, that is men who bore traces of the effect of the habit on their faces or appearance. Since I have been in Hongkong I have employed generally 10 men servants or Coolies. I am told...
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Children do not use it. As far 3. as my experience which is set forth below goes I have not (with the exception hereafter mentioned) observed Any bad effect of opium sither physical or moral on those with whom I have come in Contact 4. Consumers Chiefly smoke some may apium, take it in the form of hills. I do not think any it 5. drine In answer to this question I beg to state that from all I learn I believe a great majority of the. of the Chinese inhabitants of this 84 Colony smoke opium, and yet with all my experience as Registrar of the and bourt, Acting Attorney General Puisne Judys in which latter Aparty I see more than one hundred week either as parties te hinese or every witnesses, I have met with only three or four men who could be called opium smokers, that is men who bore traces of the effect of the habit on their faces appearance_Since I have been in J Hongkong I have employed generally 10 men servants or Coolies. I am told
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Children do not use it. —

As far

3.

as my experience which is set forth below goes I have not (with the exception hereafter mentioned) observed Any bad effect of opium

sither physical

or moral on those

with whom I have come in Contact

4.

Consumers Chiefly smoke

some

may

apium,

take it in the form of

hills. I do not think any

it

5.

drine

In answer to this question I beg to state that from all I learn I believe a great majority

of the.

of the Chinese inhabitants of this

84

Colony

smoke opium, and yet with

all

my

experience as Registrar of the

and

bourt, Acting Attorney General

Puisne Judys in which latter Aparty

I see more than one hundred

week either as parties

te hinese

or

every

witnesses, I have met with only

three or four men who could

be called opium smokers, that is

men who bore traces of the effect

of the habit on their faces appearance_Since I have been in

J

Hongkong I have employed generally

10 men servants or Coolies. I am

told

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