CO129-262 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1894 [1-4] — Page 91

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who become slave to it and the

-number I believe to be

very

Amail

ruin themselves but they do not hurt those around them. I have

seen very large crowds in Hongkong,

at the jubilee, the races and

without

other festivals, they all disperse

Any

trouble whatever. I

Consider there is little Crime

very

in Hong Kong Among the Chinese

and whereas I am not able to

trace any crime to the use of opium. I have known of cases of manslaughter Committed by Europeans when more or less

intoxicated.

I therefore see no reason

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interfere with the trade in and Consumption of opium further than

is necessary to raise a revenue from it as done in the case

of spirits and tobacco. Mr Gretten the head of the opium department in Saigon who appears

to have paid great attention to the question informed me that as far as he had observed he could find no ill effects from moderate smoking of opium

where it was used, but he believed that smoking dross opium or inferior preparations made from dross opium

was

harmful.

this is a question

which the attention of medical

men might be called.

how betrayed

Supreme

Experience cont

"Hong Kong. 18 Dec"

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who become slave to it and the -number I believe to be very Amail ruin themselves but they do not hurt those around them. I have seen very large crowds in Hongkong, at the jubilee, the races and without other festivals, they all disperse Any trouble whatever. I Consider there is little Crime very in Hong Kong Among the Chinese and whereas I am not able to trace any crime to the use of opium. I have known of cases of manslaughter Committed by Europeans when more or less intoxicated. I therefore see no reason Page 89 interfere with the trade in and Consumption of opium further than is necessary to raise a revenue from it as done in the case of spirits and tobacco. Mr Gretten the head of the opium department in Saigon who appears to have paid great attention to the question informed me that as far as he had observed he could find no ill effects from moderate smoking of opium where it was used, but he believed that smoking dross opium or inferior preparations made from dross opium was harmful. this is a question which the attention of medical men might be called. how betrayed Supreme Experience cont "Hong Kong. 18 Dec"
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who become slave to it and the -number I believe to be very Amail ruin themselves but they do not hurt those around them. I have seen very large crowds in Houghong, at the jubilee, the races and wit hout other festivals, they all disperse Any trouste whatever. I Consider there is little Crime very in HongKong Among the Chinese and whereas I am not able to brace any crine to the use of opnim. I have known of cases of manslaughter Committed by Europeans when more or less intoxicated. I therefore see no reason 89 interfere with the trade in and Consumption of opium ofurther than is necessary to raise a revenue from it as done in the case of spirits and tobacco. fur Gretren the head of the opium departiment in Saigon who appears to have paid great attention to the question informed me that as far as he had observed he could find effects from moderate smoking where offium no ill was used, but he believed that smoking dross opium or inferior preparations made from dross opuum this is a question. harmful. was which the attention of medical men might be called. how betraydy Supreme Expereine cont "HongKor. 18 Dec/
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who become slave to it and the

-number I believe to be

very

Amail

ruin themselves but they do not hurt those around them. I have

seen very large crowds in Houghong,

at the jubilee, the races and

wit hout

other festivals, they all disperse

Any

trouste whatever. I

Consider there is little Crime

very

in HongKong Among the Chinese

and whereas I am not able to

brace any crine to the use of opnim. I have known of cases of manslaughter Committed by Europeans when more or less

intoxicated.

I therefore see no reason

89

interfere with the trade in and Consumption of opium ofurther than

is necessary to raise a revenue from it as done in the case

of spirits and tobacco. fur Gretren the head of the opium departiment in Saigon who appears

to have paid great attention to the question informed me that as far as he had observed he could find effects from moderate smoking where offium

no ill

was used, but he believed that smoking dross opium or inferior preparations made from dross opuum

this is a question. harmful.

was

which the attention of medical

men might be called.

how betraydy

Supreme

Expereine cont

"HongKor. 18 Dec/

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