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closure No. 6.

Y 100 PY.

Translation of a letter addressed to Importers by the Swatow Opium Guild in Shanghai.

We have been continually receiving advices from our constituents in various countries that the sale of Opium is to be conducted by the Officials, according to the Nanking regulations. It has been arranged that the preparation of opium is to commence at Nanking on the 22nd. of this Chinese moon, namely the 31st. instant, and on the first day of the 7th. Chinese moon viz., the 9th. proximo, offices for the sale of prepared opium to the public will be opened by the officials. Some wholesale dealers of good standing in the interior have already wound up their business fearing that the monopoly may render it impossible for them to get rid of their opium. Formerly they were under the impression that only opium smoking dens were to be closed and had no idea that a monopoly would be established. We are afraid that our constituents will not be able to recover the money against the opium sold by them on credit to retail dealers and consequently they may not be able to pay off the balance of their indebtedness to us. For this reason they are trying to cancel their previous orders.

Employees of the Opium Monopoly Bureau have already purchased from countries utensils for preparing opium and workmen have been engaged and sent to Nanking to carry out the work. The head office is established at Can Chow (...) Szechuen. Opium has been sent to Nanking, while over a hundred thousand taels weight of opium which would make a hundred chests has been sent over from Tanshan.

You will therefore observe that these are sufficient proofs that a monopoly is being established. We are therefore very much afraid that our business will soon have to stop, in which case we shall not be able to fulfil our outstanding contracts with you as we shall not be able to find any outlet for our uncleared bargains of opium.

(Sd.) Opium Guild.

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closure No. 6. Y 100 PY. Translation of a letter addressed to Importers by the Swatow Opium Guild in Shanghai. We have been continually receiving advices from our constituents in various countries that the sale of Opium is to be conducted by the Officials, according to the Nanking regulations. It has been arranged that the preparation of opium is to commence at Nanking on the 22nd. of this Chinese moon, namely the 31st. instant, and on the first day of the 7th. Chinese moon viz., the 9th. proximo, offices for the sale of prepared opium to the public will be opened by the officials. Some wholesale dealers of good standing in the interior have already wound up their business fearing that the monopoly may render it impossible for them to get rid of their opium. Formerly they were under the impression that only opium smoking dens were to be closed and had no idea that a monopoly would be established. We are afraid that our constituents will not be able to recover the money against the opium sold by them on credit to retail dealers and consequently they may not be able to pay off the balance of their indebtedness to us. For this reason they are trying to cancel their previous orders. Employees of the Opium Monopoly Bureau have already purchased from countries utensils for preparing opium and workmen have been engaged and sent to Nanking to carry out the work. The head office is established at Can Chow (...) Szechuen. Opium has been sent to Nanking, while over a hundred thousand taels weight of opium which would make a hundred chests has been sent over from Tanshan. You will therefore observe that these are sufficient proofs that a monopoly is being established. We are therefore very much afraid that our business will soon have to stop, in which case we shall not be able to fulfil our outstanding contracts with you as we shall not be able to find any outlet for our uncleared bargains of opium. (Sd.) Opium Guild.
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.8.0% 97% closure No. 6. Y 100 PY. POPEYSUL „4th bed-h *os¶ na“ ni2" mort dua*U*X -10 to dnevih torqa br userƐ vloqonoM ruikgo fromanavoð 380 Translation of a letter addressed to Importers by the Swatow Opium Guild in Shanghai. ta aqola rurigo (En "o us mutaola ST aanonit ANT MOOK .dth mult J D:15 et da ed IIiw gołdos? + ev! RO 28sofna themtrocab o Istiqso ealer of aga bebda780 AL tq0 to Isa ber malisqsta ent Fib. noltita e moitosunoo stifà et bas xloqoncli to redron eft of anol 6th seafo .NID ONE to notdosa vieva ni VICran out his yh qet aro o omnario við Tabur ad dons [EW E elf to sei quteniv Mesrul Istam¬ð a robe *ng ed [{}w bre Jaeblest¶ out of of ant. 2 & OI unter¶ betaforge and qua?X & Sabtu mi ed Ihu ala L t ? སཾ 1 - IASC S** We have been continually receiving advices from our constituents in various countries that the sale of Opium is to be conducted by the Officials, according to the Nanking regulations. It has been arranged that the preparation of opium is to commence at Manking on the 22nd. of this Chinese moon, namely the 31st. instant, and on the first day of the 7th. Chinese moon viz., the 9th. proximo, offices for the sale of prepared opium to the public will be opened by the officials. Some wholesale dealers of good standing in the interior have already wound up their business fearing that the monopoly may render it impossible for them to get rid of their opium. Formerly they were under the impression that only oplum smoking dens were to be closed and had no idea that a monopoly would be established. We are afraid that our constituents will not be able to recover the money against the opium sold by them on credit to retail dealers and consequently they may not be able to pay off the balance of their indebtedness to us. For this reason they are trying to cancel their previous orders. Employees of the Opium monopoly Bureau have already purchased from countries utensils for preparing opiım and workmen have been engaged and sent to Nanking to carry out the work. The head office is established at Can Chow ( ----) Szechuen Opium has been sent to Nanking, while over a hundred thousand taels weight of opium which would make a hundred chests has been sent over from Tanshan. You will therefore observe that these are sufficient proofs that a monopoly is being established. We are therefore very much afraid that our business will soon have to stop, in which case we shall not be able to fulfil our out- -standing contracts with you as we shall not be able to find any outlet for our uncleared bargains of opium . (Sd.) Opium Guild.
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closure No. 6.

Y 100 PY.

POPEYSUL „4th bed-h *os¶ na“ ni2" mort dua*U*X

-10 to dnevih torqa br userƐ vloqonoM ruikgo fromanavoð

380

Translation of a letter addressed to Importers by

the Swatow Opium Guild in Shanghai.

ta aqola rurigo (En "o us mutaola ST

aanonit ANT MOOK .dth mult J D:15 et da ed IIiw gołdos?

+ ev! RO 28sofna themtrocab

o Istiqso ealer of aga

bebda780

AL

tq0 to Isa ber malisqsta ent

Fib. noltita e moitosunoo stifà et bas xloqoncli

to redron eft of anol 6th seafo .NID ONE to notdosa vieva ni

VICran out his yh qet aro o omnario við Tabur ad dons [EW E

elf to sei quteniv Mesrul Istam¬ð a robe *ng ed [{}w bre

Jaeblest¶ out of of ant. 2 & OI unter¶ betaforge and qua?X &

Sabtu mi ed Ihu ala

L

t

ཀ ? སཾ 1 -

IASC S**

We have been continually receiving advices

from our constituents in various countries that the sale of

Opium is to be conducted by the Officials, according to the

Nanking regulations. It has been arranged that the preparation

of opium is to commence at Manking on the 22nd. of this

Chinese moon, namely the 31st. instant, and on the first day of

the 7th. Chinese moon viz., the 9th. proximo, offices for the

sale of prepared opium to the public will be opened by the

officials. Some wholesale dealers of good standing in the

interior have already wound up their business fearing that the

monopoly may render it impossible for them to get rid of their

opium. Formerly they were under the impression that only oplum

smoking dens were to be closed and had no idea that a monopoly

would be established. We are afraid that our constituents will

not be able to recover the money against the opium sold by them

on credit to retail dealers and consequently they may not be

able to pay off the balance of their indebtedness to us. For

this reason they are trying to cancel their previous orders.

Employees of the Opium monopoly Bureau have already purchased

from countries utensils for preparing opiım and workmen have

been engaged and sent to Nanking to carry out the work. The

head office is established at Can Chow ( ----) Szechuen

Opium has been sent to Nanking, while over a hundred thousand

taels weight of opium which would make a hundred chests has

been sent over from Tanshan.

You will therefore observe that these are

sufficient proofs that a monopoly is being established. We are

therefore very much afraid that our business will soon have to

stop, in which case we shall not be able to fulfil our out-

-standing contracts with you as we shall not be able to find

any outlet for our uncleared bargains of opium .

(Sd.) Opium Guild.

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