CO129-382 - Public Offices - 1911 — Page 244

CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案 All

has of couse, stringent legislation already

H. K.

as

为 importation of cocaine.

& morphnie

Into The Colony. (300 36191/10)

?

The only course is for the

Meanwhile

Shower go

Cat

to a desh.

A

A

matta

copy of

open at prevent

to be pressed verbally.

2187 and of this

to Gout of conf.

[See also minute on

That m

pat

way.

37469

SH2/2

2134 below]

of production a thes

гов

attitude. Doubtles

isolated action sould not have the full effut desired, hit it comed at least

an additional difficulty in the which armed in cscore the expense,

a this probably raise the thereby restrict price to the consumer & cansumption. This at least and to come say notting of the strony positiba whim ond hold at the next opium

wanking other countries Conference, then us.

дай

ofollow

aur lead.

I truall that the

Verbal pressure suggested will be applied,

"Thane seen some

specs

привато

of the resulto

of morphine injection ang cookies in the Straits.

W/2

AB

6/2

Mr. Harcourt

242

You will see from my minute on 37469 Har I inspected that you that sufferted might press the Foreign Office rectally

z

To assist in the suppression of

suppression of the morphine and cocaine trafic from this country.

You

I on might perhaps, have an opportunity

to Si E. frey. If we don't

I Speaking to Ti E. shew the way, nobody else will.

H.

14.2

export:

I have reconsidered this very carefully but have decided not to firess the 2.0. Jace great difficulties about Bill for prohibition of it will infrat the whole ding & chemical trade and probably necessitate a general exammation of all their cases for expert: and if will attain no useful object. It will only drive our export of these

with things to Germany & give them the entrepot trade

H.20.2.11

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