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Hon. Colonial Secretary,
A.J.S.
The three sample tins from Kanila are all stamped
i.e. Hung Yat Shiu of my minute of 10.6.13. Two
of the tins are of a kind that have been used by the Farmer, but they are not the kind that have been used more recently. The third tin is more generally connected with Amoy opium and is common in Singapore seizures. The labels are the Fook Loong 14 labels commonly used by the Farmer.
2.
The man known as
Hung Yat Shiu was a native
of Fuk-hien and was connected with the Kwong Hop Lung firm of Manila merchants in Ko Shing Street. He has been engaged in the opium smuggling business for some time and purchased considerable quantities of opium from the Farmer. It is said that he also got opium from other sources but I have no definite proof of this. He
died about March 1st., 1913.
3.
I have a batch of letters written to him from Manila between February 4th. and Larch 1st. In these mention is made of b different consignments of opium by various ships including S. S. "Rubi", S. S. "Taming",S. S. "Tean", S.S. "Loong Sang", and S. S. *Yuensang". I have through the American Consul sent photographs of the letters to Manila in the hopes that they may be able to take action against the writer of the letters.
4.
I have not got the exact details of the "Loong Sang" case. At the time of his death Hung Yat-shiu had a considerable stock of opium left in Hongkong, the greater part of which (if not all) had been purchased from the Farmer. No definite person seems to have been left in charge and certain parties including some of his Manila consignees who had come up for the purpose shipped the whole of his stock to Nanila on S. S. *Loong Sang", which was seized in Manila. It seems possible that they also added to this opium purchased by themselves.
5.
There is little doubt in my mind that very little of the Hongkong Farmer's opium sold since March 1st. is being smuggled out of the Colony. Considerable quantities of opium are
now
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