CO129-418 - Public Offices & Others - 1914 — Page 432

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PICKFORDS LTD.,

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57, Gresham Street,

REGo 16 OCT 14

London. E.C.

September 28th 1914.

The Chief Superintendent of Police,

ABERDEEN.

Dear Sir,

In June last; 3 packages were sent to us by

Mr. J. G. Milne, 54 Urquhart Road, Aberdeen for for-

warding to Hong Kong described by him as follows:-

1

1 case Preserved Herrings for J, Fouldie, Hong Kong.

M Cakes for 7. Miller, Hong Kong.

1

H Boots for A. Melville, Hong Kong.

freight paid to Hong Kong by Mr. Milne, and the packages

were duly despatched,

We just learn from our Agents at Hong Kong, that

on the packages being opened they were found to contain

Morphia. This drug is prohibited, except under Covern-

ment permit, and importers who are found trying to import

the drug under a wrong description, are liable to heavy

fines, and imprisonment. Our Agents believe the names

given as consignees in Hong Kong, are assumed names,

application has been made for the packages,

as no

Our Agents are naturally indignant at being mixed

up with what looks like "Smuggling", and we consider these

facts should be placed before you.

The name of the manufacturers we believe is Kessre..

T. H. Smith, manufacturing chemists, of Aberdeen.

We shall esteem it a great favor if you would cause enquiries to be made as to Mr. Milne, and any information of a satisfactory nature, which we can pass on to the Hong Kong

Government, will be esteemed.

Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours truly,

For Pickfords Ltd.

(Signed) 0.0.

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