CO129-432 - Governor Sir May - 1916 [3-5] — Page 376

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No. 2422/1916.

sir,

Colonial Secretary's Office,

Hongkong,

29th March, 1916.

I am directed to state that on the 2nd March the S.S. "Asia Maru" arrived in Hongkong from Calcutta having on board 170 chests of Benares opium consigned to Mexico. The Superintendent of Imports and Exports had prior to the arrival of the steamer received a telegram from the Superintendent of Monopolies at Singapore that the opium was believed to be intended for China, and I am to express the thanks of this Government for the information.

2.

This Government obtained information that the opium was in fact to be smuggled into China with the con- nivance of some of the authorities at Canton, and it ordered under the Military Stores Exportation Ordinance that it should be discharged in Hongkong pending shipment back to Caloutta. The 170 chests were forwarded by the S.S. *Sui Sang" which left Hongkong on the 21st March.

3.

The solicitors who are acting on behalf of the parties interested asked whether the opium could be sent

to Singapore, but permission was refused.

The Honourable

The Colonial Secretary,

SINGAPORE.

I am, etc.. (SD.)

Claud Severn,

Colonial Secretary.