CO129-457 - Public Offices - 1919 — Page 318

British Legation,

Copy.

(444/19)

gir,

Peking.

January 18th, 1910.

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i much regret the delay that has occurred in collecting the information required in Your Excellency's despatch of

July 4th, 1918 respecting the trade in Persian opium in the

Kuantung Peninsular and Shantung.

The report from His Majesty's Consul at Dairen, oopy of bren 20.10. 1. 22,1918. which I have the honour to enclose dʊ en not, 1 fear, throw

20,1918.

much light on the question as it concerns Singapore in parti-

cular. The opium that reaches sanchuria is largely smuggled

over the Biberian and tongolian borders; and this smuggling,

which has grantly increased since the collapse of Russian

authority in the north, no doubt has tended to reduce the de-

mand for opium imparted into Dispen by men. I am making fur-

1.7.Tinez. ther anquiries on this point. 4.11.1919.

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Shantung, however, is in a different position.

honour to unclose copies of ties reports from the BritieTM

Consul at Tsingtao with regard to the opium mor.

port. To what extent Singapore is responsible

I am unable to state, but an Your Excelleno

enough to ask for an expression of my view....

* 1 only recquide mend that the export of Persian er indian opium from Singapore

to either Euantung or Kisuohow should be prohibited under any

conditions, Both those stricts are an integral part of

China, and spium exerted thither is bound to find its way

into the inta-ar in contravention of the whole poliay of His

Majesty's/

fin Excellency.

Captain Cir Arthur Young,6.0.1

etc.

etc..

Singapore.