CO129-486 - Public Offices - 1924 — Page 496

MINUTES.

para 4 was put in this form

at the

expur

direction of

It looks so much lise

altempt to force the hand

AK.

MINUTES NOT TO BE WRI

ON THIS SIDE.

Si M. Denique.

-co

As regards para 4 (a) the Iw. has repeatedly declared, both in Dropp. to the 5.ofs. &

S.

in Speeches

in the Legislative Commeil, that be

vs

• prep met to close down the HK,

Sout, monopoly

Co down

as Chania

is free from operin. e.g. Concluding para. of Gr. 31940/23 H*. :-

podpatk

Indeed, if Churia will put an and to the cultivation of I will shut down

The poppr

factory at once, prohibit

the consumption of opium

undertake within a short there of

time to

I WILL

the prohibition

Effective, but so long

ample

supplies of the cheap dung can

be obtained from

Chila it in

Rak mo

Stips

hat we

obvious can take will have the dencies

"

result.

.

=

The Gos, made a

lengthy statement in Estimates in the

lative Counsel on 4/4/23.

H.K. Hansard 1923 p 120,121.

his speech

the

the

Legislative

"It depends in

of oprim

Suggestin

ponit is the concluding Jmx. of Fri. 33662/24 1144

"May I Sunggash that Trudent Court is

tuan puubalia that we

& prohibit the was

pin provided

m4/x/23. e.g.

Itk.

492 A

Churia, we could abolish

monopoly at once

but we

• prohibit the use

cs. not under

present conditions stop oprime cooking.

We might pesh ups

able to deal with effectually with (illicit)

open from India

of the fate of consetic go

chal

+ Persia, sapody

but we cannot so

with the operine wh. is being

produced in China in such

Ko

quantities. bond be

it

So for

HK, is concerned thereforr

wo. be quite safe to make

the declaration

Suggested in para 4 (a), bough the Ioni's latern

Z

whether it wo. be wise to do to

is us

f

is another

in alter,

Because the

#

why is it not possible

meas & Indo-Chinia do un mesiately anni

frees

Vand, ha bom de

Satisfaction of

Jemakini al Crumvis in

to Say the Jame

in regard to Salaza"

a is inevitable that this posit

it the hare permanently) wo. he mimediately taken by america

A

grou

it.

China,

Jang A

in the Conference.

I put this case

at Geneva.

ragment

to in Beatty whils

His only reply that I th♪, aut smil

awkward questions!