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        "content_text": "ゴ \n\nfor loages paid \n\nSituation. \n\nAmount \n\n$ l \n\nNames \n\neipt for \n\nOn \n\nthe \n\nPolice Establishment \n\nof Hongkong for the month of September 1843. \n\nAcknowledgment of Reccept . \n\nto persons Serving \n\nD. R. Caldwell \n\nPolice Clerk \n\nP. C. The Sweeney \n\nLames Collins. \n\n\"John Campbell\" \n\nWilliam Spirring \n\nWilliam Morley \n\nSamuel Crompton Acting sergeant \n\nGeorge Fathers Michael Maloney Courad Wister Henry Avybert Henry Bennett Thomas Smith Isaac Porter Dennis Healey George \"Drewer \n\nGeorge Goodford \n\nCorporal \n\nPrivate \n\n4: \n\nfa \n\n[ \n\nCarried two \n\nbo \n\n\" \n\n\" \n\nde \n\n\" \n\nForgeant \n\n$ \n\nf \n\n",
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        "document_key": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
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        "title": "CO129-006 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
        "content_text": "Names of Officers \n\nIW. Gibbons \n\nDavid Stephen \n\nAmount of Salary \n\nreceived to 3010 Ime which Jay is \n\nSituation \n\nPeriod \n\nRate of Salary \n\non \n\n4th Clerk in the Col. Sect Office 1st April to 31 May 1844 C$ 75 for? \n\n124 to 30th June Chief bleak Freasurer's Office: 17 April to 31 May \n\ndue \n\nBrought forward \n\n\" \n\n£2164 ama. $100 forme \n\n} \n\n£400 fan. \n\nAmount \n\nIncome. \n\nSaf \n\nTorque \n\n55 7 4/425 \n\n95% \n\nJames Collins \n\net.&. Shelley \n\nA Smith \n\nV. Stanton \n\nCharles St. George Cleverly \n\nJ. Pope \n\nW. Farrant \n\nGeorge Strachan \n\nS. I. 10 alker \n\nM. Bruce \n\nI. W. James \n\nW. Pedder \n\nt \n\n2nd Clerk \n\nمو \n\n10 to 30th June \n\n$1 \n\n17 App to 372 May 14% 30€ Irme \n\n← \n\nAuditor Gen! Ablerk of the Council's Way to 30 ma \n\nBlerk \n\nD. \n\nColonial Chaplain. Assist Surveyor General \n\n10th Apt to 310 thay 10% to 30th Ime \n\n13 € Fre 1843 to 30 Fame \n\n23 Sept: 1843 to 30 Phone \n\nActing Surveyor General 20 home to 30th \n\nClark of the Works \n\nAssistant to Land Officer Clerk of Registry be \n\nDraftsman \n\nAssistant to the Surveyor \n\nof Honds \n\nOverseer \n\nblack Land Office \n\nHarbour Master \n\n15th May to 30th \n\n@ \n\n$75 op mo £2704 \n\nC £1000 Pan. \n\nQ \n\n$75.9m. \n\n$100 form: & £700 far. \n\nPan. \n\n@ \n\n£500 pan. \n\n} \n\n£500 fan additional) e $405 Pan \n\n03/4 \n\n} \n\n735 7.77/4 \n\n00/4 \n\n<3 \n\n} \n\n10 april to 31 May \n\n@$1200 fan. \n\n37/4 \n\n17 april to 10tellay \n\n\" \n\n@$900 pan \n\n$900 pan. \n\n& \n\n$900 fran. \n\nمتی کو دم کر کے \n\nstap 1842 to 30thune \n\n\" \n\n« ?£600 flam \n\n14 Apt. to 30 June.. @$1440 fps. a \n\n51/4 \n\n13/4 \n\nto \n\n10p! 15 30th June. \n\n14 ap! to 30th June \n\net. Lena \n\nW. It. Michell \n\nHonorable S. Subre \n\nD.R. Gay \n\nAssistant to \n\nDe \n\nClerk to Harbour Master 15 ap! to 30 che Chief Distice \n\nRegistrar \n\nMajor Wor Caine \n\nChief Magistrate \n\n613stillier \n\nS. Acaron \n\nORG aldwell \n\nP. 6. M.Twyney \n\nAW. Lewis \n\nA L. Inglis \n\nAlexander Anderson \n\nAssist! Magistate \n\nRecording officer Assistant Magiskate Interpreter Chief Mag? Court \n\nLess advance of \n\n100 March to fit may 5th May to 30th June \n\nless advance \n\n\" \n\n2$ 60 m2 \n\na £300 pan. 0 £600 fran \n\nQ \n\n£100. \n\nan \n\nS#Ap! 1542 to 12 Mel 1843 @ £600 fan 13 Mch 1843 to 30\" Sma 1844 @ £1200 f. 201f Beet: 1842 to 30 June 1943 @ $120 fot? 17 July 1843 to 30\" June 1844 J. \n\n200 form? 19 Joby 1804 to 30 apl. a £300 fran. \n\nFeby \n\n1 Apl to 30th Ime \n\nکر گئی \n\n\" \n\n} \n\nb \n\nکر \n\n$ J. \n\n11/4 \n\n10t to 30% home \n\n1 of 200 pm? 20ame \n\n: \n\n© \n\n$125 4m. \n\n9/ \n\ndo. \n\n$30 pm: \n\n2x2 \n\ndo \n\ndo \n\n1ot to 30th Some \n\n$60 fm? \n\nمرگی \n\nClerk \n\n104 to 31th May \n\nof to for \n\nColonial Surgeon \n\n1th to 20th June 9$ 70 fem? \n\n30th \n\n& \n\n100+1=1843 to 300€ Sme. a £800 par \n\nTotal Two hundred & seventy four pounds six shillings three pence and one \n\nboo \n\nfarthing \n\n} \n\n37/4 \n\n49/4 \n\n.A32. \n\n10h Clerk \n\n1afts 30th June \n\nہوگی \n\nگی \n\n£274 \n\n6 3/4 \n\nHimnar Acting Treasurer \n\nJ",
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        "document_key": "CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
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        "title": "CO129-007 - Sir John Davis - 1844",
        "content_text": "Penalty. \n\nExemptions. \n\nTepos to send in returns when called \n\nfor, \n\nReturn to be made by Householders. \n\nFees. \n\nBoars &c. to be re- gistered, \n\nBoat fee. \n\nPenalty on Boat owners &c. \n\nMasters of Chinese vessels to report them- Belves. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained That if any person liable to be registered under the provisions of this Ordinance shall be found residing in the said Colony for the space of 24 hours without having been registered he shall be liable to a penalty of not more than 20 dollars. Provided always that nothing herein contained shall be construed to extend to persons employed on board Ships of War or to Officers or Seamen belonging to Merchant Vessels lying in the harbour or roads of Victoria who provious to landing shall obtain from the Master or said Officer in charge of the said vessels leave to go ashore in writing under his hand. \n\nPenalty on preceed. ing. \n\nPenalty on Evasion of this ordinance. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that all headmen or Tepos shall be bound to give a return when called upon by the said registering officer of the names and occupation together with the particulars hereinbefore set forth of all person residing in their respective villages or districts and shall specify in the said return the number of the house according to the Register and the uumber of persons residing in each house and shall be liable to a pulty of not more than 20 dollars for each and every person hereby required to be registered found residing within their respective villages or districts without being duly registered as aforesaid or whom they shall not have reported to or caused to be brought before the said registering officer. \n\nAnd be it enacted and ordained that the said Registrar General or such other Officer so to be appointed as aforesaid shall if he or they think fit cause to be delivered or left at the residence or place of business of any householder or householders a blank return to be filled up before a certain day to be therein named with the names and numbers of persons in his or their employment or residing within his or their honse or houses or on his or their premises and that on or after the said day named in the said blank return the said householder or householders is or are hereby required to transmit the said return so filled up to the said Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid and on failure to do so the said householder or householders shall be liable to a penalty of 20 dollars cach. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that the following fees shall be taken for registration and shall be received by the Registrar General or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid at the time of the granting of the Registration Ticket. For registering any person being a Merchant Shop keeper or Comprador or being in the receipt of a monthly income of 20 dollars or upwards the sum of 5 \n\ndollars. \n\nFor registering any person being a servant clerk mechanic or in the receipt of a monthly in come not exceeding 20 dollars and not less than 10 dollars the sum of 3 dollars. \n\nFor registering any person being a coolie boatman or labourer or being in receipt of a inonthly in come of less than 10 dollars the sum of 1 dollar. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that all lighters bumboats ferry boats and other vessels plying for hire within the harbours and waters of this Colony shall be duly registered with the number and description of the crew and of the persons living therein by the said Registering Officer or such other officer so to be appointed as aforesaid the said particulars to be entered in a book to be kept for that purpose and a certificate of such registry shall be given to the master or head man of such lighter bamboat ferry boat or other vessel the number of such registry to be legibly painted in some conspicuous part of such lighter humboat ferry boat or other vessel. And be it further enacted and ordained that a fee shall be levied on every certificate of Registry so granted according to the rate of 6d per registered Ton or if the boat be under one Tun then 61. for such boat and in the case of Chinese vessels after the rate of 6d for every 20 peculs. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordainel that if any person not having previously obtained such certificate of Registry and not having painted the number on such lighter humboat ferry-boat or other vessel as is hereinbefore provided shall let or hire or cause to be let or hired any such lighter bumboat ferry-boat or other vessel within the waters of the said Colony or shall show a false certificate of Registry or one granted for another vessel or shall permit or connive at the said certificate being made use of for another vessel or shall paint or exibit a false number on the said lighter bumboat ferry boat or other vessel he shall for every such offence forfeit and pay a sum not exceeding 100 dollars. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that all masters of Chinese vessels frequenting the waters of this Colony shall report themselves immediately upon their arrival in such waters and previous to their departure to the Registering Officer who shall grant them a certificate of entry or clearance on payment of a fee to be levied in accordance with a scale hereafter at any time to be published by the Governor in Council and subject to such alterations as the Governor in Council may at any time declare. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordained that every master of a Chinese vessel who shall not conform to the provisions of the section herein before last mentioned shall forfeit and pay a su not exceeding 20 dollars. \n\nAnd be it further enacted and ordined that if any person shall wilfully conceal or falsify the particulars of any information required of him for the purposes of this Ordinance or shall on applying to be registered give a false name or description or shall transfer or lend his registration ticket to any other person or shall wear or show the registration ticket of another as his own for the purpose of evading the provisions of this Ordinance he shall be liable to a penalty not exceeding 30 dollars. And be it further enacted and ordained that all penalties enforced by this Ordinance shall be recovered in a summary manner before any Police Magistrate and that one moiety thereof shall go and be paid to the informer and in default of payment the party shall be liable to inprisonment for any time not exceeding two calendar months. \n\nPassed the Legislative Council of Hongkong, \n\nthis 21st day of August 1844. \n\nA. E. SHELLEY, \n\nClerk of the Councils. \n\nJOHN FRANCIS DAVIS, Governor, &c. &c. \n\nHONGKONG.-Published by Authority. \n\nPrinted by Jous CarK. \n\nIn 230 H tong \n\nTo His Excellency the Governon \n\nof Hongkong and its Dependencies and the the Colony Honorable Members of the Legislative Coun- cil of Hongkong. HONORABLE SIRS-We respectfully beg to address you with reference to Ordinance No. \n\n17 of 1844 entitled \"An Ordinance for Esta- blishing a Registry of the Inhabitants of the \"Island of Hongkong and its Dependencies.\"-- passed the Legislative Council the 21st August last and published for the first time in the Friend of China of the 19th October to come into force the 1st November. \n\nTho it may not be strictly within our pro- vince to question the Policy of the publication of any ordinance, whether urgent or unimpor tant its principles and details, not taking place until within the short space of twelve days of the period of its coming into operation we cannot but express our regret that an Ordi- nance so materially affecting both public and private interests, which appears to have been passed so for back as the 21st August last, should not have been made known to us un- til within so short a period of our being called upon to acknowledge it as law-thus depriving as the opportunity of making that due \n\nrepresen tation of our opinions against such enactments as may appear to us to bear hard upon our in- terests: a privilege, which as being unrepre- sented in the Legislative Council, we think is our due considering the important interests we have at stake in the Colony. To these cir- cumstances we pray you to attribute the la- teness of our present address and not to any indifference to the subject at issue. \n\nWith these preliminary observations, we desire, therefore to represent to you Excellency and the respective Honorable Members of your Council the unfeigned, and extreme repugna- nce with which we have read the Ordinance in question and to enter our formal and de- clared Protest against the Principles that it involves. \n\nPrinciples-We do not hesitate to say as unjust as they are arbitrary and unconstitutional taxing British subjects unrepresented in the most iniquitous of forms, authorizing the most unheard of inquisitorial proceedings, without appeal or remedy, and placing the very power of residence to British subjects whose name may have hitherto been unsullied and unsus- pected in the hands of any one individual. \n\nFurther-We consider that the Law in question is opposed in its details to one of the great objects struggled for during the late was with the Chinese Empire, and against which special provision was made in the Treaty of Nankin-namely, the unchristan principle of bolding one men responsible for the acts of another. \n\npur- \n\nAgain-We would represent that the effect of this enactment if carried out will interfere with the labor and consequent prosperity of the Colony-inasumch, as many of us have entered in o contracts upon the faith of chases wale from your Government at enor- mous rentals, which must now either be broken or delayed from the demur that the contractor will make to introduce laborors for their fulfil- ment whiltst the despotism that is apparent in this act, will induce many respectable Chinese who have now sufficient difficulty in paying \n\nthe heavy house rent in this Colony entirely to abandon the place, and deter others from taking up their residence amongst us. And, Moreover-We give it as our unqualified opinion that the carrying out of the details of this Ordinance will be found impracticable, as well as inefficacious for the object sought to be in attained, that the principle that it in- volves is even more stringent than has ever yet been applied to a penal settlement and we confidently assert is repugnant to the feelings of every Honorable British subject. \n\nWith the above representation of our views of and ↑ Protest against this Ordinance we would pray your Excellency in Council either to modify its details so as to remove the intollerance of the principles that it gives law to, or to cause the operation of it to be sus- pended until reference can be made to the Home Co- vernment as we cannot suppose that such a measure can receive the sanction of Her most gracious Majesty. \n\nT. A. Gibb, Alexr. Matheson, Dond. Matheson, Wm. Stewart, John B. Compton, H. Bowring, Wm. W. MacIver, \n\nJ. M. de Outeiro, J. Goddard, Joao Ant. Barretto, A. da Silveira, F. A. Rangel, C. F. Still, Wm. Matheson, Joseph Jardine, Augus. Howell, James Grant, \n\nWe have the honor to be, \n\nHonorable Sirs, Your most obdt. Servants, \n\n(Signed) A. GIBB. \n\nThomas Roskelly, H. J. Carr, H. Clarke, Augt, Carter, Angus Fletcher, Dan, Fletcher, Alexander McGregor, Geo. Findlay, Robert Strachan, \n\n| A. W. MacPherson, \n\nThs. W. L. Mackean, Pat Dudgeon, Duncan Jas. Kay, \n\nW. H. Wardlev, Alex. Abo. Small, S Rawson, G. R. G. Jones, Thomas Longshaw, James Smith, \n\nG. R. Winslow, J. W. \n\nVesey, Richd. Oswald, Dan. Disandt, D. Hume, Auton Cacho, \n\nN. Boulle, Martin Ford, \n\nM Gabriel, J. P. St. George, Joy. Collins, Jno. Ms Murray, Saul Coben, Char. Markwick, G. N. Norris, W. Henry, Framjee Jamsetjee, \n\nJuo. Cairns, W. Scott, \n\nA. Maclean, \n\nR, Hunte, \n\nK, McKennedy, Jno. Carr, \n\nE. Farncombe, \n\nM. McEwen, \n\nJ. Phillips, \n\nE. Cohen. \n\nF. Woods. \n\nAdam Scott, I. Dundas, N. Duus, F. Funck, Crawford Kerr, D. 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        "content_text": "Brought forward.\n\nClerk of Registry thisper of Records, W. Tarrant\n\nAccountant\n\nJ. C. Power..\n\nClerk, R.. G. Harris\n\nOverseer of Roads, M. Bruce (£2.1.8. JPM Mode Allocana)\n\nChinese Clerk, Meokitch!\n\nOverseer of Convicts\n\nSexton, W. Sincanea -\n\nChinese Overseer of Surveying Coolies, Assow.\n\nCoolies attached to Survey; General and\n\nClerk of Works in Surveying.\n\n1 Office Coolie-\n\n1 Messenger\n\n2 Burial Ground Keepers\n\nRegistrar General's office.\n\n£ 12826.10.0\n\nRegistrar General, I Searon reg), (abent_) __\n\nOffg Registrar General, A. L. Inglis, (£2 Print these allow me)\n\nChinese Clerk, Fong-yokteur\n\nAL.\n\nMblert, J. Stevenson.\n\nJ:\n\n30, Ng. Mingtung\n\nMedical\n\nColonial Surgeon, P. Young, Reape\n\n1 Messenger\n\nJudicial\n\nChief Justice, The Honourable J. W. Hulme, Reap -\n\nAttorney General The Hon: P. S. Sterling, Reap.\n\nRegistrar of Supreme Court, R. J. Lay, regd.\n\nDeputy Registrar, F. Smith\n\nCarried Over-\n\n£21,196.10.0\n\n375....\n\n250.\n\n187.10.\n\n187.10.\n\n-\n\n50.\n\n-\n\n62.10..\n\n60....\n\n37.10.\n\n75.....\n\n15...\n\n15....\n\n30....\n\n312.10.\n\n312.10.\n\n800...\n\n50..\n\n37.10.\n\n500.\n\n12.10.\n\n3,000...\n\n1,500...\n\n750....\n\n350.\n\n£ 21,196.10.0\n\nBrought forward-\n\nChinese Interpreter to Supreme Court, I. Wade, regd=\n\nClerk to Court, W. Mexander\n\n579\n\n£21,196.10.0\n\nClerk to Chief Justice, I. A. Trotter. (House free) _.\n\nMalay & Hindustani Interpreter, J. A. de Jesus _.\n\nUsher, J. Brooksbank-\n\nBailiff, J. Wright.\n\nUnder Bailiff, F. Balfour.\n\nMahommedan Swearer Syed Muckseff-\n\n3 Office Coolies.\n\nChief Magistrate's Office\n\nOffg. Chief Magistrate, C. B. Altier -\n\nAsst. Magistrate, C. & Holdforth,\n\n(£5.4.2 travelling Allowance).\n\nChinese & Malay Interpreter, R. Caldwell.\n\nChief Clerk, J. Collins.\n\n2nd Clerk, J. Quin-\n\nPortuguese, Malay & Hindustani Interpreter, J. A. de Jesus\n\nChinese Clerk, Ing. Fangshan\n\nJailer, J. Collins,\n\nAssistant Jailer, Sfyriacs.\n\nCyriaco\n\nTurnkey, A. C\n\n/ Compradore\n\n4 Coolies.\n\n/Executioner\n\n405.\n\n300.\n\n300.\n\n50.\n\n150.\n\n-\n\n62.10.\n\n-\n\n37.10..\n\n-\n\n12.10.\n\n-\n\n37.10.\n\n-\n\n1000....\n\n500.\n\n-\n\n312.10.0\n\n250.\n\n-\n\n93.15..\n\n100....\n\n57.\n\n125.\n\n50.\n\n2\n\n37.10.\n\n37.10.\n\n60....\n\n25.\n\n2\n\n12.10.\n\n/ Mahommedan Swearer.\n\nHarbour Master & Marine Magistrate\n\nHarbour Master Marine Magistrate, Lieut. W. Poder PR. J.\n\nCarried Over- £ 25,805.5.0\n\n600.\n\nPage 390\n\nPage 391",
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        "content_text": "INDEX TO NAMES OF WITNESSES.\n\n321\n\nAHEEM, Lookong (Chinese Police Constable)\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - - - - 13\n\nD\n\nD'ALMADA E Castro, Leonardo, Clerk of Councils,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- Supreme Court, - .1, 6, 30, 47, 54, 66, 82, 85\n\nDA SILVA, M. Sergeant of Water Police,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry‹-- 80\n\nANSTEY, Thos, Chisholm, Attorney General,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - Police Court, -- _108\n\nB\n\nDIXSON, Andrew Scott, Government Printer,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- 7\n\nPolice Court,. .113\n\nBOGGS, Eli, a Prisoner for Piracy,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - - 77\n\nBRIDGES, W. T. Acting Colonial Secretary,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,-\n\nPolice Court,.. 71\n\nSupreme Court, .119\n\nC\n\nFLETCHER ANGUS, Merchant,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,--- _20, 50, 52, 64\n\n100, 103\n\n122\n\nFONG AFEI, Tepo of Sheongwan,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry....... -44, 47\n\n29\n\nCAINE, William, Lieut, Governor,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- - -\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,--. 82\n\nFONG WEI KAI, Chinese house holder,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, -- 14\n\nCALDWELL, Daniel Richard, Registrar General,\n\nC\n\n-16, 24, 25, 28, 89, 96\n\nGILMOUR David, Treasury Clerk,\n\nPolice Court,-- 104\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - - - - - _10, 11\n\nCALDWELL, Mary Ayow,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- - - - - - 29\n\nGRND-PRE Alexandre, Assistant to Registar General,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- . - .17, 25, 69, 111, 111\n\nCARVALHO, J. A. de, Treasury Clerk,\n\nH\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,-- ..10\n\nHOEY, Henry Edward, Land owner in Taipingshan,\n\nCHALDECOTT, Thos. A.--Sir John Bowring's Me-\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,--- 16\n\ndical Attendant,\n\nHO AH MOEY, Brothel keeper,\n\nSupreme Court, .118\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - - - - - 13\n\nApendix, .164\n\nCHING LIN HEE, Quondam Brothel keeper (reput-\n\ned Pawnee of Ayow,)\n\nHO AH CHOONG, Chinese House holder,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- 14\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - - - - 22\n\nCHOW ACHEE, Brothel keeper,\n\nHO CHUN SHEN, a Chinese preacher of Christianity,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- 103\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,\n\n12, 14\n\nCHO' ON, Pawn broker, formerly Treasury Comprador,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - - ~ -\n\nCHUN KUN HEE, a Chinese House holder,\n\n83\n\nINGLIS Andrew Lysaght, Governor of Gaol, &c.,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,--- 22, 28, 58\n\nJ\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- - - - - 14\n\nJARMAN James, Inspector of Police,\n\nCHUN SAM CHOW, a Chinese broker,\n\n·Caldwell Enquiry,- - - 14\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,---.\n\nPolice Court,-. 70\n\nCLEVERLY, Charles St. George, Surveyor General,\n\nK\n\n(Chairman, Caldwell Enquiry,)\n\nPolice Court,- - - - 113\n\nSupreme Court, \n\nCOLLINS, CHARLES, Police Court Clerk,\n\nKINGSMILL Henry, Acting Attorney General,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,-- .154\n\nKWOK ACHEONG, P. & O. Co.'s Comprador,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- .61, 63\n\n43\n\nPolice Court, - .113\n\nL\n\nCOLLINS JAMES, Chief Clerk Police Court,\n\nPolice Court,- - - 111\n\nLAI SZE KAI, Quondam Comprador to Mr Caldwell,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- - - 15, 23\n\nCOMPTON James Brown, Mercantile Assistant,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,- - \n\nLEE AH WA, Brothel keeper,\n\n81\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,-- 12\n\nD\n\nLEE AH HO, Brothel keeper,\n\nDAVIES, Henry Tudor, Police Magistrate,\n\nPolice Court,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry, - - - 13\n\nD'ALMADA E CASTRO, Jozé, Clerk in Colonial\n\nSecretary's Office,\n\nPolice Court,- - 112\n\n86, 96, 100, 112, 114 | LEONG CHEW KWONG, Chinese House holder,\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,-\n\nCaldwell Enquiry,--· 14\n\nLEUNG ATAI Chinese Resident,\n\n19",
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        "content_text": "## SIH, \n\nReferences. \n\nCopy of the letter of H. M. Consul Canton, relative to the Claim on the Chinese Government. \n\n**British Consulate, Canton, 24th December, 1861.**\n\nRegarding your claim for Indemnity respecting which you spoke to me, I have to acquaint you that it is entered on the records as follows:- \n\n| Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| Cessation of Trade, Loss of Charter employment for postal Steamers | $62,604 |\n| Steamer \"Thistle\" burnt by Mandarins, Lorcha \"Anonyma\" destroyed | $30,000 |\n|  | $4,000 |\n| Total | $96,604 |\n\nThis Claim is still before His Excellency Her Majesty's Minister in China and I am without instruction regarding it.\n\nY. J. MURROW Esq.\n\nI am, Sir, \nYour Obedient Servant, \nD. B. ROBERTSON.\n\n## Mode adopted by the late Administration of Hongkong, to deceive H. M. Government.\n\n[No. 11 of the appendices to the Official Minutes of Enquiry into the Civil service abuses.]\n\nCharges made by the undersigned against the late administration of Hongkong, in having misrepresented, distorted, and suppressed facts from the Home Government with the view of shielding Mr. Caldwell from the accusations brought against him—as from the Correspondence which has been published by Order of the House of Commons, March 1860.\n\nFirst. That whereas Sir John Bowring in a letter dated 4th June, 1858, addressed to Lord Stanley, represented Dr. Bridges as being a fit and proper person to be Acting Colonial Secretary, although Sir John had spoken very disparagingly of Dr. Bridges to Mr. Anstey, the late Attorney General, (vide his evidence, Caldwell Enquiry page 66), which statement Sir John corroborates in his despatch to Sir E. Lytton of 9th August, par. 63. I submit it to be clear from this that Sir John chose Dr. Bridges as a foil to Mr. Anstey, and that he is responsible for their animosity from first to last. If the character which Sir John gave of Dr. Bridges be correct, I submit the fact of Dr. B. being made Mr. Anstey's superior officer goes far to palliate the violence of the latter. It will be seen, that Sir John was induced to employ Dr. Bridges at the strong recommendation of Mr. Mercer, and as the intimacy between Dr. Bridges and Mr. Mercer has notoriously continued to this day, I submit the latter gentleman should not sit on this inquiry. Again in Sir John's letter to Lord Stanley of 4th June, 1858, he enclosed a letter from Dr. Bridges to His Lordship stating that he (Dr. Bridges) was a man who \"never cared much for money,\" which is a notorious untruth of which Sir John was well aware.\n\nSecond-In Sir John Bowring's letter to Sir E. Lytton of 9th August, 1858, he makes use of the following expression [par. 50] \"A few days afterwards further light being unexpectedly thrown upon Mah-chow Wong's connexion with pirates from an entirely different source, the Executive Council resolved not to interfere with the sentence passed upon him.\" This refers to the paper found on `Beaver` which is designedly suppressed for two very plain reasons. First.--as Mr. May, in his evidence before the Caldwell Commission, stated that among the papers seized in Mah-chow Wang's shop, were some receipts for wages paid this very pirate `Beaver` in Mr. Caldwell's handwriting (a fact admitted by Mr. Caldwell himself) the production of the paper alluded to would have exhibited to H. M. Government Mr. Caldwell's connexion with a second professed pirate. And Secondly. The paper found on `Beaver` would have exposed the principles on which Mah-chow Wong acted in giving Mr. Caldwell such information as led to the employment of British men-of-war.\n\nThird-In the same letter of 9th August, 1858, to Sir E. Lytton, Sir John Bowring states, [par. 88] that Dr. Bridges had not benefited by Mr. Anstey's dismissal inasmuch as Mr. Day had been appointed to the vacancy—the truth being that Dr. Bridges had benefited thereby, having been appointed legal adviser to the Superintendency.\n\nFourth. In the same letter to Sir E. Lytton, [par. 66] Sir John Bowring affirms that the Caldwell Commission had acquitted Mr. Caldwell, of all the charges brought against him except one act not amounting to more than indiscretion—which is an unfair and an untrue deduction on the face of it—particularly when Sir John Bowring must have known that the Chairman of that Commission subsequently stated on oath that had he, when he gave the casting vote, known what he then knew, such casting vote would have been for the severe finding—and even more particularly still after Sir John certainly knew that five Justices had declared Mr. Caldwell unfit to sit upon the bench.\n\nFifth. In paragraph 71 of the same letter, Sir John Bowring avers that he gave the Caldwell Commission a carte blanche to publish what they liked without limit, and that Mr. Anstey does not even pretend to blame the Government for the omission of the appendices. The truth being that Mr. Anstey did very much blame the Government for such omission, and it was the Government which prevented the said appendices from being published, albeit the Commission were anxious for the publication.\n\nSixth. In the same letter, [par. 49,] Sir John Bowring, palpably to traduce the character of a man who was inimical to Mah-chow Wong and Mr. Caldwell, stigmatizes Tong-Akai as being a man of more than suspected character. Whereas the truth is that Tong-Akai was and is a man of remarkably good character, as can be discovered on the testimony of those officers under whom he has served, say, Messrs. Hillier, Lay, Davies, Mitchell, May, and Collins.\n\nThe statement here made as to the evidence of the Chairman of the Caldwell Committee is an error.\n\nSeventh. In the enclosure No. 3, to the above-named letter page 63, it is stated that the Chief Justice reported that he would have been better pleased had the verdict against Mah-chow Wong been the other way—the truth being that the Chief Justice had refused to recommend that the verdict should be disturbed, had passed a very severe sentence, and had stated from the bench that all he had ever said was that the evidence might have been stronger.\n\nEighth. That in enclosure No. 4, to the letter, page 64, it is stated that Mah-chow Wong's papers were seized after Mr. May had written his letter of 20th July, 1857, whereas they were seized before then, and were actually referred to in that letter as having been examined and found to implicate Mr. Caldwell.\n\nNinth. In transmitting the copy of Mr. May's letter of 20th July, 1857, the marginal notes Dr. Bridges made for the purpose of misleading the Governor, are omitted.\n\nTenth.—In Sir John Bowring's letter to Lord Stanley of 9th August, 1858, in para 7 and 9, Mr. Anstey's quarrelsome propensities are dilated upon. He is stated to have quarrelled with Mr. Bevan, the Judge's Clerk whose character is upheld. In an enclosure to be found at page 8, to Sir John's letter to Lord Stanley of 4th June, 1858, this same Mr. Bevan's name is used for quite another purpose, namely, as the ostensible editor of a newspaper always in scurrilous opposition to Government, and as being a discharged servant of The such Government. The latter letter it will be observed is dated two months previously to the former. `Hongkong Register`, the paper referred to, is the only one in this Colony that has escaped a prosecution for libel.\n\nEleventh—The false malicious defamatory manner Mr. May is persistently maligned throughout the whole of the Correspondence. The object of this is clearly to throw discredit on Mr. May's evidence, for certainly had H. M. Government been properly advised of Mr. May's real character his evidence against Mr. Caldwell would have had great weight. I am the oldest European resident in the South of China, and for the greater part of the period I have had upwards of one hundred Chinese constantly in my employ. Even now I have between thirty or forty—I say not one single foreigner here has been so intimately associated with the Chinese as I have been, and I will declare I never heard a charge whispered against Mr. May that touched his honor and integrity. I will further declare that I never knew a man in my life who so strictly adhered to the letter of the truth as Mr. May. I am not singular in my opinion. The two public officers who stand prominently forward in the service of this Colony during the late scandals, as high-minded, high-principled, are Messrs. W. F. Green, and H. Tudor Davies.\n\nIn the Blue Book, Mr. Green declares Mr. May's veracity to be unimpeachable, and Mr. Davies in a private letter I have from him dated 16th ultimo, thus writes: \"There is another man to whom few of you do justice. That is May. I don't believe that anything would induce May to give a Magisterial decision that he didn't think 'just' and I can assure you that is great praise in such a place as Hongkong.\" I submit that Messrs. Green and Davies being both barristers, and being placed in positions where they had peculiar opportunities of forming a correct judgement of Mr. May, their opinions are entitled to great respect. Besides the idea of Mr. May being jealous of Mr. Caldwell is supremely ridiculous. Certainly I have always thought that Mr. May's faults have consisted in his attachment to ease and routine, and I think my idea cannot be more forcibly illustrated than by the forbearance he displayed in charging Mr. Caldwell with complicity with Mah-chow Wong. I will divide this portion of my charge against the Government under separate heads.\n\n1st—With having repeatedly denied, that it had ever been hinted or insinuated that the papers found whereas Mr. May in a letter he addressed to Dr. Bridges as Acting Colonial Secretary on 20th July 1857, distinctly stated that he had seized the papers and that they did contain proofs of Mr. Caldwell having a direct interest in Mah-chow Wong's business.\n\nIn the same regard, it is stated repeatedly, that Mah-chow Wong's pardon being refused, the papers had no more value, and so the burning is justified, whereas many months before the burning, the production of Mr. May's memorandum of their contents had been read in the Executive Council, where their production caused a great sensation.\n\nIn page 47, para. 50, Sir John names as a charge against Mr. May that when he surrendered these Memo: to the Council, he said not one word about their implicating Mr. Caldwell. As the Council could see for themselves, this was clearly an act of forbearance on Mr. May's part.\n\n(la.) At page 42, Mr. May is accused of owning a nest of brothels which he very unwillingly got rid of after considerable pressure from Government. To my knowledge, this is the very reverse of the fact. I was well aware of the circumstances of the case at the time, which I will relate if required.\n\n2nd. There are several of Mr. May's letters suppressed. Their production will test the animus which dictated their suppression. For instance, at page 42, para 22, Sir John states that he more than once reprimanded Mr. May. I can find no such reprimands, and I am sure from the malevolence indulged in that had Mr. May laid himself open to censure in the manner inferred, he would have been suspended. Again letters are referred to by Mr. May, page 246, which I cannot find. I therefore infer that he was either never reprimanded at all, or if he were, he fully met the charges.\n\n3rd.—At page 43, para, 23, it is stated in order to prove partisanship between Mr. May and Mr. Anstey, that the latter defended the former when he was obviously wrong. If so it is strange. I never heard of it. The two were by no means on intimate terms.\n\n4th—At page 63, Mr. May is charged with having taken the Memo of Mah-chow Wong's papers, for the benefit of the Press. This is totally untrue. He simply foiled Dr. Bridges in obtaining a pardon for Mah-chow Wong by telling the Editor of the `China Mail` what the tenor of the Memo: was some months after they had been taken.\n\n5th—I must premise this charge by stating my conviction that no man cognisant of the two cases on which Mah-chow Wong was committed for trial, can possibly entertain any doubt about his guilt. In the case on which he was convicted, Mr. Day defended him. We find from the Blue Book that the morning after the conviction Mr. Day and Mr. Caldwell called upon the Governor and solicited a pardon. The Governor suggested that the application should be made by petition to the Executive Council. A petition was got up accordingly, to which the Chinese attached their names in terrorem. Then we find that this petition would have been successful, notwithstanding the production of Mr. May's Memo: but for the discovery of the `Beaver` paper. Then we find Mr. Day employed by the Caldwell Commission as their legal adviser. Sir John Bowring is very particular in advising Sir E. Lytton that the Commission employed Mr. Day, not the Government. [Simultaneously with the application of the Commission for Mr. Day's services, came an application from Mr. Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell did not employ another lawyer when he found Mr. Day re-engaged.] Mr. Day attempted to control the Commission by confining them to legal evidence—they disregarded his advice and it is painfully clear that Mr. Day himself says, he would have retired but for his duty to the Government.\n\nMr. Day acted as a strong partisan of Dr. Bridges and Mr. Caldwell throughout. The Commission over, Dr. Bridges applied officially to Mr. Day for his opinion on the report of the Commission, which Mr. Day gave quite forgetful of his duty to his clients the Commission, and of course without their knowledge. The opinion was entirely in Mr. Caldwell's favor—it was the reverse of complimentary to the Commission, and was most defamatory of Mr. May. Then Mr. Anstey was suspended on charges concocted by Dr. Bridges in the Executive Council, and Mr. Day was made Acting Attorney General, Dr. Bridges being apportioned the Superintendency. Then Mr. May is called on for an explanation of his conduct, to which he duly responds. The response is submitted to Mr. Day the Acting Attorney General, (who had already grossly maligned Mr. May in the opinion upon the Report of the Caldwell Commission), and the result is a most outrageous stricture on Mr. May, which Dr. Bridges of course endorses. Then Mr. Day dying, Mr. Green is made Acting Attorney General. The Governor, apparently unwilling to commit the atrocity of suspending Mr. May, which was ...",
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        "content_text": "# To HIS EXCELLENCY \n## Address of the Community, \n### SIR HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON, \n#### SIR, \n##### Governor, &c., \n###### Hongkong. \n\nWe, the undersigned, residents in Hongkong desire to convey to Your Excellency (on the eve of your departure for England) the expression of our esteem and the assurance of our best wishes for your happiness.\n\nThe three years during which you have discharged the duties of Governor of this Colony, have been marked by its rapid progress in prosperity, population and wealth. The indefatigable zeal and efficiency with which you have ever applied yourself to the exigencies we gladly recognize of the public welfare and promoted works of general utility.\n\nWe beg to convey to Lady Robinson and yourself the assurance that you leave behind many who cordially appreciate the kindness and urbanity which have characterized your private intercourse with the members of the community.\n\nWe wish you a pleasant and prosperous voyage and a happy reunion with your family, and hope that your temporary absence from amongst us may be attended with the blessing of recruited health and enjoyment of your visit to England.\n\nWith the renewed expression of our respect and good wishes for Lady Robinson and yourself,\n\nWe remain, \nSir, \nYour Excellency's Obedient Servants,\n\n| Name | Title/Company |\n| --- | --- |\n| W. H. Adams | Chief Justice |\n| John Smale |  |\n| Warren Delano | Russell & Co |\n| Alex. Perceval | Jardine Matheson & Co. |\n| J. Macandrew | do. |\n| Francis Choinley | Dent, 60 |\n| Jus. J. Mackenzie | do |\n| Alexander Turing | Birley + Co |\n| C. W. Murray | Oriental Bank |\n| W. M. Elles | Gibb Livingston & Co |\n| John D. Gibb |  |\n| Eldred Halton |  |\n| W. H. Gibb |  |\n| W. H. Alexander |  |\n| W. H. Remic |  |\n| Chas. St. Geo. Cleverly |  |\n| L. D'Almada e Castro |  |\n| J. M. D'Almada e Castro |  |\n| Pio Marques |  |\n| A. B. L. P. Power |  |\n| Francisco de Chagas |  |\n| M. A. Carvalho |  |\n| A. F. Alves |  |\n| Choy Akum |  |\n| J. A. Carvallio |  |\n| A. Grand-Pré |  |\n| C. May |  |\n| J. C. Power |  |\n| J. Collins |  |\n| W. H. Green |  |\n| Win. Quin |  |\n| Jas. Jarman |  |\n| N. R. Masson |  |\n| P. Ryrie |  |\n| W. H. Baldwin |  |\n| W. Shepard Wetmore | Wetmore & Co |\n| Jas. W. Alley |  |\n| R. B. Slate |  |\n| J. B. Crape | Agra Bank |\n| Henry Noble |  |\n| J. F. Hazeland |  |\n| J. W. Maclellan | Australian Bank |\n| W. C. Hunter |  |\n| C. F. Still |  |\n| Thos. Sutherland |  |\n| D. W. Mackenzie |  |\n| A. H. Anderson |  |\n| Thos. S. Borradaile | A. Heard & Co |\n| J. J. dos Remedios | Portuguese Consul |\n| A. G. Romano |  |\n| D. Lapraik |  |\n| W. Beswick |  |\n| C. W. Austin |  |\n| John F. Higson |  |\n| M. P. Jukes |  |\n| A. W. F. Chambers |  |\n| C. Rivington |  |\n| Richard P. Ashton |  |\n| G. Overbeck |  |\n| Henry Leycock |  |\n| A. A. Wheeley |  |\n| E. Wheeley |  |\n| Jno. Dodd |  |\n| F. J. Pereira |  |\n| R. C. Roney |  |\n| Benj. T. Kindersley |  |\n| C. J. Ozorio |  |\n| S. V. Roza |  |\n| C. Danenberg |  |\n| F. A. Remedios |  |\n| Fred. F. Smith |  |\n| R. Muirheid Reddie | Holliday Wishart & Co. |\n| R. Rowett |  |\n| Ernest Major |  |\n| Robert Brand |  |\n| J. W. H. Escherich |  |\n| W. Nissen | Smith Kennedy & Co |\n| Ludwig Wiese | Siemssen & Co |\n| R. B. Baker |  |\n| David McLean |  |\n| James Webster |  |\n| Henry H. Severs |  |\n| E. H. Duus |  |\n| C. W. Hudson | Gilman & Co |\n| Chas. T. Johnson |  |\n| J. B. Taylor |  |\n| W. D. King |  |\n| E. M. Smith |  |\n| J. Menke |  |\n| W. Van Reesema |  |\n| Fred. H. Block |  |\n| A. W. P. Kup |  |\n| George J. Helland |  |\n| George Gifford | Gifford & Co |\n| J. W. Torrey | Lindsay & Co |\n| T. G. Linstead | Fletcher & Co |\n| Samuel C. Fox | Built Pardon & Co |\n| W. Schmidt |  |\n| James Purdon |  |\n| John Enscoe | Pristav & Co |\n| Wm. Hy. Vickerman |  |\n| C. Ozorio, Jr. |  |\n| M. Souza, Jr. |  |\n| Geo. E. Stokes |  |\n| Rob. Lyall |  |\n| R. Souza |  |\n| A. E. Vaucher |  |\n| M. Bounard |  |\n| G. H. Heaton |  |\n| A. Bourjau |  |\n\n65 \nJG.",
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        "content_text": "# To His EXCELLENCY SIR HERCULES G. R. ROBINSON, Governor, &c., Hongkong\n\nWe, the undersigned, residents in Hongkong desire to convey to Your Excellency (on the eve of your departure for England) the expression of our esteem and the assurance of our best wishes for your happiness.\n\nThe three years during which you have discharged the duties of Governor of this Colony, have been marked by its rapid progress in prosperity, population and wealth. We gladly recognize the indefatigable zeal and efficiency with which you have ever applied yourself to the exigencies of the public welfare and promoted works of general utility.\n\nWe beg to convey to Lady Robinson and yourself the assurance that you leave behind you many who cordially appreciate the kindness and urbanity which have characterized your private intercourse with the members of the community.\n\nWe wish you a pleasant and prosperous voyage and a happy reunion with your family, and hope that your temporary absence from amongst us may be attended with the blessing of recruited health and enjoyment of your visit to England.\n\nWith the renewed expression of our respect and good wishes for Lady Robinson and yourself,\n\nWe remain,\nYour Excellency's Obedient Servants,\n\n## Signatories\n\n| Name |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| John Smale |  |\n| A. H. Anderson | Thos. S. Borradaile |\n| J. J. dos Remedios | A. G. Romano |\n| D. Lapraik | W. Keswick |\n| C. W. Austin | John F. Higson |\n| M. P. Jukes | (dauntin Matheson) |\n| A. W. F. Chambers | C. Rivington |\n| Richard P. Ashton | G. Overbeck |\n| Henry Leycock | A. A. Wheeley |\n| E. Wheeley | Jno. Dodd |\n| F. J. Pereira | R. C. Roney |\n| Benj. T. Kindersley | C. J. Ozorio |\n| S. V. Roza | C. Danenberg |\n| F. A. Remedios | Fred. F. Smith |\n| R. Muirhead Reddie | (Halliday & Co) |\n| R. Rowett | Ernest Major |\n| Robert Brand | J. W. H. Escherich |\n| W. Nissen | Ludwig Wiese |\n| R. B. Baker | David McLean |\n| James Webster | Henry H. Severs |\n| E. H. Duns | C. W. Hudson |\n| Chas. T. Johnson |  |\n| J. F. Hazeland | J. W. Maclellan |\n| (Anatialia Bank) W. C. Hunter | C. F. Still |\n| (A Hoard +60) | (dyale Hitor ön) |\n| Thos. Sutherland | D. W. Mackenzie |\n| Suple Pens Miental (xy) |  |\n| W. H. Adams | Chelf dustice |\n| Warren Delano | Alex. Perceval |\n| J. Maçandrew | Francis Chomley |\n| (lettorney General) | Jas. J. Mackenzie |\n| Alexander Turing | C. W. Murray |\n| W. M. Elles | John D. Gibb |\n| Eldred Halton | W. H. Gibb |\n| W. H. Alexander | W. H. Rennie |\n| (Bußclc«j) | Covena Mattom |\n| (Birley & Co) | (Oruità Bank) |\n| (Gibb hiringlónést) | Chas. St. Geo. Cleverly |\n| vinjer firauni) | L. D'Almada e Castro |\n| J. M. D'Almada e Castro | Pio Marques |\n| A. B. L. P. Power | Francisco de Chagas |\n| M. A. Carvalho | A. F. Alves |\n| Choy Akum | J. A. Carvalho |\n| A. Grand-Pré | C. May |\n| J. C. Power | J. Collins |\n| W. H. Green | Win. Quin |\n| Jas. Jarman | N. R. Masson |\n| P. Ryrie | W. H. Baldwin |\n| (Gilmo | * 6« ) |\n| (June,& Co) | W. Shepard Wetmore |\n| (Hotine tuzden & Co) | Jas. W. Alley |\n| R. B. Slate | J. B. Cranc |\n| Henry Noble | fig. a Bank / |\n| J. B. Taylor | W. D. King |\n| E. M. Smith | J. Menke |\n| W. Van Reesena | Fred. H. Block |\n| A. W. P. Kup | George J. Helland |\n| George Gifford | J. W. Torrey |\n| T. G. Linstead | Samuel C. Fox |\n| W. Schmidt | James Purdon |\n| John Enscoe | Pustan the) |\n| (I.Bund 40° ) | CZ |\n| (Gifford the) | (Lindsay 180) |\n| Wm. Hy. Vickerman | C. Ozorio, Jr. |\n| M. Souza, Jr. | Geo. E. Stokes |\n| Rob. Lyall | R. Souza |\n| A. E. Vaucher | M. Bonnard |\n| G. H. Heaton | A. Bourjau |\n\n292",
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        "series_title": "CO129 Colonial Office Hong Kong Records 理藩院香港檔案",
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        "document_key": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]",
        "page_number": 171,
        "title": "CO129-092 - Acting Governor Mercer - 1863 [4-6]",
        "content_text": "THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2ND MAY, 1863.\n\nAnd We do hereby further declare and ordain that from and after the same date the Dollar of Mexico or other silver Dollar of equivalent value as may from time to time be authorized by the Governor or Officer administering the Government of Hongkong shall be the only legal tender of payment (except as hereinafter directed) within Our said Island of Hongkong and its dependencies:\n\nAnd we do hereby further ordain and declare that such silver coins as may be issued from Our Mint representing some multiple of the Cent or one hundredth part of the said Dollar shall be legal tender of payment for any sum not exceeding two Dollars and such copper or bronze coins as may be issued from Our Mint representing the cent or one hundredth part or the mil or cash representing one thousandth part of the said Dollar shall be legal tender of payment for any sum not exceeding one dollar:\n\nAnd we do hereby further ordain and declare that the silver and copper coins to be issued from Our Mint as aforesaid shall be prepared as follows:---\n\nThe silver pieces of money shall be prepared of silver containing twenty per cent of alloy. Every such piece shall have for the obverse impression Our Effigy crowned, with the Inscription \"Victoria Queen\" and for the reverse impression an inscription indicating the value of the piece in cents of a dollar with the words \"Hongkong\" and the date of the year, and the same inscription repeated in Chinese Characters.\n\nA copper piece representing one hundredth part of a Dollar shall have for the obverse impression Our Effigy crowned, with the Inscription \"Victoria Queen\" and for the reverse impression the Inscription \"One Cent Hongkong\" with the date of the year, and the same inscription repeated in Chinese Characters.\n\nAnother copper piece representing one thousandth part of a Dollar shall be perforated in the centre, and have for the obverse impression the Inscription \"V.R.\" surmounted by a Crown, with \"Hongkong, One Mil\" and the date of the year, and for the reverse impression the inscription Hongkong One Cash or One Mil represented in Chinese Characters.\n\nNo. 44.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nWhereas it has been reported to this Government that among the Pirate Junks infesting this neighbourhood and the Formosa Channel certain lawless Persons, English and American, are employed, it is hereby notified that\n\nA REWARD OF ONE THOUSAND DOLLARS\n\nwill be paid for such information as shall lead to the conviction, on trial before the Supreme Court of this Colony, of any such Person so associating with Pirates.\n\nInformation will be received by the Senior Naval Officer, H.M.S. Princess Charlotte in harbour, or the Captain Superintendent of Police on shore, and every protection will be given to Informants.\n\nBy Order,\n\nColonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th April, 1863.\n\nW. H. ALEXANDER,\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.\n\nWEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.\n\nTHE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 2nd MAY, 1863.\n\nNo. 3.-LIST of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London and other places for the various reasons assigned upon them, addressed as undermentioned, the writers of which can obtain them on application.\n\n  \n    Johnston, Miss M., care of Mrs. Henry Smith, No. 28, Charles Street,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Adlington, Mrs., care of Mr. John Marsh, No. 12 Manchester Terrace, Manchester Road,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Allen, Mrs. Elizabeth, No. 5 Bayhorse Lane, Gildort Street, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Anderson, Frank, care of Mustave, Storekeeper, Sandrige, Victoria, Australia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Benewais, Captain, R.N., ship Agincourt, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brown, Mr. D., 7 Church Lane, Dundee, Scotland,\n    \n  \n  \n    Baker, Mr. James, 16 Sutton Street, Commercial Road, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Bergman, Herr C., Stockholm, Sweden,\n    \n  \n  \n    Boswell, Mr. N. W., Salem Mass, U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brijant, Mrs. Ette., 96 Sackett Street, South Brooklyn, New York, U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Bradley, Mr. P. M., No. 17 Van Brant Street, Brooklyn, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    Bradley, Joseph, barque Oliver Cromwell of Shields, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Baker, Mr. A. Ú., Assistant Engineers' Department, Navy Yard, Philadelphia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Greenock, Scotland,\n    \n  \n  \n    Jackson, Mas. E. M., Mayors Office, Town Hall, Sydney,\n    \n  \n  \n    Kelly, Miss Elizabeth, 15 Astrol Street, North End, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Kor, S. L., Madras Railway,\n    2\n  \n  \n    Keys, Mrs. Frederick, No. 33, King Street, Snows Fields, Borough, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Lord, Mrs. Alfred Cottage, Alfred Street, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    McGregor, Captain James, Barque Ophir, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Moore, Mr. Ellen, South Boston, Mass,\n    \n  \n  \n    Mairhead, Mrs. S., No. 96, Motà Street, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    Marshall, Charles, Manchester,\n    \n  \n  \n    Minat, Miss Weldt, Boston, U.S.A.\n    \n  \n  \n    McCleau, Miss Emily, care of A. B. McClean, Norfolk, Virginia, U.S., North America,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Major, H. B., Captain of Ship Noricay, care of Messrs. Young Schultz, New York\n    1\n  \n  \n    Mellet, Miss Eliza, No. 1, Castor Street, West India Road, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Marshall & Co., London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brideell, Miss Louisa, 41 North port Street, New North Road, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Collins, Mrs., No, G John Street, White Horse, Stepney, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Chase, E., Boston, U.S.A.,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Costello, Mrs. Ann, care of Mr. Dolas, Wine Spirit Stores, Liverpool,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cunnah, Mrs. Catherine, St. Bridges, Cheshire,\n    \n  \n  \n    Charetto, Monsieur, Mont, 34 Rue St. Mare, Paris,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Clarke, Mr. Joseph, Wellington Buildings South, Castle Street, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Cheever, Captain W. J., barque Magie, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    Dorsman, Mr., No. 12 Jackson Street, Toxteth Park, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Dugas, Monsieur, Lyons,\n    \n  \n  \n    Pile, Mrs. David, Boot and Shoemaker, Melbourne, Australia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Putts, Mathilda, care of Mrs. Meanly, No. 17, Mason St., off Wapping Dock, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Pettingel, John, Philadelphia,\n    \n  \n  \n    Randall, Mrs. Thomas, care of Mr. E. Wallis, at Messrs. Wolf & Co., Shipping Agent, Southampton, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Rudy & Co., Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    Randell, Miss Emma, 20 Street, James Road, Victoria Park, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Staunton, Mrs. Camps, Buildings Yarmouth, Norfolk,\n    \n  \n  \n    Doyan, J. M., Troy, N.Y., care of Messrs. Fogg Brothers, New York, U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Downie, Mr. William, Carpenter and Timber Merchant, Geelong, West Australia,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Smith, Mr. Hansel, 3 Hill Street, Pecksham, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Semenza, Henry, Marseilles,\n    11\n  \n    Davezac, Monsieur, Sans Directeur des Postes, à Marseilles,\n    \n  \n  \n    Day, Miss Lizy, No. 1 Hooper Square, White Chapel, London,\n    \n  \n  \n    Dickmann, Miss, No. 42, Bute Docks, Cardiff, Glemorganshire, Wales,\n    \n  \n  \n    Duan, Mrs. L., London, (N.),\n    \n  \n  \n    Elliot, Esq., A. C., Baltimore, Md., U.S.A.,\n    \n  \n  \n    Firth, Miss South, Swiss Cottage, Worthing,\n    \n  \n  \n    Friedeburg, Mrs. E., 62 Upper, St. Pauls Road, Camden Town, London,\n    2\n  \n  \n    Fry, Jos & Sons, Lower Castle Street, Liverpool, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Fowten, Miss Angelina, No. 29, Redyke, Antwerp, Belgium,\n    \n  \n  \n    Goodrige, Miss Bessie, 18 Manchester Street, above Bar, Southampton, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Gazard, Miss Maria, 11 Mankett Place, Lancaster, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Helguero, Tenor D. Pedro, Paris,\n    \n  \n  \n    Simpson, Mrs. G., enre of Mr. H. McMustry, Belfast, P.O., Ireland,\n    \n  \n  \n    Sauten, J. H., van Krompen,\n    \n  \n  \n    Smidt, H. de, str. Arratoon Apenr, care of Messrs. Stephen Joachim, Bombay,\n    \n  \n  \n    Smith, Mrs., 132 York Road, Lambeth, Surry,\n    \n  \n  \n    Thompson, Miss F., 58 Blackett Street, New Castle upon Tyne, Northumburland, England,\n    \n  \n  \n    Times, Editor, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Underhill, Miss, 13 Cambridge Square, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Vedova, Catherina, Corvetto Fontanavossa, Genova,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Wild, Miss A, E., at Mr. Thompson, Greeland Street, London,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Watts, Mr. Robert, and Mr. Dumis, 4 Woodland Place, Charlton, Woolwich,\n    \n  \n  \n    Hadwin, Miss Joanua, care of Mrs. Henry Mackel, Wild Street off, London Road, Liverpool,\n    \n  \n  \n    General Post Office, Hongkong, 1st May, 1863.\n    \n  \n  \n    Walling, Mrs. Garrett, care of Mr. J. Gillmor, No. 50, Laight Street, New York,\n    \n  \n  \n    F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.\n    \n  \n\nList of unclaimed LETTERS and PAPERS lying in the Hongkong Post Office for Parties not known, 1st May, 1863.\n\n  \n    Letters\n    Papers\n  \n  \n    Carpenter, R.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Gue, G.\n    \n  \n  \n    Graves\n    \n  \n  \n    Gomes, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Almeida, A. A.\n    3\n  \n  \n    Calcott, C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Allen, H. L.\n    \n  \n  \n    Algar Aegerter, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Campbell, D.\n    5\n  \n  \n    Comby\n    1\n  \n  \n    Farren, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Gilpin, S.\n    \n  \n  \n    Imbert. E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Irvine, J.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Muller, J. W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Martin, T.\n    \n  \n  \n    Swan, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Marr, J. B.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Jones, T.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Comp, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Carberry, Mrs. M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Gonsales, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Nexon, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Stephens, E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Shineful, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Shedgate, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Saggart, J.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Kurssens, H. J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Nicholas, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Scott, A. C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Clark,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Grane, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    King, M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Syler, J. C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Chaves, M,\n    +2\n  \n  \n    Oneil, M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Stokes, C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Conery, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Gold, C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Lainbert, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Osborne, F.\n    +2\n  \n  \n    Swanstrom, L.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cranston, J. W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Green, A\n    \n  \n  \n    Lloyd, E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Oson, S. M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Child, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Goodail, G.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Litileberry, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Taylor, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Granderie, E. G\n    \n  \n  \n    Luna\n    \n  \n  \n    Pellet, A\n    1\n  \n  \n    Todd, J. H.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Dunn\n    1\n  \n  \n    Girette, C.\n    4\n  \n  \n    Lewis, 0.\n    \n  \n  \n    Pinckernelle, A.!\n    37\n  \n  \n    Dounan, D.\n    3\n  \n  \n    Lucas, Miss\n    \n  \n  \n    Petrie, T.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Talbert\n    \n  \n  \n    Thompson\n    2\n  \n  \n    Dyce, J. R.\n    1\n  \n  \n    H. B.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Lala\n    \n  \n  \n    Hind. H. W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Lecog, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Rabone, W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Thomas, Capt.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Ronald, S.\n    \n  \n  \n    Escale, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Hamilton, Mrs.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Laun, E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Van der Laan\n    1\n  \n  \n    Becker, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Hide\n    \n  \n  \n    Rodrigues\n    \n  \n  \n    Roza, A. F.\n    \n  \n  \n    Rattiece, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Ferreira, A.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Honis\n    \n  \n  \n    Mayer W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Bennett, L\n    1\n  \n  \n    Fullertem, A.\n    \n  \n  \n    Hay\n    2\n  \n  \n    Marques, C. M.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Roclofs, C. A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Willcox, C. S.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Williamson, A.B.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Rementer, G.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Bonde, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Funny, F.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Harton, H.\n    1\n  \n  \n    McRimnon, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Brown, T.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Freedie,\n    \n  \n  \n    Hodgson, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    McKayna, P.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Rubbert, F.\n    \n  \n  \n    Wallis, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Bobst, J. R.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Fortozo, G.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Hirsah, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Mason, P.\n    2\n  \n  \n    Rosselet, J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Wade, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Williamson, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Folgin, Capt.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Ilussmann, C.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Clarke J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Fraser, W. J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Harrison, E.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Monte, Capt.\n    \n  \n  \n    Mello, A.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Smith\n    2\n  \n  \n    Simmons,\n    1\n  \n  \n    Whyte, J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Whitehead, W.\n    1\n  \n  \n    J. V.\n    \n  \n  \n    Butler, J. B.\n    \n  \n  \n    Baker, W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Brand & Co.\n    \n  \n  \n    Britto, A.\n    \n  \n  \n    Behrendt\n    \n  \n  \n    Benito,\n    \n  \n  \n    Boyle, Mrs.\n    \n  \n  \n    Baptista,\n    \n  \n  \n    Brymaner, R.\n    \n  \n  \n    Raase, H.\n    \n  \n  \n    Bain, W. S.\n    \n  \n  \n    M. J.\n    1\n  \n  \n    Bastone, E.\n    \n  \n\nPOST OFFICE NOTICE.\n\n  \n    DATE\n    6 A.M.\n    NOON\n    6 P.M.\n  \n  \n    April 25\n    30.02\n    30.03\n    30.03\n  \n  \n    \n    79\n    79\n    \n  \n  \n    26\n    30.12\n    30.12\n    30.13\n  \n  \n    \n    77\n    76\n    74\n  \n  \n    27\n    30.11\n    30.12\n    30.10\n  \n  \n    \n    76\n    74\n    \n  \n  \n    28\n    30.12\n    30.14\n    30.14\n  \n  \n    \n    75\n    78\n    76\n  \n  \n    \n    77\n    73\n    75\n  \n  \n    29\n    30.14\n    30.10\n    30.12\n  \n  \n    \n    74\n    74\n    75\n  \n  \n    30\n    30.10\n    30.07\n    30.03\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    May 1\n    30.02\n    30.00\n    29.95\n  \n  \n    \n    75\n    80\n    78\n  \n\nREGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.\n\nHeight above Sea Level 1,770 feet.\n\n  \n    DATE\n    6 A.M.\n    NOON\n    6 P.M.\n    6 A.M.\n    NOON\n    6 P.M.\n  \n  \n    \n    BAROMETER\n    THER-MOMETER\n  \n  \n    April 25\n    28.15\n    28.22\n    28.20\n    71.30\n    74.00\n    71.00\n  \n  \n    \n    28.16\n    28.15\n    \n    70.30\n    72.30\n    70.30\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    70.30\n    74.15\n    \n  \n  \n    26\n    28.20\n    28.23\n    28.21\n    68.20\n    68.50\n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    28.19\n    28.19\n    \n    68.00\n    68.10\n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    67.50\n    70.00\n    \n  \n  \n    27\n    28.21\n    28.25\n    28.24\n    67.50\n    68.30\n    69.15\n  \n  \n    \n    28.22\n    28.20\n    \n    67.30\n    68.00\n    68.50\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    67.00\n    70.00\n    \n  \n  \n    28\n    28.24\n    28.27\n    28.26\n    68.30\n    71.15\n    69.30\n  \n  \n    \n    28.24\n    28.23\n    \n    68.00\n    70.00\n    68.15\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    66.50\n    73.00\n    \n  \n  \n    29\n    28.22\n    28.25\n    28.23\n    67.15\n    67.55\n    67.00\n  \n  \n    \n    28.18\n    28.17\n    \n    66.50\n    66.15\n    65.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    66.00\n    68.80\n    \n  \n  \n    30\n    28.18\n    28.21\n    28.18\n    66.35\n    68.30\n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    28.14\n    28.12\n    \n    66.15\n    68.00\n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    65.30\n    69.00\n    \n  \n  \n    May 1\n    28.13\n    28.18\n    28.17\n    69.30\n    73.00\n    73.00\n  \n  \n    \n    28.15\n    28.12\n    \n    69.00\n    72.00\n    72.80\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    67.00\n    74.00\n    \n  \n\nList of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 1st May, 1863.\n\n  \n    Letters\n    Papers\n  \n  \n    Alchymist\n    5\n  \n  \n    Castle\n    1\n  \n  \n    Freuella\n    1\n  \n  \n    Julie\n    \n  \n  \n    Nubia\n    1\n  \n  \n    R. B. Forbes.\n    \n  \n  \n    Adelaide\n    1\n  \n  \n    Calypso\n    1\n  \n  \n    Forerunner\n    1\n  \n  \n    Nestorian\n    1\n  \n  \n    Star of the\n    1\n  \n  \n    Atriveda\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cornelia\n    2\n  \n  \n    Ferozepore\n    2\n  \n  \n    Kaloomeer\n    1\n  \n  \n    Nemesis\n    1\n  \n  \n    North\n    3\n  \n  \n    African\n    1\n  \n  \n    Mathilde\n    1\n  \n  \n    Kessington\n    2\n  \n  \n    Alexander\n    4\n  \n  \n    City of Durham\n    1\n  \n  \n    Genoa\n    1\n  \n  \n    Kalamba\n    \n  \n  \n    Oriental\n    1\n  \n  \n    Shanghae\n    1\n  \n  \n    Saldanha\n    16\n  \n  \n    Amalia\n    2\n  \n  \n    Chase\n    1\n  \n  \n    Good Success\n    1\n  \n  \n    Kelso\n    1\n  \n  \n    Orga\n    1\n  \n  \n    Swiftsure\n    1\n  \n  \n    Alarm\n    17\n  \n  \n    Cahandabar\n    1\n  \n  \n    Glocester\n    1\n  \n  \n    Oneida\n    1\n  \n  \n    Sobat Seba\n    \n  \n  \n    Anjuna\n    1\n  \n  \n    Cambalu\n    1\n  \n  \n    Glorioza\n    1\n  \n  \n    Luna\n    \n  \n  \n    Auld Reckie\n    \n  \n  \n    G. Ruxton\n    \n  \n  \n    Lion\n    \n  \n  \n    Persia\n    1\n  \n  \n    Sooloo\n    \n  \n  \n    April 25\n    28.15\n  \n  \n    \n    28.22\n  \n  \n    \n    28.20\n  \n  \n    \n    28.16\n  \n  \n    \n    28.15\n  \n  \n    \n    71.30\n  \n  \n    \n    74.00\n  \n  \n    \n    71.00\n  \n  \n    \n    70.30\n  \n  \n    \n    72.30\n  \n  \n    \n    70.30\n  \n  \n    \n    70.30\n  \n  \n    \n    74.15\n  \n  \n    26\n    28.20\n  \n  \n    \n    28.23\n  \n  \n    \n    28.21\n  \n  \n    \n    28.19\n  \n  \n    \n    28.19\n  \n  \n    \n    68.20\n  \n  \n    \n    68.50\n  \n  \n    \n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    68.10\n  \n  \n    \n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    67.50\n  \n  \n    \n    70.00\n  \n  \n    27\n    28.21\n  \n  \n    \n    28.25\n  \n  \n    \n    28.24\n  \n  \n    \n    28.22\n  \n  \n    \n    28.20\n  \n  \n    \n    67.50\n  \n  \n    \n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    69.15\n  \n  \n    \n    67.30\n  \n  \n    \n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    68.50\n  \n  \n    \n    67.00\n  \n  \n    \n    70.00\n  \n  \n    28\n    28.24\n  \n  \n    \n    28.27\n  \n  \n    \n    28.26\n  \n  \n    \n    28.24\n  \n  \n    \n    28.23\n  \n  \n    \n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    71.15\n  \n  \n    \n    69.30\n  \n  \n    \n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    70.00\n  \n  \n    \n    68.15\n  \n  \n    \n    66.50\n  \n  \n    \n    73.00\n  \n  \n    29\n    28.22\n  \n  \n    \n    28.25\n  \n  \n    \n    28.23\n  \n  \n    \n    28.18\n  \n  \n    \n    28.17\n  \n  \n    \n    67.15\n  \n  \n    \n    67.55\n  \n  \n    \n    67.00\n  \n  \n    \n    66.50\n  \n  \n    \n    66.15\n  \n  \n    \n    65.00\n  \n  \n    \n    66.00\n  \n  \n    \n    68.80\n  \n  \n    30\n    28.18\n  \n  \n    \n    28.21\n  \n  \n    \n    28.18\n  \n  \n    \n    28.14\n  \n  \n    \n    28.12\n  \n  \n    \n    66.35\n  \n  \n    \n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    68.30\n  \n  \n    \n    66.15\n  \n  \n    \n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    68.00\n  \n  \n    \n    65.30\n  \n  \n    \n    69.00\n  \n  \n    May 1\n    28.13\n  \n  \n    \n    28.18\n  \n  \n    \n    28.17\n  \n  \n    \n    28.15\n  \n  \n    \n    28.12\n  \n  \n    \n    69.30\n  \n  \n    \n    73.00\n  \n  \n    \n    73.00\n  \n  \n    \n    69.00\n  \n  \n    \n    72.00\n  \n  \n    \n    72.80\n  \n  \n    \n    67.00\n  \n  \n    \n    74.00\n  \n\nList of Unpaid and Registered LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Her Majesty's Ships of War, 1st May, 1863.\n\n  \n    Letters\n    Papers\n  \n  \n    Melville\n    2\n  \n  \n    P. 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        "content_text": "20.\n\n32\n\nAundi\n\nwith the succeeding Governor, Sir Yerutes Robinson is to offer the refusal of his private fumitive to the muljoremor\n\nstrould he desire to purchase it. at\n\nvaluation.\n\nIlrave, So\n\na-\n\n(Signed) Chine Stlyes Cleverly,\n\nSurveyor General.\n\n(Tie bopy)\n\nMidland\n\nActing\n\nColonial secretary.\n\nGOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.\n\nThe subjoined List of Jurors for the Year commencing on the 1st of March 1862, as revised and amended by His Excellency the Governor and the Legislative Council, is published for general information.\n\nBy Order,\n\nCouncil Chamber, Hongkong, 24th February, 1862.\n\nL. D'ALMADA E CASTRO,\n\nClerk of Councils.\n\nJURY LIST FOR 1862.\n\nNAME.\n\nOCCUPATION AND RESIDENCE.\n\nSPECIAL JUROR.\n\nNAME.\n\nOCCUPATION AND RESIDENCE.\n\nSPECIAL JUROR.\n\n  \n    A\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Aderjee, Sapoorjee\n    Broker, Wyndham Street\n    \n    Agabeg, Avietic Lazar, Jr.\n    Merchant. Wellington Street\n  \n  \n    Algar, T.\n    \n    \n    Allen, James W.\n    Clerk, Blackhead & Co.\n  \n  \n    Anderson, G.\n    \n    \n    Archer, George A.\n    Assistant, Wetmore, Cryder & Co.\n  \n  \n    Andruss, Theodore F.\n    Bill-Broker\n    \n    Armstrong, John Martin\n    Hotel Keeper. Oriental Hotel\n  \n  \n    Arnhold, Jacob\n    Merchant. Smith, Archer & Co.\n    \n    Arnould, H.\n    Storekeeper. Thos. Hunt & Co.\n  \n  \n    Ashton, R, P.\n    Merchant. Oxford & Co.\n    \n    Atkinson, Juines\n    Superintending Purser. P. & O. Co.\n  \n  \n    Austin, C. W.\n    Assistant. Jardine, Matheson & Co,\n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    B\n    \n    \n    \n    \n  \n  \n    Baker, Colgate\n    Assistant, Smith. Archer & Co.\n    \n    Baker, James\n    Innkeeper, Quren's Road West\n  \n  \n    Baker, R. B.\n    Accountant, Mercantile Bank\n    \n    Baker, S. W.\n    Clerk, Bowra & Co.\n  \n  \n    Baldwin, John Charles\n    Merchant, MacGregor & Co.\n    \n    Baldwin, Robert Henry\n    Merchant, MacGregor & Co.\n  \n  \n    Barretto, João Antonio\n    Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.\n    \n    Battersby, W.\n    Boiler Maker, P. and O. Co.\n  \n  \n    Beattie, Robert\n    Innkeeper. Queen's Road West\n    \n    Beaumont, F. B.\n    Assistant, Bussell & Co.\n  \n  \n    Beckwith, J. II.\n    Assistaut, Jardine, Matheson & Co.\n    \n    Beveridge, Jenry\n    Assistant, Jardine, Matheson & Co.\n  \n  \n    Blackhead, F.\n    Storekeeper, Blackhead & Co.\n    \n    Blake, Franklin\n    Assistant, A. Heard & Co.\n  \n  \n    Blakeway, George\n    Assistant. Vaucher Frères\n    \n    Block, Frederick Horsen\n    Merchant, Jobn Burd & Co.\n  \n  \n    Blydinburgh, J. S.\n    \n    \n    Bonnett, William W.\n    \n  \n  \n    Booth, Victor\n    \n    \n    Borton, James\n    \n  \n  \n    Campos, L. P. de\n    \n    Special Juror\n    Carapiet, S. M.\n    \n  \n  \n    Carpenter, Edward\n    \n    \n    Carvalho, P. M.\n    Special Juror\n  \n  \n    Carr, Henry John\n    \n    \n    Cecil, Cyril\n    Special Juror\n  \n  \n    Chabert, E.\n    \n    \n    Cheverton, J. H.\n    Special Juror\n  \n  \n    Claussen, C. H.\n    \n    \n    Clinker, David Beddine\n    \n  \n  \n    Cockburn, A. Stuart\n    \n    \n    Cohen, C. C.\n    \n  \n  \n    Colien, Henry\n    \n    \n    Collins, Henry J.\n    \n  \n  \n    Cook, H. N.\n    \n    \n    Cook, J. E.\n    \n  \n  \n    Cook, J. H.\n    \n    \n    Cook, M. H.\n    \n  \n  \n    Correa, Maurice A.\n    \n    \n    Coutts, Alexander\n    \n  \n  \n    Cowasjee. Nesserwanjee\n    \n    Special Juror\n    Cox, J. H.\n    \n  \n  \n    Coxon, Atwell\n    \n    \n    Crane. Isaac B.\n    \n  \n  \n    Crawford, David R.\n    \n    \n    Crockett, C. I.\n    \n  \n  \n    Cunningham, G.\n    \n    \n    Cutter, J. A. 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        "content_text": "# \n\n4 \n\n44 \n\n1 \n\n\" \n\n## Departmental Staff\n\n**Postmaster General**: Simpson, Austin  \n**Colonial Secretary's Office**: M. d'Almada Castro, Chief Clerk; J. M. D'Almada Castro, 2nd Clerk; Cha. H. A. Sumpter, Clerk of the Summary Court; J. C. lower, 1st Clerk, Surveyor General's Department; J. A. Carvalho, 1st Clerk, Colonial Treasury; Pig Marques, 2nd Clerk, Colonial Secretary's Office; De Rozario, 2nd Clerk, Surveyor General's Department\n\n| Name | Position | Department |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| F. S. Huffum | Clerk of Supreme Court | Supreme Court |\n| The Am Krinder | Master of the Mint | Royal Mint |\n| H.M. Allen | Superintendent | Coining Department, Royal Mint |\n| R.M.M. H. Ar Manning | Superintendent of Assaying Department | Royal Mint, Great Britain |\n| Apayer | Assayer | Royal Mint |\n| D'Ahmada Castro | Chief Clerk | Colonial Secretary's Office |\n| I. Collins | 1st Clerk | Police Magistrate's Office; Valuator of Police Rates |\n| Appry & Hobines | Clerk to the Chief Justice | Chief Justice's Office |\n| J. C. lower | 1st Clerk | Surveyor General's Department |\n| J. A. Carvalho | 1st Clerk, Cashier | Colonial Treasury |\n| Pig Marques | 2nd Clerk | Colonial Secretary's Office |\n| De Rozario | 2nd Clerk | Surveyor General's Department |\n| I. M. Filda | Clerk | Auditor General's Department |\n| A. H. Alves | 2nd Clerk, Accountant | Colonial Treasury |\n| fras. hiring |  |  |\n| Seb. alver | 3rd Clerk | Colonial Treasury |\n| Home Baricot | 2nd Clerk | Auditor General's Department |\n| M. A. Harding | 2nd Clerk | Harbor Master's Office |\n| Cha. Osmund | 3rd Clerk | Police Magistrate's Office |\n| James Baker | Chief Usher | Police Magistrate's Office |\n| That I Bean | Usher | Colonial Magistrate's Office |\n\n## Royal Mint Staff\n\n| Name | Position | Department |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Henry Sheafe | Die Engraver | Royal Mint |\n| Philip Leyton | Foreman of the Melting Department | Royal Mint |\n| Jo Sylis | Engineer Foreman | Royal Mint |\n| Christopher Boyd | Hitler | Royal Mint |\n| E. G. Smille | Engineer | Royal Mint |\n| A. Leiria | Charge Taker | General Post Office |\n| J.G. da Rocha | 5th Sorter | General Post Office |\n| Than G. Machado | 1st Sorter | General Post Office |\n| A del Aguila | 3rd Sorter | General Post Office |\n| Pater |  |  |\n| Po d'Agniho | 4th Porter | General Post Office |\n| d. A. Costa | 2nd Porter | General Post Office |\n\n## Education Department\n\n| Name | Position | Department |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| Frederick Stewart | Director of Schools, Head Master | Central School |\n| Edward J. R. Wilcocks | 2nd Master | Government School, Post Office |\n| D. J. Barradas | 1st Clerk | General Post Office |\n\n(signed) John Gritshell; Foreman of the Department, R. Mint  \nJ. Morris, Foreman of the Department\n\n## Acting Colonial Secretary \n\nManen  \n(Fine copy)",
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        "content_text": "# 393\n\nThe Estimates for 1867-68 stated: \n\nReport of the 17th July: \n\n\"I believe that it may further prove satisfactory to His Excellency to know that I cannot reckon the Collection of the Local Rates at less than $36,000 (upon the whole year) in excess of the amount specified in the Estimates for 1867, unless some unforeseen disaster, Typhoon or extensive Fire should occur before the 12 January 1868.\n\nThe amount collected for 1867 $218,881.52, the sum Estimated being $185,370, is $33,571.52 in excess of the Estimates, or $2,488.48 less than I had reckoned upon on the 31st of July last.\n\nBut by the Two Typhoons of the 18/19th September last, some tenements have become untenantable, bringing a loss to the Revenue.\n\n| Description | Amount |\n| --- | --- |\n| De Vauclerc | $1233.28 |\n| Bankrupts | $367.90 |\n| Exempted by order | $416 |\n| Untenantable, & pulled down by order of Surveyor General | $155,559 |\n\n10% $155,559  \n12% $186,670  \n13% $202,227  \n\nHad it not been for the casualties specified above, the Rates collected would have proved $35,518.70 in excess of the Estimates. I have further to state that the Governor having been pleased to direct that the Valuators for 1868 should receive their instructions not as hitherto but directly from The Treasurer, it may also be satisfactory to His Excellency to hear that the Valuations for 1868 have this day been declared to by Messrs Collins and Horden before the Colonial Secretary, and the required notification appears in the Government Gazette of Saturday the 16th instant, being nearly one month in advance of the period hitherto notified to the Public.\n\nThe Valuation for 1868, City of Victoria, exclusive of Villages is $1,784,309, and after all required deductions may produce, as per margin, 10% of Revenue during 1868 $178,430.9.\n\nThere is still a small amount of taxes collectible through the Registrar General's Department. $2007.18.",
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        "content_text": "Page 244 August 1869.\n\nGore inft 22 154 - 23 September 1869 10587.\n\nSir,\n\nAUC23 1869\n\nForeign Office,\n\nAugust 23\n\n1869.\n\n266\n\nI am directed by the Earl of Clarendon to acquaint you, for the information of Lord Granville, that he has received a note from the Spanish Minister at this Court, stating that Don Fermin de Salazar y de Tejada has been appointed Spanish Vice Consul at Hong Kong, and requesting that Her Majesty's Exequatur may be issued to that Gentleman to enable him to act in the above capacity;\n\nLord Granville is requested to inform Lord Clarendon if there is any objection to the issue of such Exequatur to Don de Tejada, who is not resident at Hongkong.\n\nI am,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nhumble Servant,\n\nCollins Olmay\n\nActing Under Secretary of State Colonial Office.",
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        "content_text": "£ \n\nTo witness). Then this money given by Me Caldwell was for funeral expenses \n\nWitness: Not for funeral expenses only, \n\nbut for sick cases also. Mr Caldwell gave me money now and then for \"attending on Land-burying patients. \n\nThe Coroner : And I \n\nthat all the he suppose patients that have come from tlo emigra- rton houses have died, have they ?. \n\nWitness: Two of thres have returned to the enigration houses to bothes alive I do not want \n\nnames of patients; I only want to know where they came from. I am not a doctor, and I paid no attention to the deceased. \n\nThe examination of this witness was con- tinned for some time, in relation to the \n\nof the Hostal,\" management \n\nand be confirmed Mr Lister's opinion. \"to the sect Day The parsons sont to that \n\nThe model Institution were sent to die. piaans Đạt bed more humerans. late- \n\nty. He had seen the inspector of nuisances about the place, but had never seen him go, in the rooms. \n\nDr. Cochrane, recalled, said he had made a post mortem examination of the body- and had nothing to add to his former, opj, nion as to the cause of death. \n\nThe inquest was adjourned until Tues- dav.at 3 o'clock. \n\nTHE CHINESE HOSPITAL CASE. \n\n(Continued from page 68.) The adjourned inquest upon the Chines emigrant who died in the E-Taze, wa resumed on the 27, when the evidene of the master of the hospital was read over The keeper corrected part of this evidence, and many of his statements were modified. He had formerly stated that he had received money from Mr Caldwell for attendance upon and burial of the coolies; be now said that the money was paid for burial expenses only. \n\nThe Coroner remarked that this was a vary important point, because if the witness undertook any responsibility, he might \n\nhave to answer for it. \n\nVeith, $1. \n\n\"\"\"FROM\"\"SHE\"\" \"Dick\" are stieni: le las no pARKUT \"ONE_DE\" \"{Winess) was \n\ninstructions to enter any house. He has get up to perform the necessary duties of hlways reported the temple to be clean; nature and he could only crawl to the edge! was never inside, always found the doors of his bench. One patient near him who shut, and thought the row of small houses was in hospital because of excessive opinm- were cook-honses. Never lourd groans sucking, could got get up at all, and there and never saw a dead body car. relived nature where he lay There were ried out from thence. Have seen coins no blankets in the place. \n\nthere, which he supposed were for sale. The inquest was then adpurned until In some adius at the back there are Thursday 29th, \n\nNESE HOSPITAL CASE, \n\ndead bodies: the coth are sealed and cemented, and never Wbuy of them \n\nOHSAS170. \n\nHave sometes at binesu \n\nINQUEST. \n\nThe adjourned inquiry conducted before hotices with the last witness, have the Coroner in the matter of the E-Tsze, seen hin often. Has been in charge arising from the discovery of a dead body of the Western District since August therein, was resumed. Inst; have never discovered that there were \n\nMah Afoo, keeper of the Kwong-kee, sick people at this house. The book in recalled, said that a man irsed to attend his which the reports of the visits are enters men lying sick at the E-Taze during the is Mitrray every second day, day; but he depended upon the hospital Cochran': You report to Dr Murray people to attend there during the night. it is the first time I ever heard of it)None of the hospital people were bound to Witness continued: Nover heard of any land the sack, and if they were not at- place being in Taipingshan to which people tended to properly de blanc lay with the were sent to die. Dr Murray never said \n\nKwour-kee. Once had a doctor who wES anything about it. Two or three minutes supposed to feet the pluse and prescribe for would be about the longest time that the sick if the 2 fazer-Witness accompa- ever was about the place, \n\nnied the deputation of coolic-house keepers \n\nIn reply to the Jury, witness said he ever saw any attendant give anything to the patients. \n\nby Mr Caldwell were given out according to \n\nThe Coroner here remarked that the to the Registrar General; and told the Reg. inquest would have to be adjourned to the General that their business was with sick Civil Hospital, where a mat lay, who lumen inside the houses, they having nothing been in the Hospital in question; this mas to do with men lying in the streets; never was getting better, but as he had importan put any of them out in the street; and sent evidence to giro, they had better get it all those who very sick to the E-Taze M It was ultimately agreed to hold it over. \n\nCaldwell paid all the expenses incurred at John Petersen, inspector of brothels, saithe Taze. All the patients from the that he reported the U-Tsze to the Regis Kwong-kee had bags to lie on and blankets trar General He found there, at the Ext to cover them. All the blankets provided sale of the Temple, five or six perus some stok and our dying. He was instructious. told by Chinese that there \n\nwere some Dr Murray, Colonial Surgeon, stated people there, and that was the reason that, in 1866, be called the attention of he went; it was not part of his duty Government to the large number of dend the Chinese said \"Plenty mon have die and dying persons put out into the sweat That house. fle was in the house eight at that time he knew the place now called months ago; there were then three or four Tsze, and had known it for ten years. sick people. The place was not clean, butys appeared to him to be the same male no report. was much the same as other Chinese places: the City of the Dead in Canton-a place. \n\nInmates of licensed bro \n\nwhere collins were kept until they could be thels have been sent to R Taze-two, pe sent on to their districts, \n\nAs the cohus The witness continned to make correc-of whom died, and he believed the other were chunamngi no odour was cloisted, tions in his statement; and the Coroner was still alive. Always nuderstood the and the health of the Colony was not affect- observed that it was somewhat strange that place to be an Hospital. Thought i was ed. On another occasion be found a dead the mind of the witness was clear on some miserable place; but have seen houses of body lying there, waiting to be coffined; and points and deli ou others. \n\npoor Chinese nearly as bad. His statement that he cleaned out the he spoke of were suparated from the men reported a coffin eniniting a bad melle The women sometime ago the inspector of nuisances, place when he saw the Registrar General this was about two years ago. Didn't this at recover to be annammed. holding his nose, was received with a cont know why they were not sent to the Civil Never knew, officially or otherwise, that placent nod. No Chinese was ever sent Hospital. People belonging to the house the place was used as an bospital until saw to Hospital of whom any hopes of recovery attended the women; could not say who in the papers. Was never aware that arr entertained. People in uniform used attended them exactly. Never reported people were taken there to the. Had he to come and visit the place; and the Nuisany of this to Mr Lister until a few days own so, would have taken steps to have ance Inspector had given orders for the go. Never had occasion to go to the place the patients removed to the Civil Hospital. place to be cleansed. \n\nince Mr Lister entered on office. Re-examined: There is no regular doctor \n\nNever gave any instructions to the police to inspect the place, as that was not bis attached to the E-1622. The Chinese com- \n\nbusiness; also, the inspector of nuisances munity do not now take much interest in \n\nsha noright to enter a dwelling-house, except the Hospital. The Committee (of whoin two Mok Afao, head of the Kwong-kee eui-by consent of householder or by warrant. or three are dead) do not often go the place gration house, was the next witness. Seven now. A doctor came from the Emigration sick people have been sent to the Tszy Mr D. R. Caldwell, Chinese interpreter, houses. Did not go to the Registrar Gene on his house only three papers wore was the next witness. He said,-Before al with Mr Caldwell last year, to presentans Deceased was not one of the seven petition. Had no interpreter for the from his house. He had a slight know pther dialects. The second man who came of deceased, but did not know his \n\no look after the sick men, looked like a \n\nTare. Witness mentioned six names of hief, and witness asked him what be ick persons, \n\nThey were brought to the ranted there: he did not come back, belia house by one pamed Cheung Ching pause he thought there was no hope of one nad his eyes and face yellow. The old deceased recovering from his sickness. mun at the temple came and reported to Regarding the three or four persons who witness the death of deceased, simply say rvived the Hospital atmosphere and eatment, the witness said that the Hospi- al attendant went with him to the emigra. on house. There is no fixed charge for uything done for the sick people, except by voluntary contribution. He does his work for what he may get; but he does not make a \"good thing\" of it: he said he had a kind heart, and did it because it was better to be virtuous. (The Coroner that he was a bricklayer and had been Continued There was a Committee, hero asked how many dollars he made a residing at Sayingpoon, when he took ill, but for some years (8 or 10) no one had week.) Witness said he did not know. He had been advised to go to the E-Tsze taken any interest in the place. For every coffin he got be paid one tael; by his landlord, but refused at first, having and he had paid $6 and 1 tael this year been ultimately taken there by the land \n\nHis landlord, who wai (87.40) for that purpose for emigrants, and lord in a chair, ho owes the shop (Fook Shan) four taele very kind to him, paid 200 cash for him pore. There were two corpses from the and from the landlord he got some tea an Lang-kee, one from the Ifin-kee, and six congee; but at the E-Taz he never coul from the Kwong-kee. \n\nget anything whatever, unless after pre James Livingston, Inspector of nuisances tracted “holaring” and velling Ther of Western district,, was next examined, were no blankets, and he felt cola, althong Le stated that he knew a place called the he hat gumythng which he had taken E Taze: it is part of his duty to visit the with him. An old woman who attende \n\nHe was never told to visit the place on the patients for a alor hue died, as who are taken there are supposed to be at- placo. particulatly, and he had no fixed time to the turistas no ong to do anything fextended upon by their friends. Have seen visit. He passed it every day, but visited They never could get anything on the whole of the rooms (three or four) it once or twice a week. \n\nthey bad roared for a very long time, full of sick people, ie, all occupied. There was a sort of water closet \n\n| Sometimes people” were. thure, with \n\nWitness sees that \n\nthe E-Tsze was built the Chinese had no \n\nother means of disposing of their dead than by depositing them by the side of rocks, or by building temporary sheds. In con- sequence of Government arresting severaš who had done so, and trying to prevent this, the principal Chinese asked for a place from Government where they could place those who were in a woribund state. Could \n\nba \n\ning that one of your men is dead.\" Of not say how the petition was worded, and the seven sent to the E-Teze only two gu could not way but the Government at that Vived, and five died. If the keeper includ-time (in those days) would have been glad to eccused, then that would be six from get those bodies thus rentoved. This his house; but deceased did not come from fore Sir George Bonham's time and after his house. \n\nthis the present building was erectal-217 was never intended for an inquia: a tem- ple was added. Coroner remarked that there was more temple than Hospital \n\nThe Juries then proceeded to the Civil Hospital. \n\nAt the Hospital, the sick witness stated \n\nHave \n\nnever seen any rules or regulations posted up about the place; and have been at the place many times, both officially and other- wise. Have not been near it for 8 years, since IT the Government service. The old man was left there in charge of the place after no one would look after it : be has been there for a very long time. duties are to superintend the temple and \n\nHis \n\nthe place generally. Know that the old man is not a doctor; and the sick people \n\nand sometimes nobody, Have certainly see six at one time could not say ever assere, Considered all the cases Belt the E-Taze were hopeless cases, and know that the Chinese considered them \n\n30. Never had to complain of any unusual u cleanliness in the place while I was in the Government service. \n\nIt \n\nThe Coroner here remarked that he could have no objection to a house like the present, were it properly kept; but the impression formed by Mr Lister and self was that the people were simply placed there to die or live, as they might. would certainly have been a work of huma nity to have thrown them out of the place into the harbor, and thus end their suffer- inga. -Dertimed Know many worse places in Chinese villages. \n\nBelieve that many cases of poor people were placed here; no one could refuse the admittance of any one. There would be more than two hundred \n\na year certainly. There was a fund got up for building othing more. The old man i takes a living by looking after it, say $6 or $8 a-mouth: he cures external sores, and is a sort of plaster-seller. Have known him for 15 or 18 years. Never heard any complaints against the E-Taze, but the Chinese rind care to live near it. The Chinese would not like to see this place shut up they would wish it to remai --not in its present condition, perhaps. If they had no similar building, then they would fall back on the old system The of placing them by the hill-sides. Chinese object to go to the Civil Hospital, because the great dread is ever before them of being opened. There are similar places in China and the Chinese magistrate would certainly recognise any such plade as, a charitable building. It is quite wrong to call the place a Chinese Hospital, as it is more for the dead then the liv Ling-it-imas never been used as a fioapital, and by never intended to be so used, Would account for the prevaricating evid- ence of the old E-Taze keeper by his timi- dity and the general style of Chinese wit- nesses, who are always afraid to commit themselves. Do not know deceased; and did not know whether he came from the Kwong-Kee. Believe deceased came from \n\nname was \n\nthe Kwong-Kee, but could not my Whether sent from that house, or not, Decersed. Would not be looked upon as an inmate of\" \n\nthe Kwong-ee unless his placed on my books; he might be two or. three days in the Kwong kee WIRIN. my lawwwing it or even without the Kwong-kea. people knowing it. Patients from all the holises were seat to the E-Taze at my \n\nThe next witness was a hawker of second from natural causes; that a thorough and \"We are of opшion was deucasou died hand clothes, who had a friend who was there by his friends, but they found that taken to the E-Taze. The friend was taken \n\nefficient inspection of the E-Tsze has not been carried out by the person whose duty he was at first refused admittance, as he, place. We deem it our duty to request it was to pay attention to the state of the was not in a dying state. It having been reasserted that the friend was in a dying you to forward to his Excellency the Upv- ernor our recommendation, that if the state, he was admitted. Three hundred oash were paid to the old woman who pro- ered as a Hospital any longer, that some \n\nE-Taze is to continue open, and be consid mised to buy something for herself so that efficient and responsible officer be appoint! ahe might attend the sick man. The sick- man never complained of any ill-treatment..or if the E-Tsze is to be permitted to ed to control the place in a proper manner; The Coroner here remarked that the main object of his questions was to try and finds not only a thorough inspection, but pro- remain a receptacle for dying Chinese, that out whether there was really any one rea ponsible about the place at all; if there perly framod rules shall exist for the were any one, it might be serious for that further continuance of the E-Taze in any We, however, consider that a shape is neither desirable nor necessary in \n\nperson. \n\nfuture. \n\nThe Master of the Fook Show coffin-shop this Colony, and that a more suitable build- was next put into the withies-box to prove ing be selected as a hospital for Chinese the rate of mortality in the E-Tsze. There only, subject to proper inspection by the would be sometimes two funerals a-day Colonial Surgeon from the ETsze, sometimes three a-day, and sometimes pine; the largest mumter ever seen by the witness was four. \n\nto be \n\nthe \n\nnu \n\nΤΣΟΤΑ \n\n. \n\n! \n\nNo II \n\nप्र \n\n! ANOTHER PHASE OF THE COOLIE \n\nTRADE. \n\nA Coroner's inquest upon the body of an emigrant named Tai Akwa, who died in the Civil Hospital after having been picked up in the street, was continued before the Coroner and the Jury on the 22nd. ed with the deceased's discovery, and his Inspecter Grey stated the facts connect- \n\ntransportation to the Government Civil Deceased walked to the Bospi- \n\nThe Coroner said that he thought the case, though it had been a long one, had been so serions that it had not been too lengthy. He had, however, expected that it would have turned out even serious than it had done. \n\nHe had tried, as the Jury would have observed, to find whe- ther there had been any sue:responsible. for the disgraceful state of things connect- ed with this so called Chinese Hospital; but it was shown conclusively that the place was a public place, that any monies paid were more as presents than anything else; and that no blane could be attached to any one particularly, and person could be said \n\nin Hospital. responsible \n\nof tal, after getting some fea. He stated to any \n\nway for \n\nexisting state things. \n\nThe first thing which the the Inspector that he had been turned out Subsequent to the Jury bad to consider was, who is deceas of a coolie-house. ed? They knew nothing of his name, but death of deceased, the Inspector stated that they ought to be pretty well satisfied from he had gone to the coolie-house in Battery \n\nRoad known as the Man Fook Wo Hiu kee. From a book which he had got from had come from the Kwong-kee house, the people of this house, the name of Now, this touched upon a very important deceased was given. subject. There was no doubt that in theory there was nothing better for China than emigration, when properly carried jont, but when brought into practice, it was found that abuses crept in, and eveu a man with the experience and knowledge of the Chinese, such as Mr Caldwell had been un able to prevent such abuses from entering into the system. Another question touched upon was Chinese Charities; and con. nected with this subject we had the horn \n\nmade. \n\never \n\nblo state of things as narrated by the wit- neases who had visited the E-Taze. There were men lying like dogs together in their own filth with no one look after then, crying for water, and could not obtain any; in a place where no attention was paid to the sex of the patients, or to the dividing off of various diseases, and where no attempt whatever at decency was \n\nNext the Jury would have to 'consider how deceased died. Dr Cochran had said it was jaundice, and had given it as bis opinion that he was unable to say' whether his death was or was not acceler hted by the treatment described by the witnesses. There would therefore be a very dict of natural death, as jaundice was na tural. But the Jury would not be doing. all their duty if they merely recorded therr; interest in this subject-no inquiry had ereated so much interest for many a day-- and the Jury, as representing the public, would he hope become the public mouth piece. He would not dictate to them what the record of their opinion regarding emi- gration would be; but he would say that it would have to be in very strong terus ere be dissented from it. If Mr Caldwell was. fin future the conductor of the emigration system, he was sure that the abuses\" which had been before the Jury would not last- they would certainly be done away with. But if the Jury recorded their opinion of the subject, it would serve as a guarantee bat such a state of things would not occur again, \n\nnctions; which order was meant to pre- vent infection. I expected them to be treated in the same way as I had seen others treated ten years ago, when I used to go to the place; and certainly never expected for a moment to find the state of things described by Mr Lister. Never expected to find the patients looked after very partien- larly as to their personal cleanliness, as some do not even have any change of clothing, aud are naturally dirty. Would say that men floundering about the floor without mats or blankets were neglected, and, would look to the honds of the houses for-au explana tion, It was not supposed that hopeless cases only were sent to the E-Taze; jaun- dice cases were at once sent to the E-Tsze.verdict thus. The public had taken great \n\nChun Awong, who had a brother who died in the E-Tsze, said that when he went there he saw a woman with a pook-marked face, of whom he asked permission first before. taking his brother into the place. Chung Afat, coolie who looks after the roouis, said that witness would have to pay 20 cents for oil and joss-stick; and 20 cents for himself. This sum was for the protec- tion of the gods. Witness attended upon his brother himself, and did not expect any attendance for the 40 centa. Witness stayed there during the day, but he was afraid to remain during the night. Thought it was better to ask permission from the old woman, as he did not know whether he could bave put his brother in the E-Tsze or not without permission, \n\nDr Cochran, recalled, said that he re \n\ndeceased \n\nThe Jury, having taken some time consider their verdict, returned at a few \n\nWe quote minutes after six. \n\nmembered the state in which the body of \n\nwas when brought to hospital; was pitty and covered with vermiu. De hereunder in fuil the verdict given by ceased had been sick fur at least a weak the Jury, which plainly recommends t But could not say positively whether the total suppression of the establishment death of deceased was accelerated by his \n\ndefective treatment and neglect, because \n\nthe cages of jaundice which magistrada \n\n: 1 \n\nThe outry in the hook produced seemed to show that Tai Akwai, aged 35\" had entered the house on the 2nd of April. \n\nHe \n\nDr Cochran, of the Civil Hospital, was text examined. He stated that deceased was brought to Hospital on morning of 14th instant, and was put under treatment. had been told by deceased that he was laid into the street by several coolies, who took him from a spolic-house. Shortly after \n\ntelling this, deceased became delirious, and on the afternoon of the 18th he died. Re- ceased died of a kind of jaundice common among the Chinese; and he was much emaciated at the time of bis death. \n\nThere was no dying deposition taken, as he seemed recovering \n\nChe Abing, keeper of the house, stuted that he was an agent for Mr Baak; and his house was No. 14, Battery Road. He knew nothing of a man named Tai Akwai (at which stage the Coroner cautioned the witness, who, by the way, was aworn as a Christian). There might have been such a man in bis house, but he did not know him by name. Knows the book produced; it contains the names of those who wish to go to Sarinam. The man entered in that book must have come on 2nd April; but he knew nothing of the man. His clerk \n\nkept the book produced. Cross-examined by Mr D. R. Caldwell, witness stated that he was employed by Mr Caldwell, through Mr Baak, to obtain emigrants--- Pinuse Wide- applied were free to go and come as they \n\npleased, and sometimes applied only for the purpose of getting a meal of rice. Cases of slight sickness are cured by the doctors; and serious cages are sent to the Chinese Hosuta, Taipingshan, The ua zeurses 24 attendance in this Hospital are paid by Mr Caldwell, Persons whose manies are chtered to the book produced and remain in the house, would be sout to this Hospital if they turned sick. \n\nThe Clerk of the coolie-house, who was next examined, said that he entered all the \n\nmes in the book produced. He ignored! all knowledge of the man named Tai Akw and did not remember anything about hing More than a hundred people might be in the house at one time, and as they were at liberty to go and come as they pleased, as could not say whether he ever saw the man referred to. He did not remember any ome in particular who was sick on the 13th \n\nA \n\nB \n\nG \n\nF \n\nH \n\n$",
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        "content_text": "Hongkong.\n\nJe139.\n\n13 November, 1872.\n\nSir Arthur Kennedy, K.C.M.G.\n\nto\n\nThe Right Honorable\n\nthe Earl of Kimberley\n\nBlue Book. 1871-\n\nTransmits Copies of -\n\n(1, enclosure.)\n\nGovernor\n\nNo.\n\n140\n\nDate\n\n13\n\n1872\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nNo.\n\n99\n\n(Subject.)\n\nDESPATCH.\n\n416\n\nRECEIVED\n\n31 DEC\n\n1872\n\nReturns for Quarter ended April 30, 1872\n\nSent with\n\nAnd Jan 19, 1873\n\n1000 3 | 72-11 & 5759\n\nMr Meade\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nIn return No. 2) - I notice in item Chinese Clerk that a salary of £125 has been dismissed; should this be noticed? And the case of Collins also:\n\nAt Kennedy's omission to report this dismissal (vide 83rd Col: Reg: ) be noticed? Why\n\nScanlan has been given the full salary of each of his acting appointments - His temporary appointment was approved by Lord Kimberley (vide), but nothing as to salary. I say that under the 107th Col: Reg: Sir A. Kennedy should have only offered Mr. Scanlan half salary, that as De McCoy will be entitled to his salary from the date of his leaving England, Sir A. K. should have done so to Lord Kimberley.\n\nWas laid before\n\nEarl of Kimberly, and sanction any...",
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        "content_text": "## \n147 \nas under such circumstances the Executive Council had on several occasions considered the circumstances of the Widows of \nMr. de Souza \nNotice Server Police Rate Office; \nMr. Barnicot \ngood please \nColonial Secretary's Office; \nMr. Hazeland \nCrown Solicitor; \nMr. Collins \n2nd clause \nMagistrates' Office; \nMr. Red barge \nBeat Inspector; \nMr. Douglas und M. Anningsen \nInspectors Police Office; \nand Mr. Donaldson \nSuperintendent Gardens \nsimilar consideration may be extended to her and her large family. \nUnder so severe a visitation",
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        "content_text": "Was the head of his Department any objection \n\n(P[ajun]d) W.F. Kennedy.\n\nMarch 3rd 1826\n\n(Jun Copy)\n\nWoodshank Acting Colonial Secretary\n\n6330\n\n25\n\n462\n\nValuators from 1863 to 1897\n\n  \n    Years\n    1864-63\n  \n  \n    \n    65-64\n    Names Collins and Gerrard\n  \n  \n    \n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    do\n    Alford\n  \n  \n    \n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    66-65\n    de\n  \n  \n    \n    \"\n    Jarman\n  \n  \n    \n    67-66\n    do (alone)\n  \n  \n    \n    68-67\n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    and Hordon\n  \n  \n    \n    69-68\n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \"\n    Med...\n  \n  \n    \n    70-69\n    Prestage\n  \n  \n    \n    71-70\n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \"\n    Lady poster\n  \n  \n    \n    72-71\n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Low\n  \n  \n    \n    73-72\n    Gerrard\n  \n  \n    \n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \"\n    E[r]ard\n  \n  \n    \n    74-73\n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Madar\n  \n  \n    \n    fr\n    Selasa\n  \n  \n    \n    75-74\n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    var forens\n  \n  \n    \n    76-75\n    de\n  \n  \n    \n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    de\n  \n  \n    \n    #\n  \n  \n    \n    77-76\n    do\n  \n  \n    \n    \"\n    mon\n  \n  \n    1877\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Madar\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    Barff\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    de\n  \n  \n    \n    \n    femand Statu kat\n  \n  \n    \n    k\n  \n\n2\n\nModelmak\n\nActing Colonial Secretary.",
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        "content_text": "# MATERIALS FOR A HISTORY OF EDUCATION IN HONGKONG\n\nIn addition to Medhurst's Christian Sam-teze-king, Bishop Boone's Episcopalian catechism (in Chinese) had to be committed to memory by all the scholars. The Chinese boys and their parents did not in the least object. The more books are read, the better for the boys, was the verdict of the parents who did not believe that any amount of Christian teaching would pervert their boys from ancestral worship.\n\n## 1851\n\nThe annual grant of $1200 which the Superintendent of British Trade in China used to give to the Morrison Education Society was this year transferred, with the approval of the Foreign Office, to St. Paul's College and thenceforth punctually paid every year until 1868, after which year it was withdrawn. The College had now an average attendance of 30 Chinese students under the tuition of Bishop Smith and the Rev. E. T. R. Moncrieff. But to the original aim of training up a native clergy, there was now added, as a condition connected with the above-mentioned annual grant of $1200, the further aim of training student interpreters, for which purpose the Governor of Hongkong received power annually to nominate six students. The first students so nominated were two European lads, Henry Collins and Robert Collins, who were recommended for the purpose by Mr. Hillier (August, 1851). The College Buildings were completed this year and all the surplus funds invested with Dent & Co. Miss Mitchell's European School continued a precarious existence, attended by 3 boys and 4 girls, but was closed before the end of the year for want of public support.\n\nThe Anglo-Chinese College, under Dr. Legge and Mr. Ho Poi-chi, was attended by 50 Chinese students, serving the purpose of a public school rather than that of a theological seminary as originally intended and costing the London Mission $1776. The Girls School under Mrs. Legge numbered 10 Chinese girls learning English.\n\nThe Roman Catholic Seminary in Queen's Road, under the tuition of Bishop Raimondi and Father Rizzolati, was continued as before, with 14 students, at a cost of $960. The R.C. Portuguese Boys School in Wellington Street, numbering now 30 Portuguese boys, was taught by Mr. J. J. da Silva e Souza and cost $240. At the same time Mrs. J. J. da Silva e Souza taught a Girls School, also in Wellington Street, attended by 12 Portuguese girls, at a cost of $240. The R.C. Chinese School, in which Mr. Cheung Ki-chan taught 28 boys, received the usual Government Grant of $120, but as to the other School, in Taipingshan, where Mr. Hau A-wan taught 18 Chinese boys, there is no information as to whether the cost of the School (stated to have been $120) was paid by the Government or by the Mission.\n\nWith regard to the Government Grant-in-Aid Schools, the Committee (Mr. Hillier and the Bishop's Chaplain) stated (6 April, 1851) that there was (in 1850) an average attendance of 93 scholars in 4 Schools (viz. 30 in Victoria, 18 at Stanley, 20 in Aberdeen and 25 at Wongnaichung) but complained that the attendance was very fluctuating. The Committee informed the Government that all the teachers are professed Christians, receiving their whole pay from Government and, as far as the Committee knew, no compensation from their scholars. The report mentions the following list of books used in the Schools: the Sam-tsze-king, Ts'in-tsze-man, the Confucian Four Books and Five Classics, Medhurst's Sam-tsze-king, Bishop Boone's catechism, and the Bible. The Committee suggested (5 April, 1851) that the School Committee should be remodelled and that to the Bishop of Victoria should be accorded the entire superintendence of the Schools or at least a joint superintendence. But the Government was in no hurry acting upon this suggestion. On 24th December, 1851, the Committee (Mr. Hillier and Mr. Moncrieff) reported that a new School had been opened at Little Hongkong, and that the average attendance in the four Schools was 113 (viz. 28 in Victoria, 20 in Wongnaichung, 24 at Aberdeen, 14 at Stanley and 27 in Little Hongkong). To free the teachers to exert themselves to secure a larger attendance of scholars, the Committee deducted from the salary of each teacher a certain sum for each scholar less than 30, and used the money thus saved for the purchase of Chinese books on Astronomy and Geography. The Committee also hinted that they were weary of the work by expressing a 'regret that they cannot give more effectual supervision to these Schools.' Selections were also made during this year of the most promising boys of these Government Schools and the boys so selected were transferred to St. Paul's College.\n\n## 1852\n\nDuring this year the Protestant Schools of the Colony consisted only of St. Paul's College with 34 students (mostly Chinese but now including a few European boys), and the Anglo-Chinese College with 45 Chinese boys and 10 Chinese girls in Mrs. Legge's School, both together costing the London Mission $1080.\n\nThe Roman Catholic Mission started, in addition to their Seminary under Father Rizzolati which, with its 16 students, cost $960, another Ecclesiastical School at Sookompoo, with 13 Students, under Father Ch. Jaquemin. As the former continued to furnish, from time to time, native priests for the Italian Mission (De Propaganda Fide), so this new Seminary commenced to do the same work for the benefit of the French Missions des Etrangères. The Portuguese Boys School was continued as before by Mr. J. J. da Silva e Souza, teaching 48 boys at an expense to the Mission of $240, whilst his wife continued to teach the Portuguese Girls School numbering 8 girls and costing the Mission the same amount. The Roman Catholic Chinese School, taught by Mr. Cheung Ki-chan, continued to receive the Government Grant of $120 (number of scholars not noted), whilst the other Chinese School in which Mr. Hau A-wan taught 15 boys, cost the Mission $120.\n\nAs to the Government Grant-in-Aid Schools, Mr. Hillier reported at the beginning of the year (30th January, 1852) that Mr. Moncrieff had withdrawn from the Committee (for reasons not stated), that he himself was now the only member of the moribund Committee and he recommended, once more, that the Bishop or Warden of St. Paul's College be appointed Visitor of the Government Schools. Mr. Hillier explained that he could not say whether the Bishop would accept the offer, His Lordship having never spoken to him on the subject, but he argued that, as the Bishop received in aid of the College a Government Grant of $1,200 a year, he would naturally be anxious to render those elementary Government Schools efficient as nurseries from whence promising pupils might be chosen for the higher course of education obtainable at St. Paul's College.\n\nAccordingly the Government requested (March, 1852) Bishop Smith to act as permanent Chairman of the Educational Committee, with Mr. Hillier and Mr. W. B. Medhurst (Chinese Secretary to the Government) as members of the Committee. At the same time, the Bishop's new chaplain, Rev. M. C. Odell, gave his aid to the Committee in visiting the Schools under their charge at irregular intervals. Soon after (20 July, 1852), Bishop Smith as representing the Committee for superintending Government Schools recommended that the Government should build School-houses at a small outlay. The average attendance at the Schools amounted, during this year, to 136 boys (viz. 40 in Victoria, 28 at Wongnaichung, 13 at Stanley, 28 at Little Hongkong, and 27 at Aberdeen). Half-yearly examinations were introduced, partly to test the quality of the teachers' work and partly to ascertain the fittest boys to be drafted into St. Paul's College. Prize distributions were held at the Bishop's residence and eleven boys were transferred during this year from the Government Schools to St. Paul's College.\n\n## 1853\n\nDuring the year 1853, St. Paul's...",
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        "content_text": "# DRAFT\n\n## MINUTE\n\nMr. Johnam 21 Sep. X Mr. Ebden  \nX Mr. Fairfield. 2/  \nLo.  \nCAL  \nMr. Wingfield.  \nMr. Bramston,  \nMr. Meade.  \nMr. Buxton.  \nMarquess of Ripon. 23.  \n \n26 Sep. 1894  \nIn reply to your letter  \nno. 178 of the 17th  \nI am directed by the  \nMarquess of Ripon to  \ninform you  \nthat in his Lordship's opinion the  \nneed of the Governor of  \n\n## CIRCULATED TO DEPARTMENTS\n\nfrom 6 Sep. 1894  \nHomansion  \nMr. Collins  \nKatarina  \nMarking  \nMr. Ebden  \nA 3  \n \n27 Sep.  \n2867  \n*  \nMr. Antrobus  \nMr. Anderson  \nMr. Mercer 12,  \nMobilicion Wild 21  \nMr. Westbrokens  \nMax Badnam  \nJir. Eggett  \nAlr. Scott  \nAfr ayeon  \n\nto not  \nWim hoted in  \n154 3/16\"  \nMifrabon  \nQuer  \n\nnoter for Depth  \nMr. Whitworth  \nMr. Mosservy  \nMr. Bedgme  \nMr. Maney  \nMr. May  \nMr. Blyd  \n\n156.26.  \n\nHangtung  \n\n& accepted as his that he is not required  \nto pay interest  \non the furniture of the bedrooms  \noccupied by his Private Secretary & Aide-de-Camp,",
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        "content_text": "299 them to I justify then in clustering (assuming somewhat jerky and sceptical mounte all which bind made known nuden. (~2012.)\n\nDer Umm first print he suggested that Artich 86 to him. They did not, however, D. Athiiren Armes de catred. and acro adually anim int decision in that day, hat appended adjinned in onda to make a futile ingening of 5 Lowson is to whether he had assiste against (meaning weit of comme he disclaimer (9410) Than tow (oofer, the Direction of weather, terte a minute in which others Ancerned Colling for frettumn wistence (1) as to (amming having hom pulidden to Entin the formale wards, (2) Guy Chain chronic alcoholism. (3) as 5th Kaoner for his admission to Hospital. \n\nThe Colmial surgeon worth a an cafes of the Regulations In Wardmarters. The latter seen bously ancluocin, as they au constante. with the theory that altheriste könn mircisti Mashias kan (it is 4 Fe Male potants Hate Wast to mouse micide, they may han onteir losed f in the female connection with them shunchama of the wiilding, the famitions astres.",
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        "content_text": "## DOMESTIC\n\nC.O. 98 14733\nNo. 144 33\n\nRECE (Rear 4 JUL 28 1898\n\n### (Subject.)\n\nasst mastership, Queen's College\n\nRecommends B James for\n\n### (Minutes.)\n\nM. Collins\nLee alw 14275.\n\nwill first ask Mr. Lee if he is all right & if so send him to D. Mansen.\n\nPerhaps zin James to call & if he is telling ... to pay the fee)?\n\nexam [telling] hein to call\n\nW 517\nB & L 179)-899--16000-12-97 5500-1UN60-5-09\n\n### subsequent Paper.\n\nm 5354\nmuks called today\nApe and hear t within. have his My to fill with oiling his other to and wat\n\ntestrimich telling\nDe hraman AC seen in 1535 to fee) sigul\n\nHot 13758.",
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        "content_text": "Mitt. J. Wilson 2/6\n\nM. Collins to\n\nI think there are sure to be stronger claims and we ought if possible give preference to cadets\n\nAnswer as proposed C.PL! 17 June\n\nHFW,\n\n1. I agree HFW/. Aus Loves APL aym Açl 2/6\n\n2 at once. see further `17700` `In91516`\n\nSen.\n\nI have the name before you she Song Kang which Kenzo Gozo 7. S 481 27th May 1898 `12000`\n\nA Gr 28 MAYE\n\n... ་{ས་ཡ༤) ་/: ༡༠/ \"ག\n\na Can di data office of Police magistrate\n\nmy for de suffert of my afflication, I bez di clatu shat I entered whe 1878 Cleak to she འབ\n\nao Judge of the Supreme Court of Hong Kong. under September 1883 я apported Clask Ar the Octotu 1890 Chief Justice. I acted From Daves light Stonourable. chief cluch Colonial Secretary's office\n\nJoseph Chamber law, P.C. M.P. The Magistrate's Tunapel, Secretary of State for the Colonies",
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        "content_text": "No. 289.\n\nHongkong.\n\ndue to him for the period from the date of Mr Hazeland's appt until the date of Mr Jones coming away on also appt another junior to Queen's College to fill the vacancy caused by his promotion.\n\n[There will be such vacancies before you Sir again referred to my papers gu/207 In M. Ommanner 79 it is]\n\nThe above minute does not alter my view. The acting appointment was understood to be temporary, and, if it had not been so posted, we cannot ignore, however much we may blame, the Governor's actions. To object - we are forced- to what has been done, & we must give attention to prevent its repetition in future; but do not think it would be right to take action against a man who began to act in the appointments in September 92.\n\n21. Aug.\n\nConfirmed.\n\nDepts branch\n\n21/8\n\nPut By Pa\n\n4 Sep\n\nHass a\n\nat mei\n\nJditis\n\nMerton Dedt:\n\nDom 3//2. Mr. Jell Sir J Anderson\n\nMr. Harris\n\nMr. Johnson Mr. Esler\n\nMr. Head\n\nMr. Strachey\n\nMr. Cambert\n\nMr. Collins\n\nMr. Blia\n\nMr. Brindle Mr. Boume. Main fiz Mr. Macnaghten\n\nMr. Marsh\n\nMr. Butler\n\n* Mr. Robinson\n\nMr. Fiddian\n\n#Mr. Bate\n\nMr. Barnler\n\nMr. Bacchiel\n\nMr. Chikie\n\n*Mr. Simbbs\n\nMr. Vernon\n\nMr. Malcolm\n\nMr. Keith\n\nMr. Bottomley\n\nMr. Harding\n\nI Chwill\n\nmpell\n\nEa\n\n18619\n\nSir,\n\nGovernment House,\n\nHongkong, 2nd July, 1902.\n\nI have the honour to acknowledge the receipt of your Despatch No. 142 of the 20th May last, in which you enquire as to the reason why no recommendation has yet been made to you with regard to the appointment of a successor to Mr. F. A. Hazeland as Deputy Registrar and Accountant.\n\n2.\n\nIn reply, I have to inform you that when Mr. Hazeland was promoted to be a Police Magistrate he had already been acting in that capacity since the 26th May, 1900, and Mr. Jones, to whom you refer in paragraph 2 of your Despatch under acknowledgment, had been acting during that period in Mr. Hazeland's substantive post.\n\nAs Mr. Hazeland's promotion, therefore, involved no actual change at the time in the distribution of official duties, there was no pressing need for altering the existing arrangements.\n\n3.\n\nIn July last applications for the vacant post were received from Mr. Jones, Mr. Dyer Ball, and Mr. C... De Melbourne. As the appointment, however, was one to which Cadets have a preferential claim, Sir Henry Blake caused an enquiry to be made as to whether Mr. Kemp, a Cadet whose seniority and attainments entitled him to such consideration, was prepared to accept the appointment in the event of its being offered to him.\n\nTHE RIGHT HONOURABLE\n\nJOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, M.P.,\n\n&c., &c.,",
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        "content_text": "24\n\nContended: That, the Magistrate having come to the conclusion that no forgery, according to English law, had been committed in such falsification and using, the committal was bad, as the Magistrate could not commit Arton for faux, the French equivalent or translation of \"forgery\"; and further that in the committal \"falsification, &c.,\" without stating that such falsification was in the character of trustee, &c., of a public company, was insufficient to bring the charge under Article III (18) of the treaty; and falsification of accounts simply was not in the treaty, and not in the offences mentioned in the first schedule to the Extradition Act of 1870.\n\nHeld: That the offence of falsification of accounts charged was a crime within the French version of Article III (2) of the treaty, and within the English version of Article III (18), and according to English law, section 83 of the Larceny Act, 1861, and section 1 of the Falsification of Accounts Act, 1875; and a crime according to French law, being faux or forgery within Article 147 of the Code Pénal; and that it was an extradition crime within the first schedule to the Extradition Act, 1870.\n\n(As to DESCRIPTION OF OFFENCES, 800\n\nEx parte Terras, L.R. 4 Ex. D. 63; 48 LJ. (Ex.) 214; 14 Cox C.C. 153,\n\n39 L.T. (N.S) 502; 27 W.R. 170;\n\nR. v. Jacobi and Hiller, 46 L.T. (N.S) 595 note;\n\nEx parte Piot, 15 Cox C.C. 208; 47 J.P. 247; 48 L.T. (N.S.) 120;\n\nIn re Bellencontre, L.R. Q.B.D. 1891 (2) 122; 60 L.J.M.C. 83; 17 Cox C.C. 253;\n\n55 J.P. 694;\n\nR. v. Die, \"Times,\" 15th January, 1902.)\n\nEX PARTE EMILE GEORGE. France.\n\n11th August, 1897.\n\nQUEEN'S BENCH:\n\n25\n\nLAWRANCE and COLLINS, JJ.\n\n18 Cox C.C. 631.\n\nGeorge was committed for extradition upon a charge of larceny under section 3 of the Larceny Act, 1861, \"abus de confiance.” The evidence showed that Madame de la Croisette intrusted George with a bond with authority to raise a loan for her upon it; George raised the loan and fraudulently appropriated the money so raised. A rule nisi was obtained,\n\nupon the argument thereon it was\n\nand\n\nHeld: (following the decision in Reg. v. De Banks; 15 Cox C.C. 450; 53 L.J. 132; 32 W.R. 723; 48 J.P. 470: 50 L.T. (N.S.) 427; L.R. 13 Q.B.D. 29) That the evidence amounted to larceny by a bailee under section 3 of the Larceny Act, 1861.\n\nIN RE GALWEY,\n\nBelgium.\n\n18th January, 1896.\n\nQUEEN'S BENCH:\n\nLord RUSSELL, C.J., WRIGHT and KENNEDY, JJ.\n\nL.R. Q.B.D. 1896 (1) 230; 65 L.J.M.C. 38; 18 Cox C.C. 213; 60 J.P. 87.\n\nUpon an application to make absolute a rule nisi for a writ of habeas corpus it was\n\nContended: That Galwey, being a British subject, was not liable to extradition under the Act and the treaty and subsequent declaration,\n\nIt was admitted that Galwey was a British subject.\n\nHeld: That the provisions of the declaration of 1887, providing that the High Contracting Parties shall not be bound to surrender their own subjects, imply that they may do so, and that the surrender of a British subject to Belgium now rests in the discretion of the Secretary of State.\n\n(Field, J.'s words in R. v. Wilson, quoted by Lord Russell, C.J.)\n\n(See R. v. Wilson; L.R. 3 Q.B.D. 42; 48 L.J.M.C. 37; 13 Cox C.C. 630; 37 LT.\n\n(N.S.) 544.)\n\nR. v. SPILSBURY.\n\nFugitive Offenders Act, 1881.\n\nMorocco Order in Council, 1889.\n\n4th, 5th, 8th August, 1898.\n\nQUEEN'S BENCH: Lord RUSSELL, C.J., WRIGHT and KENNEDY, JJ.\n\nL.R. Q.B.D. 1898 (2) 615; 67 L.J. (Com. Law) 988; \"Times\n\n9th August, 1898; 19 Cox C.C. 160; 79 L.T. (N.S.) 211.\n\nSpilsbury having been committed under section 5 of the Fugitive Offenders Act to await return to Tangier, for unlawfully and riotously assembling with others to the number of three or four, and riotously making an assault upon soldiers of the Sultan of Morocco, &c., application was made for a writ of habeas corpus, and in the alternative for bail, and for variance of the order for return by directing return to Gibraltar instead of Tangier.\n\nHeld: That the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court has jurisdiction to admit to bail a person committed under the Fugitive Offenders Act. But the Court refused to exercise that jurisdiction. The order was varied by directing return to Gibraltar instead of to Tangier. (Section 35 F.O. Act.)\n\n10529\n\nD\n\n519",
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        "content_text": "Ji July \n\nSend copies of prints \n\n16.20 724 de August \n\n7 \n\nTh 6 for: Humpking Caufe dr \n\nLater part of the \n\n(August in \n\nчера в прий \n\nquestimer ravis \n\nзаву \n\nJuly 28th) \n\nREL \n\nMr. Toms w \n\n219 \n\nJectim y \n\nIn little har Juch hot into thin commy. \n\nPround in propond inding copy of \n\nJocking \n\n20 Ay. 2 \n\nto Bur. Strands also \n\nん \n\nIgusis \n\nS \n\ndential. \n\nC.O. \n\n33471 \n\n279 \n\n6+ the \n\nThe Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs \n\npresents his compliments to the Under-Secretary of State, \n\nand is directed by the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs \n\n1 \n\nthe Colonies \n\nla correspondence, as marked in the margin. \n\nto transmit, to be laid before the Secretary of State for \n\n, further sections of confidential \n\nher Collins \n\nalum \n\nFurther prints Rug: 4.17.26. 31(+) \n\nattached. \n\n\"Prinks ing \n\nA \n\nto Straits & \n\nLFF Cal \n\nto Hongtang \n\nAMO \n\nForeign Office, \n\nSeptember 7, 1903.",
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        "content_text": "Hong Kong. The \n\nAbutments have \n\nher fired to the \n\nladies subject to their being passed \n\nas \n\nPhysically \n\nstitute for service \n\nLawn. \n\nOffice or Individual. \n\n1904 \n\nb. Sep. \n\nLast previous Paper. \n\n20130 \n\nTO CA \n\nCopy to Tow 269 \n\nJutter ansd \n\n2 && (79) --- 12969 -- ROKOLI 3 \n\next subsequent Paper. \n\nCeylon \n\nhur \n\n541 \n\nDOMESTIC. \n\nLONG HANG \n\n31170 \n\n7 SEP 041 \n\nNo 31170 \n\nReporte \n\n(Subject.) \n\nApps of Theditor \n\nselection of HR Phelips from \n\nEast Africa on terms. \n\nstated: \n\nFresumes \n\nallace for andet of pay a Reclamation Mcs will request advance of valor de made: \n\nbe continued \n\nCollins \n\n(Minutes.) \n\nWe have heard anything officially \n\nabout the Praya Reclamation Audit. \n\nand to paid art of \n\nDauttlers the \n\nthe Pray appear in \n\naccount of and not therefore \n\nin any fort accounts. \n\nThe man is so will paid that I think this extra allowance ought to stop but not prepared to interpret, when the matter comes mentioned before. \n\nhot Fiddes was \n\nSay \n\nAgree \n\nto this aleatment but \n\nthat the contiumance. \n\naudit payment \n\ng the Praya \n\nin a matter for the \n\nfort & that. Wir Phelipes must understand \n\nthat \n\nhe \n\nmay \n\nbe required to and it there",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nHaughang So\n\nMr. Stubbs 2619 Hagkang for 34309\n\nMINUTE\n\nMr. Antrobus.  \nMr. Cox.  \nMr. Lucas.  \nMr. Graham.  \nSir M. Ommanney.  \nThe Duke of Marlborough,  \nMr. Lyttelton,  \n\nThank you for your detailed explanations regarding the introduction of the new scheme for the salaries of the clerical service. Thank you.\n\nWB & L-009-12-01  \n8000-8-05 \n\n3. Collins 20 honour Fact; \n\nSoft: cgps\":  \nهنگ  \nweipt gir de to flee as the g Aufrak to thank you for your levailed explanations the protable gthe \"cost \n\n4  \n4",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nOn my saying that I would follow His Excellency's advice and see Chu Hung-chi, he begged me to consider everything he had said as private and confidential.\n\nI have ...\n\n(Signed) \n**Ernest Satow**\n\nPage 590\n\n| DOMESTIC | C.O. |\n| --- | --- |\n|  de or Judividual | Grecqu 1905 Dec. |\n\n**previous Paper.**\nNoa 43489.\n**(Subject.)** \nChena Trade \n43489 \n**RESP**\nRes 9 DEC 05 \nPosition of lestates. \npaat of desp(60-166) forcer Washington \nenclosing press report. of speech & Chinese \nMinister at the Pittsburg Bawber of Commerce : \nhos Collins \n\n**(Minutes.)** \nPunts of PSYAK KEE \n70112 \nAL 175)-23002--25000-11-5 30754-4004-8-€ \n**atsubsequent Paper.** \nShi",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n### C.Q. 268\nHave Kang `80/23785` de 26 July 1966.\n\n**MINUTE**\n| Name | \n|---|\n| Mr. Stubbs | \n| Mr. Collins | \n| Mr. Antrobus | \n| Mr. Cox | \n| Mr. Incus | \n| Mr. Graham | \n| Sir M. Ommanney | \n| Mr. Churchill | \n| The Earl of Elgin |\n\n`8785` Sunblomer, With Anod `19459`\n\nI am directed to refer to the desp. from the Gov. of Hong Kong regarding the desirability of making provision for a third Court in...",
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        "content_text": "To the deceased Officer's relatives,\n\nMortier & Co.\n\nRe: Human remains extracts.\n\n(Signed) C. P. LUCAS, Governor.\n\nNo. 423, 15 November 1906.\n\nDESPATCH.\n\nHONG KONG.\n\nNo. 423.\n\n(Subject.) Harbour Master.\n\nLt. Beckwith has been appointed as Harbour Master.\n\nB. Taylor will put Beckwith in charge.\n\nMr. Alex-ander will scope out if Beckwith's performance is satisfactory.\n\n(Minutes.)\n\nCollins De Starris.\n\nThere are several applicants for the position.\n\nGR1178/1922/32(III).\n\n38951, 415-30, 40784, 37077, 37480 (all in a bundle).\n\nThe post should be filled if possible, with a promotion.\n\nOnly consider the following applicants:\n\n(1) Captain Taylor, who has held the present post since July 1899.\n\nHis application is supported by Captain Barnes.\n\nThe only thing against him is the marked passage in para. 8, which suggests that he is getting slack.\n\nCaptain Laurence attributes this to disappointment.\n\nCount Taylor has told me he is in a very mournful mood.\n\nPage 419.",
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        "content_text": "I agree. But I also argue with\n\nDe Olivier\n\nHe circulated in\n\n27439\n\ncounty\n\nas I think this\n\nineffective but\n\npromote temptation.\n\nAlso widens the area of\n\nM-Fiddes I kept this to speak\n\nspeaks\n\n74\n\nto Mr Olivier,\n\nbut he has not been able to attend\n\nwould circulate the\n\nbit. I wish you would ask & find out if the general feeling is in favour of repealing the circular & if so who should put anything in place\n\nDr Cotan 2/5 Ir Lambert 4/5\n\nhat Strachey I folded 7\n\n13\n\nMy Harris 27 May\n\n?\n\nCPL\n\nCie. i.e. mail.\n\nve\n\n29 Mar!\n\nSee above\n\nthe\n\nDr\n\nthan\n\n29/4\n\nww/\n\nJayan!\n\nwooly, I would withdraw it, saying that\n\nAs the\n\nbeyi\n\nThe instruction contained\n\nto consideration\n\nthin after to offer?\n\nno\n\n#\n\nsafe food a fault\n\nI do not think that any case has\n\nWest Africa - But as N. Olivier's views\n\nqe\n\nsupported by experience in stacking I should be willing\n\n5 cancel the circular.\n\nI do\n\n+9\n\n9.\n\nagree\n\nK-J.R. 7/5\n\nQuo\n\nto cancelling the\n\nCircular of 19 Sept 1905,\n\nrate in the but I\n\nCum\n\ncase\n\nat\n\nany\n\n296\n\nof the larger colonies,\n\nthat it might\n\nnot sure\n\nnot be returned in the\n\ncolonies Falklands\n\nCase\n\nGibraltar and\n\ncover\n\nIf small\n\nlike\n\n(where we\n\nhad\n\na bad\n\nwith the\n\nPostmaster\n\nrecently)\n\nagree\n\nwith the last\n\nGul\n\n13-5°\n\nBut I do not\n\nsentence of Mr. Collins' minute\n\nI\n\nA\n\nspeculation in stamps which is totally unnecessarily\n\nrequired\n\n%\n\nHan Am\n\nmay\n\n1° the\n\nCustoms Pain that it\n\nforbidden to face value in postage stamps\n\nM\n\nsec\n\n. Sort Offices are\n\nI do not think it would have had any experience of this section\n\n#24/5\n\nafter that it could have been better if the\n\ncircular had been\n\nSme:\n\nbut I do not at all.\n\nlike the Malayan Early recall of standings; it does not look well - 1½ chipping & changing.\n\nthe and as there is no great harm done contrary to the Circular, I vote retaining the rules already expressed\n\nill almi!\n\no suggest leaving the\n\n(at 27 May.\")\n\nPage 300\n\nPage 301",
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        "content_text": "The amendments relate to matters of detail and do not involve new principle of importance.\n\nThe Ordinance consolidates three Principal Ordinances, the Raw Opium Ordinance, 1867, the Prepared Opium Ordinance, 1891, and the Morphia Ordinance, 1899, and the several Ordinances which have from time to time been passed by way of amendment thereto.\n\nThe Ordinance contains a new definition of \"Prepared Opium\" adopted from the Straits Ordinance, and the definition of \"Compound of Opium\" has also been revised. The definitions of \"Opium Dross\" and \"Raw Opium\" are new. There is a slight amendment in the definition of \"chest of opium\". The definition of \"Colony\" in Ordinance No.8 of 1891 has been extended so as to include the New Territories.\n\nHenry Best\n\nAttorney General.\n\nDRAFT.\n\nHong Kay 335\n\nJun 7.\n\nMr. ...\n\nMINUTE.\n\nStubbs\n\nCollins 27\n\nMr. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas,\n\n... 8m/33780\n\n... qá 24 cơ\n\n408\n\n1 Sraphi\n\n(0\n\n31 De oq\n\nI have ... the ... to inform you that His Majesty the King will not be advised to exercise his favour in respect of the allowance in ... of the Legislature of Hong Kong ... entitled an Ordre ... Consolidating the Laws relating to Opium and it's compounds.\n\nI have also ... the receipt of your despatch No. 273 ... memorandum with regard to the reduction of ...\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely,\n\nLord Crewe.",
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        "content_text": "There is force in the argument that punishment made for 2 bob. There is, presumably, hanging is not gente the Saue or mauritius they wish Ceylan position because people, if & retain their full faculties, must came away ouosimally not bring natives of the Colay are the mauritians K.Cs & probably most getose The Com wanted to that lay flare ; the Counist when, it is alleged, the C.J. unduly favores (last hags 2 dub. 20923).\n\nIn the wing I would not Jo make him a K.C. In the C.Js recommendation. The bar. De says in support of this recommendation. \"that S. 4. S. cannot nothing Jou report to miscare. the hamber of is persunt. Ase 4/.. K.C.s I know the Shade slightly very good type in deed o he seems 633 Colonial baronte.\n\nI do not know how far he is responsible for the marked favoritisin Sharon him by the CJ. In the present circumstances otte Colosy in the legal pe fession where the CJ's hand seems to be against every & eveyman's hand against exceft chi Blade's I fear that it be constitued inte CJ against the fort him might backing up of the others\n\nThe auchs have not changed since 1907 a Sie & Lugard does not -- aff + the fort (in a de commead the thing wh: it is usual for (in cases like the present) todo, I woned therefore refly Dud purposes. It will make ro Me Collint difference Whatever to the Stade's practice fearnings.\n\nSie I Hopwood Loss Came HB 4/11 There is A ford deal Said for nominating Staic meriti حالا De do far Ka سال Concerned. there is disclosed me Aa conditions of Лоств bar Ka other hand Ka thechin Tilas fo I would gain applicatione daying has Ko d. Z S. Bens. anda ba inte perher form Proceed as in 3. formos durations Erx Hopund supporto,",
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        "content_text": "#141340\n\nIt has always been practice to communicate last previous paper all favourable reports to would-be employers. Asks whether in future unfavourable reports should not be communicated on the grounds that a man may be engaged for next suitable vacancy.\n\nThis raises an interesting question. I am afraid that the employer's point of view is to that extent justified: it would hardly be fair to suppress details which if known would later deter an employer from taking him on.\n\nIt seems to me that if the CA. are going to communicate anything, they ought to communicate everything that they know: this is not unfair to the man concerned, but is, I think, only fair to a prospective employer. And therefore I see no reason to depart from this present practice.\n\nM: St John Collins \nCouncil India \nDOMESTIC.\n\n| Office or Individual | Agents | Date |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| H. J. Hudson |  | 18 Feb'10 |\n|  |  | 29 Dec 09 |\n\n`1789-A. & E. W.-20049/27-` \n`27000--11-08` \n`XCR(85)72` is not present, but `GR1178/1922/32(III)` is not present either, however `41957` is present. \n\nPage 382 \nBr 30 DE 00 \nHONG NG 41957 \nC O 41957",
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        "document_key": "CO129-365 - Governor Sir Lugard - 1910 [1-3]",
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        "content_text": "## HONG KONG \n### 1910 Feb. 300 7853 \n\n**RECO** Reaf 16 MAR 10 \n\nClaim by Indian Govt agst have. P. 1. M. Taylor, as previous Paper. 8√3/09 \n\n1. Higens. Copy !! cons to nech 78 9.0 14. Inoriy his d July 2 18,806), 1.21.659—1, 40,000, 11,09. A&W.\n\nIn subsequent Paper. 3285 in respect of leave & pension contribution Reports as 6. & alia its to which hope. Taylor is consequently reduced.\n\nthinks Army offices accepting apple, outside India sha be made fully acquainted with liabilities they incur.\n\n**Mr.Shifts. Collins** De for. So how we C \n\nCapt Taylor in concured, I don't es interfere. The matter his bebisen.\n\n**CAM** hains the Gost of India al don't think we do anything beyond formandos a copy of the desp and $7.0. The consor \n\nOn the General question onised in paras. I think we might act 1.0. if they supply us with such as tetiver. Car \n\nI don't much whether they that offers.\n\nIN snd make them aches acquainted with the resten with : they will perbally. \n\n**MR183.** h I think it will be sufficient",
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        "content_text": "May Tee\n\n1910\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n20745\n\nAust Director of Public\n\n339\n\nCO 20745\n\nREC'd 7 JU 10,\n\nWorms\n\nJuly Years Boulton's state of health unfits\n\nCyprus.\n\nBoulton cons\n\nAnstey cons 9 Augl. (with a note Ed Arnott)\n\nHe care\n\nbecause\n\nRo\n\nhim for post. No objection if he is passed\n\nphysically fit. Councer\n\nte preferred\n\nM. Boulta\n\nM. Stables. Collins.\n\ndidn't\n\ntr\n\nLove\n\nhome\n\nsick leave\" (14640/10)? We\n\nhe haber better\n\nWhat to love\n\ni\n\ngranted\n\nM Allout\"\n\nof radice\n\nthat by wmed not have asked for it\n\nWit keep wat be\n\nbetter send\n\nhim to\n\n(having the fee)\n\nand saying\n\nin balon application.\n\nAs theis I wat In have no predical a all that\n\nAU\n\nbatement-\n\nmph is that but\n\n(16,858). Wt.21,659-1, 10,000,\n\n11. A.GE. W.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nma\n\n22106\n\nB. was ill st\n\nhe comme ausky.\n\n341\n\nhe should\n\nhe\n\nAnd\n\nXo X M. A\n\nwih ing 19133\n\nthat before sending\n\nColder t\n\nLad\n\nThe 5.9.5.\n\nDenies\n\nhap\n\nbe examined\n\nsee if\n\nmedically fit\n\nLove\n\nhas\n\nbetter\n\ntele\n\nRo\n\nM.A.\n\nDe pumport of\n\nJa\n\npassage Carborun\n\nExcl. 2\n\nmarle\n\nto 16013.\n\n53218/7\n\nThe last sentence is idiotic. We can not",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n28594\n\n267\n\nC O 28594\n\nIRECR Regs 15 SEP 10,\n\n276\n\nLease of\n\nQue to\n\nJapanese Community\n\nfortriction of Chapel prematórium.\n\n1910\n\nand\n\nat previous Paper.\n\nStatis proposals for. Invites sanction\n\n-Impa leruzarla and 70%\n\n**MEMORANDUM FOR EXECUTIVE COUNCIL**\n\n  \n    Modelɑ10.A/S (ba)\n    10%\n  \n  \n    ,bisinsist,T (5)\n    \n  \n  \n    Togartski\n    -clonal orlowbasluebell orð 10%\n  \n  \n    liqqerioadaĐÌ\n    \n  \n  \n    Beef (LV (bn)\n    .bju nawhat to insƐ add 70%\n  \n  \n    Nobor .G (ba)\n    -\"egarek\n  \n  \n    .dase offesijnina-doajveü eft 10%\n    .nnemflux.t (De)\n  \n  \n    Tegutsk .q.q\n    \n  \n\nRued-273.30.\n\nJhamad Conf\n\nM.A. J. Harding\n\nIn the whole I think there is a\n\ncare for the Govt paying to the menor\n\nworks\n\nwind\n\nDapper proposal.\n\n(16,899), Wt.21,659-1. 40,000.\n\n11,09. 1.&R.W.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nM Collins\n\nI am\n\nmclined\n\nthat the Hongkong Govt are\n\nfor\n\nto think\n\ntoo liberal\n\ngiving leases at nominal rate\n\nsuch proposes\n\nbut, if they\n\ngive the ground, they really ought\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363\n\nPage 363",
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        "content_text": "Page 389\n\nNoted for Col Reps Comly Co-Kep\n\nNo 35. 1910 94 Sope\n\nLast previous Paper, Ausd 350.2 (10.855). Wt.21,660-1. 10,000. 11/00. &EW.\n\nNext subsequent Paper. 32930 C O 32930 Acco Bro 27 OCT 10\n\nTemporary Appro cxceeding £100 pain value 629\n\nI reference to Sof S-recessary in such cas\n\nMr. Ay. Harding : To Ger! Def\" for a ruling (Six F. May\n\nreeme pertinent rections Personally if the De ratter Schuld aff to\n\nof the Cl. Reghnas Dunch Nat, livr mande fesvicionally without sanction, they ought to be submitted for quartely return.\n\n* Yes - they \"Colonial Office Regt not approval\n\nIn Collins when Col Regh vacancy ni MA 14/11 says 31 that occup th a post the salary of which is over\n\nPage 390",
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All The L Dorit to show That very needed and to avoid The in order of altering 4 within for The Count differently arrangement love might arrange members Such person as Sgs) may from time affit on occasions Contrary unless would year to net a Third be Gov. (a Ma tinia such be entirely to all accepted arrangement world practically to whole of enable 40 to 247 for engaging the Affairs) draft bill which will be found in 6733/09) certain necessary minutes or with amendments (vide 6733/09) The appointment 8 he could be either. (1) Ke substantive r officer holding ... a (2). if not Puisne Judge As member and X Third judge 1 Magistrate acting A ... Den eg no $ Dar Cam be found. Count Suitable person A ~ (3). 3 4) wither ( China present The not 2) again if page coming from Shanghai (2) Thus Judge of the Supreme 4 Court Hong Kong of Hong not satisfactory ... ... retires [provided Arrangements can be made with F.O. re 28481/09.] be actually through the fact needs at once M. 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        "content_text": "Cocaine.\n\nThe matter stands at present. No question of restricting morphine for the 4. K.\n\nThe export is wait International Conference on 36191. See 85 and in addition W copies o 37864 37464. Shreds sond дай beshared 439 to F.O. Bund ร and of Thai's. No attention g ashad be called Macao.\n\nXhe cacemed under $15 of till settled up. In connexion me to moiste with 36286 th. ✓ on expat of mathina so far. And cocaina Collins, To possibility of The question of promiting Cocaine to and be taken presumably b2d 9y 1910. D God- in Council requlate activ.\n\nThe exfatation of \"porsion \"( which includes \" cocaine \") and comb. I suppose promitet it's exportatio to any \" given place altogether. as to morphine. want amending AD. De Laur under $529 be exported \"To China prohibits morphine\". Sinia 2381909 it mount.\n\nLestucks иму country which The import That, so come A in takring There scams Tris only be But long in from the not very action. I am morphine WI. bound to say cocaina * Germany much point The effect would Direct shipment މ x6 Macas? Actin Should un be taken ہوا M39 const int or lins.\n\n* Bq T both Def to showed Resolution concerning legislation against export of mathing that Spin to today kerage for legal and should Nat I 2 Kurita لاله کی Sgs. is carliest possible opportunity taken Parlament to introduce legislation should be dealing with the export of morphine and compounds of Jun.\n\nf д o cocaine As regards the probabation notruction the export of by God the UK 7 expect Lot morphia, cocaine, their compounds, had better await the the International Conference desirable Uniform action is very orfinite nsult 30 for.\n\nI have as seem no suggestion to what the proposed legislation",
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        "content_text": "37469\n\nH. K.\n\n444\n\nSout.\n\nSout-\n\nJo\n\nDRAFT.\n\nJe Asst See 7\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nCommercial Dept\n\nB&T 2924/10 prev.\n\nI\n\nSir\n\nwith ref to\n\nyour\n\nletter C 61\n\n8\n\nXx 28\n\nJ\n\nJan\n\nLast\n\nf\n\net to\n\nto be\n\nCollins 31\n\nlaid before\n\nXe\n\nBoard of\n\nTrade\n\nXer\n\nresp = from\n\nZ\n\nMINUTE.\n\n191426/12. 4.9. Harding 30/12\n\nMr. Fiddes\n\nMr. Just.\n\nMr. Cox.\n\nSir C. Lucas.\n\nSir F. Hopwood.\n\nCol. Seely.\n\nLord Crewe.\n\nNo\n\nNo 357. 21th Oct.\n\n36186\n\nF.O.\n\n385\n\n37469\n\n7. Nov.\n\n6 Jan '11\n\ndraft herewith\n\nCity for Confe&\n\nAusa. 2487/11\n\ncon.\n\ntransmit to you.\n\ncopues\n\nDe\n\nwith\n\nand To D.AG.\n\nmaphine\n\nand\n\n8\n\n4. 17. Sealny\n\nXe export of\n\nit's compounds,\n\nCocaine from the\n\n4. I. to the Far East,\n\n2. de Paris\n\nConnexion\n\nCz dose to t\n\nA\n\nLetta\n\nwhich\n\nI\n\nAM\n\nfor the Bound's conso\n\nA\n\nwhy o\n\nhas been\n\nsent to the F.O.\n\nwhich\n\nMr. Harcourt\n\n1",
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        "content_text": "Atain Xo\n\na\n\n\"must \"carry on\" of Law Repo\n\nBut\n\n\"In ode that\n\nCompany may\n\nbenefit of\n\nX H. K.\n\nOrd. it\n\nit's business\n\nH. K\n\nher Stubbs\n\nMr. Collins\n\n512 G\n\n\"If This Count\n\ncannot stop any suit at\n\nܬܵܐ\n\nall\n\nwhich\n\nbre\n\nbrought\n\nThe place where\n\nNe Company\n\ncarries on its\n\nbusiness such\n\n95.\n\na\n\nCo\n\nConne\n\nbe registered\n\nThe question then for decision\n\namendments should be\n\nH..\n\nnewTMTMTM\n\nunder Ne Act\"\n\nmade\n\nX Companies\n\n· Bill\n\nto provide for the state of\n\nDisclosed\n\nindrated by the judgment\n\nPiggott.\n\nwhat\n\nNa\n\nPage 203.\n\nx for which 25810/10\n\nSee 25810\n\nI have read these pop but do not propose to minati\n\nab\n\nane leave, the until cos receive the furtives pop. mentinad on 4948 and all the he, at points are completely\n\nbefor us.\n\nBrinth, - sofor\n\nفي\n\nas the case has developed at presut-\n\nuracy observe :-\n\nY. Both in his judgment in his minuti of 17 Nov To\n\naffairs\n\nViz F.\n\nд\n\nбидует suggestions\n\nwill\n\nbe\n\nfound\n\nin\n\nhis minute\n\n8\n\nfr\n\nNov.\n\nLetter f\n\n8th Now)\n\nnut\n\nWhat\n\nNo Gov=to\n\n2/\n\nM. Bees Davies\n\nSir & de Saumenez (in his letter\n\nsays Nar\n\nhe\n\nhave the impression Dat the Supreme\n\n1\n\nof China & Corea\n\nhas\n\nH.M. Co.\n\nwinding up\n\nCont\n\nmachinery for\n\nin respect of its\n\nwithin the jurisdiction of\n\nasset! Court.\n\nSix # de Saumarez\n\nLarge\n\nvisit Sin F. Lugard Latte. ir telegram (39471)\n\nand\n\npresumably Karepan\n\nThat\n\nx\n\ngoning Dec 26 : Yo\n\n1J\n\nbatend\n\nwith the former 's\n\nDec 262\n\nconnected\n\nVisit\n\nедн 88741 17/1/11\n\nSi, J.Piggott seems to\n\n1865\n\nin seekove, to construe the\n\nIt's ade of robo in the light of the English C. Act of\n\n1862\n\non\n\nwhich it was\n\nfounded to comprese throne koo--enactments one with another so as to lose\n\nSight of their resfuction affects - It is not rou plasi\n\nin some passages whether he means refer to the Ack of the ongo\n\nما\n\nThe simple fact of course is that language used\n\ncunctment\n\nthe harperial Park with it\n\nunlimited jurisdiction mac\n\noffret when reproduced\n\ndir\n\nhavr\n\nL\n\nany different\n\nmactment of the\n\nIth her ich tune, the jurisdiction\n\nis territorially limited.\n\nSi 7. Piggetto suegotions\n\nExlet\n\nM\n\nبست\n\nf\n\nwhich\n\nL\n\nbased to\n\nconsiderable\n\nis at\n\nthe li's assumption that there\n\npresent no\n\nComprane, law in Existeren in Shane har,\n\nthe English Compamis Act's not having been applies\n\nto Clericia expussly by Rine.\n\nSir It de dusmanz in his letter of 8 Nor To\n\ncontradicts ave\n\nsuch assumption havive, rezaci\n\nIf the General \"ommitus clause\" I think he is right\n\nin the\n\n1904\n\nДайс\n\nAt ane, rati le to master of the situation, since\n\nlu\n\ncan hold us his Corest that the Treylish Compferm's Acts (es ratives the consolidating Act of 1902 now) are\n\nor\n\n(or cl\n\nM\n\nforce",
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        "content_text": "2. In every instance,\n\nWhere no alternative but to\n\napprove the dismissal of this\n\ngard officer,\n\nthough it appears to\n\nme that had he been dealt\n\nwith more\n\ncemently in the\n\nfirst instance, it is possible\n\nthat the necessity for dismissal\n\nwould not have arisen.\n\n \n\nHONG KONG\n\n172016/04\n\n$\n\n1720\n\nro 18 JAN !!\n\nDefalcations in Harbour Master's Dept.\n\nSends papers, showing\n\nloss of $23,463.2 through a shroff absconding. I think some blame lies on Harbour Master\n\n& submits question of this bearing portion of loss to Council against instituting proceedings in Court. I see name\n\nMr. Studio Collins\n\n5463618\n\n94.6 Opl'11\n\nAuse Cous\n\nIll x W la\n\n214 700871 2/15/13/11\n\n40). Wt.27,412–40, 8000.\n\n11/10. A.&E.W.\n\nsubsequent Paper\n\n46\n\n163 / 11\n\nMr Percebois repeat\n\nI kept this\n\ntill the Harbour\n\ncontrolling\n\nThe Harbour Def\n\nwith a\n\ndraft yesterday,\n\nto\n\nA 70 Xa\n\nCome\n\nback.\n\n(Frent\n\nIsent then\n\nWe are\n\ntwo\n\nHerts\n\nhave a separate dest implicated,\n\nmost\n\nit\n\nI wait for Thom.\n\nThe present resp. Therefore, require\n\nDelis in\n\na.a\n\nonly\n\n(Rough and arise.).\n\nor two\n\nCommander\n\nSutts, dreng\n\nTayla\n\nmatters\n\nThe case\n\nMer\n\nJ\n\nmisquotes it\n\nThe Gov't quotes the\n\nMitchell - Innes\n\nIn so\n\nfor\n\nDe\n\n/\n\nbut\n\nhe\n\nhe says\n\nThat the final\n\n\"we attended by such additional punishment\n\nled to\n\nhis leaving the service\n\nits",
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        "content_text": "you may approval of\n\nyour\n\naction in dismissing him from\n\nthe Government service as\n\nthe 8th\n\nof December 1910.\n\n2\n\n431\n\nfrom\n\nJan\n\n1910\n\n2065\n\n191\n\n206510\n\n1009\n\nFor 21 JAN 11\n\nGratuities to Mears V. Julyan & A. Souza,\n\nre: previous Paper.\n\nForwarded copy of minute by ... of the previous recommends grant of £200 and £50 respectively\n\nto\n\nAllow\n\nfor additional work thrown upon them during W. D. Woods leave of absence, th. Stubbs.\n\nMessrs Julyan\n\nand\n\nDe Souza\n\n...\n\nwhy\n\nThe\n\nterms\n\nof Josh\n\n... Aug 30.\n\n550). Wt.27,412–40. 8000.\n\n11/10. A.E.W.\n\nat subsequent Paper\n\n3307/10 (Memo)\n\nLand for\n\n...\n\n9958/05\n\nDR Andy approve.\n\nMr Collins\n\nI think we\n\n94 27/1\n\nmight\n\nI suppose so. We can't.\n\nEverything details of this kind,\n\na\n\ncertain distrust\n\nof\n\n'\n\nthat I have\n\nIn Chattan's statements;\n\nas his main principle in life\n\nfinds\n\nfor\n\nseems\n\n&\n\nincreasing his own salary. Whether object less is always endeavouring to show how hard worked his department is\n\nthe\n\n3 do\n\nofficers did\n\nnot mean to suggest that these officers did not work the hours stated but I suspect greatly that it was not all necessary esp cont\n\n...",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nDe Tadonia PI .noldsivños D.\n\n(nomina grillewo ni)\n\nYou \n\n10334/4 Hoy Key \n\nTelyram \n\nGovernor Hory teory.\n\n### MINUTE\n\nMr. Willmen 7/4 \nMr. Stubby Collins \nMr. Fiddes.\nMr. Just.\nMr. Cox.\nSir O. Lucas.\n\n359 \nSsut 6. Teve \ny\" Apr 1911.\n\nRefering your \nUlvine \nconfid. desp. 1 27 \ncomporta, one crowed wont \n7 compdential \nFeb Ordinance sect \ntomtanzabe \nprotriton \nshould ronde \nthe \nIn new \nroytish \nme B \nin new section 416 \namphilogy 6 \n\nCol. Seely.\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nnuviado \ntotal number \nsubsanable whithing \nthat the whipping \neither trackways \nlinch \nbe either with the birch \nor cat. Secondly \nstrokes \nAhon Secondly \nAnd member \nmushaffle \nOttener \nstroke must be reavowed twentyfour themerise \nredenced to 24.\n\nobblica no section \n\n. exupolant \n.300 Js bus. no espioiv iw seitovuok \n.0901 \n.anoidoivnoo \n.89839 06 \nذيفي \nV \n3ns \n\nC \nYown si \nJs08 \n\n001 \nJaod \n\n51 \n\n### Corrected Text \n\n## DRAFT\n\nDe Tadonia P.I. D.\n\n(nomina grillewo ni)\n\nYou \n`10334/4` Hoy Key \nTelegram \nGovernor Hory teory.\n\n### MINUTE\n\nMr. Willmen 7/4 \nMr. Stubby Collins \nMr. Fiddes.\nMr. Just.\nMr. Cox.\nSir O. Lucas.\n\n359 \nSsut 6. Teve \ny\" Apr 1911.\n\nReferring your \nUlvine \nconfid. desp. 1 27 \ncomporta, one crowed wont \n7 confidential \nFeb Ordinance sect \ntomtanzabe \nprotection \nshould render \nthe \nIn new \nroyal \nme B \nin new section 416 \nambiguity 6 \n\nCol. Seely.\nMr. Harcourt.\n\nnuviado \ntotal number \nsubstantial within \nthat the whipping \neither trackways \nlinch \nbe either with the birch \nor cat. Secondly \nstrokes \nAnd Secondly \nAnd member \nmust shuffle \nOffender \nstroke must be reduced twenty-four the maximum \nreduced to 24.\n\nobblica no section \n\n51 \n. expolant \n.300 Js bus. no espionage iw seitovok \n.0901 \n.anoidoivnoo \n.89839 06 \nذيفي \nV \n3ns \n\nC \nYown si \nJs08 \n\n001 \nJaod",
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        "content_text": "# 1911\n\n-36271\n\n36271\n**RES ID NOV. 1**\n\n| Date | Last previous Paper | \n| --- | --- |\n| 8 | -7 |\n\nAffairs in Shanghai\n\nSequel to copy letter from ... as to providing troops from ... and Care ...\n\nNo. 14109/8. \"Southern cypher to ...\" for her No. 70.\n\n15 Nov 36689. Wt.23,032-50. 40,000. 13.10. A.&E.W. M. Shibly. Collins\n\nOn 19 Collins instructions/agreement 36214. These 2 subsegments not being marked confidential have been registered for this (reference in Recorded cypher).\n\nIthong Admiralty have asked that troops on be held in readiness to land if necessary where local forces if it becomes necessary in Shanghai.\n\nIn subsequent Paper necessary to land forces as de 34489 was offered here not met got twok.",
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        "content_text": "# 28459/H. Kong\n\nSir,\n\nI am directed by Mr. Sec. Harcourt to ack. the receipt of your letter No. 32418 of the 29th of Aug. regarding the registration of British Companies trading at Shanghai.\n\nAs Mr. Rees Davies, the Att. Gen. of Hong Kong, is at present in this country, Mr. Harcourt would be glad if, before the consideration of the proposals put forward in your letter to the S. of T. of the 28th of Aug. is proceeded with, a conference could be held to consider the representations which he has to make against any radical alteration of the present system of registration, especially in view of the difficulties which will be caused in the case of existing Companies. I am therefore to propose that Mr. Rees Davies and the Legal Adviser of this Dept. should call at the F.O. to meet the Legal Adviser of your Department and Sir H. de Sausmarez, and that a Representative of the S. of T. should also be invited to be present.\n\nIf you agree please F.S.\n\nMr. Collins  \nMr. Risley  \nGMB GT.6 dept  \nAust. 29613",
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        "content_text": "## The arrangement came into force as early as possible as it came in to effect.\n\nThus the first point that you will put to the Chief Justice would be that it will be necessary for being brought into force when the present C. Justice retires owing to his reaching the age of retirement.\n\n## Registration of British Companies trading at Shanghai\n\nThe most convenient date for the proposed Conference would be 11th at 4. Sir H de Lausmarez has been invited to attend then. It is assumed that Mr Davies and B? Trade will be invited by I.O.\n\nThe Malay Judge should be granted three months' leave of absence prior to retirement to take advantage of the permit of the Justice Appeal holding its first session.\n\n## Aggett's return to Colony\n\nP? Bott is making this arrangement.\n\nRC To Mr Davies  \nCopy D.II Dept  \nWith this Suit you will find Davies & B.JT. are dealing with her.\n\n9/9  \nHis Collini is not with suit me.  \nSend a copy of this to Mr Davies and ask that a representative of their Dept attend the Conference at the P.O.\n\nRef: 28,032-50  \nSubsequent Paper: 11 10. E.W.  \nDate: 3 Sept.  \nPrevious Paper: 28 439  \nRef: 29613  \nRo: 458  \nFile: `XCR(85)72` is not present, however `GR1178/1922/32(III)` is referenced as `58437` and `2919`.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-386 - Public Offices & Others - 1911",
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        "content_text": "being existing barks under control \n\n? Wait till the R.D. arrive before ready copy to H.K. wendy \n\n& Mr Ricky \n\nfur Risley \n\nRAW 9/6. \n\nfr Rees. Davies is not Lender. Shall & fix up an alchit \n\nwhen with for you! 230, \n\nA... \n\nsuitable time? \n\nLive Stalls. \n\n976. \n\nthan already spoken to write Davoi \n\nabout this or we \n\nagreed to post farme \n\nthe discerns of this until after the \n\nCovocation. I promised to make \n\nan appointment then. \n\nPlease return the \n\nHhr Risten \n\nhere Shotts Collins \n\nThanks \n\nretez fond memo \n\nSu \n\nI send it as now \n\ntrue \n\npp \n\nHAR \n\nXJR-9/6 \n\n10 \n\nattached. \n\nin case you have \n\nar her \n\ninterim obsons before further from W. Rees Davis \n\nWait for her R.D. \n\nJ.J.A. \n\nSir If de Lave \n\nas cast homes arohin \n\nPage 138 \n\nDRAFT HONG KONG COMPANIES ORDINANCE, \n\nI talked this over with Fr. Rees Davies to-day, and think that we must support the Hong Kong case so far \n\nas we reasonably can, i.e. so far as their proposals do not entail legislation which would be ultra vires of the Hong Kong legislature. \n\nThe Law Officers advised (report of 20th June 1908) that it was not ultra vires for the Legislative Council of Hong Kong to pass Ordinance 16 of 1907 enabling Companies registered under the Hong Kong Companies Ordinance 1865 to keep local registers of their members outside the Colony, e.g. in Shanghai, and therefore we can contend that sections 35 to 37 of the new Hong Kong Bill, which practically re-enact the above mentioned Ordinance, should be made applicable to Companies which carry on business in Shanghai, \n\nThe alternative is to establish a register \n\nof Companies in Shanghai, but this would be attended by both legal and practical difficulties and would mean a considerable loss of revenue to Hong Kong. The difficulties are indicated in the various memor- \n\nanda which have been \n\nwritten by Sir H. De Saumarez and Mr. Rees Davies and his colleagues, and what seems to me to be the chief legal difficulty is mentioned below. \n\nBut while I agree Companies carrying on business wholly or in part in Shanghai can and should continue to be registered in Hong Kong and that the Hong Kong Court should have jurisdiction to wind \n\nthem",
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        "content_text": "year as originally authorised, it will\n\nprobably be found to be convenient to lay\n\nbefore\n\nthe Council at the earliest\n\nEach such\n\nconvenient date Quarterly Return\n\nabove referred to, and obtain a resolution\n\napproving them payments included in it.\n\n3. I may observe that this procedure\n\nafford an opportunity of\n\nexplaining to the Council any large or re-\n\nExcesses\n\ncurrents and of obtaining their cover-\n\ning approval, and that it will not, as a\n\ngeneral rule, be necessary to frame the\n\nSupplementary Estimates till towards the\n\nclose of the financial year, by which time\n\nit should be possible to foresee with\n\naccuracy the excesses on heads which will\n\narise.\n\nEstimates should be\n\nstrictly confined to excesses on heads,\n\nand should not include excesses which can\n\nbe met out of savings on other subheads\n\n[or heads]\n\nI have, etc.\n\nTo Hong Kong I should send this letter.\n\nDate. 1912 Feb. 27\n\nPrevious Paper. 66737\n\n73\n\nBof? (Dept) 18 Mch of\n\nquent Paper 6775\n\nO 6775\n\nRrce Rraf 4 MAR 12\n\nRegistration of China Companies.\n\n273\n\nsends copy compls. with Sir H. de Jausmanez.\n\nMr Stablo Collins\n\n67.0.\n\nCopy to\n\nSir Citidde\n\nhr Any\n\nM\n\nR11/3\n\n1\n\nWe had better wait\n\nto by Tabo qT\n\nNot at present our idea was that the details\n\nshould worked out locally and agreed (if possible) by Sir des lus nee's Davis. The former seems rather inclined to rush matters, but\n\nwe must wait for her Ihr Dine\n\nor and the office for Hong Kong before doing\n\nthrine; further? as proposed JJR.\n\nAlong\n\n2017. 40,000. 11/11. A.ŒE.W.\n\n1213",
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        "document_key": "CO129-389 - Governor Sir Lugard Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1912 [3-4]",
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        "content_text": "DRAFT,\n\nThe Superintendent of the\n\nLONDON GAZETTE.”\n\nMr. Wiesen 1 July 1912.\n\nMr. Niblett 1/7\n\nMr. Collins 2\n\nMr. Harris 3\n\nat mel\n\nWo most auts-dets the\n\ndaft. her. Wilkinson kills me that\n\nfremantly do so, though it is\n\nIn the room of Sir F.T.\n\nPiggott. retired)\n\nbetter avoided in\n\ngenwal. Ale\n\nDOWNING STREET,\n\n30th April, 1912. The KING has been pleased to give direc-\n\ntions for the appointment of William Rees Davies, Esq., K.C. (Attorney-General), to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Colony of Hong Kong.\n\n11751\n\n-7912\n\nHongkong.\n\nEntered in Appointment and Warrant Books\n\n304\n\nSJ.\n\nDOWNING STREET,\n\n30 April 1912\n\nThe King has been pleased to give\n\ndirections for the appointment of William\n\nRees Davies, Esq., K.C.\n\n(Attorney-General) to\n\nbe Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the\n\nColony of Hongkong.\n\nThen we gave Mr. Davies his\n\nthird name - \"Morgan\" - making him \"K.C.\" he asked\n\nthat is right the dropped wi\n\nIn is the une prostici the face manor wherever Huible, Somekinwes\n\nbracketed to shew thar a\n\nhar\n\nan does use in mun 3 dorit in chan warnes mean mr. wies wishes, The Law List 1912 de gives the \"Morgan\", so cherr moh much object in\n\nAs he particularly\n\nwihn i\n\nto omit Morgan (as wrote privately about it) enstainly\n\nI would\n\nI found this pur\n\nI expect he seppescing will have is expranged\n\ncreeps to please the C.J. 571/7\n\npet\n\nTo so",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n41\n\nDate.\n\n32308\n\nCommercial wireless station\n\n1912\n\n6 Sept.\n\nas previous Paper.\n\n31321\n\nAnad 367. 22 Nov. 36500\n\nSends notes of conversation with the Chamber of Commerce representatives as to what power station should be erected. Things range of 300 miles sufficient. Has tentatively provided £100,000 in next year's Estimates.\n\nFives Collins referring this to the Cable Committee to consider with M. Johuson at its meeting next Wednesday.\n\n31321 etc., \"Sutt May does not get understand that Am dempel. Station with de anverende writ) alic saf. 10/\n\nAnde 16\n\nas subsequent Paper\n\n34 36 3\n\n34) Wt.25,946—17. 40,000. 11/11. A.&E.W.",
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        "content_text": "SEA\n\nSlavor\n\nBO BATARAD\n\nRight\n\n19.\n\n885).\n\n15-78-\n\nthe Jans They\n\nwat.m\n\nSir:-\n\nHAGUE, January 13th, 1912.\n\n433\n\nIn continuation of our telegram of the 11th instant on the subject of the procedure in regard to the ratification of and adhesion to the Convention to be framed by the Opium Conference, we have the honour to report that the matter has been under consideration by a Select Committee of the Conference (Comité de Rédaction) of which Sir William Collins is a member. That Committee has, without thereby compromising in any way the freedom of action of the Delegations to which its members belong, prepared a preliminary draft in respect of which it has been materially assisted by the suggestions of their Excellencies Monsieur van Swinderen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Monsieur Asser, the eminent international jurist, and this draft after further consideration by the Committee, is to be put before the Conference as a whole. We enclose two copies of the draft in which we have numbered the paragraphs for convenience of reference. The first contains the draft as it\n\nHonourable Sir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P.",
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        "content_text": "%. 9. [1925). \n\nimmediate. \n\nDir:- \n\nTHE HAGUE, \n\n443 \n\nC \n\n1575 \n\nRed 16 JAN 12 \n\nJanuary 17th, 1918. \n\nIn continuation of our telegram of the 11th instant on the subject of the procedure in regard to the ratification of and adhesion to the Convention to be framed by the Opium Conference, we have the honour to report that the matter has been under consideration by a Select Committee of the Conference (Comité de Réduction) of which Sir William Collins is a member. \n\nThe Committee has, without thereby compromising in any way the freedom of action of the Delegations to which its members belong, prepared a preliminary draft in respect of which it has been materially assisted by the suggestions of their Excellencies Monsieur van Swinderen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and Monsieur Asser, the eminent international jurist, and this draft after further consideration by the Committee, is to be put before the Conference as a whole. We enclose two copies of the draft, in which we have numbered the paragraphs for convenience of reference. \n\nThe first contains the draft 58 \n\nThe Right Honourable \n\nSir Edward Grey, Bart., M.P. \n\netc., etc.,",
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        "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n479\n\nCO\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL\n\n2018\n\n[January 15.]\n\nSECTION 20 JAN 12\n\n[1885]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nBritish Delegates to the International Opium Conference to Sir Edward Grey.— (Received January 15.)\n\n(No. 9.) Sir,\n\nThe Hague, January 13, 1912. IN continuation of our telegram of the 11th instant on the subject of the procedure in regard to the ratification of, and adhesion to, the convention to be framed by the Opium Conference, we have the honour to report that the matter has been under consideration by a select committee of the conference (\"Comité de Rédaction\"), of which Sir William Collins is a member. That committee has, without thereby compromising in any way the freedom of action of the delegations to which its members belong, prepared a preliminary draft, in respect of which it has been materially assisted by the suggestions of their Excellencies M. van Swinderen, Minister for Foreign Affairs, and M. Asser, the eminent international jurist, and this draft, after further consideration by the committee, is to be put before the conference as a whole. We enclose two copies of the draft, in which we have numbered the paragraphs for convenience of reference. The first contains the draft as it now stands; the second embodies manuscript amendments which Sir William Collins will put forward at the next meeting of the committee.\n\nTaking the original draft first, you will observe that all reference to the word \"adhesion\" disappears, and that the procedure contemplated is to obtain the signature of the representatives of outside Powers to the convention, which would thus put such Powers on the same footing with the original signatories. Then would come ratification by the signatory Powers thus reinforced; then the coming into force of the convention; and then the framing by the Powers affected of the requisite legislation. Finally, if within two years of the signing of the original convention the universal ratification thus contemplated has not been obtained, a fresh conference of all the signatory Powers, original and supplementary, would be called to consider how far the convention may, nevertheless, be carried out.\n\nWe cannot consider the draft as it at present stands a satisfactory solution of the practical difficulties with which we have been throughout beset owing to the small number of Powers at present participating. But we think that it could be made so with the amendments above referred to, the more important of which we now proceed to discuss:\n\n1. It is obvious that under the procedure proposed matters might be long delayed by a prompt refusal of one or more outside Powers to sign, or by delay on the part of outside Powers in indicating whether they will sign or not. To meet this, we propose (our paragraph 4a) that, if by the 31st December, 1912, the signature of all such Powers has not been obtained, the Powers that have signed shall send representatives to The Hague to consider whether they may not, nevertheless, proceed to the stage of ratifications.\n\n2. Having regard to the provisions of succeeding paragraphs, there is no reason for requiring in paragraph 8 a gap of six months between the completion of the ratifications and the coming into force of the convention. We propose, therefore, to reduce this to two months.\n\n3. We propose to add to paragraph 9 a clause stating that the date at which necessary legislation shall come into force shall be the subject of agreement between the signatory Powers. This will meet the point taken in your telegram of the 12th instant, and the Board of Trade letter enclosed in your despatch No. 16 of the 13th instant, that restrictions should not be enforced until each State has had an opportunity of learning the extent to which other Powers are prepared to move in the same direction. We may say here that we do not think it feasible in this connection to require each State to communicate to other States the terms of such legislation, &c. Such intercommunication of laws and statistics is contemplated by one of the convention articles, but obviously this can have no effect until the convention as a whole comes into force. Obviously, too, it is easy to obtain the details of proposed foreign legislation through the ordinary diplomatic channels.\n\n[2340 p-1]",
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        "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nCO 537/33\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[1885]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nForeign Office to Colonial Office.*\n\n[January 15.]\n\nFEB 19\n\nSECTION 3.\n\nSir,\n\nForeign Office, January 15, 1912.\n\nWITH reference to the letter addressed to you from this Office on the 13th January, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to enclose a copy of a despatch from the British delegates to the Opium Conference at The Hague relative to the form of ratification of, and adhesion to, the proposed convention.\n\nSir E. Grey would be glad to learn the views of the Secretary of State for the Colonies on the draft prepared by the \"Comité de Rédaction,\" and also on the additions and amendments thereto proposed by Sir W. Collins.\n\n[2340 p-3]\n\nI am,\n\n&c.\n\nW. LANGLEY.\n\n* Also to India Office and Board of Trade, mutatis mutandis.\n\n† Delegates, No. 9, January 13, 1912.\n\n1",
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        "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL,\n\n2980]\n\n586 END 3533\n\n[January 24th Feb 12\n\nSECTION 1.\n\nSir,\n\nNo. 1.\n\nForeign Office to India Office.*\n\nWITH reference to my letter of the 20th instant, I am directed by Secretary Sir E. Grey to transmit to you herewith, to be laid before the Secretary of State for India, copies of two further despatches from the British delegates to the Opium Conference at The Hague.†\n\nIt will be observed that the draft convention, enclosed in the first of these despatches, differs in certain respects from the previous drafts which have been sent home by the delegates. The new points which appear to Sir E. Grey to be of the most importance are the following:-\n\n1. The insertion of the word \"règlements\" after \"lois\" in article 9 and other articles.\n\n2. The absence of any mention of the substance codeine amongst the derivatives of opium.\n\n3. The insertion of the words \"Treaty Powers\" in article 15 and subsequent articles.\n\n4. The appearance of an article (21) providing for the inter-communication of information.\n\n5. The insertion of the word \"ratification\" in the first line of paragraph 9 of article 23.\n\n(1.) The addition of the word \"règlements\" places administrative action on the same footing as legislative action, which appears to Sir E. Grey to be desirable.\n\n(2.) According to information supplied to this Office by Sir W. Collins, \"codeine\" has been omitted from the provisions of the convention owing to the opposition of the German delegates, who did not consider that the harmful qualities of this substance had been sufficiently established for it to be included. It will be observed that when such qualities are generally recognised, \"codeine\" will, by virtue of clause (d) of article 14, fall within the provisions of the convention.\n\n(3.) The words \"Treaty Powers\" are inserted for the reason that China can herself take what measures she pleases against Powers with whom she is not bound by treaty.\n\n(4.) The provisions for the inter-communication of information and documents appears to be a useful complement to the provisions of the convention.\n\n(5.) The word \"ratification\" has been added in order to provide for the contingency that would arise if all the Powers signed the convention but some abstained from ratifying it.\n\nThe above-mentioned changes, together with others of a verbal and minor character, appear to Sir E. Grey to constitute an improvement on the earlier drafts of the convention, which, as it now stands, promises to inaugurate important and beneficial results.\n\nIt does not therefore appear to be safeguarding adequately special British interests. Sir E. Grey concurs with the discretion of the British delegates in signing it.\n\nThe \"protocole de clôture,\" also enclosed, does not appear to Sir E. Grey to contain any provisions to which exception can be taken.\n\nIt will be observed that, in its present form, it contains no mention regarding the position of His Majesty's dominions, which the delegates were instructed to make and to have inserted in the protocol. Sir E. Grey has called the attention of the delegates to this omission, and has no doubt that steps will be taken to place the declaration on record in a suitable manner.\n\nThe second of the enclosed despatches contains a declaration made by Mr. Max Müller defining the attitude of His Majesty's Government on the subject of granulated and powdered opium.\n\nIt will be observed that this declaration will form an integral part of the minutes of the conference.\n\nW. LANGLEY.\n\nI am, &c.\n\n† British Delegates, Nos. 12 and 13\n\n* Also to Colonial Office and Board of Trade, mutatis mutandis.\n\n[2340 2--1]",
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        "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government]\n\n[B]\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n27\n\n4677\n\n[January 29, 1912]\n\n+2\n\nSMOTION 1.\n\n[5454]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nConvention and Protocol communicated by Mr. Max Müller, January 29, 1912.\n\n(1.)\n\nConvention internationale de l'Opium.\n\nSA Majesté l'Empereur d'Allemagne, Roi de Prusse, au nom de l'Empire allemand; le Président des États-Unis d'Amérique; Sa Majesté l'Empereur de Chine; le Président de la République française; Sa Majesté le Roi du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande et des Territoires britanniques au delà des Mers, Empereur des Indes; Sa Majesté le Roi d'Italie; Sa Majesté l'Empereur du Japon; Sa Majesté la Reine des Pays-Bas; Sa Majesté Impériale le Schah de Perse; le Président de la République portugaise; Sa Majesté l'Empereur de Toutes les Russies; Sa Majesté le Roi de Siam,\n\nDésirant marquer un pas de plus dans la voie ouverte par la Commission internationale de Shanghai de 1909;\n\nRésolus à poursuivre la suppression progressive de l'abus de l'opium, de la morphine, de la cocaine, ainsi que des drogues préparées ou dérivées de ces substances donnant lieu, ou pouvant donner lieu, à des abus analogues;\n\nConsidérant la nécessité et le profit mutuel d'une entente internationale sur ce point;\n\nConvaincus qu'ils rencontreront dans cet effort humanitaire l'adhésion unanime de tous les États intéressés;\n\nOnt résolu de conclure une convention à cet effet, et ont nommé pour leurs plénipotentiaires, à savoir:\n\nSa Majesté l'Empereur d'Allemagne, Roi de Prusse: son Excellence M. Félix de Müller, son Conseiller intime actuel, son Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye; M. Delbrück, son Conseiller supérieur intime de Régence; M. le Dr. Grünenwald, son Conseiller actuel de légation; M. le Dr. Kerp, son Conseiller intime de Régence, directeur à l'Office Impérial de Santé; M. le Dr. Rössler, Consul Impérial à Canton,\n\nLe Président des États-Unis d'Amérique: M. l'Evêque Charles H. Brent; Mr. Hamilton Wright; Mr. H. J. Finger.\n\nSa Majesté l'Empereur de Chine: son Excellence Mr. Liang Cheng, son Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Berlin.\n\nLe Président de la République française: M. Henri Brenier, Inspecteur-Conseil des Services agricoles et commerciaux de l'Indo-Chine; M. Pierre Guesde, Administrateur des Services civils de l'Indo-Chine.\n\nSa Majesté le Roi du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande et des Territoires britanniques au delà des Mers, Empereur des Indes: The Right Honourable Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, G.C.M.G., Membre du Conseil privé; Sir William Stevenson Meyer, K.C.I.E., Secrétaire en chef du Gouvernement de Madras; Mr. William Grenfell Max Müller, C.B., M.V.O., son Conseiller d'Ambassade; Sir William Job Collins, M.D., Deputy-Lieutenant du Comté de Londres.\n\nSa Majesté le Roi d'Italie: son Excellence M. le Comte J. Sallier de la Tour, Duc de Calvello, son Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye.\n\nSa Majesté l'Empereur du Japon: son Excellence Mr. Aimaro Sato, son Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye; M. le Dr. Tomoe Takagi, Ingénieur du Gouvernement général de Formose; M. le Dr. Kotaro Nishizaki, spécialiste technique, attaché au Laboratoire des Services hygiéniques.\n\nSa Majesté la Reine des Pays-Bas: M. J. T. Cremer, son ancien Ministre des...\n\n[2340 #F-1]\n\nB",
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Des renseignements statistiques en ce qui concerne le commerce de l'opium brut, de l'opium préparé, de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs ainsi que des autres drogues, ou leurs sels, ou préparations, visés par la présente convention.\n\nCes statistiques seront fournies avec autant de détails et dans un délai aussi bref que l'on considérera comme possibles.\n\nCHAPITRE VI - Dispositions finales, ARTICLE 22.\n\nLes Puissances non représentées à la conférence seront admises à signer la présente convention.\n\nDans ce but, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invitera, immédiatement après la signature de la convention par les plénipotentiaires des Puissances qui ont pris part à la conférence, toutes les Puissances de l'Europe et de l'Amérique non représentées à la conférence, à savoir :\n\nLa République argentine, l'Autriche-Hongrie, la Belgique, la Bolivie, le Brésil, la Bulgarie, le Chili, la Colombie, le Costa-Rica, la République de Cuba, le Danemark, la République dominicaine, la République de l'Equateur, Espagne, la Grèce, le Guatemala, la République d'Haïti, le Honduras, le Luxembourg, le Mexique, le Monténégro, le Nicaragua, la Norvège, le Panamá, le Paraguay, le Pérou, la Roumanie, le Salvador, la Serbie, la Suède, la Suisse, la Turquie, l'Uruguay, les Etats-Unis du Vénézuela,\n\nà désigner un délégué muni des pleins pouvoirs nécessaires pour signer, à La Haye, la convention.\n\nLa convention sera munie de ces signatures au moyen d'un “protocole de signature de Puissances non représentées à la conférence,” à ajouter après les signatures des Puissances représentées et mentionnant la date de chaque signature.\n\nLe Gouvernement des Pays-Bas donnera tous les mois à toutes les Puissances signataires avis de chaque signature supplémentaire.\n\nARTICLE 23.\n\nAprès que toutes les Puissances, tant pour elles-mêmes que pour leurs possessions, colonies, protectorats et territoires à bail, auront signé la convention ou le protocole supplémentaire visé ci-dessus, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invitera toutes les Puissances à ratifier la convention avec ce protocole.\n\nDans le cas où la signature de toutes les Puissances invitées n'aurait pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre 1912, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invitera immédiatement les Puissances signataires à cette date, à désigner des délégués pour procéder, à La Haye, à l'examen de la possibilité de déposer néanmoins leurs ratifications.\n\nLa ratification sera faite dans un délai aussi court que possible et déposée à La Haye au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères.\n\nLe Gouvernement des Pays-Bas donnera tous les mois avis aux Puissances signataires des ratifications qu'il aura reçues dans l'intervalle.\n\nAussitôt que les ratifications de toutes les Puissances signataires, tant pour elles-mêmes que pour leurs colonies, possessions, protectorats et territoires à bail, auront été reçues par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, celui-ci notifiera à toutes les Puissances qui auront ratifié la convention la date à laquelle il aura reçu le dernier de ces actes de ratification.\n\nARTICLE 24.\n\nLa présente convention entrera en vigueur trois mois après la date mentionnée dans la notification du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, visée au dernier alinéa de l'article précédent.\n\nA l'égard des lois, règlements et autres mesures, prévus par la présente convention il est convenu que les projets requis à cet effet seront rédigés au plus tard six mois après l'entrée en vigueur de la convention. En ce qui concerne les lois, elles seront aussi proposées par les Gouvernements à leurs Parlements ou corps législatifs dans ce même délai de six mois, et en tout cas à la première session qui suivra l'expiration de ce délai.\n\nC\n\n7\n\nLa date à partir de laquelle ces lois, règlements ou mesures entreront en vigueur fera l'objet d'un accord entre les Puissances contractantes sur la proposition du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas.\n\nDans le cas où des questions surgiraient relatives à la ratification de la présente convention, ou à la mise en vigueur, soit de la convention, soit des lois, règlements et mesures qu'elle comporte, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, si ces questions ne peuvent pas être résolues par d'autres moyens, invitera toutes les Puissances contractantes à désigner des délégués qui se réuniront à La Haye pour arriver à un accord immédiat sur ces questions.\n\nARTICLE 26.\n\nS'il arrivait qu'une des Puissances contractantes voulût dénoncer la présente convention, la dénonciation sera notifiée par écrit au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, qui communiquera immédiatement copie certifiée conforme de la notification à toutes les autres Puissances, en leur faisant savoir la date à laquelle il l'a reçue.\n\nLa dénonciation ne produira ses effets qu'à l'égard de la Puissance qui l'aura notifiée et un an après que la notification en sera parvenue au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas.\n\nEn foi de quoi les plénipotentiaires ont revêtu la présente convention de leurs signatures.\n\nFait à La Haye, le 23 janvier mil neuf cent douze, en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances représentées à la conférence.\n\n[2340 #-1]\n\nPour l'Allemagne :\n\nF. DE MÜLLER. DELBRÜCK. GRUNENWALD.\n\nPour les États-Unis d'Amérique :\n\nCHARLES H. BRENT.\n\nHAMILTON WRIGHT.\n\nHENRY J. FINGER.\n\nPour la Chine :\n\nLIANG CHENG.\n\nPour la France :\n\nH. BRENIER.\n\nSous réserve d'une ratification, ou d'une dénonciation, éventuellement séparée et spéciale en ce qui concerne les protectorats français.\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne :\n\nW. S. MEYER.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nSous réserve de la déclaration suivante :\n\nLes articles de la présente convention, si elle est ratifiée par le Gouvernement de Sa Majesté britannique, s'appliqueront à l'Empire des Indes britanniques, à Ceylan, aux Etablissements des Détroits, à Hong Kong et à Weï-hai-wei, sous tous les rapports, de la même façon qu'ils s'appliqueront au Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande ; mais le Gouvernement de Sa Majesté britannique se réserve le droit de signer ou de dénoncer séparément ladite convention au nom de tout dominion, colonie, dépendance ou protectorat de Sa Majesté autre que ceux qui ont été spécifiés.\n\nPour l'Italie :\n\nG. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\nD\n\n...",
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        "content_text": "Pour le Japon:\n\nS\n\nAIMARO SATO.\n\nTOMOE TAKAGI\n\nKOTARO NISHIZAKI.\n\nPour les Pays-Bas:\n\nJ. T. CREMER.\n\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\n\nA. A. DE JONGH.\n\nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nPour la Perse:\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nSous réserve des articles 15, 16, 17, 18 et 19 (la Perse n'ayant pas de traité avec la Chine) et du paragraphe (a) de l'article 3.\n\nPour le Portugal:\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA.\n\nPour la Russie:\n\nA. SAVINSKY.\n\nPour le Siam:\n\nAKHARAJ VARADHARA.\n\nWM. J. ARCHER.\n\nSous réserve des articles 15, 16, 17, 18 et 19, le Siam n'ayant pas de traité avec la Chine.\n\n(2.)\n\nProtocole de Clôture de la Conférence internationale de l'Opium.\n\nLA Conférence internationale de l'Opium, proposée par le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, et convoquée par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, s'est réunie à La Haye, dans le Palais des Comtes, le 1 décembre, 1911.\n\nLes Gouvernements, dont l'énumération suit, ont pris part à la conférence, pour laquelle ils avaient désigné les délégués nommés ci-après:\n\nL'Allemagne son Excellence M. Félix de Müller, Conseiller intime actuel, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, premier Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. Delbrück, Conseiller supérieur intime de Régence, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Dr. Grünenwald, Conseiller actuel de légation, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Dr. Kerp, Conseiller intime de Régence, Directeur à l'Office Impérial de Santé, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Dr. Rössler, consul Impérial à Canton, Délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLes Etats-Unis d'Amérique: M. l'Evêque Charles H. Brent, Délégué plénipotentiaire; Mr. Hamilton Wright, Délégué plénipotentiaire; Mr. H. J. Finger, Délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLa Chine: son Excellence Mr. Liang Cheng, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Berlin, Délégué plénipotentiaire; Mr. Tang Kwo-an, Secrétaire adjoint au Wai-wu Pu, Délégué; Mr. Tehang Tson-Soueng, chargé d'affaires ad interim à La Haye, Délégué; M. le Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, M.D. (Cambridge), Médecin-major, Directeur de l'Ecole de Médecine, Délégué; M. F. A. Carl, ancien Commissaire des Douanes maritimes Impériales à Newchwang, Délégué; M. A. J. Commijs, Secrétaire adjoint au Bureau de l'Inspecteur général des Douanes maritimes Impériales, Délégué.\n\nLa France: M. Henri Brenier, Inspecteur Conseil des Services agricoles et commerciaux de l'Indo-Chine, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. Pierre Guesde, Administrateur des Services civils de l'Indo-Chine, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Dr. Gaide, Médecin-major des Troupes coloniales, Conseiller technique.\n\nLa Grande-Bretagne: The Right Honourable Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, G.C.M.G., Membre du Conseil privé, Délégué plénipotentiaire; Sir William Stevenson Meyer, K.C.I.E., Secrétaire en chef du Gouvernement de Madras, Délégué plénipotentiaire; Mr. William Grenfell Max Müller, C.B., M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, Délégué plénipotentiaire; Sir William Job Collins, M.D., Deputy-Lieutenant du Comté de Londres, Délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nL'Italie: son Excellence M. le Comte J. Sallier de la Tour, Duc de Calvello, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Professeur Rocco Santoliquido, Député au Parlement, Directeur général de la Santé publique, Délégué.\n\nLe Japon: Son Excellence Mr. Aimaro Sato, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Dr. Tomoe Takagi, Ingénieur du Gouvernement général de Formose, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Dr. Kotaro Nishizaki, spécialiste technique, attaché au Laboratoire des Services hygiéniques, Délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLes Pays-Bas: M. J. T. Cremer, ancien Ministre des Colonies, Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. C. Th. van Deventer, Membre de la Première Chambre des États généraux, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. A. A. de Jongh, ancien Inspecteur général, Chef du Service de la Régie de l'Opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. J. G. Scheurer, Membre de la Seconde Chambre des Etats généraux, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. W. G. van Wettum, Inspecteur de la Régie de l'Opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLa Perse: Mirza Mahmoud Khan, Secrétaire de la Légation de Perse à La Haye, Délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLe Portugal: son Excellence M. A. M. Bartholomeu Ferreira, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. Oscar George Potier, Consul général de première classe, Délégué du Ministère des Affaires Étrangères, Délégué; M. A. Sanches de Miranda, Capitaine d'Artillerie, ancien Gouverneur aux Colonies, Délégué du Ministère de Colonies, Délégué.\n\nLa Russie: son Excellence M. Alexandre Savinsky, Maître des Cérémonies de Sa Majesté l'Empereur, Conseiller d'État actuel, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Stockholm, Délégué plénipotentiaire; M. Chapiroff, Médecin honoraire de la Cour de Sa Majesté l'Empereur, Médecin inspecteur du Corps des Gardes frontières, Délégué.\n\nLe Siam: son Excellence Phya Akharaj Varadhara, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Londres, La Haye et Bruxelles, Délégué plénipotentiaire; Mr. Wm. J. Archer, C.M.G., Conseiller de Légation, Délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nDans une série de réunions tenues du 1er décembre, 1911, au 23 janvier, 1912, la conférence a arrêté le texte de convention ci-annexé.\n\nLa conférence a en outre émis les voeux suivants:\n\n1. La conférence estime qu'il y aurait lieu d'attirer l'attention de l'Union postale universelle:\n\n(1.) Sur l'urgence de réglementer la transmission par la poste de l'opium brut;\n\n(2.) Sur l'urgence de réglementer autant que possible la transmission par la poste de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, et des autres substances visées à l'article 14 de la convention;\n\n(3.) Sur la nécessité de prohiber la transmission par la poste de l'opium préparé.\n\n2. La conférence estime qu'il y aurait lieu d'étudier la question du chanvre indien au point de vue statistique et scientifique, dans le but de régler, si la nécessité s'en fait sentir, par la législation intérieure ou par un accord international, les abus de son emploi.\n\nEn foi de quoi les plénipotentiaires ont revêtu le présent protocole de leurs signatures.\n\nFait à La Haye, le 23 janvier, 1912, en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances représentées à la conférence.\n\nPour l'Allemagne:\n\nF. DE MÜLLER. DELBRÜCK. GRUNENWALD.\n\n31",
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        "content_text": "Pour les États-Unis d'Amérique\n\nCHARLES H. BRENT. HAMILTON WRIGHT. HENRY J. FINGER.\n\nPour la Chine:\n\nLIANG CHENG.\n\nPour la France:\n\nH. BRENIER.\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne:\n\nW. S. MEYER.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nPour l'Italie:\n\nG. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\nPour le Japon:\n\nAIMARO SATO.\n\nTOMOE TAKAGI.\n\nKOTARO NISHIZAKI\n\nPour les Pays-Bas:\n\nJ. T. CREMER.\n\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\n\nA. A. DE JONGH.\n\nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nPour la Perse:\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nPour le Portugal:\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA\n\nPour la Russie:\n\nA. SAVINSKY.\n\nPour le Siam:\n\nWM. J. ARCHER.\n\nTo: foreign\n\nDate: 1912\n\n16 Feb\n\nLast previous Paper: 3.7.1898.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n4849\n\n0\n\n4843\n\n32\n\n17 FEB 12\n\nCompany registration in China\n\nLends copy of letter to B. of I. stating result of conference at Shanghai & asking for Treasury's views as to legislation required.\n\nFile on 4850\n\nNext subsequent Paper: 1.9.48.",
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        "content_text": "Foreign\n\nDate. 1912\n\n16 Febr\n\nHONG KONG\n\n4850\n\nвопрос Company registration\n\nсо 4850\n\n17 FEB 12\n\nin Chie\n\nan\n\n36\n\nLeeds vrees of Judge of supreme court at Last previous Paper. Shanghai, who anticipates strong opposition on part of Royal lawyers to proposed course of action.\n\n4.0.4849\n\nAusd 29 Feb.\n\next subsequent Paper\n\nMr. Shafts Collins\n\nHowens tome that for it. de Saumarez\n\nThis committee has misinterpreted nor heller\n\n(28-sept (20/310584/1), which (and are concurring in their rescue in the T.D. proposals. be hast get where for ther from St King in the subject; hit\n\nht/understand the situation\n\nthe\n\nSot\n\nreupt\n\nIf her danes thought that it hing\n\nthe scheme\n\nt\n\n1,244). Wt.25,946-17, 40,000. 11/11. A.&E.W.\n\n508\n\nReply that in hand not get hand",
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        "content_text": "3. The clauses given in italics had, however, been the subject of objection by other Powers. His Majesty's Government could not admit the discussion of clauses (k), (l), (m), and (n). The French Government likewise objected to (l) and (m), and reserved their opinion about (a), while also objecting to (i); and the Russian Government objected to (f). On the other hand, the British Government laid down as a condition of their participation in the conference that it should also deal with the question of stringent restrictions on the manufacture and trade in morphine and cocaine, and this condition was accepted by the other participating Powers.\n\nThe Italian Government, again, suggested that the conference might advantageously deal with drugs produced from the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa or indica).\n\n4. Our instructions, communicated to us in your despatch of the 29th November, 1911, emphasised the fact that His Majesty's Government held it essential that \"the conference should thoroughly and completely deal with the question of restricting the manufacture, sale, and distribution of morphine and cocaine.\" This, indeed, you added, \"is a subject to which His Majesty's Government attach especial importance in view of the spread of the morphia and cocaine habit in India, in China, and in other Eastern countries. Indian and Chinese experience shows that legislation against the importation of morphia and cocaine must fail to be thoroughly effective owing to the ease with which it can be evaded in practice, and consequently suggests the desirability of co-operation on the part of the home and foreign Governments in the shape of control over manufacture and distribution.\" We were therefore to use our best efforts to secure the assistance of the Governments represented at the conference towards obtaining this end.\n\n5. Our instructions went on to indicate the various points (specified above) in the original American tentative programme for the conference to which His Majesty's Government had taken exception and which therefore they were not prepared to discuss. We were further told that the following matters should also be considered as excluded from treatment by the conference:\n\n(1) The arrangements made between His Majesty's Government and China respecting the progressive restriction of the importation and production of opium in China.\n\n(2) All other existing treaties between the two countries.\n\n(3) Any resolution specifically affecting the domestic regulation of the production and use of opium and cognate questions of internal administration in India or any portion of the British dominions.\n\nWe were, therefore, to refuse to discuss these subjects, although not precluded from communicating to the conference, if desired, any information in regard to systems of regulation in India or the colonies that might be of assistance in its labours.\n\n6. In accordance with this last proviso, Sir William Meyer submitted to the conference a paper dealing with the measures taken by the Indian Government to control and restrict the consumption of raw opium in India, and a second paper treating of the policy adopted in Burma, where the usual method of consumption is the smoking of prepared opium. This latter memorandum also referred to the measures taken by the Indian Government against the smoking habit in the rest of India. At a later stage, a memorandum was likewise put in showing the methods taken in British colonies, mainly those in the Far East, to restrict the consumption of opium, morphine, and cocaine. These memoranda are included in Vol. II of the conference proceedings, but as we shall have occasion to refer to them occasionally, we append copies of them (Appendices I to III).\n\nWe may add that we were furnished with a copy of the Government of India's clear and exhaustive expression of their actions, difficulties, and wishes in regard to opium, morphine, and cocaine, as set forth in their despatch No. 285 of the 23rd November, 1911, to the Secretary of State for India, and that this document proved of great value and assistance to us.\n\n7. In your despatch of the 11th December, 1911 [49099], we received supplementary suggestions as to the measures which His Majesty's Government thought it desirable that we should suggest to the conference in the matter of restricting the manufacture of, and trade in, morphia and cocaine, and these will be referred to later on.\n\n8. The conference assembled on the 1st December, 1911 (first session), and, after a speech of welcome from His Excellency M. de Marees van Swinderen, the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was subsequently elected honorary president of the conference, Bishop Brent, the leader of the American delegation, was unanimously elected to the actual presidency — on the proposal of M. Cremer, the first delegate for the Netherlands, supported by Sir Cecil Clementi Smith and M. von Müller, the first delegate for Germany — and delivered an eloquent inaugural address.\n\nThe natural selection for the presidency would have been M. Cremer, as senior member of the delegation of the country in which we were meeting; but as he expressed himself unwilling to accept this post, the choice of Bishop Brent, as representing the country on whose initiative the conference had been called, was inevitable. The result was, however, unfortunate in that it threw the leadership of the American delegation into the hands of Dr. Hamilton Wright, who is singularly wanting in those qualities of clear-mindedness, moderation, and respect for the ideas of others which are essential for success in an international gathering of this kind. Under Dr. Wright's leadership, the American delegation was responsible for a number of useless and irritating proposals, and entirely lost the position of special advantage which it might have enjoyed as representing the Power on whose initiative the conference had come together.\n\n9. The second session (4th December) was occupied by the framing of rules of procedure and the constitution of committees, viz.:\n\n(a) A Programme Committee, consisting of one member from each delegation, which was to prepare and submit to the conference a programme of work, based on the original draft programme of the American Government as modified by the objections made in respect thereto by other Powers. This programme was also to deal with the supplementary proposals made by Great Britain on the subject of morphine and cocaine, and by Italy in regard to hemp drugs. It was further decided that any additional matter on which the conference might later embark should likewise be a subject of preliminary examination by the programme committee. This committee was presided over by M. Cremer (Netherlands), and Mr. Max Müller was the representative of the British delegation.\n\n(b) A Drafting Committee (\"Comité de Rédaction\"), consisting of five (afterwards six) members, and presided over, first by M. Guesde of the French delegation and later on, when M. Guesde had to return to Paris, by his colleague, M. Brenier. Sir William Collins was a member of this committee, which also included representatives of Germany, Holland, and Russia, and subsequently of the United States.\n\nThe original reference to this committee was to draft into proper conventional form the resolutions passed by the conference, but later on, as will be seen, its functions were considerably enlarged.\n\n(c) A Press Committee, consisting of three members, whose duty it was to decide what information should be communicated to the press, it having been resolved that the meetings of the conference should be private.\n\n(d) A fourth committee, the Technical Committee, though never formally constituted, also assumed shape, and eventually definite recognition. It consisted of the medical and scientific members of the various delegations under the presidency of Sir William Collins.\n\n10. It was also definitely decided at this session that, while French must as usual be the official language of the conference, each delegate might speak in his own language, and that translations of French documents might be furnished to those delegates who desired it. As a matter of fact, owing to the large number of delegates who understood English better than French, most of the speeches were made in English, even the French and German delegates frequently repeating in English what they had already said in French, and there was likewise an English summary of the proceedings, though it was always understood that the French text was the only authoritative one, and we feel it only right to take this opportunity of placing on record our sense of the courtesy and consideration with which the other delegations accepted the situation.\n\n11. At the third session (7th December), a warning note was sounded by the French and Portuguese delegations in regard to the difficulties that might arise owing to the small number of countries represented at the conference, and the danger of outside Powers deriving profit from the self-denying ordinances which the participating Powers might impose upon themselves in regard to trade in opium, &c.; and it may be mentioned here that at the fourth session a resolution was carried, on the proposal of the Persian delegate, that all the conclusions arrived at by the conference should be presented to outside Powers with a view to their co-operation being obtained.\n\nPage 9\n\n272",
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        "content_text": "6\n\npackages, the bulk of whose contents often consisted of other matters besides opium. A further Chinese amendment that the total number of packages to be exported should not exceed a monthly limit to be fixed by the conference was rejected as impracticable. The resolution as finally passed forms the basis of article 4 of the convention.\n\n22. The British delegation then proposed a resolution that each participating Government should prohibit the export and import of raw opium save through the agency of specially authorised persons, and this was passed with an amendment suggested by the German delegation substituting the word \"duly\" for \"specially.\" The resolution as thus amended forms the basis of article 5 of the convention.\n\n23. The last resolution we proposed on this subject was that measures should be taken by the Universal Postal Union for regulating the transmission of raw opium through the post. This was carried, but does not find place in the articles of the convention, on the ground that the conference had no power to bind the Postal Union. It figures, therefore, as an expression of opinion (veu) in clause (1) of the final protocol.\n\n24. The report of the Programme Committee on the matters to be discussed under the head of medicinal opium, morphine, and cocaine, &c., was then approved, and some discussion took place in regard to the fourth section of their proposed agenda, which simply specified anti-opium remedies without mentioning points which might be discussed thereunder. The action subsequently taken in regard to this matter will be found stated in paragraph 56, and was in accord with a suggestion made at this stage by Sir W. Collins.\n\n25. At the sixth session (12th December) the Chinese delegation proposed a resolution to the following effect:\n\n\"With a view to assisting China in her efforts to restrict the importation of opium into her dominions, the Governments represented at the conference are prepared to signify their adhesion to the engagement embodied in the agreement between the British and Chinese Governments of the 8th May, 1911, to the effect that chests of Indian opium, unsealed and unaccompanied by the special numbered permits issued by the Indian Government, shall be refused entry into any of the treaty ports of China, and will take the necessary steps to make that engagement binding on their nationals.\n\nFurther, the Governments represented are prepared to signify their adhesion to the terms of prohibition issued by the Chinese Government forbidding the importation of Persian and Turkish opium into the Chinese Empire after the 1st January, 1912, and to take the necessary measures to make such prohibition binding on their nationals.\"\n\nAfter some discussion, in the course of which Mr. Max Müller pointed out that, to the best of his knowledge, all the treaty Powers, with the exception of Portugal, Brazil, and Sweden, had already adhered to the Anglo-Chinese agreement of the 8th May, 1911, the resolution was carried. Later on, when it came before the Drafting Committee, it was held that its appropriate place would be not among the definite articles of the convention, but as a clause in the final protocol, and ultimately (at the seventeenth session) the Chinese delegation proposed that it should be dropped altogether, in view of the objections which the Persian delegate had expressed at the sixteenth session, when he urged that the conference was not called upon to give emphatic approval to measures that had already been taken by the Chinese Government, and which were calculated to cause loss to his country; and this course was taken.\n\n26. A further resolution which was subsequently proposed on the subject, primarily, of raw opium may be conveniently referred to here. This was brought forward by the Persian delegation at the thirteenth session, and was to the effect that there should be a gradual suppression of the production of opium containing less than 9 per cent. of morphine; and that to this end the interested Powers should agree to discourage the production of all opium of this sort by private enterprise, and to stop its production under direct Government control within a period of eight years. He stated that this resolution was justified by the fact that medicinal opium must contain not less than 10 per cent. of morphine, and that it was desirable to confine the consumption of opium to medical purposes.\n\n27. Sir William Meyer replied that the British delegation could not possibly accept this resolution. The great bulk of Indian opium contained less than 9 per cent. of morphine—on the average about 7 per cent. He had already explained (vide Appendix I) the policy of the Indian Government in regard to raw opium. That Government did not agree that its use should be confined to so-called medical purposes, since they had to take into consideration the usages and needs of a large number of people who could not or would not have recourse to European treatment.\n\n7\n\n274\n\nOn a division the resolution was defeated by 9 votes to 2, the American delegation being the only one which rallied to its support.\n\nIt is tolerably certain that this mischievous resolution, the intention of which was to strike at Indian opium, was due to the suggestion of Dr. Hamilton Wright, since it is within our knowledge that Dr. Wright had himself previously drafted a resolution to the same effect.\n\n28. Reverting now to the proceedings of the sixth session (the 12th December), the conference then took up the subject of prepared opium, and the Netherlands delegation moved a resolution that the participating Powers should prohibit, as a general rule, the importation and exportation of this species of opium, subject to a proviso that, in certain circumstances, it might be allowed on board ship for the personal use of the crew during the voyage.\n\nOn discussion this proviso was withdrawn, and the Portuguese delegation proposed to amend the main clause of the resolution by making the prohibition of export of prepared opium a gradual one, on the ground that there was an export of locally manufactured and prepared opium from Macao into China; that the supply was in the hands of a contractor whose contract had some time to run; and (as explained in the following session) that it was desirable to substitute gradual for immediate reform in order to gain the adhesion of outside Powers. The amendment was lost, and the original resolution was then passed in the following form: Les Gouvernements participants à la conférence s'engagent à prohiber l'importation et l'exportation d'opium préparé. The resolution forms the basis of the first part of article 7 of the convention, and the only vote cast against it was that of Portugal.\n\n29. We, however, recorded our affirmative vote ad referendum, in view of the possibility of the resolution being held to apply to traffic between one British possession and another, and of the fact that an absolute prohibition of such traffic, in respect of prepared opium, might be inconvenient, since, for example, some of the protected Malay States are supplied with prepared opium from Singapore, and a similar course is under consideration as regards the North Borneo Protectorate. On reference to you, we were authorised to accept the resolution on the understanding that the words \"exportation\" and \"importation\" referred merely to foreign trade, and not to traffic between different territories under His Majesty's jurisdiction. A declaration to this effect was accordingly made at the fourteenth session.\n\n30. The American delegation then brought forward a series of further resolutions on the subject of prepared opium. Dr. Hamilton Wright had previously declared that these would not be put if the main part of the Dutch resolution above referred to was passed unanimously; but as Portugal had voted against it, he held himself at liberty to proceed with his resolutions. The first of these was to the effect that such of the participating Powers as had not already prohibited the exportation of prepared opium should do so, or else should restrict the number of places through which prepared opium might be exported. After some amendments moved by ourselves and the Chinese delegation with the object of eliminating Portuguese opposition, the resolution was unanimously passed in the following terms:\n\n\"Il est convenu que les pays représentés qui ne sont pas encore prêts à prohiber l'exportation de l'opium préparé la prohiberont aussitôt que possible, et restreindront en attendant le nombre de localités par lesquelles l'opium préparé pourra être exporté.\"\n\nThis resolution now figures in the convention, partly as a second part of article 7 and partly as clause (a) of article 8; and it may be noted that, with article 7 as thus constituted, the Portuguese objection to the resolution which formed the basis of the first part of the article disappeared.\n\n31. Later on, at the twenty-first session, when article 7 came up for second reading, the Chinese delegation proposed an addition to the effect that in any case there should be prohibition within three years of the convention coming into force. The Portuguese, however, strongly opposed this amendment, and said that if it were carried they could not take part in the further work of the conference.\n\nWe thought the amendment reasonable, but in view of the strong opposition of the Portuguese to reopening the question at this stage, we abstained from voting, as did most of the other delegations, with the result that the amendment was carried by the votes of three delegations only, those of China, the United States, and Persia. In view of the small number of positive votes in its favour, the Chinese delegation thereupon withdrew the amendment.\n\n32. The next American resolution was that the Governments represented should forbid the exportation of prepared opium to such countries as may forbid its entry, and that no prepared opium should be shipped to a country which wishes to restrict the ...",
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        "content_text": "(3.) It is advisable to prohibit the sale of these drugs except to persons authorised to purchase the same by licence or otherwise.\n\n(4.) The Customs shall be empowered to detain imported consignments, except in transit, of the above drugs, until satisfied that the consignee is a licensed manufacturer or dealer, or a person duly authorised to receive the drugs.\n\n(5.) Exportation to foreign countries, whether adhering to the convention or not, and to other portions of the British Empire to be permitted only upon production to the Customs authorities of a certificate from the country of destination that the consignee is authorised to import the drugs either in accordance with the stipulations of the convention or with local laws or regulations which, in the opinion of the Customs authorities, are equally stringent.\n\n44. The chief opposition in respect of action on these lines was to be expected from the German delegation, since Germany has a practical monopoly of cocaine production; and the German delegates, holding that they had a satisfactory system of domestic control, were reluctant to embark on further measures that might, as they put it, simply sacrifice a lucrative German industry for the benefit of outside countries not represented at the conference. They observed, too, that the convention as a whole would have to be ratified by the Reichstag, and that measures in restriction of trade were likely to provoke considerable opposition. They held that foreign countries should look after themselves by tightening their customs and police control, or otherwise.\n\n45. It was essential, we held, to endeavour to carry the German delegates with us, for if Germany were out-voted on any important point, she might very likely decline to accept the convention stipulations, and her example might render adhesion of outside Powers problematic. Accordingly, before we introduced any resolutions on the subject into the full conference, we held private meetings with our German colleagues, endeavouring, as far as possible, to meet their views and answer their arguments, and pointing out in particular the impossibility—having regard to the facilities and lucrative character of the contraband trade—of a country like India or China trusting to internal prohibition alone. It was essential, we urged, that producing countries should also co-operate to make the pernicious contraband traffic which had sprung up as difficult as possible.\n\n46. Our German colleagues met us in a friendly spirit, and we arrived at a substantial agreement on the following lines:\n\n(1.) The first of the conditions quoted above was accepted; but it was not thought necessary to make any special reference to penalties for action without licence, such penalties being a matter for domestic legislation.\n\n(2.) The second condition was also accepted as regards record of all transactions by licensed persons; but with a stipulation desired by the Germans, that this condition need not be applied to medical prescriptions or to sales by duly licensed pharmacists. It was also held unnecessary to state specifically that the register to be kept should be open to inspection by Government officers, that being a matter for each individual country to determine.\n\nIt must of course be borne in mind that the action proposed by the conference could only represent the minimum to which all the participating Powers were ready to agree, and that there is nothing to prevent any individual Power from taking more drastic action on its own account.\n\n(3.) The third condition, as to prohibiting the sale of the drugs save to authorised persons, was accepted.\n\n(4.) In regard to the fourth condition, the Germans were emphatically opposed to anything which would impose specific obligations on their Customs Department, pointing out that the circumstances of their country, with its extended frontiers and enormous railway systems, would render such action oppressive. It was agreed, however, that each Government should take steps, in accordance with its commercial conditions, to prevent the importation of morphine and cocaine save when consigned to persons authorised to receive the drugs.\n\n(5.) With reference to condition 5, the Germans held, as indicated in our despatch No. 7 of the 10th January, that, apart from the question whether the action substituted would not conflict with the most-favoured-nation clause of commercial treaties, this condition was objectionable, on the ground that the conference contained the representatives of twelve Powers only, and that it was at present quite unknown how far outside Powers would adhere to its proposals. It would be impossible for such a limited number of Powers to set up as regulators of traffic to the rest of the world, or for a\n\nPage 11\n\n276\n\ncountry within the convention to claim to judge the character of the internal regulations of one outside it. As we pointed out in the despatch above quoted, the matter was one which would be more appropriately dealt with in connection with the \"adhesion articles of the convention, and this point of view was accepted in your despatch No. 17 of the 13th January.\n\nThe Germans agreed, however, that the participating Governments should undertake to prohibit the export of morphine and cocaine to the territories of other participating Governments, unless the consignee was licensed to receive the drugs under the laws of the importing country; and that, to give practical effect to this, each receiving country which desired to avail itself of this provision should furnish information to the Governments of exporting countries as to the persons licensed by it.\n\n47. Having obtained agreement on these important points, we introduced a series of resolutions at the seventh, eighth, and ninth conference sessions. These resolutions were prefaced by a speech by Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (seventh session), in which he pointed out that the proposals put were in effect a carrying out of the policy indicated in regard to morphine and other derivatives of opium in No. 5 of the resolutions of the Shanghai Commission. The British Government regarded this matter as so important that they decided not to take part in the conference unless the other Powers also accepted its special urgency. Great Britain had already taken energetic steps to aid China in the gigantic task which she had undertaken in the matter of opium suppression, but such action would be of no avail if it merely led to the use of still more pernicious drugs. It was therefore necessary to adopt the most drastic measures possible in order to stamp out this serious vice, which was doing so much harm to the populations of the Far East, and also, he believed, to the United States.\n\nSir Cecil's speech was vigorously supported by Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, of the Chinese delegation, who gave a vivid picture of the harm done by morphine and cocaine in China, and later on Sir William Collins (eighth session), emphasised the divergences between the small quantities of opium and morphine required for bona fide medical purposes and the relatively large amounts produced.\n\nAt the ninth session again, Mr. Max Müller, speaking with special reference to the subject of restrictions on exportation, laid stress on the necessity for obtaining international co-operation, and pointed out how desirable it was that there should be a unanimous agreement on this point, with which object the British delegation had been willing to drop certain proposals which had appeared to it to be desirable, but to which it could not expect to secure general assent.\n\n48. The British proposals, with some amendments which were usually of a purely verbal character, were carried unanimously, and they formed the basis of articles 9-18 of the original draft of the convention, as reproduced below:\n\nCHAPITRE III—Opium médicinal, Morphine, Cocaïne, &c. Définitions.—Par \"opium médicinal\" on entend:\n\nL'opium brut qui a été chauffé à 60 degrés centigrades, en poudre ou granulé, mélangé, s'il est nécessaire, avec des matières neutres et ne contenant pas moins de 10 pour cent de morphine.\n\nPar \"morphine\" on entend:\n\nLe principal alcaloïde de l'opium, ayant la formule chimique C17H19NO3.\n\nPar \"cocaïne\" on entend:\n\nLe principal alcaloïde des feuilles de l'Erythroxylon coca, ayant la formule C17H21NO4.\n\nPar \"héroïne\" on entend:\n\nLa diacetyl-morphine, ayant la formule C21H23NO5.\n\nPar \"codéïne\" on entend:\n\nUn autre alcaloïde de l'opium, la méthyl-morphine, ayant la formule C18H21NO3.\n\nARTICLE 9.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes édicteront des lois ou des règlements sur la pharmacie de façon à limiter la fabrication, la vente et l'emploi de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de\n\nPage 21",
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        "content_text": "12\n\nleurs sels respectifs aux seuls usages médicaux et légitimes, à moins que des lois existantes n'aient déjà réglé la matière. Elles coopéreront avec les autres Gouvernements afin d'empêcher leur usage pour tout autre objet.\n\nARTICLE 10.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes limiteront, par des lois, aux seuls établissements et locaux qui auront été désignés à cet effet, la fabrication de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs.\n\nARTICLE 11.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes exigeront que tous ceux qui fabriquent, importent, vendent, distribuent et exportent la morphine, la cocaïne et leurs sels respectifs, soient munis d'un permis pour se livrer à ces opérations.\n\nARTICLE 12.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes exigeront des fabricants et commerçants munis de ces permis la consignation sur leurs livres de toutes transactions concernant la fabrication, l'importation, la vente, la distribution et l'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs. Cette règle ne s'appliquera pas forcément aux prescriptions médicales, et aux ventes faites par des pharmaciens dûment autorisés.\n\nARTICLE 13.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes entreprendront de faire contrôler ces fabricants et commerçants ainsi que les bâtiments où ils exercent cette industrie ou commerce.\n\nARTICLE 14.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes prohiberont dans leur commerce intérieur toute cession de morphine, de cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, à toutes personnes non autorisées.\n\nARTICLE 15.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes interdiront, en tenant compte des différences de leurs conditions commerciales, l'importation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs à d'autres qu'à des personnes autorisées.\n\nARTICLE 16.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes s'engagent à prohiber, par des conventions spéciales ou autrement, l'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs de leurs pays et colonies vers les pays, colonies ou territoires à bail des autres Puissances contractantes sauf dans le cas où le destinataire aura reçu un permis accordé conformément aux lois du pays importateur l'autorisant à importer ces drogues.\n\nToutefois tout Gouvernement désirant profiter des stipulations de cet article devra donner de temps en temps aux Gouvernements des pays exportateurs des renseignements relatifs aux personnes auxquelles des permis d'importation auront été accordés pour la morphine, la cocaïne et leurs sels respectifs.\n\nARTICLE 17.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes appliqueront les lois et règlements de fabrication, d'importation, de vente ou d'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs :\n\n(a.) A l'opium médicinal;\n\n(b.) A toutes les préparations (officinales et non officinales y compris les remèdes dits anti-opium) contenant plus de 2 pour cent de morphine ou plus de 1 pour cent de cocaïne;\n\n(c.) A l'héroïne, ses sels et préparations contenant plus de 1 pour cent d'héroïne;\n\n(d.) A la codéïne, ses sels et préparations contenant plus de 4 pour cent de codéïne;\n\n13\n\n277\n\n(e.) A tout nouveau dérivé de la morphine, de la cocaïne ou de leurs sels respectifs ou à tout autre alcaloïde de l'opium qui pourrait à la suite de recherches scientifiques donner lieu à des abus analogues et avoir pour résultat les mêmes effets nuisibles.\n\nARTICLE 18.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes examineront la possibilité de prendre des mesures rendant passible de peines la possession illégale de l'opium brut, de l'opium préparé, de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, à moins que des lois existantes n'aient déjà réglé la matière.\n\n49. The only important contemporary amendment, as compared with the original resolutions, consisted in the interpolation of the clause italicised in article 16, which was moved as an amendment by the German delegation at the ninth session and accepted by us. For the definitions and article 17 we were indebted to the labours of the Technical Committee.\n\n50. Of the above draft articles, No. 9, which was based on a resolution proposed by Sir W. Collins at the eighth session, figures as article 9 of the final convention, and No. 18 corresponds to article 20.\n\nNos. 10-16 form the basis of final articles 10-13, but only after they had undergone very important modifications at a subsequent stage, which will be referred to later on.\n\n51. No. 17, corresponding to final article 14, also underwent subsequent modifications, which may be conveniently dealt with here. In the first place clause (d), which contains a reference to codeine, has been omitted, and consequently there is no mention of codeine in the definition at the head of the chapter. This amendment was moved by the German delegation at the twelfth session, on the ground that there was no evidence that the drug in question was calculated to produce a mania or give rise to habituation. The resolution was supported by the Russian delegation; but opposed by our own, by the Americans, and by the Chinese, on the ground that, although the abuse of codeine was not so generally recognised as in the case of morphine and cocaine, there was not wanting evidence of its occurrence. On a division, the resolution was lost by 8 votes to 2.\n\n52. At the twenty-third session, however (19th January), when the article came up for second reading, the Germans again brought forward their amendment, and stated that if it were rejected they could not vote for the following clause (now article 14 (d)), on the ground that the introduction of codeine as a drug which at present called for special measures, would indicate that other drugs might be penalised without adequate reason. On a division this amendment received two votes for (Germany and Russia) and two against (United States and Persia). The majority of the delegates abstained from voting, largely because their scientific members were not present, as was the case in regard to ourselves, Sir William Collins being in London at the date of the sitting. He had, however, left a written speech which Sir William Meyer delivered for him, at the close of which he indicated the possibility of acceding to the German proposal, but only for the sake of unanimity. Having regard to the tie vote, and to the desirability of keeping in agreement with the German delegation on this as on the other articles relating to morphine, cocaine, &c., the British vote was changed to one of support to the German proposition. That proposal was accordingly carried, and the references to codeine omitted.\n\n53. A further German amendment which inserted the words \"généralement reconnues\" after the words \"recherches scientifiques\" in what is now article 14 (d) was at the same time carried, its desirability being generally apparent.\n\n54. It may be explained here that the original resolution on which draft article 17, as given in paragraph 48, was based, made no specific mention of anti-opium remedies. The circumstances in which this reference was inserted in clause (b) of the draft article, and in article 14 (b) of the final convention, are stated in paragraph 56.\n\n55. We need only add at present, that when the resolution which formed the basis of draft article 11 (paragraph 48) came under consideration, the American delegation suggested that the licence system therein contemplated should apply also to instruments used for the injection of morphine and cocaine. This was, however, opposed by the German delegation, on the ground that there was no special set of instruments set apart for use in connection with these drugs, and, the objection being supported by Sir William Collins, the proposal was dropped.\n\n56. At the eleventh session (19th December) the French delegation brought forward a resolution to the effect that it was desirable to take measures against...\n\n[373]",
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        "content_text": "21\n\n281\n\n20\n\nof M. Asser, the committee had prepared the following formula, which specifically applied only to raw opium, but would, of course, be equally necessary in regard to importation or exportation of other drugs:—\n\n\"Par importation, on entend l'acte d'introduire de l'étranger en qualité de commerçant en gros, demi-gros ou en détail, de consignataire ou commissionnaire, de l'opium brut.\n\n\"Par exportation, on entend l'acte d'expédier vers l'étranger, en qualité de commerçant en gros, en demi-gros ou en détail, où de commissionnaire, de l'opium brut.”\n\n83. This definition would show that it was only actual traders who required a licence. M. Asser and Sir William Collins had objected to the addition of the words, à l'exclusion des simples transporteurs, expéditeurs ou transitaires, on the ground that the formal exclusion of these persons might constitute indirect encouragement to contraband dealing, and that it was, therefore, better to omit them by implication, in the event of the definition proposed being necessary, rather than explicitly. The committee further pointed out that the question of carriers was specifically raised by the second American resolution brought forward at the fourteenth session and referred to in paragraph 72 above.\n\n84. As Sir William Meyer subsequently pointed out to the conference (twentieth session), we could not accept the definition prepared by the committee, since it omitted two categories of persons, whom experience in India had shown to be very dangerous smugglers of prohibited drugs, i.e.—\n\n(a.) Persons who were not in any way traders by profession, but took advantage of their visit to a prohibiting country to introduce, for their own profit, considerable quantities of the forbidden drugs.\n\n(b.) Go-betweens secretly employed by persons engaged in trade, who were paid to undergo fine or imprisonment, if detected, rather than divulge the names of their real employers.\n\nOur desire was therefore to treat importation and exportation as having the widest possible sense; but this, on the other hand, was not in the least likely to be accepted by the German delegation.\n\n85. The remaining portions of the committee's report dealt mainly with—\n\n(a.) The wording of a number of the articles already agreed on, in regard to which the suggestions of the committee were subsequently in large measure accepted.\n\n(b.) The proposal, already referred to in paragraph 61, for bringing the special Chinese articles into the main convention.\n\n(c) The submission of a fresh draft final protocol.\n\n86. Apart from the important questions which had been thus raised by the report of the Drafting Committee, we were also faced with a very serious difficulty in regard to the morphine and cocaine articles. Although, as previously explained in paragraphs 45 and 46, the resolutions on which these were based had been put forward by us after consultation and agreement with the German delegation, and we had in some cases modified our original proposals in order to bring them along with us, the Germans now informed us, to our great surprise, that they would be obliged to move a series of amendments in regard to articles 10 to 16 of the original draft convention, as quoted in paragraph 48, which would have the result of invalidating the binding character of most of these articles.\n\n87. We had thus, as will be seen, to face problems of a very serious character, and which involved not merely private conference with other delegations, but in some cases references to His Majesty's Government. Unfortunately, too, we were deprived at this juncture of the guidance of Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, whose health had not permitted him to return to The Hague after the Christmas recess. The leadership of the British delegation accordingly passed, during the remainder of the conference, to Sir William Meyer as the next senior delegate.\n\n88. The sixteenth session (10th January) dealt mainly with matters which have already been reported on, such as the transfer of the special Chinese articles to the main convention.\n\n89. At the seventeenth session (11th January) the report of the Drafting Committee on the various \"effectuating\" proposals came up for discussion. Sir William Meyer pointed out that superficially the main cleavage seemed to be between the primary and the British schemes on the one hand, and the German scheme on the other, since the first two followed the usual method of ratification of the contracting Powers preceding the adhesion of others, while the latter put adhesion first. From the practical point of view, however, the primary and the German schemes stood together on one side, and the British on the other, since the former postponed the coming into force of the convention until the adhesion of all the outside Powers had been obtained, while the latter provided that all matters which did not involve special legislation (or its equivalent, as suggested by the French delegation) should come into force on ratification by the Powers represented at the conference.\n\n90. M. Delbrück gave a clear exposition of the circumstances which had led to the propounding of the German scheme, in the course of which he laid stress on the fact (as we have already indicated) that ratification of the convention by the Reichstag would make it an integral part of the German corpus juris; while in the United States, for example, even if the convention were ratified by the Senate, its provisions would remain ineffective until applied by internal legislation.\n\n91. M. Cremer (Netherlands) said that his delegation could not accept the British scheme even if modified by the acceptance of the French amendment, since no Government was likely to put in hand laws or their equivalents without any certainty that these would eventually be applied. It would, in fact, be a case of every country waiting to see what the others would do.\n\n92. Dr. Hamilton Wright objected to waiting for the adhesion of outside Powers, and said that his delegation would like ratification and the coming into force of the convention to be effectuated as soon as possible. Finally, M. Delbrück indicated that it might be possible to proceed without getting the adhesion of all the outside Powers. The debate was then adjourned to the next session.\n\n93. The course of the discussion, however, and exchanges of opinion with other delegations, had already convinced us that the British amendment to the primary scheme was not likely to find acceptance. As we more than once indicated to the conference, our object throughout was to insist on the practical and expeditious enforcement of the measures that had already been agreed to, rather than on questions of form; and as between the primary and the German schemes, the latter had the advantage that the adhesion of outside Powers was to be sought immediately after the signing of the convention, while under the former that process would not be commenced till six at least of the conference Powers had ratified. Accordingly, on the 11th January, we sent you a telegram asking whether we might negotiate on the basis of the German scheme, endeavouring to shorten the periods before which the convention should come into force, and to substitute \"substantial\" for \"unanimous\" adhesion of outside Powers.\n\n94. At the eighteenth session (12th January) the adjourned debate on the subject of the \"effectuation\" procedure was opened by M. Brenier (France), who pointed out that the divergent schemes before the conference arose from a conflict of ideas, typically represented by the German and British delegations respectively. The former, looking to the great difficulties of embarking on the measures approved by the conference without adhesion of outside Powers, held that the obtainment of such adhesion was the first object to be aimed at; the latter, concerned chiefly with getting the convention into force as soon as possible, objected to the delay which the German method would involve. In order to bridge these differences between these divergent ideas, M. Brenier suggested a compromise scheme and proposed that the Drafting Committee should reconsider the subject on the lines he had put forward.\n\nThe American delegation, however, proposed an amendment referring the matter back to the committee without any specific instructions, and this was carried.\n\n95. The Drafting Committee, which had been materially aided in its fresh deliberations by the kind assistance of M. van Swinderen as well as of M. Asser, then agreed to put forward a scheme following in some respects the lines of the German proposal as a basis for further discussion by itself. Sir William Collins, our representative on the committee, thereupon discussed with us the amendments which would be necessary in order to make the scheme a satisfactory one from our point of view, and we reported these to you in our despatch No. 9 of the 14th January. The main lines of the scheme as it was thus to be altered are shown below, the clauses italicised being those which Sir William Collins was to propose:—\n\n(1.) As soon as the convention had been signed, the outside Powers of Europe and America were to be invited to sign it also. No reference was now made to the word adhesion as being an unsuitable term to use in the circumstances proposed.\n\n(2.) As soon as these supplementary signatures had been obtained, ratification would be proceeded with.\n\nPage 373",
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        "content_text": "3. The clauses given in italics had, however, been the subject of objection by other Powers. His Majesty's Government could not admit the discussion of clauses (h), (l), (m), and (n). The French Government likewise objected to (l) and (m), and reserved their opinion about (a), while also objecting to (2); and the Russian Government objected to (f). On the other hand, the British Government laid down as a condition of their participation in the conference that it should also deal with the question of stringent restrictions on the manufacture and trade in morphine and cocaine, and this condition was accepted by the other participating Powers.\n\nThe Italian Government, again, suggested that the conference might advantageously deal with drugs produced from the hemp plant (Cannabis sativa or indica),\n\n4. Our instructions, communicated to us in your despatch of the 29th November, 1911, emphasised the fact that His Majesty's Government held it essential that \"the conference should thoroughly and completely deal with the question of restricting the manufacture, sale, and distribution of morphin and cocaine.” \"This is a subject to which His Majesty's Government attach especial importance in view of the spread of the morphia and cocaine habit in India, in China, and in other Eastern countries. Indian and Chinese experience shows that legislation against the importation of morphia and cocaine must fail to be thoroughly effective owing to the ease with which it can be evaded in practice, and consequently suggests the desirability of co-operation on the part of the home and foreign Governments in the shape of control over manufacture and distribution.\" We were therefore to use our best efforts \"to secure the assistance of the Governments represented at the conference towards obtaining this end.\"\n\n5. Our instructions went on to indicate the various points (specified above) in the original American tentative programme for the conference to which His Majesty's Government had taken exception and which therefore they were not prepared to discuss. We were further told that the following matters should also be considered as excluded from treatment by the conference --\n\n(1.) The arrangements made between His Majesty's Government and China respecting the progressive restriction of the importation and production of opium in China.\n\n(2.) All other existing treaties between the two countries.\n\n(3.) Any resolution specifically affecting the domestic regulation of the production and use of opium and cognate questions of internal administration in India or any portion of the British dominions.\n\nWe were, therefore, to refuse to discuss these subjects, although not precluded from communicating to the conference, if desired, any information in regard to systems of regulation in India or the colonies that might be of assistance in its labours.\n\n6. In accordance with this last proviso, Sir William Meyer submitted to the conference a paper dealing with the measures taken by the Indian Government to control and restrict the consumption of raw opium in India proper, and a second paper treating of the policy adopted in Burmah, where the usual method of consumption is the smoking of prepared opium. This latter memorandum also referred to the measures taken by the Indian Government against the smoking habit in the rest of India. At a later stage, a memorandum was likewise put in showing the methods taken in British colonies, mainly those in the Far East, to restrict the consumption of opium, morphine, and cocaine. These memoranda are included in Vol. II of the conference proceedings, but as we shall have occasion to refer to them occasionally, we append copies of them (Appendices I to III).\n\nWe may add that we were furnished with a copy of the Government of India's clear and exhaustive expression of their actions, difficulties, and wishes in regard to opium, morphine, and cocaine, as set forth in their despatch No. 285 of the 23rd November, 1911, to the Secretary of State for India, and that this document proved of great value and assistance to us.\n\n7. In your despatch of the 11th December, 1911 [49099], we received supplementary suggestions as to the measures which His Majesty's Government thought it desirable that we should suggest to the conference in the matter of restricting the manufacture of, and trade in, morphia and cocaine, and these will be referred to later on.\n\n8. The conference assembled on the 1st December, 1911 (first session), and, after a speech of welcome from his Excellency M. de Marees van Swinderen, the Netherlands Minister of Foreign Affairs, who was subsequently elected honorary president of the conference, Bishop Brent, the leader of the American delegation, was unanimously elected to the actual presidency--on the proposal of M. Cremer, the first delegate for the Netherlands, supported by Sir Cecil Clementi Smith and M. von Müller, the first delegate for Germany--and delivered an eloquent inaugural address.\n\nThe natural selection for the presidency would have been M. Cremer, as senior member of the delegation of the country in which we were meeting; but as he expressed himself unwilling to accept this post, the choice of Bishop Brent, as representing the country on whose initiative the conference had been called, was inevitable. The result was, however, unfortunate in that it threw the leadership of the American delegation into the hands of Dr. Hamilton Wright, who is singularly wanting in those qualities of clear-mindedness, moderation, and respect for the ideas of others which are essential for success in an international gathering of this kind. Under Dr. Wright's leadership, the American delegation was responsible for a number of useless and irritating proposals, and entirely lost the position of special advantage which it might have enjoyed as representing the Power on whose initiative the conference had come together.\n\n9. The second session (4th December) was occupied by the framing of rules of procedure and the constitution of committees, viz.:-\n\n(a.) A Programme Committee, consisting of one member from each delegation, which was to prepare and submit to the conference a programme of work, based on the original draft programme of the American Government as modified by the objections made in respect thereto by other Powers. This programme was also to deal with the supplementary proposals made by Great Britain on the subject of morphine and cocaine, and by Italy in regard to hemp drugs. It was further decided that any additional matter on which the conference might later embark should likewise be a subject of preliminary examination by the programme committee. This committee was presided over by M. Cremer (Netherlands), and Mr. Max Müller was the representative of the British delegation.\n\n(b.) A Drafting Committee (\"Comité de Rédaction\"), consisting of five (afterwards six) members, and presided over, first by M. Guesde of the French delegation, and later on, when M. Guesde had to return to Paris, by his colleague, M. Brenier. Sir William Collins was a member of this committee, which also included representatives of Germany, Holland, and Russia, and subsequently of the United States.\n\nThe original reference to this committee was to draft into proper conventional form the resolutions passed by the conference, but later on, as will be seen, its functions were considerably enlarged.\n\n(c.) A press committee, consisting of three members, whose duty it was to decide what information should be communicated to the press, it having been resolved that the meetings of the conference should be private.\n\n(d) A fourth committee, the Technical Committee, though never formally constituted, also assumed shape, and eventually definite recognition. It consisted of the medical and scientific members of the various delegations under the presidency of Sir William Collins.\n\n10. It was also definitely decided at this session that, while French must as usual be the official language of the conference, each delegate might speak in his own language, and that translations of French documents might be furnished to those delegates who desired it. As a matter of fact, owing to the large number of delegates who understood English better than French, most of the speeches were made in English, even the French and German delegates frequently repeating in English what they had already said in French, and there was likewise an English summary of the proceedings, though it was always understood that the French text was the only authoritative one, and that the English version was a summary rather than a translation. We feel it only right to take this opportunity of placing on record our sense of the courtesy and consideration with which the other delegations accepted the situation.\n\n11. At the third session (7th December) a warning note was sounded by the French and Portuguese delegations in regard to the difficulties that might arise owing to the small number of countries represented at the conference, and the danger of outside Powers deriving profit from the self-denying ordinances which the participating Powers might impose upon themselves in regard to trade in opium, &c.; and it may be mentioned here that at the fourth session a resolution was carried, on the proposal of the Persian delegate, that all the conclusions arrived at by the conference should be presented to outside Powers with a view to their co-operation being obtained. Ultimately (as will be seen later)...\n\nPage 3\n\n3\n\n...\n\nPage 328",
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        "content_text": "330\n\n6\n\npackages, the bulk of whose contents often consisted of other matters besides opium. A further Chinese amendment that the total number of packages to be exported should not exceed a monthly limit to be fixed by the conference was rejected as impracticable. The resolution as finally passed forms the basis of article 4 of the convention.\n\n22. The British delegation then proposed a resolution that each participating Government should prohibit the export and import of raw opium save through the agency of specially authorised persons, and this was passed with an amendment suggested by the German delegation substituting the word \"duly\" for \"specially.\" The resolution as thus amended forms the basis of article 5 of the convention.\n\n23. The last resolution we proposed on this subject was that measures should be taken by the Universal Postal Union for regulating the transmission of raw opium through the post. This was carried, but does not find place in the articles of the convention, on the ground that the conference had no power to bind the Postal Union. It figures, therefore, as an expression of opinion (vou) in clause (1) of the final protocol.\n\n24. The report of the Programme Committee on the matters to be discussed under the head of medicinal opium, morphine, and cocaine, &c., was then approved, and some discussion took place in regard to the fourth section of their proposed agenda, which simply specified anti-opium remedies without mentioning points which might be discussed thereunder. The action subsequently taken in regard to this matter will be found stated in paragraph 56, and was in accord with a suggestion made at this stage by Sir W. Collins.\n\n25. At the sixth session (12th December) the Chinese delegation proposed a resolution to the following effect:\n\n\"With a view to assisting China in her efforts to restrict the importation of opium into her dominions, the Governments represented at the conference are prepared to signify their adhesion to the engagement embodied in the agreement between the British and Chinese Governments of the 8th May, 1911, to the effect that chests of Indian opium, unsealed and unaccompanied by the special numbered permits issued by the Indian Government, shall be refused entry into any of the treaty ports of China, and will take the necessary steps to make that engagement binding on their nationals.\n\nFurther, the Governments represented are prepared to signify their adhesion to the terms of prohibition issued by the Chinese Government forbidding the importation of Persian and Turkish opium into the Chinese Empire after the 1st January, 1912, and to take the necessary measures to make such prohibition binding on their nationals.\"\n\nAfter some discussion, in the course of which Mr. Max Müller pointed out that, to the best of his knowledge, all the treaty Powers, with the exception of Portugal, Brazil, and Sweden, had already adhered to the Anglo-Chinese agreement of the 8th May, 1911, the resolution was carried. Later on, when it came before the Drafting Committee, it was held that its appropriate place would be not among the definite articles of the convention, but as a van in the final protocol, and ultimately (at the seventeenth session) the Chinese delegation proposed that it should be dropped altogether, in view of the objections which the Persian delegate had expressed at the sixteenth session, when he urged that the conference was not called upon to give emphatic approval to measures that had already been taken by the Chinese Government, and which were calculated to cause loss to his country; and this course was taken.\n\n26. A further resolution which was subsequently proposed on the subject, primarily, of raw opium may be conveniently referred to here. This was brought forward by the Persian delegation at the thirteenth session, and was to the effect that there should be a gradual suppression of the production of opium containing less than 9 per cent. of morphine; and that to this end the interested Powers should agree to discourage the production of all opium of this sort by private enterprise, and to stop its production under direct Government control within a period of eight years.\n\nHe stated that this resolution was justified by the fact that medicinal opium must contain not less than 10 per cent. of morphine, and that it was desirable to confine the consumption of opium to medical purposes.\n\n27. Sir William Meyer replied that the British delegation could not possibly accept this resolution. The great bulk of Indian opium contained less than 9 per cent. of morphine---on the average about 7 per cent. He had already explained (vide Appendix 1) the policy of the Indian Government in regard to raw opium. That Government did not agree that its use should be confined to so-called medical purposes, since they had to take into consideration the usages and needs of a large number of people who could not or would not have recourse to European treatment.\n\n7\n\nOn a division the resolution was defeated by 9 votes to 2, the American delegation being the only one which rallied to its support.\n\nIt is tolerably certain that this mischievous resolution, the intention of which was to strike at Indian opium, was due to the suggestion of Dr. Hamilton Wright, since it is within our knowledge that Dr. Wright had himself previously drafted a resolution to the same effect.\n\n28. Reverting now to the proceedings of the sixth session (the 12th December), the conference then took up the subject of prepared opium, and the Netherlands delegation moved a resolution that the participating Powers should prohibit, as a general rule, the importation and exportation of this species of opium, subject to a proviso that, in certain circumstances, it might be allowed on board ship for the personal use of the crew during the voyage.\n\nOn discussion this proviso was withdrawn, and the Portuguese delegation proposed to amend the main clause of the resolution by making the prohibition of export of prepared opium a gradual one, on the ground that there was an export of locally manufactured and prepared opium from Macao into China; that the supply was in the hands of a contractor whose contract had some time to run; and (as explained in the following session) that it was desirable to substitute gradual for immediate reform in order to gain the adhesion of outside Powers. The amendment was lost, and the original resolution was then passed in the following form: Les Gouvernements participants à la conférence s'engagent à prohiber l'importation et l'exportation d'opium préparé. The resolution forms the basis of the first part of article 7 of the convention, and the only vote cast against it was that of Portugal.\n\n29. We, however, recorded our affirmative vote ad referendum, in view of the possibility of the resolution being held to apply to traffic between one British possession and another, and of the fact that an absolute prohibition of such traffic, in respect of prepared opium, might be inconvenient, since, for example, some of the protected Malay States are supplied with prepared opium from Singapore, and a similar course is under consideration as regards the North Borneo Protectorate. On reference to you, we were authorised to accept the resolution on the understanding that the words \"exportation\" and \"importation\" referred merely to foreign trade, and not to traffic between different territories under His Majesty's jurisdiction. A declaration to this effect was accordingly made at the fourteenth session.\n\n30. The American delegation then brought forward a series of further resolutions on the subject of prepared opium. Dr. Hamilton Wright had previously declared that these would not be put if the main part of the Dutch resolution above referred to was passed unanimously; but as Portugal had voted against it, he held himself at liberty to proceed with his resolutions. The first of these was to the effect that such of the participating Powers as had not already prohibited the exportation of prepared opium should do so, or else should restrict the number of places through which prepared opium might be exported. After some amendments moved by ourselves and the Chinese delegation with the object of eliminating Portuguese opposition, the resolution was unanimously passed in the following terms:\n\n\"Il est convenu que les pays représentés qui ne sont pas encore prêts à prohiber l'exportation de l'opium préparé la prohiberont aussitôt que possible, et restreindront en attendant le nombre de localités par lesquelles l'opium préparé pourra être exporté.\"\n\nThis resolution now figures in the convention, partly as a second part of article 7 and partly as clause (a) of article 8; and it may be noted that, with article 7 as thus constituted, the Portuguese objection to the resolution which formed the basis of the first part of the article disappeared.\n\n31. Later on, at the twenty-first session, when article 7 came up for second reading, the Chinese delegation proposed an addition to the effect that in any case there should be prohibition within three years of the convention coming into force. The Portuguese, however, strongly opposed this amendment, and said that if it were carried they could not take part in the further work of the conference.\n\nWe thought the amendment reasonable, but in view of the strong opposition of the Portuguese to reopening the question at this stage, we abstained from voting, as did most of the other delegations, with the result that the amendment was carried by the votes of three delegations only, those of China, the United States, and Persia. In view of the small number of positive votes in its favour, the Chinese delegation thereupon withdrew the amendment.\n\n32. The next American resolution was that the Governments represented should forbid the exportation of prepared opium to such countries as may forbid its entry, and that no prepared opium should be shipped to a country which wishes to restrict the ...",
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        "content_text": "332\n\n10\n\n(3.) It is advisable to prohibit the sale of those drugs except to persons authorised to purchase the same by licence or otherwise.\n\n(4.) The Customs shall be empowered to detain imported consignments, except in transit, of the above drugs, until satisfied that the consignee is a licensed manufacturer or dealer, or a person duly authorised to receive the drugs.\n\n(5.) Exportation to foreign countries, whether adhering to the convention or not, and to other portions of the British Empire to be permitted only upon production to the Customs authorities of a certificate from the country of destination that the consignee is authorised to import the drugs either in accordance with the stipulations of the convention or with local laws or regulations which, in the opinion of the Customs authorities, are equally stringent.\n\n44. The chief opposition in respect of action on these lines was to be expected from the German delegation, since Germany has a practical monopoly of cocaine production; and the German delegates, holding that they had a satisfactory system of domestic control, were reluctant to embark on further measures that might, as they put it, simply sacrifice a lucrative German industry for the benefit of outside countries not represented at the conference. They observed, too, that the convention as a whole would have to be ratified by the Reichstag, and that measures in restriction of trade were likely to provoke considerable opposition. They held that foreign countries should look after themselves by tightening their customs and police control, or otherwise.\n\n45. It was essential, we held, to endeavour to carry the German delegates with us, for if Germany were out-voted on any important point, she might very likely decline to accept the convention stipulations, and her example might render adhesion of outside Powers problematic. Accordingly, before we introduced any resolutions on the subject into the full conference, we held private meetings with our German colleagues, endeavouring, as far as possible, to meet their views and answer their arguments, and pointing out in particular the impossibility—having regard to the facilities and lucrative character of the contraband trade—of a country like India or China trusting to internal prohibition alone. It was essential, we urged, that producing countries should also co-operate to make the pernicious contraband traffic which had sprung up as difficult as possible.\n\n46. Our German colleagues met us in a friendly spirit, and we arrived at a substantial agreement on the following lines:---\n\n(1.) The first of the conditions quoted above was accepted; but it was not thought necessary to make any special reference to penalties for action without licence, such penalties being a matter for domestic legislation.\n\n(2.) The second condition was also accepted as regards record of all transactions by licensed persons; but with a stipulation desired by the Germans, that this condition need not be applied to medical prescriptions or to sales by duly licensed pharmacists. It was also held unnecessary to state specifically that the register to be kept should be open to inspection by Government officers, that being a matter for each individual country to determine.\n\nIt must of course be borne in mind that the action proposed by the conference could only represent the minimum to which all the participating Powers were ready to agree, and that there is nothing to prevent any individual Power from taking more drastic action on its own account.\n\n(3.) The third condition, as to prohibiting the sale of the drugs save to authorised persons, was accepted.\n\n(4.) In regard to the fourth condition, the Germans were emphatically opposed to anything which would impose specific obligations on their Customs Department, pointing out that the circumstances of their country, with its extended frontiers and enormous railway systems, would render such action oppressive. It was agreed, however, that each Government should take steps, in accordance with its commercial conditions, to prevent the importation of morphine and cocaine save when consigned to persons authorised to receive the drugs.\n\n(5.) With reference to condition 5, the Germans held, as indicated in our despatch No. 7 of the 10th January, that, apart from the question whether the action substituted would not conflict with the most-favoured-nation clause of commercial treaties, this condition was objectionable, on the ground that the conference contained the representatives of twelve Powers only, and that it was at present quite unknown how far outside Powers would adhere to its proposals. It would be impossible for such a limited number of Powers to set up as regulators of traffic to the rest of the world, or for a\n\n)\n\n11\n\ncountry within the convention to claim to judge the character of the internal regulations of one outside it. As we pointed out in the despatch above quoted, the matter was one which would be more appropriately dealt with in connection with the \"adhesion articles of the convention, and this point of view was accepted in your despatch No. 17 of the 13th January.\n\nThe Germans agreed, however, that the participating Governments should undertake to prohibit the export of morphine and cocaine to the territories of other participating Governments, unless the consignee was licensed to receive the drugs under the laws of the importing country; and that, to give practical effect to this, each receiving country which desired to avail itself of this provision should furnish information to the Governments of exporting countries as to the persons licensed by it.\n\n47. Having obtained agreement on these important points, we introduced a series of resolutions at the seventh, eighth, and ninth conference sessions. These resolutions were prefaced by a speech by Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (seventh session), in which he pointed out that the proposals put were in effect a carrying out of the policy indicated in regard to morphine and other derivatives of opium in No. 5 of the resolutions of the Shanghai Commission. The British Government regarded this matter as so important that they decided not to take part in the conference unless the other Powers also accepted its special urgency. Great Britain had already taken energetic steps to aid China in the gigantic task which she had undertaken in the matter of opium suppression, but such action would be of no avail if it merely led to the use of still more pernicious drugs. It was therefore necessary to adopt the most drastic measures possible in order to stamp out this serious vice, which was doing so much harm to the populations of the Far East, and also, he believed, to the United States.\n\nSir Cecil's speech was vigorously supported by Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, of the Chinese delegation, who gave a vivid picture of the harm done by morphine and cocaine in China, and later on Sir William Collins (eighth session), emphasised the divergences between the small quantities of opium and morphine required for bona fide medical purposes and the relatively large amounts produced.\n\nAt the ninth session again, Mr. Max Müller, speaking with special reference to the subject of restrictions on exportation, laid stress on the necessity for obtaining international co-operation, and pointed out how desirable it was that there should be a unanimous agreement on this point, with which object the British delegation had been willing to drop certain proposals which had appeared to it to be desirable, but to which it could not expect to secure general assent.\n\n48. The British proposals, with some amendments which were usually of a purely verbal character, were carried unanimously, and they formed the basis of articles 9-18 of the original draft of the convention, as reproduced below ---\n\nCHAPITRE III-Opium médicinal, Morphine, Cocaine, &c. Définitions.-Par \"opium médicinal\" on entend:\n\nL'opium brut qui a été chauffé à 60 degrés centigrades, en poudre ou granulé, mélangé, s'il est nécessaire, avec des matières neutres et ne contenant pas moins de 10 pour cent de morphine.\n\nPar morphine\" on entend:\n\nLe principal alcaloide de l'opium, ayant la formule chimique C17H19NO3.\n\nPar \"cocaïne\" on entend:\n\nLe principal alcaloide des feuilles de l'Erythroxylon coca, ayant la formule C17H21NO4.\n\nPar \"héroïne\" on entend:\n\nLa diacetyl-morphine, ayant la formule C21H23NO5.\n\nPar \"codeine\" on entend:\n\nUn autre alcaloïde de l'opium, la méthyl-morphine, ayant la formule C18H21NO3.\n\nARTICLE 9.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes édicteront des lois ou des règlements sur la pharmacie de façon à limiter la fabrication, la vente et l'emploi de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de",
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        "content_text": "leurs sels respectifs aux seuls usages médicaux et légitimes, à moins que des lois existantes n'aient déjà réglé la matière. Elles coopéreront avec les autres Gouvernements afin d'empêcher leur usage pour tout autre objet.\n\nARTICLE 10.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes limiteront, par des lois, aux seuls établissements et locaux qui auront été désignés à cet effet, la fabrication de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs.\n\nARTICLE 11.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes exigeront que tous ceux qui fabriquent, importent, vendent, distribuent et exportent la morphine, la cocaïne et leurs sels respectifs, soient munis d'un permis pour se livrer à ces opérations.\n\nARTICLE 12.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes exigeront des fabricants et commerçants munis de ces permis la consignation sur leurs livres de toutes transactions concernant la fabrication, l'importation, la vente, la distribution et l'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs. Cette règle ne s'appliquera pas forcément aux prescriptions médicales, et aux ventes faites par des pharmaciens dûment autorisés.\n\nARTICLE 13.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes entreprendront de faire contrôler ces fabricants et commerçants ainsi que les bâtiments où ils exercent cette industrie ou commerce.\n\nARTICLE 14.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes prohiberont dans leur commerce intérieur toute cession de morphine, de cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, à toutes personnes non autorisées.\n\nARTICLE 15.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes interdiront, en tenant compte des différences de leurs conditions commerciales, l'importation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs à d'autres qu'à des personnes autorisées.\n\nARTICLE 16.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes s'engagent à prohiber, par des conventions spéciales ou autrement, l'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs de leurs pays et colonies vers les pays, colonies ou territoires à bail des autres Puissances contractantes sauf dans le cas où le destinataire aura reçu un permis accordé conformément aux lois du pays importateur l'autorisant à importer ces drogues.\n\nToutefois tout Gouvernement désirant profiter des stipulations de cet article devra donner de temps en temps aux Gouvernements des pays exportateurs des renseignements relatifs aux personnes auxquelles des permis d'importation auront été accordés pour la morphine, la cocaïne et leurs sels respectifs.\n\nARTICLE 17.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes appliqueront les lois et règlements de fabrication, d'importation, de vente ou d'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs :\n\n(a) A l'opium médicinal;\n\n(b) A toutes les préparations (officinales et non officinales y compris les remèdes dits anti-opium) contenant plus de 2 pour cent de morphine ou plus de 1 pour cent de cocaïne;\n\n(c) A l'héroïne, ses sels et préparations contenant plus de 1 pour cent d'héroïne;\n\n(d) A la codéine, ses sels et préparations contenant plus de 4 pour cent de codéine;\n\n(e) A tout nouveau dérivé de la morphine, de la cocaïne ou de leurs sels respectifs ou à tout autre alcaloïde de l'opium qui pourrait à la suite de recherches scientifiques donner lieu à des abus analogues et avoir pour résultat les mêmes effets nuisibles.\n\nARTICLE 18.\n\nLes Puissances contractantes examineront la possibilité de prendre des mesures rendant passible de peines la possession illégale de l'opium brut, de l'opium préparé, de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, à moins que des lois existantes n'aient déjà réglé la matière.\n\n49. The only important contemporary amendment, as compared with the original resolutions, consisted in the interpolation of the clause italicised in article 16, which was moved as an amendment by the German delegation at the ninth session and accepted by us. For the definitions and article 17 we were indebted to the labours of the Technical Committee.\n\n50. Of the above draft articles, No. 9, which was based on a resolution proposed by Sir W. Collins at the eighth session, figures as article 9 of the final convention, and No. 18 corresponds to article 20.\n\nNos. 10-16 form the basis of final articles 10-13, but only after they had undergone very important modifications at a subsequent stage, which will be referred to later on.\n\n51. No. 17, corresponding to final article 14, also underwent subsequent modifications, which may be conveniently dealt with here. In the first place clause (d), which contains a reference to codeine, has been omitted, and consequently there is no mention of codeine in the definition at the head of the chapter. This amendment was moved by the German delegation at the twelfth session, on the ground that there was no evidence that the drug in question was calculated to produce a mania or give rise to habituation. The resolution was supported by the Russian delegation; but opposed by our own, by the Americans, and by the Chinese, on the ground that, although the abuse of codeine was not so generally recognised as in the case of morphine and cocaine, there was not wanting evidence of its occurrence. On a division, the resolution was lost by 8 votes to 2.\n\n52. At the twenty-third session, however (19th January), when the article came up for second reading, the Germans again brought forward their amendment, and stated that if it were rejected they could not vote for the following clause (now article 14 (d)), on the ground that the introduction of codeine as a drug which at present called for special measures, would indicate that other drugs might be penalised without adequate reason. On a division this amendment received two votes for (Germany and Russia) and two against (United States and Persia). The majority of the delegates abstained from voting, largely because their scientific members were not present, as was the case in regard to ourselves, Sir William Collins being in London at the date of the sitting. He had, however, left a written speech which Sir William Meyer delivered for him, at the close of which he indicated the possibility of acceding to the German proposal, but only for the sake of unanimity. Having regard to the tie vote, and to the desirability of keeping in agreement with the German delegation on this as on the other articles relating to morphine, cocaine, &c., the British vote was changed to one of support for the German proposition. That proposal was accordingly carried, and the references to codeine omitted.\n\n53. A further German amendment which inserted the words \"généralement reconnues\" after the words \"recherches scientifiques\" in what is now article 14 (d) was also carried, its desirability being generally apparent.\n\n54. It may be explained here that the original resolution on which draft article 17, as given in paragraph 48, was based, made no specific mention of anti-opium remedies. The circumstances in which this reference was inserted in clause (b) of the draft article, and in article 14 (b) of the final convention, are stated in paragraph 56.\n\n55. We need only add at present, that when the resolution which formed the basis of draft article 11 (paragraph 48) came under consideration, the American delegation suggested that the licence system therein contemplated should apply also to instruments used for the injection of morphine and cocaine. This was, however, opposed by the German delegation, on the ground that there was no special set of instruments set apart for use in connection with these drugs, and, the objection being supported by Sir William Collins, the proposal was dropped.\n\n56. At the eleventh session (19th December) the French delegation brought forward a resolution to the effect that it was desirable to take measures against...",
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        "content_text": "20\n\nof M. Asser, the committee had prepared the following formula, which specifically applied only to raw opium, but would, of course, be equally necessary in regard to importation or exportation of other drugs:-\n\n\"Par importation, on entend l'acte d'introduire de l'étranger en qualité de commerçant en gros, demi-gros ou en détail, de consignataire ou commissionnaire, de l'opium brut.\n\n\"Par exportation, on entend l'acte d'expédier vers l'étranger, en qualité de commerçant en gros, en demi-gros ou en détail, où de commissionnaire, de l'opium brut.\"\n\n83. This definition would show that it was only actual traders who required a licence. M. Asser and Sir William Collins had objected to the addition of the words, à l'exclusion des simples transporteurs, expéditeurs ou transitaires, on the ground that the formal exclusion of these persons might constitute indirect encouragement to contraband dealing, and that it was, therefore, better to omit them by implication, in the event of the definition proposed being necessary, rather than explicitly. The committee further pointed out that the question of carriers was specifically raised by the second American resolution brought forward at the fourteenth session and referred to in paragraph 72 above.\n\n84. As Sir William Meyer subsequently pointed out to the conference (twentieth session), we could not accept the definition prepared by the committee, since it omitted two categories of persons, whom experience in India had shown to be very dangerous smugglers of prohibited drugs, i.e.:--\n\n(a.) Persons who were not in any way traders by profession, but took advantage of their visit to a prohibiting country to introduce, for their own profit, considerable quantities of the forbidden drugs.\n\n(b.) Go-betweens secretly employed by persons engaged in trade, who were paid to undergo fine or imprisonment, if detected, rather than divulge the names of their real employers.\n\nOur desire was therefore to treat importation and exportation as having the widest possible sense; but this, on the other hand, was not in the least likely to be accepted by the German delegation.\n\n85. The remaining portions of the committee's report dealt mainly with--\n\n(a.) The wording of a number of the articles already agreed on, in regard to which the suggestions of the committee were subsequently in large measure accepted.\n\n(b.) The proposal, already referred to in paragraph 61, for bringing the special Chinese articles into the main convention.\n\n(c.) The submission of a fresh draft final protocol.\n\n86. Apart from the important questions which had been thus raised by the report of the Drafting Committee, we were also faced with a very serious difficulty in regard to the morphine and cocaine articles. Although, as previously explained in paragraphs 45 and 46, the resolutions on which these were based had been put forward by us after consultation and agreement with the German delegation, and we had in some cases modified our original proposals in order to bring them along with us, the Germans now informed us, to our great surprise, that they would be obliged to move a series of amendments in regard to articles 10 to 16 of the original draft convention, as quoted in paragraph 48, which would have the result of invalidating the binding character of most of these articles.\n\n87. We had thus, as will be seen, to face problems of a very serious character, and which involved not merely private conference with other delegations, but in some cases references to His Majesty's Government. Unfortunately, too, we were deprived at this juncture of the guidance of Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, whose health had not permitted him to return to The Hague after the Christmas recess. The leadership of the British delegation accordingly passed, during the remainder of the conference, to Sir William Meyer as the next senior delegate.\n\n38. The sixteenth session (10th January) dealt mainly with matters which have already been reported on, such as the transfer of the special Chinese articles to the main convention.\n\n39. At the seventeenth session (11th January) the report of the Drafting Committee on the various \"effectuating\" proposals came up for discussion. Sir William Meyer pointed out that superficially the main cleavage seemed to be between the primary and the British schemes on the one hand, and the German scheme on the other, since the first two followed the usual method of ratification of the contracting Powers preceding the adhesion of others, while the latter put adhesion first. From the practical point of view, however, the primary and the German schemes stood together on one side, and the British on the other, since the former postponed the coming into force of the convention until the adhesion of all the outside Powers had been obtained, while the latter provided that all matters which did not involve special legislation (or its equivalent, as suggested by the French delegation) should come into force on ratification by the Powers represented at the conference.\n\n90. M. Delbrück gave a clear exposition of the circumstances which had led to the propounding of the German scheme, in the course of which he laid stress on the fact (as we have already indicated) that ratification of the convention by the Reichstag would make it an integral part of the German corpus juris; while in the United States, for example, even if the convention were ratified by the Senate, its provisions would remain ineffective until applied by internal legislation.\n\n91. M. Cremer (Netherlands) said that his delegation could not accept the British scheme even if modified by the acceptance of the French amendment, since no Government was likely to put in hand laws or their equivalents without any certainty that these would eventually be applied. It would, in fact, be a case of every country waiting to see what the others would do.\n\n92. Dr. Hamilton Wright objected to waiting for the adhesion of outside Powers, and said that his delegation would like ratification and the coming into force of the convention to be effectuated as soon as possible. Finally, M. Delbrück indicated that it might be possible to proceed without getting the adhesion of all the outside Powers. The debate was then adjourned to the next session.\n\n93. The course of the discussion, however, and exchanges of opinion with other delegations, had already convinced us that the British amendment to the primary scheme was not likely to find acceptance. As we more than once indicated to the conference, our object throughout was to insist on the practical and expeditions enforcement of the measures that had already been agreed to, rather than on questions of form; and as between the primary and the German schemes, the latter had the advantage that the adhesion of outside Powers was to be sought immediately after the signing of the convention, while under the former that process would not be commenced till six at least of the conference Powers had ratified. Accordingly, on the 11th January, we sent you a telegram asking whether we might negotiate on the basis of the German scheme, endeavouring to shorten the periods before which the convention should come into force, and to substitute \"substantial\" for \"unanimous\" adhesion of outside Powers.\n\n37\n\n*\n\n94. At the eighteenth session (12th January) the adjourned debate on the subject of the \"effectuation\" procedure was opened by M. Brenier (France), who pointed out that the divergent schemes before the conference arose from a conflict of ideas, typically represented by the German and British delegations respectively. The former, looking to the great difficulties of embarking on the measures approved by the conference without adhesion of outside Powers, held that the obtainment of such adhesion was the first object to be aimed at; the latter, concerned chiefly with getting the convention into force as soon as possible, objected to the delay which the German method would involve. In order to bridge these differences between these divergent ideas, M. Brenier suggested a compromise scheme and proposed that the Drafting Committee should reconsider the subject on the lines he had put forward.\n\nThe American delegation, however, proposed an amendment referring the matter back to the committee without any specific instructions, and this was carried.\n\n95. The Drafting Committee, which had been materially aided in its fresh deliberations by the kind assistance of M. van Swinderen as well as of M. Asser, then agreed to put forward a scheme following in some respects the lines of the German proposal as a basis for further discussion by itself. Sir William Collins, our representative on the committee, thereupon discussed with us the amendments which would be necessary in order to make the scheme a satisfactory one from our point of view, and we reported these to you in our despatch No. 9 of the 14th January. The main lines of the scheme as it was thus to be altered are shown below, the clauses italicised being those which Sir William Collins was to propose:----\n\n(1.) As soon as the convention had been signed, the outside Powers of Europe and America were to be invited to sign it also. No reference was now made to the word \"adhesion\" as being an unsuitable term to use in the circumstances proposed.\n\n(2.) 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        "content_text": "3:33 \n\n30 \n\n**THE OPIUM EVIL** \n\nSince June, 1908, the Congress, on the request of the Executive, has appropriated $45,000 to enable the Government to secure international and national action for the mitigation or suppression of the evils connected with opium. Such international action has been secured at an expense wholly at variance with the large revenue which accrued to the Government as the result of the legal importation of prepared opium. This supply of $45,000 has been administered more than economically, and has enabled the Government to support for four years a commission composed from time to time of from one to three members, to send three delegates to an International Opium Commission in the Far East, and later three delegates and the necessary secretaries to an International Opium Conference at The Hague. Therefore, it is the mature conclusion of those who have, under the Secretary of State, been entrusted with the work connected with the national and international aspects of the opium question that the Congress, having financially supported the Executive in its successful effort to ameliorate the international aspects of a great evil by the cooperation of 12 States extending over a period of four years, that the Congress should speedily consider and pass the legislation so urgently needed to redeem the position of this Government, and to place it in the advanced line achieved in domestic legislation by a majority of the interested nations, and now formally agreed to by a conference composed of the delegates of 12 States representing the highest civilization of the West and East. \n\nWe have the honor to be, sir, your obedient servants, \n\n**HAMILTON WRIGHT**, \n\nOn behalf of the American Delegates. \n\n**FREDERIC L. HUIDEKOPER**, Secretary to the American Delegation. \n\n[Unofficial translation.] \n\n**INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION** \n\nHis Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia in the name of the German Empire; The President of the United States of America; His Majesty the Emperor of China; The President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia; the President of the Portuguese Republic; His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias; His Majesty the King of Siam, being desirous to take one step further in the way marked out by the International Commission at Shanghai in 1909; resolved to pursue progressive suppression of the abuse of opium, morphine, cocaine, as well as drugs prepared or derived from these substances giving rise or which may give rise to analogous abuses; taking into consideration the necessity and the mutual profit of an international understanding on this point; being convinced that they \n\n31 \n\nwill meet in this humanitarian effort the unanimous adhesion of all the nations interested, have resolved to conclude a convention for this purpose and have appointed as their plenipotentiaries, to wit: \n\n| Country | Plenipotentiaries |\n| --- | --- |\n| His Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia | His Excellency Mr. Félix de Müller; Mr. Delbrück; Dr. Grunenwald; Dr. Kerp; Dr. Rössler |\n| President of the United States of America | Bishop Charles H. Brent; Dr. Hamilton Wright; Mr. H. J. Finger |\n| His Majesty the Emperor of China | His Excellency Mr. Liang Cheng |\n| The President of the French Republic | Mr. Henry Brenier; Mr. Pierre Guesde |\n| His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the British Dominions Beyond the Seas, Emperor of India | The Right Hon. Sir Cecil Clementi Smith; Sir William Stevenson Meyer; Mr. William Grenfell Max-Müller; Sir William Job Collins |\n| His Majesty the King of Italy | His Excellency Count J. Sallier de la Tour, Duke of Calvello |\n| His Majesty the Emperor of Japan | His Excellency Mr. Aimaro Sato; Dr. Tomoe Takagi; Dr. Kotaro Nishizaki |\n| Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands | Mr. J. T. Cremer; Mr. C. Th. van Deventer; Mr. A. A. de Jongh; Mr. J. G. Scheurer; Mr. W. G. van Wettum |\n| His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia | Mirza Mahmoud Khan |\n| The President of the Portuguese Republic | His Excellency Mr. Antonio Maria Bartholomeu Ferreira |\n| His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias | His Excellency Mr. Alexandre Savinsky |\n| His Majesty the King of Siam | His Excellency Phya Akharaj Varadhara; Mr. Wm. J. Archer |",
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        "content_text": "# THE OPIUM EVIL\n## CHAPTER VI\n### FINAL PROVISIONS\n\n**ARTICLE 22**. The powers not represented at the conference shall be permitted to sign the present convention.\n\nTo this end, the Netherlands Government shall invite, immediately after the convention shall have been signed by the plenipotentiaries of the powers who have taken part in the conference, all the powers of Europe and of America not represented at the conference, to wit, the Argentine Republic; Austria-Hungary; Belgium; Bolivia; Brazil; Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia; Costa Rica; Republic of Cuba; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Republic of Ecuador; Spain; Greece; Guatemala; Republic of Haiti; Honduras; Luxemburg; Mexico; Montenegro; Nicaragua, Norway; Panama; Paraguay; Peru; Roumania; Salvador: Servia; Sweden; Switzerland; Turkey; Uruguay; United States of Venezuela, to designate a delegate armed with the full powers necessary for the signing of the convention at The Hague.\n\nThe convention shall be furnished with these signatures by means of a Protocol of signature of powers not represented at the conference, to be added after the signatures of the powers represented and indicating the date of each signature.\n\nThe Netherlands Government shall give notice every month, to all the signatory powers, of each supplementary signature.\n\n**ARTICLE 23**. After all the powers, as much for themselves as for their possessions, colonies, protectorates, and leased territories, shall have signed the convention, or the supplementary protocol hereinbefore indicated, the Netherlands Government shall invite the powers to ratify the convention together with this protocol.\n\nIn case the signature of all the powers invited shall not have been secured by December 31, 1912, the Netherlands Government shall immediately invite all the powers who have signed by that date to designate delegates to proceed to The Hague to examine into the possibility of nevertheless depositing their ratifications.\n\nRatification shall be executed within as short a time as possible and shall be deposited at once at The Hague in the Ministry for Foreign Affairs.\n\nThe Netherlands Government shall give notice every month to the signatory powers of the ratifications which it shall have received in the interval.\n\nAs soon as the ratifications of all the signatory powers, as much for themselves as for their colonies, possessions, protectorates, and leased territories, shall have been received by the Netherlands Government, this government shall give notice to all the powers who shall have ratified the convention of the date on which the last of such acts of ratification shall have been received.\n\n**ARTICLE 24**. The present convention shall go into effect three months after the date mentioned in the Netherlands Government's notification, as indicated in the last paragraph of the preceding article.\n\nWith regard to the laws, regulations, and other measures provided for by the present convention, it is agreed that the drafts necessary to this end shall be drawn up not later than six months after the going into effect of the convention. With regard to the laws, these shall also be proposed by the governments to their parliaments or legislative bodies within this same period of six months, and in any case at the first session which shall follow the expiration of this period.\n\nThe date from which these laws, regulations, or measures shall go into effect shall be the subject of an agreement between the signatory powers, at the instance of the Netherlands Government.\n\nIn case questions shall arise relative to the ratification of the present convention, or relative to the going into effect of the convention, or of the laws, regulations, and measures which such convention involves, the Netherlands Government, if these questions cannot be decided by other means, shall invite all the signatory powers to designate delegates who shall assemble at The Hague to come to an immediate agreement on these questions.\n\n**ARTICLE 25**. If it should happen that one of the contracting powers should wish to denounce the present convention, such denunciation shall be notified in writing to the Netherlands Government, who shall immediately communicate a certified copy in conformity with such notification to all the other powers, informing them at the same time as to the date on which it received such notification.\n\nThe denunciation shall have no effect except with respect to the power who shall have given notice thereof and one year after such notice shall have reached the Netherlands Government.\n\nIn witness whereof the plenipotentiaries have affixed their signatures to the present convention.\n\nDone at The Hague, January 23, 1912, in one single copy, which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the Netherlands and copies of which, certified in conformity, shall be delivered through diplomatic channels to all the powers represented at the conference.\n\nFor Germany:  \nF. DE MÜLLER. DELBRUCK. GRUNENWALD.\n\nFor the United States of America:  \nCHARLES H. BRENT, HAMILTON WRIGHT, HENRY J. FINGER.\n\nFor China:  \nLIANG CHENG.\n\nFor France:  \nH. BRENIER.\n\nFor Great Britain:  \nW. S. MEYER. W. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nFor Italy:  \nG. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\nFor Japan:  \nAIMARO SATO. TOMOE TAKAGI. KOTARO NISHIZAKI.",
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        "content_text": "## THE OPIUM EVIL\n\n39\n\nFor the Netherlands:  \nJ. T. CREMER.  \nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.  \nA. A. DE JONGH.  \nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nFor Persia:  \nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nFor Portugal:  \nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA.\n\nFor Russia:  \nA. SAVINSKY.\n\nFor Siam:  \nAKHARAJ VARADHARA.\n\nWM. J. ARCHER,  \n(Unofficial translation.)\n\n## PROTOCOLE DE CLÔTURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONFERENCE\n\nThe International Opium Conference, proposed by the Government of the United States of America and convoked by the Government of the Netherlands, assembled at The Hague in the Palace of the Knights, December 1, 1911.\n\nThe Governments, the enumeration of which follows, have taken part in the conference, to which they had designated the delegates hereafter named.\n\n### GERMANY\n\n* His Excellency, Mr. Felix de Müller, present privy counselor, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at The Hague, first delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. Delbrück, superior privy counselor of the regency, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Dr. Grunenwald, present counselor of legation, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Dr. Kerp, privy counselor of the regency, director of the imperial health office, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Dr. Rössler, imperial consul at Canton, delegate plenipotentiary.\n\n### UNITED STATES OF AMERICA\n\n* Bishop Charles H. Brent, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Dr. Hamilton Wright, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. Henry J. Finger, delegate plenipotentiary.\n\n### CHINA\n\n* His Excellency Mr. Liang Cheng, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Berlin, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. T'ang Kwo-an, assistant secretary of the Wai-Wu-Pu, delegate.\n* Mr. Tchang Tsou-Soueng, chargé d'affaires ad interim at The Hague, delegate.\n* Mr. Wu Lien-Teh, M.D. (Cambridge), doctor with rank of major, director of the school of medicine, delegate.\n* Mr. F. A. Carl, former commissioner of the imperial maritime customs at Newchwang, delegate.\n* Mr. A. J. Commijs, assistant secretary in the bureau of the inspector general of the imperial maritime customs, delegate.\n\n### FRANCE\n\n* Mr. Henri Brenier, consular inspector of the agricultural and commercial services of Indo-China, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. Pierre Guesde, administrator of the civil services of Indo-China, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Dr. Gaide, physician with the rank of major of the colonial troops, technical counselor.\n\n### GREAT BRITAIN\n\n* The Right Hon. Sir Cecil Clementi Smith, G.C.M.G., member of the privy council, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Sir William Stevenson Meyer, K.C.I.E., chief secretary of the government of Madras, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. William Grenfell Max-Müller, C.B., M.V.O., counselor of embassy, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Sir William Job Collins, M.D., deputy lieutenant of the county of London, delegate plenipotentiary.\n\n### ITALY\n\n* His Excellency Count J. Sallier de la Tour, Duke of Cavello, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Prof. Rocco Santoliquido, deputy of Parliament, director general of the public health, delegate.\n\n### JAPAN\n\n* His Excellency Mr. Aimaro Sato, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Dr. Tomoe Takagi, engineer of the General Government of Formosa, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Dr. Kotaro Nishizaki, technical specialist, attached to the laboratory of hygienic service, delegate plenipotentiary.\n\n### THE NETHERLANDS\n\n* Mr. J. T. Cremer, former minister of colonies, president of the Dutch Commercial Co., delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. C. Th. van Deventer, member of the First Chamber of the States-General, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. A. A. de Jongh, former inspector general, chief of the opium regié service in the Dutch Indies, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. J. G. Scheurer, member of the Second Chamber of the States-General, delegate plenipotentiary.\n* Mr. W. G. van Wettum, inspector of the opium regié of the Dutch Indies, delegate plenipotentiary.\n\n257",
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        "content_text": "## THE OPIUM EVIL.\n\n258\n\n## PERSIA.\n\nMirza Mahmoud Khan, secretary of the Persian legation at The Hague, delegate plenipotentiary.\n\n## PORTUGAL.\n\nHis Excellency Mr. Antonio Maria Bartholomeu Ferreira, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate plenipotentiary.\nMr. Oscar George Potier, consul general of the first class, delegate of the ministry for foreign affairs, delegate.\nMr. A. Sanches de Miranda, captain of artillery, former governor of the colonies, delegate of the ministry for the colonies, delegate.\n\n## RUSSIA.\nHis Excellency Mr. Alexandre Savinsky, minister of ceremonies, present counselor of state, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at Stockholm, delegate plenipotentiary.\nMr. Chapiroff, honorary physician of the court of His Majesty the Emperor, medical inspector of the Corps of Frontier Guards, delegate.\n\n## SIAM.\nHis Excellency Phya Akharaj Varadhara, envoy extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary at London, The Hague, and Brussels, delegate plenipotentiary.\nMr. William J. Archer, C. M. G., counselor of legation, delegate plenipotentiary.\n\nIn a series of meetings held from the 1st of December, 1911, to the 23d of January, 1912, the conference determined upon the text of convention hereto annexed:\n\nThe conference has further expressed the following wishes:\n\nI. The conference is of the opinion that there is reason to draw the attention of the Universal Postal Union:\n(1) To the urgency of regulating the transmission by post of raw opium.\n(2) To the necessity of regulating, so far as possible, the transmission by post of morphine and cocaine and their respective salts, and of the other substances contemplated by article 14 of the convention.\n(3) To the necessity of prohibiting the transmission of prepared opium by the post.\n\nII. The conference is of the opinion that it is advisable to study the question of Indian hemp from the statistical and scientific standpoint, with a view to regulating its misuse, should the necessity therefor make itself felt, by domestic legislation or by an international agreement.\n\nIn testimony whereof the plenipotentiaries have affixed their signatures to the present protocol.\n\nDone at The Hague the 23d day of January, 1912, in a single copy, which shall remain deposited in the archives of the Government of the Netherlands, and copies of which, certified and conforming thereto, shall be delivered through the diplomatic channel to all the powers represented at the conference.\n\nFor Germany:\nF. DE MÜLLER. DELBRÜCK. GRUNENWALD.\n\nFor the United States of America:\nCHARLES H. BRENT. HAMILTON WRIGHT. HENRY J. FINGER.\n\nFor China:\nLIANG CHENG.\n\nFor France:\nH. BRENIER.\n\nFor Great Britain:\nW. S. MEYER. W. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nFor Italy:\nG. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\nFor Japan:\nAIMARO SATO. TOMOE TAKAGI, KOTARO NISHIZAKI,\n\nFor the Netherlands:\nJ. T. CREMER. C. TH. VAN DEVENTER. A. A. DE JONGH, J. G. SCHEURER.\n\nFor Persia:\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nFor Portugal:\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA.\n\nFor Russia:\nA. SAVINSKY,\n\nFor Siam:\nWM. J. ARCHER.",
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        "content_text": "## 38. Having obtained agreement on these important points, we introduced a series of resolutions at the seventh, eighth, and ninth conference sessions. These resolutions were prefaced by a speech by Sir Cecil Clementi Smith (seventh session), in which he pointed out that the proposals put were in effect a carrying out of the policy indicated in regard to morphine and other derivatives of opium in No. 5 of the resolutions of the Shanghai Commission. The British Government regarded this matter as so important that they decided not to take part in the conference unless the other Powers also accepted its special urgency. Great Britain had already taken energetic steps to aid China in the gigantic task which she had undertaken in the matter of opium suppression, but such action would be of no avail if it merely led to the use of still more pernicious drugs. It was therefore necessary to adopt the most drastic measures possible in order to stamp out this serious vice, which was doing so much harm to the populations of the Far East, and also, he believed, to the United States.\n\nSir Cecil's speech was vigorously supported by Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, of the Chinese delegation, who gave a vivid picture of the harm done by morphine and cocaine in China, and later on Sir William Collins (eighth session), emphasised the divergences between the small quantities of opium and morphine required for bona fide medical purposes and the relatively large amounts produced.\n\nAt the ninth session again, Mr. Max Müller, speaking with special reference to the subject of restrictions on exportation, laid stress on the necessity for obtaining international co-operation, and pointed out how desirable it was that there should be a unanimous agreement on this point, with which object the British delegation had been willing to drop certain proposals which had appeared to it to be desirable, but to which it could not expect to secure general assent.\n\n## 39. The British proposals, with some amendments which were usually of a purely verbal character, were carried unanimously, and they formed the basis of articles 9-18 of the original draft of the convention, as reproduced below :-\n\n### CHAPITRE III - Opium médicinal, Morphine, Cocaïne, &c.\n\n#### Définitions\n- Par \"opium médicinal\" on entend: L'opium brut qui a été chauffé à 60 degrés centigrades, en poudre ou granulé, mélangé, s'il est nécessaire, avec des matières neutres et ne contenant pas moins de 10 pour cent de morphine.\n- Par \"morphine\" on entend: Le principal alcaloide de l'opium, ayant la formule chimique C17H19NO3.\n- Par \"cocaïne\" on entend: Le principal alcaloïde des feuilles de l'Erythroxylon coca, ayant la formule C17H21NO4.\n- Par \"héroïne\" on entend: La diacetyl-morphine, ayant la formule C21H23NO5.\n- Par \"codéïne\" on entend: Un autre alcaloide de l'opium, la méthyl-morphine, ayant la formule C18H21NO3.\n\n| Article | Text |\n|---------|------|\n| **ARTICLE 9** | Les Puissances contractantes édicteront des lois ou des règlements sur la pharmacie de façon à limiter la fabrication, la vente et l'emploi de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs aux seuls usages médicaux et légitimes, à moins que des lois existantes n'aient déjà réglé la matière. Elles coopéreront avec les autres Gouvernements afin d'empêcher leur usage pour tout autre objet. |\n| **ARTICLE 10** | Les Puissances contractantes limiteront, par des lois, aux seuls établissements et locaux qui auront été désignés à cet effet, la fabrication de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs. |\n| **ARTICLE 11** | Les Puissances contractantes exigeront que tous ceux qui fabriquent, importent, vendent, distribuent et exportent la morphine, la cocaïne et leurs sels respectifs, soient munis d'un permis pour se livrer à ces opérations. |\n| **ARTICLE 12** | Les Puissances contractantes exigeront des fabricants et commerçants munis de ces permis la consignation sur leurs livres de toutes transactions concernant la fabrication, l'importation, la vente, la distribution et l'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs. Cette règle ne s'appliquera pas forcément aux prescriptions médicales, et aux ventes faites par des pharmaciens dûment autorisés. |\n| **ARTICLE 13** | Les Puissances contractantes entreprendront de faire contrôler ces fabricants et commerçants ainsi que les bâtiments où ils exercent cette industrie ou commerce. |\n| **ARTICLE 14** | Les Puissances contractantes prohiberont dans leur commerce intérieur toute cession de morphine, de cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, à toutes personnes non autorisées. |\n| **ARTICLE 15** | Les Puissances contractantes interdiront, en tenant compte des différences de leurs conditions commerciales, l'importation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs à d'autres qu'à des personnes autorisées. |\n| **ARTICLE 16** | Les Puissances contractantes s'engagent à prohiber, par des conventions spéciales ou autrement, l'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs de leurs pays et colonies vers les pays, colonies ou territoires à bail des autres Puissances contractantes sauf dans le cas où le destinataire aura reçu un permis accordé conformément aux lois du pays importateur l'autorisant à importer ces drogues. Cependant tout Gouvernement désirant profiter des stipulations de cet article devra donner de temps en temps aux Gouvernements des pays exportateurs des renseignements relatifs aux personnes auxquelles des permis d'importation auront été accordés pour la morphine, la cocaïne et leurs sels respectifs. |\n| **ARTICLE 17** | Les Puissances contractantes appliqueront les lois et règlements de fabrication, d'importation, de vente ou d'exportation de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs :<br>(a) A l'opium médicinal;<br>(b) A toutes les préparations (officinales et non officinales y compris les remèdes dits anti-opium) contenant plus de 0.2 pour cent de morphine ou plus de 0.1 pour cent de cocaïne;<br>(c) A l'héroïne, ses sels et préparations contenant plus de 0.1 pour cent d'héroïne;<br>(d) A la codéïne, ses sels et préparations contenant plus de 0.4 pour cent de codéïne;<br>(e) A tout nouveau dérivé de la morphine, de la cocaïne ou de leurs sels respectifs ou à tout autre alcaloide de l'opium qui pourrait à la suite de recherches scientifiques donner lieu à des abus analogues et avoir pour résultat les mêmes effets nuisibles. |\n| **ARTICLE 18** | Les Puissances contractantes examineront la possibilité de prendre des mesures rendant passible de peines la possession illégale de l'opium brut, de l'opium préparé, de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, à moins que des lois existantes n'aient déjà réglé la matière. |\n\nPage 265  \nPage 27  \nPage 9  \nPage 1665]  \nC 2",
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        "content_text": "## 44. A further German amendment which inserted the words \"généralement reconnues\" after the words \"recherches scientifiques\" in what is now article 14 (d) was at the same time carried, its desirability being generally apparent.\n\n45. It may be explained here that the original resolution on which draft article 17, as given in paragraph 39, was based, made no specific mention of anti-opium remedies. The circumstances in which this reference was inserted in clause (b) of the draft article, and in article 14 (b) of the final convention, are stated in paragraph 47.\n\n46. We need only add at present, that when the resolution which formed the basis of draft article 11 (paragraph 39) came under consideration, the American delegation suggested that the licence system therein contemplated should apply also to instruments used for the injection of morphine and cocaine. This was, however, opposed by the German delegation, on the ground that there was no special set of instruments set apart for use in connection with these drugs, and, the objection being supported by Sir William Collins, the proposal was dropped.\n\n47. At the eleventh session (19th December) the French delegation brought forward a resolution to the effect that it was desirable to take measures against so-called anti-opium remedies, which for the most part contained opium, morphine, or cocaine. After some discussion, during which Dr. Wu-Lien-Teh showed, from a series of analyses that had been made in regard to a number of these remedies, that nearly all of them contained opium or morphine, even though in some cases warranted not to do so, the resolution was passed unanimously in the following form:\n\n\"La conférence, constatant que, dans les pays où des efforts ont été faits pour combattre l'abus de l'opium, on a été amené à faire usage de soi-disant remèdes anti-opium, contenant de l'opium, de la morphine ou de la cocaïne, décide que les Gouvernements participants prendront contre ces remèdes dangereux des mesures analogues à celles qui sont proposées contre l'opium, la morphine, la cocaïne et contre leurs sels respectifs.\"\n\nThe substance of this resolution has been embodied in article 14 (b) of the final convention, which lays down that any preparations, whether styled anti-opium remedies or not, containing more than 2 per cent. of morphine or 1 per cent of cocaine, shall be treated in the same way as those drugs.\n\n48. The Chinese delegation then submitted a series of resolutions having special reference to China, and to the Powers having special treaties with the Chinese Government. These resolutions had been discussed with us before they were presented, and had been worded in accordance with suggestions we had made.\n\nThe first two resolutions were to the effect that:\n\n| Resolution # | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | The participating Governments agree to co-operate with the Chinese Government in the prevention of the smuggling of opium, morphine, cocaine, &c., from their colonies in the Far East, or from their leased territories in China into Chinese territory, while the Chinese Government will similarly co-operate towards the prevention of such smuggling from China into the colonies and territories in question. |\n| 2 | With a view to giving practical effect to the principle embodied in resolution No. 9 of the Shanghai commission, the Chinese Government will enact pharmaceutical laws for its subjects, regulating the sale and distribution of morphine, cocaine, &c., and will communicate these laws to the treaty Powers represented at the conference. These Powers will, if they find the said laws acceptable, take the necessary steps for applying them to their own nationals in China. |\n\nThese two resolutions were carried as they stood.\n\n49. The third resolution was to the effect that the participating Governments would undertake to adopt all necessary measures to restrict and control the smoking of opium in their leased territories, settlements, or concessions in China, and to suppress any opium-smoking divans, &c., that might still exist there, as also to prohibit the smoking of opium in places of public amusement and houses of ill-fame.\n\nTo this resolution the German delegation moved an amendment, which was adopted, to the effect that the suppression of opium-smoking divans, &c., should take place pari passu with similar measures adopted by the Chinese Government in its own territories.\n\n50. The fourth resolution, as carried with a verbal amendment suggested by the French delegation, proposed that the participating Powers should take effective measures for the gradual reduction, pari passu with similar measures taken by the Chinese Government, of the number of shops dealing in opium, which may still exist in their leased settlements, territories or concessions, and that they should adopt suitable and effective measures for the restriction and control of the retail trade in opium in these areas.\n\n51. The fifth resolution, after some alteration in the original wording which took place after discussion thereon, was to the following effect:\n\n\"The participating Governments possessing post offices of their own in China undertake to adopt stringent measures to prevent the illegal importation into China, as well as the transmission from one part of China to another through the agency of their aforesaid post offices, of opium, whether raw or prepared, of morphine, cocaine, and their respective salts, and of the other substances dealt with in the convention.\"\n\n52. All these resolutions, subject to the amendments above indicated, passed without opposition, but Siam and Persia abstained from voting as not having treaties with China. The resolutions were originally embodied, as having special reference to the conditions of China and to circumstances which did not affect some of the conference Powers, in a separate supplementary convention. The articles now figure as Nos. 15 to 19 of Chapter IV in the final convention, and in signing the convention the Siamese and Persian delegates indicated that they did so with a reserve on the subject of these articles, since they have no special treaties with China.\n\n53. The Drafting Committee then put before the conference three documents, comprising:\n\n| Document | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| (a) | Draft articles of a convention embodying the general resolutions already passed on the subject of opium, raw and prepared, morphine, cocaine, &c. |\n| (b) | Draft articles on the subject of ratification, adhesion, and denunciation. |\n| (c) | A draft final protocol. |\n\nA preliminary reading was then given to document (a), and some verbal amendments were introduced.\n\n54. At the twelfth session (20th December) the conference proceeded to the discussion of the first portion of document (b), which dealt with the procedure in regard to ratification coming into force, adhesion coming into force, and denunciation in respect of the convention. The procedure submitted for discussion was as follows:\n\n| Procedure # | Description |\n| --- | --- |\n| 1 | There would be a premier dépôt des ratifications at The Hague as soon as several signatory Powers were prepared to ratify. |\n| 2 | The remaining participating Powers would ratify subsequently by written notification. |\n| 3 | All outside Powers should then be invited to adhere. |\n| 4 | The convention would come into force a year after the Netherlands Government had received the ratifications of all the contracting Powers and the adhesion of all the outside Powers above mentioned. |\n| 5 | If, however, matters were not so far advanced two years after the signing of the convention, all the Powers that had by that time ratified or adhered were to be invited to send delegates to a fresh conference at The Hague to consider the conditions under which the convention might nevertheless be wholly or partially enforced. |\n| 6 | A subsequent denunciation of the convention by any Power would apply only to that Power, and would come into effect a year after notice of denunciation had been given. |\n\n55. In regard to the first condition above mentioned, we proposed, to expedite matters, that the convention should in any case be ratified by the participating Powers within six months, and, subject to an American amendment which extended the period to one year, this was carried. As regards the third condition, we also procured an amendment providing that invitation to the outside Powers should take place after the premier dépôt instead of after universal ratification, and that the premier dépôt might have effect as soon as six Powers were ready to ratify.\n\n56. The discussion of the draft did not proceed further before our Christmas recess, but at the thirteenth session (21st December) we presented an important amendment with reference to the manner in which the convention was to come into force, which is given in paragraph 61 infra. This amendment was referred to the Drafting Committee, whose powers were extended so as to enable it not merely to put into conventional form the substance of resolutions already accepted by the conference, but to add such additional articles as seemed necessary for the purposes of completing the convention.\n\nPage 270\nPage 271",
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        "content_text": "# 110. To sum up, the Shanghai Commission directed itself mainly to the subject of the opium traffic in the Far East, and was primarily concerned with rendering assistance to the opium suppression movement which the Chinese Government had lately initiated. The present convention goes far beyond this. It has dealt with morphine, cocaine, &c., as well as with opium; and in prescribing measures for confining the use of the two first-mentioned drugs, and the others referred to in chapter III, to legitimate medical purposes, for placing the production and distribution of raw opium under rigid control, and for restricting, with a view to eventual extinction, the trade in prepared opium, it has, for the first time, laid down as a principle of international morality that the various countries concerned cannot stand alone in these measures. It is not sufficient for a particular State to take adequate measures for the protection of its own subjects; it is also essential that it should assist the efforts of other countries by preventing undesirable importation of drugs into their borders.\n\n111. In order to give adequate effect to this principle, practical unanimity in regard to the measures possible and desirable was of course essential; and accordingly less stringent measures than had at one time seemed possible in the matter of morphine, cocaine, &c., were reluctantly agreed to rather than run the risk of losing this portion of the convention altogether.\n\n112. The acceptance of restrictive measures in regard to morphine and cocaine stands to the credit of the British Government, which had already made the first important advance in regard to international co-operation in the matter of opium by the Anglo-Chinese agreements under which the exportation of opium from India to China will cease, having in the meantime undergone progressive diminution, by the year 1917, or at a previous date, if the Chinese Government similarly accelerate the disappearance of local production. This earnest of good-will, involving great pecuniary sacrifices on the part of the Indian Empire, materially helped us in urging on the conference the general principles which inspired the convention, since it showed the disinterested sincerity by which His Majesty's Government were actuated. As matters now stand, even if the difficulties to which we shall presently allude should impair or delay the full fruition of the labours of the conference, the fact will remain that it has marked an important step in international ethics, and has brought the matters which have been under discussion to such a position that international public opinion must eventually bring about, in one shape or another, the full results aimed at.\n\nNo Power which has participated in the conference, for example, can hereafter maintain that its obligations cease with adequate protection of its own subjects from noxious drugs; it is also pledged to help its neighbours as far as may be practicable towards the same end.\n\n113. The difficulties we have just referred to arise of course from the fact, already touched upon, that the number of Powers represented at the conference, being limited to twelve, they are not alone competent to carry out the full extent of international co-operation which the convention enjoins; and that it would be unreasonable to expect the participating Powers to sacrifice their own trade interests for the sake of international morality when there are many outside Powers on which no such obligation would rest, and which might merely profit by the altruism of the nations represented at the conference.\n\nIt is difficulties of this sort that have required the special and original character of the \"effectuating\" clauses in chapter VI of the convention, and dictated the provision that, after the signing of the convention, the first step should not be ratification by the signatory Powers, but an invitation addressed to the thirty-four Powers of Europe and America not represented at the conference, to sign the convention also and thus put themselves on the same footing as the original participating Powers. In the event of some of these outside Powers not having signed by the 31st December, 1912, it will be necessary, as the convention provides, to summon a fresh conference of the signatory Powers to consider how far the stipulations of the convention can nevertheless be ratified.\n\n114. Then, again, there might be difficulties of a somewhat similar sort in regard to the carrying out of laws or their administrative equivalents to be enacted by the several Powers, since it would not be fair to expect one Power to embark on drastic measures which might be to the benefit of other Powers not prepared to go so far. Here, again, as provided by article 24, an additional conference may be necessary to deal with difficulties thus arising, or in respect of delays in ratifications which cannot be otherwise solved.\n\n115. There is thus the possibility of considerable delay in carrying out the provisions of the convention. Nevertheless, we can claim that the conference has done the best it could in the circumstances in which it was assembled; that it has provided machinery for shortening delays and difficulties; and that, as already stated, it has, at any rate, materially paved the way for a full and satisfactory co-operation of the chief countries of the world in grappling with the evils of opium, morphine, cocaine, and the other drugs mentioned in the convention. Nor, again, is there anything to prevent individual Powers which may be willing to carry out the full stipulations of the convention (or even to go further), without waiting for the co-operation of others, from taking such action.\n\n116. We desire to state in conclusion that we are much indebted to the Honourable Ronald Lindsay, first secretary of His Majesty's Legation at The Hague, who acted as secretary to our delegation, for the industry and ability with which he assisted us in our labours. Mr. Lindsay's great proficiency in French made his services specially valuable.\n\n117. Finally, we wish to express the obligation under which we, as well as the delegates of the other conference Powers, lie to the Netherlands Government for their courtesy, hospitality, and cordial assistance in our labours. The conference was specially indebted, for most valuable advice in regard to various important matters, to M. Asser, and to its honorary president, his Excellency M. de Marees van Swinderen.\n\nApril 10, 1912.\n\nWe have, &c.\n\n## Appendix I\n\nCECIL CLEMENTI SMITH. W. S. MEYER. W. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nPaper* by Sir William Meyer on the Control over the Production, Sale, and Possession of Raw Opium in India, outside Burmah.\n\nIN connection with the resolution under discussion, I should like to put before the conference a brief exposition of the situation in regard to raw opium in British India and its dependent native States, which will show how fully the Indian Government already accept and act upon the principle that there should be effective national laws and regulations to control the production and distribution of this class of opium, and the extent to which they are now rendering their system still more stringent. Speaking as I am on the subject of raw opium which, as our Programme-Committee has defined it, includes opium which has been subjected to such simple processes as are necessary to obtain a desired standard of consistence for packing, transport, and export, I shall confine my present remarks to India proper, where eating the drug in this form is the habitual method of consumption, and where the use of prepared opium for smoking, which will come before us later on, is on a relatively trifling scale, and pass over Burmah, where the use of smoking preparations is the predominant form of consumption.\n\nNow, the reasons which render it impossible in India to confine the use of opium to medicinal purposes are admirably stated in the following extracts from a despatch recently addressed by the Government of India to the Home Government:—\n\n\"The prohibition of opium-eating in India we regard as impossible, and any attempt at it as fraught with the most serious consequences to the people and the Government. We take our stand unhesitatingly on the conclusions of the Royal Commission (for India) which reported in 1895, viz.: that the opium habit as a vice scarcely exists in India; that opium is extensively used for non-medical and quasi-medical purposes, in some cases with benefit, and for the most part without injurious consequences; that the non-medical uses are so interwoven with the medical uses; that it would not be practicable to draw a distinction between them in the distribution and sale of the drug: and that it is not necessary that the growth of the poppy and the manufacture and sale of opium in British India should be prohibited except for medical purposes.\n\n*This paper was originally put before the conference as a speech, at the third session, with reference to the resolution which formed the basis of article 1 of the convention.",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nAny further communication on the subject of this letter should be addressed \n\n10- \n\n**THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE,** \n\n**HOME OFFICE,** \n\n**LONDON, S. W.,** \n\nand the following number quoted: `158,926/4`. \n\n1003 \n\nRoss O JAN 12 HOME OFFICE, WHITEHALL. \n\n437 \n\nSir C. Fiddes \n\nI agree. Proceed accordingly. \n\nIt is fortunate that recent events in China have made the Viceroy's offer to Messrs. Ewegs and Harston a thing of no value. It would have been very awkward if we had had to give up the fees for work in Extradition cases, with which we largely recoup ourselves for the expense involved in creating an Asst. Crown Sol.\n\n**CIRCULATED TO DEPARTMENTS** \n\n19 Feb 1912 \n\n- Mr Johnson \n- Mr Real \n- Mr Senachev \n- Mr. Lambert \n- Mr. Collins \n- Ms. Grible \n\n790 \n\n21 \n\n- Mr. JF N. Green 22 \n- Mr Meonazisterr \n- Ma. Da ig 22 \n- Más de Bakingen V 22 \n- Mr. Darnley \n- Mr. Stubba. 12/3 \n- AFC H 22 \n- alonie ht 23 to su \n- Mr. Pettemler \n- Mr. A. I Harding 14 \n- Mr. E. J. Harding \n- Mr. Batterbee \n- Merd RW. Robinson \n- Meesterchorron \n- Me Barnos \n- Mr. Parkinson \n- Blood \n- Mr. Dixon \n- holed son $4.4.5 \n\n893/1911. \n\nSir, \n\n9th January, 1912. \n\nIn reply to the Colonial Office letter of the 8th ultimo enquiring whether a foreign Government is considered in this country to have a right of appearance in extradition cases, I am directed by Mr. Secretary McKenna to enclose herewith, for the information of Mr. Secretary Harcourt, copies of Memoranda on the subject furnished by the Chief Magistrate of the Metropolitan Police Courts and the Director of Public Prosecutions, and to say that he concurs with the views expressed therein. \n\nWith regard to the last paragraph of the Chief Magistrate's report Mr. McKenna may add that the experience of this Department in cases of extradition from the United States of America is that it is necessary for H.M. Government to employ counsel at all stages of the proceedings. \n\nUnder Secretary of State, \n\nColonial Office. \n\nI am, \nSir, \nYour obedient Servant, \nHB Simpson \n\nPart",
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        "content_text": "## India \nDate: 1912 \nHONG KONG \n41038 \n**Opium Legislation** \n24 Dec \n\nZ forres Gov on subject will be G.O. 41038 \n\nREC'D 26 DEC 2 531 \n\n... forwarded last previous Paper to Govt of India. Returns Bell, & asks for copy of Order when passed may `40442` be supplied & also copy of memorandum.\n\nCopy Gov. Conf 7th Jan 13 \nNext subsequent Paper `0,468`. \n\nMc Collinis. I have sent the draft to M. Baddeley (or he is now at Liverpool) for the staff is 3 tail question. Copy then to Sec Conf De sach hin. I to comply with 20. miker when I have Conse `9.244`. \n\n| Wt.25,946 | 17. | 40,000 | 11/11. |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| A.&E.W. | 26,404-55 | 6000 | 10/12. | \nF \nA1 \nMy b \nA&C \n3",
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        "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n### Director of Education\n\n188 \n1913 \n26 March \n\nLast previous Paper. \n1907 \nWood Conf. 14 May \nFur. You. 227. 9 Aug. \nEv. 25-991 \nand \nTemoties by de protect (68,161). W.29 997-68 41,000 11/12 A.&E.W. \n\nNext subsequent Paper. \n`125991/31613`\n\nIt has informed me that Lowing of his recommendation of post should be varied to that of Class I of Hasting scheme. He has accepted condition of remaining on Sterling scheme for rest of his service.\n\nGriffin Collins wrote to me that Sir. J. Anderson returned `Sw/1907` for the news of the sept on the question and the additions to the staff suggested in para 8.\n\nIf the Earl's proposals for the control of schools are accepted, some addition will certainly be necessary. So it proposes to appoint Inspectors & Schools now Superintending Hooi-foon toe or more on the New Territories. He also proposes to raise the status of the post of Master cum ... \n\nC.O `1298/`\nR17 APR",
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        "content_text": "# \nHONG KONG \n21 June 1913 \n\nLast previous Paper: `01401`\n\n## Registration of Br. Companies in China\n\nSends copy memo by Attorney General reporting discussion with Minister.  \nThis point was also raised in `Joy 24315`, `MR16/773`.  \nI have detached `24598` and `24315` which deal with the registration of ships ad... this point.  \nIns Collins does not really concern... `08.1511`, `W1.20 807-58`, `41,000. 11/1 A&EW`.\n\nNext subsequent Paper: `28770`, `CJ. 21/7/10`.  \nSir, The despatch has crossed ours. `Johnny(15401)` is identical to `de Sausmary`.",
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        "title": "CO129-403 - Governor Sir May Acting Governor Claud Severn - 1913 [8-10]",
        "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n### C. O.\n32191\n#### [REC\nREG: 15 SEP 13\n\nSale of site to Messrs Brand & Coon.\nfor purpose of erection of building\n\nRecommends \n+ \non terms & condition specified.\n\nRequesting tel? Messrs \nMc Collins \nS. G. Firm \n\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| The land is to be sold at half its | value (except minimum $5 per |\n| 2 | 2 |\n| square foot) | that the other terms seem reasonable in sort of the possibility |\n\nLa rival of the Engineering side of \nthe university infringed against \n1 Kink on the whole \n\n|  |  |\n| --- | --- |\n| hat m | Can |\n| Uneclipse? comporta | For thing gr. de / gttag Comp |\n| procreated | proporals approved |\n\nalone 12.900 R10/9/13. Are \nSent \n\n5-50 pun \nairB \n7/9 \n17.9.13\n\n### Last previous Paper.\n(68.151), W.20 897-56 41,000 11/19. A.Q.E.W.\n\n### Next subsequent Paper \n\nPage 237 \nPage 32191 \n\n# Good \n1913 \n19 Aug \n\n.H .(52) \n..92, TONTOvo✪ \nyone Lleozi at \n„TONTEVOð edT",
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        "content_text": "## \n2\\. Laboured howers \n\nreceived in \nbehalf \ndue course \ncopies \n\n379 \nC.O \n36245 \n**HONG KONG** \n20 OCT 13 \n362 Lapie 5 \n2 \n\nthe contract, with the \nspecifications drawings, \nthe information may \nprove of value \nin \nthe \nevent of \nSimilar \na \nEuritan rising \nSevern 343 \n1913 \n24 Sept. \nLast previous Paper. \nNo. 347. 15 Nov. \n39072 \n(08.151) W.20 897-58 41.000. 11/12. A.&E.W. \nNext subsequent Paper. \n9072 \n\nDredging of H. Kong Harbour \n\nJands lohy letter from de l'ave thater advising + to minimum depth of 40 feet at lowest spring \ntides. States crews on proposal. \n\non proposal, which he \nConsiders unnecessary \nM. Giffen, \nCollins \nSir C.P. Chuter, who is a \nDirector \n& the Shanghai re Thanh, Garden & asks that in the interests of his firm \nthe It Long Good she proceed forthwith to \ndepth? dredge the contour to a minimum 'to feet throughout. The cost will be nominal, or fail that any \nsuch \nis made out or incurred \nAh \ncase \nundertaking. \n\nIf my big moments come of it hang the remedy \nbhe appears to be \na to Org. somit wr,",
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        "content_text": "## C.D.\n1. 7 MAY 8+ \n\nDRAFT.\n\nMr. ... to MINUTE.\n\nRAL 7/5713\n\nMr. Collins, Sir G. Fiddes, Sir H. Just, Sir J. Anderson, Lord Emmott, Mr. Harcourt,\n\nJo 14870\n\nYour letter 1987/13 of Am 14.\n\nHong Kong, 8 May 1913\n\nConclusions\n433\n\n1. We are in negotiation with Monsieur de Fonsale on the Hong Kong Opium question.\n\n2. ... to report and to inform M. that the ... pay Harrant (the Co... Fi... hiam objection) 4 acceding to the conclusion should be described in the Agreement.\n\nU terms dating ... if 1 would be a Buhay Mandat #conclusions\n\nL ... disford to think that ... praside for & depicts duration 9th. Agreement.\n\nthat the ... His time 1 clan renewing fourer a felamma \n\n## Reconstructed Text with Proper Flow\n\nC.D.\n1. 7 MAY 8+ \n\nDRAFT.\n\nMr. ... to MINUTE. RAL 7/5713\n\nMr. Collins, Sir G. Fiddes, Sir H. Just, Sir J. Anderson, Lord Emmott, Mr. Harcourt, Jo 14870\n\nYour letter 1987/13 of Am 14. Hong Kong, 8 May 1913\n\n## Conclusions\n433\n\n1. We are in negotiation with Monsieur de Fonsale on the Hong Kong Opium question.\n\n2. We are to report and to inform M. that the terms regarding payment (the condition of which is an objection) should be described in the Agreement.\n\nThe terms dating from 1 would be a mandate. \n\nIt is difficult to think that the Agreement would provide for a duration until the 9th. \n\nThat the clause renewing the power...",
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        "content_text": "[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\n187\n\nсо\n\n[July 8.] 29999\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL.\n\n[31320]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nSECTION 2REC\n\nREG 28 AUG 13.\n\nBritish Delegates to Second International Opium Conference to Sir Edward Grey.\n\n(No. 1.) Sir,\n\nThe Hague, July 7, 1913. We do not consider it necessary at the present stage to trouble you with a detailed account of the proceedings of the Second International Opium Conference, which has up to the present held three sittings.\n\nAt the second sitting the president, M. Cremer, first Netherlands delegate, asked the various delegates present whether their Governments were prepared to proceed to ratification. A large majority declared that their Governments were prepared to ratify either immediately or subject to the approval of their respective Legislatures. Only four Powers, namely, Great Britain, Germany, Portugal, and Russia, declared that, without refusing to ratify, they did not consider the moment ripe for ratification. We explained fully to the conference the reasons for the attitude of His Majesty's Government, as set out in our instructions.\n\nIt was clear that the principal task which the conference should set itself was the adoption of measures calculated to remove the obstacles to signature of the convention by the more important of those Governments which had refused or hitherto failed to sign and thus enable those Powers (including Great Britain) who had for the present postponed ratification to proceed to do so.\n\nWith this end in view we held some private meetings with our colleagues from Germany, the United States of America, France, the Netherlands and Russia, and as a result we presented to the conference at its third sitting the accompanying draft resolution with an explanatory memorandum, as to the action which the conference should take in order to secure the signatures of the Governments above referred to.\n\nThe resolution was unanimously adopted and appears to us to fully carry out the instructions which we have had the honour to receive from you.\n\nWe have, &c.\n\nW. J. COLLINS.\n\nEnclosure in No. 1.\n\nDraft Resolution presented by the German, United States, French, British, Netherlands, and Russian Delegations.\n\nAvant-propos.\n\nLa première Conférence de l'Opium, à laquelle douze États avaient pris part, avait prié le Gouvernement néerlandais d'inviter les trente-quatre Puissances de l'Europe et de l'Amérique, énumérées à l'article 22 de la Convention internationale du 21 janvier, 1912, à signer cette convention. De ces trente-quatre Puissances vingt-deux ont signé le \"Protocole de signature de Puissances non représentées à la conférence.\" Il en reste donc douze, qui, pour différents motifs, n'ont pas cru pouvoir en faire autant.\n\nIl ressort des réponses reçues par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et communiquées à la conférence que trois Puissances seulement sur ces 12 ont décliné de signer la convention, à savoir: la Grèce, la Suisse et la Turquie. Tandis que la Grèce et la Turquie n'ont pas donné de raisons de leur refus, le Gouvernement de la Confédération helvétique a fait remarquer, tout en reconnaissant les motifs d'ordre moral et social qui ont conduit à la conclusion de la convention, que la coopération que la Suisse pourrait apporter aux États contractants serait à peu près nulle. Le Conseil fédéral a basé ses appréciations sur les faits que la Suisse n'étant pas un pays producteur d'opium n'exportait pas cette drogue et que l'usage de l'opium autrement que comme médicament n'y avait pas pénétré jusqu'ici. Il ajoutait que l'emploi de l'opium et de ses alcaloïdes - de même que celui de la cocaïne - comme médicaments est réglementé strictement par la Pharmacopée nationale et les lois cantonales. Aussi était-il d'avis que l'on ne pouvait aller plus loin dans ce sens qu'on ne l'avait déjà fait. Quant aux quelques usines de produits chimiques établies sur le territoire suisse et fabriquant de la...\n\n[1816 h-2]\n\n...",
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        "content_text": "2\n\nLES ETATS-UNIS DU BRÉSIL:\n\nSon Exc. M. J. GRAÇA ARANHA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE CHILI:\n\n270\n\n3\n\nLA GRANDE-BRETAGNE:\n\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, C.B, M.V.O. Conseiller d'Ambassade, Délégué;\n\nSir WILLIAM J. COLLINS, D. L., M. D., F. R. C. S., Ancien Président du Conseil Municipal de Londres, Délégué.\n\nSon Exc. M. JORGE HUNEEUS, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA CHINE:\n\nSon Exc. M. W. W. YEN, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Berlin, Premier Délégué Plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. WU LIEN-TEH, M. A., M. D. (Cambridge) Médecin-major, Directeur du service médical, Médecin du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Délégué Plénipotentiaire.\n\nLA COLOMBIE:\n\nM. CH. HISCHEMÖLLER, Consul à Rotterdam, Délégué.\n\nLA RÉPUBLIQUE DE COSTA-RICA:\n\nSon Exc. M. MANUEL M. DE PERALTA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE DANEMARK:\n\nM. J. G. DE GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD, Ministre Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Dr. JOSÉ LAMARCHE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire, Délégué.\n\nL'EQUATEUR:\n\nSon Exc. M. JORGE HUNEEUS, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire du Chili à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nL'ESPAGNE:\n\nM. MANUEL GARCIA DE ACILU Y BENITO, Chargé d'Affaires a. i. à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA FRANCE:\n\nSon Exc. M. MARCELLIN PELLET, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nL'HAITI:\n\nM. STENIO VINCENT, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nL'ITALIE:\n\nM. le Marquis ALEXANDRE COMPANS DE BRICHANTEAU, Chargé d'Affaires a. i. à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE JAPON:\n\nM. JUMPEI SHINOBU, Chargé d'Affaires a. i. à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE LUXEMBOURG:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Baron ALBÉRIC FALLON, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire de Belgique à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLES ETATS-UNIS MEXICAINS:\n\nSon Exc. M. FEDERICO GAMBOA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLES PAYS-BAS:\n\nM. J. T. CREMER, Ancien Ministre des Colonies, Ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, Membre de la Première Chambre des Etats Généraux, Premier Délégué;\n\nM. le Dr. C. Th. VAN DEVENTER, Membre de la Première Chambre des Etats-Généraux, Délégué;\n\nM. A. A. DE JONGH, Ancien Inspecteur-Général, Chef du service de la Régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Délégué;\n\nM. le Dr. J. G. SCHEURER, Membre de la Seconde Chambre des Etats-Généraux, Délégué.\n\nLE PORTUGAL:\n\nSon Exc. M. ANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA RUSSIE:\n\nSon Exc. M. A. SWÉTCHINE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué;\n\nM. le Prof. STANISLAS PRZIBYTEK, Membre de l'Académie de Médecine à St. Pétersbourg, Délégué.\n\n216\n\n+",
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        "content_text": "Pour la Grande-Bretagne.\n\nPour l'Hatti.\n\nPour l'Italie.\n\nPour le Japon\n\nPour le Luxembourg\n\nPour les Etats-Unis Mexicains\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\n\nWILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nSTENIO VINCENT.\n\nBRICHANTEAU.\n\nJ. SHINOBU.\n\nAvec la réserve de l'approbation ultérieure de son gouvernement.\n\nBN. ALB. FALLON.\n\nF. GAMBOA.\n\nJ. T. CREMER.\n\nHONG FO\n\n31863\n\nC.\n\n31263\n\nRECR\n\nRest 13 SEP 13\n\n218\n\nCase\n\nV. Sotto.\n\n1913\n\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\n\nPour les Pays-Bas.\n\nA. A. DE JONGH.\n\n12 Repl\n\nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nthat he has now been released\n\nLast previous Paper,\n\nPour le Portugal\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA.\n\n0.\n\nres judicata\n\nPour la Russie\n\nA. SWETCHINE.\n\n13610.\n\nformat\n\nLends why note from U.S. Ambds. saling on ground of asks that you be invited to report explaining cires. If alleged release\n\nPHYA SUDHAM MAITRI.\n\nPour le Siam\n\nWM. J. ARCHER.\n\nCertifié pour copie conforme:\n\nLe Secrétaire-Général du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères des Pays-Bas\n\nCopy\n\nFou\n\n289.17\n\nDisposed of by tor 38792\n\n(68,151). Wt.20 897----58 41.000 11/12 A.REW.\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n29\n\n68.\n\nM7 Collins.\n\n? Copy to A long wack for a export\n\nsich do\n\nAr\n\nR5/9/13\n\nmu\n\n15. 9. 13\n\nPage information is not present in the given text, hence not included.",
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        "content_text": "La Chine : \n\nSon Excellence M. W. W. Yen, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Berlin, premier Délégué plénipotentiaire ; \n\nM. le Dr. Wu Lien Teh, M.A., M.D. (Cambridge), Médecin-Major, Directeur du Service médical, Médecin du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Délégué plénipotentiaire. \n\nLa Colombie: \n\nM. Ch. Hischemöller, Consul à Rotterdam, Délégué. \n\nLa République de Costa-Rica : \n\nSon Excellence M. Manuel M. de Peralta, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLe Danemark: \n\nM. J. G. de Grevenkop Castenskjold, Ministre-Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLa République dominicaine : \n\nSon Excellence M. le Dr. José Lamarche, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire, Délégué. \n\nL'Équateur : \n\nSon Excellence M. Jorje Huneeus, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire du Chili à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nL'Espagne : \n\nM. Manuel Garcia de Acilu y Benito, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLa France: \n\nSon Excellence M. Marcellin Pellet, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLa Grande-Bretagne : \n\nMr. William Grenfell Max Müller, C.B., M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, Délégué ; Sir William J. Collins, D.L., M.D., F.R.C.S., ancien Président du Conseil municipal de Londres, Délégué. \n\nL'Haïti : \n\nM. Stenio Vincent, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nL'Italie : \n\nM. le Marquis Alexandre Compans de Brichanteau, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLe Japon : \n\nM. Jumpei Shinobu, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLe Luxembourg : \n\nSon Excellence M. le Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire de Belgique à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLes États-Unis mexicains: \n\nSon Excellence M. Federico Gamboa, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLes Pays-Bas : \n\nM. J. T. Cremer, ancien Ministre des Colonies, ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, membre de la première Chambre des États-Généraux, premier Délégué ; \n\nM. le Dr. C. Th. van Deventer, membre de la première Chambre des États-Généraux, Délégué ; \n\nM. A. A. de Jongh, ancien Inspecteur général, Chef du Service de la Régie de l'Opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Délégué; \n\nM. le Dr. J. G. Scheurer, membre de la seconde Chambre des États-Généraux, Délégué. \n\nLe Portugal: \n\nSon Excellence M. Antonio Maria Bartholomeu Ferreira, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nLa Russie: \n\nSon Excellence M. A. Swétchine, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué ; \n\nM. le Professeur Stanislas Przibytek, membre de l'Académie de Médecine à Saint-Pétersbourg, Délégué. \n\nLe Siam : \n\nSon Excellence M. Phya Sudham Maitri, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Londres, à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué; \n\nMr. William J. Archer, Conseiller de Légation à Londres et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\nDans une série de réunions tenues du 1er au 9 juillet, 1913, la Conférence, après avoir examiné la question qui lui était soumise par le paragraphe 2 de l'article 23 de la Convention internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier, 1912— \n\n1. A décidé que le dépôt des ratifications peut avoir lieu dès maintenant ; \n\n2. A adopté à l'unanimité la résolution suivante :- \n\nDésirant poursuivre, dans la voie ouverte par la Commission internationale de Shanghai de 1909 et par la première Conférence de La Haye de 1912, la suppression progressive de l'abus de l'opium, de la morphine, de la cocaïne, ainsi que des drogues préparées ou dérivées de ces substances, et considérant plus que jamais la nécessité et le profit mutuel d'une entente internationale sur ce point, la deuxième Conférence internationale de l'Opium : \n\n(1.) Émet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire remarquer aux Gouvernements d'Autriche-Hongrie, de Norvège et de Suède, que la signature, la ratification, la préparation des mesures législatives et l'entrée en vigueur de la Convention constituent quatre phases distinctes qui permettent dès maintenant à ces Puissances de procéder à la signature supplémentaire; \n\nEn effet, il ressort des articles 23 et 24 qu'une période de six mois pourra s'écouler entre l'entrée en vigueur de la Convention et la rédaction des projets de lois, règlements et autres mesures prévues par la Convention. En outre, le troisième alinéa de l'article 24 permet aux Puissances contractantes de s'entendre après ratification sur la date de l'entrée en vigueur desdites mesures législatives. D'ailleurs, on ne peut s'empêcher de faire remarquer que les difficultés prévues par l'Autriche-Hongrie, la Norvège et la Suède, en ce qui concerne leur législation, n'étaient pas inconnues aux délégués des Puissances signataires et ont même fait l'objet d'un examen approfondi de la part des douze Puissances contractantes. Presque toutes les Puissances signataires se trouvent dans la même situation que les Gouvernements susmentionnés et n'ont pas encore élaboré tous les projets de lois prévus par la Convention; \n\n(2.) Émet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien communiquer aux Gouvernements de la Bulgarie, de la Grèce, du Monténégro, du Pérou, de la Roumanie, de la Serbie, de la Turquie et de l'Uruguay la résolution suivante:- \n\n\"La Conférence regrette que certains Gouvernements aient refusé ou omis de signer jusqu'à présent la Convention. La Conférence est d'avis que l'abstention de ces Puissances entraverait de la façon la plus sérieuse les buts humanitaires poursuivis par la Convention. La Conférence exprime le ferme espoir que ces Puissances reviendront sur leur attitude ou négative ou dilatoire\"; \n\n(3.) Émet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire observer au Gouvernement helvétique qu'il est dans l'erreur, en considérant sa coopération comme d'une valeur à peu près nulle. A l'encontre de ce qui est dit dans la lettre du Conseil fédéral du 25 octobre, 1912, la Conférence estime que la coopération de la Suisse serait de l'effet le plus utile, tandis que son abstention compromettrait les résultats de la Convention. Quant à la question soulevée par le Conseil fédéral concernant les attributions respectives des législations fédérales et cantonales, il est à noter que de semblables difficultés ont été déjà envisagées par la première Conférence, qui en a tenu compte dans la rédaction de la Convention; \n\n(4.) Invite les Gouvernements signataires à charger leurs représentants à l'étranger d'appuyer les démarches susindiquées de leurs collègues néerlandais;\n\nB 2 [1836 p-1]\n\n245\n\nI",
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        "content_text": "246\n\n4.\n\n3. A émis le vœu suivant: que dans le cas où la signature de toutes les Puissances invitées en vertu du paragraphe 1 de l'article 23 n'aurait pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre, 1913, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invite immédiatement les Puissances signataires à désigner des délégués pour procéder à La Haye à l'examen de la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier, 1912.\n\nEn foi de quoi les délégués ont revêtu le présent protocole de leurs signatures.\n\nFait à La Haye, le 9 juillet, 1913, en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances tant signataires que non signataires.\n\nPour l'Allemagne :\n\nF. DE MÜLLER.\n\nPour les États-Unis d'Amérique :\n\nHAMILTON WRIGHT. LLOYD BRYCE,\n\nGERRIT J. KOLLEN.\n\nPour la République argentine:\n\nFRANC. DE VEYGA.\n\nPour la Belgique :\n\nBN. ALB. FALLON.\n\nPour les États-Unis du Brésil:\n\nPour le Chili :\n\n5\n\nPour le Luxembourg:\n\nBN. ALB. FALLON.\n\nPour les États-Unis mexicains :\n\nF. GAMBOA.\n\nPour les Pays-Bas :\n\nJ. T. CREMER.\n\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\n\nA. A. DE JONGII.\n\nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nPour le Portugal:\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA,\n\nPour la Russie:\n\nA. SWÉTCHINE.\n\nPour le Siam:\n\nCertifié pour copie conforme :\n\nPHYA SUDHAM MAITRI. WM. J. ARCHER.\n\nLe Secrétaire général du Ministère des Affaires Étrangères des Pays-Bas,\n\nJORGE HUNEEUS.\n\nPour la Chine:\n\nW. W. YEN.\n\nWU LIEN TEH.\n\nPour la Colombie :-\n\nPour le Costa-Rica:\n\nMANUEL M. DE PERALTA.\n\nPour le Danemark :\n\nW. GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD.\n\nPour la République dominicaine :\n\nJ. LAMARCHE.\n\nPour l'Équateur:\n\nJORGE HUNEEUS.\n\nPour l'Espagne :\n\nMANUEL G. DE ACILU.\n\nPour la France:\n\nMarcellin Pellet.\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne :\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\n\nWILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nSTENIO VINCENT.\n\nPour l'Haïti :\n\nPour l'Italie :\n\nBRICHANTEAU,\n\nPour le Japon:\n\nJ. SHINOBU (avec la réserve de l'approbation ultérieure de son Gouvernement).\n\nG",
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        "content_text": "6\n\nHis Excellency von Müller: It is a true pleasure for me, in my capacity as Delegate of Germany, to support the proposition which the First Delegate of France has just made and to second the nomination of Mr. CREMER as President of the Second International Opium Conference.\n\nMr. Cremer taking the presidential chair delivered the following address:\n\nGENTLEMEN,\n\nYou have kindly named as President of this Opium Conference, the first Delegate of the country which has the honour to receive you in this city for the second time.\n\nGentlemen, I am greatly honored and I trust that I may prove worthy of your confidence, although I should have preferred to see in this place the worthy and conscientious President of the First Conference, the Right Reverend CHARLES H. BRENT.\n\nI accept this office with much more confidence as the task devolves upon me of offering in the name of the Second International Opium Conference the Honorary Presidency to His Excellency Jonkheer R. DE MAREES VAN SWINDEREN, Minister for Foreign Affairs, who, I am sure, will kindly lend me his support, as he has done for my predecessor.\n\n(Applause).\n\nFurthermore, our task during the First Conference was more onerous; we had then strictly to formulate the principles and the desires that compelled us to endeavor to solve the international problem of the abuse of opium, morphine and cocaine and to relegate the use of these drugs to the exclusive field of medicine. We had then to formulate a convention which, while considering the different interests, should be acceptable to all nations.\n\nNow we have the limited task of considering the ratification of the Convention of January 23, 1912.\n\nThe signatures of all the invited Powers not having been obtained, we should proceed to consider the possibility of depositing, nevertheless, the ratifications of the signatory Powers.\n\nWe hope, Gentlemen, that notwithstanding the difficulties that we shall have to overcome, our perseverance, our patience and our faith will lead us to victory. And if we do not reach it at once, let us remain not only \"apostles of hope\" as my eminent predecessor has called us, but let us demonstrate our conviction that the increasing abuse of soporifics can only be effectively fought by the cooperation of all the civilized nations.\n\nThe President said that he considered it his first duty that the following message be sent to Her Majesty the Queen of The Netherlands. \"The representatives of the countries, assembled at The Hague for the Second International Opium Conference, have the honor to express to your Royal Majesty their appreciation of the gracious reception extended to them in the City of Your Majesty's residence, as well as the homage of their very respectful devotion\". (Unanimous applause).\n\nThe President proposed that French be adopted as the official language, as at the first Conference, and that the proceedings be recorded in that language. The use of other languages, however, shall be authorized in the Conference.\n\nThis proposal was adopted.\n\nUpon the proposal of the PRESIDENT, the Conference designated the following to compose the Secretariat:\n\nDr. J. A. A. H. DE BEAUFORT, Chief Clerk of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Secretary-General.\n\nMr. H. PETITPIED, Consul of France at The Hague. Secretary;\n\nMr. H. VAN DER MANDERE;\n\n7\n\nJonkheer A. W. L. TARDA VAN STARKENBORGH STACHOUWER, Assistant Recorder of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs;\n\nMr. L. G. VAN HOORN, Honorary Attaché of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs;\n\nMr. L. WERY;\n\nAssistant Secretaries.\n\nThe President proposed to set to-morrow, Wednesday, at eleven A. M. for the next meeting.\n\nAfter some discussion, in which His Excellency Mr. Jorje Huneeus, His Excellency Mr. Ferreira, His Excellency Mr. Marcellin Pellet and the President participated, it was asked if anyone desired to make further proposals.\n\nDr. Hamilton Wright, remarking that some Delegates had only just arrived and were not familiar with the subject, proposed that the next meeting be set for Thursday at 2 P.M. Rules and a program should be prepared to facilitate the deliberations and to render them of greater value.\n\nHis Excellency Mr. Yen approved the American proposition.\n\nThe President said that there was a very noticeable difference between this Conference and the preceding one, for which rules and a program were necessary. The object of the present Conference is only to decide the question of ratification and for this reason a Committee on Program does not appear at all necessary,\n\nDr. Hamilton Wright agreed that perhaps a Committee of Program is not necessary but observed that the possibility that one Government would be ready to ratify while another would be desirous of first modifying the Convention should be considered.\n\nSir William Collins concluded from the words of the President that the Conference is assembled to consider the method in which Article 28 of the Convention should be followed. It did not seem to him at all necessary to nominate a Committee on Program as had been done in the Conference of 1911-1912. He suggested that the discussions be commenced on Wednesday afternoon, and that the matter of daily sittings could then be considered.\n\nDr. Hamilton Wright withdrew his proposition and expressed himself in entire accord with that of Sir WILLIAM COLLINS.\n\nMr. Archer proposed a modification to the effect that the meeting be at half past two. This proposal submitted to vote was carried by twenty affirmative votes and one abstention, that of Portugal.\n\nThe meeting was adjourned at three forty-five P. M.\n\n278",
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        "content_text": "# Rule XII.\n\nSpecial questions which have been already dealt with in the sessions of the Committees, cannot be discussed in pleno by a member of a Delegation in a speech of more than ten minutes, unless the Conference decides otherwise.\n\nThe President then proposed as members of the Editing Committee, Sir WILLIAM COLLINS, Dr. HAMILTON WRIGHT and Mr. VAN DEVENTER, all of whom had served on the same Committee at the previous Conference, and that His Exc. Baron FALLON should be invited to join them.\n\nThe proposal was unanimously accepted.\n\nThe President then proposed as members of the Press Committee, Dr. WILES-TEH and Mr. DE JONGH, both of whom had served on the same Committee at the previous Conference, and that Dr. KOLLEN, who is of Dutch ancestry, should be invited to join them.\n\nThe proposal was unanimously accepted.\n\nThe President expressed the belief that a Program Committee was not necessary. (General assent.)\n\nThe President: Article 23 of the Convention of January 23, 1912, provides that after all the Powers shall have signed the Convention or the Supplementary Protocol abovementioned, on behalf of their possessions, colonies, protectorates and territories as well as for themselves, the Government of the Netherlands shall invite all the Powers to ratify the Convention with this Protocol.\n\nIn case the signatures of all the Powers invited shall not be obtained by December 31, 1912, the Government of the Netherlands shall immediately request the Signatory Powers at that date to accredit Delegates to proceed to the Hague to examine the possibility of depositing their ratifications notwithstanding.\n\nAs you have already learned yesterday and as you have seen from the note distributed among the Delegates, some of the Powers who have been asked to sign have not yet done so. We find it necessary, therefore, to ascertain whether the Powers here present are nevertheless able to deposit their ratifications.\n\nI will therefore ask the Secretary-General to ask the Delegations in alphabetical order whether they are disposed to deposit the ratification of their Government.\n\nHis Exc. Mr. von Müller made the following declaration:\n\nThe Powers represented at the Conference of 1911-1912 examined with care the existing state of international affairs in connection with the production of opium, morphine, cocaine, etc., and the general situation of international commerce in these products. They unanimously decided that they would first proceed to invite all the Powers of Europe and America who were not represented at the Conference to sign the Convention, and that ratification ought not to take place until all the Powers should have signed the Convention.\n\nThis decision was inspired by the consideration that an endeavor on the part of a more or less limited number of the Powers to regulate by an international agreement the production of and commerce in opium, morphine and cocaine would necessarily remain useless while these products could be manufactured by the subjects of the States who are not bound by a Convention, and placed upon the market without any restrictions whatever.\n\nIn order that the labors of the Conference should not be compromised by the mere fact that two or three Powers had not replied to the invitation, it was provided in Article 23 that a new Conference should meet in order to ascertain whether the ratifications of the Signatory Powers might nevertheless be deposited. Now nine Powers have not yet signed and Greece, Switzerland and Turkey have declined the invitation that was extended to them.\n\nPage 11\n\nAs the ratification of the Convention by only a part of the Powers interested in the matter will not achieve the contemplated ends, the Imperial Government regrets that it is obliged to declare that it cannot at present ratify the Opium Convention.\n\nDr. Hamilton Wright declared that the United States of America is ready to proceed to ratification, it being clearly understood that without any further reservation whatever on the part of the American Delegation, this ratification must be submitted to the usual approval of the Senate.\n\nHis Exc. Baron Fallon, for Belgium,\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Graça Aranha, for Brazil,\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Jorge Huneeus, for Chile,\n\ndeclared that their Governments were disposed to ratify the Convention upon approval by their respective Parliaments.\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Yen: China, as you all know, is more deeply concerned with the Opium question than perhaps any other nation under the sun. The friendly and sympathetic spirit with which the Chinese resolutions were received by the Conference the last time has been highly appreciated. Encouraged by the united front of the Powers to suppress the opium and kindred evils, China has adopted the most vigorous of measures for the suppression of the growth and use of opium since the signing of the last Convention. President YUAN in his Presidential mandates and the National Assembly in confirming the anti-opium laws, as well as the provincial governors, have one and all endeavored to translate into action the letter and spirit of the Opium Convention, and now we are here to confirm and ratify the labors of our predecessors. Unanimity characterised the last Conference and we hope that the same spirit will dominate the present Conference. In the instructions which our Delegation has distinctly received from our Government, emphasis is placed on the importance of prompt, and, if possible, immediate ratification. Not only would such action largely strengthen the hands of our Government, but it would also convince the world that the lofty standard of morality and ethics maintained by the last Conference is to be supported and approved by the present one. Therefore, representing China, a nation vitally interested in the Opium and kindred drug questions, I appeal to you, my honored colleagues, to devise measures whereby the Convention can be promptly and, if possible, immediately ratified.\n\n(Applause).\n\nHis Exc. Mr. de Peralta declared that the Government of Costa Rica is ready to deposit the ratification of the Convention. He added that even before this Conference had considered the problem of the abuse of opium, the legislative body of his country had taken serious measures to limit the commerce in and the use of the drug.\n\nMr. de Grevenkop Castenskjold declared that the Danish Government is ready to deposit its ratification.\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Jorge Huneeus declared that the Government of Ecuador is ready to deposit its ratification.\n\nMr. Garcia de Acilu y Benito declared that the Spanish Government is ready to deposit the ratification of the Convention.\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Marcellin Pellet declared:\n\nThe Government of the French Republic regrets that, as regards French Indo-China, it is not as yet able to ratify the Convention of January 23, 1912.\n\nOn one hand, it is waiting until the intentions of certain States, who are not represented at the Conference and all of whom are great producers of opium...\n\nPage 280",
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        "content_text": "22\n\nin one month all the measures prescribed by the resolution which had just been adopted. Why not leave it to the decision of the Government of the Netherlands to set the date for another Conference, taking into full consideration the desire of the Chinese Delegation that this date be as early as possible?\n\nDr. Hamilton Wright suggested that the proposal for a recess be referred to the Editing Committee for consideration.\n\nThe President did not agree with the Chinese Delegation that the Conference must still examine the possibility of ratification by the Powers represented here. This examination took place at the second meeting when the different Delegations spoke on behalf of their Governments in this connection.\n\nDr. Hamilton Wright said that his Delegation agreed with the interpretation of Article 23 as given by H. E. Mr. Yex, and was in sympathy with the suggestion that the Conference should not adjourn until there had been time to learn the decision of other countries, especially of those which had signed but which were not now represented. If the Netherlands Government acted upon the resolution, at the end of two or three weeks diplomatic machinery would be started and an indication would be given as to the countries which were prepared to ratify. The Netherlands Government would then be able to say whether on reassembling they would have a sufficient number of replies to enable them to come to a definite conclusion.\n\nThere had been no objection to any feature of the Convention itself: the American constitutional lawyers had examined it and pronounced it one of the most radical international documents ever written, and surprise had been expressed in his country at the unanimity of the nations. It would be unwise for the Conference to break up until the nations which had signed had at least indicated their intention not to send representatives, and until the Netherlands Government, following the terms of the resolution just passed, had made an attempt to secure further signatures and promises of ratification. (Applause.)\n\nSir William Collins thought that some protocol of clôture would have to be brought up to embody the voeu which had just been passed unanimously, and it was also clear that Art. 23 could no longer stand as it did. The event contemplated by the second paragraph of Article 28 had taken place. The Powers which had signed had been invited to meet there again and they had examined the possibility of depositing their ratifications notwithstanding the absence of certain signatures. But that mandate was now exhausted and he thought it necessary to amend Article 23. The form of amendment might be referred to the Editing Committee whose duty it would be to prepare a protocol of clôture embodying the voeu they had passed.\n\nNotice of the following resolution was handed in by the British Delegation: That it be referred to the Editing Committee to prepare and present to the next meeting of the Conference a protocol of clôture setting out the resolution which has been passed unanimously by the Conference and also suggesting an amendment of article 23 with a view to meet the situation which has arisen by the signature of the Convention by a large number of Powers and the abstention of a certain number.\n\nThe President said that it was just what he had himself proposed but that he was happy that the preceding discussion had occurred in order that the Editing Committee having heard it, might possess means for the solution of the important questions which they were about to consider.\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Marcellin Pellet believed that it would be more simple and logical to put to vote the proposal of the British Delegation.\n\nMr. Archer asked if it would be necessary, supposing they now deposited their ratifications, to meet again to consider whether they should be deposited or not.\n\n23\n\nThe President replied in the negative, but said that if a new Conference were necessary, their presence would be greatly appreciated.\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Jorje Huneeus proposed, on behalf of the Delegations of Chile and Ecuador, the following resolution:\n\nThe Conference requests and authorizes the Government of Her Majesty the Queen of Netherlands to take all necessary steps toward the execution of the voeu already expressed and for the earliest possible ratification of the Convention, as well as to set the date for the reassembling of the Conference, should such there be.\n\nHe asked that it be immediately put to vote.\n\nHis Exc. Mr. Marcellin Pellet opposed this proposal. The British proposal, which seemed to him practical and wholly opportune, should not be lost.\n\nThe President remarked that under Rule VIII each resolution or view should, as a general course, be submitted to the President in writing, printed and distributed before its discussion and that it could not be voted upon in the course of the same meeting without unanimous consent.\n\nHis Exe. Mr. Jorje Huneeus believed that the object of his proposition was so clear that it might easily be discussed and then voted upon. The second paragraph of Rule VIII, prescribing that proposals could not be voted upon in the course of the same meeting without consent, had only a limited application. From the second paragraph of the Article this provision applied only to resolutions presented during the meeting, with a view of facilitating the work of the Conference.\n\nThe President ruled that the second paragraph of Rule VIII is applicable as a resolution is here proposed with the intention of securing international accord. In any case it would best subserve our labors if the Editing Committee should examine at leisure the different propositions.\n\nMr. Stenlo Vincent believed that the Conference would gain time by adopting the proposal of the Delegate of Chile.\n\nHis Exe. Mr. Gamboa believed that the Conference had diverted a little from the object of the meeting. The Delegates were assembled to announce whether their respective Governments were disposed to ratify. It seemed to him that the majority were so disposed.\n\nOn the other hand, the Conference had just unanimously approved the proposed resolution presented by H. E. Mr. DE MÜLLER On behalf of six Delegations. The Conference had thus made a great step forward toward the realization of the humanitarian goal toward which it strives. Why not disperse, therefore, congratulating ourselves upon the result and fix a period of one year, for example, for the delinquent Powers?\n\nAnd why not vote immediately that the Editing Committee be charged only with the publication of the resolutions of the present Conference?\n\nThe President expressed himself as in accord with the proposal of the British Delegation and proposed that it be adopted.\n\nIt was put to vote and adopted by 18 votes and 5 abstentions (Brazil, Chile, Ecuador, Haiti and Mexico).\n\nAfter some discussion it was decided that the Conference reassemble next Tuesday at 11 o'clock A.M.\n\nThe meeting was adjourned.\n\n286",
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        "content_text": "This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.\n\nOPIUM.\n\nCONFIDENTIAL,\n\n43460 [September 13.]\n\n413\n\nREG: 19 DEC 13 SECTION 1.\n\n[42103]\n\nNo. 1.\n\nM. van der Goes to Sir Edward Grey.—(Received September 13.)\n\nLégation des Pays-Bas, Londres, M. le Secrétaire d'Etat,\n\nle 11 septembre, 1913.\n\nPOUR faire suite à mon envoi du 12 août dernier, j'ai l'honneur, d'ordre de mon Gouvernement, de transmettre ci-joint un exemplaire de la copie certifiée conforme ainsi que deux exemplaires de la copie non certifiée du Protocole de Clôture de la dernière Conférence de l'Opium.\n\nEnclosure in No. 1.\n\nVeuillez, &c.\n\nVAN DER GOES.\n\nProtocole de Clôture de la deuxième Conférence internationale de l'Opium, 1913.\n\nLA deuxième Conférence internationale de l'Opium, convoquée par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas en vertu de l'article 23 de la Convention internationale de l'Opium, s'est réunie à La Haye, dans le Palais des Comtes, le 1 juillet, 1913.\n\nLes Gouvernements, dont l'énumération suit, ont pris part à la Conférence, pour laquelle ils avaient désigné les délégués nommés ci-après :\n\nL'Allemagne : Son Excellence M. Félix de Müller, Conseiller intime actuel, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes États-Unis d'Amérique: M. le Dr. Hamilton Wright, Commissaire spécial au Département d'Etat, délégué; Son Excellence M. Lloyd Bryce, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué; Mr. Gerrit John Kollen, Président émérite du Hope College, Professeur de Mathématiques, délégué.\n\nLa République argentine: M. le Dr. François de Veyga, délégué.\n\nLa Belgique : Son Excellence M. le Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes États-Unis du Brésil: Son Excellence M. J. Graça Aranha, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLe Chili: Son Excellence M. Jorje Huneeus, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa Chine: Son Excellence M. W. W. Yen, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Berlin, premier délégué plénipotentiaire; M. le Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, M.A., M.D. (Cambridge), Médecin-Major, Directeur du Service médical, Médecin du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLa Colombie: M. Ch. Hischemöller, Consul à Rotterdam, délégué.\n\nLa République de Costa-Rica: Son Excellence M. Manuel M. de Peralta, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Paris et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLe Danemark: M. J. G. de Grevenkop Castenskjold, Ministre-Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa République dominicaine: Son Excellence M. le Dr. José Lamarche, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire, délégué.\n\nL'Equateur: Son Excellence M. Jorje Hunecus, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire du Chili à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nL'Espagne: M. Manuel Garcia de Acilu y Benito, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa France: Son Excellence M. Marcellin Pellet, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa Grande-Bretagne: Mr. William Grenfell Max Müller, C.B., M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, délégué; Sir William J. Collins, D.L., M.D., F.R.C.S., ancien Président du Conseil municipal de Londres, délégué.\n\nL'Haïti M. Stenio Vincent, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, délégué.\n\n[1884 n-1]\n\nme\n\ndia",
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        "content_text": "L'Italie M. le Marquis Alexandre Compans de Brichanteau, Chargé d'Affaires, ad interim à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLe Japon: M. Jumpei Shinobu, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, délégué. Le Luxembourg: Son Excellence M. le Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes États-Unis mexicains: Son Excellence M. Federico Gamboa, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes Pays-Bas M. J. T. Cremer, ancien Ministre des Colonies, ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, membre de la Première Chambre des Etats-Généraux, premier délégué; M. le Dr. C. Th. van Deventer, membre de la Première Chambre des Etats-Généraux, délégué; M. A. A. de Jongh, ancien Inspecteur général, Chef du Service de la Régie de l'Opium aux Indes néerlandaises, délégué; M. le Dr. J. G. Scheurer, membre de la Seconde Chambre des États-Généraux, délégué.\n\nLe Portugal: Son Excellence M. Antonio Maria Bartholomeu Ferreira, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa Russie Son Excellence M. A. Swétchine, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué; M. le Professeur Stanislas Przibytek, membre de l'Académie de Médecine à Saint-Pétersbourg, délégué.\n\nLe Siam: Son Excellence M. Phya Sudham Maitri, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Londres, à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué; Mr. William J. Archer, Conseiller de Légation à Londres et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nDans une série de réunions tenues du 1er au 9 juillet, 1913, la Conférence, après avoir examiné la question qui lui était soumise par le paragraphe 2 de l'article 23 de la Convention internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier, 1912 —\n\n1. A décidé que le dépôt des ratifications peut avoir lieu dès maintenant.\n\n2. A adopté à l'unanimité la résolution suivante :\n\nDésirant poursuivre, dans la voie ouverte par la Commission internationale de Shanghai de 1909 et par la première Conférence de La Haye de 1912, la suppression progressive de l'abus de l'opium, de la morphine, de la cocaïne, ainsi que des drogues préparées ou dérivées de ces substances, et considérant plus que jamais la nécessité et le profit mutuel d'une entente internationale sur ce point, la deuxième Conférence internationale de l'Opium —\n\n(1.) Émet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire remarquer aux Gouvernements d'Autriche-Hongrie, de Norvège et de Suède, que la signature, la ratification, la préparation des mesures législatives et l'entrée en vigueur de la Convention constituent quatre phases distinctes qui permettent dès maintenant à ces Puissances de procéder à la signature supplémentaire.\n\nEn effet, il ressort des articles 23 et 24 qu'une période de six mois pourra s'écouler entre l'entrée en vigueur de la convention et la rédaction des projets de lois, règlements et autres mesures prévues par la convention. En outre, le troisième alinéa de l'article 24 permet aux Puissances contractantes de s'entendre après ratification sur la date de l'entrée en vigueur desdites mesures législatives. D'ailleurs, on ne peut s'empêcher de faire remarquer que les difficultés prévues par l'Autriche-Hongrie, la Norvège et la Suède, en ce qui concerne leur législation, n'étaient pas inconnues aux délégués des Puissances signataires et ont même fait l'objet d'un examen approfondi de la part des douze Puissances contractantes. Presque toutes les Puissances signataires se trouvent dans la même situation que les Gouvernements susmentionnés et n'ont pas encore élaboré tous les projets de lois prévus par la convention;\n\n(2.) Émet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien communiquer aux Gouvernements de la Bulgarie, de la Grèce, du Monténégro, du Pérou, de la Roumanie, de la Serbie, de la Turquie et de l'Uruguay la résolution suivante :\n\n\"La Conférence regrette que certains Gouvernements aient refusé ou omis de signer jusqu'à présent la Convention. La Conférence est d'avis que l'abstention de ces Puissances entraverait de la façon la plus sérieuse les buts humanitaires poursuivis par la Convention. La Conférence exprime le ferme espoir que ces Puissances reviendront sur leur attitude ou négative ou dilatoire\";\n\n(3.) Émet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire observer au Gouvernement helvétique qu'il est dans l'erreur en considérant sa coopération comme d'une valeur à peu près nulle. À l'encontre de ce qui est dit dans la lettre du Conseil fédéral du 25 octobre, 1912, la Conférence estime que la coopération de la Suisse serait de l'effet le plus utile, tandis que son abstention compromettrait les résultats de la convention. Quant à la question soulevée par le Conseil fédéral concernant les attributions respectives des législations fédérales et cantonales, il est à noter que de semblables difficultés ont été déjà envisagées par la première Conférence, qui en a tenu compte dans la rédaction de la convention;\n\n(4.) Invite les Gouvernements signataires à charger leurs représentants à l'étranger d'appuyer les démarches susindiquées de leurs collègues néerlandais;\n\n3. A émis le vœu suivant : Que dans le cas où la signature de toutes les Puissances invitées en vertu du paragraphe 1 de l'article 23 n'aurait pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre, 1913, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invite immédiatement les Puissances signataires à désigner des délégués pour procéder à La Haye à l'examen de la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier, 1912.\n\nEn foi de quoi les délégués ont revêtu le présent protocole de leurs signatures.\n\nFait à La Haye, le 9 juillet, 1913, en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances tant signataires que non signataires.\n\nPour l'Allemagne :\n\nF. DE MÜLLER.\n\nPour les États-Unis d'Amérique :\n\nHAMILTON WRIGHT. LLOYD BRYCE.\n\nGERRIT J. KOLLEN.\n\nPour la République argentine:\n\nFRANC. DE VEYGA.\n\nPour la Belgique :\n\nBN. 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        "content_text": "Sir G. Fiddes\n\nI am sorry to go against the Gov.\n\nIt is\n\nbut as we have laid down the general policy that\n\nsave in very exceptional circumstances desirable that unofficial members of Council\n\nshould not be re-appointed for more than one\n\nperiod (making 12 years in all) and as Mr.\n\nWei Yuk has already been appointed for two periods (making 18 years in all) I do not think\n\nwe should agree to his re-appointment for a further period even of three years. A three year\n\nappt. might entail some amendment of the existing Instruments, but I need not go into that for\n\nthe moment. Having given Sir Kai Ho Kai notice\n\nto quit on the grounds of general principle quoted above, it would be very awkward to re-appoint\n\nWei Yuk in defiance of it. The Gov. can explain\n\nto Wei Yuk that his non-reappointment is taken\n\nnot at all on personal grounds but on the principle recently laid down by the S. of S. and he\n\nwould no doubt retire, like Sir Kai Ho Kai, in a\n\nblaze of compliments.\n\nPage 573\n\n14\n\nde the special circumstances I would eat the for have his way.\n\n25/5/14\n\nP.T.O.\n\nI resume the Gov. realises the awkwardness as regards Sir Kai Ho Kai\n\n& allows for it. him have his\n\nSpecial\n\ncired\n\nIf so Ish lets\n\nway\n\nunder the\n\nE.G. 5.5.14\n\nI agree - but unwillingly\n\n$76.5.\n\nhut Niblett\n\nCom all!\n\nmade without altering And\n\nMr. Collins\n\n1.\n\nth\n\njo. 14\n\n14\n\nyou. I think so, five years is the maximum term\n\nthere have been\n\nthat appointing permissible.\n\nOur 7/5/14\n\nd. vi ly\n\n4",
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        "content_text": "Perhaps you might like to tell my Mr. Tomay something.\n\nReceived.\n\nYou deferred this till now.\n\nThis is rot...\n\nMR. Hoping.\n\nWhy 37924?\n\nAnd I would not do to publish from 23!\n\nIt will be well to elaborate & collate these despatches with a new one to find out there are a few discrepancies & difficulties which occurred: \"They seem to be very favourable.\"\n\nAnswer ✔o prospered.\n\nCat in a repentant text with reference to 821 18 de gasten, 22 ford to agione.\n\nDesperate iros trot be included in a hard thing.\n\nI think that we might let Press Bureau hart 256 and omit final words.\n\nSuggest that an office précis be started containing the despatch reporting arrangements at the outbreak was. It will be useful.\n\nSten 0.0.C. an Greek to for useful things like 21 of this and be omitted Gir la 14.10.14.\n\nWthe histon 14.10.74.\n\n5.15-10-19 -permules from he nway regist CO 45301 8 14.\n\nI agree to his suggestions.\n\nTo all Sir G. Fiddes 332.\n\nThe very office print of desp.s will be useful to all of us.\n\nLove day Mr Collins $15.10.14.\n\nSr. G. James.\n\nBefore sending duplicate-KP.D. the question of publishing the solumenon's suclones in the considered regards the copies & tilgrams not Iwhich are highly comft I think they should not be printed. The future historian will find the proclamations in the Gazette.\n\n? Print without suchomure.\n\n(para as har hun omitted in copy for PP.Luth) Przeposre 9 agrees.\n\n? the words in the 5 the def. used not 64 mitte).\n\n23.10.th TO",
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        "content_text": "424\n\nMay Conf\n\n1914\n\n15 ang\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nd. 26378\n\nauf dd C'at\n\n\"\n\nHONG KONG\n\n37797\n\nCestos\n\nFree Passage Scheme\n\nREC\n\nO\n\n37797\n\nREG 2 OCT 14\n\nsuggests that P. 1. to be asked to allow Kerr li book passages on their steamers for cadets who are not entitled to free passages so as to secure for officer's rebate on same terms as Co. allows undist.\n\nMr. Suffin.\n\nCollins\n\nThe arrangement suggested in the above para 2 is not likely to fit any conf. rebate of them for I think it useless to approach the City Hall. protests.\n\nA 3/10/48.\n\nIn the for Case to misite the Hait\n\n1 * he\n\n#\n\nNext subsequent Paper on passages for fh to maintain the (102,243). W217,475–57. 20,000. 8/14, A.CE.W.\n\nto M..\n\nsin full winstand y\n\nto warders de\n\nconfidential\n\n2.\n\nin order character",
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        "content_text": "11\n\n54\n\n10\n\nperiod of six months allowed for further signatures might well have been reduced to one or two months, but no other delegates spoke in support of this view.\n\nThe vœu in the form proposed by the Editing Committee and certain recommendations as to the arrangement of the other vœux already agreed to having been adopted, the final protocol was unanimously passed without further discussion.\n\nAt the fifth and closing session on the 9th July the final protocol was signed by all the delegates except those of Brazil and Colombia, who were unavoidably prevented from attending, but who affixed their signatures subsequently.\n\nM. Pellet, the French delegate, and Mr. Lloyd Bryce, the American delegate, made short speeches expressing the thanks of their colleagues to Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands and to the Government for the hospitality extended to us, and to M. Cremer, our president, for the zeal, patience, and impartiality with which he had conducted the business of our sessions. M. Cremer, in replying, paid a well-deserved tribute to the valuable assistance received from our honorary president, M. van Swinderen, Netherland Minister for Foreign Affairs.\n\nM. van Swinderen said a few words congratulating the delegates on the progress made towards the goal which they had set before them, and accepted on behalf of the Netherland Government the fresh task which they had been invited to undertake and in the execution of which they would count on the active support of the signatory Governments. He then declared the Conference closed.\n\nTo the superficial observer it might perhaps appear that little had been achieved by the Second Opium Conference, but a closer comparison of the position of affairs as they were at the close of the first Conference with the present situation will show that such a conclusion is unwarranted. At the close of the first Conference twelve Powers had signed a convention to regulate the trade in opium, morphia, and cocaine, but had simultaneously come to the conclusion that there could be no idea of any practical enforcement of the provisions of that convention without first securing the co-operation of numerous Governments who had not even been represented at the Conference. At present the position is far different; a large majority of the Governments of the world have signed the convention, several have already signified their readiness to ratify, and only a very small minority, though representing powerful interests, have decided to postpone ratification, in the hope of first securing the co-operation of the Governments which have not yet signed.\n\nIn our report on the work of the first Conference, we claimed to have established a new principle of international morality in laying down that, in regard to the traffic in these harmful drugs, it was not sufficient for a particular State to take measures for the protection of its own subjects, but that it must also assist the efforts of other countries by organising international control over the traffic in these drugs; but we pointed out that, in order to give adequate effect to this principle, a substantial degree of unanimity among the nations of the world as to the measures to be adopted was essential. We now claim that a long step has been made towards the attainment of that unanimity. The second Conference has served to review the international position and accelerate the pace.\n\nOur instructions were to direct our efforts to securing the co-operation of the signatory Governments in such measures as, in the opinion of the delegates, were most likely to induce those countries which, for one reason or another, had not yet signed, to sign the convention without further delay, and thus enable His Majesty's Government to ratify. A perusal of the final protocol will, we think, show that we have succeeded in carrying out our instructions to the letter. It would nevertheless be idle to disguise the fact that the refusal of His Majesty's Government to ratify, there and then, was a cause of great disappointment to many of the delegates. We venture, however, to point out that the position is already different from what it was when His Majesty's Government decided that the question of ratification must be postponed. After the summoning of the Conference, but before the opening of its sessions, Chile and Nicaragua had signed; during the Conference Uruguay intimated its intention of signing, though it has not as yet done so, while since its close, according to information received from the Netherland Government, Peru, whose abstention would have been so fatal to any effective control of the cocaine trade, has come into line; and, more recently, Norway and Sweden have also signed the convention. This reduces the number of non-signatory Powers to nine, viz., Austria-Hungary, Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Roumania, Servia, Switzerland, Turkey, and Uruguay, and of these six have certainly had more vitally important questions to occupy them lately than the regulation of the international trade in certain noxious drugs. There is therefore, we consider, every indication that matters will soon have reached a stage which will justify His Majesty's Government in altering their attitude and ratifying the convention.\n\nM. van Swinderen, in his closing speech, referred to the disappearance of all doubt as to the sincerity of the individual intentions entertained by the Governments concerned as being the great forward step made by the Conference, and he further expressed his conviction that the task of civilisation to which the Conference had devoted its energies would be realised in its widest conception. We sincerely hope, nay, we have every reason to believe, that events will justify M. van Swinderen's confidence. There may be delays and disappointments yet to be encountered; several Powers have still to ratify before the putting into force of the convention; there will then be further difficulties to be surmounted in regard to the enactment of the legislative and other measures entailed, and finally there will be the fixing of the date for the enforcement of those measures. Time must elapse before this final stage is reached, but, without wishing to be unduly optimistic, we may at least say that there seems every indication that we have reached a point from which we cannot go back, but are bound to go forward till the work that the Powers which framed the convention set before them is finally accomplished.\n\nIn view of the fact that the putting into force of the convention by Great Britain must necessitate the enactment of entirely new legislation in respect of the drugs which are the subject of the convention, it would appear desirable that the Department concerned should have in preparation a Bill to give effect to the provisions therein laid down, in anticipation of the next and subsequent stages which must follow deposit of ratification, which has already commenced.\n\nBefore closing, there is one further point to which we wish to draw attention. In the list, which accompanied our instructions, of the dominions, colonies, dependencies, and protectorates of His Majesty which have refused to sign the convention, we noticed the names of the Union of South Africa, of several of our West Indian colonies, and of British Guiana and British Honduras. The question of the signature of the British colonies was not mentioned at the Conference, and the abstention of those figuring in the above-mentioned list may not, perhaps, be considered to have the same importance as, for instance, the abstention of French Cochin-China, to which we have already referred. Nevertheless it is evident that so long as colonies possessing important ports such as those mentioned above, which could be used for the unrestricted transhipment of opium, morphia, and cocaine to neighbouring countries, refuse to be bound by the provisions of the Opium Convention in regard to the international trade in those drugs, we lay ourselves open to the same criticism that we have applied to the refusal of the other countries to sign, namely, that the abstention of those colonies must prove prejudicial to the full and effective enforcement of international measures for the suppression of the illicit trade in opium, morphia, and cocaine.\n\nFinally, we wish again to give public expression to our grateful sense of the obligation under which the Netherland Government have laid all the Governments interested in this humanitarian work, not only by affording us the opportunity of meeting together for discussion, but also for so readily undertaking for the second time the task of securing further signatures to the convention. We feel that the whole world owes a debt of gratitude to the Government of the Netherlands for the repeated proofs they have given of their readiness to promote international settlement of matters in which all civilised nations are interested, and international co-operation in questions affecting the welfare of humanity, thus helping to create an atmosphere of conciliation among nations which we may be allowed to express the hope may in time become more and more all-embracing.\n\nWe have the honour to be,\n\nSir,\n\nYour most obedient,\n\nNo. 3.\n\nhumble Servants,\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM J. COLLINS.\n\nProtocole de Clôture de la deuxième Conférence internationale de l'Opium, 1913.\n\nLA deuxième Conférence internationale de l'Opium, convoquée par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas en vertu de l'article 23 de la Convention internationale de l'Opium, s'est réunie à La Haye, dans le Palais des Comtes, le 1er juillet, 1913.\n\n? omis\n\nA",
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        "content_text": "Les Gouvernements, dont l'énumération suit, ont pris part à la Conférence, pour laquelle ils avaient désigné les délégués nommés ci-après:\n\nL'Allemagne Son Excellence M. Félix de Müller, Conseiller intime actuel, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes Etats-Unis d'Amérique M. le Dr. Hamilton Wright, Commissaire spécial au Département d'Etat, délégué; Son Excellence M. Lloyd Bryce, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué; Mr. Gerrit John Kollen, Président émérite du Hope College, Professeur de Mathématiques, délégué.\n\nLa République argentine M. le Dr. François de Veyga, délégué.\n\nLa Belgique Son Excellence M. le Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes Etats-Unis du Brésil: Son Excellence M. J. Graça Aranha. Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLe Chili: Son Excellence M. 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Jorje Huneeus, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire du Chili à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nL'Espagne M. Manuel Garcia de Acilu y Benito, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa France Son Excellence M. Marcellia Pellet, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa Grande-Bretagne Mr. William Grenfell Max Müller, C.B., M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, délégué; Sir William J. Collins, D.L., M.D., F.R.C.S., ancien Président du Conseil municipal de Londres, délégué.\n\nL'Haïti M. Stenio Vincent, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, délégué.\n\nL'Italie M. le Marquis Alexandre Compans de Brichanteau, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLe Japon: M. Jumpei Shinobu, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLe Luxembourg: Son Excellence M. le Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes Etats-Unis mexicains: Son Excellence M. Federico Gamboa, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLes Pays-Bas M. J. T. Cremer, ancien Ministre des Colonies, ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, membre de la Première Chambre des Etats-Généraux, premier délégué; M. le Dr. C. Th. van Deventer, membre de la Première Chambre des Etats-Généraux, délégué; M. A. A. de Jongh, ancien Inspecteur général, Chef du Service de la Régie de l'Opium aux Indes néerlandaises, délégué; M. le Dr. J. G. Scheurer, membre de la Seconde Chambre des États-Généraux, délégué.\n\nLe Portugal: Son Excellence M. Antonio Maria Bartholomeu Ferreira, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué.\n\nLa Russie: Son Excellence M. A. Swétchine, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué; M. le Professeur Stanislas Przibytek, membre de l'Académie de Médecine à Saint-Pétersbourg, délégué.\n\nLe Siam: Son Excellence M. Phya Sudham Maitri, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Londres, à Bruxelles et à La Haye, délégué; Mr. William J. Archer, Conseiller de Légation à Londres et à La Haye, délégué.\n\nDans une série de réunions tenues du 1er au 9 juillet, 1913, la Conférence, après avoir examiné la question qui lui était soumise par le paragraphe 2 de l'article 23 de la Convention internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier, 1912-\n\n1. A décidé que le dépôt des ratifications peut avoir lieu dès maintenant.\n\n2. A adopté à l'unanimité la résolution suivante:\n\nDésirant poursuivre, dans la voie ouverte par la Commission internationale de Shanghaï de 1909 et par la première Conférence de La Haye de 1912, la suppression progressive de l'abus de l'opium, de la morphine, de la cocaïne, ainsi que des drogues préparées ou dérivées de ces substances, et considérant plus que jamais la nécessité et le profit mutuel d'une entente internationale sur ce point, la deuxième Conférence internationale de l'Opium—\n\n(1.) Emet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire remarquer aux Gouvernements d'Autriche-Hongrie, de Norvège et de Suède, que la signature, la ratification, la préparation des mesures législatives et l'entrée en vigueur de la Convention constituent quatre phases distinctes qui permettent dès maintenant à ces Puissances de procéder à la signature supplémentaire.\n\nEn effet, il ressort des articles 23 et 24 qu'une période de six mois pourra s'écouler entre l'entrée en vigueur de la convention et la rédaction des projets de lois, règlements et autres mesures prévues par la convention. En outre, le troisième alinéa de l'article 21 permet aux Puissances contractantes de s'entendre après ratification sur la date de l'entrée en vigueur desdites mesures législatives. D'ailleurs, on ne peut s'empêcher de faire remarquer que les difficultés prévues par l'Autriche-Hongrie, la Norvège et la Suède, en ce qui concerne leur législation, n'étaient pas inconnues aux délégués des Puissances signataires et ont même fait l'objet d'un examen approfondi de la part des douze Puissances contractantes. Presque toutes les Puissances signataires se trouvent dans la même situation que les Gouvernements susmentionnés et n'ont pas encore élaboré tous les projets de lois prévus par la convention;\n\n(2.) Emet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien communiquer aux Gouvernements de la Bulgarie, de la Grèce, du Monténégro, du Pérou, de la Roumanie, de la Serbie, de la Turquie et de l'Uruguay la résolution suivante:\n\n\"La Conférence regrette que certains Gouvernements aient refusé ou omis de signer jusqu'à présent la Convention. La Conférence est d'avis que l'abstention de ces Puissances entraverait de la façon la plus sérieuse les buts humanitaires poursuivis par la Convention. La Conférence exprime le ferme espoir que ces Puissances reviendront sur leur attitude ou négative ou dilatoire\";\n\n(3.) Émet le vœu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire observer au Gouvernement helvétique qu'il est dans l'erreur en considérant sa coopération comme d'une valeur à peu près nulle. A l'encontre de ce qui est dit dans la lettre du Conseil fédéral du 25 octobre, 1912, la Conférence estime que la coopération de la Suisse serait de l'effet le plus utile, tandis que son abstention compromettrait les résultats de la convention. Quant à la question soulevée par le Conseil fédéral concernant les attributions respectives des législations fédérales et cantonales, il est à noter que de semblables difficultés ont été déjà envisagées par la première Conférence, qui en a tenu compte dans la rédaction de la convention;\n\n(4) Invite les Gouvernements signataires à charger leurs représentants à l'étranger d'appuyer les démarches susindiquées de leurs collègues néerlandais;\n\n3. A émis le vœu suivant: Que dans le cas où la signature de toutes les Puissances invitées en vertu du paragraphe 1 de l'article 23 n'aurait pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre, 1913, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invite immédiatement les Puissances signataires à désigner des délégués pour procéder à La Haye à l'examen de la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier, 1912.\n\nEn foi de quoi les délégués ont revêtu le présent protocole de leurs signatures. Fait à La Haye, le 9 juillet, 1913, en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances tant signataires que non signataires.\n\nPour l'Allemagne:\n\nF. DE MÜLLER.\n\nPour les États-Unis d'Amérique:\n\nHAMILTON WRIGHT. LLOYD BRYCE. GERRIT J. KOLLEN.\n\nPour la République argentine:\n\nFRANC. DE VEYGA,",
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        "content_text": "A\n\n5\n\n¡\n\n14\n\nPour la Belgique :\n\nBN. ALB. FALLON.\n\nPour les États-Unis du Brésil:\n\nGRAÇA ARANHA,\n\nPour le Chili:\n\nJORJE HUNEEUS.\n\nPour la Chine :\n\nW. W. YEN.\n\nWU LIEN TEH\n\nPour la Colombie:\n\nCHR. HISCHEMÖLLER.\n\nPour le Costa-Rica:\n\nMANUEL M. DE PERATA.\n\nPour le Danemark :\n\nW. GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD,\n\nPour la République dominicaine :\n\nJ. LAMARCHE.\n\nPour l'Équateur:\n\nJORJE HUNEEUS.\n\nPour l'Espagne :\n\nMANUEL G. DE ACILU\n\nPour la France:\n\nMarcellin Pellet.\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne :\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nPour l'Haïti :\n\nSTENIO VINCENT.\n\nPour l'Italie :\n\nBRICHANTEAU.\n\nPour le Japon\n\n(Avec la réserve de l'approbation ultérieure de son Gouvernement.)\n\nJ. SHINOBU.\n\nPour le Luxembourg:\n\nBN. ALB. FALLON.\n\nPour les États-Unis mexicains :\n\nF. GAMBOA,\n\nPour les Pays-Bas :\n\nJ. T. CREMER,\n\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\n\nA. A. DE JONGH.\n\nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nPour le Portugal:\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA.\n\nPour la Russie:\n\nA. SWETCHINE.\n\nPour le Siam:\n\nPHYA SUDHAM MAITRI.\n\nWM. J. ARCHER.\n\nCertifié pour copie conforme :\n\nLe Secrétaire général du Ministère\n\ndes Affaires Étrangères des Pays-Bas,\n\n15\n\n(Translation.)\n\nFinal Protocol of the Second International Opium Conference, 1913.\n\nTHE Second International Opium Conference, convoked by the Government of the Netherlands in accordance with article 23 of the International Opium Convention, met at The Hague, in the Hall of the Knights, on the 1st July, 1913.\n\nThe Governments hereinafter enumerated participated in the Conference, for which they had appointed the following delegates :-\n\nGermany: His Excellency M. Félix von Müller, Privy Counsellor, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate.\n\nUnited States of America: Dr. Hamilton Wright, Special Commissioner of the Department of State, delegate; His Excellency Mr. Lloyd Bryce, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate; Mr. Gerrit John Kollen, President Emeritus of Hope College, Professor of Mathematics, delegate.\n\nArgentine Republic: Dr. François de Veyga, delegate.\n\nBelgium: His Excellency Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate.\n\nUnited States of Brazil: His Excellency M. J. Graça Aranha, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate.\n\nChile: His Excellency M. Jorje Huneeus, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels and at The Hague, delegate.\n\nChina: His Excellency M. W. W. Yen, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Berlin, First Delegate Plenipotentiary; Dr. Wu Lien-Teh, M.A., M.D. (Cambridge), Surgeon-Major, Director of the Medical Service, Physician of the Foreign Office, Delegate Plenipotentiary.\n\nColombia: M. Ch. Hischemöller, Consul at Rotterdam, delegate.\n\nCosta Rica: His Excellency M. Manuel M. de Peralta, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Paris and at The Hague, delegate.\n\nDenmark: M. J. G. de Grevenkop Castenskjold, Minister Resident at Brussels and at The Hague, delegate.\n\nDominican Republic: His Excellency Dr. José Lamarche, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary, delegate.\n\nEcuador: His Excellency M. Jorje Huneeus, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of Chile at Brussels and at The Hague, delegate.\n\nSpain: M. Manuel Garcia de Acilu y Benito, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at The Hague, delegate.\n\nFrance: His Excellency M. Marcellin Pellet, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate.\n\nGreat Britain: Mr. William Grenfell Max Müller, C.B., M.V.O., Counsellor of Embassy, delegate; Sir William J. Collins, D.L., M.D., F.R.C.S., former Chairman of the London County Council, delegate.\n\nHayti: M. Stenio Vincent, Chargé d'Affaires at The Hague, delegate.\n\nItaly: Marquis Alexandre Compans de Brichanteau, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at The Hague, delegate.\n\nJapan: M. Jumpei Shinobu, Chargé d'Affaires ad interim at The Hague, delegate.\n\nLuxemburg: His Excellency Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels and at The Hague, delegate.\n\nUnited States of Mexico: His Excellency M. Frederico Gamboa, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at Brussels and at The Hague, delegate.\n\nThe Netherlands: M. J. T. Cremer, former Minister for the Colonies, former president of the Netherlands Society of Commerce, Member of the First Chamber of the States-General, first delegate; Dr. C. Th. van Deventer, Member of the First Chamber of the States-General, delegate; M. A. A. de Jongh, former inspector-general, head of the opium monopoly in the Dutch Indies, delegate; Dr. J. G. Scheurer, Member of the Second Chamber of the States-General, delegate.\n\nPortugal: His Excellency M. Antonio Maria Bartholomeu Ferreira, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate.\n\nRussia: His Excellency M. A. Swétchine, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague, delegate; Professor Stanislas Przibytek, member of the Academy of Medicine at St. Petersburgh, delegate.\n\nSiam: His Excellency Phya Sudham Maitri, Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at London, Brussels, and The Hague, delegate; Mr. William J. Archer, Counsellor of Legation at London and The Hague, delegate.\n\n[158]\n\nE\n\n56",
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        "content_text": "At a series of meetings held from the 1st to the 9th July, 1913, the Conference, having examined the question submitted to it under paragraph 2 of article 23 of the International Opium Convention of the 23rd January, 1912,\n\n1. Has decided that the deposit of ratifications may now take place.\n\n2. Has unanimously adopted the following resolution:--\n\nDesiring to pursue, in the path first entered on by the International Commission of Shanghai of 1909 and by the first Conference at The Hague of 1912, the progressive suppression of the abuse of opium, morphine, and cocaine, and of the drugs prepared or derived from these substances, and more than ever convinced of the necessity and on this matter, the Second International Opium Conference,\n\n(1.) Resolves that the Government of the Netherlands may be pleased to inform the Governments of Austria-Hungary, Norway, and Sweden that the signature, ratification, preparation of legislative measures, and the enforcement of the convention, constitute four distinct stages which allow these Powers to proceed at once to supplemental signature.\n\nIndeed, it is provided by articles 23 and 24 that a period of six months may elapse between the enforcement of the convention and the preparation of bills, regulations and other measures contemplated by the convention. Furthermore, the third paragraph of article 24 allows the contracting Powers to come to an agreement after ratification as to the date of the enactment of such legislative measures. It must be observed that the difficulties anticipated by Austria-Hungary, Norway, and Sweden, as regards their legislation, were foreseen by the delegates of the signatory Powers, and were, indeed, the subject of thorough examination by the twelve contracting Powers. Almost all the signatory Powers are in the same position as the above-mentioned Powers, and have not yet formulated all the measures contemplated by the convention.\n\n(2.) Resolves that the Government of the Netherlands may be pleased to communicate to the Governments of Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, Peru, Roumania, Servia, Turkey, and Uruguay, the following resolution:--\n\n\"The Conference regrets that certain Governments have as yet declined or failed to sign the convention. The Conference is of the opinion that the abstention of these Powers would prejudice most seriously the humanitarian ends sought by the convention. The Conference expresses the firm hope that these Powers will alter their negative or dilatory attitude.\"\n\n(3.) Resolves that the Government of the Netherlands may be pleased to inform the Swiss Government that they are mistaken in their belief that their co-operation will be almost valueless. Contrary to the view expressed in the letter of the Federal Council of the 25th October, 1912, the Conference believes that the co-operation of Switzerland will be most useful, while its abstention will jeopardise the results of the convention. As for the consideration advanced by the Federal Council concerning the respective fields of federal and cantonal legislation, it may be observed that similar difficulties confronted the first Conference, which took them into account while drafting the text of the convention.\n\n(4.) Invites the signatory Governments to instruct their representatives abroad to support the above-mentioned representations of their Netherlands colleagues.\n\n3. Has resolved as follows:-\n\nThat should the signature of all the Powers invited in accordance with paragraph 1 of article 23 not be obtained by the 31st December, 1913, the Government of the Netherlands will immediately request the signatory Powers to appoint delegates to proceed to The Hague to examine into the possibility of putting into effect the International Opium Convention of the 23rd January, 1912.\n\nIn witness whereof the delegates have attached their signatures to this protocol.\n\nDone at The Hague, the 9th July, 1913, in one instrument, which shall be deposited in the archives of the Government of the Netherlands, and copies of which, duly certified, shall be forwarded through diplomatic channels to all the signatory and the non-signatory Powers.\n\nFor Germany:\nF. DE MÜLLER,\n\nFor The United States of America:\nHAMILTON WRIGHT.\nLLOYD BRYCE,\nGERRIT J. KOLLEN.\n\nFor the Argentine Republic:\nFRANC. DE VEYGA.\n\nFor Belgium:\nBN. ALB. FALLON.\n\nFor The United States of Brazil:\nGRAÇA ARANHA.\n\nFor Chile:\nJORGE HUNEEUS.\n\nFor China:\nW. W. YEN.\nWU LIEN TEH.\n\nFor Colombia:\nCHR. HISCHEMÖLLER,\n\nFor Costa Rica:\nMANUEL M. DE PERALTA.\n\nFor Denmark:\nW. GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD.\n\nFor the Dominican Republic:\nJ. LAMARCHE.\n\nFor Ecuador:\nJORGE HUNEEUS.\n\nFor Spain:\nMANUEL G. DE ACILU.\n\nFor France:\nMARCELLIN PELLET.\n\nFor Great Britain:\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\nWILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nFor Hayti:\nSTENIO VINCENT.\n\nFor Italy:\nBRICHANTEAU.\n\nFor Japan:\nJ. SHINOBU.\n(With the reserve of the eventual approval of his Government.)\n\nFor Luxembourg:\nBN. ALB. FALLON,\n\nFor the United States of Mexico:\nF. GAMBOA.\n\n[158]\n\nE 2\n\n57",
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        "content_text": "## matters in which all civilised nations are interested, and international co-operation in questions affecting the welfare of humanity, thus helping to create an atmosphere of conciliation among nations which we may be allowed to express the hope may in time become more and more all-embracing.\n\nWe have, &c.\n\nW. G. Max Müller. William J. Collins.\n\n**[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]**\n\n## OPIUM\n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n([32]\n\n## No. 1.\n\n346\n\n[January 1, 1914.]\n\n### SECTION 1.\n\nMr. Chilton to Sir Edward Grey.-(Received January 1, 1914.) (No. 185.)\n\nThe Hague, December 30, 1913.\n\nWITH reference to Sir Alan Johnstone's despatch No. 172 of the 12th instant, I have the honour to transmit herewith a revised printed list, received from the Netherland Ministry for Foreign Affairs, of the Governments which have and which have not up to the present signed the Opium Convention of the 23rd January, 1912.\n\nYou will notice that Montenegro, Roumania, and Switzerland have all recently signed the convention.\n\nThe Ministry inform me that Austria-Hungary have promised to sign shortly, that the Minister of Uruguay at Brussels and the Bulgarian Minister at Paris have been authorised by their Governments to sign as soon as possible, that the Netherland Ministers at Athens and Belgrade have been instructed to press urgently for the signature of the convention by Greece and Servia respectively, and that a telegram from the Netherland Minister at Constantinople was received to-day stating that Turkey has reiterated her refusal to sign.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nH. G. Chilton.\n\n### Enclosure in No. 1.\n\n#### International Opium Convention of January 23, 1912.\n\nLa Convention internationale de l'Opium a été signée à La Haye le 23 janvier, 1912, par l'Allemagne, les Etats-Unis d'Amérique, la Chine, la France, la Grande-Bretagne, l'Italie, le Japon, les Pays-Bas, la Perse, le Portugal, la Russie, le Siam, et\n\nLe 17 décembre, 1912, par la Grande-Bretagne pour les dominions, colonies, dépendances et protectorats suivants :\n\n| Entity |\n| --- |\n| Canada |\n| Terre-Neuve |\n| Nouvelle-Zélande |\n| Brunei |\n| Chypre |\n| Protectorat de l'Afrique orientale |\n| Iles Falkland |\n| Protectorats malais |\n| Gambie |\n| Gibraltar |\n| Côte d'Or |\n| Jamaïque |\n| Johore |\n| Kedah |\n| Kelantan |\n| Perlis |\n| Trengganu |\n| Malte |\n| Nigéria du Nord |\n| Bornéo septentrionale |\n| Nyasaland |\n| Sainte-Hélène |\n| Sarawak |\n| Seychelles |\n| Somaliland |\n| Nigéria du Sud |\n| Trinidad |\n| Uganda |\n\nLe 27 février, 1913, pour la colonie de Fiji;\n\nLe 22 avril, 1913, pour la colonie de Sierra-Leone, le protectorat des îles Gilbert et Ellis et le protectorat des îles Salomon;\n\nLe 25 juin, 1913, pour le Gouvernement du Commonwealth d'Australie;\n\nLe 14 novembre, 1913, pour les îles Bahamas et pour les trois colonies des îles Windward, savoir Grenade, Sainte-Lucie et Saint-Vincent.\n\nLe \"Protocole de signature des Puissances non représentées à la Conférence,\" visé à l'avant-dernier alinéa de l'article 22 de la Convention internationale de l'Opium, a été signé :\n\n| Entity | Date |\n| --- | --- |\n| Pour le Costa-Rica | le 25 avril, 1912 |\n| Pour le Mexique | le 15 mai, 1912 |\n| Pour le Guatemala | le 17 juin, 1912 |\n| Pour la Belgique (sous réserve d'adhésion ou de dénonciation en ce qui concerne le Congo belge) | le 18 juin, 1912 |\n| Pour le Luxembourg | le 18 juin, 1912 |\n| Pour le Panama | le 19 juin, 1912 |\n| Pour l'Equateur | le 2 juillet, 1912 |\n| Pour le Honduras | le 5 juillet, 1912 |\n| Pour le Salvador | le 30 juillet, 1912 |\n| Pour l'Haïti | le 21 août, 1912 |",
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        "content_text": "## CONFIDENTIAL\n\nLes Puissances, dont la signature n'a pas été obtenue à la date du 1er novembre, 1913, sont les suivantes :\n\n- L'Autriche-Hongrie\n- La Roumanie\n- L'Uruguay\n- Le Monténégro\n- La Serbie\n- La Bulgarie\n- La Grèce\n- La Suisse\n- La Turquie\n\n- Signé le 27 décembre, 1913. [Promises to sign shortly.]\n- [Minister at Brussels authorised to sign as soon as possible.]\n- Signé le 22 décembre, 1913. [Minister at Paris authorised to sign.]\n- Signé le 29 décembre, 1913.\n\nLa convention a été ratifiée par le Danemark, le Siam, le Guatemala, le Honduras, le Vénézuela,\n\n## No. 1.\n### Sir Edward Grey to Sir W. Collins\n\n**Foreign Office, January 6, 1913**\n\nI HAVE read with interest and satisfaction the report which you have drawn up in conjunction with Mr. Max Müller of the proceedings at the International Opium Conference, 1913.\n\nWhile regretting that the results of the Conference are, through force of circumstances, not more immediately apparent, I agree that very considerable progress has been made, and the number of countries which since the termination of the Conference have either signed or promised to sign the Opium Convention bears ample testimony to the fact.\n\nI have no doubt that the success of the Conference was in no small measure due to the labours of the British delegates, and I desire to convey to you my cordial thanks for the services which you have rendered, and to express my hearty appreciation of the able and tactful manner in which you carried out your instructions.\n\n*Also to Mr. Max Müller, mutatis mutandis.*\n\nI am, &c.\nE. GREY.\n\nPour le Vénézuela  \nPour le Brésil ...  \nPour l'Argentine  \nPour l'Espagne  \nPour la République dominicaine  \nPour le Paraguay  \n\n2  \nPour le Danemark (pour le Danemark, l'Islande et les Antilles danoises)  \nPour la Colombie (sous réserve de l'approbation du Corps législatif de la Colombie)  \nPour la République de Cuba  \nPour la Bolivie  \nPour le Chili  \nPour le Nicaragua  \nPour le Pérou  \nPour la Suède (sous réserve de la déclaration suivante: \"L'opium n'étant pas fabriqué en Suède, le Gouvernement suédois se contentera pour le moment de prohiber l'importation de l'opium préparé, mais se déclare en même temps prêt à prendre les mesures visées dans l'article 8 de la convention, si l'expérience en démontre l'opportunité\")  \nPour la Norvège  \n\nle 10 septembre, 1912  \nle 16 octobre,  \nle 17 octobre,  \nle 23 octobre,  \nle 12 novembre,  \nle 14 décembre,  \nle 17 décembre,  \nle 15 janvier, 1913  \nle 8 mai,  \nle 4 juin,  \nle 2 juillet,  \nle 18 juillet,  \nle 24 juillet,  \nle 27 août,  \nle 2 septembre  \n\n| Date        | Event                                      |\n|-------------|--------------------------------------------|\n| le 10 septembre, 1912 |  |\n| le 16 octobre,      |  |\n| le 17 octobre,      | 11 |\n| le 23 octobre,      | +  |\n| le 12 novembre,     | 22 |\n| le 14 décembre,     | 23 |\n| le 17 décembre,     | OPIUM. 53 |\n| le 15 janvier, 1913 | CONFIDENTIAL. |\n| le 8 mai,           | \"J |\n| le 4 juin,          | 55 |\n| le 2 juillet,       | [57230] |\n| le 18 juillet,      | F1 |\n| le 24 juillet,      | J |\n| le 27 août,         |  |\n| le 2 septembre,     | 25 |\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]  \nC. C. 347  \n!3187  \n+ CR  \nPage 363  \nSI APR 14  \n[January 6.]  \n[2032 ƒ-1]",
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        "content_text": "**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\n361 \n\n13188 \n\n1st April \n\nAn Interdepartmental Committee met to-day at the Foreign Office to consider the instructions to the British delegates at the forthcoming International Opium Conference at The Hague.\n\nThere were present:- \n\n* Sir William Collins, K.C.V.O.\n* Mr. M. Delevingne, C.B., representing the Home Office.\n* Mr. F. Drake, representing the India Office.\n* Mr. H. Fountain, C.M.G., representing the Board of Trade.\n* Mr. J. D. Gregory, representing the Foreign Office.\n* Mr. R. H. Griffin, representing the Colonial Office.\n\nThe existing situation was reviewed.\n\nThe Powers that have not yet signed the International Opium Convention of 1912 are Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Servia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Uruguay. (Greece has attached reservations to her adhesion with regard to her newly-acquired territories.) The Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs informed His Majesty's Ambassador orally on the 20th January that the Austro-Hungarian Government had definitely decided to sign, the delay being due only to differences between the Austrian and Hungarian Governments as to the form of signature.\n\nIn the British Empire, Bermuda, Barbados, and Mauritius are the only colonies outstanding, but the two last have passed the necessary ordinance and the first will pass it. The South African Protectorates and Zanzibar are ready to adhere but have not actually signed.\n\nEgypt has not yet signed, as Lord Kitchener wished to deal with opium and hashish together. He is, however, to be instructed to dissociate them and to obtain Egypt's adhesion to the Opium Convention.\n\nThe Powers that have ratified the Convention are the United States, Denmark, Portugal, Siam, Venezuela, Honduras, and Guatemala.\n\nThe Committee were of opinion that the delay in the signature of the Convention by Austria-Hungary was the principal obstacle to ratification by Great Britain, but that the latter would be justified nevertheless in ratifying if the Austro-Hungarian Government would make a definite statement in writing of their intention to sign.\n\nIt was accordingly proposed that His Majesty's Ambassador at Vienna should be instructed to endeavour to elicit a written statement in this sense from the Austro-Hungarian Government.\n\nThe purpose of the forthcoming Conference at The Hague was then considered.\n\nThe invitation of the Netherlands Government states that the Conference \"aura pour but d'instituer une enquête concernant la possibilité de faire entrer la \n\nPage 434",
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        "content_text": "# [This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n## **CONFIDENTIAL**\n### [14781] 448 C.O. [March 19.] 16765\n\n## SECTION 1.\n### REC + (REG 8 MAY 14 [2082-1])\n\n**Minute by Mr. Gregory.**\n\nAn Interdepartmental Committee met to-day at the Foreign Office to consider the instructions to the British delegates at the forthcoming International Opium Conference at The Hague.\n\nThere were present:\n| Name | Representation |\n| --- | --- |\n| Sir William Collins, K.C.V.O. |  |\n| Mr. M. Delevingne, C.B. | Home Office |\n| Mr. F. Drake | India Office |\n| Mr. H. Fountain, C.M.G. | Board of Trade |\n| Mr. J. D. Gregory | Foreign Office |\n| Mr. R. H. Griffin | Colonial Office |\n\nThe existing situation was reviewed.\n\nThe Powers that have not yet signed the International Opium Convention of 1912 are Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Servia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Uruguay. (Greece has attached reservations to her adhesion with regard to her newly-acquired territories.) The Austro-Hungarian Minister for Foreign Affairs informed His Majesty's Ambassador orally on the 20th January that the Austro-Hungarian Government had definitely decided to sign, the delay being due only to differences between the Austrian and Hungarian Governments as to the form of signature.\n\nIn the British Empire, Bermuda, Barbados, and Mauritius are the only colonies outstanding, but the two last have passed the necessary ordinance and the first will pass it. The South African Protectorates and Zanzibar are ready to adhere but have not actually signed.\n\nEgypt has not yet signed, as Lord Kitchener wished to deal with opium and hashish together. He is, however, to be instructed to dissociate them and to obtain Egypt's adhesion to the Opium Convention.\n\nThe Powers that have ratified the Convention are the United States, Denmark, Portugal, Siam, Venezuela, Honduras, and Guatemala.\n\nThe Committee were of opinion that the delay in the signature of the Convention by Austria-Hungary was the principal obstacle to ratification by Great Britain, but that the latter would be justified nevertheless in ratifying if the Austro-Hungarian Government would make a definite statement in writing of their intention to sign.\n\nIt was accordingly proposed that His Majesty's Ambassador at Vienna should be instructed to endeavour to elicit a written statement in this sense from the Austro-Hungarian Government.\n\nThe purpose of the forthcoming Conference at The Hague was then considered.\n\nThe invitation of the Netherlands Government states that the Conference \"* aura pour but d'instituer une enquête concernant la possibilité de faire entrer la...",
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        "content_text": "54 \n\n2 \n\n**LES ÉTATS-UNIS DU BRÉSIL:** \n\nSon Exc. M. JOSÉ PEREIRA DA GRAÇA ARANHA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LE CHILI:** \n\nSon Exc. M. JORGE HUNEEUS, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LA CHINE:** \n\nSon Exc. M. YEN HUI-CH'ING, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Berlin, Délégué; \n\nSon Exc. M. T'ANG TSAI-FOU, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LE DANEMARK:** \n\nM. J. G. DE GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD, Ministre Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LA RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE:** \n\nSon Exc. M. le Dr. JOSÉ LAMARCHE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire, Délégué. \n\n**L'ÉQUATEUR:** \n\nM. MIGUEL A. SEMINARIO, Chargé d'Affaires à Bruxelles, Délégué. \n\n**L'ESPAGNE:** \n\nSon Exc. D. FERNANDO OSORIO Y ELOLA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LA FRANCE:** \n\nSon Exc. M. MARCELLIN PELLET, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LA GRANDE-BRETAGNE:** \n\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, C.B., M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, Consul Général à Budapest, Délégué; \n\nSir WILLIAM J. COLLINS, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.S., Ancien Président du Conseil Municipal de Londres, Délégué. \n\n**LE GUATEMALA:** \n\nM. JOSÉ MARIA LARDIZABAL, Chargé d'Affaires à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n3 \n\n**L'HAÏTI:** \n\nM. STENIO VINCENT, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**L'ITALIE:** \n\nSon Exc. M. le Comte JOSEPH SALLIER DE LA TOUR, Duc DE CALVELLO, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LE JAPON:** \n\nSon Exc. M. AIMARO SATO, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LE LUXEMBOURG:** \n\nSon Exc. M. le Baron ALBÉRIC FALLON, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire de Belgique à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LES ÉTATS-UNIS MEXICAINS:** \n\nSon Exc. M. CARLOS PEREYRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LE MONTÉNÉGRO:** \n\nM. H. MENDES DA COSTA, Consul-Général à Amsterdam, Délégué. \n\n**LES PAYS-BAS:** \n\nM. J. T. CREMER, Ancien Ministre des Colonies, Ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, Membre de la Première Chambre des États-Généraux, Premier Délégué; \n\nM. le Dr. C. TH. VAN DEVENTER, Membre de la Seconde Chambre des États-Généraux, Délégué; \n\nM. A. A. DE JONGH, Ancien Inspecteur-Général, Chef du service de la Régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Bourgmestre de Hoorn, Délégué. \n\n**LA PERSE:** \n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN, Chargé des Affaires à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n**LE PORTUGAL:** \n\nSon Exc. M. ANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué; \n\nM. le Commandant A. A. SANCHES DE MIRANDA, ancien Gouverneur aux Colonies, Délégué du Ministère des Colonies. \n\n**LA ROUMANIE:** \n\nSon Exc. M. CHARLES M. MITILINEU, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. \n\n12",
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        "content_text": "# Foreign \n\n1914 \n\n16 July \n\nLast previous Paper. \n\n25197 \n\nIre to for 22nd? July \n\nAuse 257 \n\n**HONG KONG** \n\n76212 \n\nREC \n\n63 \n\n26212 \n\n**REG 18 JUL 14** \n\nGraftanhia Companies brair \n\nLeus \n\nZ \n\naccepted copy of \n\nletter \n\nso received, containing deep ariert pom \n\nLausmanez of \"juve. \n\n# de \n\nthe Raisley \n\nWe have telephoned to Mr. Collins to wait \n\ntill he returns from \n\nfurston \n\nother underlined \n\nRef \n\n20/7/14 \n\nin red ink the amendments \n\nmade in the off Divic as sent out to \n\nH. Kone (48854/13) \n\nre articles 2, 14/11/0/4, 15 (1) & 8(2) \n\n816 \n\nactually \n\nThe effect of these amendments is \n\nsummarized in the last para of the letter we received from D. of Papers from the Govt., \n\n38 \n\nnews inclosures, \n\nA \n\nGovt's desk so then to fir \n\nH. Sandmang \n\netc that the H. Kone authorities \n\nare \n\nnot \n\nlikely to \n\n## Next subsequent Paper. \n\n26396 \n\nW1.31,986—12, 45,000, 12/18, A & RW.",
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        "content_text": "## \nM. DELBRÜCK, Son conseiller supérieur intime de Régence; M. le Dr. GRUNENWALD, Son conseiller actuel de légation; M. le Dr. KERP, Son conseiller intime de Régence, directeur à l'Office Impérial de santé; \nM. le Dr. RÖSSLER, consul Impérial à Canton.\n\nLe Président des Etats-Unis d'Amérique: \nM. l'Evêque CHARLES H. BRENT; \nM. HAMILTON WRIGHT; \nM. H. J. FINGER.\n\nSa Majesté l'Empereur de Chine: \nSon Excellence M. LIANG CH'ENG, Son envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à Berlin.\n\nLe Président de la République française: \nM. HENRI BRENIER, inspecteur-conseil des services agricoles et commerciaux de l'Indo-Chine; \nM. PIERRE GUESDE, administrateur des services civils de l'Indo-Chine.\n\nSa Majesté le Roi du Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande et des Territoires britanniques au delà des Mers, Empereur des Indes: \nThe Right-Honourable Sir CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH, G. C. M. G., membre du conseil privé; \nSir WILLIAM STEVENSON MEYER, K. C. I. E., secrétaire en chef du Gouvernement de Madras; \nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, C. B., M. V. O., Son conseiller d'ambassade; \nSir WILLIAM JOB COLLINS, M. D., deputy-lieutenant du Comité de Londres.\n\nSa Majesté le Roi d'Italie: \nSon Excellence M. le Comte J. SALLIER DE LA TOUR, Duc de Calvello, Son envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye.",
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        "content_text": "## \nLa dénonciation ne produira ses effets qu'à l'égard de la Puissance qui l'aura notifiée et un an après que la notification en sera parvenue au Gouvernement des Pays-Bas.\n\nEn foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires ont revêtu la présente Convention de leurs signatures.\n\nFait à La Haye, le 23 janvier mil neuf cent douze, en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances représentées à la Conférence.\n\nF. DE MÜLLER.\nPour l'Allemagne. DELBRÜCK.\n\nPour les Etats-Unis d'Amérique.\nGRUNENWALD.\nCHARLES H. BRENT.\nHAMILTON WRIGHT.\nHENRY J. FINGER.\n\nPour la Chine LIANG CHENG.\n\nPour la France. H. BRENIER.\nSous réserve d'une ratification, ou d'une dénonciation, éventuellement séparée et spéciale en ce qui concerne les Protectorats français.\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne \nW. S. MEYER.\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\nWILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nSous réserve de la déclaration suivante: Les articles de la présente Convention, si elle est ratifiée par le Gouvernement de Sa Majesté Britannique, s'appliqueront à l'Empire des Indes Britanniques, à Ceylan, aux Etablissements des Détroits, à Hong Kong et à Wei-hai-wei, sous tous les rapports, de la même façon qu'ils appliqueront au Royaume-Uni de Grande-Bretagne et d'Irlande; mais le Gouvernement de Sa Majesté Britannique se réserve le droit de signer ou de dénoncer séparément ladite Convention au nom de tout Dominion, Colonie, Dépendance ou Protectorat de Sa Majesté autre que ceux qui ont été spécifiés.\n\nPour l'Italie G. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\nPour le Japon \nAIMARO SATO.\nTOMOE TAKAGI,\nKOTARO NISHIZAKI.\n\nPour les Pays-Bas \nJ. T. CREMER.\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\nA. A. DE JONGH.\nJ. G. SCHEURER.",
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        "content_text": "## CONFIDENTIAL\n\n### SECTION 1\n\n**(No. 2.) Sir,**\n\nNo. 1.\n\n**British Opium Delegates to Sir Edward Grey.--(Received June 29.)**\n\nThe Hague, June 25, 1914. We have the honour to transmit to you herewith a copy of the Final Protocol of the Third Opium Conference, which was signed to-day by the delegates of the Governments represented at the Conference.\n\nWe have, &c.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. W. J. COLLINS.\n\n### Enclosure in No. 1.\n\n**Final Protocol of Third Opium Conference, 1914.**\n\nLa troisième Conférence internationale de l'Opium, convoquée par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas en vertu du vœu No. 3 émis par la deuxième Conférence, s'est réunie à La Haye, dans le Palais des Comtes, le 15 juin, 1914.\n\nLes Gouvernements dont l'énumération suit ont pris part à la Conférence, pour laquelle ils avaient désigné les délégués nommés ci-après:\n\n| Government | Delegate(s) |\n| --- | --- |\n| L'Allemagne | Son Excellence M. Félix de Müller, Conseiller intime actuel, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| Les États-Unis d'Amérique | Son Excellence Mr. Henry van Dyke, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué; Mr. Charles Denby, Consul général à Vienne, Délégué. |\n| La République argentine | M. le Dr. François de Veyga, Professeur honoraire à la Faculté de Médecine de Buenos-Ayres, Inspecteur général du Service de Santé de l'armée argentine (S.R.), Délégué. |\n| La Belgique | Son Excellence M. le Baron Albéric Fallon, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| Les Etats-Unis du Brésil | Son Excellence M. José Pereira da Graça Aranha, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| Le Chili | Son Excellence M. Jorje Huneeus, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| La Chine | Son Excellence Mr. Yen Hui-Ching, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à Berlin, Délégué; son Excellence Mr. T'ang Tsai-fou, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| Le Danemark | M. J. G. de Grevenkop Castenskjold, Ministre-Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| La République dominicaine | Son Excellence M. le Dr. José Lamarche, Envoyé et Ministre plénipotentiaire, Délégué. |\n| L'Equateur | M. Miguel A. Seminario, Chargé d'Affaires à Bruxelles, Délégué. |\n| L'Espagne | Son Excellence D. Fernando Osorio y Elola, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| La France | Son Excellence M. Marcellin Pellet, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| La Grande-Bretagne | Mr. William Grenfell Max Müller, C.B., M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, Consul général à Budapest, Délégué; Sir William J. Collins, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.S., ancien Président du Conseil municipal de Londres, Délégué. |\n| Le Guatemala | M. José María Lardizabal, Chargé d'Affaires à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| L'Haïti | M. Stenio Vincent, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, Délégué. |\n| L'Italie | Son Excellence M. le Comte Joseph Sallier de la Tour, Duc de Calvello, Envoyé extraordinaire et Ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué. |\n\n...\n\n2. or abstention of Northern and Southern Rhodesia may be regarded as a matter of small importance from the point of view of the international control of the trade in opium, morphia, and cocaine, yet it would be advantageous from the point of view of the universality of agreement which is being aimed at.\n\n2. I propose also, if you concur, to inform the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs that the convention may be signed on behalf of Basutoland, Swaziland, and the Bechuanaland Protectorate.\n\nI have, &c.\n\nL HARCOURT.\n\n[This Document is the Property of His Britannic Majesty's Government.]\n\nC.O. 175 [B] 30645 OPIUM. RECO REC 17 AUG 14 June 29.\n\nPage 180\nPage 181",
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        "content_text": "## \n\nthing in the history of mankind. The fact that the convention had been signed by all the Powers with only two exceptions demonstrated the great advance that had been made towards the end in view.\n\nOn the motion of Mr. van Dyke, the senior delegate of the United States, M. Cremer, who had presided at the second Conference, was again elected to the chair; and M. Loudon was appointed honorary president.\n\nA loyal and dutiful message was ordered to be conveyed to Her Majesty the Queen.\n\nFrench was adopted as the official language, the secretariate was appointed, and the twelve rules of procedure which had been followed at the previous Conferences were again passed.\n\nA Commission de Rédaction, consisting of Sir William Collins, Baron Fallon, M. van Deventer, and Mr. Charles Denby, was appointed, also a Press committee, consisting of M. de Jongh, Mirza Mahmoud Khan, and Mr. Archer.\n\nM. Aranha, the Brazilian delegate, raised the question of fixing a date as from which the convention should come into force, whether all the united Powers had adhered or not.\n\nMr. van Dyke, the senior delegate of the United States, gave notice of a resolution binding the signatory Powers to ratify as soon as possible, and to put the convention into force as from the 1st December, 1914.\n\nM. Marcellin Pellet, the French delegate, observed that to put the convention into force without the adhesion of all the Powers would create a commercial monopoly highly remunerative to the non-adherent States. Further discussion was adjourned until the next session.\n\nAt the commencement of the second full session of the Conference on the 16th June, M. Cremer, the president, explained, for the benefit of those delegates who had not attended the previous Conferences, the changed position of affairs which confronted the third Conference compared with the state of things dealt with by the second, when the signatures of no fewer than twelve Powers were wanting. The present Conference was called in obedience to a resolution passed by its predecessor with a view to consider not the possibility of depositing ratifications, for that had been decided affirmatively, but of bringing the convention into force notwithstanding the abstention of two or three Powers whose co-operation had been invited. He concluded by stating that the motion, of which notice had been given by the United States delegation, was in order, but before entering upon its discussion, he invited any statement on behalf of any Government which might be ready to proceed to ratification.\n\nHaving regard to the terms of our instructions and to the nature of the proposals to be made on behalf of the American Government, we deemed it advisable at once to state clearly the position of Great Britain, and indeed we had previously advised the President that we thought some general discussion on the situation as now disclosed would probably be generally advantageous before proceeding to discuss the fixation of a definite date as from which the convention would automatically come into force as provided by the proposed American resolution.\n\nWe therefore informed the Conference that, as already intimated by M. Loudon, Great Britain was now prepared to ratify the convention, and that we entertained the hope that all the other signatory Powers were also ready to do so; that His Majesty's Government cordially recognised the success which had attended the efforts of the Netherlands Government in securing so many additional signatures since the rising of the second Conference, and shared the regret expressed at the abstention of Turkey and Servia and the partial abstention of Greece.\n\nThe attitude of His Majesty's Government was, we said, as follows: If all the signatory Powers were ready to ratify, the convention would, in accordance with the effectuating clauses, come into force automatically three months after the receipt by the Netherlands Government of the last act of ratification. The minutes of the first and second Conferences, however, showed that we had always contemplated the possibility of a situation arising like that now confronting us, owing to the abstention of one or two Powers. Article 23 prescribed two different routes by which ratification might be achieved:\n\n1. Consequential on signature by all the invited Powers without convoking a conference; and\n2. In case all such signatures had not been received by the 31st December, 1912, to meet to reconsider the question of ratification, a conference was notwithstanding.\n\n### Page 390\n\nSuch Conference was held in July 1913, and unanimously decided that ratification of the convention should proceed without awaiting signature by all the invited Powers. Article 23 proceeded to state that ratification would take place with as little delay as possible, and article 24 prescribed three months as the period which should elapse between the last deposit of ratification and the coming into force of the convention. But the second Conference had resolved that if the signature of all the invited Powers had not been received by the 31st December, 1913, a fresh Conference should assemble to consider the question of coming into force of the convention. The question therefore arose whether a date could be fixed from which the coming into force should date. It was well also to recall that article 24 provided for the consideration by a Conference of any suggestion relative to ratification, legislation, &c., which could not be resolved otherwise. The position then was that forty-three out of forty-six Powers had signed the convention and nine of the former had already ratified, while several others were ready to do so. It seemed inconceivable that the objects in view should be frustrated by two or three Powers. The decision of the second Conference to proceed with ratification seemed to preclude the suggestion that the convention should not be put in force until every one of the invited Powers had signed it; it might even be possible to contrive measures with a view to neutralise the effects of their abstention, which abstention could not be regarded as a reason for abandoning the humanitarian objects which had been pursued with so much international accord.\n\nM. van Deventer stated that the Second Chamber of the States-General had that day passed the ratification of the convention, and that he had reason to hope that the First Chamber would shortly do the same.\n\nBaron Fallon, delegate for Belgium, announced that he had that morning deposited the ratification of his Government.\n\nM. Carlin, the delegate for Switzerland, explained that in signing the convention, his Government had made the reserve that, for constitutional reasons, it would not be possible to put the convention in force within the three months mentioned in article 24, but that steps were being taken with a view to secure the necessary constitutional modifications and to enact the required cantonal legislation.\n\nM. de Veyga, the Argentine delegate, claimed that his Government should be included among those ready to ratify, as the delay was due solely to constitutional formalities.\n\nM. Huneaus, the Chilean delegate, stated that ratification merely awaited the approval of the Chambers, and M. Seminario added that the Government of Ecuador was in the same position.\n\nM. von Müller, who was at this Conference the sole delegate from Germany, then informed the Conference that the Imperial Government had replied, on the 19th March, to the invitation of the Netherlands that Germany would be unable to take up a different attitude from that assumed at the second Conference. The fact that Germany thought that the moment for ratification had not arrived could not therefore be a matter of surprise. He was authorised to declare that the Imperial Government adhered to the view that an international convention for regulating the manufacture and sale of opium, morphine, and cocaine could not attain the results desired so long as certain States which had not entered into any formal engagement were able to carry on an unrestricted trade. He cited the reserves attached to the signatures of Sweden, Montenegro, and Greece, as well as to the abstention of Turkey and Servia. The declaration made by Austria-Hungary could not be regarded as altogether satisfactory. It was therefore to be feared that the desired object could not be attained by reason of such reserves and abstentions. The Imperial Government, to its deep regret, could not therefore, at the present moment, contemplate the possibility of ratifying the convention.\n\nM. de Klercker, the Swedish delegate, at once explained that the adhesion of Sweden was in effect without any reservation.\n\nM. Marcellin Pellet was charged by his Government to announce the adhesion of all the French colonies except those of Indo-China and India, which were in a special position on account of their geographical proximity to the opium-producing countries, China and British India, and the absence of any effective customs barrier against an active contraband. Such abstention, however, would not prevent their co-operation in the struggle against the use of opium.\n\nMr. van Dyke, the United States Minister and first American delegate, expressed the desire of his Government to put the convention into force without any reserve. He proposed the resolution of which he had given notice, binding all the signatory",
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        "content_text": "## C. The following signatory Powers were prepared to ratify so soon as the necessary legislative sanction had been obtained :-\n\n1. Argentine.\n2. Brazil.\n3. Chile.\n4. Ecuador.\n5. Spain.\n6. Haïti.\n7. Luxemburg.\n8. Mexico.\n9. Costa Rica.\n10. France (was disposed to ratify with a reserve for Indo-China and India).\n\n## D. The following signatory Powers had not yet announced their intention of ratifying-\n\n1. Germany (had intimated that she was not disposed to ratify at present).\n2. Dominica.\n3. Montenegro.\n4. Roumania.\n5. Russia (was disposed to ratify so soon as the application of the convention could be sufficiently general to be effective).\n6. Salvador.\n7. Switzerland (had made a reserve in regard to ratification that it would not be possible to promulgate the necessary legislation within the time specified by the Convention).\n8. Uruguay.\n9. Bolivia.\n10. Bulgaria.\n11. Colombia.\n12. Cuba.\n13. Peru.\n14. Nicaragua.\n15. Norway.\n16. Panamá.\n17. Paraguay.\n18. Greece (had withdrawn the reserve in respect to her newly-acquired territories).\n\n## E. Austria-Hungary had not yet signed the convention owing to reasons of a constitutional nature, but had declared her firm intention to adhere, and had undertaken to adopt the measures necessary to ensure its application as soon as the convention should be put in force by the signatory Powers.\n\n## F. Two Powers had hitherto refused to sign the Convention :-\n\n1. Turkey (for economic reasons).\n2. Servia (because she had been unable to study it sufficiently).\n\nThe third Conference has secured\n\n1. An all but unanimous expression of opinion on the part of the signatory Powers represented in favour of the convention coming into force without awaiting signature by two of the invited Powers. Germany alone opposed this resolution. That is to say, an affirmative reply has been recorded to the question propounded to the third Conference by the second, with only one negative voice.\n2. An absolutely unanimous request to the Dutch Government to press for early ratification by all the signatory Powers which had not yet ratified, in order that the convention may come into force as soon as possible. Germany, which had declined to assent to the enforcement of the convention without securing the signature of all the invited Powers, acquiesced in this proposal, as did also the representatives of several signatory Powers, which had, for one reason or another, not yet ratified.\n3. A recognition by the Conference, although with several abstentions, of the feasibility of enforcement by a group of the Powers who might be ready to co-operate for that purpose, without awaiting the automatic enforcement of the convention provided for in article 24 after ratification by all the signatory Powers. The date as from which such group enforcement might take place was fixed as the 31st December, 1914, and a special protocol is to be provided for Powers desiring to co-operate to this end for signature by them.\n\nIncidentally the assembly of the Conference may perhaps be also credited with securing, through the Dutch Foreign Office, the deposit of ratifications by Italy, Belgium, Sweden, and China, and the signature without reserve by Greece.\n\nAt the close of the first Conference twelve Powers had signed the convention which they had participated in drafting, and thirty-four other Powers were invited to attach their signatures.\n\nAt the close of the second Conference thirty-four out of the total of forty-six Powers had signed the convention, and twelve had not then done so, while eight Powers had either ratified it or were disposed to do so.\n\nAt the close of the third Conference, forty-four out of the total forty-six Powers have signed the convention, eleven have ratified it, and fourteen more are disposed to do so, while not one of the remaining nineteen signatories has expressed any intention of not proceeding to put the convention in force. Moreover, all the signatories present were desirous that respectful representations should be pressed upon those which had not deposited their ratifications to do so as soon as possible.\n\nWe are under no illusion as to the influence which events which have occurred since the rising of the Conference must have upon all international concert of the nature contemplated by the Opium Convention. Humanitarian aims of the kind which invoked these three Conferences and inspired their constructive work must suffer eclipse or serious retardation during a time of warfare. We nevertheless recall that one of the first objects attained in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna, after the close of the Napoleonic wars, and on the initiative of the British representative, was an international declaration of the abolition of the slave trade.\n\nWe trust that when, in the course of time, international relations are resumed, the progressive stages in abolishing the abuse of opium and other kindred drugs may be resumed, and that the efforts of the three International Conferences may achieve the beneficent objects which from first to last inspired those who have borne their part in these deliberations.\n\nWe would once again express our sincere acknowledgment to the Netherlands Government, to M. Loudon, the Foreign Minister, M. Cremer, the president of the Conference, and M. van Deventer, the chairman of the Comité de Rédaction. From each of these gentlemen we invariably received the greatest courtesy and the most friendly co-operation.\n\nWe have, &c.\n\nW. G. 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        "content_text": "## LES ÉTATS-UNIS DU BRÉSIL:\nSon Exc. M. JOSÉ PEREIRA DA GRAÇA ARANHA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n## LE CHILI:\nSon Exc. M. JORGE HUNEEUS, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n## LA CHINE:\nSon Exc. M. YEN HUI-CH'ING, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Berlin, Délégué;  \nSon Exc. M. T'ANG TSAI-FOU, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n## LE DANEMARK:\nM. J. G. DE GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD, Ministre Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n## LA RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE:\nSon Exc. M. le Dr. JOSÉ LAMARCHE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire, Délégué.\n\n## L'ÉQUATEUR:\nM. MIGUEL A. SEMINARIO, Chargé d'Affaires à Bruxelles, Délégué.\n\n## L'ESPAGNE:\nSon Exc. D. FERNANDO OSORIO Y ELOLA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n## LA FRANCE:\nSon Exc. M. MARCELLIN PELLET, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n## LA GRANDE-BRETAGNE:\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, C.B, M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, Consul Général à Budapest, Délégué;  \nSir WILLIAM J. COLLINS, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.S., Ancien Président du Conseil Municipal de Londres, Délégué.\n\n## LE GUATEMALA:\nM. JOSÉ MARIA LARDIZABAL, Chargé d'Affaires à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué.",
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        "content_text": "# Pour l'Equateur - \nPour l'Espagne. \nPour la France. \nPour la Grande-Bretagne. \nPour le Guatemala. \nFERNANDO DE OSORIO. \nMARCELLIN PELLET. \nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. **WILLIAM JOB COLLINS**. \nJOSÉ M. LARDIZABAL. \n\nPour l'Haïti. *) \nPour l'Italie. \nPour le Japon. \nPour le Luxembourg. \nPour les Etats-Unis Mexicains. \nPour le Monténégro. \nPour les Pays-Bas. \nPour la Perse. \n\nS. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO. \nAIMARO SATO. \nBл. ALB. FALLON. \nCARLOS PEREYRA. \nH. M. MENDES DA COSTA. \nJ. T. CREMER. \nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER. \nA. A. DE JONGH. \nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN. \nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA. \nA. A. SANCHES DE MIRANDA. \nC. M. MITILINEU. \nA. SWETCHINE. \nPHYA SUDHAM MAITRI. \nWM. J. ARCHER. \n\nPour le Portugal. \nPour la Roumanie. \nPour la Russie. \nPour le Siam. \nPour la Suède. \nF. DE KLERCKER. \nPour la Suisse. \nCARLIN. \nPour l'Uruguay. *) \nPour les Etats-Unis du Vénézuela. \nE. GIL BORGES \n\n\"Les communications ayant été interrompues par suite de la guerre, il n'a plus été possible d'obtenir la signature qui n'avait pu être donnée à la date de la clôture de la conférence.\n\n1914 \n\nlle Due st previous Paper. \n1930206 \nAusd 4 Jan 15 \nNabeoquent Paper. \nTre,s \n\n## HONG KONG \n50257. \nREC \nW3 \n50257 \nREG 17 DEC 14 \n\nTherd opciem Coxference Proposes li lass a Pare? Paper 402 Comprising matters indicated, astry whether Co Ras any A Chall овото or suggestions & offer. \nMr Collins Le also `70/50256`. `70/50258` `20/49307`. \n\nI have been studying the Delegates' report, (`49307`) which is mother confusing. A find out exactly what the Conference recommends. Their voirs are now summed up in the \"Protocole de Cloture\" (`57256`). Briefly, the Conference think that the Convention into force be put in force although come lones have not yet sipped: that inforcement chall take place amongst all the disentong Ponces.",
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        "content_text": "## Mr. de Livaday\n\nTo recirculated, I propose we wait and not take action till the 18th as he may write in the interval.\n\n: F-KCA. For Sir Piggott to act on 19th if nothing is heard.\n\nR 15/9/4\n\nBut M. Bisley may like to see this before action.\n\nHerbert Collins  \nRat 06.157944  \n15/9/14  \nJ action\n\n\"The drape sh?\"\n\n## Mr. Risley\n\nI presume you are quite satisfied as to our legal power to act as debt collectors. Mr. Suffield. The debt was incurred by J. Piggott and qua Chief Justice, but as contractor to the Govt.\n\nMy \"for the Codification of its laws.\" Mr. conson I do not feel quite easy about our present position. Can we prove the debt? If Mr. J.P.'s views are still to be adhered to, we are on shaky ground.\n\nSir J. Anderson.  \n10.9.14\n\nappears to have been beyond power to make deductions from an officer's pension, though it is rarely exercised for the purpose of debt-collecting. You will remember the Trampler case.\n\nIn this case, there is the strongest moral obligation, but he might object to meet any debt in a court of law on the ground...\n\nSir J. Piggott has stated his views in his letter of 29 July (`27825`). On re-reading the paper, I see that in this letter he states that he is returning to H.Kong. in October and if he really does so, I am inclined to think that it will be expedient to let him... Mr. Suffield.\n\nSee next page  \n341  \n16.9.14  \nSTA 6 Forfarand",
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        "content_text": "#K 48271 Jul 14\n\nThe matter is under Pressure Regulations.\n\n2nd & 3rd para: Mr Conte, please see attached `417` minute from C.A. Classh. Why they showed the overpayment in `40993/fan! 14` on the top of page 4 of those Repairs, there would be no question of recording, in Imperial can., the overpayment that has been made.\n\n17 The Second of Schaup Cause be kept for the present.\n\n4/6/15 a simulat I See not now MEngelbach deduct? authorise them accordingly AB. I don't phone yo minute at for. Dept. Then please annex `40993` it is a `40993/14` fen.\n\nThe Cowell Jao 26/6/15 A. There is no question pressing money from the estate payment to be made to the Estate/ contributions kthi loro. 1 hand refunded set. Mer Robison that in view JR 5/6/15 I quite understand; but though Mentio.\n\n## Treasury Practice\n\nTreasury practice might be pointed out. We shall want the feathers of sin, a C.üput. 24 t par thu `2448` 7/6/15. Mr. Lambert. af fordes for rigter, please waying this over totter & Aguts. V `1676/15` 441 In one.\n\nAn. C.A. o finatly Ал to One Collins. See Treasury auling in (print, top of p. 4) `40993/14`. ? tell C.A. by minute not to deduct. & explain to H.K. that this overpayment was made, but in And they it. not /Dednot. No need Ja writt Arony accordance urth Treasury practice de refund was not called; Jo adding that C.A. have taken steps to educe risk A reduce riste of such overfragmente occurring.\n\nn.b. Ha #QQ 25 6·15′′ \n\nPage 363 \n## \n| col | col |\n| --- | --- |",
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        "content_text": "2\n\nthing in the history of mankind. The fact that the convention had been signed by all the Powers with only two exceptions demonstrated the great advance that had been made towards the end in view,\n\nOn the motion of Mr. van Dyke, the senior delegate of the United States, M. Cremer, who had presided at the second Conference, was again elected to the chair; and M. Loudon was appointed honorary president.\n\nA loyal and dutiful message was ordered to be conveyed to Her Majesty the Queen.\n\nFrench was adopted as the official language, the secretariate was appointed, and the twelve rules of procedure which had been followed at the previous Conferences were again passed.\n\nA Commission de Rédaction, consisting of Sir William Collins, Baron Fallon, M. van Deventer, and Mr. Charles Denby, was appointed, also a Press committee, consisting of M. de Jongh, Mirza Mahmoud Khan, and Mr. Archer.\n\nM. Aranha, the Brazilian delegate, raised the question of fixing a date as from which the convention should come into force, whether all the united Powers had adhered or not.\n\nMr. van Dyke, the senior delegate of the United States, gave notice of a resolution binding the signatory Powers to ratify as soon as possible, and to put the convention into force as from the 1st December, 1914.\n\nM. Marcellin Pellet, the French delegate, observed that to put the convention into force without the adhesion of all the Powers would create a commercial monopoly highly remunerative to the non-adherent States. Further discussion was adjourned until the next session.\n\nAt the commencement of the second full session of the Conference on the 16th June M. Cremer, the president, explained, for the benefit of those delegates who had not attended the previous Conferences, the changed position of affairs which confronted the third Conference compared with the state of things dealt with by the second, when the signatures of no fewer than twelve Powers were wanting. The present Conference was called in obedience to a resolution passed by its predecessor with a view to consider not the possibility of depositing ratifications for that had been decided affirmatively-but of bringing the convention into force notwithstanding the abstention of two or three Powers whose co-operation had been invited. He concluded by stating that the motion, of which notice had been given by the United States delegation, was in order, but before entering upon its discussion he invited any statement on behalf of any Government which might be ready to proceed to ratification.\n\nHaving regard to the terms of our instructions and to the nature of the proposals to be made on behalf of the American Government, we deemed it advisable at once to state clearly the position of Great Britain, and indeed we had previously advised the President that we thought some general discussion on the situation as now disclosed would probably be generally advantageous before proceeding to discuss the fixation of a definite date as from which the convention would automatically come into force as provided by the proposed American resolution.\n\nWe therefore informed the Conference that, as already intimated by M. Loudon, Great Britain was now prepared to ratify the convention, and that we entertained the hope that all the other signatory Powers were also ready to do so; that His Majesty's Government cordially recognised the success which had attended the efforts of the Netherlands Government in securing so many additional signatures since the rising of the second Conference, and shared the regret expressed at the abstention of Turkey and Servia and the partial abstention of Greece.\n\nThe attitude of His Majesty's Government was, we said, as follows: If all the signatory Powers were ready to ratify, the convention would, in accordance with the effectuating clauses, come into force automatically three months after the receipt by the Netherlands Government of the last act of ratification. The minutes of the first and second Conferences, however, showed that we had always contemplated the possibility of a situation arising like that now confronting us, owing to the abstention of one or two Powers. Article 23 prescribed two different routes by which ratification might be achieved:-\n\n1. Consequential on signature by all the invited Powers without convoking conference; and\n\n2. In case all such signatures had not been received by the 31st December, 1912, a conference was to meet to reconsider the question of ratification notwithstanding.\n\n3\n\nSuch Conference was held in July 1913, and unanimously decided that ratification of the convention should proceed without awaiting signature by all the invited Powers. Article 23 proceeded to state that ratification would take place with as little delay as possible, and article 24 prescribed three months as the period which should elapse between the last deposit of ratification and the coming into force of the convention. But the second Conference had resolved that if the signature of all the invited Powers had not been received by the 31st December, 1913, a fresh Conference should assemble to consider the question of coming into force of the convention. The question therefore arose whether a date could be fixed from which the coming into force should date. It was well also to recall that article 24 provided for the consideration by a Conference of any suggestion relative to ratification, legislation, &c., which could not be resolved otherwise. The position then was that forty-three out of forty-six Powers had signed the convention and nine of the former had already ratified, while several others were ready to do so. It seemed inconceivable that the objects in view should be frustrated by two or three Powers, The decision of the second Conference to proceed with ratification seemed to preclude the suggestion that the convention should not be put in force until every one of the invited Powers had signed it; it might even be possible to contrive measures with a view to neutralise the effects of their abstention, which abstention could not be regarded as a reason for abandoning the humanitarian objects which had been pursued with so much international accord,\n\nM. van Deventer stated that the Second Chamber of the States-General had that day passed the ratification of the convention, and that he had reason to hope that the First Chamber would shortly do the same.\n\nBaron Fallon, delegate for Belgium, announced that he had that morning deposited the ratification of his Government.\n\nM. Carlin, the delegate for Switzerland, explained that in signing the convention his Government had made the reserve that, for constitutional reasons, it would not be possible to put the convention in force within the three months mentioned in article 24, but that steps were being taken with a view to secure the necessary constitutional modifications and to enact the required cantonal legislation.\n\nM. de Verga, the Argentine delegate, claimed that his Government should be included among those ready to ratify, as the delay was due solely to constitutional formalities.\n\nM. Huneeus, the Chilean delegate, stated that ratification merely awaited the approval of the Chambers, and M. Seminario added that the Government of Ecuador was in the same position.\n\nM. von Müller, who was at this Conference the sole delegate from Germany, then informed the Conference that the Imperial Government had replied, on the 19th March, to the invitation of the Netherlands that Germany would be unable to take up a different attitude from that assumed at the second Conference. The fact that Germany thought that the moment for ratification had not arrived could not therefore be a matter of surprise. He was authorised to declare that the Imperial Government adhered to the view that an international convention for regulating the manufacture and sale of opium, morphine, and cocaine could not attain the results desired so long as certain States which had not entered into any formal engagement were able to carry on an unrestricted trade. He cited the reserves attached to the signatures of Sweden, Montenegro, and Greece, as well as to the abstention of Turkey and Servia. The declaration made by Austria-Hungary could not be regarded as altogether satisfactory. It was therefore to be feared that the desired object could not be attained by reason of such reserves and abstentions. The Imperial Government, to its deep regret, could not therefore, at the present moment, contemplate the possibility of ratifying the convention.\n\nM. de Klercker, the Swedish delegate, at once explained that the adhesion of Sweden was in effect without any reservation.\n\nM. Marcellin Pellet was charged by his Government to announce the adhesion of all the French colonies except those of Indo-China and India, which were in a special position on account of their geographical proximity to the opium-producing countries, China and British India, and the absence of any effective customs barrier against an active contraband. Such abstention, however, would not prevent their co-operation in the struggle against the use of opium.\n\nMr. van Dyke, the United States Minister and first American delegate, expressed the desire of his Government to put the convention into force without any reserve. He proposed the resolution of which he had given notice, binding all the signatory\n\n195",
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        "content_text": "C. The following signatory Powers were prepared to ratify so soon as the necessary legislative sanction had been obtained:——\n\n1. Argentine.\n\n2. Brazil.\n\n3. Chile.\n\n4. Ecuador.\n\n5. Spain.\n\n6. Haïti.\n\n7. Luxemburg.\n\n8. Mexico.\n\n9. Costa Rica.\n\n10. France (was disposed to ratify with a reserve for Indo-China and India).\n\nD. The following signatory Powers had not yet announced their intention of ratifying:-\n\n1. Germany (had intimated that she was not disposed to ratify at present).\n\n2. Dominica.\n\n3. Montenegro.\n\n4. Roumania.\n\n5. Russia (was disposed to ratify so soon as the application of the convention could be sufficiently general to be effective).\n\n6. Salvador.\n\n7. Switzerland (had made a reserve in regard to ratification that it would not be possible to promulgate the necessary legislation within the time specified by the Convention).\n\n8. Uruguay.\n\n9. Bolivia.\n\n10. Bulgaria\n\n11. Colombia.\n\n12. Cuba.\n\n13. Peru.\n\n14. Nicaragua.\n\n15. Norway.\n\n16. Panamá.\n\n17. Paraguay.\n\n18. Greece (had withdrawn the reserve in respect to her newly-acquired territories).\n\nE. Austria-Hungary had not yet signed the convention owing to reasons of a constitutional nature, but had declared her firm intention to adhere, and had undertaken to adopt the measures necessary to ensure its application as soon as the convention should be put in force by the signatory Powers.\n\nF. Two Powers had hitherto refused to sign the Convention:—\n\n1. Turkey (for economic reasons).\n\n2. Servia (because she had been unable to study it sufficiently).\n\nThe third Conference has secured :-\n\n1. An all but unanimous expression of opinion on the part of the signatory Powers represented in favour of the convention coming into force without awaiting signature by two of the invited Powers. Germany alone opposed this resolution. That is to say, an affirmative reply has been recorded to the question propounded to the third Conference by the second, with only one negative voice.\n\n2. An absolutely unanimous request to the Dutch Government to press for early ratification by all the signatory Powers which had not yet ratified, in order that the convention may come into force as soon as possible. Germany, which had declined to assent to the enforcement of the convention without securing the signature of all the invited Powers, acquiesced in this proposal, as did also the representatives of several signatory Powers, which had, for one reason or another, not yet ratified.\n\nPage 11\n\n3. A recognition by the Conference, although with several abstentions, of the feasibility of enforcement by a group of the Powers who might be ready to co-operate for that purpose, without awaiting the automatic enforcement of the convention provided for in article 24 after ratification by all the signatory Powers. The date as from which such group enforcement might take place was fixed as the 31st December, 1914, and a special protocol is to be provided for Powers desiring to co-operate to this end for signature by them.\n\nIncidentally the assembly of the Conference may perhaps be also credited with securing, through the Dutch Foreign Office, the deposit of ratifications by Italy, Belgium, Sweden, and China, and the signature without reserve by Greece.\n\nAt the close of the first Conference twelve Powers had signed the convention which they had participated in drafting, and thirty-four other Powers were invited to attach their signatures.\n\nAt the close of the second Conference thirty-four out of the total of forty-six Powers had signed the convention, and twelve had not then done so, while eight Powers had either ratified it or were disposed to do so.\n\nAt the close of the third Conference, forty-four out of the total forty-six Powers have signed the convention, eleven have ratified it, and fourteen more are disposed to do so, while not one of the remaining nineteen signatories has expressed any intention of not proceeding to put the convention in force. Moreover, all the signatories present were desirous that respectful representations should be pressed upon those which had not deposited their ratifications to do so as soon as possible.\n\nWe are under no illusion as to the influence which events which have occurred since the rising of the Conference must have upon all international concert of the nature contemplated by the Opium Convention. Humanitarian aims of the kind which invoked these three Conferences and inspired their constructive work must suffer eclipse or serious retardation during a time of warfare. We nevertheless recall that one of the first objects attained in 1815 at the Congress of Vienna, after the close of the Napoleonic wars, and on the initiative of the British representative, was an international declaration of the abolition of the slave trade.\n\nWe trust that when, in the course of time, international relations are resumed, the progressive stages in abolishing the abuse of opium and other kindred drugs may be resumed, and that the efforts of the three International Conferences may achieve the beneficent objects which from first to last inspired those who have borne their part in these deliberations.\n\nWe would once again express our sincere acknowledgment to the Netherlands Government, to M. Loudon, the Foreign Minister, M. Cremer, the president of the Conference, and M. van Deventer, the chairman of the Comité de Rédaction. From each of these gentlemen we invariably received the greatest courtesy and the most friendly co-operation.\n\nPage 0\n\nWe have, &c.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. W. J. COLLINS.\n\nPage 199",
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        "content_text": "6\n\nDANEMARK.\n\nM. J. G. DE GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD, Ministre Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nDOMINICAINE. (RÉPUBLIQUE)\n\nSon Exc. M. le Dr. José LAMARCHE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire, Délégué.\n\nÉQUATEUR.\n\nM. MIGUEL A. SEMINARIO, Chargé d'Affaires à Bruxelles, Délégué.\n\nESPAGNE.\n\nSon Exc. D. FERNANDO OSORIO Y ELOLA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nFRANCE.\n\nSon Exc. M. MARCELLIN PELLET, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nGRANDE-BRETAGNE.\n\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, C. B. M. V. O. Conseiller d'Ambassade, Consul Général à Budapest, Délégué;\n\nSir WILLIAM J. COLLINS, K. C. V. O., M. D., F. R. C. S., Ancien Président du Conseil Municipal de Londres, Délégué;\n\nL'Honorable G. AGAR ROBARTES, M. V. O., deuxième Secrétaire de Légation à La Haye, Secrétaire.\n\nGUATEMALA.\n\nM. JOSÉ MARÍA LARDIZABAL, Chargé d'Affaires à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nHAÏTI.\n\nM. STENIO VINCENT, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nITALIE.\n\nSon Exc. M. le Comte JOSEPH SALLIER DE LA TOUR, Duc DE CALVELLO, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nJAPON.\n\nSon Exc. M. AIMARO SATO, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLUXEMBOURG.\n\nSon Exc. M. le Baron ALBÉRIC FALLON, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire de Belgique à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nMEXICAINS. (ÉTATS-UNIS)\n\nSon Exc. M. CARLOS PEREYRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nMONTÉNÉGRO.\n\nM. H. MENDES DA COSTA, Consul-Général à Amsterdam, Délégué.\n\n7\n\nPAYS-BAS.\n\nM. J. T. CREMER, Ancien Ministre des Colonies, Ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, Membre de la Première Chambre des États Généraux, Premier Délégué;\n\nM. le Dr. C. TH. VAN DEVENTER, Membre de la Seconde Chambre des États-Généraux, Délégué;\n\nM. A. A. DE JONGH, Ancien Inspecteur-Général, Chef du service de la Régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Bourgmestre de Hoorn, Délégué;\n\nM. CH. J. I. M. WELTER, secrétaire.\n\nPERSE.\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN, Chargé des Affaires à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nPORTUGAL.\n\nSon Exc. M. ANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nM. le Commandant A. A. SANCHES DE MIRANDA, ancien Gouverneur aux Colonies, Délégué du Ministère des Colonies.\n\nROUMANIE.\n\nSon Exc. M. CHARLES M. MITILINEU, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nRUSSIE.\n\nSon Exc. M. A. SWÉTCHINE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué;\n\nSIAM.\n\nSon Exc. M. PHYA SUDHAM MAITRI, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Londres et à La Haye, Délégué;\n\nM. WILLIAM J. ARCHER, Conseiller de Légation à Londres et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA SUÈDE.\n\nSon Exc. M. C. F. DE KLERCKER, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nSUISSE.\n\nSon Exc. M. G. CARLIN, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Londres et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nURUGUAY.\n\nSon Exc. M. ALBERTO GUANI, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nVENEZUELA. (ÉTATS-UNIS DU)\n\nM. le Docteur ESTEBAN GIL BORGES, Premier Secrétaire de Légation à Paris, Délégué.\n\n4\n\n271",
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        "content_text": "8\n\nBUREAU DE LA CONFÉRENCE.\n\nSon Exc. M. le Jonkheer J. LOUDON, Ministre des Affaires Etrangères, Président honoraire.\n\nM. J. T. CREMER, Président.\n\nM. le Dr. J. A. A. H. de BEAUFORT, Secrétaire-Général.\n\nM. H. PETITPIED, Secrétaire.\n\nM. H. VAN DER MANDERE, Secrétaire-adjoint.\n\nM. le Baron W. C. SNOUCKAERT VAN SCHAUBURG, Secrétaire-adjoint.\n\nM. le Jonkheer A. W. L. TJARDA VAN STARKENBORGH STACHOUWER, Secrétaire-adjoint.\n\nM. L. WERY, Secrétaire-adjoint.\n\nCOMITÉS.\n\nComité de Rédaction.\n\nPrésident: M. le Dr. C. Th. VAN DEVENTER.\n\nSecrétaire: M. le Jonkheer A. W. L. TJARDA VAN STARKENBORGH STACHOUWER.\n\nMembres: Son Exc. M. le Baron ALBÉRIC FALLON.\n\nSir WILLIAM COLLINS.\n\nM. CHARLES DENBY.\n\nComité de Presse.\n\nPrésident: M. A. A. DE JONGH.\n\nSecrétaire: M. Ch. J. I. M. WELTER.\n\nMembres: MIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nM. WILLIAM J. ARCHER.\n\nSÉANCE D'OUVERTURE.\n\nLe lundi, 15 juin 1914.\n\nSon Exc. M. le Jonkheer Loudon, Ministre des Affaires Etrangères de S. M. la Reine des Pays-Bas, ouvre la séance en prononçant le discours suivant:\n\nMESSIEURS,\n\nPour la troisième fois les Délégués des Puissances se trouvent réunis en cette ville dans le but d'établir un accord entre les pays civilisés pour mettre un frein aux abus croissants de l'opium, de la morphine et de la cocaïne.\n\nLa première conférence, celle de 1912, la plus importante, bien que limitée à douze Puissances, établissait sur la base des Résolutions de Shanghai, les principes de l'accord, les règles à adopter de part et d'autre pour enrayer le fléau. Nous devons à cette conférence la Convention de l'Opium.\n\nLa seconde, issue de la première par le seul fait que plusieurs d'entre les Puissances invitées à signer la Convention s'en étaient abstenues, décidait que le dépôt des ratifications par les Puissances signataires pourrait néanmoins avoir lieu. Elle dissipait, en outre, des malentendus sur la portée de la Convention et elle chargeait les Pays-Bas de persuader les États réfractaires à se joindre à l'action commune.\n\nLa troisième conférence, celle que je suis sur le point d'ouvrir aujourd'hui, répond au voeu émis par la seconde portant que si, à la date du 31 décembre 1913, la signature de toutes les Puissances n'avait encore été obtenue, les signataires se réuniraient à nouveau pour examiner la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention de l'Opium, malgré l'abstention de quelques Puissances.\n\nEn ma qualité de Ministre des Affaires Etrangères j'ai à vous rendre compte, Messieurs, de la façon dont le Gouvernement de la Reine s'est acquitté de la tâche que lui imposait le Protocole de Clôture de la 2ème conférence. Je le fais avec un plaisir d'autant plus vif que je puis constater en même temps la valeur de l'appui qui nous a été prêté par plusieurs autres Gouvernements dans l'accomplissement de cette tâche.\n\nGrâce à ce précieux concours nous avons obtenu l'adhésion de la Suède, de la Norvège, du Monténégro, de la Roumanie, de la Suisse, de la Bulgarie et de l'Uruguay. Celle du Pérou, si nécessaire en ce qui concerne la cocaïne, nous était déjà parvenue quelques jours après la clôture de la 2ème conférence. Je puis ajouter à cette liste, et j'en suis fort heureux, l'adhésion en principe de l'Autriche et de la Hongrie. Ces deux Puissances qui, pour des raisons d'ordre constitutionnel, ne se trouvent pas encore en mesure de signer la Convention, ont toutefois déclaré leur ferme intention d'y adhérer dès que faire se pourra.\n\nRépondant à notre appel, elles se sont engagées à prendre, aussitôt que la Convention serait mise en vigueur par les Puissances signataires, les mesures nécessaires en vue d'en assurer l'application.\n\nLa Grèce n'a pu signer que sous la réserve que la Convention ne serait pas appliquée à ses territoires nouvellement acquis. Toutefois je viens de recevoir un télégramme d'Athènes m'informant que\n\n272",
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        "content_text": "12\n\nquestions qui lui seront soumises. Les Plénipotentiaires des Puissances sont autorisés, s'ils le désirent, à se faire inscrire sur les listes de ces Comités, ou à désigner des Délégués techniques pour prendre part à leurs délibérations.\n\nRègle III.\n\nChaque Comité désignera son Président, son Secrétaire et son Rapporteur.\n\nRègle IV.\n\nLa conférence désignera dès le début de ses travaux un Comité de Rédaction afin de coordonner les actes qui auront été adoptés par elle et afin d'en préparer la forme définitive.\n\nRègle V.\n\nTous les Délégués sont autorisés à prendre part aux délibérations dans les séances plénières de la conférence, de même que dans celles des Comités dont ils font partie.\n\nLes membres d'une seule et même Délégation pourront se remplacer mutuellement.\n\nRègle VI.\n\nLes membres de la conférence qui assistent à des réunions de Comités dont ils ne font pas partie, ne sont pas autorisés à prendre part aux délibérations sans y être expressément autorisés par le Président de ces Comités.\n\nRègle VII.\n\nSi l'on passe au vote, chaque Délégation ne disposera que d'une seule voix. Le vote aura lieu par appel nominal dans l'ordre alphabétique des Puissances représentées.\n\nRègle VIII.\n\nChaque résolution ou vœu soumis à la discussion de la conférence devra, en règle générale, être remis par écrit au Président, imprimé et distribué avant la discussion.\n\nLes résolutions visées par le premier alinéa de la présente règle sont celles qui présentent pour caractère d'être destinées à former l'objet d'un accord international et d'exiger en conséquence un examen préalable attentif. Elles ne comprennent pas les résolutions présentées en cours de séance dans le but de faciliter les travaux de la conférence.\n\nCes propositions ne pourront pas être votées séance tenante sans consentement unanime.\n\nRègle IX.\n\nUn comité de trois Délégués, désignés par la conférence, sera chargé des communications à la Presse.\n\nRègle X.\n\nLes procès-verbaux des séances plénières de la conférence et des Comités donneront un résumé succinct des délibérations. Une copie-épreuve en sera remise en temps opportun aux membres de la conférence. Il n'est pas nécessaire qu'il en soit fait lecture au commencement des séances, à moins qu'un des Délégués n'en fasse la demande. Chaque Délégué aura le droit de demander l'insertion en entier de ses déclarations officielles conformément au texte délivré par lui au Secrétaire et de faire des observations par rapport au procès-verbal.\n\nLes rapports des Comités seront imprimés et distribués avant d'être discutés en séance plénière.\n\n13\n\nRègle XI.\n\nLe français sera la langue officielle de la conférence et les procès-verbaux seront rédigés dans cette langue.\n\nCette règle n'exclura pas la possibilité de donner aux Délégués qui désirent la recevoir, une traduction en toute autre langue.\n\nRègle XII\n\nLes questions spéciales ayant déjà été discutées dans les réunions des Comités ne peuvent pas être exposées en réunion plénière par un membre d'une Délégation dans un discours de plus de dix minutes, à moins que la conférence n'en décide autrement.\n\nConformément à la règle IV, le Président propose de nommer membres de la Commission de Rédaction: Sir WILLIAM COLLINS, Son Exc. le Baron FALLON, M. VAN DEVENTER et Son Exc. M. VAN DIJKE.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, dit qu'il serait reconnaissant à la conférence si elle voulait nommer à sa place M. CHARLES DENBY.\n\nLa proposition est adoptée à l'unanimité.\n\nLe Président propose ensuite de nommer comme membres du Comité de Presse: M. DE JONGH, MIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN et M. ARCHER.\n\nLa proposition est adoptée à l'unanimité.\n\nLe Président estime que cette fois-ci un Comité de Programme n'est pas nécessaire.\n\n(Assentiment général). Le Président propose de fixer la prochaine séance demain mardi à 2.30 de l'après-midi.\n\nSon Exc. M. Swétchine, Délégué de Russie, demande si l'on ne pourrait pas continuer tout de suite.\n\nLe Président croit que les Délégués voudront d'abord avoir quelques pourparlers qui ne pourront que favoriser à son avis les discussions ultérieures.\n\nSon Exc. M. Graça Aranha, Délégué du Brésil, voudrait qu'on soumette dès à présent une proposition aux Délégués qu'ils pourraient discuter afin de s'orienter. Il propose à cet effet la résolution de fixer un dernier délai aux Puissances qui n'ont pas encore donné leur adhésion et de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention après l'expiration de ce délai.\n\nLe Président attire l'attention sur la règle VIII du Règlement qui dit que chaque résolution ou vœu soumis à la discussion de la conférence devra, en règle générale, être remis par écrit au Président, imprimé et distribué avant la discussion. Son Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique: C'est en vue de cette règle du Règlement que j'ai rédigé une résolution que je voudrais soumettre à la conférence pour être discutée à sa prochaine séance, résolution qui se lit comme suit: Que les Puissances signataires s'engagent à ratifier aussitôt que possible la Convention Internationale de l'Opium du vingt-trois janvier 1912, à moins que la ratification n'ait été déjà faite, et de faire entrer en vigueur ladite Convention dès le premier décembre 1914.\n\nJe crois que cette résolution exprime le désir de mon Gouvernement.\n\nSon Exc. M. Marcellin Pellet, Délégué de France, demande la permission de poser une question préjudicielle et d'examiner si en faisant entrer en vigueur la Convention à une date fixée sans que tous les pays y aient adhéré, on ne créerait pas un monopole commercial très rémunérateur en faveur des Etats, non\n\n274",
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        "content_text": "\"prévue par le § 2 de l'art. 23 de la Convention; il exprime aussi le désir que, \"si dans ce délai la signature de toutes les Puissances n'avait pas été acquise, \"une troisième conférence sera convoquée, non pas pour examiner la possibilité de déposer des ratifications parce que cette possibilité est déjà reconnue “mais pour examiner la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention”. \n\nC'est donc ce but que nous devons examiner et discuter; j'espère que nous l'atteindrons, et que comme de la 9ème conférence (voir la seconde résolution du Protocole de Clôture) notre devise sera de \"poursuivre, dans la voie ouverte par la \"Commission Internationale de Shanghai de 1909 et par la première conférence \"de la Haye de 1912, la suppression progressive de l'abus de l'opium, de la \"morphine, de la cocaine, ainsi que des drogues préparées ou dérivées de ces \"substances considérant plus que jamais la nécessité et le profit mutuel d'une \"entente internationale sur ce point.\"\n\nLa proposition présentée par la Délégation des Etats-Unis d'Amérique se rattache au voeu, mais avant d'ouvrir la discussion générale sur ces sujets c'est à dire sur le voeu et la proposition devant nous, la considération de ces questions pourrait être facilitée si, comme suite à l'information contenue dans le discours d'ouverture de notre Président d'Honneur nous pouvions recevoir des informations supplémentaires des Délégués dont les Gouvernements seraient dès à présent prêts à déposer leurs ratifications.\n\nSir William Collins, Délégué de la Grande-Bretagne, prononce un discours en anglais, qui est traduit par M. Max-Müller:\n\nComme vous avez déjà entendu hier, le Gouvernement de Sa Majesté britannique est prêt à ratifier la Convention Internationale de l'Opium. Il nourrit l'espoir que toutes les Puissances signataires sont prêtes à faire de même.\n\nLe Gouvernement de Sa Majesté britannique, tout en reconnaissant la grande mesure de succès obtenu par les efforts du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas appuyé par les autres Gouvernements signataires depuis la clôture de la 2ème conférence, tient à exprimer le vif regret que lui causent l'abstention de la Turquie et de la Serbie et l'abstention partielle de la Grèce.\n\nMaintenant pour venir à l'état actuel des choses: si toutes les Puissances signataires sont prêtes à ratifier, la question de la mise en vigueur est résolue; la mise en vigueur suivra automatiquement trois mois après la date à laquelle le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas aura reçu le dernier des actes de ratification. C'est à dire, si toutes les ratifications sont faites ce mois-ci, la Convention entrera en vigueur au mois d'octobre.\n\nLes procès-verbaux des deux conférences précédentes démontrent que notre Gouvernement a toujours envisagé la possibilité de l'abstention de quelques Puissances et les termes même de la Convention prévoyaient clairement la possibilité d'une situation comme celle que nous rencontrons maintenant.\n\nL'article 23 de la Convention, le fruit de maintes heures de discussion, prescrivit deux différents chemins de procédure pour arriver à la ratification:\n\n1. D'attendre jusqu'à ce que toutes les Puissances invitées eussent signé, et alors que le Gouvernement des Pays Bas, sans convoquer une autre conférence, se mette à inviter les Puissances à ratifier.\n\n2. Dans le cas où la signature de toutes les Puissances invitées n'aurait pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre 1912, de convoquer une conférence des Puissances signataires pour examiner la possibilité de déposer néanmoins leurs ratifications.\n\nCette conférence s'est réunie et a décidé à l'unanimité que le dépôt des ratifications pouvait avoir lieu, c'est-à-dire, sans attendre les signatures de toutes les Puissances invitées.\n\nPage 17\n\nL'article 28 de la Convention dit: la ratification sera faite dans un délai aussi court que possible.\n\nL'art. 24 dit: la présente Convention entrera en vigueur 3 mois après la date à laquelle le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas aura reçu le dernier acte de ratification, c'est-à-dire, automatiquement. Or, la 2ème conférence a émis le voeu suivant (III) \"que dans le cas où la signature de toutes les Puissances invitées en vertu du paragraphe 1 de l'article 23 n'aurait pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre 1913, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invite immédiatement les Puissances signataires à désigner des Délégués pour procéder à la Haye à l'examen de la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention\".\n\nVoilà justement la situation qui s'est produite et la question qui se pose aujourd'hui est la suivante:\n\nEst-il possible de fixer une date autre que celle fixée automatiquement par la Convention et à partir de laquelle la Convention doit entrer en vigueur?\n\nJe me permets aussi d'attirer votre attention sur les termes du dernier alinéa de l'article 24 de la Convention, qui dit: Dans le cas où des questions surgiraient relatives à la ratification de la présente Convention ou à la mise en vigueur, soit de la Convention, soit des lois, règlements, et mesures qu'elle comporte, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, si ces questions ne peuvent pas être résolues par d'autres moyens, invitera toutes les Puissances contractantes à désigner des Délégués qui se réuniront à la Haye pour arriver à un accord immédiat sur ces questions.\n\nQuelle est la position actuelle? Sur 46 Puissances invitées, 48 ont signé, 9 ont déjà ratifié et, sans doute, plusieurs autres sont prêtes à ratifier dès maintenant.\n\nIl paraît inconcevable que arrivés si loin nous n'aboutissions à rien et que le but humanitaire poursuivi par ces conférences et appuyé par 48 Puissances civilisées, c'est-à-dire par presque le monde tout entier, nous échappe par l'opposition de 2 ou 3 Puissances.\n\nMon Gouvernement s'est rendu bien compte que du moment où la 9ème conférence avait décidé à l'unanimité, alinéa 2 de l'article 23, que le dépôt des ratifications pouvait avoir lieu malgré le fait que plusieurs des Puissances invitées n'avaient pas encore signé, il ne serait dorénavant pas possible d'insister sur ce que la Convention ne pourrait pas entrer en vigueur sans que chacune des 46 Puissances invitées ait préalablement signé le Protocole supplémentaire.\n\nL'abstention de 2 ou 3 Puissances, abstention temporaire, nous osons l'espérer, entravera peut-être à un certain degré le parfait accomplissement des buts visés par la Convention, mais ne fournit pas une raison pour abandonner l'oeuvre que nous poursuivons. Il serait même, peut-être, nécessaire ou avantageux de considérer s'il ne serait pas possible aux Puissances signataires d'adopter certaines mesures pour contre-carrer ou neutraliser les effets de l'abstention regrettable des 3 Puissances.\n\n(Applaudissements unanimes.)\n\nM. van Deventer, Délégué des Pays-Bas: J'ai l'honneur et le plaisir de communiquer à l'assemblée que ce matin la Seconde Chambre des Etats-Généraux a approuvé unanimement le projet de loi pour la ratification de la Convention internationale de l'opium. Comme j'ose exprimer l'espoir que la Première Chambre, qui s'est réunie avant hier, ne tardera pas à examiner le même projet et l'approuvera aussi très probablement, la ratification de la Convention par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas pourra avoir lieu dans un délai de quelques jours.\n\nM. le Baron Fallon, Délégué de Belgique: M'est-il permis de dire pour ceux qui ne le savent pas, et c'est peut-être la majorité, que ce matin j'ai eu l'honneur de déposer au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères la ratification de la Convention au nom de mon Gouvernement.\n\n(Applaudissements.)\n\nPage 276",
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        "content_text": "26\n\nd'accord qu'il faut laisser la porte ouverte aux nations qui n'ont pas encore signé la Convention. Si la procédure législative empêche un pays d'adhérer tout de suite, il pourra le faire ultérieurement. Les difficultés causées par l'abstention de quelques pays ne lui semblent pas si importantes. Quant à la date, la Délégation américaine accepte tout amendement.\n\nM. le docteur de Veyga, Délégué de la République Argentine, croit que la résolution de la Délégation américaine peut parfaitement être amendée dans le sens indiqué par Son Exc. HUNEEUS et M. VAN DEVENTER. La solution est donnée par les articles 23 et 24 de la Convention.\n\nLe Président fait remarquer à cet égard que la situation est devenue autre après la décision de la deuxième conférence: notre tâche est d'examiner la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention même si quelques Etats refusent leur concours.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, dit qu'il y a, à son avis, deux manières de fixer la date en question: on pourrait indiquer un certain nombre de Puissances dont la ratification suffirait pour la mise en vigueur ou bien on pourrait fixer d'avance une date fixe.\n\nLe Président croit qu'il ne faudra pas tenir compte de la possibilité de faire de nouvelles démarches vis-à-vis de la Turquie qui a d'abord refusé de collaborer à la première conférence et qui a depuis toujours refusé son concours catégoriquement, ni vis-à-vis de la Serbie qui s'est abstenue. Il y a 11 Puissances qui ont ratifié ou dont la ratification n'est qu'une question de quelques jours.\n\nSon Exc. M. Aimaro Sato, Délégué du Japon, déclare que son Gouvernement est aussi prêt à ratifier et à mettre en vigueur la Convention.\n\n(Applaudissements).\n\nLe Président constate que presque dans toute l'Asie la mise en vigueur de la Convention serait assurée si les Gouvernements qui se sont déclarés prêts à ratifier voulaient la mettre en vigueur.\n\nSir William Collins, Délégué de la Grande-Bretagne: Nous avons écouté avec beaucoup d'intérêt les différentes communications qui ont été faites par plusieurs Gouvernements et naturellement quelques-unes des déclarations ont été un peu inattendues. Nous ne savions pas exactement quelles communications seraient émises et ce fait rend difficile d'aboutir à un vote définitif au sujet de la résolution. Il paraît résulter des discussions que plusieurs Puissances signataires se trouvent placées devant des difficultés d'ordre constitutionnel en ce qui concerne la ratification, comme les représentants de la Suisse et de quelques Etats de l'Amérique du Sud viennent de l'exposer. Or voilà une question de pure forme à laquelle le temps seul pourra porter remède. J'ignore s'il y a d'autres difficultés qui puissent empêcher quelque Puissance signataire de procéder à la ratification. A mon avis, ni la seconde conférence, ni cette conférence n'ont, jusqu'à présent, prononcé une opinion définitive sur la question de savoir si les Puissances signataires accepteraient de ratifier et de mettre en vigueur la Convention malgré le fait que quelques Puissances invitées ne l'ont pas signée.\n\nSerait-il possible de prendre cette décision dès cet après-midi et les Puissances signataires ne pourraient-elles pas déclarer qu'elles seraient prêtes à ratifier et à mettre en vigueur la Convention même si les Puissances invitées ne l'ont pas toutes signée? La Grande-Bretagne croyait que la seconde conférence avait expressément décidé de poser cette question. Nous étions d'avis que toutes les Puissances signataires étaient considérées comme prêtes à mettre en vigueur la Convention nonobstant le fait que deux Puissances invitées ne l'avaient pas signée. En ce qui concerne une date fixe, la Grande-Bretagne est entièrement disposée à discuter cette question; mais si on nous demande de prendre une décision à ce sujet, nous serons obligés de demander de nouvelles instructions.\n\n27\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, fait l'observation suivante:\n\nJe me mets à la disposition de Sir WILLIAM COLLINS et à celle des autres Délégués pour scinder ma résolution. La première partie jusqu'au mot \"déjà\" pourrait alors être mise aux voix dès à présent, tandis qu'on voterait ultérieurement sur la seconde partie qui fixe la date.\n\nSon Exc. M. Aimaro Sato, Délégué du Japon, est d'avis que cette division serait inutile puisque la Convention elle-même contient une disposition relative à la ratification. Nous nous sommes engagés à ratifier aussitôt que possible. Aujourd'hui il nous reste seulement à décider si la Convention peut être mise en vigueur malgré l'abstention de quelques Puissances.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, dit qu'on pourrait alors diviser autrement la résolution: la première partie pourrait contenir la résolution jusqu'à la date susmentionnée.\n\nLe Président propose de prier le Comité de Réduction de rédiger une formule pour la mise en vigueur de la Convention, en tenant compte des différentes vues et remarques qui ont été exprimées pendant les délibérations de cette séance. Il croit que la conférence pourrait se réunir jeudi à 11 heures à moins que la Commission n'ait pas encore fini sa tâche mercredi.\n\nAprès quelque discussion Son Exc. M. Huneeus, Délégué du Chili, propose que la conférence se prononce sur le principe: oui ou non la Convention peut-elle être mise en vigueur sans que toutes les Puissances aient signé.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, supprime les derniers mots de la résolution de la Délégation américaine. Il croit que la résolution modifiée ainsi établit un principe assez précis. Elle déclare, en principe, qu'une mise en vigueur de la Convention est possible vu les circonstances dans lesquelles la conférence se trouve à présent. La fixation de la date pourra suivre après.\n\nSon Exc. M. Aimaro Sato, Délégué du Japon, fait observer que le Comité de Rédaction ne peut pas prendre une décision. Sa tâche est de formuler ce que la conférence a décidé en principe.\n\nSon Exc. M. de Klercker, Délégué de Suède, demande si, dans l'esprit de la Délégation des Etats-Unis, il s'agit d'un vœu ou d'un engagement; le mot \"résolution\" dans le titre indiquerait la première alternative mais il y a dans le texte même le mot \"s'engagent\", ce qui n'est plus un vœu.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke: On trouve les mots \"résolution\" et \"vœu\" sans différence dans le Protocole de Clôture de la deuxième conférence.\n\nLa résolution exprime la conviction que la Convention pourra être mise en vigueur dans un certain délai, mais on pourrait peut-être modifier le texte dans ce sens: \"La conférence émet le vœu que les Puissances signataires s'engagent etc.\"\n\nSon Exc. M. Swetchine, Délégué de Russie, croit qu'il ne sert à rien d'adopter une résolution qui nous engage à nous engager dans une forme définitive que nous ne connaissons pas encore.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke se ralliant à une suggestion de Sir William Collins modifie sa résolution dans ce sens:\n\n\"Il est soumis au Comité de Rédaction de rédiger une proposition dans le sens que les Puissances signataires s'engagent etc.\"\n\nSon Exc. M. Huneeus, Délégué du Chili, préférerait une motion d'ordre conçue comme suit:\n\n\"La conférence prie le Comité de Rédaction de lui présenter une formule qui permettra de mettre en vigueur la Convention entre les Puissances signataires qui auront déjà ratifié.\"\n\n281",
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        "content_text": "35\n\n36\n\nLe Président: Nous avons deux amendements, le premier du Délégué de Suède qui divise la seconde formule en deux, fait finir la première partie après les mots \"article 24\" et qui met au second rang: \"ou le 1er décembre etc....\" Le second amendement est proposé par la Délégation chinoise. Tous les membres n'en ont pas encore pris connaissance. Je pense donc qu'on ne pourra pas pour le moment le discuter.\n\nSir William Collins, Délégué de la Grande-Bretagne: La tâche assumée par le Comité de Rédaction était très difficile. Le Délégué de Russie a demandé d'où viennent le mot \"aussitôt\" et la date du 1er décembre. La résolution votée par la conférence à la dernière séance était: \"la conférence soumet au Comité de Rédaction, etc....\"\n\n#1\n\nNous nous sommes efforcés dans le Comité et cette tâche a été assez difficile de soumettre à la conférence une formule susceptible d'être amendée. La résolution que le Comité de Rédaction a préparée ne répond pas entièrement à ses propres vues, mais tient compte des différentes propositions faites à la dernière séance. Nous étions d'avis que la question prédominante qui s'impose à cette troisième conférence est celle de savoir s'il est possible de mettre en vigueur la Convention malgré le fait que quelques-unes des Puissances invitées n'ont pas signé la Convention. Nous avons voté, quoique pas à l'unanimité, cette résolution. Maintenant la question se pose ainsi: est-il possible de mettre en vigueur la Convention malgré le fait que certaines des Puissances signataires n'ont pas ratifié?\n\nEst-il possible que la Convention entre en vigueur sans que toutes les Puissances signataires l'aient ratifié?\n\nSon Exc. M. Marcellin Pellet, Délégué de France: Nous devons tous, Messieurs, désirer la clarté. Je voudrais savoir quelle obligation morale il y aura, par exemple, pour les Puissances qui, pour une raison constitutionnelle ou autre, ne pourront pas ratifier pour le moment. Et puisqu'il s'agit d'une date de ratification absolument inconnue, comment se fait-il que nous cherchions une date pour l'entrée en vigueur?\n\nAinsi, l'Allemagne, pour la métropole; la France, pour certaines de ses colonies comme l'Indo-Chine, pour ne parler que des Pays qui ont signé la Convention de 1912, ne croient pas devoir ratifier pour le moment. Dans ces conditions, pourquoi s'occuper de l'entrée en vigueur?\n\nLe Président: Je pense que l'intention du Comité est que la Convention n'entrera en vigueur que trois mois après que toutes les nations signataires ou celles qui ont exprimé le désir d'y adhérer l'auront ratifiée.\n\nM. Marcellin Pellet, Délégué de France: Alors, quelle est la portée de l'avis qu'on nous propose de voter? Il me semble qu'il n'engage personne.\n\nLe Président: C'est que pour agir, on attend encore la ratification des Etats signataires.\n\nM. Marcellin Pellet, Délégué de France: Il me paraît bien prématuré d'envisager la date d'entrée en vigueur, puisque le délai pour l'entrée en vigueur ne peut partir que de la date de la ratification, date inconnue pour certains pays.\n\nM. van Deventer, Délégué des Pays-Bas: Le Comité de Rédaction a appliqué autant que possible le système de la Convention aux circonstances actuelles. Selon l'article 24 de la Convention, la Convention entrera en vigueur trois mois après la date de la dernière ratification.\n\nIl y a une différence entre les circonstances prévues par la 1ère conférence qui a rédigé la Convention et les circonstances actuelles. Maintenant, nous avons à envisager qu'il y a des Puissances qui n'ont pas signé et n'ont pas le désir de signer.\n\n37\n\nNous nous efforcerons de trouver un moyen pour mettre en vigueur la Convention dans les circonstances nouvelles.\n\nOn me demande pourquoi nous avons fait cette innovation un peu bizarre du délai de trois mois après le 1er décembre. Personnellement, je ne tiens pas beaucoup à cette rédaction et je me rallie tout à fait à la proposition de division de la formule.\n\nLe Président: En ce qui concerne l'amendement de la Délégation de Chine, il me semble qu'il s'agit plutôt d'une nouvelle proposition.\n\nSon Exc. M. Carlin, Délégué de Suisse: Je propose qu'on dise clairement:\n\nLa conférence est d'avis:\n\n1o. qu'il est possible, etc....\n\n2o. que la mise en vigueur, etc....\n\nM. van Deventer, Délégué des Pays-Bas: Le Comité de Rédaction se rallie à la proposition de l'honorable Délégué de Suisse.\n\nMirza Mahmoud Khan, Délégué de Perse: Je crois qu'il y a lieu de constater deux erreurs techniques, l'une de la part du Comité de Rédaction et l'autre par la conférence. Celle du Comité consiste dans le fait qu'elle vient de dépasser la limite de son pouvoir en touchant au texte de la Convention et arrêtant une date pour la mise en vigueur de la Convention, étant donné que la question du délai était déjà fixée dans le 1er paragraphe de l'article 24.\n\nLa question qu'on avait confiée au Comité de résoudre, c'était de voir s'il était possible que la Convention fût acceptée malgré la non-adhésion de quelques Etats. La 2ème erreur est que la conférence n'a pas encore décidé s'il est possible d'appliquer les mesures promulguées par la Convention, voilà qu'elle nous engage dans la discussion de fixer une date pour les mettre en vigueur!\n\nCes deux erreurs existent et il faudrait les réparer.\n\nLe Président répond qu'à son avis, la conférence a le droit de toucher au texte de la Convention. Le second paragraphe de l'article 23 prévoit le cas où toutes les Puissances invitées ne signeraient pas la Convention et prescrit que dans ce cas, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invitera ces Puissances signataires à désigner des Délégués pour l'examen de la possibilité de déposer néanmoins leurs ratifications.\n\nEn vertu de ces dispositions, nous avons eu la deuxième conférence qui a émis, e. a., le vœu III bien connu. C'est en conséquence de ce vœu que nous sommes réunis à présent pour examiner la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention, nonobstant le manque de signatures de Puissances invitées, et si pour atteindre ce but, nous jugeons nécessaire de toucher au texte des dispositions finales de la Convention, nous devrons et pourrons le faire.\n\nSon Exc. M. Carlin, Délégué de Suisse: Afin d'expliquer pourquoi le Délégué de Suisse devra s'abstenir dans le vote sur la 2ème formule, je n'ai qu'à renvoyer aux explications que j'ai eu l'honneur de donner avant-hier. Il est vrai qu'on m'a fait observer depuis qu'aux termes déjà de l'article 24 de la Convention, il est fait une distinction entre la mise en vigueur de la Convention et la mise en vigueur, dans chaque Etat signataire, des lois et règlements qui doivent donner exécution, pour cet Etat, aux dispositions de la Convention.\n\nC'est sur cette même distinction qu'insiste aussi le rapport du Comité de Rédaction. Mais je dois avouer qu'on comprendrait difficilement, chez nous, la distinction dont il s'agit. On ne saisirait pas comment on peut parler de l'entrée en vigueur d'une Convention dont les dispositions ne peuvent pas être exécutées faute des mesures législatives nécessaires. Or, je tiens à éviter tout risque de malentendu.\n\n11\n\n286",
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        "content_text": "Page 38\n\nDans ces circonstances, je dois, en me référant à ce que j'ai dit avant-hier, déclarer que mon Gouvernement, malgré ses excellentes dispositions à l'égard de la Convention, est obligé de se réserver le droit de ne l'appliquer qu'après la promulgation des dispositions légales nécessaires, promulgation qui, pour les raisons constitutionnelles que j'ai indiquées, ne pourra pas avoir lieu dans les délais prévus.\n\nM. Charles Denby, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique: Qu'il me soit permis de dire que le Comité a inséré la date dans le but de préciser le moment de la mise en vigueur. On a clairement expliqué dans le rapport que la date exacte n'importe pas. Mais il a paru à notre Comité et j'étais de cette opinion qu'il était préférable de déterminer une date. Si on ne peut pas maintenir le 31 décembre 1914 parce que certaines Puissances ne peuvent pas ratifier dans ce délai, la modification nécessaire se fera d'elle-même, mais il reste à la conférence de fixer une date définitive indiquant à quelle époque la plupart des Gouvernements devraient être prêts. Il serait alors possible de signifier aux Puissances réfractaires: voici le délai dans lequel vous pourrez adhérer. Voilà la question.\n\nM. van Deventer, Délégué des Pays-Bas, déclare que le Comité de Rédaction a décidé de supprimer la dernière partie de la gene formule.\n\nLa 2ème formule comme elle a été modifiée par le Délégué de Suisse et le Comité de Rédaction est ainsi conçue:\n\nLa conférence est d'avis que la mise en vigueur de la Convention entre toutes les Puissances signataires aura lieu lorsque les Puissances qui l'ont déjà signée et celles qui ont exprimé leur intention d'y adhérer l'auront ratifiée. La date de l'entrée en vigueur de la Convention sera celle fixée par le paragraphe 1 de l'article 24.\n\nLa formule est mise aux voix.\n\nLe résultat du vote est que la formule est adoptée avec 16 voix pour, dont une avec réserve (France), deux contre (Allemagne et Portugal), et onze abstentions (Etats-Unis d'Amérique, Brésil, Chili, Chine, Danemark, Equateur, Haïti, Luxembourg, Perse, Suisse et Uruguay).\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, propose la résolution suivante:\n\nLa conférence invite Son Exc. M. le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères des Pays-Bas à entreprendre au nom de la conférence une démarche urgente et respectueuse auprès des Puissances signataires qui n'ont pas ratifié la Convention ni exprimé leur intention de le faire, démarche tendant à les amener à se déclarer prêtes dans un très bref délai à déposer leurs ratifications afin que la Convention puisse entrer en vigueur au plus tôt possible.\n\nLe Président propose d'ajourner la séance à demain vendredi à 10 heures du matin.\n\nLa séance est levée à 5.20.\n\nLe Secrétaire-Général,\n\nJ. A. A. H. DE BEAUFORT.\n\nLe Président,\n\nCREMER.\n\nQUATRIÈME SÉANCE PLÉNIÈRE.\n\nLe vendredi, 19 juin 1914.\n\nPrésidence de M. J. T. Cremer,\n\nSon Exc. M. Hunecus, Délégué du Chili, fait la déclaration suivante: J'ai reçu une communication de mon Gouvernement d'après laquelle on attend incessamment l'approbation de la Convention par les Chambres et que la ratification suivra de près.\n\nM. Denby, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, lit la résolution proposée par la Délégation américaine, qui est conçue en ces termes:\n\nLa conférence invite Son Exc. M. le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères des Pays-Bas à entreprendre au nom de la conférence une démarche urgente et respectueuse auprès des Puissances signataires qui n'ont pas ratifié la Convention ni exprimé leur intention de le faire, démarche tendant à les amener à se déclarer prêtes dans un très bref délai à déposer leurs ratifications afin que la Convention puisse entrer en vigueur au plus tôt possible.\n\nSir William Collins, Délégué de la Grande-Bretagne, appuie cette résolution au nom de sa Délégation.\n\nLe Président dit que le Ministre des Affaires Etrangères lui a déclaré qu'éventuellement il serait disposé à entreprendre les démarches, visées dans la résolution.\n\nLa résolution est adoptée à l'unanimité.\n\nEst à l'ordre du jour la résolution proposée par la Délégation de Chine, ainsi conçue:\n\nLa Convention entrera en vigueur le 1er décembre 1914, à moins que la ratification générale par les Puissances ci-dessus mentionnées ne soit différée pour des raisons d'ordre constitutionnel; dans ce cas la Convention entrera en vigueur à cette date pour les Puissances qui auront déposé leur ratification, et, pour les autres Puissances, à la date du dépôt successif de leur ratification.\n\net l'amendement à cette résolution, proposé par la Délégation britannique, tendant à ajouter après les derniers mots:\n\nPourvu que l'engagement de rédiger et de proposer aux Parlements respectifs les mesures législatives visées dans le paragraphe 2 de l'article 24 ne devienne pas effectif avant l'expiration de 6 mois à partir de la date à laquelle la dernière de ces Puissances qui a pu être empêchée par des raisons d'ordre constitutionnel de ratifier la Convention avant le 1er décembre 1914, aura déposé sa ratification.\n\nSon Exc. M. Tang Tsai-fou, Délégué de Chine, déclare au nom de la Délégation de Chine, que celle-ci désire modifier sa résolution en ce sens que\n\nPage 12\n\n287",
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        "content_text": "40\n\nles mots les Puissances, ci-dessus mentionnées\" sont remplacés par les mots. ,,les Puissances qui l'ont déjà signée ou celles qui ont exprimé leur intention d'y adhérer\". \n\nL'orateur motive la résolution proposée en ces termes : \n\nMonsieur le Président, Messieurs, \n\nJe suis très heureux de constater que la séance d'hier a pu réunir une majorité de 25 voix pour proclamer la possibilité de mettre en vigueur la Convention du 23 janvier 1912. Le principe étant ainsi admis, c'est à nous de le mettre en application si nous ne voulons pas nous arrêter à mi-chemin. Je suis certain que vous reconnaissez tous, Messieurs, que ce n'est pas tout de proclamer la possibilité mais qu'il faut encore tendre à la réalisation. Notre devoir est de trouver une date et une voie à suivre en vue de cette réalisation. Si non la Convention de l'Opium risque de ne jamais entrer en vigueur et de rester lettre morte pour toujours. \n\nC'est dans cette crainte que la Délégation chinoise, conformément à l'esprit des instructions formelles qu'elle a reçues de son Gouvernement, et en même temps inspirée par la bonne procédure toujours admise par les conférences de la Paix, vient de proposer à la conférence la résolution qui vous a été soumise. Cette résolution est conçue dans une forme très acceptable, qui n'oblige aucun pays à faire l'impossible et qui en même temps permet aux Etats disposés à mettre la Convention en vigueur plus tôt que les autres, d'atteindre le but élevé qu'ils poursuivent. \n\nNous avons déjà eu le bonheur d'apprendre que les Puissances qui n'ont pas encore ratifié la Convention vont le faire pour la plupart dans un très bref délai. Comme quelques-unes d'entre elles auront des difficultés d'ordre constitutionnel, TOUS comprenons bien qu'il leur faut du temps nécessaire pour préparer leur ratification. Mais si nous ajoutons à la liste de huit Puissances qui l'ont déjà ratifiée, celles qui vont le faire sous peu et celles qui vont le faire dans les trois mois suivants, nous aurons pu obtenir à la date du 1er décembre, un ensemble d'une vingtaine de Puissances qui l'auront ratifiée. Un tel nombre ne représente-t-il pas déjà un résultat merveilleux pour notre Convention, laquelle n'ayant été signée à l'origine, que par douze Puissances! \n\nIl me semble praticable pour les Puissances qui auront déposé leurs ratifications avant la date du 1er décembre 1914, de la fixer comme jour définitif à partir duquel la Convention entrera en vigueur, et de laisser la voie ouverte pour les autres Puissances qui l'auront ratifiée plus tard. Nous donnerons ainsi un point de départ pour la réalisation de l'oeuvre que nous nous proposons et nous pourrons atteindre avec le temps notre but définitif qui est la coopération générale du monde entier civilisé. Comme il y a des étapes à franchir dans toutes les procédures, la mise en vigueur de notre Convention est aussi une étape que les Puissances signataires franchiront tôt ou tard. Du moment qu'il n'y a d'obstacles ni de difficultés sérieux, ne vaudra-t-il pas mieux de profiter de la présente conférence pour avancer d'un pas de plus que de reculer? Le peu que nous pourrons réaliser à notre conférence suffira à faire comprendre au monde entier que pour cette question il y a des vraies difficultés à applanir et que néanmoins nous y avons mis tous sans exception notre bonne volonté. \n\nMessieurs, la résolution que la Délégation chinoise vient de vous proposer contient une solution pratique et acceptable pour tous en vue de la mise en vigueur de la Convention de l'opium. Cette solution a été rendue plus acceptable encore par un amendement que la Délégation britannique a bien voulu présenter et pour lequel je lui suis très reconnaissant. J'espère que vous tous, mes chers Collègues, vous voudrez bien pénétrer l'idée de ma proposition et lui accorder vos appuis précieux. \n\n41\n\nSon Exc. M. Marcellin Pellet, Délégué de France: Au nom de mon Collègue de Russie et au mien, je viens déclarer que nous nous abstiendrons sur le vote de l'amendement de la Délégation de Chine. \n\nNous estimons en effet qu'une conférence internationale n'a pas le droit de juger les raisons qui déterminent un Etat à accorder ou à différer la ratification d'un instrument diplomatique, cette ratification étant un acte de souveraineté qui ne saurait être soumis à l'appréciation des tiers. \n\nSon Exc. M. Carlin, Délégué de Suisse, est d'avis que la proposition chinoise ne saurait être discutée comme un amendement à la résolution n°. II, puisque celle-ci a déjà été votée. Il vaudrait mieux la considérer comme une addition et la faire figurer sous un chiffre à part, comme avis no, III de la conférence, par exemple. \n\nLe Président croit que la Délégation de Chine n'aura pas d'objections à cette suggestion. \n\nSon Exc. M. Yen Hui-Ch'ing, Délégué de Chine, déclare que la Délégation de Chine s'en remet pour la question de la forme à la décision du Président. \n\nSir William Collins, Délégué de la Grande-Bretagne, déclare que si la Délégation de Chine est d'accord avec l'amendement proposé par la Délégation de la Grande-Bretagne, celle-ci pourra voter peut-être pour la résolution amendée. Les instructions de la Délégation de la Grande-Bretagne ne lui permettent pas de voter pour la résolution telle qu'elle a été proposée. Dans ce cas-là elle devrait voter ad referendum, \n\nLe Président croit qu'il sera préférable de renvoyer les résolutions proposées au Comité de Rédaction qui, en tenant compte des objections faites par les Délégués de France et de Russie, pourra tâcher de lui donner une forme plus acceptable. Ces propositions sont en effet très importantes et doivent être examinées soigneusement et à tête reposée. \n\nSon Exc, M. Huneeus, Délégué du Chili, se rallie à la proposition du Président. Les raisons d'abstention des Délégations de France et de Russie lui semblent très motivées. Il est d'avis qu'il n'entre pas dans la tâche de la conférence de pénétrer dans les intentions des Gouvernements qui ne ratifient pas la Convention. C'est un devoir de courtoisie vis-à-vis les Puissances représentées de trouver une rédaction qui enlève cette difficulté. Nous sommes tous dans la même situation que les Délégations de France et de Russie; nous ne pouvons pas admettre, en principe, que les intentions des différents Gouvernements soient jugées. \n\nLe Président propose de renvoyer les résolutions présentées au Comité de Rédaction et de fixer la prochaine séance à samedi prochain à 2 heures de l'après-midi, \n\nM. van Deventer, Délégué des Pays-Bas, Président du Comité de Rédaction, déclare que le Comité de Rédaction acceptera avec plaisir la tâche dont il sera chargé par la conférence. Mais il n'est pas sûr que le Comité pourra finir son travail avant samedi matin. \n\nM. Max Müller, Délégué de la Grande-Bretagne, fait remarquer qu'il s'agit d'une résolution pour laquelle la Délégation de la Grande-Bretagne devra demander de nouvelles instructions. \n\nM. de Klercker, Délégué de Suède, voit dans la distinction faite entre les Puissances qui ne peuvent ratifier pour un motif d'ordre constitutionnel et celles qui ne peuvent le faire pour un autre motif, le point essentiel et capital de la proposition chinoise. Si donc, comme on semble unanimement penser, cette distinction est inadmissible, la proposition chinoise tomberait d'elle-même, à moins qu'elle ne contienne quelque autre point capital; dans ce dernier cas le Délégué désirerait connaître quel est cet autre point. \n\n288",
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        "content_text": "Page 294\n\nSon Exc. M. Bartholomeu Ferreira, Délégué de Portugal, répond que par son vote il voulait nier l'efficacité d'une mise en vigueur dans les circonstances actuelles; mais s'il s'agit de la possibilité d'une mise en vigueur théorique il ne demande pas mieux que de changer son vote et de dire oui.\n\nSir William Collins, Délégué de la Grande-Bretagne: La Délégation de la Grande-Bretagne désire appuyer tout ce que M. le Premier Délégué des Pays-Bas vient de dire. En même temps je tiens à exprimer notre reconnaissance pour l'impartialité, l'habilité et l'énergie avec lesquels M. VAN DEVENTER a rempli ses devoirs de Président du Comité de Rédaction. Il est évident que la conférence est unanime à désirer que toutes les Puissances signataires ratifient la Convention aussitôt qu'elles le jugeront possible.\n\nIl est, aussi, évident qu'il existe un désir très général et presque unanime que les Puissances signataires se décident à faire le deuxième pas en avant, celui de ratification, sans attendre les signatures des 2 ou 3 Puissances qui n'ont pas encore jugé à propos de signer la Convention.\n\nLa conférence parait reconnaitre à l'unanimité que toute Puissance signataire qui, ayant ratifié la Convention, désire maintenant la mettre en vigueur, a pleine liberté de le faire, et que les Puissances qui ratifieront plus tard doivent aussi jouir de la même faculté de mettre la Convention en vigueur quand bon leur semblera.\n\nAvec une telle manifestation de bonne volonté et d'unanimité de la part des Délégués ici rassemblés, il nous est permis de déclarer que la troisième conférence a suffi d'une manière très efficace pour passer en revue la situation dans laquelle se trouvent pas moins de 43 Puissances dans la poursuite humanitaire dans laquelle elles se sont engagées et a servi en même temps pour accélérer la marche vers le but désiré.\n\nM. Stenio Vincent, Délégué d'Haïti, croit que les avis sous III et IV peuvent être réunis: le dernier ne renfermant que la fixation de la date.\n\nSon Excellence M. Marcellin Pellet, Délégué de France, combat cette proposition. Il y a des Délégués qui ne peuvent pas fixer une date et qui voudront voter pour la première proposition, mais rejeter la seconde.\n\nOn procède au vote. L'avis III est adopté à l'unanimité.\n\nLa discussion est ouverte au sujet de l'avis IV.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, propose comme date le 1er janvier 1915.\n\nSon Exc. M. Mitilineu, Délégué de Roumanie, préférérait la date du 31 décembre 1914, parce que le nouvel an est un jour de fête.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke n'a pas d'objection contre cette date qui est insérée dans l'avis IV.\n\nL'avis est mis aux voix et adopté avec 16 voix pour et 10 abstentions (Allemagne, Danemark, Espagne, France, Perse, Portugal, Roumanie, Russie, Suède, Suisse).\n\nSon Exc. M. Swétchine, Délégué de Russie, motive son vote en déclarant que la date n'a d'importance que pour les Etats qui désirent faire entrer en vigueur la Convention.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique: La Délégation des Etats-Unis d'Amérique donne volontiers son vote à l'avis proposé par le Comité de Rédaction. Cependant, il est nécessaire d'attirer l'attention sur le fait que ce vote n'engage nullement notre Gouvernement en ce qui concerne des mesures ultérieures. Les difficultés qui ont été soulevées durant les discussions par les Délégués de certaines Puissances démontrent qu'il est désirable de procéder prudemment.\n\nLa situation actuelle est la cause que nous ne pouvons rien promettre en ce qui regarde la signature d'un protocole avant d'avoir demandé des instructions à Washington. Je tiens à dire que la bonne volonté des Etats-Unis envers la campagne contre l'opiomanie n'est pas douteuse. Pour une grande partie nous avons déjà pris les mesures législatives nécessaires pour rendre cette campagne efficace et nous continuerons de marcher côte à côte avec toutes les Puissances qui travaillent pour la réalisation de ce but.\n\nPage 52\n\nSon Exc. M. Swétchine, Délégué de Russie, fait observer que la formule sous n°. V ne peut être considérée comme un avis. C'est une décision de la conférence. Son Exc. M. Carlin, Délégué de Suisse, est de l'avis de M. le Délégué de Russie. La formule V ne peut pas figurer comme avis de la conférence; c'est une décision qu'elle prend. Il y aurait done lieu de donner à la proposition VI du Comité de Rédaction la place de la proposition V et de traiter cette dernière comme résolution, à la suite et sur la base des cinq avis de la conférence.\n\nSon Exc. M. Aimaro Sato, Délégué du Japon: Il me semble que la formule V, dans sa présente forme d'avis répond tres bien au desir de la Conférence. Il est vrai que ce n'est qu'un avis maintenant; mais le protocole spécial préparé par le Comité de rédaction selon cet avis peut-être voté par la Conférence comme sa décision.\n\nM. van Deventer, Délégué des Pays-Bas, dit que le Comité de Rédaction n'a pas d'objection à faire changer de place les avis V et VI.\n\nL'Avis V (ci-devant VI) est adopté à l'unanimité.\n\nLe Président dit qu'il faut décider si le Protocole spécial devra être rédigé par le Comité de Rédaction ou au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères.\n\nM. van Deventer dit que le Comité de Rédaction est éventuellement disposé à rédiger le Protocole, mais il fait observer que le Protocole de Signature, visé dans l'article 22 de la Convention a été rédigé au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères. Son Exc. M. de Klercker, Délégué de Suède, propose de prier le Ministère des Affaires Etrangères de dresser le Protocole.\n\nSon Exc. M. van Dyke, Délégué des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, demande si ce Protocole sera soumis à la Conférence.\n\nLe Président répond négativement. Après quelque discussion, la résolution (ci-devant avis V) est modifiée comme suit:\n\n\"A la suite de ces avis, la conférence décide qu'un Protocole Spécial par lequel les Puissances signataires disposées à se servir de la faculté visée sous III pourront déclarer leur intention de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention sera ouvert au Ministère des Affaires Etrangères à La Haye.\n\nLa résolution est mise aux voix et adoptée à l'unanimité.\n\nA la proposition du Président il est décidé que la séance de clôture aura lieu jeudi à 10 heures du matin, et qu'alors le Protocole de Clôture, qui sera rédigé pendant ce temps par le Comité de Rédaction, sera discuté et ensuite signé.\n\nM. van Deventer demande l'autorisation de la conférence de faire des modifications de rédaction dans le texte des avis, adoptés par la conférence.\n\nCette autorisation est accordée et la séance est levée à 4 heures.\n\nLe Secrétaire-Général,\n\nJ. A. A. H. DE BEAUFORT.\n\nLe Président,\n\nJ. T. 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        "content_text": "60\n\nLES ÉTATS-UNIS DU BRÉSIL:\n\nSon Exc. M. JOSÉ PEREIRA DA GRAÇA ARANHA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE CHILI:\n\nSon Exc. M. JORGE HUNEEUS, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA CHINE:\n\nSon Exc. M. YEN HUI-CH'ING, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Berlin, Délégué;\n\nSon Exc. M. T'ANG TSAI-FOU, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE DANEMARK:\n\nM. J. G. DE GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD, Ministre Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Dr. JOSÉ LAMARCHE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire, Délégué.\n\nL'EQUATEUR:\n\nM. MIGUEL A. SEMINARIO, Chargé d'Affaires à Bruxelles, Délégué.\n\nL'ESPAGNE:\n\nSon Exc. D. FERNANDO OSORIO Y ELOLA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA FRANCE:\n\nSon Exc. M. MARCELLIN PELLET, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA GRANDE-BRETAGNE:\n\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, C.B, M.V.O., Conseiller d'Ambassade, Consul Général à Budapest, Délégué;\n\nSir WILLIAM J. COLLINS, K.C.V.O., M.D., F.R.C.S., Ancien Président du Conseil Municipal de Londres, Délégué.\n\nLE GUATEMALA:\n\nM. JOSÉ MARIA LARDIZABAL, Chargé d'Affaires à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n61\n\nL'HAITI:\n\nM. STENIO VINCENT, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nL'ITALIE:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Comte JOSEPH SALLIER DE LA TOUR, Duc DE CALVELLO, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE JAPON:\n\nSon Exc. M. AIMARO SATO, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE LUXEMBOURG:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Baron ALBÉRIC FALLON, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire de Belgique à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLES ÉTATS-UNIS MEXICAINS:\n\nSon Exc. M. CARLOS PEREYRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE MONTÉNÉGRO:\n\nM. H. MENDES DA COSTA, Consul-Général à Amsterdam, Délégué.\n\nLES PAYS-BAS:\n\nM. J. T. CREMER, Ancien Ministre des Colonies, Ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, Membre de la Première Chambre des Etats-Généraux, Premier Délégué;\n\nM. le Dr. C. TH. VAN DEVENTER, Membre de la Seconde Chambre des Etats-Généraux, Délégué;\n\nM. A. A. DE JONGH, Ancien Inspecteur-Général, Chef du service de la Régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Bourgmestre de Hoorn, Délégué.\n\nLA PERSE:\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN, Chargé des Affaires à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE PORTUGAL:\n\nSon Exc. M. ANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué;\n\nM. le Commandant A. A. SANCHES DE MIRANDA, ancien Gouverneur aux Colonies, Délégué du Ministère des Colonies.\n\nLA ROUMANIE:\n\nSon Exc. M. CHARLES M. MITILINEU, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n298",
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        "content_text": "300\n\n64\n\nPour l'Equateur.\n\nPour l'Espagne.\n\nPour la France.\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne.\n\nPour le Guatemala.\n\nFERNANDO DE OSORIO.\n\nMARCELLIN PELLET.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER.\n\nWILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nJosé M. LARDIZABAL.\n\nPour Haiti\n\n-\n\nPour l'Italie\n\nPour le Japon\n\nPour le Luxembourg\n\nPour les Etats-Unis Mexicains\n\nPour le Monténégro.\n\nPour les Pays-Bas.\n\nS. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\nAIMARO SATO.\n\nBR. ALB. FALLON.\n\nCARLOS PEREYRA.\n\nH. M. MENDES DA COSTA.\n\nJ. T. CREMER.\n\nC. TH. VAN Deventer.\n\nA. A. DE JONGH.\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA.\n\nA. A. SANCHES DE MIRANDA.\n\nC. M. MITILINEU.\n\nA. SWETCHINE.\n\nPour la Perse\n\nPour le Portugal\n\n+\n\nPour la Roumanie\n\nPour la Russie\n\nPour le Siam.\n\nWM. J. ARCHER.\n\nPour la Suède\n\nF. DE KLERCKER.\n\nPour la Suisse\n\nCARLIN.\n\nPour l'Uruguay.\n\nPHYA SUDHAM MAITRI.\n\nPour les Etats-Unis du Vénézuela\n\nE. GIL BORGES\n\n*) Les communications ayant été interrompues par suite de la guerre, il n'a plus été possible d'obtenir la signature qui n'avait pu être donnée à la date de la clôture de la conférence.\n\nForeign\n\n1915\n\n3 March\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n10239\n\n10239\n\nIREC\n\nREG 4 MARIE\n\nInterment of German II KD 3\n\non\n\nI\n\nat San Juan, Porto Rico\n\nDends copy acop from Consultere reporting\n\nIf Kong\n\n12 of evens are said to be natives of\n\nConant undertaking\n\naale, for views, as\n\necho tore it for in\n\nrr Lowell Mr Collins.\n\nThe\n\nAcc Tumy tre\n\nConsul\n\nwants\n\nth\n\nresfromsibulitny\n\nfor\n\nBr\n\nConsul\n\nto\n\nnatives\n\nof Hong Kong\n\ntwelve\n\nassumed\n\nto\n\nolo\n\nthuo\n\nwithout\n\nIhre\n\nConsul\n\nrefures\n\n& F.O.\n\nfurttrar\n\nanotins\n\nShare\n\npropose to\n\nthears\n\naffmove\n\nbe\n\nhin\n\nattitude\n\nChimera\n\nama\n\nthere\n\nmo\n\nFrook\n\nthat\n\nBritish\n\nsulyecto\n\nactually\n\ncommeur\n\nin proposal\n\nMos Cobben\n\non the assumption that no\n\nproof is forthcoming that\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nthey\n\nare\n\n(88,195). Wt.31,088–13. 45,000. 12/13, A.ŒE.W. (107,089),\n\n31,097-51. 15,000. 11/14\n\nfor. L.F.\n\nHave\n\n8.3-15\n\nactually British subjects - copy comesp.\n\ncund\n\nто\n\n8/3/15\n\n1.",
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        "content_text": "asscence\n\nIf however we ass… 1 take it assumed we have hitherto that fin. I de… one Kat Saumarez' difficulty in not a practical would appear Mection to in Vote no nois Concussing this proposal, altunge we believe it to be legalle meffective ? as proposed\n\n  \n    6.5/pest\n    Mr. Colline the shirt.com an 40843/14 was to tellings Amery Koney to from within vine legislation\n  \n  \n    вы\n    order to othane 7.0 fir 14 de Savomany. F.O. do not now ask us to do verzond what viz anythines wr proposed on 40843.\n  \n  \n    G\n    to instruck the Cior to cösue deportation order when necessary, which he alreson has power to do condes the deportation order 1912-\n  \n\nSo far as the question of bezel carbodi is concerned, in Ititione, by wirten of the conoration of 1898 \"the Colony includes far more than the usual territorial watios (of dutisportation Order 1911 s 39), and as the deportee will to in real enotode, \"until he leaves 十 320 he will to in the Colone,\" (Deportatia orju beat custody, until he is coolt out at TEA.\n\naction acmaradt Whether he will then hair an the master of the ship or not is more the 7.0; concern than outs - we arky lathe action in W honey in and of their Court & at their ms roast and they most stand the racket. I think, howrow, with reference to \"A in Tenure you's animati that the prosition ha chame since the minates on 37783/69 written.\n\nITA At that time Shane has \"convicts\" eth sent to It tone, to Seror their sentence under Sie 7 of the For. Jar. Act & art ble of the Chiria Orc 1904. Aportation under sie 8 of the For. Jes. Act & art 83 of the sqartine was a distinct panally, and 1. not part of a sentence of imprisonment to The Clinic Court cd scrtince a man to impresonment т lite sand in It Kone, (out fl) & theos the matter anded. Or it could santince him to deportation which mercilet take place via Imes King (art 84), and art to the 1997 Din c which replaced art 84 of the Orvic 1904 makes it everiti chear that in such cases мать вылет собо were to be transtripped and not to sever and at it thong.\n\ntour of imprist Since then the 7.0. have proud the amendinan Onic of 1910, under art = (17 of which the chors count mee,\" as part of the Sentina order that he be deported\", and art 2/24 of which applies the deportation-provisions",
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        "content_text": "DRAFT.\n\nMMS. 1S.\n\nA kone\n\n10754/15 C.D.\n\nR. 29 MAR.\n\nForeign Office\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Rohri lon 27/3 Mr. Riday 27/3/15\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Collins\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nSir H. Just.\n\nSir J. Anderson.\n\nLord Islington.\n\nMr. Harcourt.\n\n29\n\nCopy Evo FO\n\n17822\n\n!!\n\n30\n\n326\n\n30 Mar 15\n\n... to ack the ref...\n\n27. Whether (8. 19777/15)\n\nof the 6th March with regard\n\nfee\n\n17822\n\n2\n\nto the deportation from Hong Kong of Chinese prisoners convicted before the Jurisdiction Court for China and sent to serve their sentences in the Colony,\n\nI am to request that My attention be drawn to the concurrence in the addition which Sir St. de Pauncefote has made to the suggestion...",
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        "content_text": "HONG KONG\n\n16504.\n\nC\n\n355\n\n16504\n\n) APR15)\n\nCert\n\nForeign\n\n1915\n\nSwiss missionary M. Ziegler\n\n8 April fees no direction to his being at previous Paper. Permitted to visit the Colony to so manage property or to Société Evangelique des Missions de Bâle (14059)\n\nTel to Cony Gov 103. 17 April B For 12tful. above hel to 70. 20 Apr or next subsequent Paper\n\n£22660\n\nMr ar hefira Collins waller the Gov. all As they have settled the we do : Tal. Gov. Whing your Fil. Basel mission. 4o. have \"proceeding to Hongkong to wo in te aufremm the 25th March. oyous to Ziegler manage Societige property, and have informed Swiss minister Hat have Wo objon.\n\n2,303). WL.81,096–13, 15,060. 12/23. A.LE.W. 1099) 31,007–51. 45,000, 11/1 H and send copy of this 47.\n\nIn Tennyson to see AB 9/4/15 you (our)\n\nPage 360\n\nPage 361",
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        "content_text": "427\n\nLE PRÉSIDENT DES ÉTATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE:\n\nM. l'Evêque CHARLES H. BRENT;\n\nM. HAMILTON WRIGHT;\n\nM. H. J. FINGER.\n\nSA MAJESTÉ L'EMPEREUR DE CHINE:\n\nSon Excellence M. LIANG CH'ENG, Son envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à Berlin.\n\nLE PRÉSIDENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE FRANÇAISE:\n\nM. HENRI BRENIER, inspecteur-conseil des services agricoles et commerciaux de l'Indo-Chine;\n\nM. PIERRE GUESDE, administrateur des services civils de l'Indo-Chine.\n\nSA MAJESTÉ LE ROI DU ROYAUME-UNI DE GRANDE-BRETAGNE ET D'IRLANDE ET DES TERRITOIRES BRITANNIQUES AU DELÀ DES MERS, EMPEREUR DES INDES:\n\nThe Right-Honourable Sir CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH, G. C. M. G., membre du conseil privé;\n\nSir WILLIAM STEVENSON MEYER, K. C. I. E., secrétaire en chef du Gouvernement de Madras;\n\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, Ö. B., M. V. O., Son conseiller d'ambassade;\n\nSir WILLIAM JOB COLLINS, M. D., deputy-lieutenant du Comté de Londres.\n\nSA MAJESTÉ LE ROI D'ITALIE:\n\nSon Excellence M. le Comte J. SALLIER DE LA TOUR, Duc de Calvello, Son envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye.\n\nSA MAJESTÉ L'EMPEREUR DU JAPON:\n\nSon Excellence M. AIMARO SATO, Son envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye;\n\nM. le Dr. ToHOE TAKAGI, ingénieur du Gouvernement-général de Formose;\n\nM. le Dr. KOTARO NISHIZAKI, spécialiste technique, attaché au laboratoire des services hygiéniques.\n\nSA MAJESTÉ LA REINE DES PAYS-BAS:\n\nM. J. T. CREMER, Son ancien ministre des colonies, président de la compagnie néerlandaise de commerce;\n\nM. C. Th. VAN DEVENTER, membre de la première chambre des Etats-Généraux;\n\nM. A. A. DE JONGH, ancien inspecteur-général, chef du service de la régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises;\n\nM. J. G. SCHEURER, membre de la seconde chambre des Etats-Généraux;\n\nM. W. G. VAN WETTUM, inspecteur de la régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises.\n\nSA MAJESTÉ IMPÉRIALE LE SCHAH DE PERSE: MIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN, secrétaire de la légation de Perse à La Haye.\n\nLE PRÉSIDENT DE LA RÉPUBLIQUE PORTUGAISE: Son Excellence M. ANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye.\n\nSA MAJESTÉ L'EMPEREUR DE TOUTES LES RUSSIES: Son Excellence M. ALEXANDRE ŠAVINSKY, Son maître de cérémonies, Son conseiller d'état actuel, Son envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à Stockholm.\n\n$\n\n5\n\nSA MAJESTÉ LE ROI DE SIAM:\n\nSon Excellence PHYA AKHARAJ VARADHARA,\n\nSon envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à Londres, La Haye, et Bruxelles;\n\nM. WM. J. ARCHER, C. M. G., Son conseiller de légation,\n\nLesquels, après avoir déposé leurs pleins pouvoirs, trouvés en bonne et due forme, sont convenus de ce qui suit:\n\nCHAPITRE I,\n\nOpium brut.\n\nDéfinition. Par opium brut on entend:\n\nle suc, coagulé spontanément, obtenu des capsules du pavot somnifère (Papaver somniferum), et n'ayant subi que les manipulations nécessaires à son empaquetage et à son transport.\n\nArticle Premier.\n\nLes Puissances Contractantes édicteront des lois ou des règlements efficaces pour le contrôle de la production et de la distribution de l'opium brut, à moins que des lois ou des règlements existants n'aient déjà réglé la matière.\n\nArticle 2.\n\nLes Puissances Contractantes limiteront, en tenant compte des différences de leurs conditions commerciales, le nombre des villes, ports ou autres localités par lesquels l'exportation ou l'importation de l'opium brut sera permise.\n\nArticle 3.\n\nLes Puissances Contractantes prendront des mesures:\n\na. pour empêcher l'exportation de l'opium brut vers les pays qui en auront prohibé l'entrée, et\n\nb. pour contrôler l'exportation de l'opium brut vers les pays qui en limitent l'importation,\n\nà moins que des mesures existantes n'aient déjà réglé la matière.\n\nArticle 4.\n\nLes Puissances Contractantes édicteront des règlements prévoyant que chaque colis contenant de l'opium brut destiné à l'exportation sera marqué de manière à indiquer son contenu, pourvu que l'envoi excède 5 kilogrammes.\n\nArticle 5.\n\nLes Puissances Contractantes ne permettront l'importation et l'exportation de l'opium brut que par des personnes dûment autorisées.",
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        "content_text": "12\n\nPour la France.\n\nH. BRENIER.\n\nW. S. METER.\n\nBons réserve d'une ratification, ou fu\n\ndénonciation, éventuellement séparés\n\net spéciale on ce qui concerne la I'm- tectorats frança la\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne W. G. MAX MÜLLER.\n\nPour l'Italie\n\nPour le Japon\n\nWILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nSous réserve de la déclars\n\ntkon suivante:\n\nLes articles de in présenta Convention, id ello est ratifiés par le Conver ment de Sa Majesté 1: tannique, s'appliquer A PEmpire\" \"des in Britannkjum, à Cey\n\nsux Etabasementy des Detroita, à Hong Ko Wal-bal-wel, so\n\net\n\ntous les rapports, de même façon qu'ils s'at pliquarantau Royau Unl de Grande-Breta; et d'Irlande; mais Gouvernement de Majasts Bräsuniqu réserve le droit de ku siz de dénoncer sép mant ladie Conseil\n\n10 nom de tout Iha\n\nion, Colonie, Dépen\n\non Protector de Sa Jonté sur quæ qui\n\nont été spécie.\n\nG. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\nAIMARO SATO.\n\nTOMOE TAKAGI.\n\nKOTARO NISITIZAKI.\n\nJ. T. CREMER.\n\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\n\nPour les Pays-Bas\n\nA. A. DE JONGH.\n\nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nBorder des a\n\nelem 15, 20, 17, 1. 19 (Ja Pars n'ay:\n\npas de traité ww.\n\nChina) B paragraphe de\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA.\n\nPour la Perse\n\nPour le Portugal\n\nPour la Russie\n\nA. SAVINSKY.\n\nAKHARAJ VARADHARA.\n\nPour le Siam.\n\nWM. J. ARCHER.\n\nBous réserve des arti-\n\ncies 16, 18, 17, 18 r\n\n19, le Slam n'ayız” pas de traité kn la Cntre.\n\nCertifié pour copie conforme: Le Secrétaire-Général\n\ndu Ministère des Affaires Etrangères des Pays-Bas\n\nHANNEMA\n\nPROTOCOLE DE CLÔTURE\n\nde la Conférence Internationale de l'Opium.\n\nLa Conférence Internationale de l'Opium, proposée par le Gouvernement des Etats-Unis d'Amérique, et convoquée par\n\nle Gouvernement des Pays-Bas, s'est réunie à La Haye, dans le Palais des Comtes, le 1 décembre 1911.\n\nLes Gouvernements, dont l'énumération suit, ont pris part à la Conference, pour laquelle ils avaient désigné les Délégués nommés ci-apròa:\n\nL'ALLEMAGNE:\n\nSon Exc. M. FÉLIX DE MÜLLER, conseiller intime actuel, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, premier délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. DELBRUCK, conseiller supérieur intime de Régence, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. GRUNENWALD, conseiller actuel de légation, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. KERP, conseiller intime de Régence, directeur à l'Office Impérial de santé, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. RÖSSLER, consul Impérial à Canton, délégué plénipo- tentiaire.\n\nLES ETATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE:\n\nM. FEvêque CILARLES H. BRENT, délégué plénipotentiaire; M. HAMILTON WRIGHT, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. II. J. FINGER, délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLA CHINE:\n\nSon Exc. M. LIANG CIL'ENG, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentaire à Berlin, délégué plénipotentiaire\n\nM. T'ANG KWO-AN, secrétaire adjoint au Wai-Wu-Pu, délégué; M. TCHANG TSOU-SOUENG, chargé d'affaires a. i. à La Faye, délégué;\n\nM. le Dr. WU LIEN-TEH, M. D. (Cambridge), médecin-major, directeur de l'école de médecine, délégué;\n\nM. F. A. CARL, ancien commissaire dos douanes maritimes Impériales à Newchwang, délégué;\n\nM. A. J. COMMIJS, secrétaire adjoint au bureau de l'inspecteur- général des douanes maritimes Impériales, délégué.\n\n(13)\n\nT\n\n431",
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        "content_text": "432\n\n14\n\nLA FRANCE:\n\nM. HENRI BRENIER, inspecteur-conseil des services agricoles et commerciaux de l'Indo-Chine, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. PIERRE GUESDE, administrateur des services civils de l'Indo-Chine, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. GAIDE, médecin-major des troupes coloniales, conseiller technique.\n\nLA GRANDE-BRETAGNE:\n\nThe Right Honourable Sir CECIL CLEMENTI SMITH, G.C.M.G., membre du conseil privé, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nSir WILLIAM STEVENSON MEYER, K.C.I.E., secrétaire en chef du Gouvernement de Madras, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MULLER, C.B., M.V.O., conseiller d'ambassade, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nSir WILLIAM JOB COLLINS, M.D., deputy-lieutenant du Comté de Londres, délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nL'ITALIE:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Comte J. SALLIER DE LA TOUR, Duc de Calvello, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le professeur ROCCO SANTOLIQUIDO, député au parlement, directeur-général de la santé publique, délégué.\n\nLE JAPON:\n\nSon Exc. M. AIMARO SATO, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. TOMOE TAKAGI, ingénieur du Gouvernement-général de Formose, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. KOTARO NISHIZAKI, spécialiste technique, attaché au laboratoire des services hygiéniques, délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLES PAYS-BAS:\n\nM. J.T. CREMER, ancien ministre des colonies, président de la compagnie néerlandaise de commerce, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. VAN DEVENTER, membre de la première chambre des Etats-Généraux, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. A.A. DE JONGH, ancien inspecteur-général, chef du service de la régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. J.G. SCHEURER, membre de la seconde chambre des Etats-Généraux, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. W.G. VAN WETTUM, inspecteur de la régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises, délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\n15\n\nLA PERSE:\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN, secrétaire de la légation de Perse à La Haye, délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nLE PORTUGAL:\n\nSon Exc. M. ANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à La Haye, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. OSCAR GEORGE POTIER, consul-général de première classe, délégué du ministère des affaires étrangères, délégué;\n\nM. A. SANCHES DE MIRANDA, capitaine d'artillerie, ancien gouverneur aux colonies, délégué du ministère des colonies, délégué.\n\nLA RUSSIE:\n\nSon Exc. M. ALEXANDRE SAVINSKY, maître de cérémonies de S.M. l'Empereur, conseiller d'état actuel, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à Stockholm, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. CHAPIROFF, médecin honoraire de la Cour de S.M. l'Empereur, médecin-inspecteur du corps des gardes-frontières, délégué.\n\nLE SIAM:\n\nSon Exc. PHYA AKHARAJ VARADHARA, envoyé extraordinaire et ministre plénipotentiaire à Londres, La Haye et Bruxelles, délégué plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. WM. J. ARCHER, C.M.G., conseiller de légation, délégué plénipotentiaire.\n\nDans une série de réunions tenues du 1 décembre 1911 au 23 janvier 1912, la Conférence a arrêté le texte de Convention ci-annexé.\n\nLa Conférence a en outre émis les voeux suivants:\n\nI. La Conférence estime qu'il y aurait lieu d'attirer l'attention de l'Union Postale Universelle:\n\n1o. sur l'urgence de réglementer la transmission par la poste de l'opium brut;\n\n2o. sur l'urgence de réglementer autant que possible la transmission par la poste de la morphine, de la cocaïne et de leurs sels respectifs, et des autres substances visées à l'article 14 de la Convention;\n\n3o. sur la nécessité de prohiber la transmission par la poste de l'opium préparé.\n\nII. La Conférence estime qu'il y aurait lieu d'étudier la question du chanvre indien au point de vue statistique et scientifique, dans le but de régler, si la nécessité s'en fait sentir, par la législation intérieure ou par un accord international, les abus de son emploi.\n\nEn foi de quoi, les Plénipotentiaires ont revêtu le présent Protocole de leurs signatures.\n\nFait à La Haye, le 23 janvier mil neuf cent douze, en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises.",
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        "content_text": "435\n\n16\n\npar la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances représentées à la Conférence,\n\nPour l'Allemagne.\n\nPour les Etats-Unis d'Amerique.\n\nPour la Chine. Pour la France....\n\nPour la Bretagne\n\nPour l'Italie.\n\nPour le Japon Grande-\n\nPour les Pays-Bas\n\nPour la Perse.. Pour le Portugal. Pour la Russie.. Pour le Siam –\n\n(F, DE MÜLLER. DELBRÜCK. GRUNENWALD.\n\n(CHARLES H. BRENT. HAMILTON WRIGHT. HENRY J. FINGER. LIANG CHENG.\n\nH. BRENIER.\n\nW. S. MEYER.\n\nW. G. MAX MÜLLER. WILLIAM JOB COLLINS. G. DE LA TOUR CALVELLO.\n\n[ÁIMARO SATO.\n\nTOMOE TAKAGI.\n\nKOTARO NISHIZAKI.\n\n[J. T. CREMER.\n\nC. TH, VAN DEVENTER.\n\nJA. A DE JONGH.\n\nJ. G. SCHEURER.\n\nMIRZA MAHMOUD KHAN.\n\nANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA,\n\nA. SAVINSKY.\n\n[AKHARAJ VARADHARA.\n\nWM. J. ARCHER.\n\nCertifié pour copie conforme:\n\nLe Secrétaire-Général du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères des Pays-Bas\n\nHANNEMA\n\nAnd whereas a Final Protocol making certain recommendations was signed by their respective Plenipotentiaries at The Hague, on the ninth day of July, one thousand nine hundred and thirteen, a certified copy of which Final Protocol, being in the French language, is word for word as follows:\n\nPROTOCOLE DE CLÔTURE de la Deuxième Conférence Internationale de l'Opium-1913.\n\nLa Deuxième Conférence Internationale de l'Opium, convoquée par le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas en vertu de l'article 23 de la Convention Internationale de l'Opium, s'est réunie à La Haye, dans le Palais des Comtes, le 1 juillet 1913.\n\nLes Gouvernements, dont l'énumération suit, ont pris part à la Conférence, pour laquelle ils avaient désigné les Délégués nommés ci-après:\n\nL'ALLEMAGNE:\n\nSon Exc. M. FÉLIX DE MÜLLER, Conseiller intime actuel, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLES ETATS-UNIS D'AMÉRIQUE:\n\nM. Le Dr. HAMILTON WRIGHT, Commissaire spécial au Département d'Etat, Délégué;\n\nSon Exc. M. Lloyd BRYCE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué:\n\nM. GERRIT JOHN KOLLEN, Président Emérite du Hope-College, Professeur de mathématiques, Délégué.\n\nLA RÉPUBLIQUE ARGENTINE:\n\nM. le Dr. FRANÇOIS DE VEYGA, Délégué.\n\nLA BELGIQUE:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Baron ALBERIC FALLON, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLES ETATS-UNIS DU BRÉSIL:\n\nSon Exc. M. J. GRAÇA ARANHA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE CHILI:\n\nSon Exc. M. JORJE HUNELUS, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n(17)",
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        "content_text": "434\n\n18\n\nLA CHINE:\n\nSon Exc. M. W. W. YEN, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Berlin, Premier Délégué Plénipotentiaire;\n\nM. le Dr. WU LIEN-TEH, M. A., M. D. (Cambridge) Médecin-major, Directeur du service médical, Médecin du Ministère des Affaires Etrangères, Délégué Plénipotentiaire.\n\nLA COLOMBIE:\n\nM. CH. HISCHEMÖLLER, Consul à Rotterdam, Délégué.\n\nLA RÉPUBLIQUE DE COSTA-RICA:\n\nSon Exc. M. MANUEL M. DE PERALTA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Paris et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE DANEMARK:\n\nM. J. G. DE GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD, Ministre Résident à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA RÉPUBLIQUE DOMINICAINE:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Dr. JOSÉ LAMARCHE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire, Délégué.\n\nL'EQUATEUR:\n\nSon Exc. M. JORGE HUNEEUS, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire du Chili à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nL'ESPAGNE:\n\nM. MANUEL GARCIA DE ACILU Y BENITO, Chargé d'Affaires a. i. à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA FRANCE:\n\nSon Exc. M. MARCELLIN PELLET, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA GRANDE-BRETAGNE:\n\nM. WILLIAM GRENFELL MAX-MÜLLER, C.B, M.V.O. Conseiller d'Ambassade, Délégué;\n\nSir WILLIAM J. COLLINS, D. L., M. D., F. R. C. S., Ancien Président du Conseil Municipal de Londres, Délégué.\n\nL'HAITI:\n\nM. STENIO VINCENT, Chargé d'Affaires à La Haye, Délégué.\n\n19\n\nL'ITALIE:\n\nM. le Marquis ALEXANDRE COMPANS DE BRICHANTEAU, Chargé d'Affaires a. i. à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE JAPON:\n\nM. JUMPEI SHINOBU, Chargé d'Affaires a. i. à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLE LUXEMBOURG:\n\nSon Exc. M. le Baron ALBÉRIC FALLON, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire de Belgique à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLES ETATS-UNIS MEXICAINS:\n\nSon Exc. M. FEDERICO GAMBOA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLES PAYS-BAS:\n\nM. J. T. CREMER, Ancien Ministre des Colonies, Ancien Président de la Compagnie néerlandaise de Commerce, Membre de la Première Chambre des Etats Généraux, Premier Délégué;\n\nM. le Dr. C. Th. VAN DEVENTER, Membre de la Première Chambre des Etats-Généraux, Délégué;\n\nM. A. A. DE JONGH, Ancien Inspecteur-Général, Chef du service de la Régie de l'opium aux Indes néerlandaises, Délégué;\n\nM. le Dr. J. G. SCHEURER, Membre de la Seconde Chambre des Etats-Généraux, Délégué.\n\nLE PORTUGAL:\n\nSon Exc. M. ANTONIO MARIA BARTHOLOMEU FERREIRA, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nLA RUSSIE:\n\nSon Exc. M. A. SWETCHINE, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à La Haye, Délégué;\n\nM. le Prof. STANISLAS PRZIBYTEK, Membre de l'Académie de Médecine à St. Pétersbourg, Délégué.\n\nLE SIAM:\n\nSon Exc. M. PHYA SUDHAM MAITRI, Envoyé Extraordinaire et Ministre Plénipotentiaire à Londres, à Bruxelles et à La Haye, Délégué;\n\nM. WILLIAM J. ARCHER, Conseiller de Légation à Londres et à La Haye, Délégué.\n\nDans une série de réunions tenues du 1 au 9 juillet 1913, la Conférence, après avoir examiné la question qui lui était soumise par le paragraphe 2 de l'article 23 de la Convention Internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier 1912,\n\na décidé que le dépôt des ratifications peut avoir lieu dès maintenant.",
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        "content_text": "20\n\nII. a adopté à l'unanimité la résolution suivante: Désirant poursuivre, dans la voie ouverte par la Commission Internationale de Shanghai de 1909 et par la Première Conférence de la Haye de 1912, la suppression progressive de l'abus de l'opium, de la morphine, de la cocaine, ainsi que des drogues préparées ou dérivées de ces substances, et considérant plus que jamais la nécessité et le profit mutuel d'une entente internationale sur ce point, la 2ème Conférence Internationale de l'Opium\n\n1.) émet le voeu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire remarquer aux Gouvernements d'Autriche-Hongrie, de Norvège et de Suède, que la signature, la ratification, la préparation des mesures législatives et l'entrée en vigueur de la Convention constituent quatre phases distinctes qui permettent dès maintenant à ces Puissances de procéder à la signature supplémentaire.\n\nEn effet, il ressort des art. 23 et 24 qu'une période de 6 mois pourra s'écouler entre l'entrée en vigueur de la Convention et la rédaction des projets de lois, règlements et autres mesures prévues par la Convention. En outre, le 3ème alinéa de l'art. 24 permet aux Puissances Contractantes de s'entendre après ratification sur la date de l'entrée en vigueur des dites mesures législatives. D'ailleurs, on ne peut s'empêcher de faire remarquer que les difficultés prévues par l'Autriche-Hongrie, la Norvège et la Suède, en ce qui concerne leur législation, n'étaient pas inconnues aux Délégués des Puissances Signataires et ont même fait l'objet d'un examen approfondi de la part des 12 Puissances Contractantes. Presque toutes les Puissances Signataires se trouvent dans la même situation que les Gouvernements susmentionnés et n'ont pas encore élaboré tous les projets de lois prévus par la Convention;\n\n2o) émet le voeu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien communiquer aux Gouvernements de la Bulgarie, de la Grèce, du Monténégro, du Pérou, de la Roumanie, de la Serbie, de la Turquie et de l'Uruguay la résolution suivante:\n\n\"La Conférence regrette que certains Gouvernements aient refusé ou omis de signer jusqu'à présent la Convention. La Conférence est d'avis que l'abstention de ces Puissances entravait de la façon la plus sérieuse les buts humanitaires poursuivis par la Convention. La Conférence exprime le ferme espoir que ces Puissances reviendront sur leur attitude ou négative ou dilatoire;\"\n\n3.) émet le voeu que le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas veuille bien faire observer au Gouvernement helvétique qu'il est dans l'erreur en considérant sa coopération comme d'une valeur à peu près nulle. A l'encontre de ce qui est dit dans la lettre du Conseil Fédéral du 25 octobre 1912, la Conférence estime que la coopération de la Suisse serait de l'effet le plus utile tandis que son abstention compromettrait les résultats de la Convention. Quant à la question soulevée par le Conseil Fédéral concernant les attributions respectives des législations fédérales et cantonales, il est à noter que de semblables difficultés ont été déjà envisagées par la Première Conférence qui en a tenu compte dans la rédaction de la Convention;\n\n4o.) invite les Gouvernements Signataires à charger leurs Représentants à l'étranger d'appuyer les démarches susindiquées de leurs collègues néerlandais;\n\nIII. a émis le voeu suivant: que dans le cas où la signature de toutes les Puissances invitées en vertu du paragraphe 1 de l'article 23\n\n21\n\n435\n\nn'aurait pas été obtenue à la date du 31 décembre 1913, le Gouvernement des Pays-Bas invite immédiatement les Puissances Signataires à désigner des Délégués pour procéder à La Haye à l'examen de la possibilité de faire entrer en vigueur la Convention internationale de l'Opium du 23 janvier 1912.\n\nEn foi de quoi, les Délégués ont revêtu le présent Protocole de leurs signatures,\n\nFait à La Haye, le neuf juillet mil neuf cent treize en un seul exemplaire, qui restera déposé dans les archives du Gouvernement des Pays-Bas et dont des copies, certifiées conformes, seront remises par la voie diplomatique à toutes les Puissances tant Signataires que non Signataires.\n\nPour l'Allemagne.\nF. DE MÜLLER.\n\nPour les Etats-Unis d'Amérique.\nHAMILTON WRIGHT.\nLLOYD BRYCE.\n\nPour la République Argentine.\nGERRIT J. KOLLEN.\nFRANC. DE VETGA.\n\nPour la Belgique....\nBN. ALB. FALLON.\n\nPour les Etats-Unis du Brésil.\nGRAÇA ARANHA.\n\nPour le Chili.\nJORGE HUNEEUR.\n\nPour la Chine...\nW. W. YEN.\nWU LIEN TEH.\n\nPour la Colombie..\nCHR. HISCHEMÖLLER.\n\nPour le Costa-Rica....\nMANTEL M. DE PERALTA.\n\nPour le Danemark.\nW. GREVENKOP CASTENSKJOLD.\n\nPour la République Dominicaine.\nJ. LAMARCHE.\n\nPour l'Equateur..\nJORGE HUNEEUS.\n\nPour l'Espagne....\nMANUEL G. DE AÇILU.\n\nPour la France..\nMarcellin PELLET.\n\nPour la Grande-Bretagne\n[W. G. Max MÜLLER.\nWILLIAM JOB COLLINS.\n\nPour Haïti\nSTENIO VINCENT.\n\nPour l'Italie..\nBRICHANTEAU,\n\nPour le Japon\nJ. SHINOBU\n\nrieure de son Gouvernement,\n„ƒ Avec la réserve de l'approbation ultérieure de son Gouvernement,\n\nBN. ALB. FALLON,\nF. GAMBOA.\n\nPour les Pays-Bas..\nJ. T. CREMER.\nC. TH. VAN DEVENTER.\nA. A. 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        "content_text": "436\n\n22\n\nAnd whereas, the said Convention and Final Protocol have been ratified by the Government of the United States of America, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate thereof, and by the Governments of China and the Netherlands, and the ratifications of the said Governments were deposited by their respective Plenipotentiaries with the Government of the Netherlands;\n\nNow, therefore, be it known that I, Woodrow Wilson, President of the United States of America, have caused the said Convention and Final Protocol, to be made public, to the end that the same and every article and clause thereof may be observed and fulfilled with good faith by the United States and the citizens thereof.\n\nIn testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed.\n\nDone at the City of Washington this third day of March in the year of our Lord one thousand nine hundred and fifteen, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundred and thirty-ninth.\n\nBy the President:\n\nW. J. BRYAN\n\nSecretary of State.\n\n[SEAL]\n\nWOODROW WILSON\n\nINTERNATIONAL OPIUM CONVENTION.\n\nHis Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia in the name of the German Empire; The President of the United States of America; His Majesty the Emperor of China; The President of the French Republic; His Majesty the King of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and of the British Dominions beyond the Seas, Emperor of India; His Majesty the King of Italy; His Majesty the Emperor of Japan; Her Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands; His Imperial Majesty the Shah of Persia; the President of the Portuguese Republic; His Majesty the Emperor of All the Russias; His Majesty the King of Siam\n\nbeing desirous to take one step further in the way marked out by the International Commission at Shanghai in 1909;\n\nresolved to pursue progressive suppression of the abuse of opium, morphine, cocaine as well as drugs prepared or derived from these substances giving rise or which may give rise to analogous abuses;\n\ntaking into consideration the necessity and the mutual profit of an international understanding on this point;\n\nbeing convinced that they will meet in this humanitarian effort the unanimous adhesion of all the nations interested,\n\nhave resolved to conclude a Convention for this purpose and have appointed as their Plenipotentiaries, to wit:\n\nHis Majesty the German Emperor, King of Prussia:\n\nHis Excellency Mr. Félix de Müller, His present Privy Counsellor, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague;\n\nMr. Delbrück, His Superior Privy Counsellor;\n\nDr. Grunenwald, His Counsellor of Legation;\n\nDr. Kerp, His Privy Counsellor, Director at The Imperial Health Office;\n\n23\n\nDr. Rössler, Imperial Consul at Canton.\n\nPresident of the United States of America: Bishop Charles H. 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Sallier de la Tour, Duke of Calvello, His Ambassador Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague.\n\nHis Majesty the Emperor of Japan:\n\nHis Excellency Mr. Aimaro Sato, His Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary at The Hague;\n\nDr. Tomoe Takagi, Engineer of the General Government of Formosa;\n\nDr. Kotaro Nishizaki, Technical Specialist attached to the Laboratory of Hygienic Service.\n\nHer Majesty the Queen of the Netherlands:\n\nMr. J. T. Cremer, Her Former Minister of the Colonies, President of the Dutch Commercial Company;\n\nMr. C. Th. van Deventer, Member of the First Chamber of the States General;\n\nMr. A. A. de Jongh, Former Inspector General and Chief of the Opium Régie Service in the Dutch Indies;\n\nMr. J. G. Scheurer, Member of the Second Chamber of the States General;\n\nMr. W. 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        "content_text": "11006 SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 6 NOVEMBER, 1915.\n\nArthur & Co. Limited.\n\nArts & Crafts Limited.\n\nAshton & Co. Limited (Enticknap, P.).\n\nAsiatic Petroleum Company.\n\nAstor House Hotel Company.\n\nAtkinson & Dallas Limited.\n\nAu Petit Louvre (Maison Parisienne).\n\nAudinet, Lacroix, & Co.\n\nAudinet, Lacroix, Pasquier, et Cie.\n\nAustralian Dairy Farm.\n\nAustralian Produce Company.\n\nAyer Tawah Company Limited, Shanghai. Azaidian.\n\nBabcock & Wilcox Limited.\n\nBakels & Co.\n\nBaldwin, C. C.\n\nBanbam, F. C.\n\nBanker & Co.\n\nBin Lam Drug Stores.\n\nBanque belge pour l'Etranger. Banque de l'Indo-Chine.\n\nBanque industrielle de Chine. Bansuiken, Shanghai.\n\nBarkley Company.\n\nBarlow & Co.\n\nBarrett, E. G.\n\nBarry & Co., B. M.\n\nBathgate & Co.\n\nBatu Anam Rubber Company. Beck, I.\n\nBeck, M. G.\n\nBelgian Brick Factory. Tien-tsin.\n\nBelgian Trading Company.\n\nBell, D. W.\n\nBell, H. F. 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Limited.\n\nBrush Electrical Engineering Company. Bryant & Ryde.\n\nBulin & Co., Hankow.\n\nBurin Yoko.\n\nBurkhardt, L. R.\n\nBurkill, A. R., & Sons.\n\nBurroughs, Wellcome, & Co. Burtenshaw & Co.\n\nButler, A.\n\nButterfield & Swire.\n\nCabeldu, A., & Co. Caissial.\n\nCaldbeck, MacGregor. Calder, Marshall, & Co. Calico Printers' Association. Camera Craft Company. Campbell, Alex., & Co. Canadian Commissioner.\n\nCanadian Methodist Mission Press. Canadian Pacific.\n\nCanton Insurance Company.\n\nCarr, Ramsay, T., & Co. Castellano.\n\nCathay Trust.\n\nCatoire Veuve, A., et Fils. Catanneo.\n\nCawasjee Palanjee, Shanghai. Cement Tile Works Limited.\n\nCentral Agency Limited.\n\nCentral China Dispensary.\n\nCentral China Import Company. Central China Post.\n\nCentral China Printing Company, Hankow.\n\nCentral Garage Limited.\n\nCentral Stores Limited.\n\nCentral Trading Company.\n\nCercle sportif français.\n\nChang Dah Yuen.\n\nChang, T. S,\n\nChapeaux.\n\nCharrey.\n\nCharrey et Conversy.\n\nChartered Bank of India, Australia, and China.\n\nChauvin, Mme.\n\nChefoo Hairnet Manufactory.\n\nChemor United Rubber Company Limited. Chempedak Rubber & Gambier Estate Company.\n\nCheng Rubber Estate.\n\nChic Parisien.\n\nChin Ho Hsiang.\n\nChina Agenta Company.\n\nChina American Lumber Company.\n\nChina American Trading Company.\n\nChina Commercial Steam Navigation Company.\n\nChina Engineering Company.\n\nChina Fire Insurance Company.\n\nChina Flour Mill Company Limited.\n\nChina Import & Export Lumber Company Limited.\n\nChina Inland Mission.\n\nChina & Japan Trading Company.\n\nChina Land & Building Company Limited. China Land & Finance Company Limited. China Merchants Ponges Association. China Merchants Steam Navigation Company. China Mutual Life Insurance Company Limited.\n\nChina Mutual Steam Navigation Company. China National Life Assurance.\n\nChina Navigation Company.\n\nChina Silk Agency Company Limited. China Strawbraid Export Company,\n\nSUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 6 NOVEMBER, 1915. 11007\n\nChina Sugar Refining Company.\n\nChina Times Limited.\n\nChina Traders Insurance Company.\n\nChina Trading Company.\n\nChinese American Company,\n\nChiness Electric Light & Power Company.\n\nChinese Optical Company..\n\nChinese Railways (all).\n\nChing Cheng Yung, Tien-tsin.\n\nChing Chong Hung & Co., Shanghai, Chefoo.\n\nChing Fong, Shanghai.\n\nChing Ho Hsiang, Peking.\n\nChing Kee, Amoy.\n\nChinson Chao (Peking Motor Company, Peking).\n\nChuan Chang.\n\nChun Shing.\n\nChun Sing, Shanghai.\n\nChung Fall & Co., Chefoo.\n\nChung Heva Book Company, Shanghai.\n\nChung Tung Lithographic Works.\n\nChurch Missionary Mission.\n\nCoghlan, H. 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        "content_text": "HONG KONG 6506 Board of Trade German Firms. 1915 8 Feb\n\nLast previous Paper. 6506 Rec REO FEB 15 Sends Copy letter from Tostal Broachin enquiring with regard litho well. Worcester talking wes business of Gavalls Bornes & Co., asks for infr in matter Mr. Jafngson Co. Geomar from\", - v for hadies & firm's suspended ver Cowell Me Collins.\n\nCopy Anad 18 Jeb'15 3h mel: Gov. 45.20 BB D He barce Dent cofries German of Beams freecout about to the hh. Bd. of to de not but Grade e. B a cotry of I think we might send Ondres. 1748/1/+1755/11/ of the im 52005/14 saying J 2 smal that that it will be observed For 22652\n\nVincenter the liquidator of Co\n\nNext subsequent Paper Bowmer Garnels B $715 75 10/2/15 (88,195). WL.31,086—15, 45,000, 12/13. A.GE.W. (107,089) 31,997-51. 45,000, 11/14.\n\nI should also be inclined to",
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        "content_text": "1.0. Kong C.O 45797 RECE [RFG 5 OCT 15 Pressing 53 5 w Get 1915 Siv de to the Board you to inf. request of Customs & Excise that it har been representad to him by Ltd.\n\nMINUTE. Mr. Discon Mr. Piolinson 4/10 Mr. Torgny con 4.10. Mr. Collins 4 Sir G. Fiddes. Sir H. Just. Sir J. Anderson. Mr. Steel-Maitland, Messrs. Yardley consignment of soap & Get that Oc and herfumy Mersto Fletoren sent destined for Korts, H. the London Docks to the for shipment by that the formirsin refused bret + Mr. Bonar Law. to shif Conson long Home the Goods Customo Wah authorities that the ground White the mot Om consignees are List.\n\nThe tha destined for China Goods to A wmary Board are system by & Shower only be shifted the White",
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        "content_text": "Page 1\n\nA:\n\n(read it...) # LILL »I\"\n\nGov. Asking\n\n8132/16\n\n78\n\n*\n\n- All\n\n.TOJEM.\n\ntinde pe plantage in undƐ of Jug Jobs\n\n-ilo jins *loƐ“ ‚Ì‚msƐ Grupni●IN of bengergolet vedearionna\n\n1\n\nd. made Lima. „d weg tot ilog beab ́o diever dimmil won\n\n.\n\nC\n\navitun lloy boek zit dandi mean\n\n3. One\n\nTO BLUIT,Nam đoad mi murgalet bovi (pen to do B\n\na. I aritten and univál vnda ni babesɔɔus I.1.6 1ộ Jud ¡woim 20.\n\n„Introguslan jaloix (ing) » mming to ewen ons zobouw bezi nonoyntq Isoiravosi Crimper jud aasiayon (soldriciɛ TELİZ LOS Tajemnym or 2. vir eni sh.al. 2).\"BİTodiƐ İ\\ ‚yeb¤÷ď stan .\"woTTɑLOJ NİTODİZ Mİ▼ UHİYYMI\" pas vonia & moidanego muljed Jon Bau padirde yhnerle Timiş angland -prothin, nå hodertoshİ Bİ SİMLİɛəï „nox_noë „niwellot end anupadat Suioľ nikii dinɛ (ond redowodɑ „del 20 .notted: il bim #d-gion\n\nDe cand craterenu noɑɑ bluow JI\n\nה\n\nDRAFT.\n\nLesson Gysi & Kleinjung\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Becker 24/2/16 Mr. Collins\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nSir H. Just.\n\nSir J. Anderson.\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nGentlemen\n\n25th Feb 1916\n\nwith life to you\n\nJ\n\nthe 13th\n\nto if you\n\n24\n\nrec!\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nConson-see minuter.\n\nOct\n\nI am\n\nletter\n\nthat be ha and\n\nfrom the Gov. of inkling\n\na lefort\n\nm\n\nthe subject of\n\nfor Kleinjing's treatment in the\n\nColony, from which it appears\n\nconsidered disuatre\n\n477 required.\n\nThat is\n\nWan\n\nThat\n\nformally\n\ntwo Kleinging should be\n\nexamined\n\nCaptain Supt of\n\nin person\n\nG\n\nPrici\n\nThe\n\n...\n\nPage 2",
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        "document_key": "CO129-436 - Acting Governor Claud Sever & Governor Sir May & Public Offices - 1916 [11-12]",
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        "content_text": "# HONG KONG\n## 6619 4/5\n### SOLICITORS' INTERPRETERS.\n\nWe \nLast previous Paper. \nComments upon activities of \nand suggests \ndeportation as a remedial measure. \n26 Feb 17 \n\nCopy Cornes 20. Dur to Gov cons. Bo Tonf. \n20.2.22. \n26 Feb.\n\n| Date | Reference |\n| --- | --- |\n| 7/9/15/22 |  |\n\nNext subsequent Paper. \nJa \n637 JZ 147687. \n(441) W. 147 \nI. Collins Sir & Fiddes.\n\nThis dirt reveals a very **antenand** \nstate in affairs hit, so long \n(a) need interpreters and (1) an beyond \nwhose character ista, \nsen \nto employ it is bored thappen \n\nThe Ero says \nthat the administration of \npuiter is bought with more ple he Counts minced to level of those g more t corrupt & less circlised comties \nAnd the only remedy that he can dee i deportation. This hourers involes \n27,000. 7/14. BM de 8.\n\n## Gov. Conf \nMay 1916 \n15th December \n**Conf** \n.2018 \nBoff \n.fanered-Lueneð \n(.ca) \n1.08 avadi 1 \n\nPage 6619 \nREC \n30% \n6619 \nRER 5 FLL 17",
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        "content_text": "# SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 24 DECEMBER, 1915.\n## 12814\n\nArthur & Co. Limited.\nArts & Crafts Limited.\nAshton & Co. Limited (Enticknap, P.).\nAsiatic Petroleum Company.\nAster House Hotel Company, Shanghai, Tien-tsin.\nAt Chi, Shanghai.\nAtkinson & Dallas Limited.\nAu Petit Louvre (Maison Parisienne).\nAudinet, Lacroix, & Co.\nAudinet, Lacroix, Pasquier, et Cie.\nAustralian Dairy Farm.\nAustralian Produce Company.\nAyer Tawah Company Limited, Shanghai.\nAzadian.\n\nBabcock & Wilcox Limited.\nBailey, H. G. C.\nBakels & Co.\nBaldwin, C. C.\nBan Lam Drug Stores, Amoy.\nBanham, F. C.\nBanker & Co.\nBanque belge pour l'Etranger.\nBanque de l'Indo-Chine.\nBanque industrielle de Chine,\nBansuiken, Shanghai.\nBarkley Company.\nBarlow & Co.\nBarrett, E. G.\nBarry & Co., B. M.\nBathgate & Co.\nBatu Anam Rubber Company.\nBeck, I.\nBeck, M. G.\nBelgian Brick Factory, Tien-tsin.\nBelgian Trading Company,\nBell, D. W.\nBell, H. F. 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        "content_text": "# DRAFT.\n## BOT MINUTE.\n\nAlongside file `1572/16`, `18.216`.\n\nDistribution list:\n- Mr. Becket\n- Mr. Zungeon\n- Mr. Collins\n- Mr. ...\n- Sir G. Fiddes.\n- Sir H. Just.\n- Sir J. Anderson.\n- Mr. Steel-Maitland.\n- Mr. Bonar Law.\n- Lydfts Conson: De minatioon `5743` and others.\n\nReference: `3524`, `46 10`.\n\nI am to acknowledge receipt of your letter dated the 4th Feb., transmitting a copy of a letter from Messrs W. G. Humphreys & Co. to Hong Kong, with regard to the last paragraph of the recent report of the committee on the subject of the liquidation of every ... in British Crown Colonies and Protectorates.\n\nIn this connection, I am to request you to lay before the Board of Trade...",
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        "content_text": "DRAFT.\n\nB.\n\nD.\n\nC. D\n\nSEP.\n\nW.0./41946/ H. Kong\n\nAns & 43511\n\nU.S. of S.\n\nPressing\n\nF.0.\n\nSir,\n\n509\n\n6th September 1916\n\nMINUTE.\n\nAir.\n\nCollins\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\n6.9\n\nGrindle of\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nSie-de-zkrabassa21,\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\na.O. 3 Sept.\n\nit tel to gov.\n\nin orig.\n\nDraft tel.\n\nI am directed to transmit to you, to be laid before Viscount Grey of Falloden, copy of a letter from the W.0., with encl. in orig. for return, regarding a proposal to raise a force eventually amounting to about 10,000 Chinese coolies in 10 labour Battalions for service in France and elsewhere.\n\nSubject to Viscount Grey's concurrence Mr. B.L. proposes in the first instance to tel. to the Gov. of H. Kong as in draft herewith, but he would be glad to have his Lordship's observations as to the principle of the enlistment of Chinese at H.Kong in Special Labour Corps, subject to Military Law, and also as to the possible alternative of obtaining at W.H.W. or elsewhere labourers from North China who would be more suitable for out-of-door duties in climatic conditions such...",
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        "content_text": "Downing Street,\n\n526\n\nLG October, 1916.\n\nDear Sir Henry,\n\nI have received your private note of the 19th July which accompanied your despatch of the 18th July, regarding the nursing staff of the Colony.\n\nWe are answering the despatch by this mail and enclosing a copy of correspondence with the Colonial Nursing Association, which shows you that the Committee has explained to a considerable extent upon ordinary grounds the difficulties which have occurred in filling the vacancies for nurses at the Government Civil Hospital, & does not suggest any direct connection between these difficulties & Hughes.\n\nI don't think the Colonial Nursing Association would be prepared to report to us officially or even semi-officially any information which they may have received as to dissatisfaction in the Colony nursing staff, as they consider that such complaints should be...\n\nFor Mr. Collins' signature\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Duonten 12/10/16 Mr. Collins 16\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nMr. Lambert.\n\nMr. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nCran\n\nSes Muduli\n\nof Hadet Dept in\n\nthe state\n\nHere is the corrected version in HTML format as requested:\n\nHowever, to follow the exact instruction for output format, the corrected text should be presented as:\n\nDowning Street, \n\n526 \n\nLG October,1916. \n\nDear Sir Henry, \n\nI have received your private \n\nFor Mr. Collins' signature \n\nnote of the 19th July which accompanied \n\nDRAFT. \n\nMINUTE. \n\nMr. Duonten 12/10/16 Mr. Collins 16 \n\nMr. \n\nMr. Grindle. \n\nMr. Lambert. \n\nMr. Read. \n\nSir G. Fiddes. \n\nMr. Steel-Maitland. \n\nMr. Bonar Law. \n\nCran \n\nSes Muduli \n\nof Hadet Dept in \n\nthe state \n\nyour despatch of the 18th July, regarding \n\nthe nursing stuff of the Colony. \n\nWe are answering the despatch \n\nby this mail and enclosing a copy of \n\ncorrespondence with the Colonial \n\nNursing Association, which shows you \n\nhas that the Committee/explained to a consi-\n\nderable extent upon ordinary grounds the \n\ndifficulties which have occurred in filling \n\nthe vacancies for nurses at the Government \n\nCivil Hospital, 9 does not sugged any relate chip between these difficultés & Hughs. I don't think the Culonial \n\nNursing Association would be prepared to \n\nreport to us officially or even sami-\n\nofficially any information thich they may \n\nbave received as to disautisfaction in the \n\nthe Colony nursing stuff in, as they consider \n\nthat such complaints simul de ude...\n\nLet's correct and reformat according to the given instructions.\n\nHere is the output in the required HTML format:\n\nDowning Street,\n\n526\n\nLG October, 1916.\n\nDear Sir Henry,\n\nI have received your private note of the 19th July which accompanied your despatch of the 18th July, regarding the nursing staff of the Colony.\n\nWe are answering the despatch by this mail and enclosing a copy of correspondence with the Colonial Nursing Association, which shows you that the Committee has explained to a considerable extent upon ordinary grounds the difficulties which have occurred in filling the vacancies for nurses at the Government Civil Hospital, & does not suggest any direct connection between these difficulties & Hughes.\n\nI don't think the Colonial Nursing Association would be prepared to report to us officially or even semi-officially any information which they may have received as to dissatisfaction in the Colony nursing staff, as they consider that such complaints should be...\n\nFor Mr. Collins' signature\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Duonten 12/10/16 Mr. Collins 16\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nMr. Lambert.\n\nMr. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nCran\n\nSes Muduli\n\nof Hadet Dept in\n\nthe state\n\nThe final output is:\n\nDowning Street, \n\n526\n\nLG October,1916.\n\nDear Sir Henry,\n\nI have received your private note of the 19th July which accompanied your despatch of the 18th July, regarding the nursing staff of the Colony.\n\nWe are answering the despatch by this mail and enclosing a copy of correspondence with the Colonial Nursing Association, which shows you that the Committee has explained to a considerable extent upon ordinary grounds the difficulties which have occurred in filling the vacancies for nurses at the Government Civil Hospital, & does not suggest any direct connection between these difficulties & Hughes.\n\nI don't think the Colonial Nursing Association would be prepared to report to us officially or even semi-officially any information which they may have received as to dissatisfaction in the Colony nursing staff, as they consider that such complaints should be...\n\nFor Mr. Collins' signature\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nMr. Duonten 12/10/16 Mr. Collins 16\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nMr. Lambert.\n\nMr. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nMr. Steel-Maitland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nCran\n\nSes Muduli\n\nof Hadet Dept in\n\nthe state",
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        "content_text": "THE WESTERN UNION TELEGRAPH-CABLE SYSTEM\n\nTHE LARGEST TELEGRAPH AND CABLE SYSTEM IN EXISTENCE.\n\n8 DUPLEXED ATLANTIC CABLES\n\nOVER 25,500 OFFICES AND 1,500,000 MILES OF WIRE.\n\n9]\n\nDirect Wires from Cable Stations to all the principal commercial centres Great Britain, United States and Canada, and Direct connection with Cent America, West Indies, South America, Australia, New Zealand, Fanning, Fiji, and Norfolk Islands.\n\nDIRECT AND EXCLUSIVE CONNECTION WITH MEXICO.\n\nRECEIVING OFFICES IN THE UNITED KINGDOM :-\n\nLONDON:\n\n1. Old Broad Street, E.C.\n\n83, Old Broad Street, E.C.\n\n48%, Gresham House, Old Broad St., E.C.\n\nLIVERPOOL: DG, Exchange Buildings\n\nCotton Exchange ....\n\n21, Royal Exchange, S.E.\n\n39, 40, Mark Lane, E.C.\n\nBRISTOL: Canada House, Baldwin Street\n\nBRADFORD: 10, Forster Square\n\nDUNDEE: 1, Panmure Street\n\nEDINBURGH: 50, Frederick Street\n\nGLASGOW: 23, Waterloo Street\n\nLEITH: Exchange Buildings\n\nMANCHESTER: 31, Brown Street\n\nNEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE: 1, Bida...\n\nEast India Avenue, E.C.\n\nThe Baltic, St. Mary Axe, E.C.\n\n34, Throgmorton Street, E.C.\n\n1, Draper's Gardens, E.C.\n\n10, Holborn Viaduct, E.C.\n\nDonington House, Norfolk Street, W.C.\n\n34, 35, Southampton St., Strand, W.C.\n\n9, Charing Cross, S.W.\n\n5, Royal Opera Arcade, Pall Mall, S.W.\n\n34, Victoria Street, S.W.\n\n48, Tooley Street, S.E.\n\nWEST HARTLEPOOL: Exchange Buildings, Mainsforth Terrace/Hartle...\n\nWESTERN UNION HOUSE, GREAT WINCHESTER STREET, LONDON, E.C. TELEPHONE No.: 800 LONDON WALL (Private Branch Exchange).\n\nPRINCIPAL CONTINENTAL OFFICES AND AGENCIES:-\n\nAMSTERDAM: 4, Weesperzijde.\n\nANTWERP: 4, Avenue de Keyser.\n\n49, Canal des Récollets.\n\nBARCELONA: 57, Calle Caspe.\n\n96, Paseo de Gracia.\n\nCHRISTIANIA: 4, Prinsensgade.\n\nCOPENHAGEN: Vesterbrogade 19.\n\nHAMBURG: 4, Grosse Allee.\n\nHAVRE: 118, Boulevard Strasbourg.\n\nMADRID: Calle Valenzuela 10.\n\nNAPLES: Via Marina Nuova, 14:18.\n\nPARIS: 1, Rue Auber.\n\n37, Rue Caumartin.\n\nROME: 49/50, Piazza di Spagna.\n\nSTOCKHOLM: Drottninggatan 3.\n\nVIENNA: IV. Stumpergasse, 48.\n\nZURICH: Pelikanstrasse, 22.\n\nThe public are recommended to hand in their Telegrams at the Company's Stations, where free receipts are given for the amounts charged.\n\nTelegrams for this Company's Cables are also received at all Post Office Telegraph Stations; but in order to insure transmission by the Western Union Telegraph-Cable System, the forms upon which Telegrams are written should be marked \"Via Western Union,\" \"Via Anglo\" or \"Via Direct.\" This indication is signalled free of charge.\n\nCable addresses are registered free of charge.\n\nAll important Telegrams should be repeated, for which an additional quarter rate is charged.\n\nS. 22500\n\nToy Sanders\n\nDRAFT.\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nSanscord New York\n\nGo. D\n\n75 MAY\n\nD.15\n\nTerenypon 12/5.13/5\n\nMr. Collins 13\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Read\n\nGrind\n\nSir H. Just.\n\nXSir G. Fiddes.\n\n613\n\n15-alone\n\nMr. Steel-Mailland.\n\nMr. Bonar Law.\n\nInt. Tenne om anees to\n\n$.\n\n8.\n\nwhose position for the petere must be amoured\n\nHK.\n\n673\n\nLa for Sty\n\nSaut.1.10 pm\n\n16 15Thay\n\nsones 11\n\nUnderswood\n\nli 12\n\nLi\n\nthat\n\nfevemens decision former\n\nCheethams resignation\n\nis not\n\nany\n\nNo Sanction\n\narrangement\n\nmishing sou\n\nCompany\n\numben\n\nin conjunction with Control Wada\n\nW local\n\nsame approves firm any\n\nSuch An augment",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT MINUTE\n\n740 Globe\n\nMr. Pratt Risley 18/5/15  \nMr. Collins at W  \nMr. Grindle  \nMr. Lambert  \nMr. Read  \nSir G. Fuldes  \nMr. Hewins  \nMs. Long  \n\nCenso 42523 at new 4.45hm. send 20 May-18 Unfillable by 8 May Proposals (18486)\n\nYou at 20 April affront minces but the limit should not exceed 40 years for the period generally present. \n\nIt is considered that in new securities of European descent should be allotted. Was it considered that we could mobilize Goal... geopardes India for training where They Jo... \n\nThe attached 4 to 6 Usining tide pool to being Batta Kuker resita cotand Stimality draftist & 1/6th Batth Corpy wo. de June /18 200 verbildent fo Haufshin Reft toruman Where immizable served whether in tamil con saliferous by would They' Famel company",
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        "content_text": "## MINISTRY OF SHIPPING\nLondon, S.W. 1,  \nthe // April, 1918.\n\n17862  \n**RECO**  \n? Refly accordingly & say why is being  \nSust & Ser  \n2 trud  \n\nTelegrams —\"SHIPMINDER, VIC, LONDON.\"  \nAny further communication on this subject should be addressed to...  \nThe Secretary.  \nMinistry of **Shipping**.  \nSt. James's Park,  \nand the following number quoted:-  \nS.2./71189/17.\n\nCIRCULATED TO DEPARTMENTS.  \n29 April 1918\n\n| Name | Date |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. Read |  |\n| Mr. Lambert |  |\n| Mr. Crindle |  |\n| Mr. Harris |  |\n| Mr. Strache |  |\n| Mr. Collins | 24.6 |\n| Marillion |  |\n| Mr. Green | 18. |\n| Ma. Bottonley | 2.9-18 |\n| Me And Harding | 3/5/18 |\n| Mr E Harding | Req |\n| Mr. Robinson |  |\n| Me |  |\n| Me Wicon |  |\n| Mr. Dixon |  |\n| Mer-Tait | S |\n| Ms. Mächtig | 2/3/18 |\n| Mr. Calder | 75 2/6/18 |\n| Mr. Downie | 7/3/18 |\n| Ma facirer |  |\n| Maleconte |  |\n| Ma Becket |  |\n| Mr. H. T. Allen. | 15/7/18. |\n| Ma Pland |  |\n| Mr Chart | 3/5 |\n| Tils |  |\n| De Hashwriff | 7/5. |\n| B Hanley | 9/5 |\n| The Lowell | 29. 4/18 |\n| Assistant | 15/15 |\n| wal State |  |\n| Aretary | Stacker 7/5 |\n|  | 22/4/5 |\n|  | 22.4.18 atome |\n|  | 15 |\n\nThe Adm), who had occasion to order a launch for us from America recently, made no written request to the American Board. Macfadyen of the Trasy, Sec. about it, dit is far from clear whether the American Bd. would come in sin such a case.\n\nNo Reports  \nAF.7/5  \nPlean with Was Trade  \n**REG? 12 APR 181**\n\nIn reply to your letter No.15247 of the 30th ultimo, I am directed to state that Sir Joseph Maclay will be glad to make enquiries with a view to seeing whether it is practicable to bring the order referred to in the telegram from the Governor of Hong Kong within the scope of the new procedure. If so, the necessary arrangements as to priority will be made in due course.\n\nI am also to suggest that if Mr. Secretary Long concurs, it might be well to notify the Governor of Hong Kong of the new procedure for purchases, so that any further orders which it may be desired to place in America, can be placed by the British War Mission through the medium of this Department, otherwise there will be a risk of delay in delivery owing to the necessary priority not being obtained.\n\nI am,  \nSir,  \nYour obedient Servant,  \nSheetuderson  \nJohutuder  \nThe Under Secretary of State,  \n**COLONIAL OFFICE**,  \nS.W.1.\n\nPage 30  \nPage 74",
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        "content_text": "IC\n\nMr.\n\n\"30DEC\n\nDRAFT. Telegram\n\nMINUTE.\n\n.69.1. 24/12\n\nMr. Colline 30/12,\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir G. Fiddes.\n\nCol. Amery.\n\nLord Milner.\n\nOr Causes.\n\nCAT806 | Hong Kong\n\n(71806)\n\n30/12/4.\n\nDaze 162\n\n30 Dicts. unwatered\n\nCol. de telegrams 21st Nov.\n\ncuned\n\n(14549) [mer Col. dec. better] to Co. [2go love.\n\nAward 2249/20\n\n1518 2978 and ammending\n\n(33799) telegram] 5\n\n(4929)\n\n[separate\n\ncurements traitorly\n\nclass porrseer\n\nICa have accent rat\n\nhave accused ove candidate\n\nConstructional and painting worth.\n\nDo you require another for similar\n\nbook o Col. Sec. litter 9t. Doc.\n\n198–2978 bls. Werner for\n\ncupboard\n\nroads to report candidates\n\nthalersact\n\nthat sellamos for recancy under penzi lion, 95.05 faciable even after\n\nactur\n\neight\n\nAdentrementing suggest laceing\n\nfor ovuceus\n\npalary parlaboard\n\nLof allowance\n\ncanly\n\nFiskardit 67270\n\nmitt\n\nadoring by Do you and?\n\nRoughlfland",
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        "content_text": "Pour le Salvador\n\nPour l'Haïti.\n\nPour le Vénézuéla.\n\nPour le Brésil\n\nPour l'Argentine\n\nPour l'Espagne.\n\nPour la République Dominicaine\n\nPour le Paraguay.\n\nle 30 juillet 1912.\n\nle 21 août 1912.\n\nle 10 septembre 1912.\n\nle 16 octobre 1912.\n\nle 17 octobre 1912.\n\nle 23 octobre 1912.\n\nle 12 novembre 1912.\n\nle 14 décembre 1912.\n\nPour le Danemark (pour le Danemark, l'Islande et les Antilles danoises)\n\nle 17 décembre 1912.\n\nPour la Colombie (sous réserve de l'approbation du Corps Législatif de la Colombie).\n\nPour la République de Cuba.\n\nPour la Bolivie.\n\nle 15 janvier 1913.\n\nle 8 mai 1913.\n\nle 4 juin 1913.\n\n名\n\nPour le Chili\n\nPour le Nicaragua\n\nPour le Pérou\n\nle 2 juillet 1913.\n\nle 18 juillet 1913.\n\nle 24 Juillet 1913.\n\nPour la Suède (sous réserve de la déclaration suivante: „l'opium n'étant pas fabriqué en Suède, le Gouvernement suédois se contentera pour le moment de prohiber l'importation de l'opium préparé, mais se déclare en même temps prêt à prendre les mesures visées dans l'article 8 de la convention, si l'expérience en démontre l'opportunité.\")\n\nle 27 août 1913. Pour la Norvège.\n\nle 2 septembre 1913. Pour le Monténégro (sous la réserve de la déclaration suivante: „d'opium n'étant pas fabriqué ni produit au Monténégro, le Gouvernement Royal de Monténégro se contentera pour le moment de prohiber l'importation de l'opium préparé, mais se déclare en même temps tout disposé à prendre les mesures que vise l'article 8 de la convention, si l'expérience en démontre l'opportunité.\")\n\nle 22 décembre 1913. Pour la Roumanie\n\nle 27 décembre 1913. Pour la Suisse (sous réserve de ratification et avec la déclaration qu'il ne sera pas possible au Gouvernement suisse de promulguer les dispositions légales nécessaires dans le délai fixé par la convention)\n\nle 29 décembre 1913.\n\nPour la Bulgarie\n\nPour l'Uruguay\n\nle 2 mars 1914.\n\nle 9 mars 1914.\n\nLa convention a été ratifiée par le Danemark, le Siam, le Guatemala, le Honduras, le Vénézuéla, les Etats-Unis d'Amérique, le Portugal, la Chine, la Suède, la Belgique, l'Italie, la Grande-Bretagne, les Pays-Bas, le Nicaragua, la Norvège, le Brésil, l'Equateur, l'Uruguay, l'Espagne\n\nLe Protocole relatif à la mise en vigueur de la convention a été signé par les Etats-Unis d'Amérique, la Chine, les Pays-Bas, le Honduras, la Norvège.\n\nl'Autriche-Hongrie, la Serbie, la Grèce, la Turquie, n'ont pas signé la convention.\n\n1919\n\n1 Mar.\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\n4599\n\n2\n\nPest By.\n\nHONG KONG\n\n13550\n\nC\n\n22\n\n13550\n\nH 3 MAR 19\n\nTrading with Germans\n\nwith Germans in China\n\nI copy letter to Liverpool Chamber of Commerce enclosing copy correspondence with London Chamber regarding proposal to ...\n\nMe Doris\n\nday Call Mr Collins Grindle\n\nSre.\n\n? Pub &\n\n250\n\n12/2/19\n\nHEL\n\n15.3\n\n4.8.1.3.19\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\n(20194-4 b.) W. 30376-21. 50m. 11/18. D&B. G. 192: 41.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]",
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        "title": "CO129-461 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1920 [5-7]",
        "content_text": "·ED\n\nEASTERN 132\n\nNo.\n\nCOLONIAL\n\nGov. Stubbs\n\nTel.\n\n9.25 p.m. 6/5\n\n191920\n\n6 May\n\nLast previous Paper.\n\nGov/22141\n\nAno? Tel, Cousow. 18 may\n\nNext subsequent Paper.\n\nHONG KONG\n\nC.O.- 22855\n\n32\n\nRecd.\n\nRegd. 7 May '20.\n\n2 2 8 5 5\n\nPASSAGE SCHEME FOR OFFICERS.\n\nRecommends adoption of Malayan scheme subject to slight modifications to suit local conditions.\n\nMr. Collins.\n\nLes abe.\n\n0223957\n\nI annex copy of the Straits Salaries Commission Report. See paragraph 385 pages 152-154 as to the Malayan passage scheme. I understand from the minutes on 6174 that we should raise no objection to the adoption of a scheme similar to the Malayan scheme in Hong Kong. It should of course be limited to a period of five years.\n\nTelegraph as in draft herewith, and print correspondence.\n\n715/4/20\n\nAre\n\n(d) wt. 30378-21. 50m, 118. DE S. G. 122/41.\n\n9.8.17.5.\n\n17.50",
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        "content_text": "(3)*\n\n3st af foto moltos (\n\n:.\n\n-EOD B\n\n,\"notviet etid to siorerë InoineID\"\n\nlo jail Isolt IV\" wk to old sdu ert od dl witoubor of Jiwon við yď bevoroge 2. fyriodRuOH to volyzed Liviö esmalbrodut odd „FORT BLUT GJer no As oll fodeneob at nt evade to viSJG106U -iodinion, and to nottrulitonbio eteiquoo o“ sen doldw bra (^ret Hodneoed dats to SOA .DE .ü.5.0 ebiv) \"solvie2 otoutb BBIOJE £ Done EnquD7200 BİNU10001 10 JueknoJuirequë aa bojjesuy baw I ojjesed jne mrtevoù mult ni yntrsaqgo oala Jooq ond modo film opteli. Iaupe at Letedömnɑ (SOE) ‚iedotɔù d‡ct 20 „Theatraqou efzoW ofIdu? edi to #zooi720 ovituosxů semit „OLİVISU Zoined edt of aynoled,ti yquouo I sa amoi oa Jaoq mi need onoted even ami (lowym of nottaler af doliw dost & douc de besingcoon him bemilanod yilstoftto sew Juď notjseup BGOILBJAMIJOIŁO gatvollo ent nekrw Iłowoð eviivoaxá búa tourtóvóð sde yd\n\n.or .d. 10 ml boyevuno enoljourjant and juo gutyrimo ni\n\nntajçso ont bojntoqqa oxala yunek zlu fortevoð „90erson „ToraJOTT IstroÏco end brie,offos to duebieżniroqua Itvio ejanifmodiä erit grlytiaɛalo aeidaj qu walk of eettim Davory 101 feer vlut aser to was .on... obiv) ‚oniviez\n\nB'бejsimo ods nl betreeni VIIBuiyito asw jaoq Vid (Jul\n\n'JILSJIWOODA\" To eldid erið reůnu štorb „Jie:diamoŭ adrol ofISVI\n\n.(10.8.tε 10 ejjessu Juezurrevod,pozr opac ‚E „ok oruaolore ebiv) euroo & dowa oj besoetdo I auoasoz auoivdo 701 erit yquooo of beuntinoo I sa botsoq doua ynish bedqobe antod .627017 ! Idars 10 ToJoeriu ent yd betnoqqua auw noltestɗo ya bra Jaog ort yd flerqu est; eɛtwos üldt Jaulays Ibeqqu yli\n\nLłotwc0-nt-KOSTTOVOD -andur nið vori beldimo zitted Jaog ødt\n\nto oй CILcolowe shły) nottestituaòlo bevonggo visneup nt ejodqmoo bedelIduq (roer so sos .on dodaqeeb grognoй TĚČ TONIOVOD „orar ngaq,rogr.b.re to ettered thomrievod (anoitsint acıqan yo no „bekkoei noktocratoo atrit ni exalƐ ymėk jednooda 10 rebrednitroqsiz\" od begnado ed bluoda nitkt end Janj autadi. Toinen end eruðui nt dødd oe \"aerota & sonetmoqe6770) off. „boodarahru, kite betsofbut yfxolo ed trigin, daoq sit to VIUL ... Ludo arid to (tu.č.2) to per oй) noijaoltison „rogr„dona, rdut to osjosed diwernievoð enð ni bellat Iduq mur Jincialoob and witnie.100 (roer\\ud ,0,2,0) nʊqaq enf 11 betqucoo I Juftriw tent abrow yntwollot vad ni déroï tea ŠAJ 1s6fo ut di\" -¡eolvree İzoitoio erit itt Jon aaw daog edd\n\n•Th\" Jost iza „dgerðisqad old 10 #roof110 add ddim actuen boow\n\n‚\"21aje Isotelo vin Attw\"\n\nПІ\n\n+\n\n-nt ad of redzørtise vituo'isoqs mod bar Jaoq edt ¡RI I TUJIB Juli ogivież ejunibroďve art to a gasíð mi dabulo Jaid of Inecojudz berist Iduq ubiv) #1 LUJBORY Fila kostuezzo\n\nS.ING\n\ntrar ezeq da Joette 10.3.18 20 ejjesød tromuTIOVOD TO\n\nh\n\nP\n\njart Beotiatoronto zukogezoi vdd to welv ni saw ‡I „Tariɗed cals to 92.0% Modaqaeb aki kesaarbbe bragu] .4 712) Ianocteq\" & ‚tejatr. añosBOY TO“: „Lobiturmodet er dioichi alter -Ibroo ed oc brroðun erit adrenotont owd at osra to somswells DTOM BOTAS 70% moltomorq 10 coneads bevittnoa erit od Lenoit to unicam a oj qu vïsles oldanotenvy aid grizatrd\" ***23@V GBIZB785 (dotagzeb etd to S dqorganaq ebiv} \"mumza req osta -trible vieriline en deild yloviaŭloñoo awoda fotsqɛob aid to ¿ 10 JñobnɛJutregua\" to Jaoq wild to yoq bus softub and bota SJIWOODA .noijereblanoɔ útil morî \"nonot2 » •õnebuoy■ TOU „rokten ='zal ‚11 miâ buqcose yielsrudvoum Jost TÕJJKI GAT moltomong to voreada ord DILS,&Credemworto Istoeqa erit Imro8zəq əIdenotanoq eflt to taste erit beEloei Suola rectogoj .nottueup nt conewolLA arooqqa erotið triştanevo jaid not Jua\n\nond booster erai luom yel! ‚k sin darít suoqqua of brwory OG .ezquos yianthro end at ease-out\n\n←\n\nJoy 35 Juoda\n\ncsentaud taaq to i\n\n+\n\nnofinetet zñol vil\n\nfrom Eužiqeɔxe ne ontpos od um belusuO fenorm, nt animis jednordmoru. Ir ‚olidva erit deiw oyni Laeb\n\n(4).\n\n159\n\nand that knowledge is constantly being utilized in many ways to the advantage of the Public Service. Such service does mot strictly speaking come within the ordinary duties of the post of \"Superintendent of Accounts, Correspondence & Stores\n\nI and a successor to myself in the post could not give it. mention it only as a factor which may reasonably have influ- enced Sir F. Lugard in recommending the grant of a pensionable \"personal allowance,\n\n14. In November, 1914, before leaving Englund, I was granted an interview at the Colonial Office by Mr. A.E. Collins, C.M.G., on my position and prospects in the Service, and gathered that, subsequent to the close of the correspondence on my recent appeal, and after further perusal of the papers bearing on my case, it was no longer doubted that Sir F. Lugard intended that I should be granted the full £120 maximum pensionable personal allowance from 1st January, 1915, but Sir H. Kay's despatch having meanwhile beentogcurred in, the matter of granting the maximum could not in consequence be Conveniently re-opened for the 1915 Estimates. In the oir- cumstances of the then present war, I decided to postpone again addressing the Secretary of State, and presenting a full and complete statements of facts, till it ended. At the interview with Mr. Collins, the \"side-tracked\" nature of my position was fully appreciated, and a hope expressed that promotion might be found for me in the Malay States, and to that end a despatch was at the same timo voluntarily addressed by the Colonial Office to the High Commissioner for the Malay States, but so far this also has been without success (C.0.D. 56 of 6th March, 1915).\n\n15. on the foregoing new explanatory facts, (not pre- viously presented owing to the state of war, and my absence from Hongkong in 1914 as explained in para. 1), and the admitted \"special circumstances\" as set forth in my original application, which are only material to the grant or a pen- sionable personal allowance, I beg that all considerations, which may have arisen since 1911, concerning the salary and duties of the post, including such alleviative grants, or other adjustments, as have been made to the service in general since 1911, and which are therefore immaterial to the pan- sionable personal allowance in question, may now be set aside; and that full effect may be given to Sir F. Lugard's proposal of 1911 to comceds the remaining 250 instalment of the pen- aionable personal allowance of £120 per annum, which it was proposed to give after a period of 3 years without promotion from 1st January, 1912: with effect from 1st January, 1915.\n\nI have the honour to be,\n\nMy Lord,\n\nYour Lordship's most obedient servant,\n\nJavid Wood\n\nSuperintendent of Accounts, Correspondence\n\nStores, P. W. D.\n\n: \n\n11",
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        "content_text": "20.10 Sept.16 `34648/4` \n\nBand minor ding. Value aber work in N.B. Joris ich Art continuance of squalling & amitane доровоей Sor. H. Kong. `20946/16` wants to be de Boul Jecision List of Parel En perpection hi enclo. tv fwe `25-370/16` 11.K Soff. and if the in Hit has commercial wee for `31683/16` $24 am not derreting sake of ay of hauhold probele of Behan on the inle Zemin S.JS. Whit he wo deal tehacalef withs whe Tie & big for `57157/16` No commercial side to D. M. in 1.1. Ето Prowin by Led Weaning `9213/18` town olation to op pf I.0. holeng to lot! a Prot? Coufre of `61369/18` men & wante his S.B.dt. coins quali - this floate lasting DN.D. LH.K. Weth lith E. Oldha within devided yet. me confeftat. Couches of land. `4409/19` fremformiti holing a we i fi \n\n**DRAFT** không trong HREAP Uganda f.load active & Boul. liv `32702/18` `37521/18`. Lord mili decides not toute for BM in No. Go H.K. Ord so `47053/19` pandor/... - L in Bd of Herste Love HK `47003/15` Ord? B.M. Incorporali bitt & empowers to Vest-in Cencoding E.P. min peop? we tilgroped hithudby fer not to frido a mohe te wet ws.js. Lu JPw. St RS Subbe Mr. \n\n**MINUTE** Sumeno 15/12/20 ser. Buske iftor Dixon 16/12/20 Mr. Our Colling 17 † Mr. Grindle Sir H. Lambert. Sir H. Read. Sir G. Fiddes. Col. Amery Lord Milner a áftio. २ no Sis Coto 631 Dee do 22 \n\nI have re. to ack. The receipt (ruses) of your cof. def. of the 10 fol. on the subject of enemy missions in Athlong. d. affove of the mortation of the 182 of Inorees for the noungement of the Properties & affairs of enemy missions in the Colony. request; however that you ✓ will take deps to introduce with the Repiclature of Hong Ordre to vest the mission property in the Trusted as pesirted by the Treaty of Peace with Germany.",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nFour. H. Kome \n86147/21 \n11604/22 \n\nIf they did. Count seems likely would follow the Judgment of Sir J. Carrington referred to hang the Gove бид. would that see. I{xvii) (cccc) the Conforation from raising this since freetudes faint certificate is it provides that the Pustodiant to be sufficient Evidence that which Count must not from it. Consequently application for the Corporation to enter the Custodian AR 17- Would Seen. tier this sectim Sli maki soli Onder directing upon a louse bac upon the factif.\n\nfee incapable brandl such a the register should, if accompanied by such a certificate he were resistance of difficulty in giving informed of the to the situation of shares company. lee finotected the Custodian should however the Corporation could a subsequent this would not ferment. claim against the Custodian by the owners of the shares evare not subject to the change. the ground that they in the lowme Courto successful If such a would haves to liz the proceeds of sale of the shares to the general liquidation fund had Ersen fraid at the Cleaning office.\n\nMr. Diccon 4 Oct. Mr. Bush 4/10/11 Collins 10 Mr. Mr. Grindle. Sir H. Lambert. Sir G. Fiddes. Mr. Wood. Mr. Churchill.\n\n### certificate if Hong Law Officers' recent ofinion benamel register No. 336 You Sin R. E. Stubbs of de مسك OTI retuned $t beerorts 3.\n\nAlthough chain to the Šk Ground if Prey irat buck G claim waukal bee but forward, since it could handly assist the owners قويه no doubt for marade MINUTE.\n\nSir H. Read. Come on Copy to B/Trade 13/10/21. the result of the discussione Keely Execution Committer yesterday) Bt of Theate 8/12.00 untimely whose propenly Shanghai. Cleaning Rangeable ethan in H. on in of any the Custodian at Shanghai of the furfore, if necessary, a fauty to it for the charge in his favour recognigest by the Count haring such action brought could To sick leave today. (BIS080) 11. 6. READ A.E.C. 10.10. ) wis waited for my return \n\n12 131 Oct. 1921 I have to ack the reverfit of your desk. no regarding shares 129 of the 13th June. Register of the 11. Kong Corporation of shares \n\n### OFFL \n\n2. The question of the situation of branch registers of companies for the fumfores of the Treaty of Peace Ondan 1919 has recently in this counting, been under come on amat H.M.G. aabruses the property represented by registered shares in companies must be regarded ah situated in the comenting where the company is incorporated and has it's head office, unesfvctive of whether they Oh a the On Chenn branch register. the head register Consequently lee H. icong shares now in questions regarded as situated in must The proper course offens bee for the local Custodian to apply the Court for e mandatory the Confiorations Emmy ordten Liver on to diresting that",
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        "content_text": "## MINUTES\n### 19/1570\n\nThe Governor has appointed Mr. Pollock for 5 years only, though it was made clear to him that Code limits appointment to 4 years.\n\n8 Jan 21  \nThe length of the appointment has been criticized.\n\nThe Pollock situation and the matter were discussed.\n\nThe terms of office of Sir D. Charter and Mr. Shanks are to remain unchanged for another year from the date of their current term.\n\nThe question of the draft Additional Instructions was shown, with deletions shown in red.\n\nTo amend, and minutes for:\n \n| Date | Initials |\n| --- | --- |\n| 25/10/21 | Sus |\n| 26/10/21 | JJM |\n| 27.10.21 |  |\n\n### FROM \n1921 \n\n**FOR CIRCULATION**\n\nJar, 5 to 24/10  \nmy 26/10 (26  \n \n| Name | Date |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. Colling | 27 |\n| Mr. Grindle | 27 |\n| Sir H. Lambert |  |\n| Sir H. Read |  |\n| Sir G. Fiddes |  |\n| Mr. Wood |  |\n| Mr. Churchill |  |\n\nOngwd.  \nConta  \nA. & with calis & for mis-  \n\n**Previous Paper** `24403`  \n**Subsequent Paper** `me 1696/22`  \n`(e) (377309) Wt. 4710/19 Gp. 183`  \n\n`40000 5-21 W&S Ltd.`  \nHONG KONG  \n**DATE**  \n**SUBJECT**  \n`51718`  \n`603`  \n`13 OCT 211`  \n\nTerms of appt of member, Exec. Council  \nof  \nde cixas thinks that new R. I. should deal with the cases of existing members, & prefers they will not do so.\n\nHow Def...",
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        "content_text": "# 1921\n## HONG KONG Straits I\n### DATE\n\nFOR CIRCULATION;\n\nMr. Collins.  \nMfr.  \nSUBJECT  \n\nC  \n44034  \nTec  \n*EG?  \nSEP 21  \n325  \n\nMr. Jr. Grindle  \nSir E. Lambert  \nSo H. Read  \nSir G. Fiddes  \nMr. Wood  \nMr. Churchill  \n\n### Previous Paper\n\nGov  \n43594  \nOpium & drug traffic in Formosa  \n\nfor an obvious copy de of from the Anti-  \nJokio  \n\n### MINUTES\n\nregarding  \n\nThis has been sent for any who wish to offer.  \n\nthe art  \nConsstuf  \nof transhipment  \n\nThe reply doesn't call for sufflation at Singapore that the chuund. (HK. is dealt with in separate fps).  \nAndd 27 Febt 12  \n-Copy comes 537.\n\n### Subsequent Paper\n\n70  \n46108  \n(4) (377300) Wk 4710/19 Gp. 163  \n40000 5-21 W&S Ltd  \nThe 58. kaw  \n\nas follows:  \n\nBy Gazette Notifies 802 of 1929 the export of opium is prohibited  \nV.K.  \nShorthan  \nBritish Pocicsaim  \nProtected State, Liam  \nexcept to  \n1  \nProtestantive Junch Indo-China.\n\n| K 10 |  \n| --- |  \nBut § (4) (3) Ord XXI 1909 [amended I 4(2) by One XI of 1914] lepinto export excluding:  \nA  \nof the shipping of opium from  \nband washouck  \nthe carrying of opium in a ship wh. is permitted to do so under a Bill of  \n\nTee minutes.",
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        "content_text": "# FOR CIRCULATION:-\nMr. Collins  \nMr. Grindle  \nSir H. Lambert  \nSir H. Read  \nBirgir Mastation Smith  \nMr. Wood  \nMr. Churchill  \n\n**Previous Paper** `66061`  \n**HONG KONG**  \n**DATE** `23rd Nov.`  \n**SUBJECT** `DEF C. O.` `58593` de: `25 NO 21` `663`  \n**Political Situation in China**  \n\ncopy tel from leknig regardus  \n\n**MINUTES**  \n? Puts `26hahr`  \nPut by  \n\n**Subsequent Paper** `30` `61605`  \n(a) `(377300) Wt, 4710/10 Op. 163`  \n`40000 5-21 W&S Ltd.`  \n`26.11.21`",
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        "content_text": "Dear Wellesek.),\n\nYou will\n\n4 Jan 1922.\n\n74\n\nthe\n\navidi\n\nof\n\n/he\n\nL/tr. Advisory\n\nthat\n\nlast meeting\n\ncommittee\n\nof the\n\nDRAFT.\n\nr.a. a. H. Wills by. cos,\n\n20.\n\nMINUTE\n\nfrom a de\n\nOpinion\n\nden der\n\niments\n\n/\n\nOther\n\nCharlotte\n\nsenior HK.\n\nofficials, who\n\ntor\n\nat\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Collins 2.1\n\nMr.\n\nMr. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Lambert.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nJeneva\n\nfor consultation\n\nmight arise\n\n2. C. Cots,\n\n/\n\nthe\n\ntime\n\n·\n\n31st\n\nbe present\n\nat\n\novoler\n\nto\n\nbe available\n\nwt.\n\nSir J. Masterton Smith.\n\nrem der\n\nRusch\n\nMr. Wood.\n\nMr. Churchill.\n\nBritish\n\nmight\n\nbe\n\nable.\n\nand\n\naffecting\n\ngenerally\n\nassistance to the\n\nrepresentative\n\nThe\n\nYou\n\nthe\n\nq\n\nitk.\n\nha\n\nMuiability\n\nsince an arrangement\n\nY\n\nting, b\n\nLas\n\nreported that this\n\npointed\n\nI maning\n\nfor the next\n\njull\n\nsuitable offering,\n\nacquainted\n\ntutio\n\nI'm",
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        "document_key": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "Dag \n\n45231 \n\n22- \n\nAK \n\n137 \n\n15 \n\nSuper 1922 \n\nDRAFT. \n\nfor \n\nSu G Grundle's sig \n\nSun R.E. Stubby KCMG. \n\nMr. \n\nMr. \n\nMr. \n\n18. Bardwell Ră \n\nMINUTE. \n\nOxford. \n\nColline 12/4 \n\nde brindle 12 \n\nSir H. Lambert. \n\nSir H. Read. \n\nar G. Fiddes. \n\nр \n\nbingh \n\nAusd \n\nDear Stubbs \n\nI enclose copies of \n\nKis \n\nwhich \n\nhave passed \n\nwith \n\nFiv \n\na lout \n\nmui timi. \n\nRed Miner. \n\nSin.com \n\n25 August'ou 35984 F Sept \n\nThe objections \n\nput forward \n\ndecision \n\nWe \n\nwał \n\nMay \n\noutre \n\nThere \n\nnow \n\nof which \n\nwhen the 5 of 5's \n\ntaken \n\nhare \n\nSVE \n\nadoria \n\nnow \n\naf \n\ncanying \n\nmethod of procedure \n\nthe reform \n\nPTO",
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        "title": "CO129-476 - Acting Governor Claud Severn & Governor Sir Stubbs - 1922 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "contribute anything Kusenlidge of the position\n\nhas not yet been\n\nSeverin\n\nto send a\n\nto\n\nThere\n\ntime for\n\nreply to that deep,\n\nuntil we get it,\n\nthere\n\ncan't appear to be anything\n\nfor\n\nto do\n\na\n\n50. for Six F. Grindle's sig.\n\n0.0.9. 53213/22\n\n53213/22 H.K.\n\n191\n\nAnd\n\n35\n\n25 Nov:22\n\nf\n\nLa fust deep.\n\nAs regards the predje\n\nitish Representative,\n\ngiven by the Fisher, at Genera\n\nabout sumygted open not\n\nheng\n\ntaken into\n\nhave\n\nacçan t\n\nbeen waiting for\n\nofficial\n\ncope of the\n\nactralty employed\n\nnst jet\n\nAarti\n\nLLO\n\nwaiia\n\nAve\n\nruceived\n\nucerne\n\nit\n\nwe hatt vil\n\nDRAFT.\n\nii M. Delevingne K.C.B.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\nJgo. 22/41.\n\nCollins\n\nfo\n\n23/x1\n\nArchers\n\nwith\n\ntwice\n\nThe\n\nmattu uf-\n\nIkk.. We shurt of\n\nMr. Davis.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir J. Masterton Smith. Ormsby. You\n\nMr. Wood.\n\nThe Dutch Mr--Churchill.\n\nof ter ons lie\n\nFronson, (after speaking\n\nja tu Collins).\n\nA\n\nwith it poritte\n\nthe\n\nto compet furthach\n\nextent\n\nYours sincerely.\n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE\n\nDear Delevingne.\n\nI have\n\nof the 21st\n\nundertaking fa fuien\n\nregarding the\n\nof the\n\nopium.\n\nJatts\n\nShit nor\n\nabout\n\nLoen\n\n24\n\nnote\n\nthe\n\nat\n\nGeneva\n\nrestriction\n\nHK.\n\nSouth\n\n-We are.\n\nI confers that\n\nabsolutely\n\n* extent\n\nthe sport weany\n\nof the pledge. Con trovere is with\n\nThe\n\nYourt cstiinate\n\nthe\n\nivent\n\n> \n\never.\n\nbe\n\nmart.\n\nIt is\n\nbank\n\nthat\n\nRise work\n\nwarzand\n\nvi am\n\nter of\n\n(on 40bit).\n\nof the 9th of Seps:\n\nto Lord halfam\n\nused\n\nthat they\n\nin connection\n\nrecommendation\n\nMarbre\n\nwith\n\nOLA\n\nthat\n\ntue\n\nallowance\n\nBe make\n\nfor\n\nthe\n\nincrease in\n\nchandu\n\nDE SKI\n\nthe cogitatite\n\ndemand for\n\nfrom legiturriate",
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        "document_key": "CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922",
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        "content_text": "MINUTES.\n\nView of Ceylon? G.G\n\n24.2.20\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nNo: I do not think\n\nwe need expect any\n\ntrouble satisfying the f. of N.\n\nWhy De\n\n1.3.22\n\nThen as proposed by\n\nMr. Collins?\n\n3.3.22.\n\nSir M. Delevingne\n\nSw 6.3.\n\nbe\n\n3.3.\n\nat once.\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN\n\nON THIS SIDE.\n\nWattie Collins\n\nRe\n\nletter from\n\nattached.\n\nWicke\n\nthat\n\nobject, in\n\nfurnishing the\n\nhat,\n\nna.\n\nany for\n\nmeeting of the Advisory Committee,\n\nthe policies of the I.E. Colo.,\n\nindicated\n\ninadequate replies\n\ntheir\n\nposition\n\nC.O. View\n\nto\n\nthat\n\nauthorised to\n\nthe\n\nbe required\n\nto conform;\n\nhis statement\n\nMemorandum.\n\nFice 1/22/3\n\nP.U.L.S.\n\nAt once",
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        "content_text": "MINUTES.\n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\n\nDear Collins\n\nC.O.\n\n45859\n\nRE\n\nRE 14 SEP 22]\n\nOxford. 13.9.22\n\n753\n\nYour letter of the 12th is not unexpected after what I gave an undertaking in Fisher. (It is understood that official consumption will not be exceeded) has introduced a complication not initially apparent.\n\nThis means there is a legitimate increase in the demand for opium consequent on the increasing success in the suppression of Sungshing. It would appear that I hope for HK, the chief now has in view the possibility of obtaining increased supplies from the Advisory Committee for the Spring.\n\nIt has been decided (for the time being) to aim at a reasonable ratio per head of the population.\n\nI heard from de Lovique but it is none the less disturbing what I heard. The position as set out is a plain statement of fact that might be expected to appeal to intelligent and fair-minded men.\n\nI gather that opinions are not to the same effect. I share Berengere's view that the majority of the Assembly of the League regarded it as falling within that category and that it is desirable to do something to satisfy them.\n\nI confess that I cannot see any other way without abandoning our policy so completely and reducing Hongkong to the same level as China in regard to opium smoking.\n\nMy policy has been that which I believe to be sound both for opium and for alcohol - to aim at the minimum consumption by raising the price to a level that excess is practically impossible, making it possible for people to obtain a drug which is a necessity to large numbers, of good quality.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3]",
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        "title": "CO129-479 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [1-3]",
        "content_text": "Position in regard to the consolidating China 1923 HONG KONG 503\n\nDATE 20 March 1923 SUBJECT CO 20237 REC [Reet 23 API: 23\n\n0. in l. whethe the ROM assumption that the 0 in TOR CIRCULATION: lo will drags made with the Mr. Collins artiste 91(enclome) the Governor's despatch) hould its present form, Curzon the introduction of the Rice being approved.\n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE Mr. Asst, U.S. of S. Appt. of Director of Public Works Perm U.S. of S. Purb US. of S. Secretary of State.\n\nPrevious Paper For 17496 Mr Pertino wilt lake naeation leave for which he is eligible be fore retive ment will begin to draw pension on or about Depto.. Has decided not to fill the vaçanes by promotion of a P.wox. officer so asks that I/s will appt. a quee woor\n\nMINUTES The salay n this appt 71250 5-0 A 1500. Aglon have the ones ocsires. 23 L Anod Tel. 21 Joe 23 J308925 yh\n\nSubsequent Paper Eov 30899 Conveyance (while serving in HK, This is found at 2%. = 1 all mana $450 per annum. Tempy all 4 based on wihanya value of the raguay From hil 1 207 when exchange is at you 442=781 de 2/6 (present exchamps is 22/44 = $1\n\nTo Promotions Jept. V. & prefored 3074 The Raffect to see and (Mo Con Cylon 32197 11 long 07578) WC. 201112/30 Gp. 140 80,000 11-22 W & 8 Ltd. F25 Earth.) on has return 2474 At once A&E\n\nPage 503",
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        "document_key": "CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-481 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1923 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "Sw. 4343/24\n\n477\n\nDRAFT.\n\n4.K.\n\nConf.\n\nGus.\n\nMr.\n\nMINUTE.\n\n8/2 JJ.P\n\n344. Collins 4.3\n\nMr.\n\nSir C. Davis.\n\nSir G. Grindle.\n\nSir H. Read.\n\nSir J. Masterton Smith.\n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\n\nDuke of Devonshire.\n\n13ifts, Cram.\n\nCopy 67460, written Comp gr.\n\nSui\n\nFeb: 24. March 1924\n\nI have to ackn. the receipt\n\nof your auf. disp. of the 16th regarding illicit traffic in opium in HK.\n\nI am to inform you that the S. of S. has caused to be conveyed to Lloyd's report on The L/N.\n\nI note with pleasure De Klays's officienty and Zeal with which he carries out his duties.\n\nIn this connection, I should be glad if you would convey to him my appreciation.\n\nBut it is considered undesirable to communicate Home Affairs' report to Lloyd's.\n\n16 to. LF",
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        "content_text": "I ws. refer you to para 11 of \n\nmy predecessor's auf. desp. of the \n\nA \n\nof Nov. \n\nF FRE \n\n(57819) \n\n(Signed) J. H. THOMAS \n\n! \n\nO. D. \n\n4 MAR \n\nR про \n\nDRAFT. \n\nThe 4.5.fS. \n\nHO. \n\nfz \n\n13 MAR 1924 \n\n23 \n\nGov. 4343/24 \n\n1 0 MAR 1924 \n\n478 \n\nSi \n\nZ \n\nI am \n\nthe \n\nete, to hausunt to \n\nacey. copies of \n\nwith \n\n14 \n\nIw. of HK. \n\nMr. \n\nMINUTE. \n\nJJ.P. 8/2 \n\nMr. Collins 4.3 \n\nMr. \n\nSir C. Davis. \n\nSir G. Grindle. \n\nSir H. Read. \n\nSir J. Masterton Smith. \n\nMr. Ormsby-Gore. \n\nDuke of Devonshire. \n\n3 \n\nof t \n\nCRAN \n\nMy and wing in Opin \n\nColim \n\nJantib \n\nStreit traffic \n\n+ \n\nChuria y The \n\nIn Manderem aril \n\nsuffection \n\nrepent \n\nCorvai dir \n\nthet \n\nthe Ins in Classi \n\nbe of \n\nto no defection \n\nthe G/N, subject \n\nbeing \n\nvaried by the Fo.. to its bring \n\nThe Kangure \n\nřípose Coprin of Otep & Comed \n\nTo&N. (Comp Sp) boy. yf. March \n\n4 exper \n\n6 De LF. \n\ncoperis of thes \n\nComrades, partake \n\nburning but \n\n7. \n\nJu \n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE \n\nORINDLE",
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        "content_text": "#21 MAR 1923\n\nDRAFT\n\n20 March '23\n\nI am directed to acknowledge the receipt of your letter No F.321/50/8 of the 24th of Feb. regarding the Marques de Curzo de Kedlestone.\n\nI am to inform you that **Mr. Collins**, **Mr. Davis**, Sir **G. Grindle**, Sir **H. Read**, Sir **J. Masterton Smith**, **Mr. Ormsby-Gore**, and the **Duke of Devonshire** concur in the proposals in your letter.\n\nI am also to state that efforts have been made to induce a reduction in the financial ... to be supplied to be of use to this office has as particular ...\n\n(Signed) **G. GRINDLE**",
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        "content_text": "# 26 \n\n**CONFIDENTIAL**\n\nF.O. 43207/23 H.K.\n\nDOWNING STREET, \n1 September, 1923.\n\nI am directed by the Duke of Devonshire to acknowledge the receipt of your letter of the 28th of August (No. F2403/51/87) and to request you to inform the Marquess Curzon of Kedleston that the complicity of the Hong Kong merchant and shipowner, Mr. H.M. Nemazee, in the traffic in opium between the Persian Gulf and the Far East, has been the subject of correspondence between this Department, the Home Office, and the Governor of Hong Kong for a considerable time; it seems probable, as stated by Messrs Akbar, that the bulk of this traffic is in the hands of Messrs Nemazee. With reference to the 2nd paragraph of Messrs Akbar's letter, I am to say that the Governor of Hong Kong has recently reported (vide ...\n\n## Minute\n\n**DRAFT**\n\nTHE SECRETARY OF STATE, \nFOREIGN OFFICE.\n\n| Name | Note |\n| --- | --- |\n| Mr. J.J.P. | 4/9 |\n| Mr. Collins |  |\n| Sir O. Davis |  |\n| Sir G. Grindle |  |\n| Sir H. Read |  |\n| Sir J. Masterton Smith |  |\n| Mr. Ormsby-Gore |  |\n| Duke of Devonshire | 29 |\n\n**TWO**\n\nPage 327  \nLF Auso 60689  \n94  \nThe Comp. Conran to Hob.tensen search LF (dupl. of 70. letter which, within)  \nCopy Gou Sea. 17 para  \nD. R 5 SEP. Confi  \n\nMr. ... \n5  \n...theTi viðaulay quo  \nan aid bus massif  \nlan, ffm beetle word “attimi ens assolanď  \ntwat erit to  \n29 23 ojui ade, nota snin) ni donati a neqo'  \nLear on saloani a ..  \nBAS UN Dowd að tert  \n„emaitiḥnon erwe add  \niT. of Balboan u£ $I  \nConson.  \nfredo em baa  \nTaod of de  \n+  \nLF  \n::",
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        "content_text": "## POINTO 3001 \n\nJJANETHY \n\n.L.W.X \n\nSo I Donciled an agrative jugat Arling e. D. R 23JUL 3x Dar D ..... fudy of 23 \n\n### DRAFT \n\nMalcolm Delivingine 1600 \n\n#### MINUTE \n\nS221/7/20 \n\n* Mr. Collins 21 \n* Mr. Davis \n* Sir G. Grindle \n* Sir H. Read \n* Sir J. Masterton Smith \n* Mr. Ormsby-Gore \n* Duke of Devonshire \n\nOrdce 12/15 \nOnda 12/22 \n\n$ su \n\nThe refun . couf. & Aug. \n\nYour letter of the 6 July with regard to the power of the Put. A to wither, with though cargi Unsouls touching at Hitung has received careful consideration. \n\nOur Legal Counsel is unable to apric... with the You're finim without very considerable qualifications that it is among the arsefa forumsifter of international law that private vessels enter the fontos at of a foreign nation for de furfures of trade under the implied",
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        "document_key": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]",
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        "title": "CO129-485 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1924 [8-12]",
        "content_text": "## MINUTES\n\nIt is important to clear up the position by submitting a draft. 17/9/2 de Roberson tree. The pres list live vagamasis, tom appt. for Craig. sver Afte Meanwhile the apple of Dr Jahmin (`13116 Nymaland`) for Transfer Catane to wait, There A also the sugung by a cand. (or the Knives `-6769 Appets`)\n\nDr Valentine Health m.o 9 studying for the D. P. H (`19902`). I think clear up telegraph. mak hand bethas \n\nThe vacancy for m.O. H. also. for ammed referencet M. O's prese his prenons explicit in between tel. (`13764`) was defferentiating & Port Health of frees possible m.o. m \n\nMINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\n\n## \nAs to whether (being nearly 38) limit of ange Aut Ċ the Aparat ham went Ime i Malaya. Ik hans atica of fat. accnduigh. 1.7.9. 18/9. The Robson. fl. master You have oft. Fel. of sham, will You pl. pass to the Collins, the Othamarai Social might dicum. 18/9 \n\n66 Chanu pann. app iH. As caus? Find que, what I am This ing cuthite hunnit à 38)",
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        "content_text": "# MINUTES\n## MINUTES NOT TO BE WRITTEN ON THIS SIDE.\n\nMr. Fiddian, 126 for Follet of Brassland has the DPH apparently * 650 (soon the £675) 8600-2700 & is will reported (41. I am inclined if Promo Dept & by Foreignland Dept agree to think that he might have the offer of (an offer of a higher... to start at £675 as Aust Ju..0.1.\n\nThe vacancy for presumably go M.O.d to Affli Dept. A 073 8/10/24 As to Do Juckenry it appears from the last that be could be offered. afft, but not the prospect of becoming Leassonethe Motidian a. the in 35) roc \"We can't press D. Wilson, egard, Dr Follt. • fou M.. Mary WH out. 9, n To RE A&@ 9 Tagres AF 9\n\nMr. Collins, I have discussed this with Mr. Jeffries. We do not understand how it came about that Dr. Follit has been noted by Promotions Department, whereas other Medical Officers in the East African Medical Service senior to Dr. Follit have apparently not been noted. There are several such officers holding the D.P.H., e.g., Dr. de Boer and Dr. Davison of Kenya, Dr. Hunter of Uganda and Dr. Nixon of Tanganyika. We know of no special reason for picking out Dr. Follit for this transfer and think that the fairest course is to telegraph to the Governors of Kenya, Uganda, Tanganyika (we may omit Zanzibar and Nyasaland in which places there appear to be no possible candidates with the exception of Dr. Follit) asking whether they can recommend any Medical Officer holding the D.P.H. who desires transfer to the Hong Kong appointment; state the maximum salary that can be offered and other particulars of the appointment.\n\nHW 13.10.24\n\nFollit was noted in Promotions Branch early in 1923, before the decision to note no more members of the E. African Service was taken. Dr De Boer also is noted, but he was not put forward for the HK vacancy on he was drawing £100 ... in addition to being near his maximum.\n\nI think we had better remove all East Africans from our lists, and regard the claims, like opiums from the worms, outside our province CH. out. 15, 1924 A De EA! Tanja D). [do. Iquili agrees, if ... But!",
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        "content_text": "## MINUTES\n\n### Colonial Wireless\n\nMarconi Agent is due to arrive at Hong Kong about 22 Dec with plan for long distance wireless service. Asks for early reply, re Marconi's Stone-cutter Island proposal & general policy.\n\n### Previous Paper\n\nDATE: 10 DEC 24  \nColonial Wireless by Steve  \n57824\n\n### Distribution List\n\nFOR CIRCULATION:  \n- Mr. Becket  \n- Mr. E J Haring  \n- Mr. Colling  \n- Asst. U.S. of S.  \n- Perm' U.S. of S.  \n- Purl U.S. of S.  \n- Secretary of State\n\n### Related Correspondence\n\nReceived a tel. from Sir E. Stubbe.  \nIn reply to the accompanying and going f tel.\n\n2. Glad 15 which La fun from Sir E. Stubbe, Mr Amay with bo Mei'r the Boons of \n(1) Mr Chamberlain  \n(2) J. L.  \n(3) ILA.C.\n\nOn this suggestion, the last para of the letter pr. this Dept. under reference.  \nI am de...  \n430  \n1924  \nHONG KONG  \nC.O.  \n'FROM  \n8.42m  \nStabber Til  \n1/12\n\n### Subsequent Actions\n\nCopy (with 53999 48.47) to G.P.O.  \nI. 4.4. Brave (1.1.0.) 0.0  \n1 7 DEC 1924  \nCopy (w/copy above) J.C.C. - 18 DEC 1924 \"Capt. Lilyman vice (admy.) 0. Ans Tel, 22 Dec/24. Copies to above Admny.  \n- 8 JAN 1925  \nFE 1925  \nSaldo  \n3146  \n126.  \nTAC  \n11-12-24  \nThen to Ceylon Dept to deal with 57823\n\n### Notes\n\nOn 53999  \nBefore ind...  \nCQwm  \nsand  \ndefiniti...  \nKaw allentin in  \nis demise off ith for carly  \nli wait  \nWork  \nshah Lave, I frowane,  \nancie  \n1.0.0.  \nLave  \nCommit and  \nHi vasions,  \n? cuction copy  \nlá  \nand of Lalk  \nAdmy SPO  \nThe  \nCor. uplies:\n\nI'll grab [and send for an interin tel. refly to the abon effect.]  \nCopy ddwy  \nTo sigs, who is J...  \nI.C.C. does not...  \ntherman 4  \nI fondeurs fan,  \n孱  \na very carly meeting f...  \nDo we suffer...  \nZ  \nContinflate  \nCree: so...  \nجمه درست  \na reply world...",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT.\n\nDear Hatcher,\n\n19 June '24.\n\nThanks for your letter of the 12th of June about New Zealand Desp. etc.\n\nAs you already know...\n\n(Signed) G. GRINDLE\n\n## MINUTE.\n\nMr. Collins 13/6\nMr. ... \nSir G. Davis.\nSir G. Grindle.\nSir H. Read.\nSir J. Masterton Smith.\nMr. Ormsby-Gore.\nDuke of Devonshire.\n\n| 12311 | 1812497 | 86,000 | 11/23-McC-E | 268 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n\nThe stand to buy the Macao South has been granted to him. It has thought it better for the present not to suggest to the Gov. that the denial by the Portuguese that such a licence had been granted would appear to afford sufficient evidence for the formulation of a charge against A Nemarelo Jam De Passing so. for his...\n\n20. 25633/24 1.\n\nCBE Jr.\n\nLe stand to buy the has been granted to him Macas Sout. has thought it better for the present not to suggest to the Gov. that the Just denial by the Portuguese That such a licence had been granted, wad. appear to afford sufficient evidence for the formulation of a charge against A Nemarelo Jam De Passing so. for hig...\n\nThe represents explained in... But the fact Exh present oft. g Leann (Lamar) the main visua will satisfy the warth Ho. It is the manely the The Tome of with. has despp. tove depts. there substance Jan's the stired whe to a only fermour and able to calu dimana to...",
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        "content_text": "## MINUTES\n\nCanton\n\nThe Consul-General [Aglen] reports a widespread conspiracy, in which the officials of Hongkong Shanghai Banking Corporation are alleged to have been involved. The story is set out at length. But Sir R. Macleay is not inclined to credit it, though he was somewhat shaken after discussion with Sir F. Aglen.\n\nHe has decided not to open the case pending the views of Sir J. Jamieson, as will be seen from Mr. de Courcy's despatch.\n\n## CIRCULATION:— HONG KONG\n\nDATE 1 November 1924\n\nC.O. 51915\n\n5 NOV 24\n\n360\n\n8th\n\nImportation of arms into China\n\nS.S. \"HAV\" from ...\n\nCopy despatch from Hong Kong Minister, 21st Oct., that it was anticipated that navigation on the river would be interfered with in the immediate future.\n\nfor the Under Secretary of State.\n\nPetition of State.\n\nPrevious Paper +9869 Geylan Jou 7647\n\nSubsequent Paper 54640\n\n21118#24,976,000 11/27-M&C – 258\n\nto the Secretary of the Colonial Office, 17th Oct., 4923, in reply. (`49251/28`)\n\nto Secretary, 72823/2823/10, of the 1924 FO.\n\nU.S. of S. Beckett Collins\n\n$ notes\n\n27th Oct., 73572/3/10\n\nCopy despatch from U.S. of S. Petherington, 21st Oct.\n\nit was anticipated that navigation on the river would be interfered with in the immediate future.\n\nPage 363 \n\n(References: `XCR(85)72`, `GR1178/1922/32(III)`)",
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        "content_text": "## HONG KONG\n### DATE: 12\" Dec. 1924\n\nDE CIRCULATION — \n\n**Previous Paper** | **Subsequent Paper** | \n| --- | --- | \n58758 | 7058655 | \n$7697. | E 1:2911 18824/27 86,000 11/23—MoC-E 258 | \n57727. | \n\nMr. Secretary of State. \n- International Opium Conference \n  - lest. U.S. of S. \n  - Per U.S. of S. \n  - Part U.S. of S. \n\nMINUTES \nin Collier (30) brought this letter ft. reply fo \n\" \nthe \nwith on Collins \nJ Savet \nafter that co agreed. \ndi's cussin \nSee and \n578841 \n12/12 \n\nc.o. 581885 \n13 DEC 24 \nKS 70. \nHONG KONG",
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        "content_text": "## DRAFT\n\nJon Fletcher M045814  \nHotel de l'Europe, Avignon.\n\nMINUTE, J.J.P. 2574.\n\nMr. ...  \nMr. Sir C. Davis.  \nIn Collins ...  \nSir G. Grindle.  \nSir H. Read.\n\n... Zent  \n2.15/ ...  \nLop 3 25/10/49  \n\nBritish Delegate strongly represents  \namiability  \nStay all ...  \nSamme kobl Born  \nMetropole should arrange this.\n\n... Eutia 374  \n... wet will be met by public funds.\n\nUndersecretary, Colonial Office.  \nSir J. Masterton Smith.  \nLord Arnold.  \nMr. Thomas.",
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        "document_key": "CO129-488 - Governor Sir Stubbs - 1925 [1-7]",
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        "content_text": "## \n! \n\nsense of proportion. \n\nto \n\nThe proposal should. \n\nWe \n\nchallenge \n\nthat while the present \n\nnot \n\nbe \n\nallowed, the \n\nGov. should be given permission \n\nto make \n\nChinese \n\nup to \n\nadvances to \n\nmerchants \n\nto \n\nassist \n\ntrade with China. \n\nA total \n\nnumber \n\nof \n\n$1,000,000$ \n\nAll- \n\nin order \n\nestablishing \n\norganisations \n\nin the neighbouring province \n\nto \n\nfacilitate \n\nTrade \n\nwith \n\nthem \n\nand their \n\ncounterparts \n\nThe \n\nGov. could \n\nconsider \n\nterms \n\nin \n\nstages in \n\nChinese \n\nefforts \n\nthe \n\nrestoration \n\nof normal \n\nconditions. \n\nShall \n\nput \n\nthis to \n\nthe F.O. \n\nin proportions to \n\ninterest & repayments \n\non loans by \n\nthe activities \n\nof merchants in effecting \n\ntrade. \n\nWriting to the F.O. then \n\n5531 \n\nThe Chamberlain objects to the proposal, would be \n\nThe various objections \n\nto the suggestion above? \n\n1/228/7/25 \n\n28.7. \n\nThe personal weary time most unwarranted & wordy, catering to the synched by F.O. The \n\nothers alive scheme \n\nto his project \n\nrequested \n\nshelf \n\nand useless off \n\nHe \n\nis light in his view that the Rady mom \n\nIn Mond \n\nto maintain holding \n\nI have. Let F.D. \n\nknow. \n\nI do \n\nThis is \n\nThe view \n\nis only \n\nyou dray \n\n77 Perkin J 27/7/25. \n\nA.E. Collins \n\na pretext it seems to me, \n\ncould out \n\nreally \n\nbe used \n\nThe way \n\nEjecting the Rady. \n\nThe manner in which \n\nChang-ta-lin has come down in \n\nhis demands (one printed below) suggests \n\nthat the Cantonese merchants are only \"trying it on\" also. \n\nWe should not put it higher in \n\nnot beyond the proposal with from he \n\nwould be glad of the news to de R.J. according.\n\nthe cable \n\nJa 4/7",
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        "content_text": "FROM 1925\n\nDE CIRCULATION —\n\nMr. Collins\n\nMr. DIXON\n\nMr.\n\nAsst. U.S. of S.\n\nPerm2 U.S. of S.\n\nParb U.S. of S.\n\nSecretary of State.\n\nPrevious Paper\n\n28792\n\nHONG KONG\n\nDATE 31.2.22\n\nRECT IRE 9 JUL 25\n\n734\n\nProtection of Brit. Subjects of Chinese origin\n\nby HM. Consuls in China.\n\nTo\n\nCopy for desp. for H.M. Amb. re Petition respecting\n\nthe\n\nMINUTES\n\nLasts\n\n81 AUG 1926\n\n8 SEP 1925\n\nSubsequent Paper\n\n37800/5\n\nStraits\n\nExpress.. re ret that S. of S. cannot concur\n\nproposals\n\nMade by H.M. Minister\n\nwnion would exclude from protection the\n\nChinese British subjects referred to in par.\n\n4 (d) of the F.O. desp. of the 15th of Jan. (\n\n3405/25) and in view of the present condition\n\nof affairs in China and of the attitude of\n\nthe Chinese Govt. as reported in par. 4 of\n\nthe Minister's desp. and in his tel. of the\n\n27th of May (25432) considers that the matter\n\nshould be allowed for the present to drop.\n\nCopy of this corresp. and 25432 to Gov.\n\nH.K. and U.A.G., S.S., L.P.F. Conf.\n\n(334313) Wt. 17813/38 Gp. 140 50000 12-24 W & S Ltd.\n\nA.E. Collins\n\n31 JUL 1925\n\nSee now 37400",
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        "content_text": "348 ; 8 in the former by the shipowner and in the latter by the charterer, and in each case the formal question was whether the refusal could be justified, but there is nothing in Lord Blackburn's language to support the view that the contract does not terminate till a party to it says so. Lord Blackburn himself had said when a party to the judgment in Geipel v. Smith (p. 414), \n\n\"It is possible that the blockade might be raised within a reasonable time. If the defendants chose to run the risk and, in the event, turn out right, they are in the same position as if they had waited the reasonable time and had then sailed away,\" a passage which strongly supports the principle, that it is the event that frustrates, though time may be required in order to appreciate its effect on the contract, the event in such a case as the present being requisition for a time inconsistent with the objects of the adventure. Brett, J., puts the principle thus in Jackson's case in the Common Pleas (L.R. 8 C.P. at p. 581): \"Where a contract is made with reference to certain anticipated circumstances, and where, without any default of either party, it becomes wholly inapplicable or impossible of application to any such circumstances, it ceases to have any application. It cannot be applied to other circumstances, which could not have been in the contemplation of the parties when the contract was made.\" When this was affirmed in the Exchequer Chamber (L.R. 10 C.P. at p. 144), Bramwell, B., speaking of the exception of perils of the seas,\" says: The words are there-- what is their effect? I think this: they excuse the shipowner but give him no right. The charterer has no cause of action but is released from the charter. When I say he is, I think both are.\" Again, in Bensande v. Thames and Mersey Marine Insurance Co. (1897, A.C. 609), Lord Watson's extempore phrase, \"Such delay in the prosecution of her voyage as entitled the charterer to determine the adventure\" is explained, partly by the fact that the charterer had done so, and partly by comparing with it Lord Halsbury's language, on p. 611, \"It underlies the whole judgment of Collins, J., that the right to insist upon payment of the insurance money, as upon a total loss of the freight, was consummate at the moment the main shaft broke. Now, there is a fallacy underlying that form of argument, namely, that there must be a sufficiently ascertained form of damage to show at once that the loss must have accrued because the damage was of such a character that it could not be repaired in time. The facts here have been ascertained, and we know why the freight was lost. Why was it? Not simpliciter, but because the main shaft was broken under special circumstances that is, at a distance from any place where it could be repaired within such a time as would have enabled the vessel to prosecute her voyage.\" \n\nEvidently, therefore, whatever the consequences of the frustration may be upon the conduct of the parties, its legal effect does not depend on their intention, or their opinions or even knowledge, as to the event, which has brought this about, but on its occurrence under such circumstances as show it to be inconsistent with further prosecution of the adventure. Sometimes the event is such as to speak for itself, like the outbreak of war on the 4th August, 1914, in Horlock v. Beal (per Lord Wrenbury, 1918, 1 A.C. at p. 528). Sometimes the frustration is evident, when the gravity and the circumstances of the breakdown can be known, as in Bensaude's case; sometimes, as in the case of requisition, when it can be known that in all reasonable probability the delay will be prolonged and a fortiori when it has continued so long as to defeat the adventure. Frustration is then complete. It operates automatically (Larrinaga's case, 27 Com. Cas. 160). What the parties say and do is only evidence, and not necessarily weighty evidence, of the view to be taken of the event by informed and experienced minds. \n\n9 one. Language is occasionally used in the cases which seems to show that frustration is assimilated in the speaker's mind to repudiation or rescission of contracts. The analogy is a false Rescission (except by mutual consent or by a competent Court) is the right of one party, arising upon conduct by the other, by which he intimates his intention to abide by the contract no longer. It is a right to treat the contract as at an end, if he chooses. and to claim damages for its total breach, but it is a right in his option and does not depend in theory on any implied term providing for its exercise, but is given by the law in vindication of a breach. Frustration, on the other hand, is explained in theory as a condition or term of the contract, implied by the law ab initio, in order to supply what the parties would have inserted had the matter occurred to them, on the basis of what is fair and reasonable, having regard to the mutual interests concerned and of the main objects of the contract (see per Lord Watson in Dahl v. Nelson (6 A.C. at p. 59). It is irrespective of the individuals concerned, their temperaments and failings, their interests and circumstances. It is really a device, by which the rules as to absolute contracts are reconciled with a special exception which justice demands. \n\nThere is, however, this point of contact between the two cases. Though a party may exercise his right to treat the contract as at an end, as regards obligations de futuro, it remains alive for the purpose of vindicating rights already acquired under it on either side. So with frustration. Though the contract comes to an end on the happening of the event, rights and wrongs, which have already come into existence remain, and the contract remains too, for the purpose of giving effect to them. \n\nNo question of this sort, however, arises here. The contract was wholly executory. The ship was requisitioned before she was placed at the charterers' disposal; the performance of the charter never began, and the failure to begin it by tendering the ship at Singapore was excused in the owners' favour by the excepted Restraints of Princes. Under these circumstances, by the year",
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ROS, 1947.\n\notuntod\n\n/otuol\n\nuto\n\nutios\n\n18,200,000\n\n34,196,087 30\n\n15,996,007 30\n\n..\n\nTaxoo\n\n5,750,000\n\n6,825,648 90\n\n30 للبكاء 1,076\n\n7,000,000\n\n12,127,292 74\n\n5,127,252 71\n\nìo på de ort onto\n\nLigonoce,\n\ninco and\n\nforfeituroj\n\n1,716,400\n\n$3,051,67%| 50\n\n2,135,874.90\n\n11000 of court or uffioc,\n\n18y, ontu for „poalfie arjoaoù, ao volub?_0= cato in th\n\n6,140,500\n\nutorov ODMŁO\n\n2,600,000\n\nPost Offi00\n\n3,090,000\n\n4,948,178 79\n\n2,550,603 (90\n\n5,290,079 06\n\n1,132\n\n21\n\nUlja BorsO Courront\n\n61,316 02\n\nLoyni beervatory\n\non sargojurs ont\n\n8,160,079 06\n\nJa\n\nKowloon-conton ailway\n\n3,402,300\n\n1,041,990 (14\n\nJAUNOBLON - Quet ons\n\njusbote da urt ons “pir (OFFLOOU?=\n\nbrbour 30ort ont\n\nir · opviuaa\n\nInɔrku & aporte uffice estadaaa1871-\n\nJUDO O kourt Laulutroay, tong on,\n\nRovio n\n\n150000-anton aflucy\n\nLakik noous „ervÍJOD AODIŽOTA\n\nAoll · ɔrgo\n\n2.\n\n•\n\nfrico, Tolcoxraniou signu roouunsin_i=\n\n-99% MİNİLƏş\n\nLOLOJOLAMAJO BÁONO\n\nirondouusin,\n\n- râJono Mogurt ani\n\nTublio vobt\n\nubal\n\noriso qx.5% ons\n\nMilo Moo2lonu tho durOPNOR\n\n161,000\n\n109,200\n\nvalɔnină curotur.'s ffwo\n\n477.112\n\n407,616\n\n...Â6.0¤ré orð Jharitabl\n\n134.002\n\nOPV1000\n\n158,745\n\n37.743 116,24)\n\noluntour Pofondo Jorge\n\n73,602\n\n20,731\n\nDe Hong Kong Dovoå Volunteer\n\nbroo\n\n200\n\nJingrit vffio, North\n\n106,311\n\nSouth\n\n99.736 6,332,275 77,340\n\n104070 58,750\n\nانتظار ا\n\n123 ميدالون\n\n110,430\n\n595,248\n\n245,937 $1,005 65,412\n\n240\n\n70 7\n\n11,085,035\n\n10,711,300\n\nGet gu37.771 4,115,000 5,049,109\n\n1056\n\n520,479\n\n707,5 14\n\n491,601\n\nتهاني 17\n\n120,09\n\n1,600,00\n\n5,302,600\n\n6.471038\n\n2336\n\n6,10).390\n\n3,005.04\n\n176,755\n\n109\n\n3,017,007\n\n3 339 2 83238 828 907858285\n\n244898539\n\nRevonuc from Lanu conto,\n\n· roportios & Invest of NO\n\n1,709,500\n\na1ugollancou receipts\n\n194931,000.\n\n2,437,520 52\n\n5,362,463 34\n\n730,030 52\n\n3,071,163 34\n\n..\n\nTOME FRÄSEUTUS ÖS\n\nTuto clations Muice\n\nناکه ما ای ار ار\n\nترومان اوان\n\nJegtvuge> ht\n\n1,293,557 || aj\n\nGoogpturint for Chinovo Svṇiro\n\n ́: Labour ufrios-\n\nLouresarios for Minova\n\nffairu\n\nLabonn JES 150\n\nStolica jo urt ont\n\nSrowary c®UI\n\nLubilo konsa streordinary wordler ons „ocrotopiaßi»\n\nSiroctɔruBO\n\nagriculturo\n\nIbori o fajerk.on\n\nTijorico oooorah Sation\n\nForestry DoDESCOND\n\nOcrdono Laport ont\n\nunrtoring Six montant', fico cller Jorv1900\n\n135300\n\n36,200\n\n0,730,017\n\n1,27),532 16,187,000\n\n130,317 47 3944 32 10,001,393 341 1006\n\n100\n\n141 2004 121-702\n\n13\n\n2,037,0\n\n1,870,280\n\n(0%gationo 201 PFLOO\n\n22.326\n\nLanu valce, (‹ paɔle on\n\nHES LOB596)\n\nuylico, Trudo and\n\n200,000\n\nlindantiy Do art oht\n\n100,367 80\n\n19,632 | 20\n\nJuufquinn of' i roporty\n\n1,203,200 01,700\n\n760,359\n\n773,302\n\novonuc DoƐarzo t\n\n91423\n\nBASOS 882.Gruna2 302\n\nבנו כאט.\n\nfamenonel, an\n\nDiscGlionnalu,\n\n1,67\n\nكنها 1 وجر 1\n\n1.287 3368.88 5.8.12..\n\nJelas Jolanica ruma\n\nIK Touts\n\nRemittanoon - Bach botɛeun Jhocto\n\n2,205,62\n\nLoun to Loună .outou\n\nLoon Sorka\n\n130,506,\n\nJurrenay sub!=\n\nMoto Mesuriwy Danu\n\nJurront a/c unboidior: Toto 100.ipity ma\n\n- $5 - Jarrons n/a uvorprinto. 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