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HONGKONG AND OPIUM. REPORT BY SUPERINTENDENT OF
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS." THE COMPLETE FISCALISATION
OPIUM IN SOUTH-WEST CHINA” The following very interesting refer enses to the Opium question are contain. ed in the Report of the Superintendent of. Imports and Exports (Mr. J. D. Lloyd) for the year 1924-
GENERAL.
REGISTRATION OF SMOKERS,"
for the ship. It was proved by the docu-department and convicted offences ments seized that the persons to whom under the Opium Ordinance, apart from the ship belonged had been responsibio a considerable number arrested by the! for the introduction of at least four ship-Police. What would be the consequenen loads of Persian Opium into, China Jur- of creating many new offences under any Oring the last two years, and that at least scheme of registration, of smokers can
four million dollars had been spent on easily be imagined. the purchase of the opium. The money came from Swatow mostly, though, occa- signally Shanghai joined in the venture.
As an instance of the difficulty of in The persons who financed the business troducing any scheme of registration of were discovered to be yealthy and very smokers here our experience with holders influential Chinese merchanta in Swatow. The procedure was to send the ship chosen of annuzi passbooks for the purchase of to Formosa to load coal sufficient for Kam Shan, or nigh grade prepared the round trip to the Persian Gulf and opium, is worthy of mention. These pass- books are issued annually only to Chinese back to the Chim coast, allowing a coa The gross revenue was $3,994,0.05 as siderable margin to allow the ship to of the upper classes who are perman- compared with 95,759,443.38 in 1993. Dur loiter off the coast and steer unusualently resident in the Colony, yet every ing the last quarter there was a drop coures's supercargos were embarked in year about 30 per cent, do not renow of about 3 per cent. in the sales in all Formosa, and the ship sailed for Basrah their passbooks. having left the Colony. districts, in one district on the South Goa. The ship remained at Basrah Merchants who held passbooks years ago of the Island the decrease was 30 per until a cable was received from Hong are constantly returning to the Colony at after an absence of years and, applying to renew their passbooks. If such is This marked decrease coincides kong that the opium was ready with the appearance of the bountiful new Bushire; the ship then proceeded to crop of Chinese opium on the market, and Bushire, loaded her opium declaring the the case with the upper classes, it is far the efforts of the Macup Opium Farmer destination as Vladivostok. She touched more so with the middle and lower to increase his sales by a reduction, in at Gan, and then sailed for the China classes.
sea avoiding Sabang, the former kual price.
The cost of the production of prepared port call for these opium shipe spinn" was considerably increased during course was then steered for Hongkong the year. The salaries of the staff at keeping over to the coast of the Philip
1-800 pounds of Persian opium found the factory had to he revised to meet the pines to avail being seen by" other ships general rise in wages in the Coluty and reported. A course was then set in a junk in Tasmati harbour of refuge. while the cost of pots and charcoal was for the vicinity of the Eastern entrance The information obtained was to the
the harbour J Bougkong near greatly increased owing to the general
cent.
to
A
SEIZURES OF OPIUML
The chief seizures during the year were as follows:-
LOCAL SPORT.
LAWN TENNIS,
H.K.C.C. TOURNAMENT.
YESTERDAY'S MATCHES,
KANDICAP SINGLES R.
«Semi-Final, --
e. W. E. Bishop (-1/8) brat P. KL; Boomerruan (seri), 6-3, 6-1.
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CLUB CHAJIFIONSHIP SINGLES,
Semi-Finals...
W. Hyde, beat W. B. Cornaby, 64, EL
MONDAY'S MATCHES.
So play will take place in the Tourna ment to-day. The following matches aro dam for decision on Monday :---
OPEN SINGLES. Fouth Round.'"
S. E. Green “. Capt. O'Callaghan.
MANDICAP SINGLES "A."
Semi-Final.
Dr. D. J. Valentine v. Majör Hatters. ky-Smith.
GARRISON TENNIS LEAGUE. The mulches in the Ginrrison-Tennia
unrest in South China rendering the Waglan, where apparently some means effect that this was only part of it much Colony. The sa Cochin Chine was manufacture and transportation of the were prepared of getting a message larger parest which had entered the goods both difficult and expensive. Owing through to Swatow. The ship then pre- ta excessive demands the old staff of eceded to the neighbourhood of Swatow know to have unloaded a large consign- boilers was discharged and a new staf where some of the opium was transferred ment direct from Persia near the waters
Some of of the Colony shortly before was engaged, which after training anil into waiting steaua launches.
2-3,15Gaels of prepared opium Zound the elimination of those unsuitable as the remainder of the opium was trans-
ferred into waiting gunboats near Amoy.n tin trunks on the deck of a Pren proved satisfactory.
The branch office at Taigo was closed. In one case arrangements had been made dent Taft amongst 1st class passengers
R.A.0.C. down, and arrangements made for the to meet junks near the mouth of the baggage. Two, Chinese were arrested, League for arxt week are na under agents in the New Territory, North. to Yangtze. After delivering her cargo whose names corresponded with those Monday. Small Unita
to on the labels of the trunks, but no suf- Tuesday, "B" Co. East Surrey Regt draw their supplies of opium either direct the ship proceeded to Formosa from the Head Office or through two coal and then came back to Hongkong seient evidence could be found to prove RAS.C; Wisinesday, R.E. B - large retailers. The whole of the salt of refit or lay up till the next trip. The guilty knowledge. They were obviously K.A.3.C.: Thursday, "D" Co. Each from their own belongings, of a lower Surrey Regt. . R.E. A Friday, opium is now in the hands of agents who Captain of as. Tai Tat was warned to
Co. East Surrey Regt. e. Hend nte paid a 5xed monthly salary, and leave the Colony and the Chinese man-class, and would not have travelled first A
class unless their passage had been paid. quarters Wing, East Surreys Ragt. Play have interest in pushing the vale of ager of the local agents for the ship was
The presumption was that they had rewill comments each day at 4 p.m. opium, so long as they satisfy the de- deported. mands of the purchasers in their im Only one seizure of Persian opium ceived a free passage in return for tak mediate vicinity. To some extent in the was made of any magnitude, in a junk ing the opium to the United States outlying districts this has made a difin the Tatumati harbour of refuge, short- ference to the amounts sold, the tendencyly after information had been received bring to understock, so that when sold that an opium smuggling ship from Persis ant for the day the agency could be had discharged some of her cargo near closed down and the salesmen go home. the Colony. Whenever such ships had Illicit opium of fair quality can be ob discharged in this locality small amounts tained so easily everywhere that smokers of Persian opium were soon after seized, would not be seriously inconimoded if showing the rapidity" with which such they found the Government agant, sold opium goes into circulation.
out.
OPIUM SMUGGLING
INDIAN OPIUM.
A few seizures were made of Indian
LABELS.
but
LAWN BOWLS.
33,460 taels of prepared Amoy opium on s.. Sa Eung on her arrival from
Matches for to-day in connection with Amoy rin Manila. The opium was in- tended for Manila, but owing to the vigi- the Hongkong Lawn Bowls Association lasco of the Customs could not be landed are to be played as under:- there, so was brought, or to Hongkong.
4.-1,750 tarls of Macau opium on Los Pegan in camphor wood trunks. The opium was being taken to Los Ange len by one of the Europa engineers of the ship, who was to receive a handapma sum if he delivered it safely. He was arrested and sentenced to 12 months' im- prisonment,
5.-1,520 tuels of prepared opium en a
cargo boat in the harbour. The steamer and was stowed away in the boat opium had probably come from a Macao pending an opportunity to ship it to America.
6-600 pounds of raw Chinese opium: on 8.8. Taifa Mata on her arrival from Hoihow. The opium was probably in tended for Swatow.
7.-1,20 taels of prepared Amuy opium 00 4.8. Servinian, probably intended for Singapore.
thinkida E.
Taikoo BC. Civil-Service CC Kowloon B.G.C.. Kowloon Dock RC Craigengawer... Kowloon C.C.
Division 11.
East Point RU. Taikoo R.C Police RC.. Indian R.C. Kowload CC.. R. H.K.Y.C..
HOW'S THAT?
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IMPORTANT M.C.C. RULING OF LOCAL INTEREST, During the coures of a cricket match on the HK.C.C. ground last season, a ball from one of the bowlers struck, the wicket, but neither bail felf to the ground, though admittedly one of them was dia lodged from the groove.
8.-1,30 taels of raw Chinese opium
The umpires both gave, the batsman not out. Their decision led to sungood 8.3. Linchoe probably intended for local consumption,
0-2,900. taels in cargo on .. Presideal of friendly argument,, the umpires contantion being that the bail was not dent Maison consigned to Manila
off," as required by Rule 30 of the Laws 10-6,704 tuels of Amoy prepared opium
of Cricket. on as isang intended for Singapore.
114,000 tacle of Amoy prepared
5:
LEGISLATION.
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Last mail brought a copy of the Daily News Cricket Annual in which the ruling of the M.C.C. on the subject is, reproduced, from which it will be seen. that the decision of the two local um-
pires was correct. The M.C.C. Ruling
ads:
IMPORTANT M.CS, FULING.
The attention of the M.CO. hasing 'been called to a case at the Oval on June 28th, 1924 (Surrey v. Cambridge University), where the wicket was struck but the bajk did not fall to the ground, the unpices were requested to give an exact description af. then position of the bail. "Their reports agree that they gave the batsman out. because they say the bail was removal from the groove," and, therefore, in accordance with an "instruction" of 1923, they gave the batsman out. They have misinterpreted the instruction which is a follows:-" The striker would be out under this law if any part of either bail is struck off' (see Law 90) tho, top of the wicket."
Maeso received over 1,400 cheats of opium from Persia, though it is probable As compared with 1923. Hoagkong was that a certain amount was really Benares only supplying distant places such as opium. The ultimate distribution of this G.S.A. and Shanghai with illicit opium is unknown, but while such large supplies and this on a much smaller scale. Thanks are available in a place with a small to the first good crop for some years legitimate consumption so near Honz Amoy was supplying Hongkong, Manila, kong, there is a very considerable danger Java and Singapore with quantities of of a large part reaching this Colony ulti- prepared opium of superior quality, atmately in one form or another. a very cheap price, from $3 to 25 per tel. Swatow, Canton, and the Delta were receiving supplies of Chinese opinar direct without the intervention of Hong-Opian but none of any magnitude. From kong smugglers. The West River route documents seized it was apparent that for Yannan opium" was open throughout elaborate, arrangements had been made the year. Hence food of Chinese to attempt to smuggle Indian opium into opium was poured into the Colony from China. In two cases, involving 340 chests was exported all possible means of entrance whereas in all, Benares opium. during 1023, the only possible means of from India to Persia and was exported entrance was aid Haiphong and South thence as Persian opium, and sq alta- Western Chinese ports. A great increase mately reached China. The Indian trade of smuggling was therefore to be anti-returns for 1924 mention the export of cipated.
opium to Persia. Apparently most of this little Chinese Comparatively
raw opium was at care shipped to China or opium was seized, but constant seizures Macao, were made of Chinese prepared apium, originating in Kwong, Chow Wan, W FORGERY OF GOVERNMENT OPIUM opium on 5.5. Hailong probably intended
for export to the Philippines. chow, Konginoon, Amcy and elsewhere. Illicit prepared opium of lower quality
BANISHMENT FOR OFFENCES. ivas being retailed in the Colony to opium A good deal of illicit opium appears to divans at about 23 per, tae. Haiphong have been sold to unsuspecting strangers The number of persons banished from ceased to send Yunnan raw opium, but as Government opium in pots bearing the Colony for various periods for opiam Chinese offences was. 198. They were mostly the trade was transferred to Tung Hing forged labels, especially in and neighbouring French leased territory Hotels and Boarding Houses. Several keepers of divans with more than one of Kwong Chow Wan, where the opium convictions were obtained, the conviction, and boilers of illicit opium, was boiled in numerous manufactories source of the forgeries could not be and a few who made their living by and despatched to Hongkong almost traced in the Colony. They are appar- the retailing of illicit prepared opium, daily by the numerous small steapers ently imported from outside, some at which ply between that port and Hong-least from Kongmoon. In consequence kong.
of this the concession previously allowed.
The Opium Ordinance was amended so The Hongkong Headquarters of one to the larger Chinese Hotels of keeping Large Kwong Chow Wan opium dealer small stocks of opium for the conven- as to make the offence of dealing in zaw opium more comprehensive. Dealing in was discovered, and one of the employees ience of their guests was withdrawn.
any way without a licence is now pro- convicted of selling opium. Though no
hibited. The intention was to prohibit any opium was actually discovered, the books and documents when examined and" ex-
Early in the year a second European business in, or concerning, raw opium be plained gave such conclusive evidence of opium dealing on a huge scale that the Revenue Officer was assigned to the working handled through the Colony even defence had to admit that the business of the suppression of opium divans, and though the opium itself never came with- was that of dealing in opium solely placed in charge of the Kowloon Penin- the limits of the Colony. The pre- The master of this firm, who absconded, aula for that purpose with good results. Brat policy is to issue such licences ozly was a wealthy man owning considerable The number of divans seems to remain in respect of opium ordered by foriegn property in the Colony. The firm has constant notwithstanding the numbers governments for the use of the official The monopolies, when such opium has to pass dealt with by the Magistrates., been closed, and one of their chief sub-amount of illicit opium found at any one desirable to make this point clear since through the Colony in transit. It is ngents has been banished.
time in these divans was very small, re- Evidence was obtained of the com- plete fiscalisation of opium throughout plenishment being obtained from haw wording of the new clause may are not in possession of adequate South and South Western China. Where kers or agents of the owners of the bo interpreted wrongly by persona who
REWARDS. raw opium seized were comparatively of opium pipes found in use tended to crude affairs, many found in 1994 were decrease, but in a low class divan the same pipe will be passed round a circle quite elaborate and printed in colours; of smukers; thus one pipe, and one lamp The amount paid in respect of re- some from Amoy found on parcels of pre-suffice for four smokers at a time, warils was 888, 184.00 The greater por pared opium were very similar to Revenue
was in respect of opium divana, one smoking "while the next man is pre- stamps used by foreign countries, being garing his pellet of opinn over the lamp. a large number of accret agents, who perforated and printed in colours for each denomination, with an There was found to be a marked differ- are paid on results, having to be main- elaborate design including the star and ence in the type of divan on either side tained.
DANGEROUS DRUGS, crescent, the value being given in Arabic of the water, the divan in Kowloon being numbers of Roman lettering. These paras a rule on a much smaller scale, and ticular stamps bore a legend that they using a cheaper type of opium. were issued as Export Revenue Duty majority of the divans were conducted under: Stamps. The official opium monopoly by paid koepers, the 'real masters keep in Canton does not seem to have been ing in the background and being rarely discovered. In some cases the keeper the success antipicated, mostly owing to only got his food and free opium, in the competition of the various military
The number of seizures was 8, none of 3,-6,640 ounces of Morphia on leaders, who each relied on opium to other cases he received as little as $2 finance their own forces. Though the per month and his keep, but the masters which were made on shore. No evidence Makosaki Maru consigned to Japan.
been to have never
was found during the year that there manufactured in Germany. price was gradually reduced very little seem
to find
for applicants
was any retail trade in Dangerous. 4.800 agnces of Morphine on \LE seems to have found its way to Hong-
post" of keeper, in spite of the Drugs in the Colony.. No Hypodermic | Pldenburg consigned to Amorý, mana- kong,
PERSIAN OPIUM.
large number of keepers who were deported from the Colony during the inges were found Japan was the factured in Germany.
destination or the origin of many 5.-1,600 ounces of Morphine oa M Persia still continued to send oplom year. The number of divans dealt with tho seizures, ad considerable Derfinger, manufactured in Germany. to China under the false declaration of during the year was 1,572; the number amounts of Turkish and Persian Opium 6.-2,000 ounces of Cocaine on 2 destination, Vladivostok." The arrival of smokers in divans convicted 5,790. In destaned. for. well-known Morphine Hoang, intended for Calcutta, all of the as. Tai Tak in the port on her all these divans illicit opium was being manufacturers in Japan were noticed as bought in Japan, some of Japanese return, from her second opium smuggling consumed, and in very many cases large they passed through the Port. The im manufacture, some with German marks, trip to the China coast afforded an op numbers of empty illicit opium contain-
OPIUM DIVANS.
as in 1923 the Revenue stamps found on divans several times a day. The number knowledge of the actant position.
different
jors
tion
The The seizures during the year were 38
at 1 the
Morphine Heroin
.. Cocaine
ounces.
10,304
5,280
219
J.
Law 20 uses the words struck of ̧” and the M.C.C. in their ruling have held thog words na meaning struck off" the top of the stump, and no men- tion in made of the groove." The description of both umpires us to the position of the bail is that no part of the bail, though out of "the groove, " was off the top of the stamp." The top of the stump," of course, in- cludes not only the groove but the spacm on either side of it. The umpires were therefore, wrong in giving the batsman out.
"The chief seizures were:
1-6,280 ources Heroin on Fushimi Maru en route to Japan, mana- factured in Germany.
2-1,300 ounces, Morphing on S... *Kheinland, consigned to Amoy, manu- factured in Germany,
portunity for a thorough investigation ers were found, showing the quantities port of Opium Extract into Japan from possibly forged, some with German and into this traffic with the help afforded by of illicit opium consumed. In all -7,254 Germany was noticed for the first time. Japanese trade-marks on the sams pack
(Oontinued at foot of next Colums.) the books seized in the office of the agent persons were arrested by oflicers of this
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