1930-06-20 — Page 2

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The conclusion formed is that much of this aimless transfer which goes on is simpy for the purpose of making the spirit lose its identity. The actual smuggling shọp gets rid of its contraband at once to another alliad shop which "ean, of course, plead purchase in good faith if questioned.

Several liquor shops which were closely investigated could not prove how they made enough proft by the sale of spirit which they ad- mitted even to pay for their licence fee.

All these shops must have been selling more than twice as much as they stated, and must have had a вестей source from which to draw spirit which had never paid duty.

European liquor unexpectedly showed

increase of $18,000,

divided evenly over all categories except beer. Very little bogus Hennessy brandy was met with.

Oplim Seizures.

The revenue collected" was 82,703,353.20, P decrease of 8670,28273 on. the figures for 1925.

Wuchow, in spite of the West River being closed to trade twice- by the invasions of the Kwongsi forces, supplied the largest quan- tity of prepared opium.

Macao supplied the second largest quantity; this was in one-tael brasa. tins bearing an impressed device of a lion and a globe, and is com monly known to Chinese as the Red Lion brand. This brand has been sent to Malaya in large quantities and has been discovered frequently in the Netherlands Indies and else-1 where. Whether this brand is actually prepared in Maceo itself is unknown, but it is very frequeat ly found on ships which are known to have come direct from Macao and to have been to no other port. The tin differs from those sold in Macno itself on behalf of the offi cial mcnopoly. Smokers report that this opium is a blend of Per sian and Chinese raw opium with a considerable admixture of some adulterant.

Kwoug Chow Wan took third place, and it is probable that very little would have been seen of opium from this source had not the West River route been blocked by hostilities for two periods during the year.

Shanghai appears in the list for the first time this opium was packed in five-tacl tins and was Intended for U.S.A. The labels on the tins were copies of parks used by Kwong Chow Wan and origin ally by Macao. The labels pur- ported to show Macao manufacture, and were similar to those found on seizures made in US.A. This seizure confirms the information re- ceived, that Shanghai had become a centre for the preparation and export of opium across the Pacific to U.S.A. The transference of the trade will account for the fact that unusually little was heard during the year of smuggling to U.S.A.

Most of the Chinese raw opium seized was Yunnan bamboo cake opium. It mostly reached the Colony via the West River, but considerable quantity was brought down by train, some by women carriers, some "by the railway staff. While the West River was closed by inter-provincial hostilities, raw opium tended to revert to the old route via Pakhei and neighbouring ports.

Seizures of Persian opium were more numerous and in most cases it was possible from the circum- stances of the seizure to be cer tain that it had come from Macao direct. Occasionally, bogus Persian opium which had come from Macao was encountered, which was some- what similar to sample sent to this Government by the Macao Authorities,

A large seizure of Indian opium was made side the anchor 'davit of the Kut Sang on her arrival from Calcutta A sample submit- ted to the Authorities in India proved on examination to be ex eise opium of the type only sold locally in India, and never lawfully. exported. The real destination" of this lot was Shanghai, where fan- tastic prices were being quoted for Indian opium, as high as $1,920 per ball containing about 28 to 28 taels of actual cium. Prices such as this, which is quoted from a letter from a Shanghai opium dealer to |"a smuggler _in Hong Kong, show the general effectiveness of the measures taken to prevent Indian- opium catering. China, and the dif ference made by the abolition in 1026 of the anrestricted sale of raw Indian opium at Kwang Chow Wan. For the period previous to 1929 prices in Shanghai ranged from about 85,000 to $9,000 per chest of 40 balls.

Supplies of illicit opium of all Linds continued to be both plenti-

mout opium decreased as a result. It should be remarked that the seizures of prepared opium destin- ed for other places greatly decreas- ed; while seizures of that destined for local consumption increased somewhat.

Dangerous Drugs.

No neizures of dangerous drugs. were made. The use of herois pills in divaus appears to be becoming more common, and some premises were discovered where the clients were offered the choice of illicit opium or heroin pills.

Experiments were conducted in the Laboratory to ascertain whether any herois passed over in the "smoke drawn into the lungs of the smoker, but a negative result was obtained. Arrangements were made with the Medical Department for a special study to be made of any case of addiction due to the use of these pills. So far ue such case has been encountered.

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Arma. for Blas Day. Only one important seizure of Arms was made, i... on the Hai Ching. & vessel which was fated to suffer so severely at the hands of the Bias Buy pirates, for whom probably the automatics "seized were intended.

With the withdrawal of the Arms

Embargo by the Great Powers it is probable that the smuggling of ars will greatly decrease. This may be expected to affect the smuggling of opium, as the sale of opium provided the funds for the purchase of army and vice vétao. Both in Hong Kong and U.S.A. the proceeds of the sale of illicit opium used to be commonly invest- ed in the purchase of arms, the sale of these in turn at immense profits provided greatly enhanced capital for the purchase of opium. The capital in use was thus earn- ing handsome profits all the time, and it so happened that the de- mand for arms was strongest just in those places from which opium

was exported.

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JUNE 20, 1930.

SHIPPING DISASTER NEAR BOSTON.

SHOWERS OF BURNING OIL.

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Boston, Mass., June 11-Over forty persons are believed to have lost their lives as a result of a collision in fog between the coast. wing steamship Fairfax and au unidentified tanker off Scituate.

Survivors who arrived to-day re late terrible story. Thoy Baid that immediately after the crash, fire started on the tanker and spread to the Fairfax.

Several passengers of the Fair- fax's list of 73 leaped into the séa and

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thing the flames caused by burning oil which had been flung to the deck of the Fairfax and this pre vented immediate lowering of boats.

The steamship Gloucester rescu ed the passengers of the Fairfax within a short time.

Officials of the Shell Oil Co. said to-day that they believed that the tanker was possibly the Pin- thes, which was due at Chelsea at daybreak but has not arrived. "

The Fairfax subsequently limped. into port under her own power. Early estimates by the passengers set the deaths at around 30, but investigation by company officials indicated that 40 was closer to the. correct number. Many of the lives lost could have been spared bad it not been for the panic which was caused by the sight of blazing oil all over the Fairfax, with the re- sult that many jumped, overboa.d for fear of burning to death.

LATER. Figures compiled late to-day on the death toll of the Fairfax dis

aster gave the drowned at 48 per

2018.

It now appears certain that the originally unidentified tanker with which the Fairfax collided is the Shell Oil Co. ship Pinthes.

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