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pore, on the oilier, hand, the

is'as popular a mesting ground hotels or clubs, and it is seldom that ther are not half dozen or more

the building. As already noter olonel A. S. WATSON & CO., Chapman saysThere must be

LIMITED.

ESTABLISHED A.D, 184

CHEMISTS

APPOINTMENT TO HIS EXCELLENCY THE

GOVERNOR AND HOUSEHOLD.

very

The

RESULT OF DIVANS ABOLITION.

NEXAGGERATED PALLACIES EXPLODED.

Among the papers presonted to the Legisla. tive Council this afteracon, ie, the following illuminating, repost by the Assistant Colonial

clay

RICENT PXAGGERATI

PIDMŰSMOKERS'

and

osito xgain to state emphatically rdam reports that the fuction of

are the highest possible, parent large number of young men who have served

Pum in Szach'uan is 200,000 piculs annually, that the true percentage is probab ··least: as Volunteers at home, but (it may be in the

of which 1800 [See append are con one third lower than the figures above given absence of an Infantry Company here) have

sumed in the province, practicalit sa foreign | for it is certain that prepared up um and dross, opium entering this part of Chloa. In an opium amokors at a rule consume much more felt disinclined to take up a fresh branch of

other part of the sam's

Preport

Sir J Joran thin 084 11els and 14 Thele respectively per the Service, and have e not yet joined the

A lurid picture has, frequently been drawe, poluts out that Szach'un blocs products diem In this connection' the present Opium Corp The formation of an Infantry Com especially in recent times, of the prevalence of close on two-thirds of the total opium pro- Farmer's secretary Chan Kal-meng made pany, has been recently sanctioned by His opium smoking throughout Chior For duction to China. Dadds that the population the following statements to me on the 12th Excellency the Governor, who has appointed example, la quota only from a number of of the provinco is estimated at 45, 00,000* lasient, namely that all drass smokers are a captain to the command of the Company," printed papare which reached me by laat mail, - and Sir A. Hosie is if opinion" that 1 per confirmed opium smokers, otherwise, as he' But it is not the infantry that are most poistop Hoare of Hongkong has stated that the cent of the adults and 7 per cent, of the entire puts it, they would not smoke dross opium) pular in the Southern Settlement but the of millions of our leftoms and tends to a grievous Sir J. Jo dan, does ent state, upon what due average 3 pots, Le Tis. 9.21, of dross opium 'opium trade "'incresses the incalculable misery population are addicted to oplu u smuking, thit a dross – smoker, Consumes Mion, the Brillery and the engineers, which demand deterioration of a noble race, the Raw Dr. Sie A. Hosie arrived at his conclusion, but ar per dion that most Abitude of prepared oplum honest labour to secure efficiency. Still if Griffith, John essens that opium is not only guing from the figures which he bas himself gives are confirmed opium smokers; that pre- there are giany who prefer the infantry now robbing the Chinese of millions of mossy, year supplied, it follows that 182,003 piculs of raw pared opium smokers fall into three groups;- is their opportunity to join. It might be by year, but is actually destroying them as a opium will boil down into 91,000 plculs of pre. possible to induce enlistment by developing people." Mr. George Cadbury, speaks of the pared opium or 145,500,000 teel, implying a the social side of the corps and there by opium tradé as demoralising a heathen nation daily consumption of 308,904 taela. Assuring strenghtening the feeling of camaraderie for the sake of revenue." The Rev. R. F. once mora that exch smoker consumes among the members. Any symptom of Hott a remarks that we are all perfectly well Tis, nz per diem,, it's suất, that there are eliqueism should be sternly repressed, al-aware that oplum is the cause of outterable 1,994,520 opium smokora in Szuch'uad, L., 4.4

misery and destruction to the Chinese. Fin- per cent of the whole population, though that would prove a hard task in ally Mr. Theodor C. Taylor, M.P., is good Hongkong, where the formation of cliques enough to say that "from the point of view of and clans has been reduced to a fine art reform the blackest opium spots in China are and finds patrons in all classes. However, the spots under British rule:) while the whole even with coleries and sets, it should be assumption underlying ike speeches, made at possible to have the Volunteer Corps brought a breakfast meeting at the Hotell Cecil, Loes up to the standard in point of numbers and efficiency." In these circumstances it is to be ed in the issue of "National Righteousness," veyed so human beings by means of fleas from hoped that the patriotic appeal of the com- dated April, 1958), was that the Chinese, as

addiction to the habit of opium smoking. nation, were demoralized and ruined by their

WATSON'S HYGIENOL

AND

BUBONIC PLAGUE,

It has beep proved by repeated experiments that "WATSON'S HYGIENOL? is the most polent agent for the das raction of fleas,

especially rat fleas.

It is a well known fact that Plague is con-

rats which have died of this disease."

All risk of infection can be avoided, by washing, the floors, etc., or sprinkling where the fleas are likely to be with a dilute solution of * WATSO V'S HYGIENOL Atex spoonful to a pint of water, or a teacupful to

three gallons, makes a solution of the strength required for this purpose.

/

HYGIENOL IS A POWERFUL DISINFECTANT AND GERMICIDE.

PRICES PER PINT.......50 Cente

GALLON...$3.00

LIMITED),

HONGKONG DISPENSARY. Hongkong, 27th May, 1908.

chandant will obtain the reward it deserves, so that the Volunteer Corps in Hongkong may become worthy of the name. We are far 100 apt to become rusty in Hongkong as it is and for the credit of the Colony the younger generation should be encouraged and cucited to don the khaki and shoulder the riffe, instead of spending the time in totus eating or worse.

LOCAL AND GENERAL.

THE ships of the China Squadron which have been visiting Japan left Yokohama on 10th inst. for Weihaiwei.

AN Army Board has been appointed to settle erms for the purchase of the Boston Steamship Company's steamers Shawmut and Trement for asa in connection with the Panama Canal.

population smoke opium, then, as 3,150,000 If itzik true that 7 per cent. of the whole

persons consume daily 398,904 taels of opium, it follows that nach opium smoker will consume only Tia 0.126 per diem, ia., about one fourth of the amount estimated by Sir J. Jordan in his despatch of 14th, 2 ugunt, 1957, of in the alter-

(a) coolies: of those thercare only a few, and they would probably amoke z pols,

The cost of prepared opium and w pot of dross opium is addition, (6) head-coches and the poorer class of shopkeepers: these would consume as least Tix 0,3 per diem; Engle (0.) well-to-do · Chinese: these would

co tume from Tin 0.3 per diem up, - wards : 115, 0.5 would not be

some smoke as much as one tael a day and he his known a

a man who smoked two faals a day, on Mr. Ch'in added-thit Tis, dig, of prepared

don, on the 28th of last February fully reportative that 231,096 taels more than the amount opium is about the ayarige dose in all clauses

it would be possible to refer to Article 2 of the No doubt, in justification of such an opinion Proposals in Ton Articles for carrying out the Opium Edict of the 20th September, 1906, which commences as follows:1 he vice of opium smoking is of long standing, and it may be reckoned that some 30 to 40 per cent, of the population are addicted thernto. It, there- tore, becomes desirable to consider what are the real facts as to the prevalence di opium smoking, and in this memorandum as endea your is made to calculate the percentages of the province of Sichuan where admittedly Apium smokers (1) is China av. whole; (3) in

opium smaking, is heavier than in any other part of China, and (3) in Hosglong. PERCENTAGE OF OPIUM SMOKERS IN CHINA AS A WHOLE..

..

(1)ir John Jordan, in the first paragraph N. vember, 1907, states that the population of of his general report on opium, dated in China is generally estimated at four hundred millions." [See appendix A Fanher on in the same report he writes: The amount of opium produced in Chian in 1906 has been "estimated at 330,000 picul........Of this total only 4-33 plcuis arc exported to "Foregs

estimated by Sir J. Jordan are consumed in Stich'oan daily,

Total females

tukeb

Kwangiung Fukien

Chekiang

Kingst

hantui

[Chilli

Hapeh

Klangsi

Shepst Shansi

Szachw

Yoona

Kweicho Kwangal

Manchuria Mongolia.................

Tibel. Chinese Tarkastus

(Sinkiang).

7,200,000

18,710,050

It will be seen, therefɔre, ibat in assuming she dally consumption of each smoker to be Tis 0.14 of dross oplum and Tis: 0,084 of prépar [ed opium, `1 ̧ have taken very low figures

Any increase in them will, of course, decreaseThese figures are accepted as they stand by Grand Total 426,045,305 the percentages of opium smokers in the popu Marshall Broomball, A. editorial secretary of lation as above calculated. Mr. Chan gave it the Chlua Inland Mission he Chines as his opinion that about 10 per cent. of the Empire, A General and Missionary. adult male population were oplum smokers-a3 and 43), published in 1907, M. Kengally, Survey (PP lower and more probable estimate than the 8, in his translation of Richard's Com 12.943 per cent, calculated in the preceding prehensive Geography the Chinese Empire, paragraph. He also said that in Hongkong published in 1908 (pp. 5 and 8), gives the same scarcely any women smoke opium.

figures for dependencies, but puts the popula 'tion of the Eighteen Provinces, at 420,000,000.

POLICE REPORT, ''

· la confirmation of these figures I may add It may, therefore, be said that both Pro- that, in a "leiter dated the 4th inst., the Chief | testant and Roman Catholic missionarios Detective Inspector reports that of 1,316 Chiare agreed that the population of lee Chipers

(3.) PERCENTAGE OF OP.UM SMOKERS

RINËHONGKONGƐ "Ifere we no longer deal with estimates, but with accurate fores. According to the Census returns of 19:6 the Chinese population of the Colony was as follows :-

................195.541 Males over 15 years ...... Total males

... 224,736 Females over 15 years................ 66,844 Grand Total (exclusive of New Terri-

95 567

tories).

MARVEL

is ..........3 9,803. Total population of that part of the New Territories not included in the above figures, as estimated in root, 3501 Therefore, the grand total of the Chinese population in the Colony, and its New Tersinen employed on the railway tunnel at Kow- loon (646 being coolies), 127 smoke opium; Lories was 319,803+8,104,814 and the

that there are so licensed chairs in the Hill total number of males and females over 15 District, carried by 10 men, none of whom years of age in the Colony (excluding the New Territories, for which figures re not available) smoke opium: that there are 614 licensed chairs was 195,541466,844—262,384 °

in Victoria, carried by 1,248 men, of whom NUMBER OF OPIUM SUCKER IN HONGKONG

113 smoke opium: that there are 25s licensed Now the only person is the Colony and its fiorickshaws in Victoria and Quarry Bay, New Territories, from whom prepared opium driven by 2,450 men, of whm 74 smoke and dross opium can be bought, is the Opium opium and that there are 250 licensed jistick Farmer; and, as the result, of a detailed ex-shaws in Kowicon, driven by 350 man, ol amination of tae Opium Farmers idea whom 24 smoke opium. By 150

À. S. WATSON & CO., wire officially informed that the Marine Court of Inquiry touching the strueding of the sieamer Powan,, which took place recently, near Cap sui-mun, will be held at the Harbour Office on Tuesday next, 3rd est, at 10.30 am THE exhaustive operations undertaken by the waval divers to recover the body of Colonel E. lake at Chusenji, have been abandoned, as Martio, of Hongkong, who was drowned in the countries......Foreign raw opium import-books in May, 19.8, it was ascertained that

there was no hope af. their meeting with

DEATH.

133

On June 10, 1908, at Shanghai, Rudolf

LUDWIG ERNST LEMKE, Head of Messrs. Arabold, Karberg & Co., aget 44 years.

ed in the same year was as followst

Other kinds...

Piculs.

79

during 14 months, commencing from the it April, 1997,- avaeight of 30788.32 taels of drous opium had been dam

pakankami, valamines that an average $3,430 weight of 18,487,391 taels of prepared opium had been supplied monthly to prepared oplum divans, and that an average weight of 37 701.ag tacle of prepared pan had been supplied monthly to customers for consumption to the Colony and the New Territories outside divans. Assuming, therefore, a month of 30.11 days, it follows that the average daily consump.

Total..

54.275 piculi Thus Chine may be said to have required for her own copsumption in 1903';

Picule

Foreign opium... 14.225 Native opitimine a 325,270

*D*"** | Russian victims of the war was unveiled at Port Arthur on roth; dst." Many represen HONGKONG, THURSDAY, JUNE 18, 1908.

tatives of the Russian army and navy wers prescat, including two Lieutenant-Generals, VOLUNTEERING IN HONGKONG. Paking, besides General Nogi,

one' Rear-Admiral, and the Archbishop of After the very pertinent appeal addressed A SENSATION was caused at Kowloon yester to the youth of Hongkong by the command-day by the arrest of Mr. Jas. Pearson, the fore- ant of the Hongkong Volunteer Corps, Lieut. Colonel Arthur Chapman, it will be a thous and pitics if the establishment remains with out recruits. As he stated in his letter, recruits are wanted in all the different' units. of the | charged in the Police Court, this morning, andECENTAGE-IN-CHINA "AB"A WHOLE pork, weighing 0.242 tasis. of prepared opium the abolition of divaos the Opium Farmer will

Dock Company, Limited; on a charge of ob- man moulder of the Hoogkong and Whampoa faining a contain sum of money, the property of his employers, by means of false pretences. The amount at issue is $58.50. Accused was

corps, particularly in-the-nfantry-Company, remanded. He pleaded not guilty to the charge, which has been recently sanctioned by His Mr. F. B Deacon, of Messrs. Deacon, Looker Excellency the Governor. In the majority and Deacon, is retained for the prosecution.

-THE WEST POINT STABBING ANPRAY.

г

or 50,599,333 lbs. weight, or 22,5-8 tons, of * Total............379 495(See appendix A.]

As opium is always retailed in taels, I may which about one 'seventh comes from India. add that one picul equals 1,60 (nels. There

fore, 379,495 piculs equal 607,191,000 tals.

tion was (a) 1,013.44 tuels of dross opium in divans: (2) 910,925 taels of prepared opium out. divans: (6) 607,937 tazis af prepared opium is

dross smoker consumes 2 pals, weighing 0.07 side divade. And, assuming further that (a) as a els each of dross opium per diem: and (b) that & smoker of prepared opium consumes

pared opium in de păr 1937 1

7,13783

Empire exceeds 4x0,050,000. Finally Mr. H.

B. Morse, B., Havard, Commissioner of Customs and Statistical Secretary to the In«. spectoriate General of Customs, in bis book The Trade and Administration of the Chiness Empire, published in 1908 (p. 203), writes :- "Parker's estimate of 385,00,000 is probably the safest to follow, For Chion outside the Wall the safest estimates are 16,000,000 for Manchuria and 10,000,000 for Mongolia, Tibet,

etc., making with Parker's estimate for China Proper, a total of 411,000,000,"ARY

Of course any increase in the estimated population will decrease the percentage of opium smokers and vies vers 2.

Mr. Morin in she same book (pp. 345-350) the production of native oplum in China to be

Piculi

Coast frovicces Yangisze, Provinces. Inland Provincet

376000

He addr. It cannot be asserted that this

figure is measurably exact, but it may be

is more probably sight-fold, the quantity of in China to-day is, at the lowest, six-fold and "afely asserted that the production of opium

the present import of foreign aplum. For the gives no statistics more recent than 1995, for weight of foreign opium imparted Mr. Morse' which year he gives, on page 343,the following figures:-

Opium reported to Imperial Maritime

Opium imported either by junk legi

Customs STOPALA SEAMLE

timately, but not reported to the Imperial Maritime Customs or smuggled

Pisuts

16,920

Mr. More does not say what amount of native opium was exported. Assuming, thara- China, and that foreign import was in 1007 the fore, that the whole amount was consumed in same as in 19:5, the total cổnsumption of aptum in China, was 434,770 p'culs, which, although considerably higher than St.Jor dan's estimate, still falls ga6,070 piculs short of oplum smokers in the Eopire, assuming the the amouet necessary to give, a, sale of 2% of daily dose to be Tis. 0.7.

APPLICATION OF FIGURES TO DIVANE, These figures speak for themselves, and they 80 far to show that the outcry, which has been Among Chinen, Wir lane of the colum habit among

Do justification in fact, and add voo more proof of the platitude that on the subject of opium smoking there is more loose thinking and loose writing, both among Chinese and Europeans, then on almost any other of the curious features. which Chinese civilization presents to Western minds. It remains to apply the figures to the special question of the abolition of opium

divans will cost money, and to recapitulate is necessary to promise that the abolition of divans in Bloogkong, and in this connection it

opium are slaves of the habit that the large the facts that practically all smokers of dross majarity of persons who smoke prepared opium in divos are also slaves of the habit : that after Now no person can be considered a copper diem, (both these figures being taken as low continue, as heretofore, to possess the right of firmed opium smoker, uoise, be consudies of other British colonies the youth who has,

se possible in order that the percentages cal-selling prepared and drossopiam to the general about Tis. 0.3 of prepared oplum per diem.culated may be the highest possible, though, it public; and that, even under existing conditions just landed from Great Britain as well as the

I have intentionally taken a very low figure, if well known that confirmed opium smokers an average monthly weight of 17,701,329 txels youth of colonial birth takes pleasure and

in order that the resulting percentage may and those to whom the habit is deleterious con- of prepared opium is sold by: the Farmer for pride in enrolling his name as a member

be the bighest possible: but, as a matter of Bute far more) the following figures result: consumption in the Colony autside divaný, of the volunteer corps and indeed, it is

ACCUSED COMMITTED FOR TRIAL,

fact, Sir E. Jordio, writing on the 14th August, (i) The number of persons who smoke dross It is not to be supposed that a half, probably almost a iné qua non to participation

he West Point stabbing case, which has day of lading opinor requires Tls. 0.4 of (hinese

1907, states that "a smaker of Tis: 0.3 weight a opium is,1,012. **

not even a quarter, of the penous, who pres in social life to be ao cathusiastic volun, occupied the attention of Mr. J. R. Wood | ep'um to produce the same effect," the assump (i.). The rumb

*#*#7,2 8.5

viously smoked in divans will forego their teer, and the drill-ball is regarded as came to a conclusion at the Police Court, this will contume twice the weight which I have (second police magistrate) for several days, tion being that a comfirmed oplum smoker

daily allowance of opium when the divans who smoke pro have been closed. Therefore, as I have shown the centre of recreation. At the same afternoon. The accused-Wong. Muk, a barber adopted for, purposes of this calculation. time, the more strenuous side of volunteer-was committed to stand his trial at the next Evimating, therefore, a total annual consump

that the number of dross smokers is at most ing is by no means omitted. In Hong Criminal Sessions.

0,785 %, and that of prepared opium smokers in (iii) The number of persons who smoke kong, however,

divans at most," 87% of the total Chinese po- is the exception to find During the trial, so far as we are aware, notion will be 1,663,539 taels and allowing

tion of 607,191,000 tels, the daily consump pred opium outside divas is 9to915pulation, the number of persons whomabolition the average clerk or assistant a member of evidence could be obtained as to the cause of Tis. 0.2 for each moker per diem, it

10844.3 of divans may care of the oplum habit, is cet the corps, which is manifest from the fact the trouble,, although it was hinted that, a results that there

toinly less than a balf, and probably not even that although the establishment is set at

Aro 8,317,695 persons woman had something to do with it. At yester. | who`smoke' opium in the Chinese Empire,

a quarter, of 3 58% of the total Chinese po 433, the roll only shows a strength of less day afternoon's besting the complainanta Curiously enough these figures agree closely

than 1,79, and probably not even o 895 pulation. In order, than, that certainly fest The official Chinese census of 1992 gives the than 300. In a city of the size of Victoria Carpenter named Hui. Kwan, residing at with, the statement made by Sir J. Jordan in

of the total Chinese population may perhaps figure is accepted by Mr. Broomball(p._225 of that is a lamentable record from a patriotic nitime, after dinner, he went out for a September, 1905, in which he writes, that the

a tax, in payment of compensation to the the population, may therefore, be laid population of Ssuch'dan as 68,711,8go. This Third Street-told his story. On the 30th, despatch to the Foreign Office, dated the 30th

be delivered from the vics of opium smoking tog of his book above quoted kires 65,724,800 point of view and shows a lack of energy walk. Be was accompanied by a friend-a opium babit has "gained a firm hold upon

his book above quoted); and Mr. Kesselly (p which is deplorable. It is not as if the man named Yeung Mui-and it was their 8,000,000 of the adult population of the Empire ›

Opium Farmer and to divan kerpris and in that-the-missionary bodies accept a consider youth of Hongkong were decadent, for the intention to go to. Shek-long-tul. When although at that date the British Minister at

loss of revenue," must be imposed on the so-ably bighar figure than Sir J. Jordan and, of- variety of excursions which are entered upon they arrived near the Chinese Hongkong Peking could not as yet have been in passer

maining 98.209, or 9.105 of the Chinese, course, at this figure, the percentage of with whole hearted zest is legion. None Hotel complainant met a man samed Wong sion of the figures quoted in his report of

and upon the whole aue-Chiosse, population than that given by Sir A Hosia Mr.

optom smokers will, be consider of the boating parties which are arranged Hung, who suggested that they go and look November, 1907.

of the Colony, Further than this, at least Moria (pa3 of his book, above, quoted) every summer ever fail through want of down and "see the things," They found a for a comfortable place where they could at

7,232, and probably more than 10,848, divan rites of the population of this province Assuming, then, that the total population of support, and the only conclusion that we comfortable spot and remained there for a

kab tuer, whom the Empire is '00,000,000 of whom 8,000,000

the abolition of divans loaves The estimatas made within the last twenty can arrive at for the hesitation to join thewhile until Wong Hung suggested "that it smoke opium in the Chinese Empire is only 2 are opium smokers, the number of persons who' volunteers in the suspicion that volunteering would not be a bad ideaal alt if they went per cent, But I must point out that even this

in premises, where they are under the direct eral tendency of investigators has been to pat paregenerate, will not, as hitherto, spoke, years have ranged from 35,000,000 (Hobson, 189:) to 79,500,000.(Vopeff, 1891); but the gene is too much like hard work. It is true that and raw some of ther lady friends. Sus percentage is far too high for bay,193,000

control of the Police and Sanitary Department,it between 50,000,000 and 65,000,000. Parker to become an efficient member of the corpspecting nothing compliant agiced. As iboy melt is the weight of taw opium before pre-

(c) prepared opium smokers suis debut will be free to smoks in any place they (1903) in inclined, however, to doubt, all - divans 2,678.7.

choose, to the probable detriment of the good few have sudied the province mare carefully* bigb estimates; and Hosle (1904), than whom at the present day the recruit has to were leaving the house to return home.com-paration, whereas Tis. n.a is the weight of

order and sanitation of the Colony.. pass through a rigid school of tuition, but if plainant, who was standing on the porch prepared op'um as consumed. Now the Gor

puts it at 45,000,000, This last li the figure the newly-joined volunteer begins in the lighting a cigarette, heard somebody say, erament Analyst at Hongkong bas recently

quated by Sir Jordan and it will be seen, that it is a conservative Lestimate. right spirit the period of probation need, not "Now's the time. Hil him! As he turned reported that saw opium by preparation loses bo of an extended character, and the ent-pinionat saw accused draw a knife, and the amount of prepared opium actually eng- round to inquire who was to be hit, the com 50 per cent, of its weight's therefore the drove it into his back, piercing his langs, Hosumed will only be balf the weight of the raw was then conveyed to hospital. Poplum, is the dally consumption of prepared Hospital, who was callic, said that complains the number of optim smokers falls as a

Dr. W. V. Koch, of the Government Civil opium in China will be 831,759.5 and ant's life was in danger for seven days

thusiastic member finds himself provided with a club at the expense of the Govern

the ment. What is wanted probably is that volunteering, should be popularised. It should be perfectly easy to mingle instruc- tion with amusement for the benefit of the

Volunteer. As it is, ond seldom her of the yolunteers except during the camping season hear of the drill fall as a rendezvour

business of the day,

His Worship held that a prima facis case had been established, add committed the ace

cused for Irial

or only about one per cent. of the total popula

tion of the Chinese Empire.... The conclusion of the matter is, therefore, ubla: that, suppor ing the consumption of opium in China to be" Robertson, of No. 7. Pol ce Station,, twice as large as that conmuted by Sir J. Jor conducted the case for the proseca Ac... dan ot, in niher words making cased was undefe

most libera)

and

a

.084

pren

therefore, 25,310.5

(iv.) The total number of opium smokers is,

I may add that dross opium is sold by the pum Farmer to divans only, and not to the possible to differentiate between persons, whos general public, and that it is, theref.se, im smoke dross opium inside and outside divans

PERCENTAGES IN HONGKONG.

data:-

The following percentages result from these (1) Percentage of opium smokers in the 10tal Chinese population (including the New Territories i'-

(*,) dross smokers 1.785 %..

(8.) prepared oplum smokers in divans

The total extio is, therefore, 6.35%

(ii) Percentage of opiam smokers in the

adult male and female Chinese po pulation (excluding the New Teri- tories); (a.) dross smokers 2.754 2

(b) prepared plum smokere in divios

2,758 X

(c.) prepared opium smnkers ouside die

WIN9 4131 7/20

The total ratio is, therefore, 9.644%.

(.) Percentage of oplum smokers in the Chinese male popolation over 15 years of

ding the New,

dros

Doktriin diu

RESULT OF ABOLITION OF DIVANS IN

PAG WALL HONGKONG,

as

APPENDIX BW

Therefore, to sum up, the abolition of opium With regard to the amount of opium Cop divans in Hongkong means the.

sumed in the province" Mr," Morse" KARNE KAN says;—“The recognized, solbority (a) that certainly not more than 7,233 | chwan 10-day is Mr. A. Hosia. ~ In his

and probably not even 3,616 persons report for 1903 (presented to both Hous (perhaps not even a single person), Parliament, October, 1904, Cd, 2747) may give up oplum smoking it

the respit of careful detaila That this result will be achieved at a

states that the consumption cost which would not have been gra

grown gaiths by the inhabiti tor had all the habitude of divans, some 14,463 parsons, givén úg opỉ