1936-07-21 — Page 19

NARCOTIC

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY, JULY 21, 1936.

RACKETEERS IN

H.K.

Dangerous "Whispering Campaign" Popularises Drug With Addicts

GOVERNMENT TO

TAKE COUNTER

MEASURES

PAMPHLET WILL WARN CHINESE OF TERRIBLE · DEATH THAT

FOLLOWS ADDICTION

"Telegraph" Special Correspondent

SO perturbed has the Government become at the tremen- dous growth of the herain traffic in Hongkong that a pamphlet has been prepared by Government doctors pointing out the devastating effect of the drug.

The pamphlet, which is to be printed in Chinese and circulated throughout the Colony shortly, appeals to Chinese to abstain from smoking heroin and to refuse to be lured into the habit by promises of its alleged health- giving properties.

Heroin, the pamphlet points out, is one of the most danger- ous narcotics known, and addicts are doomed to a terrible and painful death within a few years.

in an eraleavour to cope with the,countless heroin factories that are springing up throughout the Colony, the Government is also pressing for heavier penalises from Magistrates and the most serious rases are being committed to the Criminal Sessions So rapid has been the growth of the heroin traffic in Hung. kong that wherous heroin was practically unknown (wo years agro, to-day there are very fo divans that do not supply it.

Since 1961 the dear - Sucreme

increasingly popular. Farmeris tam, an how merain smokiny wa- indulged in by the PAGB

it few Taddist 01 a monopoly. several divana, which at one time? were exclusively for spium #. diets, sell nothing but heroin.

Because of 11

The popularity of heroin kes due to many reasons, comparative cheapness, it made an instant appeal to smokeres, many of whom prefer it to opium be cause it does not require the long pill-making preparation 43

opium, is a cleaner smoke and

and Roveradio nji Carting dr Pot 18

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According to the Government pamphlet the effects of heroin moking are disastrous, leading lo serious brain" disease and eventual crumbling of the bones, Its grip is vice-like and the casual user soon finds himself raving for larger and more trequent doses,

The growth of the truli

does not leave the bad taste that indicated in the last report

opium does,

GREATER "KICK"

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PRISON "NAUGHTY BOYS"

WHY HONGKONG IS: DISCARDING BIRCH

THE

BAD BOYS of Hongkong's prisons will, when an amending law gazetted last Saturday is brought into operation, be whipped with a rattan cane instead of the birch, one of the three forms of punishment previously provided for in the Prison Rules.

Behind the substitution of a cane for the birch is an interest. ing story. It was told to a "Telegraph" Representative following enquiries yesterday afternoon.

WON'T BE

of Exports and Importa (MERA CRIME

Hamilton).

In 1931, he says, only 6,000 odd SOON

In

HOTEL CHIT LAW AMENDMENT

PROBABLE

"Telegraph" Staff Reporter

were:

When the various Ordinances relating to whippings passed they stipulated that the instrument of punishment should be the birch, as used in English, prisons and in some schools,

The size and character of the drch, which derives its name: from the tree from which its twigs are obtained, must form: to the English Prison regulation?.

1 consists of dried birch wigs, led and brittle, about thirty-six inches in length, tied to one end. i

Because birch tades ar 4111

btainable in Hongkong, it is necessary for the Hongkong Gov

ment to indent considerable, antities of ready made hirehes Front England each year.

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Many opium smokers too, who, had become dissatisfied with The heroin pills were seized. In 1932 inferior quality of the Guvern; there were 11 times as many and ment. monopoly opisom, found it was stated that the practice of herein to have It far greater, smoking heroin pills seems to be "kick."

on the increase," In the report With a big market for herein for 19 a special section had to Tooming, traflickers began an exten-¦ be devoted to the item and it was sive propaganda for its use, es reported that over 440,000 pilla pecially when they discovered that had bem seized in 56 seizures." Its handling was more dieult to 1939, 417,000 pills were reized. in i detect than illet im. A 115 seizures, the largest haul be THE Telegraph" under; "whispering carnmigo" that bersining 112,500 by the police în an smoking was health-giving and a empty Wan di house without ar-

stands that the gigantic kind of panaced for all ills Jurgi ; rest.

task of consolidating and many to beconi addiets. Lately; the story has been circulateal that i

oz heroin amending the Ordinances of the drug is a cure for venereal was made on a ship bound from the Colony-a task entailing diseases and many have adopted: Canton for Shanghai, via

Hong at least 18 months work- the habit on that account.

kung, in a envyo of tinned fruit,

chest will be put in hand shortly with the twigs, which either the Curtis),

Meteorological conditions play. The Government pamphlet lays bamboo shoots and water particular stress on the falsity of nuts. It was improbable however, Consolidation of Ordinances is became too brittle too shit. p.m. A Relay of the Daventry this claim and appeals to suf-stated Ms. Hamilton, that the drug put in hand at regular intervals. Purishment with birches which ferers to receive treatment at goy, i was of Chinese origin.

The last occasion was in 1923, are ton brittle resulted in the birch ernment clinics. The effect of i "Last year's report," said Mr. when the then existing Ordin-collapsing. Prisoners, in fact, doj heroin, on the disease is

most Hamilton, "stated that no certain ances were brought entirely up not seem to mind being birched in aggravating.

opinim could yet be given as to to date.

Hongkong, apart from the fact that a birching ↑ whether, divan patrons tended to j

means loss "f

WIDESPREAD RACKET

A haul of 4,500

for

irches are totally unsuitable In Hongkong's humid

-use

"limate.

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3.20 p.m. Military Band Music. Selection Floradora; Slavonic Rhapsody far. Winterbottom); Swastika March (Klohr); The Caliph of Bagdad-Overture (Boisklicu); El | smoke heroin and opium indisert- Consolidation and amendment | "face" among other inmates.

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Abanico March 10. Hume); Under the The widespread organisation | miantely. It now appears fairly will affect a large munder of Because Hongkong's regulations Elon): Selection--The Beggar's Opera Baaner of Victory-March (Von behind

heroin traffic is certain that indiscriminate, smoke "big" Ordinances..

stipulated that the birch must be--Selection (Gay--Austin). illustrated by the daily raids bying is not the rule. The opium

10 p.m. Big Ben from Daventry. revenue officers on factories, the¦ divans, which are stilt easily inį During the process, many out-employed. the imported instru elaborate equipment discovered the majority,

for of-date Ordinances and Regula- ment of punishment, despite its Dance Music.

unsuitability in Hongkong, had tol 11 pm. Close Bowen, · - and the clever methods adopted by heroin, but some heroin divanstions are removed or amended.

be employed. keep an opium pipe or two handy It is probable that one of the Only Inst week, n° 19-year-old) in ease the client should want to amendments will be to the Ordin 1 future, however, prisoners | giri, disguised as a student, was! smoke opium,

nuce relating to the chit aystem in will be punished with a found to have 10,000 pills

the contraband runners,

do not

cater

centres.

raftan

among the faked schoollimaks in! "Heroin divans are more excln-Hongkong, to which the Telecane, imported from Malaya.

Hongkong is the only centre in her bag, and a factory, ready to sive than opium divans: their graph" drew notice, last week. operate in the central district, patrons are not sa poor as are the I understand that Government the Far East to use the birch for: was discovered to be equipped coolies who constitute tht regular is considering the deletion of that punishing offenders. The rattan with electrically hented drying clientele of the average oplom portion of the Liquor Ordinance or other case has long since re-. other cup-boards and an elaborate divan, and women, who are rare relating to the signing of chits placed this instrument in system of warning bells.

ly found among the clients of anin Hotels. Two years ago few pills were discovered smoking heroin pills.

opium divan, are necasionally Under the provisions of this In England some men are em- Ordinance it is a misdemeanor to ployed to do nothing but make actually manufactured in Hong-

sign achit for liquor unless a meal į birches for use in English prisons. kong, but because of the greater

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costing at least 30 cents is also The birch (in future the rattan profits to be made by local manu- ;

cane) is inflicted in Hongkong for facture and the simple process

"Heroin divans, too, are better consumed.

Governmen! my under: similar offences to those for which necessary, pill-making factories furnished. European style beds

stand, delete this portion of the the "eat" is administered, but are springing up everywhere. Few being in.general use among them,

Ordinance without waiting for only when they are of lesa serious pills are now imported but large although spring mattresses rarely

the periodic consolidation, which character.. the usual Chinese type quantities of heroin hydrochloride | occur,

may not be put into haud until are said to be smuggled in from boards prevailing,

the end of the year. Japan.

"It costs little more to smoke

-the ordinary coolic South Chin.

YOUNG CHILD

KIDNAPPED

TWO WOMEN GET CONVICTED

Two women, Ng. Mui, alias Wong Ng-shi, aged 56, widow, und Li Chan. aged 41, widow, were charged before Mr. E. Himsworth at the Kowloon Magistracy this morning with having teken part in tranetion relating to

the transfer of the possession, eus tely, or control of a male child. IIam Chi, aged five, for a valuable consi deration on June 2, 1936. The com- plant was Au Chuk, aged 30, married woman.

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[· For instance, the dingleader of ¦ Detective-Inspector E. J. Ellis, at- [a- plotted "mutiny" in prison, or inched to the Secretariat for Chinese A pound of hervin hydrochloride heroin, at least 10 cents for Tour

the ringleader of rioting In the Affairs, stated that the child was it $400 is said to yield more than superior or seven inferior, pills, covered probably originated in streets in Hongkong would receive kinapped in Canton. The mother had received certain advice from three times that amount ag pills, whereas.

the "eat", while those who blindly Hongkong that the child was in the depending on the actual heroin spends only five conts

followed his dictates would receive Colony, so she hastond down about on his In his report for 1913, the first the birch. Persistent bag-snat 10 days ago, when she met first de- content of the pill. Their manu smoke of inferior opium. Discri- time a special section covered chers and all juveniles awarded fendant with the child. The first facture is simple. The drug, minating people profer heroin heroin, Mr. J. D. Lloyd, the then corporal punishment are adminis defendant claimed she had bought the which is a morphine alkaloid. is because It does not Cause superintendent, lectured that there tered the birch.

chi fron man who said he was mixed with

other substances, constipation or make the breath had been an unusual number of

the Father, and she did not know it often cocdine, Icing sugar, foul,

A prisoner always receives a opium of indifferent heroin pilis discovered and that medical examination prononacing was kidnapped. salisylte acid and strychnine, quality does, and because it is smokers were of the opinion that him fit before comporal punishment Ellis, had reason to believe that the The prosecution, said Inspector transformed into a paste and run cleaner to handle,"

10 cents worth of heroin

was administered. If he is pro-man through a pill-making machine.

was the actual better value than 10 cents worthnounced unfit the punishment is Enquiries mande showed that second-

kidnapper, The pills are then dried in Mr. Hamilton concluded by of opium as sold in the divans.

remitted.

defendant had acted as a go-between heated cupboards and smoked in stating that during 1934 the The position since 1934, how- a pipe similar to an opium pipe, manufacturer, in Shanghai, of the ever, has become entirely different ehes were indented each year by ceived a small fee..

Considerable quantitjes of bir in the transaction for which she res well-known Tiger brand of ills, and it is expected that the report the Prison Department in Hang- $500, in default, ning OPIUM SALES DOWN

His Worship Imposed a Gine of was reported to have died. Plenty for last year will contain startlingkong.. Because of the ravages of prisonment, on both defendants, and months In- The popularity of heroin, natur-jof. "Tiger" labels still occurred evidence of the ramifications of climate. most of them had to be ordered that the child be returned to ally, has had a big effect on the however, although the pills they the heroin traffic....

-thrown away. before use.

his rightful parents

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