1936-10-10 — Page 13

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH. SATURDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1936.

ILLICIT DRUG DANGER IN HONGKONG

Heroin and Cocaine Are Replacing Opium as Favourites COLONY IN GRIP OF

NARCOTIC HABIT

HONGKONG IS FACOMING SO SERIOUS THAT IT IS PERTURE- LONGKONG IS FACING A GROWTH IN ILLICIT DRUG TRAF-

ING LOCAL OFFICIALS.

SEIZURES IN CONCENTRATED NARCOTICS-HEROIN AND COCAINE HAVE INCREASED CONSIDERABLY IN RECENT MONTHS. DESPITE THE FACT THAT THE AMOUNT FOUND AND CONFISCATED LAST YEAR WAS CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS.

Not only is Hongkong facing a rampant drug evil. This Colony is believed to be fast becoming a distributing centre for Malaya and other Far Eastern centres.

In Singapore 870 ounces of cocaine were seized last year, as compared with 602 ounces in 1934, 251 ounces in 1933, 50 ounces In 1932 and 290 ounces in 1926.

One Singapore seizure of heroin totalled 6,344 ounces!

In this case there was a leakage, for the information revealing the presence of this colossal amount on an Italian vessel went to Singapore from Hongkong via the Secretariat of the League of Nations at Geneva!

When it is realised that one ounce of heroin is sufficient to manufacture 300,000 pills, it will be appreciated how easy it is for the heroin menaco-to-sproad without notice of the authorities.

If the huge Singapore soizuro | Hongkong is especially real in view had been landed, the number of of the Government's general polley of restricting the number of oplum pills that could have been manu-

purchasers to present registerod factured 1,690,000,000! -— would mokers who will eventually be re- have been sufficient to swamp duced by natural wastage, and the Malaya, India, Burma and Nether-refusus ΙΟ register further new Jands India.

Both heroin and cocaine are easy to smuggle as opposed to oplum be- Cause of their small bulk.

SPREADING TENTACLES To take the experience of other countries where the drug habit has spread

Its tentacles firmly on the others, underworld populace and dope peddlers abound, selling "." camouflaged in cigarettes

or

or compressed tablets.

Heroin is sent out in three forms: red pills, white flour and anti-oplum pills. The pills are smoked in a pipe which is slightly different in type to the oplum pipe,' while the flour AR generally inserted In vigarettes.

A great deal of the "dope" is sent out from Hongkang by sal- lors who contrive to pass it on according to plan by Ingenious mcHioda.

to

smokers.

CHINA'S MILLIONS

There In the great danger that thin withholding of opium from new addiets will turn these people to heroin. The type of government niko plum sold in longkong is unpopular with addicts.

Chinn

to

Some tie spectators at the German Clab last Saturday during the Harvest Festival,

MAJORITY OF

RESERVOIR

CORPSES WERE INFANTS ·

Buried For Few Days To Not

Less Than Two Years

"CONCLUDE that these bodies had been buried for a length of time varying from three or four days to not less than two years."

1

is turning wholesale this drug because of the increasing stringency of control measures in- stituted by the Central Government and also beenuse of the death penalty.

Last

were year, 070 persons sentenced to death and shot in

This was the opinion of Dr. C. China for violation of the

Jawa Subramaniam, Assistant Government prohibiting trading in and

con Pathologist, at an inquiry held by the sumption of manufactured drugs. Singapore Coroner, Mr. W. MacQuar- Heroin and cocaine do not leave re, Into the discovery made recently

tell-tale marks of

oplum. of collins und human remains in the China's millions are learning to catchment area of McRitchie Reser- toke quick shots" of these narco-chn ties just as in the drug worlds of America and Europe.

The centre of manufacture is be- Heved to be South China.

j

the

voir.

The discovery led to 36 mounds being opened up by the police and the bodies or parts of bodies unearthed being sent to the Government Patho- logist for examination. contained in a report, submitted to The result of the examination was Mr. MacQuarrie which revealed that whole the majority of the gruesome finds

were bones of infants. small

One of these "plans" went astray however, and a "tip" was sent by the Hongkong authoritica Singapore.

COAL SUSPECTED

Heroin is being turned out in Receiving the hint that a certain enormous quantities in lukien, and consignment, in Hankow where there is one large ship held such a -Singapore preventive officers ear-factory known to the League of ried out thorough search, but Nations whose output alone is said

the how-to be suficient for without success. Suspicions, ever, fell on a huge bunker of coal, world's requirements! but as the vessel was sailing within

a few hours, It was found impossi- ble to rake the coal.

of mushroom growth A heroin factories has sprung up in Hongkong. They are mostly tran-

The vessel was allowed to sail, sportable apparatus. but when I arrived at Penang. The pills ATO manufactured oficers boarded her immediately | cheoply and the gangway was down.

houses which

גן!

quickly

facilitate the cз-

A dip is a gourmet for coal, tablishment of these

"factories"

and consequently when the vessel and dispatched to distributing cen- had docked In Penung, the bun-tres.

ker had dwindled in size conNI- Hongkong stallsties show that

derably, and only a brief search was necessary to reveal-the-con- traband-to the.

several stokers.

chagrin

of

The menace of the heroin habit gripping the oplum adalets of

HELENA MAY CONCERTS

WINTER PROGRAMME

ARRANGED.

The musical season of the Colony in being ushered in with such excellent offerings, and with such evident enthusiasm from the music-loving public, that we are encouraged to hope the standard of both will be kept alcadi-

In 1935, 80 ounces of

berain,

capable of producing more than

25,000,000 pills, in 517.400 Reized.

Addition pils, prepared

to

were

Magnate Sued For

The Stolen Wife"

ly up to the present high mark during the coming winter.

Led by the first two Sonata Re- citals at the Helena May, the Hong- icong Singers' performance of Elgar's lovely work. "King Olat". is next on the list; the winter concerts arranged by the

Social Committee

regular

New York, Oct. 1.

ΑΝ N ageing Wall St, mil-

lionaire, Mr.

of the Helena Whitehouse,

Guill head of a stock-

May Institule are scheduled to be dignified firm of

gin on November 13; and Professor

Harry Ore has booked the Helena brokers, was to-day con- May Hall for a. piano recital on fronted

November 27.

with seven love.

The llciena May Concerts may be letters which it was alleged

Jooked upon as a foundation," on

which the season's Axtures are he wrote to a woman. bullt, for they occur at regular

letters The

used for a considerable period, Mr. Reason told the Coroner.

SYCE'S EVIDENCE

RADIO BROADCAST

Dance Music from The Hongkong Hotel

Chinese Programme.

RECORDED PROGRAMME

From Z. B. W, on a wavelength of 355 metres (845 klocycles):

4-7 p.m.

7 p.m.

An Orchestral Concert. Overture-La Cenerentola (Ros- At this stage Mr. MacQuarrie ad sini); "Lohengrin-Prelude (Wag journed the inquiry to hear the evidner); Overture--Ungarische Lustspiel ence of the syce, Aimmat, employed by (Keler-Bela); Doubinushka- (Arr. Mr. D. J. Murnane, Municipal Water Rimsky-Korsakov); The Music of the Engineer, who was the first to enter Spheres (Josef Strauss); Pomp and tain any suspicions that the catch- Circumstance March No. 5 (Elgar). ment area was being converted into a graveyard by unscrupulous under- takers.

1.1.

7.4 p.m. Russian Melodies. Song-Marfusha; Orchestra-Pas At half-past six on Tuesday even- d'Espagne; Song-Sombre Dimanche; ing, Sept. 1, Ahmat was walking with Orchestra-Joys of the past (Sch- the gardener employed in the reser-wartz); Song-On the Volga River.

Tine, Weather und An- voir when he saw in front of him

nouncements. a Chinese carrying a small coffin.

that of a child, und

A Variety Programme. 8.03 p.m.

Solos-Melodies of month....Len Green; The Glory of

Hildegarde; Instrumental- Love.

..Nation

Gonella and

obviously As a result of their watch |

NO MARKS OF VIOLENCE Wherever it was possible to ascer-hey caught the coffin carrier, who tain, there were no marks of violence tried to make a bolt for it after be-

operations.

203

Pinno

the

on the bodies which, however, were ing Interrupted in his grave digging Capri Caprices-Moon for snie;

in a state of decomposition too far advance to enable the doctor to say

of death Dr. Subramantam was asked up- HONGKONG. proximately how long it would take

what was the

cause

for bodies to decay. He stated there

were several factors to be considered SINGERS

such as the age of the deccased, plute

of IN FORM

whether or not the body was

and in what kind of a coffin

It was placed.

his Georgians;

Thanks a million Robert Ashley (Tenor); Vocal-Good-Night; When that Harvest Moon is shining, The

Hill Billies;

The

Succession.in

A

Hille

Browne:

Mills

menu

Songs

Sam independent The Vocal Sleepy Hen Solos Brothers; Accordion Lulu's back in town; In a little Gipsy Ten Roon....George Scott-Wood; Songs-Love is like a cigarette: Many day.....Kitty happy, returns of the Masters; Plano Solo--The morning Leslie Hutchinson; Selection

After two splendid rehearsals The doctor quoted a passage from with full orchestra, the Hong- Taylor's "Principles of Practice of kong Singers look forward with Medical Jurisprudence" on the sub-every confidence to a first classThis'll make you whistle." jeet of decomposition of bodies.

DANGER TO RESERVOIR

Asked whether there was danger of the reservoir being contaminated, Dr. Subramaniam answered In the affirmative. There was danger be- cause the bodies were buried only a few feet from the surface and as the water had to pass through a series of layers in the earth the possibility was obvious.

Responsibility for seeing that the catchment area was patrolled rested on the overseer, Sequairah, according to Mr. S. Reason, Deputy Municipal Water Engineer, who was next to

out that the orea 2,000 acres.

McRitchie Reservoir had not been

performance of their all-Elgar programme on Thursday and Saturday of next week,

after.

Debray Somers Band. 9 p.m. Debray Overture, "1014"-A War March Memory; Shipmates O Mine-Des- criptive Ballad; Theatre Memories (No. 1--The Gaiety"),

The orchestra led by Miss Prue Lewis is well disciplined and in the

0,25 p.11. News and Announce; rich scoring of the music will pro-ments from London. duce most beautiful effects. The 9.45 p.m. Reginald Foort at the choir is as keen and enthusiastle as: ever, having greatly surprised those Organ. wito have heard the inst few rehear- Palace Theatre Medley;

Medley of Daly's sals, by the fulshed way in which (Fibich); the short period of six weeks. they have perfected their work in Favourites.

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10 p.m. Big Ben, from London. Mr. Anderson Miller, in, this lust Dance Music from the Grill Room of concert will receive support from the Hongkong Hotel. all sides. Many charitable institu- 12 midnight. Close Down.. tions have benefited from previous

TO-MORROW'S BROADCAST

give evidence. Mr. Reason pointed recitals, and this time the St. John

covered "nearly Ambulance Society will receive the

nel proceeds.

CANTON REVOLT

HISTORY

Interesting Booklet Published

i1

The performances take place the China Fleet Club Theatre, and seats may be reserved at the An- derson Music Company,

CURATE RUNS INTO BURNING CHURCH SACRAMENT· SAVED When a Are was discovered

Violin Recital By

.9.10-10

Prue Lewis

PETER SIMPLE

Military

A.IT.

Parado

Service from St. John's Cathedral.

10 nm. Close Down.

11 a.m.-12.15 p.m. Morning Ser- vice from St. John's Cathedral.

12.15 p.m. "Symphony No. 5 in

C Minor, Op. 67. Played by tho

at Royal Albert Hall Orchestra, con- St. Mary's Church, Somers Town, ducted by Sir Landon Ronald.

altar a curate ran to the

12.18 p.m. Pianoforte Solos by the Vladimir Horowitz.

of

1. Presto-Passionato (Schumann);

their success will be readily forth- The husband alleged that his wife lending articles witten by Mr. bouring church.

was now being "harboured" by Mr. Vaidya for the Canton Daily Sun," The curate concerned was the 1.03 p.m. Music by Military

THE TOM-TOMS

1 p.m. Time and Weather.

sald Bands.

Intervals, the performers are from The woman was married two the first ranks of local musicians, both professional and amateur, and months ago, and her husband the programmes are arranged with brought a £40,000 action against

Under the title of "Reflections on the skill of proper understanding. the stockbroker alleging that he the Recent Conton Revolt and Looked at as they should be, as had "stolen" her.

After." Mr. K. B. Vaidya has pro- duced a most interesting booklet, N.W., proof that Hongkong in remarkably well equipped with serious

offered beautiful printed both English and Chinese, through dense smoke to save musicians who .can present the Audrey Barron, wife of an advertis- und freely illustrated with portraits Reserved Sacrament. Pleces works of the great composers ating man, a "Svengali-Trilby". roof many of China's political leaders, plaster and charredi wood from the 2. Dream Visions (Schumann), Op. fral hand to those who care formance in. Tropical Cuba.

The major part of the publien- burning roof fell on him, but he 12, No..7: 3. Mazurka in E Minor them, the support necessary for

tion is given over to reprints of removed the Sacrament to a neigh-Op. 11, No. 2. (Chopin).

coming.

There are many people in the Whitehouse.

of which he is the editor, these be- Rev. Alexander Goudge. He Colony who love and appreciate

ing comments on the

later: "A man who saw the smoke music at its best, and who welcome

Lend, Kindly Light,-(Tune "San- which developed following the came to my house and called me. don"), (Purdy); Air Varle Sur Un an opportunity of seeing the ner- One of the letters alleged to have suppressing the Southern revolt Sacrament."

Nanking Government's action in My first

were for formers

the Theme Suisse (Mohr); Amoretten thoughts as well as hearing them.

written by the stockbroker, There is an interesting introduction

Tanze (Gung1); Valse Des Alouet They bring into a concert-hall that

Swastika March- Mr. Goudge thought that rats tes (Drigo); sense of co-operation between

in which the long-standing conflict

the (Klohr); Entry of the gnawed through

Boyards- audience and artistes that ensures thei You are hungry for romance. I between North and Sou might have best work of the latter and the en- would love to take you to my Cuba, ( traced, and the record is brought

electric cables in the upper cham- March (Halvorsen, arr, Winterbot

tom); Steadfast and True--March Joyment of both. If this music where you could thrill to the tom-up to date by an outline of the ber and started the fire.

youngest Mr. Goudgo is the

of (Telke, arr. Bidgood). loving group will have the

of scltlement fore- toms. In the foothills of Cuba I terms

reached by

1.30 p.m. Router Press, Weather, thought to make anoto of the could use hypnotle power over you, Marshal Chiang Kai-shekle with the the five clergy on the church's staff. Helena May Concert dales, on one so beware, Svengall bids you au Kwangsi leaders,

Ile was ordained Deacon last year, Time and Announcements.

1.40 p.m. Albert Sandler and Friday of overy month, from revoir."

The view is expressed that the and this is his first curacy. November 13, at 9.30 pm, they

success of the settlement depends

The fire broke out in the chamber his Orchestra. Another letter he was stated to more

celling on General Pei Chung-hsi bolween the roof and the will have the satisfaction of know-

1. Jealousy "(Gade); Ag. Live; ing that they are doing their share have written sald: "I was so filled than on the Generalissimo, and the while workmen were repairing the Laugh and Love "Congress Dancea” towards furthering the musical life with you, I was in a trance. I hope is expressed that both will root, Firemen carried escape lad (Heymann); 3. Black Eyes--Rus- of the Colony, as well as showing couldn't believe I held you in my co-operate in the work of national ders and extinguishers into the slan Impression (Ferraris); 4. The theft appreciation for the construc- arms, that your arms were around salvation.

church, and the outbreak was under Child and his Dancing Doll (Jonny tive efforts of the organisers me, that I felt the exquisite thrill|

booklet sells at 80 cents, control in an hour. The damage Heykens); 5. Bird Songs at Even- CONTRIBUTED.

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was not extensive.

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