Mr. Anzex—And who does the Ariel belong Mr. Croar—To Parsees, Messrs, Cawasjoi Pallanjee & Ca. yn shipped any opium to foreigners at Chi Mr. pose Hare 7 ang during the last ten months?
'Mr, Croat—No, I have not, Mr. Dorr—But' you were in the habit of doing so before that period, I be Mr, Croat—Yes, continually quantities.
Mr, Artes—The Taotai wants to know whether you are shipping opium at all to Chinkiang now, and if'so, how much, and to whom?
Mr, Croar—I have not chipped any opium to foreigners to Chinkiang, og I have just aid, for the last ten months, Mr, ALLES—Have you done s0 on account of anybody else—on account of the Chinese?
Me, Croa1—Every day we do that, Mr. Dvrr—And I suppose you know the stoppage of the shipment of opium to for~ eigners at Chivliaug was caused by the Swatow Guild men?
Mr. Croat—I have heard s0, That is as far as Lean go.
Mr. Dorr—Bat I suppose you know within yourself that it is morally certain it was brought about by the Guild?
Mr. Croar—T should say s0, Mr. Davesront—The simple fact is before the end of last year you used to ship opium to several foreigners at Chinkiang Mr. Croat—Quito so, to Mr. David, Mr. Bean, Mr, Gearing, and continually to other 8 there in amall quantities, Mr. Davesront—And then it suddenly ceased Mr. Croat—Yes, Mr. Davexront—Theso are simply the facts we want to know.
Mr, Croay—And it is as you have jus!
Mr. Avtex—Last year did Mr. Dulf got any opium at Chinkiang from you, the Taotat wants to know?
Mr, Croat—I believe Mr, Duff was not in Chinkiang Inst year.
Mr. Aviex—Have you sent opium to his firm at Chinikiang thie year?
Mr, Croat—None to my knowledge.
Mr. Davesrorr—What the witness meane to say is this, and correct me if I am wrong. Ho means to say that he lias not shipped to Mr, Duff or to foreigners, but ho may have shipped to Chinese in some way connected, with their hongs because he does not know their names. Am I correct?
Mr. Croat—Quite ro.
Mr, Davio—Did you ship any opium to me after December last?
Mr, Croat—I could not yy without refer ence to my books, but 1 bel at all since that time to a firm of the uaano of Mr. ALLEN~Hav you shipped any opium Ihave not
Hu-kong in Chinkiang?
Mr, Croat—I don't know the name of to the order of the beater. We give a bill of firm at all. When we ship opium we chip it
lading, deliverable to the bearer, to there mien who come on board the opium ships, and therefore we do not know who the opium goes to, Mr. Warsewrtonr—I don't quite undorstand that, and it is one of the points I want to get at, Mr. Dvrr—I can explain it, When the Swatow men go on board the opium hulks to ship opium they take a delivery order to the Captain and the Captain makes out a bill of nding to bearer, but when the shipments are made to foreigners the nam Mr. Warsewricur—Is the name of the foreigner always expressed on the bill of lading Mr. Croar—It is done in this way. The Chinese come on board with a" delivery order and make out a bill of lading to bearer, and lind it to him, #0 be-can cou. sign the opium to anybody he likes and I don't know, the bill of lading being made to the bearer, and the beater of it can receive the opium.
Mr. Dorr—But when drug is shipped to foreigners don't you always put the name on the margin Mr. Croat—Yes, always.
Mr, ALLEN—Who are the bills of lading signed by? Signed by the owner of the opium ship, by you, or by whom
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