London vid Bombay, March 11.
In replying to Mr. Theodore Taylor, Liberal m.r. for Radcliffecum-Tamworth, Colonel J. BE. B. Seely, Under-Secretary of State for the Colonies, made a statement in regard to the opium position in the Straits Settlements and Hongkong, adding that both the Home and Colonial Governments continue to employ energy and vigilance in pursuance of their policy. The Governors of these Crown Uolonies will be asked to include in their annual reports an account of the measures taken to regulate and
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