St. Georg ed the British Ambassador with an opportunity for correcting mis coxcentions in Americ fon' with the Bewishattitnd vis of rum-running and the drug questions.
Sir Esme Howard said that every' decent-minded man and men of reaponsibility in England deplored the abuse: of the British flag for the purpose of violating the liquor laws of the United States. His Ex. cellency added that though some arrests had been made which. in his opinion, were not quite within the terms of the Liquor Treaty, the British Government had refrained from protesting in view of the of the offences. scion wih the opium trade, Sir Esme said that it was absurd to say that the jovernment of India was actuated by financial considerations, He assessed India's opium revenue wt 3 per cent. fof the total revenue of the country, about 8 cents merican Service,
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