Locally all is quiet. Robbers are 1 am told that many places for its use are being opened. One of our chair bearers was an opium smoker and he seemed to have no difficulty in securing the drug when it was wanted. It was also known to the escort who simply winked at the fact, and pitied the poor coolie, Peo- rather than punished hi The folk on the street do not seem to take the local official seriously, they
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