The Archive · 1926

An Outlaw Trade

The Magistrate coneluded:—"I find the accused guilty. The British Government has shown itself very clearly to be against all dealings in opium. They cannot, countenance this trade and it behoves all British subjects in China, where we still have extraterritorial ty, to obey the law. It is not clean trade and not a trade in which British subjects should be up. I cannot show any money in this ease and the pris.

serve three months' im-

Mr. Priestwood applied for an order for deportation.

The Magistrate—You must first satisfy me as to what security I should ask this unfortunate young. man to find. He is entitled to find it and if he docs he will not be deported. He must find two British sureties of $500 each and his own recognizances in $500,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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