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C 202<br />
3365. Is there a big Chinese mining population therd-Yes.<br />
3366. Are those men registered ?-Yes, everybody who smokes opium<br />
is registered.<br />
3367. Have you any idea how they manage in the case of those men<br />
who are constantly coming from and going to China ?-The officials know<br />
when they leave the country as they have to get passports.<br />
3368. Then they have to give up their licences. I presume ?-It i. not<br />
necessary; they cannot be used anywhere else.<br />
3369. Are they asked to give up their licences ?-l do not know.<br />
, 3370. You don't think they might take the licences with them and lell<br />
them to somebody else coming from China ?-Their photograph. would<br />
prevent that.<br />
3371. Have not they finger-prints as well ?-As far as I know. they<br />
have not.<br />
3372. Do you think that there is any possibility of faking a photograph<br />
?-No; I think there is very little chance of deceiving people.<br />
3373. You cannot give us any information as to whether they are permitted<br />
to take their licences with them or whether they have to deliver them<br />
lip when they leave the Island of Banka ?-That I could not tell you.<br />
3374. Supposing a man leaves Banka and goes to Java; what is done<br />
then ?-I do not know about Java. I have not seen the working there.<br />
3375. Have you much experience of alcohol amongst Asiatic peoples ?<br />
Yes, they do take alcohol.<br />
3376. Do you think the use of alcohol is increasing amongst the Chinese<br />
here ?-Do you mean China-born or Straits-born ?<br />
3377. Do you find that the Straits-born Chinese are coilSuming alcohol<br />
more largely than they used to do ?-There is a tendency to the increase of<br />
alcohol consumption.<br />
3378. In the time that you have been here, do you think there has been<br />
a reduction in the number of Straits-born opium smokers ?-Yes, it has been<br />
getting less.<br />
3379. Do you know any young smokers at all amon, the Straits-born<br />
Chinese ?-Yes, I do; but they have some reason for smokmg.<br />
3380. You don't know of any young people among the Straitll-born<br />
who are smoking simply for the pleasure of it ?-Off-hand, I could not tell<br />
you; at present I have not got anybody in my mind.<br />
3381. Most of the smokers among the Straitll-born Chinese are past<br />
middle age and pretty well on in years ?-Yes, that is so.<br />
3382. You think that the use of opium among the younger Straitll-born<br />
is almost confined to those who are taking it for iIlness?-Yes, I think so.<br />
3383. Have you 'had any experience of people committing suicide by<br />
swallowing opium ?-Yes.<br />
3384. In Singapore?-Yes.<br />
3385. Many?-About 4 or 5·<br />
3386. In IO years?-Yes.<br />
3387. Do you examine at all for insurance offices ?-I used to at onetime.<br />
3388. When you examined, were they accepting Chineu lives?-Ye.,<br />
I examined mostly Chinese.<br />
3389· In your instructions, were you given any limit a. to the amount<br />
of opium they might use ?-No; as far as I can remember, al\ those J<br />
c;xamined did not smoke opium.
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