§ Sir W. Smilesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the smuggling of io,000 ounces of raw opium from Japanese sources into North China during the month of February; and whether the Japanese Government are parties to any international agreement restricting the trade in opium?
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§ Mr. EdenThe reply to the first part of the question is No, Sir. As regards the second part, the Japanese Government have signed and ratified all the international conventions restricting trade in opium.
§ Sir W. Smilesasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his attention has been drawn to the death of two Korean smugglers resulting from an encounter with the Chinese preventive service; and whether he will draw the attention of the Japanese Government to the danger of complications arising from incidents of this character?
§ Mr. EdenI have seen a Press report to this effect, but I do not consider that action in the sense suggested by my hon. Friend is called for.