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Show French Sailors Uie Drugs. The extent to which the narcotic habit prevails In the French navy was Illustrated a few days ago by the proceedings pro-ceedings of a court martial at IlreiL Tne defendants were half a doiea eamen of ordinary rating, who were charged with a considerable number of robberies. All tho men wero victims vic-tims of onlum or the tho ether habit, or both combined, and were In the habit of bcmuddllng themselves dally with tbeso drugs and tho robberies had been committed to gratify their passion, Severo sentences were passed. |