Show smuggling opium acron the lioe lice ST PA paulean ULJan aa seat la ia special ays investigation by careful men cent ent from hero here to victot Vic toila a e how that more than twenty opium refineries are in full blast besires many email small chinese establishments which aich fry out small amoun amounts tp for three months ending the of SeD pounds of crudo 0 opium lum liaa has lando 1 at vancouver from rom chinese steamships of this amount 5 pounds was forwarded to the now ger 1501 munds remain at vano vancouver ue and 11 pounds sent to victoria where etwas refined and amu wed I 1 1 I 1 1 I 1 I 1 I 1 1 I 1 act across the american lice line during there months not a single pound of opium wee was lawfully through the custom going forward all the time by sloops and ners and atea steamers na at a a and rid tho the opium buti bust beai alone amoun amounts tato to over a million mill ion dollars a year tear besides this chi nebo are being smuggled oer over con Bt antly it is believed wealthy nesi dents of victiria are backing smug glera and share in the profits |