THE OPIUM HABIT

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 946, 13 October 1910, Page 6

THE OPIUM HABIT

> ..'•'.•Under'. -the ..Opinm •,^Amendment. -Bill,, -which':.was,brought.-down :inv the-House; iof.r Eepresentatives last 'night, ..the 'Got-. ernor:, may; declare": 'any: ; .article \o? p're;paratioii:;cbntaining.;.opram 'to be opinm which; though; riot 'suitable- for sttiokingi may; yet' be, made ■suitable..-It shall :nbt ; be;-lawfiil for oily person' to sell^any'preparation, of opium; which: may be made, .suitable:-for.smoking in. any■'.larger•• quantity; than is. prescribed by regulations. It shallnot ,I)6.lawful , for to eell to'■ any-iperson:: of. the;-Chinese ; Tace any preparation'of'opium may.be made ..for - smoking, ; except on. ; the pr'der;in';.\mting of'a medical: practitioner, or..auch'other person: as may:bo authorised, by .the /Minister of,. Customs.: In any proceedings- under : the "Act; against any- person in-which it'is proved ;that:.he.had'in opium; or any;,preparation- of ■ opium' which' is, or may'.be made: suitable: for. smoking,' the onus of proof that he came into -possession .in'fa manner eot prohibited by the prihcipalVA'ct. shall' lie ;;ontlie {.defendant.;:'ln: ■any such proceedings,it.snall not behecesthai the opium, or tion-'thereof, waf imported:.intoi New Zealand , since the. coming:-;into' operation ■ of the principal Act or. of-the Opium Proliibitioh Act,'l9ol.' . It'sliall not.be. lawful for any^person.wlio has 'been-convicted of an offence against the principal Act to; sell;or otlierwise: dispose of ■ opium or any; preparation ■ 'of- cpiiim which is. or may. lie'made" suitable for , smoking, and if such.person.is.the holder;of a permit, his permit 'shall, ipsp , .facto,v be:, cancelled. Every-person .who commits- a breacH of any .of the- provisions of .the'principal . Act or. tnis'Act; or,of any.regulations thereun-der,;-ie liable, if no other ; penaltj- is prescribed,- . tb ; a fine notexceeaing £10. Section ten: of. the principal Act,; which made it , ainlawful.to import'ojmiift in ships of loss than:forty tons registers in packages of less than ..forty-five pounds,- and except at approved'ports, 'is ..repealed;.'. ... - : . '

■ .-'TViat ,is ; yow name?",.asked the,lady of ■ the. newly-engaged domestic,' who was ■nearly six ■ feet in! height- and wbighed about: hvolve stone.".-."Lily," was the reply. ."Lily!.' Why,..l—l—;'.haven't you any other name?.. I'd rather call you by it if you have." "They call me Birdie wheiivl am at home, ma'am; but I ain't a-carin'-which-you calls.me." . ■.'..' ■•Tit,' this- issue , Messrs;.' London, Stewart,, and Co.i' Ltd., : auctioneers,'! of Hastings, advertise: their'-annual-..show horse sale, to be:held in their Karamua yards, Hastings,- oh Friday and-,'. Saturday, October 21 and -22- (days following . the ■ Hawke's. Bay Show)."'.: Amongst.'the.; entry, of 500 horses"will; be.'.offered,,,;,several firstclass, lots of station-bred, horses, including draughts, broken ;and,' unbroken,. spring carters; 1 hacks;and harness , horses,, and several show horses. Those on the look out for good horse's'.will do well to attend .this sale, as the whole entry iucludes a first-class lot.i ; ;;- '-. ■ :;■ ', ■ .-. . Gwilliam George Bice Richardson, a boy twelve years" of ago, son of Mr. James Eichirdeon, piano-tuner, Grant lload, died suddenly yesterday. For some, days he had been suffering from a sore throat, and at 1.30 a.m. yesterday he complained ■of severe internal pains." His condition became, , serious, and Dr.-Henry was summoned,'but before he.could arrive death had occurred. As the doctor was unable to give a certificate as to the cause of death, an inquest will be held to-day. The annual watchmakers and jewellers smoke concert and dinner will be held in ithe Hotel Windsor, on Wednesday even--1 ins next \