Ka Leo o ka Lahui, Volume II, Number 553, 28 September 1892 — Hoike a ke Komite Wae MA KA OPIUMA, I KA AHAOLELO O 1892. [ARTICLE]

Hoike a ke Komite Wae MA KA OPIUMA,

I KA AHAOLELO O 1892.

Aole he lnhi iki o na missionari 0 Kina i ka hoike mau mai, aole he mea e ae ioi mamua e k& opiuma ka ikaika i ka hoolilo, a i ole a me ke kue i ka lakou mau hooikaika ana, ka mea i kakōo a i kokua ia e na hana hoopono ole a ke aupuni Ēneīani e haawi nei i ka poe iloko o ke kalepa opiume. Mahope mai oka 1887 4 ua hoopuka hou ia aku kekahi mau olelo kuahaua hou e ke aupuni o Kina, e hoino ana me na huaolelo awahualeaike kanu ana o ka hua t>piuma a me ka hana ana oia m'ea 1 opiuma ma Kina. a me ka hookomo ia ana hoi o ka opiuma 0 waho, aka me he la aole he mea i koe e pio ai hookahlwale no o ka hooka-.. jbe koko. No kekahi manawa loihi, ua hiki te olelo ia me ka hanohano o na Emepera o Kina, ua hoole mau lakou.i ka hoolilo ana i keiahana kalepa opiuma he kumu loaa no ka waihona lahui; a hiki mai mahope iho o ko Kina hoopio la ana e Enelani ma ke kaua 1 ka 1842, ua lfcike ia ua olelo mai tca Emepera penei: "he oiaio ua hiki ole ia'u ke kaohi aku i ke komo ana mai o keia ' mea make kabe?wai,' e lilo ana ko'u makemake i mea ole mamuli o ka poe ake loaa a manao ino no na loaa a me na enoai lapuwale, aka aole kekahi kumu hookahi e kono ana ia'u e ae e'loaa mai kekahi pono no ke aupuni mamuli o ka hana hewa a me ka poino popilikia o ko'u lahui!" Aka i keia mau la hope mai nei, i ko ke aupuni īke mau ana, aole he paa a pialu oke

komoaoa ameka ai a puhi ia o kaopiumie kooa lahui, a e ulū mau ana no hoi mamuli o na hana kok«a malu a na luna aupuni o Kina, ka poe i ike mamuli o keia hana hewa he laa loaa nui kai hoea mai i o lakou no lakou iho, mamuli ro hoi o ka ul« nui o ka ohohia ia 0 ka opiuma e ka lahui, ua kue nui ia a aiai ia hoi na hana a pau e papa ana i ke kuai ana o ka opiuma, a no ka ike ana o ka Emepem hou 1 ka hiki oU ke hooki i keia mw, H i'o aka oia i k?na mau Kuhina s haa* I n* hookele • kopono ai kt hoopo—pono 4 ho—aalu U li ]i mm*l hiōkon %ci kokahi hai \ihfiĒlo*, m Mto-