Word: godowns
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Dates: during 1951-1951
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...gold smuggling, with customs officers who look the other way and businessmen who will deal with anybody. It was at Macao, four centuries ago, that white men got their first firm foothold on the mainland of Asia. Last week Macao's air-conditioned opium dens were prospering, godown (warehouse) space was renting at a premium, and the waterfront was crowded with Hong Kong coolies who have learned there is money to be made on Macao's docks. Hong Kong traders were moving...