Fang, has sent a dispatch to His Ho our M.T. Liang, the Shanghai Taotai stating that since, in accordance with the Imperial Decree, all opium dens in the native city of Shanghai have been closed down, and no steps been taken to close the d in the International Settlement, his Honovr is instructed to request the Municipal Council, through the Senior Consul, to adopt drastic measures in the matter in order to encourage the anti-opium campaign in China,
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