The new polies in several cities around find their first business in the congenial occupation of " point daty.' With various imitations of foreign unit-rin to attract attention, they are now found at every corner, even in small places, directing the traffic that is not there, 343
THE SHADOW OF SELY GOVERNMENT, Shoals of documents, achedales, forms, certificates, etc., are sent from the Capital to the recently appointed agents, lectorers and others, who are now enlisted in the "Self Government Departments." Much is being done or talked sbout and the vocabulary of every village has been enhanced with some now official nomenclature, still no tangible benefits are yet in evidence, and the old system in everything holds sway. orion.
The opiam shops are closed. None has been grown this year. Bat everybody who can, bays or sells the drag and many transactions are negotiated with the stipulation that payment be made in opiam in lien of silver of equal weight.
Though this may method of prohibit effective way of reducing existing qaantien, and no doubt few Mandariae are prepared to seize and destroy opiam
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