Poking, Jan, 2
The following is iswod by The International "Anti-Opium—As-
Telegram from the Union of Kien On gontxy, merchants and students at Foochow under date January 16: To the 'Fukien M.P's, International Anti-Opium Association, 'Pukion Students. in Poking. The Students' Union, Poking, Pekivg Fukien Fellow Association, Shanghai Fukien Fellow Association, Shanghai Students' Union, Nanking Ful Fellow Association, Nanking Students Union, Loyang, Fukien Fellow—Association, Chekia Fukien Fellow, Association an Wuchang Fukien Fellow "ive are in a receipt of a from Messrs Chang hun, "Wei Lichyin, Lit tid. Chi, Fol, members the. Provincial Assoimbly, stating that the "new magistrate Taow despatched persons. to. various Villages to distribute opium seen and compel the people to. plant them, and those who did not tow opitin are likewise compelled. pay axes according to thei lad, itr Kien On district has boon, for' years under heavy taxation, and the people are overburden with the taxes imposed, neverthe. less the people at the prosont ara fed again under the name, of land tax. to compel opium cultiva-plant which not only weakens the tion, "Since poppy is @ poisonous
people but destr the fame of our nation, public protest and sympathetic action" are—hereby, expected."—Reuter Pacific Sorvice.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.