Dr. Sze's Statements Strongly presented by Delegates of Other Countries Geneva, Nov. 6.
The atmosphere at the Opium Conference was again ruffled to-day owing to Dr, Sze's criticisms of] other States with regard to res-friction of poppy-stowing.
The Portuguese delegate lodged remarks tp regard the tanhment 8 strong protest against Dr. Sze's
by the Macao authorities of the question, doplating that Portugal required advice.from nowhere. Port: legal was acting in the interests of humanity and "in the letter and mit of the Hague Conver The French delegate, M. Chin-chant, resented Dr. Sze's assertion that the smuggling of opium Indo-China showed the" incompetence of the French authorities prevent armed bands of smugglers:
m entering their territory.
M, Chinchant declared that he could not accept criticism from any. Power, much less' China, whose Government, he asserted, possessed only normal authority in certain parts of the country. It was extraordinary, he continued, that the representative of a country produeme 15,000 tons of opium annually should' reproach Indo-China, where poppy-trowing was styletly—prohibited, Dr, Sze declared that China desived to vestrier poppy-growing and hoped that neighbouring States would second her efforts.
The Conference, by w majority, Proposal to appoint a committee of representatives. of France, Britain, the Netherlands and Japan examine the whole subject and port to the Conteren 'The Chinese detexate protested nairist the exclusion of China, The Japanese representative abstained' from voting on the ground that the question had been me! nulficiently debated.
Tt was agreed that the committee should hear the Chinese and Portuguese delegates if necessary.
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