Later, Follow morning's incidents at the Opium Conference, Sit Mal-calm Delevingne at this afternoon's sitting spoke expressing disappointment at Dr. Szo's statement.
The British delegate, in a serious indictment of Chin's attitude, which made a strong impression on the Conference, said that there had been no change in the Chinese Delegation's attitude towards the important question of the cultivation of poppy. The Chinese Delegation, he said, was making the same speeches it had been uttering for three years. He reminded the Conference that China produced the bulk of the world's opium and yet in 1922 she had forwarded a report to the Secretariat of the League asserting that cultivation of poppy had ceased. He produced eloquent figures showing the quantities of opium seized in Hongkong. and inding to the Chinese conten-that China had no control over individuals benefiting from—extra territorial rights, Sir Malcolm lasked what that had to do with restriction of poppy cultivation, [which was the question before the Gonference.
The speaker expressed the hope that Dr. Sze's speech yesterday would not be his Inst word. Otherwise the Conference would be absolutely futile, Sir Malcolm referred to the Ci ese obstructiveness and added the Chines Delegation did seem to realize the present situation The point was that the Chinese production of opium was the dom. mating factor in the Far East.
The British delegate concluded by saying that China had all thei sympathies "in "the present Dr. Ste then rose, _announ that he would reserve his reply ti a Inter stage.
Sir Maleotm Delevingne there. upon proposed an adjournment of the Conference in orier to enable the committee of four, which hai deen appointed, to investigate the question and (get to work. His. motion was agreed on,—Reuter.
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