\Views of Governments Concerned on Smuggling and Measures of Prevention Geneva, Aug. 24.
Rampant smuggling of drugs is lone of the principal subjects of Giseussion of the Advisory Com.
tee on Opium of the League of Nations, which met to-day and Jelected Sir Malcolm Delevingné (Britain) Chairman and Professor [Anselmo (Germany) Vice-Chairman.
The absence of the Chinese Jdclegate, Mr. Chu, in pursuance of instractions, did not cause surprise, view of the withdrawal of Chinese delegation from the cor ference on February 7.
Tu the course of the proceedings Doctor Tsurumi" announced that Japan would ratify the opium conventions elaborated in the recent International Conferences.
Aug. 25.
This morning's sitting of the Opium Committee considered _the reports of the various Governments respecting the smuggling problem.
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