Speaking at an entertainment given been by the Society for the Suppree of the Opiun Trade, in Lo December 20, H. E. Tong (who was one of the Chinese Comm sioner at the Shaoghai Confer: held last year) told of the great progress which bad been made throughout the ud breadth of " hina in xappresof Anti-Opiam and other societies. Chios was determined to ce-operate with them, She was fally awake to the necessity o! effecting reforms in the opium habit The people of Chioa realized that they had twenty-five millions of their brothers and sisters to release from the bondage of the opiam demon, Two Princes the Imperial Blood bad died for the recently. They won, said Tong n, heeanso they preferred death to dotest. Conatless numbers la Chine were waging an equally desperate fight a was prepared to take all sacrifices n the great cans, Tha provincial authorities had all taken up the cans Tu one great prov kocwa dis poppy. not ingle acre of the plant tivated. In other provines of opium cultivation had from 20 to 60 per cent the towne great results had been achieved. In Peking not one disan for opiam-smoking could now. be Popular sentiment had never ben so roused. The Chin: Press, the anti opium societies, student ations, local self-governing assem plies, were all taking op the unive ery with the utmost vigour. China realized the desperate character of ber fight, and was determined to meet all difficulties and sacrifices. Singlehanded, however, China could not win, and needed the practical assistance of the British Government.
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