Since the sale of opium in Kiang-ssu, Kiangsi and Kuangtung was legalized by the imposition of a stamp duty, there have been countpendence, a telegram was despatched from the Province of Kuangsi, asking Yuen Shih-kai to retire from his post. The telegram, which bears over twenty signatures including those of Field Marshal Tu Yung-ting, Mr, Liang Chih-chao, General Chen Ping-kun, recently appointed to act as Chiangchun of Kuangsi upon the departure of Fi id Marshal Lu for the front as ator of Kueichow, Wang Tsu-tung, Civil Governor of Kuangsi who was before considered the ried out on a large scale. time Customs has most trusted servant of Yuan, and Taoyins and military commanders, reads as follow: though many offenders must ha cessfully eluded the vigilance of its officers.
The Chief of the Chinese Police has received a letter from the Commissioner of Customs Stating that he is in receipt of information that at 7.90 p.m. every day, when the from Nanking approaches the Shanghai terminus, there are al-foreigners on the train who throw down smuggled opium which is picked up by their confederates loitering along the railroad; that inasmuch as the region beyond the railway station is not within the control of the Maritime Customs it Your Excellency Yuan, the former President.
"We regret to say that since the enforcement of the monarchical system, popular wrath has reached boiling point, and the Yun-Kuei have taken you to the task, resulting in the outbreak of hostilities which have continued from winter to spring. To what extent our national danger will grow, we are unable to say. But the source of the evil can be traced to your oppressive policy relentlessly pursued during the past several years causing disaffection and hatred amongst our people; while the
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