Strenuous Seven Day Campaign Against the Drag Locally Monday was the third day the -campaign being conducted by' the National Anti-Opium Association towards rousing Chinese public opinion against opium and narcotics, The programme for the day was [devoted entirely to an endeavour to reach as many families as possible and to present to them the evils the drugs in question, the day having been designated as "Family! Day" in the seven of the campaign, Chief among Monday's. features were'three large entertainments for! Chinese women of all classes, two held in Chinese territory and_one at the ¥.M.CA,, 120 Scechuen Road in the Settlement "Mrs, Herman Lia was the chief speaker at the Iaiter meeting and at all three, special stress was laid by the speakers upon hhusbends effective way for the boycotting of opium smokers
Chinese women to add in ridding the country of the evil of opium habits, In each instance the entertainments commenced at 2 p.m. There were during the day, also, about 200 women members of the Kuomintang who paid visits to Chie nese families both outside and fide the Settlement, Posters a imphlets were distributed and ious talks given on the subject of anti-opium week, The radio was utilized in the evening for broadcasting further talks {in Chinese, on the subject and many people were reached who were unable to attend the meetings during the day.
Tuesday's programme in the anti-opium campaign was devoted to "Students Day," and consisted chapel talks in Chinese schools on the opium problem by order of the Shanghai Educational Bureau, as: one of the chief aspects of the work. There were also special lectures in various Shanghai colleges, and in the evening a radio talk on students sand the anti-opium campaign by Dr. Woo, Head of the Public. Health The Chinese rational anti-opium week campaign, on Thursday. was directed toward the improvement of the lot -of hard-working farmers Jand labourers, which class of people constitute the majority of opium smokers in China, Cases there are! many, in which hard-pressed smokers sell their wives and children Just for a doss of opium.
To enlighten the labouring masse: an interesting entertainment given in the" afternoon in Chapei, in which the Rev. K. Chung of the Anti-Opium Association and leaders of the Labour Union explained the evil of using opium and other narcotics, together: with entertaining plays to arouse their interest. Hundreds of men and women labourers swarmed to: the meeting, which was held in the New Theatre, where they used to spend leisure.
A radio talk at about 7 p.m. on the part of farmers and labourers he
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