Control of the Opium Traffic Discussed—Italy's Memorandum Under Discussion Gevena, Sept, 30.
Ata meeting to-day of the League: of Nations Advisory Committee on} Opium Traffic, the absence from which of the Chinese member was. much remarked upon, Sir Malcolm Delevingne proposed that the Peking Government should instruct the Chinese Maritime Customs to send complete details of the seizure of opium at all Chinese ports and to fatare what becomes of such seizures. stringent than the Hague Convention, unfortunately remained a piece of paper owing to the delay in the ratification of the. principal States. More than the goodwill of Governments, he concluded, was needed.
'M, Bourgeois (France) said that] Ihe entirely agreed with Sir Malcolm Delevingne's suggestion and obser-
Italy and Suppression of the Trailie The Committee adopted a resolution to this effect and agreed to a suggestion by Mr. Sato that Japan should forward the resolution to the Lengue Council for the necessary action, The Committee will shortly dis-uss an important Italian proposal in favour of intensifying the control illicit traffic in opium and dangerous drugs, while the Portugues delegate will draw the Committee's, attention to the opium traffic in the Persian Gulf.
Geneva, Oct, 1, An extraordinary session of the} Opium Advisory Commission of the League of Nations is discussing elaborate suggestions submitted by the Italian Government for a more effective control of the opium traffic, 'The Ttalian delegate to-day urged that the signatories to' the Opium Convention who have not complied with its provisions should give their reasons, The Committee noted the assurances of the Persian Government that three years hence the trafic would be reduced by ten per cent.
The American observer informed Gevena, Oct, 2.
The League: of Nations Opium Advisory Committee to-day closely examined a memorandum submitted by Signor Cavazzoni of Italy in regard to the strengthening of the control of illicit traffic on the basis fof the existing international conventions.
'M, Bourgeois of France expressed! the opinion that the Italian scheme Jcontained many interesting sugeestions, for example, the idea of a licence for internal' traffic in opin The German member warmly supported the Itilian project and said that most of the provisions contained it were already embodied in German legislation: the German Government were formly determined to Joo-operate in the campaign against} the drug habi Jonkheer van Vettum of the Netherlands expressed the opinion {that the Italian plan would not modify the present situation with cit traffic in drugs ire a great number moreover, he continued, very complicated, but the chairman of the Committee that 73 American maritime insurance companies have accepted the British Proporal not to insure merchandise concealing opium and other dangerous drugs. This communication favourably impressed the Committe Geneva, Oct. 3, When the League of Nations Ad-'Visory Committee on Opium to-day re-examined the Italian plan to tighten the control of the traffic, Sir Malcolm Delevingne (Great Britain) closely analysed the scheme and proposed the appointment of an pert sub-com: thought practical.
The Japanese delegate, Mr. Sato, observed that several principles of the Téalian plan had already been applied in Japan, Some of the other principles appeared to be super-nous, but he was prepared to discuss the memorandum and submit to the consideration of his Gov-
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