Another report from Ningteh, Hsiapo,|county, A young Chinese," for-Shaoning and Futing. The names meriy a YMCA. secretary, has of the officials and others respon-recently been active in anti-opium sible have in nearly every case paganda. Recently he was put been furnished to us, and every case' in. gnd for six days for no other has been reported to the Milit reason than that he advised the and Civil Governors, and in the ca farmers of his region not to plant of Lienchiang and Futsing a report poppy and opposed by _peaceft has also been made to the naval means the methods pursued by authorities at Pagoda.
Magistrate and his gang to force on Monday the people to plant. Even the the Association Foochow representative, sent there waited on the Civil Governor and by the officials, admitted frankly the Military Governor respective! that this was the only charge and brought the facts before them against the man, and discussed the situation with them. 'The Admiral seemed gentine-At the same time that one writes shocked by our report, expressed of forced opium cultivation and his inability' under the present persecution of those who opposed regime to do anything, and sug-the military dictatorship it is of gested that we ought to write to interest to read the estimates made Admiral Tu at Nanking about those by the Military Tub, recently pub-arts which come within the Navy's lished showing a need for a very sphere of influence. He also sug-minimum of Mex. $20,000,000 per ested that it might be worth while year to finance the army in the writing to General Feng Vu-hsiang Province. Twenty million annually bout the other parts. At a meet-from a bankrupt province, whose the Association held. yester-business is paralyzed because day the first of the two suggestions military can't give protection was adopted, the second was turned bandits and robbers; 20 million down. annually to go into the pockets of the Tali and his men, Civil Governor Powerless The Civil Governor seems greatly Some time ago (Sept. 8) a de-discouraged over the whole situa-putation of the Anti-Opium Astion. He is opposed to the whole Sociation visited the Civil and military regime but is powerless, Military Governors in the city. They to control the situation, then promised that they would punish any offenders whom we re-'Phe Opium Growing Order ported to them, and they further 'The following' is the proclamation promised that they would get out referred to above. a proclamation over their joint seals prohibiting planting and A. Joint Proclamation issued threatening penalties, and they by the Offices of the Magistrate promised to send 800 copies to our and Rehabilitation Bureau, Association for distribution.
Hrienyu, Pukion. Oct. $0, 1988:
Our visit on November 8 and 16
The establishment of this once has was to claim these promises. with been cattery pertaining' to "sehabiltation reference to the first the Civil Gov-ould be punctually ernor simply told us that he wae Practice Ip" thie: disiriet jess, but with reference to Bre second he "Why, T sent fear winter han ben fet the nereage tax Proper at" this time fo. comtinge them long ago," and he called one Practice as formerly, the tax. collected of his writers and made inquiries Tobe according to' the acreng 30.8 and found that the bundle of 300 out ana fo aval coruptln." Bat copies had been sent to the Military atthe beginning of operations. it. feared. thet lowiest. amen will spread Governor's yamen and were wait-Feports which will have an" evil ofo is signature The Association yen ignorant Villagers, "Such a hap:
tle doubt that they have been Bening cannot, be avoided. 1¢ is, proc er that's proclamation should be agued Acliberately held up there until it Yor the information of all classes of should be too late to use them People of this. diatrct.
You should know that this kind of The enclosed picture of a recent tax "has been in existence. for. pears proclamation issued under the name thd that at the. present: time all Serious" district itt hi of both Civil and Military collection, Magistrates in Sienyu county is too plain for words. Tam enclosing sued "a. joint' order. that clamation. trust "happily go shout sh work of ced) and: must not shove with which the officials especially another, and stand ving at and looking at each nana time. if" any lawless persons. appear other and thus lose for one moment to interfere and spoil your work, Yeu, villagers, are ut Mberty to report the mmattar to the nearest camp of soldiers rationed: on" guard who. will.
Seize ana (punish with "mercy." All obey this order.
Must tron respect and net dise Peking, Nov. 21.
When Zimbalist appeared last night before his Peking audience to give his first concert, it was difficult to believe that he had spent the day from carly morning to Into afternoon in trudging along the so-called. highway between Tientsin and Peking.. He dressed immaculately in regula evening dress, he played as fault essly as ever, and betrayed not the slightest weariness, responding to three recalls, as if it were as a pleasure to him to delay the close of the performance as it cor-was to his enraptured audience, And yet he bad passed through an experience Insting 80 hours which would have warranted him in cancelling his engagements on plea that Peking in these days is almost inaccessible, He was announced to play on Wednesday eve ing, A record of eager music-lovers awaited his coming, but he did not arrive, and the manager of the local theatre had perforce to offer Lionel Barrymore on the screen instead of the celebrated violinist in person. We were told to come again the following ever ting, and I happened to be in box office three hours before the Performance was to start when Zimbalist turned up. Mr. Strok told me the story, while Zimbalist smoked a cigarette, looking as if the experience were an everyday occurrence,
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