Nanking, July 4.
'The following regulations' have been iasved by the Ministry of In" terior for the prohibition of smoking and alcoholic drinking by minors (persons under 20 years of age):—
1.—AML persons under 20 years of age are forbidden to smoke or take alcoholic drinks. Those needing alcohol for medical purposes and who are certified by doctors are exempted.
'2.—Minora above 18 years of age found guilty of disobeying the above regulations shall be fined $5 or less for each offence. Parents or guardians of children under 13 years shall be instructed to place them—under strict discipline. Tobacco, wine, drinking and, smoking apparatus found in their pos~ ossian shall be confiscated.
3—Parenta or guardians who are guilty of permitting minors to drink oF smoke shall be fined $5 for less for each offence, '4—Persona selling wine, tobacco, or drinking oF smoking apparatus to minors for personal use shall be fined $20 or less for dich '5—Theso regulations shall be enforced by the Public Safety Bureaux of the various Districts and Special Municipalities, Dis trict Governments, and self-govern~ ment"ergenizations of the villages throughout. the country.
'6—These regulations shall effective from the day of their pro-promulgation—Euo Min, Tus Chinese papers report that Mr. A. H. F. Edwards, acting Inspector-Genera] of Customs, has declined to hand over the Russian share of the Boxer Indemnity funds the Inspectoréte-General of,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.