Proposals to be Submitted: for Suppression of Smoking For some little time past there have appeared in this paper various translations from the Chinese press on the subject of the Nationalist ernment and the suppression of opium, giving the gist of the plans of several organizations interested, The main point of these was the complete banishment of opium and all its paraphernalia from the whole China, the undertaking to be completed not later than March 1, 1929. Meanwhile, although that date is bur six months distant, it is well known that a large syndicate interested in the opium trade continues its work unmolested, doubtless through not failing to hand, over, in the time honoured mann cry a certain, proportion of profit to the "officials who make the loudest outery against this evil.
Among these many organizations, however, which have, as cause for their foundation opium suppression but who: seem not to trouble with effects, Is one headed by Mr. Tang Shao-yi, that really makes moves in the right direction; and from this body we have received a circular cone cerning the work and projects.
The Northern expedition being at an end, the Nationalist Anti-Opium Suppression Association of China, now, as promised, taking its programme firmly in hand. Orders have been issued by the Committee to the authorities @f different. pro vinees for the immediate closing down of all. mor opium suppression bureaux as a first step in the divece tion of centralizing the control of the suppression work.
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