Asa result of this trade in a few months' time Kai Shih became the contre from which opium was d tributed over the plain. The price of the drug was lower than it had deen for years, and the supply was more abundant. T heard of a Kiao-chen man who had been a well-known opium smuggler and had been caught and sentenced to prison for three years. This summer he completed his sentence and was discharged from prison. Returning to his native! village within three days he had sold his property and had gone to Kai Shih and invested heavily in the drug. He was again cai east gate of Kinocheng city and was given a prison sentence of six years.
With the conclusion of the campaigns in the morth the lid has again been clamped down as far as the opium traffic is concerned, but it will take some months to' get things back to the pre-war standards, The Swedish Royal Party returned from their excursion to Mien Shan on the 6th. The following day was} spent in and about Taiyuanfu, the Crown Prince visiting various places of archwological interest. in and near the city. In the evening a dinner was given in honour of the distinguished visitors at the Shansi Restaurant by the returned students from Europe and America. On the morning of the 8th the party lof? Taiyuanfu on their return to Pekin.
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