Strong Petition to Government! by Local Organization An important meeting of the National Anti-Opium Association China was held at the: Associa tion's headquarters on Monday Jaftemnoon, when representatives. of some 40 leading Chinese organizations attended to express their views, fon the question of narcatio drugs.
patch a somewhat lengthy petition, 'Those present' reseed "to des fo the Nationalist Goverament, in the course of which they say that they are convinced that opium is tone of the chief causes of the degradation of the Chinese people fand the constant wars and famines. Owing to the greed and ign of militarists and corrupt offic ttle has been done to suppress the evil but, now that these have been [swept away, it is their hope that ion will be taken by the Nationalist Government. They, therefore, recommend, inter all 'That an' opium-suppression com, mission should be appointed; - that such a commission should include. representatives of the leading organizations as well.as the Shang. hai Municipal Council -and - the, at $30,000,000. Lead~ among their mills are the Shen Hsin, Mou Hsin, Pao Hsin and Tai Lung. Apart from their Wusih properties, the Yung brothers have big holdings in Shanghai, their local offices being in Kiangse Road, Starting life on a small scale, they worked their way up through' their honesty and their enterprise, with the result that listed among. the in this part of the country. ly, from a mud flat Venice to a modern Venetian and industrial Throvgh their efforts, the city been bunded with con Grand Canal nei dredged, He has spent considerable sums of money on public works and his aim was to see the city of Wusih the real "model" city of Chi Apart from their public works, Mr. Yang and his brother have spent large sums on philanthropis enterprises. In Wusih, a huge library has been built and several acores of schools have been established as 8 result of their efforts.
However, the order for Mr, Yang's arrest and the confiscation of his properties having been issued, the "Nationalists" were not slow in obeying. Seven million dolls were fat once seized, as well as Mr. Yung's many floor factories. - His shares in numerous other enterprises have Wkewise been confiscated. His mills have been transferred into barracks for the "Nationalist" troops, who fare known to have caused no little damage to the machinery. He has Mr. Yung is now Two extra trains left for Nanking fon Wednesday, including the asters 'Taw Chinese Ratepayers' Associa tion has petitioned the Commissioner for Foreign Affairs to protest increased municipal lotioned at th Ratepayers' Meeting.
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