Doors Belted and Barred for Safety of Smokers 'A spectacular raid that contained 1 cinema thrills such fron bound doors, locating hidden ouches of opium, entering luxuriously furnished dens, ete, was carried out by the "Flying Squad' of the Traffic Department on Monday evening. The mid netted 25 1b. of raw und cooked: opium, and two self-confessed. opium smokers, The scene of the affair was 5 and 24 North Shantung Rond and the raid was carried out under the direction of Inspector Hermit-axe. The two accused, who calmly admitted their guilt, were subsequently fined $1,000' and $200 respectively and of this "amount 20 er cent. goes to the police concern ed as a reward.
After entry had bein gained to the house the police were just if time {0 sce one of the inmates Ace upstairs meanwhile closely clutching an opium pipe he had been smoke On pursuit' the quarry disappeared into an adjoining room tind the pursuers were just in time to hear the sliding of bolts, "Culling fon the man to open the door the Police were ansered with shouts of defiance, whereupon crowbars. wer® brought' into use andthe door finally sprung.
A search of the room revealed a number of pots of opium, pipes, lamps, and the usual paraphernalia, and on returning to the lower floor' the raiding party soon discovered the main cache of the house.
A large well had been sunk direct. ly under the floor boards and an fron safe had been let down. 11 this the police discovered a single bundle of opium, which is the lurzest that has been seized. hereabouts for some time, Though the inmates of the premises refused point blank to surrender the key the police again went to work with iron implements and the safe was non opened, iecmated Street Unisms of Shanghai have telegraphed to, the Ministry of Industey, Lahowe snd Commerce urging that strict regulations should be issued pro: hibiting the export of rice und cther cereals to Japan by Chinese "one scrupulous merchants." greatest genins, while to China art The Position of China When China came into no contact: with other countries at all, and therefore could ignore them, thers naturally were no political problems. "Bat with the gradual. crease of points of contact, modern generation these are not points of friction, but should make their points of contact spiritual and intellectual, besides dealing with other sides of the ques in goo internationalism it was ins portant to understand other pointe of view.
does not mind being: disagreed with, of even disapproved of, if one only can feel nat, thoes "onpestng Uimann, which was apyree these present, nud Mes. H.C. Mob closed the imecting by thanktise Mis, Roxen for her fie. sgpesh.jhich showed such. cle-r understanding, and expressed the hope that would soon return to Shangkal,
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