Jan, 15.
Dr. Woo Kai-song has sent letter to the Secretary-General of the League of Nations " protesting: against certain strictures on the Chinese Government contained the Report of the League's Commission of Enquiry into opium smoking in the Far East, Dr. Woo, in his letter, declares that his Government is combating the social evil of opium and nar-in China, and requests that his protest be brought to the know. ledge of the Rapporteur of the Council of the League. announced that Mr, E, Ekstrand, the Swedish Minis: or fat Buenos Aires, who presided over the League Commission on Opium Trafic in the Far East, haa bee selected to succeed Dame Rachel Crowdy, as head of the Opium Section of the League. ire of Propaganda Jan, 19, The publicity and propaganda Jeonducted by the Central Opium Board of the League of Nations have failed to reduce appzetiably the world traffic in cpium.—Thia statement is contained in a report Prwmented to the Council of the League by Mr, L. A. Lyall, echaitman of the Opium Committee, who was formerly Commissicnee of [Customs at Shanghai, Mr, Lyall says that the traffic opium continues on an immense seule and that, failing other means, the Central Opium Board must use tte powers to denounce countries whith are in anger of becoming centres. vf the iitieit traffic, The report of the Central Opium Board to the Council of the League complained that certain countri@s, some of which Opin convention, stow
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