Foochow, Nov. 17.
Death will be meted out to any person found guilty of planting poppy within the province of Fu-Keien, according to an order issued by the Fukien Provincial Govern. ment, which is launching a vigorous campaign against opium.
The Foochow authorities have printed 800.000 copies of pamphlets Containing the detailed points of the prohibition order, which are to be Uistributed by aeroplanes among the populace in the western and south-em quarters of Fukien. The provineial officials believe that only capital punishment will effectively Stop the planting of poppy by farmers, which has been steadily increas ing with the result that the rice crop has greatly decreased—Reuter.
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