Geneva, May. 19, The drug situation in China is being given special consideration by the Advisory Committee on Trafic In Opium ana Other Drugs, now in session here, The Committee has commenced examination of the list of factories discovered in 1938 and the frst months of 1036.
In Shanghai alone, one morphine factory, nine heroine factories, and 21 establishments for the manufacture narcotic pills have been discovered. of the drug evil in being examined by the Committee are the organization cial police, the general struggle against narcotics, control and limitation of the production of the poppy. and of the coca leaves. and various aspects of the drug habit—Havas, Japan Too Lenient (o Tramekers man of the League Permanent Central. Opium Board, who wes atone ime a Commissioner of Customs. in Shanghai and ollier Chinese ports, declares that methods used up to now for the suppression. of drug. trafic ave proved a complete failure, The Committe yesterday. decided lscuse the report tu comers View of the "awieward "impression" Which may be caused by INF, Lytit's Jstieation of his point of view in ihe course of " public session,
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