Jan. 13.
In Saturday's issue we said that the keynote of all the recent, turmoil in Kiangsu and Ché- kiang was simply possession of the wealthy district of Shanghs And in that it is no exaggeration to say that the richest jewel of all is the "squeeze" on illicit opium. This is and has been so notorious for years past that. it can hardly now be said to occasion any scandal among the Chinese. The only excitement is when at rare intervals an official is found who declines to accept the bribes of the opium smugglers. And when that happens, it is fairly safe to, assume
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