The Marquis of Salisbury, the special delegate of Great Britain to the Opium Conference, who fell while hunting yesterday, is much shaken, but is progressing favourably. It is expected that he will be replaced {in the Opium delegation by Viscount Cecil, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster—Reuter.
Geneva, Jan, 9, Britain has requested a week's postponement of the Opium Conference on account of the accident to the Marquess of Salisbury, the British delegate.
Jan, 12, An informal meeting of the Second Opium Conference to-day, un animously approved an adjournment Ft January 19 in conformity with Britain's request, 'A motion proposed by the Japanese delegate authorizing the Presid-
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