CONFERENCE, Marshal Tuan Opposed to the Monopoly Remedy PEKING, Feb. 9.—The Government has received a telegram from Changehia Tutukhtu reporting that the Panchan Lama arrived Chentingfu this morning, but that he probably will not reach Peking before Tharaday—Reulors Paaite Faost Ocx OWN Comnesronnent, Peking, Feb. 4.
'A deputation from the International Anti-Opium Association wait.
Tuan Chi-jui yesterday and explained the work that has been done by the organization in disseminating information concerning. the opium situation in China. The spokesman for the delegation, Dr Aspland, who is the honorary gen-feral secretary of the Association, offered to supply all necessary facts and data to the Reorganization Conference in case it took up the que: tion.
The Provisional Chief Executive, in reply, assured the delegation that if the problem were placed on the agenda of the Conference, the Anti Opium Association would be called upon for information. Marsh: Tuan further expressed his hostility to any plan for legalizing the opium trafic in China by the establishment of a monopoly. He said he hoped that tne evil would soon be entirely eradicated. ways in China, remove the present military control from these railways, restore rolling stock to those ines to which it belongs, and to place the control of the exploitation Jand collection of the revenues again in the hands of the lawful Government administration.—Reuters Din. Chu Yang-Kuang, former Civil Governor of Shantung is men: tioned for the post of Tupan of the Pukow Commerical Port Buren and Gen. Chen "Yao-San_ and Marshal Chang Chung-chang are mentioned for a similar post at Tsingtao.
Tue "Eastern Times" says that yung-hsiang will post as Tupan of Kinngsu and tha, Mr. Cheng Chien" will be Civil Governor.
Marshal Tuan has ordered Marshal 'Chang Chung-Chang to assume his post of Bandit Suppression Comner of Kiangsu, Anh Shantung and Honan' at once, Tuan has also order ai that the men should be suitably rewarded.
TurAN Hsiao Yao-nan has sent Chang Heueh-yen to Peking as his' representative to the Rehabili tion Conference. It is understood that Hupeh will claim that the Central Government should return something like $14,000,000 that forms an outstanding debt to it. The Hupeh representative is also point out that though this province suffered severely from the flood last year the Central Government,. notwithstanding the fact that the Chiaotungpu levied surcharge taxes, has never sent a cash to: Hopeh for the relief of the poor Pacific Service.
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