Against Opium Smoking and Foot-binding From Our Own Contesroxnent Kivkiang, Oct. 19. evils have been staged ove movements against local ment and Nanchang. "pasty authors of Kian; during the past week, One. movement ig directed. againat the habit of opium smoking' and the other against the time honeutcustom of foot inding.
spite. the fort of the @jernment in suppress Inge and the public criticism strong opposing foot-binding, these evils were reported t0."har re Still gaining way in the inten during. these "years. ernment, as part of its rehabilit tion programme, takes steps sway" with these two evils by stage educating " the people (of which ing buch a province wie movement about 90 per cent. are illiterate). Besides publicity "campaigns, me structions have been issued to. all Inagistrater to exercise strict hnwearutes in prohibiting the use of opium and. the custom. of foot. ihinding, and all such eases. should
ing to Taw, immediately dealt With' accord regards opium, another reistration of addleis "has been carried out in Nanchang and Ki Kiang Opium smokers under 1 4 years are' compelled to ron. oft" thei" habit either gradual decreasing of rations or by Thedeal treatment in Hospitabs, but for those who are too elf to, beale their habit, ration of a limited fivantity could be supplied from Specialised opium control body, The authorities are expecting that this Cvil could, be exterminated In six Sears beginning from "NOW.
A Good Move il, plane returned, to Shanghai from stormy trip in which a strung head wind. was Slessre, "PLY, Huang, business tion, H, Woods, eorpilot, manager of the
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