Twenty-Thousand People Out of Work: Exorbitant Charges By Monopoly oon A Commsronext Chengtu, Mar. 23, Madame Chiang Katchek is stil Chungking and has there organized an office for breaking women of the habit of smoking opium. She has contributed $5,000 towards the {ganization and has wired to Nanking {or a copy of the regulations relevant to such an enterprise. Mudame Lit Hoslang is easoclaled with her in this pdewvour and Toco "medical prac ers are ving every ce-operation, stated that 20,000 people have been thrown out of employment owing to the suppression of the opium us la Chungking and Kaingper March 19 a general search for private opium dens' in Chunking accounted for large numbers of opium smokers being put under aryest. The military and police authorities have been tu ducted to put a stop within a cer-fain time limit to private smoking, selling and tangportation of oplure, Mr. Hu Shuchua, the newly ap: pointed Principal of the Chungking University. took up his post on March 18. He is " German returned student and has been President of the Hunan University for several years, He has been appointed to Chungking at the express request of General Lit Hsiang, and is also holding" charge of the Stechuen Mineral Deposit: Iavestiga tion Commission. He has determined to improve the mechanical and agri cultural deparinents of the Chung.
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