Geneva, Sept. 19.
Discussing the Opium Report at meeting of the Committee of the Assembly of the League of Nations today, Dr, Vieior Hoo, Chinese Minister at Berne, thanked the rapporteur for his remarks concerning. the efforts of the Chinese Government to stamp out the drug menace:
Dr. Hoo expressed the opinion that the legalized output of drugs still exceeded the legitimate requirements of the world, while clandestine manu facture was increasing, and smugglers were becoming more skilfull.
The Chinese representative said he regretted that Soviet Russia had not adhered t the Convention of 1931, and that the League was unable to live information concerning the situation in Manchuria and Jehol.
As long as the unlimited manufacture of narcotics continued, concluded, the situation throughout the world would never be, ratis-
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