Illicit Drug Traffic by Japanese, Koreans Geneva, May 6.
Fresh from an extensive tour to the Far East, Miss Muriel Lester, of Kingsley Hall, London, gave an illuminating lecture before a large audience on the present situation in China, notably the opium situation, last night, 'The meeting, which was presided over by, Mr. H. A. Lyall, Britisn chairman of the League of' Nations' Central Opium Board, was held at Salle Athenee.
Miss Lester pointed out that, under the system of extraterritoriality and military protection, the illicit traftle of opium and drugs carried on by Japanese and Koreans had increased dally in north China, "The speaker; who had made an extensive tour in the so-called Gemilitarized zone in north China, drew international attention to the fact that "the Japanese ace poisoning the Chinese population on a large scale."
Miss Lester also touched upon village life in China, showing great sympathy to the rural people in their Gradual reconstruction work, the majority of whom were without the assistance of foreign experts.
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