Great Improvement Shown in Narcotics Situation Nanking, Jan, 25.
More than 400,000 drug addicts in Shensi province have registered with the Government, it was disclosed by Mr. Chung Keh-to, special anti-drug commissioner who has just returned from Sian. He revealed that engine ally there were only 60,000 addicts Fegistered but others followed sult as a result of two intensive drives by the authorities.
Out of 02 districts 73 have been Hid of opium cultivation "and the drugs in the other districts are expected to be completely eradicated by the end of this fall Mr. Chung stated that the exten sion of the Langhal railway has fided the government authorities in Pushing the anti-drug drive and that the prospects for the complete sup-Pression of the evil in Shensi were extremely aopetul—Central News.
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