The Amoy Bureau of Public Safety Amoy, Jan, 1 received. Information that the ttl htt Sits Bale a Bali tay front door hammered It, shooting feelngarined. men outside slammed to Japan and the price of rice in Amoy 1s still. mounting.
When the Mayor returned he announced that a medical school would be opened. to train students in antiopium, morphic and heroin courses of treatment. A special Hospital will be opened "in "Amoy shortly where patients may to be cured from the effects of these drugs, An all-in-charge would be. made of $15 per patient, and much benefit is expected by the community from the inception of such an institution.
Opium shops are wholly run by Japanese subjects, which with the consent of the "Japanese: Consul-General, will be closed gradually, There are over 300 of these shops in Amoy and over 200 in Foochow. From the beginning of this year 300 and 200 respectively will be the number allowed to do business, but they will be reduced by an annual drawing.
New Year Festivitles Everyone has settled down to work again, the New Year season of hilarity having passed. At the Amoy Club in Kulangsu, the bachelors of the island gave their annual fancy dress ball to the married residents, and the New Year was brought in with daneing and merriment. At the International Club on the Amoy side, the Mayor "and a number of eminent residents also passed 'a pleasant evening bringing in the your.
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