Eighty-four suspected narcotic offenders in 48 different cases have been sent to the Headquarters of the Shanghai and Woosung Garrison by the Chinese Bureau to be dealt with in accordance with the Provisional Regulations Governing the Punishment of Narcotic Offenders, according to Mr, Tai Lit-tseng, Chief of the BrugSuppression Department of the The total number of addicts registered with the Bureau, Mr. Tal said, was 42,000, out of which 18,000 Persons had their habits" cured voluntarily. Following an examina tion of the registered addicts, who were supposed to have been cured, 220 persons were found to have relapsed to their former habits before the end of last year. As the article [which "provides death for "such offenders was not enforced beginning of this year, th merely given imprisonment terms.
'Examination of registered and cured addicts is. being' continued by the Burent "im "line fo time. At resent, about 2.000_ persons staying West Gate and Small East Gate According to information from the Shanghai Head Post Office, the utilization of the new Hongkong-San Francisco air mail line for the conveyance of Chinese air mails to the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii, and the United States has been duly approved by the Ministry of Commun-cations. "Air correspondence intended for transmission by. alr to these places will be ne cepted as soon as the new line formally functions.
The inauguration of this new air mail service, it is stated, shortens considerably "the time-distance between China and the American western coast, and should prove to be of great commercial importance, Air correspondence to xo by. the American line, it was further stated, is to be superscribed "Via Hongkong. and by US. Air Service" below the usual blue label "Par Avian."
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