To the Editor of the "Nonmi-Ciwa Daly News"
Sin—I quite agree with your editorial of July 3, also with the felters of SILURIAN' and HAT. in to-day's issue of your poper regarding the above.
Shanghai, July 5.
Need for Caution To the attr of the oransCutta Bay News" sm—1 add my congratulation nsee"of your correspondents In this Morsine's paper for your courage in Peng plain that licensing of opium Inerense of gangster coutel the Inlernatonal Seltement are PeepablyIneeparable, think this Eiko Bet me 1 have seen a news paper come. out openly to confess Tae tongsendom here which rues hie is avery" slgnicant event 't's certain that polities capital wil be Stade out of the auaion Thould there' be. licensing" of opium Shops inthe foreign ateniistered reas, Por years. the National Anti= plum Assodation of China has been {Giing the world of the Inigltes of Colanfa" governments, which qxerese monopolies and batten on the sale of opium to Chinese residents. In British Colonial administration there ts frank Inclusion of opium revenues in the budget: and when, a few years ago, it seemed as if the monopolies would go within measurable time in consequence of international treaty, 1 Understand sinking funds to replace the loss of these revenues were crewed, But I fear that, despite the fact that the Chinese authorities have themselves requested licensing by the Settlement authorities, and despite the fact that the National Government is "itself doing this, foreign areas will be quoted as places where gain can be made out of opium agree' that the most open diseussion, both with the authorities "con-teemed through the Consular Body, and by the citizens of this ares, should precede any action, Shanghai. July 5.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.