Attempts to establish plum hongs the en district, recent thorough investigations have proved, were made as far back as January 1998, but these plans did not materi-hgo until late in November, 1938 when arrangements were made to establish eleven hongs. The delay in Tu January 1999 the Opium Smug~ ling' Prevention Corps was estabished by the Japanese authorities Under the auspices of a Mr. Kitaoka, Japanese Adviser to the "Shanghai City "Government" in the Jessfield Ares, An office is located at Lane 61, House 21, Kinnear Road. This corps is composed of two sections, one dealing with eases in which Japanese fond Korean smugglers are involved and the other in cases where Chinese are concerned. Needless to say the expenses of this Corps are defrayed with the monthly fees col-Yeeted from each opium hong similar organization called th "General Opium Suppression Burea\ was formed about the end of December, with offices located on the Sth Floor' of the Broadway Mansions, North Soochow Road, for the purpose of putting into operation a general opitim monopoly scheme, embracing the provinees of Kiangsu, Chekiang fond Anhwei. Full details'of the acions of this body are not known but there is little doubt that it was formed with the Intention of collecting money With which to defray military ex-
Barly in August tt was decided to establish an" "Opium 'Monopoly Bureau" in the Western district and plans were made accordingly to lease premises at Nos. 6, 7, and 70, Lane $35 Hsing Kong Li, Connaught' Road, to the formal opening was due to the be ured as a godown to store huge failure of hong owners to meet the quantities of the drug. So far as is demands of the Japanese, who de-Known, however, the proposed manded the payment of $3,000 quarter-"Bureau" has not yet begun to fune-Ty in advance os "deposit money. ton.
After much wrangling between the Addresses of Opium Hongs authorities and the owners of the: Below is a list of 44 kxiown opium bhangs, however, a start was made in dens known to be flourishing in. the the nefarious business and the eleven Sapanese-controlled Western district: bhangs were established in November ust years "Today a total of 34 known pithy peng, No. 6 Ding Ding hange are reaping rich profits In the Zung Yah, Kee, No, 8 Kong Fol Li, Western district and many more may BIgnan Read... 4 Kong Fok It, bbe expected to be established in the future for the trade is a successful © Yuh The body of the late Minister of Foretgn "Affairs et the "Reformed Government" in Nanking had been lying in slate at the parlours of the Teternational Funeral Directors since February 21 andthe funeral cortege, which was scheduled to get finder way by 230 pam, actually tet the parlours at 4. pany escorted. by tivo "police cars and three. motor-celes, on one of which, a Thompson sob-machine gun was mounted. Since Shortly after toon, irate on Route de Ziceavvel had been deviated and dete: fiver were posted near the. parlours
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