The examination office Is empower. ced to supervise the dividing and pack-Ing of all opium sold to addicts in western Shanghai, All opium retail-ere—and there are supposed to be 42 hongs openly selling the drug in the outside roads area—are required The following prices effective, in toll in application forms and sub-the Western District on Feb. 1, are it them to. the examination amice joted in cents per Ib. except when before they pack the narcotic for ked E each, D dozen, B bunch. sale to users, and the amounts set forth In the applications are to be
Aritcholes cots of the bureau, The feo to be paid ertintel snd weed by 9 oes by the dealer is reported to be five cents for each small package handied. The retail price of opium now is about $45, to"§80. per ounce of the ima Yunnan product and 860 for the chuan importation, which is consider:
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