OPIUM TRADE IN PERSIA
REVOLT AGAINST REGULATIONS.
(UKITXD PRESS ASSOCIATION.— COPIRIGHT.I
(AUSTRALIAN - NEW ZEAIAND CABLE ASSOCIATION.}
(Received 9th July, 10 a.m.)
TEHERAN. Bth July. Martial law has been proclaimed in Ispahan owing to the refusal of opium merchants to conform to, the Persian Government regulations ordering all dealings in the drug to be conducted under the supervision of the Excise officials. As a protest against the regulations, the merchants kept the bazaars closed for a fortnight, and business is at a standstill. A number of the leading protestors have been arrested.
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Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 7, 9 July 1923, Page 7
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91OPIUM TRADE IN PERSIA Evening Post, Volume CVI, Issue 7, 9 July 1923, Page 7
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