THE OPIUM TRAFFIC.
SUPPRESSIVE MEASURES, i 1 MOVEMENT IN CHINA. Received April 9, 8.32 a.m. , HONG KONG, April 9. i The Chinese Government is making . an energetic attempt to reduce the i consumption of opium, and has j i issued a rigorous prohibition against its use in colleges, schools, and the army. Prince Kung and four high officials are inquiring into suspected cases of extra smoking of opium among the officials and people. An edict orders the establishment of refuges where victims may be treated. Following on the opium decree of November, 1906, the Chinese Go-! vernment proposed to the British \ Govenment that the importation of Indian opium should be restricted and the import duty doubled. The Chinese Government appears to be perfectly serious in this matter, and has made a practical start by closing the opium dens in many cities and districts. An enormous quantity of opium, however, is grown in China itself.
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Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9062, 10 April 1908, Page 5
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154THE OPIUM TRAFFIC. Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9062, 10 April 1908, Page 5
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