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The Opium Scourge
THE CHINA MAIL, MARCH 22, 1938.
WHAT WILL JAPAN
JAPAN DO?
FRO
The Japanese military apparently Experience In
Control
or
ROM behind the matter-of-fact Korea, Manchuria and Jehol and nese authorities had profited by the opium exports for 1935 and 1986.
annual report of the Central the J Japanese concession at Tien- growth and sale of opium for years Opium Board, submitted to the tsin. Estimates presented to the General Honjo claimed that the Chinese Sought League Council now in session at committee in 1937 indicated that Japanese would soon improve such Geneva, emerges a lively interest 500 kilograms of heroin was export- conditions; he said they would not in what is happening and is likely ed from Tientsin each week, and abolish drugs at once, but would
use systematically
Several years ago many qualified to happen in future, regarding found its way to the United States, reduce their use growth and manufacture of opium Canada and Egypt. The Japanese More than six years have passed, observers in the Far East felt that and its derivatives in the those representative on this committee, and there has been no question of the League's experts were inclined ports of Ching under Japanese replying to such charges, spoke Japan's firm control of Manchuria to give a distorted picture of the control.
only of the "special position" of during this period. Yet, according drug traffic there by too much de- Reports received since Japan Tientsin, which lay between two re- to documepted evidence presented pendence upon the reliability of
different extended its control over additional gions having entirely
At that the Geneva committee in 1937 Chinese official figures. Chinese provinces have not been principles. for dealing with the cultivation has ben system- time, Chinese figures were not reassuring. The tentative efforts drug problem, and expressed con- atically increased every year in taken seriously among those who of Chinese authorities to suppress fidence that conditions would im- Manchuria under Japanese control knew actual conditions at first- But the evidence all in- the drug traffic have been disrupt- prove after restoration of order in and the sale of opium and its hand. ed, and Japanese and Korean North China.
derivatives in 1937, according to dicates that the Chinese have made pedlars have become more active.
Japanese official estimates, was 25 a vigorous attempt to suppress
· per cent higher than in 1936. The reduce traffic in opium and its de- United States representative on the rivate in the years since 1931. Geneva committee added the charge. The important question therefore growth of opium and open sale of
that about 40 tons of Iranian opium arises. What will the Japanese drugs.
The reply was reminiscent of have been imported into Manchuria do? Will they continue and streng- Members of the League's Opitim one made by the Japanese General each year for manufacture into then the measure for control effec- Advisory Committee have express- Honjo, commanding the Kwantung morphine and heroin, and that tually begun by Gen. Chiang Kai- ed concern for years over Japan's Army at Mukden in 1931. At that these drugs find their way to the shek and his associates in recent toleration of the extensive manu- time the Japanese had just taken United States and other countries. years? Or will they extend to facture of opium derivatives in over Manchuria, where the old Chi-
Private inquiries in Teheran in Chinese provinces south of the 1935 showed that opium exports to Great Wall the so-called "Man- the Far East from Iran are sub churian system" which has signally avowed stantial, and that much of the failed to accomplish its opium is shipped by rail to Man- purpose after six years? churia through Soviet Russia The answer to these questions are 1937 report of the Permanent xiously awaited by those who have Opinn Board; now being consi- worked through the League for 20 dered by the League Council, points years to achieve international co- out that the Iranian Government operation in controlling traffic in has not submitted reports on its drugs.
propose to extend southward the
"Manchurian system" of authorised Manchuria
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but not growing in strength
...the cause is one you can
BANISH
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THE MINERAL FOOD FOR BETTER HEALTH
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ENGLAND BECOMING
HEALTHIER
The
20-
There has been a remarkable drop in 1919, with a ratio of 1,060. in deaths from tuberculosis, during Comparison of infant mortality. the last eight decades, according to rates in 1931-35 with those of 1921– the Statistical Review of England 25 showed a decline during the 10 and Wales for 1935.
years ranging from about 5 per The Review states that a study cent for infants under 1 month to of the decline in taberculosis mor 30-per cent for infants aged 6-12 tality since 1851 showed that the months.
cancer
mortality of children under 5 from The deaths ascribed to this cause has fallen to about one during 1935 numbers 64,507-30,- ninth of the level of 1851-60, and 780 of majes and 33,727 of females. of children aged 5-15 to less than For both sexes these numbers were one fifth.
the highest vet recorded.
At ages 15-25 mortality of men had fallen to one quarter and "of women to less than one third, and rates at higher ages had declined to less than one third of their Ivalnes in 1851-60.
The standardised death rate from respiratory tuberculosis was 28 per cent. lower, and from other forms of tuberculosis about 40 per cent. lower, for each sex in 1935 than the average rate for 1921-30.
Other points in the review are: Marriage Figures
The number of divorced persons who remarried in 1935 (5,662) was a record. While the number of di- vorces 4,069 was lower than that in 1934, it was higher than in any previous year.
Among the persons marrying in 1936, 3.7 per cent of the husbands and 14 decimal 9 per cent of the wives were under 21 years of age. The proportion of husbands was lower than in any recent year.
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curative
FOR SKIN COMPLAINTS AND SKIN INJURIES.
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Keep She-ko handy in the home A comparison of the birth-rate prompt usage in 14.7 per 1,000 population with scratches, bruises, bu that of other countries showed that minor injuries to
For skin troubles only Austria, Norway and Sweden ringworn, ich, dry, and had lower rates.
Male births exceeded female births in the ratio of 1,056 to 1,000 stio was approached in 1843 and 1844 when 85t was ecorded.
been exceeded once
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res, as well
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