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NATIONALISTS' END OF OPIUM MONOPOLY.
OPIUM TENDERS CLOSED ON ACCOUNT OF BRIBERY.
PEOPLE'S "ANTLOPIUM BODY'S DEFINITE RECOM. MENDATIONS FOR SUPPRESSION.
SHANGHAI, November 24th. The queation of opium suppression has reached a new crisis with the drastic measures the Nationalist Government has recently taken in the case of bribery committed by the opium tenderers of "Kiangsu and Chekiang and with the general Awakening among the masses to the danger of any compromise in the war against opium.
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RUBBER PROSPECTS.
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In a special supplement to the "T.R, Journal" many phases of the" rubber question are dealt with. There is a special article by Mr. Walter Buchler on the Chinese
Market." In this he writes:-There.
As to the case of opium tenders are now several Chinese rubber." referred in the preceding paragraph, producing and manufacturing con- all the representatives of the meet- ing expressed their approval of theses in the Far East with extensive holdings in Java, Straits Settle- Minister's action and as a token of
ments and China. There are it, a telegram was sent to the Ministry urging them to take more drastic measures.
numerous smaller Chinese rubber manufactories, the majority making Endeavour To Bribe Minister. The misbehaviour of the apium
rubber, soles, used for cheap shoes tenders of Kiangsu and Chekiang,
Monopoly Abolition.
largely worn by the Chinese. These known as Shih Yuan and Chung
According to the vernacular press are still manufactured by hand in Lisin Companies, has been notorious of last week, the Governments of many places the soles being im as is with all traffickers of the Riangsu and Chicking provinces ported or purchased from local dangerous drug. To avoid any have successively decided to do
manufacturers. The latter use fundamental change in the Govern-away with the system of monopoly simple types of machinery imported, ment's policy owing to the growing installed by the Nationalist Govern- from Japan, Germany, and Great people's movement against opium ment at Nanking, and steps are Britain. Manufacturers of machi monopoly, these opium tenders sent being taken to bring about totalnery for making rubber goods will
the Commissioner of Opina suppression in these two provinces, find ample the Chinese prefer. Prohibition Bureau a bribe of To help. in making the plan, the $92,000; and at the very
Association in Shanghai Chikian when the Commissioner was think according to Sin Wan Fud of the 17th inst. tendered the Following ing how to punish them, sent an other sum of $30,000 to the Minister recommendations:-- of Finance. As is congenial with
1.The matter of opium pro- hibition in the districts should be' the policy of the Nationalist Gov-invested in the hands of a combined ernment, these "opium tenders re- ceived their due reward on the 16th inst when the Minister declared the official cancelling of all the coc tracts with them and confiscated.
moment
the attempted bribe together with the security fund of about a million dollars which these companies have handed to the Government in the months past: The Minister did this, as reported in the vernacular press of the 19th inst. in spite of the tender's threat of assassination and bloodshed.
Anti-Opium Body Makes Recom- mendations.
The industrialisation of China 19 progressing slowly but surely, and more and more factories are estab ished every year. There is thus good scope for the sale of rubber belting and other mechanical rubber goods. There is also a demand for committee of the magistrate and rubber gloves, other druggists' other people's organizations. . .' rubber sundries; waterproofed 2-Local autonomy should be goods, and for rubber footwear. encouraged 50 that every ten families will form a group, in which The majority of the Chinese popula chief may be made responsible for tion can only afford the cheapest the case of addiction in the whole grades of rubber boots and shoes, but, the Inrge number of foreigners residing in different parts of Chinu (British 15.247, American 0,844, German 3,050. French 2,575, Italinn | 100, Norwegian $75, Dutch 470, Swiss 40, Russian 78,785, Japanese 218,100-total, including 'others 336,941), as well as the comparative
group.
3-The policy force in various districts should receive by turn a special training in the course of twelve months, so as to fit them for carrying out the policy of total sup- pression,
4-The Government should manu- facture a special kind of anti-opium medicine, with only a very small Percentage of opium for the use of addicts. No opium alone or any other narcotics should be used.
5. All traffickers in such narcotic drags as morphine, heroin and co- caine should receive death penalty.
The above recommendations were made
After monthe of deliberation and study, the National Anti-Opium Association of China has finally succeeded in drafting a detailed petition in regard to the existing opium policy to the Government and the Central Executive of the Kuo mintang. To endorse it. another anti-Opium mecting was held at the
at the request of the headquarters of the Association on economist Ma Tinghy, a member the 18th instant. About fifty local of the Executive Committee of Che leading organizations were reprekiang Government: Mr. Ma in his sented. After long discussion, the recent lecture to the Provincial lengthy petition was passed, a gist Kuomintang headquarters gave as equally radical comments on the existing prohibition regulations.
of which is as follows:
cd
small percentage "(but still large in number) of China's 500 million populace who can afford imported footwear has caused a growing de mand for such rubber ware. China has recently become quite an im portant market for water bottica, which Chinese girls use as hand- warmors, also to give colour to their cheeks (by warmth). In 1925, 44.408 water, buttles, valued at £6,000, 1. The cultivation of the poppy,
were imported into China from the consumption of sale of, and
Formidable Fublic Opinion. the traffic in opium and other nar-
America. Syringes, also find a ready cotics should be totally prohibited
That the whole volume of public sale in this market. at the same time. No compromise opinion is strongly opposed to any In the writer's opinion, there is in whatever form should be allow thing like an opium monopoly can
be seen by the response of the Knon-opening for the establishment 2.-Whatever income from opium mintang organizations of both of a large, rubber manufacturing suppression must be entirely used Kiangsu and Chekiang provinces to plant in Shanghai; Chinese labour for establishing anti-opium hospitals the manifesto recently sent out by is plentiful and cheap, and can be and extending anti-opium education. the National Anti-Opium Associa- quickly trained to be efficient; the No opium taxes should be collected. tion. These include practically all Chinese are excellent and reliable
3.Since the Opium Suppression the district branches of the Kuomin-workers
under careful foreiga Bureau aims not at collecting taxes: tang in these provinces. To direct supervision. In conclusion, in spite it should belong to the Ministry of Home Affairs: it should not be the growing formidable movement of all the troubles which continually against the existing opium policy of arise in China, China still presents under that of Finance.
the Nationalist Government, the one of the best markets for rubber 4.-Foreign narcotics being more noxious than opium should be provincial Kuomintang organizations goods in the Far East. simultaneously prohibited. Offend-of both Chekiang and Kiangsu pro ers should receive the heaviest vinces have issued strong mani. festags calling all the branches and penalty:
5.-Officers under the Nationalist people throughout these two pro- Government civil or military who vinces to fight against the policy of
monopoly. are in case found out to be in any way connected with the traffic în opium and other narcoties should all receive death penalty.
It is reported that the central Kuomintang organization in Shang- hai was going to call a grand mass It was agreed that the petition meeting to arouse the attention of embodying these principles and the people and line them up to urge lengthy comments on the existing the Government, to adopt. a new opium prohibition. regulations of satisfactory policy.-C. Daily the Nationalist Government should News.
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MUKDEN, Nov. 21st.
The 8th. floor in consist of In view of the projects of the It will be generally conceded that from an architectural viewpoint, dining room occupying the whole Chinese authorities to construct from size and general appearance, of the Bund elevation and the more railways with Mukden as the the new Sassoon Building which is eastern position of the Nanking centre and to improve the harbour gradually taking shape on the Rond and Jinkee Road elevations of Hulutno, a big American and Bund at the corner of Nanking Along the remainder of the Nan bg British bank, the National Road is perhaps the finest in king Road elevation there will be City Bank of New York and the Shanghai and, accordingly, in the lounge, rending and writing rooms Chartered Bank of India, Australia whole of the Far East, says the with a ten terrace Along. Jinker and China bave decided to establish Shanghai Times.. It will be a mat- Road elevation will be kitchen, their respective branch offices in this city and are nowy making pre ter of great interest, therefore, to stores, servants quarters, etc. local residents to know that the The 0th and 10th floors will coreparations to this end.
The foreign bunks, which have greater proportion of this building sist of restaurant on the Bund already their branch offices in this which commands one of the best elevation with terrace overlooking. sites along the waterfront, is to be Nanking and Jinkee Ronds. There city, are the Bank of Franco Chinese for Commerce and Indus utilized as a luxurious hotel. will also be several public assentry and the Hong Kong and Shang- When the plans for the Sassoon bly rooms on this floor.hui Banking Corporation. The Building wero
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It has not yet been decided to compete with the two projecteil and form the upper floors into an hotel. The building was, however, whether the hotel portion, of the new banks.
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