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appoint a por unent. Alvisory "amittee on
mattoro rolatin; to the Convention. Comittee is at prosent composed of representativoa of the British Empire, China, France, Germany, India, Jupan, the Netherlands, Portugal and Bium,
together with threo ascensors oneof hom is
Sir John Jordan, who wher. he us British Minister at Paking was probably responsible sore thun any other afla in livickul for
the opium roforms in Chin. batreon the
yours 1997 und 1917.
Through the work of the Lou, ue
considerable proresu ia now boing nude in the direction of givin: practical effoot to the objects of the convention, more particularly with reward to the traffic in
morphia, comcuina and other sinilur 'rus.
The Secret..rict of the Low vo
would welcome any information or criticism which National Red Cross Jocioties, or other bocios interested in orudicating the buson
of opium, may be able to furnish for tuo
usaiatunce of the Advisory Comittoo in its
diffiewiḥ task.
The question n.turally crisna um
to how fur the purtins to the Convention are
currying out the policy to hich they have
oorzitted themanimo. do ro rd tin
"ritish Colonios where the opium habit is
provalent the Toweruante have generally
speakin”, it is claimed, cone ca far in the
repression of opius a okin they can
safely to unler qxisting con 'itiono,
further repressive mounurns can be undertaken
it must be rgusonally curtain taut the
ructice