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NEW CONSIGNMEN

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THE OPIUM COMMISSION,

793

Commenting on the result of the labours of the International Opium Cummission, the North China Day Netes in the purse of a leading article says:- A study of the nine

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HONGKONG, FRIDAY, MARCH 5, 1909.

Business Notices.

四四十月二年元宜

NEW CONSIGNMENT

or

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M. Gains

HOTEL MANSIONS

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Cruickshank's Cough Remedy

Rosolutions reveals the fact that the Com-A Valuable Remedy for Influenza, Colds, Bronchitis, Asthma, and

mission thorou.bly approved of the Fre

sident's diagnosis of the rpium question. when he declated that the deliberations of

the international body marked the close of

the emotional stage and the substitution of

ail diseases of the Chest and Lungs-Price $1.00 per Bottie.

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the scientife stage. No reference has For the Relief of Coughs, Colds, Hoarseness and Soreness of the

been iucinded to the moral aspect of opium smoking; bat starting from the

promim that public opium is against the

practice, the Commission sets out to assist

the work of prohibition. The compliment.

ary reference to China's efforts in the same

Chest-50 ets. and $1.00.

Martin's Mixture

direction was a graceful tribute to the A specific for Influenza. Hay Fever, Cold in the Head-Price $1. mation, which will be roadily endorsed by

foreigners, but in the case of the Chinese

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conjunction with the able expe of existing conditions made in an early session by In the Recond Sir Alexander Hosie and third Resolutions the respective Governments are recommended to take xnosaures for the gradual suppression of the practice of oplum smoking, s ra Gramination of existing systems of regula

suggested in the light of the tion axperience of other countries dealing with the same problem; bat the Commission ta careful to insist that no country la to fuel obliged to rush through measures that might be wholly inexpedient in the special More debaite is conditions obtaining the expression of opinion that it is the duty of the Governments to obrinte of opium into countries

the phibient, by wmpting Tea where it is able measures at ports of departure to prevent the shipment of the drag: while any besitation in denouncing opium is entirely remared when the Commis

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Bolutions foreign Governments are urged closed wnopium divaus in their Settlement io Chine measure aimed, presumably, at Japin-to deal with anti-opium remedios containing opium in these Concessions and to spply their pharmacy laws to their nations in China. Another Resolution points out that the Commission was unable to accept the proposal of the Chiness delegates that a scientific investigation. committee into the should be made by propertica and effects of opium and into anti-opium remedies.

Where When does the International Opium Commission leave the opium question? In the first plus it marks a eless advence upon the Royal Commission of 1895, not so much by what it has achieved, but by what it bas left undone. Into the extent and effects of opium smoking it has refused to inquire. Excee- sive use of the drug is openly or tacitly admitted now to be an evil by almost every nation interested in the question, and total prohibition has come to he gener ally recognized as the only means of deal-

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MONDAY, MARCH 8th.

RPAUL SUEDIAUS, having retired The Celebrated

from uur exployment, ceases to

ing effectively with that evil. The Consign our Form per Procuration.

miss on enderses prohibition, but on lines

Mr CARL AHRENDT has been autho-

that will entamend themselves to level-rised to sign oue Firm per Procuration

headed states ieu, while posetily leaving from this date.

wall-meaning zaxicts deeply stirred with in- dignation. Among the latter there existed the belief that the Commission would en- daavoyenrbitrarily to denounce treaties and ammé vxecutive fanetions in China. There could have been no moore justification for a Commission on these lines than for an Inter; national Conference (to use Sir P. Swotten. ham's parallel) to inquire into the lynching and shouting of negroes. Public attention, however, has beed drawn to the subject of eplum smoking in a manner never actsinod before, and while the British delegation stoutly refused to go beyond the latter of its instructions, China need have no Anzioty regarding British sympathy and willingness to help her in this task Cho will of the greatest magnitude. fad, indeed, a desire on the part of Great Britahi to anticipate any assistance that she may nquire from her, so long as the unswerving sincerity," to which testimony has been borne, is maintained, But after this Commission the Chinese Government and those who would help.it

in the work of opiam suppression mest

ose to pay exclusive attention to what

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