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Photo taken on Wednesday at the C.S.C.C. when the K.C.C. “B” tennis team were visitors and won comfortably. ("Mail" photo).·
Mr. Pierre duPont, the famous American munitions magnate, and J. J. Raskob, pictured together as they discussed the Government action to recover income tax alleged to have been evaded by an ex- change of cheques totalling $27,000,000.
THE CHINA
CHINA'S ANTI-OPIUM
COMMISSION'S
DISCUSSION
Geneva, To-day:
A lively debate has been taking place during the meeting of the League of Nations Commission for illegal opium and nartotics trade, when condi- tions in East Asia came up for discussion and the Japanese Government was openly attacked by the American and Egyptian, and in more cautious form, by the Chinese representatives, for permit- ting and even encouraging the expansion of the opium trade in Chinese provinces controlled by Japan.
THE AMERICAN MEMBER OF THE COMMISSION, ME, FULLER, CHARACTERISED THE CONDITIONS IN MAN- CHURIA AND THE PROVINCE OF JEHOL AS SCARCELY CON- CEIVABLE, DECLARING THAT THESE WERE THE ONLY DIS- TRICTS IN THE WORLD WHERE THE AUTHORITIES DO NO THING TO HINDER THE TRADE IN NARCOTICS, BUT EVEN DERIVE A PROFIT THROUGH IT BY EXERCISING OF THE STATE MONOPOLY.
In replying to these accusa-¡blem as reported by the Chinese de- tions the Japanese member Mr.legate, Dr. Koo, was commended by Yokoyama declared that his Gov- the American delegate, Mr. Fuller. ernment had recently passed Dr. Koo pointed out that the Gov- three new laws for controlling ernment's six-year plan provides for the opium trade and one provid- the control of the manufacture, tran- ing a fine for Japanese opium the control of the manufacture, pedlars.
Except for seven provinces, the Regarding Tientsin, he declared transportation and sale of opium. the situation there was due to poli-growing of poppies was forbidden tical unrest and that order must throughout the country and it is be restored before an attempt can intended to make it general by 1940 be made to deal with the opium Oplum is sold to only some 3,700,000 problem.
registered smokers, who are also re- systematic He assured the Commission that quired to submit to a steps would be taken in Manchuria treatment and cure. and Korea to remedy the situation.
CHINA'S SIX-YEARS PLAN
Heavy penalties and even death for the violation of the opium regula tions have according to Dr. Koo pro- The activities of the Chinese au-duced successful results.--Trans- thorities in dealing with this pro-Ocean.
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Amy Mollison is stated to be planning a new flight in spite of the check to her original plans caused by America's refusal to permit the New York-Paris air race. Here she is seen discussing her new project with an expert.
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