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THE CHINA MAIL, JANUARY 19, 1938.

JAPAN'S OPIUM WAR ON

CHINESE

POPULATION

"Demoralisation" Allegations In Swiss Paper

GENERALISSIMO'S PLAN DEFEATED

Geneva, To-day.

That the League of Nations has done every- thing in order to prevent production and sale of opium in China, is revealed by the statement of the League's Opium Committee, published yesterday.

The efforts of the committee, however, have failed in that it has not been able to establish con- trol in territories controlled by the Japanese.

It is freely stated in Geneva that the Japanese military commanders in China have promoted not only the production but also the sale of opium in China, in order to “demoralise” the Chinese civilian population.

*La Tribune de Geneva,” a pro-

minent Swiss newspaper, makes: VAN ZEELAND

sensational revelations in this con- nection, based on reports of pro- minent experts - regarding: Japan's "opium war" against China.

The paper declares that Japan had realised the importance of the fight by General Chiang Kai-shek against opium, and therefore her-

HOSPITALS CLOSED

, distributed opium before the pre-

sent hostilities broke out.

One of the first measures of the

REPORT STILL A SECRET

London, To-day.

The Imperial Airways' Empire flying-boat Centaurus-leaving Sout- hampton recently on a 30,000 miles' survey flight to New Zealand and back. She was the first commercial flying-boat to make a survey flight across the Tasman Sea from Sydney to Auckland. (For Copyright).⠀⠀⠀

UNDERSTANDING BETWEEN BERLIN AND BELGRADE

Belgrade, To-day.

New Congress President

Allahabad, To-day.

Subhas Bose, the well-known In- dian leader and former Mayor of self started production of opium in Publication of the report on

Calcutta, has been appointed Pre- the Tientsin region.

world economic conditions, made

sident of the Congress Party meet- The paper refers to undisputable by M. Paul van Zeeland, former

The conversations of the Yugo-

in statistics revealing that at Tsinan- Belgian Premier, has again been Slavian Premier, Dr. Stoyadinovic, ing being held at Haripura fu, capital of Shantung, 5,000 poli- postponed, although the business in Berlin and especially his recep- February. Reuter. tically camouflaged Japanese agents world is awaiting the report with tion by the Chancellor, Herr Hitler, have aroused much attention here. keenest impatience.

"The full importance of t these ed an understanding. Originally it was planned to conversations, writea the semi- The paper "Politic" believes that Japanese in the present war, says publish the report in England official organ, "Ureme," will be re-the Berlin conversations will have the paper, was to close all those and France to-day.

vealed at a later date but it is had the result of preparing the hospitals where opium addicts were This plan, according to "The already now certain that at the ground for close and lasting treated.

Times," was upset by the out-close of their interview Hitler and operation between Germany General Chiang Kai-shek's six-break of the Cabinet crisis in Dr. Stoyadinovic took leave of each Yugo-Slavia in the interests year plan for the fight against France..

other as two men who had reach- European peace-Trans-Ocean. opium had thereby been practically It is to be presumed, however, frustrated.

that M. van Zeeland's report will Japan was attempting to infect be formally handed over to both vast Chinese territories with governments as soon as the Paris opium, and eye-witnesses have crisis is over.

taken

noticed that in Tientsin, opium] TRADE TALKS POSTPONED dens were to be found on the Another result of the French streets where the poison was sold political crisis has been indefinite at one penny.

postponement of the Franco- Concluding, the paper praises the Italian trade negotiations, also unparalleled measures

by scheduled to begin to-day. General Chiang Kai-shek for fight- It is declared that the post- ing opium, and stresses the testi-ponement came at Italian insti- mony of the League's Opium Comgation, it having been officially mittee that opium-represents one of announced-in Rome that because the most decisive weapons of Japan of negotiations which are being against the Chinese population in carried on at the present time the Sino-Japanese war-Trans-with Yugo-Slavia, Italian trade experts are not available for the Franco-Italian talks.

Ocean.

INSURGENTS STRIKE BACK AT TERUEL

London, To-day.

Fighting around Teruel has be-

Political quarters, however, believe that Italy merely wishes to await formation of a new French Government in order to ascertain the future. trend of foreign policy before committing herself in the matter of trade. Trans-Ocean.

K

gun again, and the insurgents, MORE DRIZZLE

backed by aircraft, are launching a heavy attack on the Government positions.

The Government admit that their troops have given some ground.

The insurgents claim that their troops have captured two important points, which were held by the Government troops-

year. Reuter

The Royal Observatory reports that the anticyclone is passing into the Pacific to the southeast of Ja- pan and another is forming over N. China. The depression is mov- ing eastward over N. Japan.

Local – forecast. E. and N, E. winds, moderate to fresh, cloudy, | occasional drizzle or light rain.

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