CO129-478 - Public Offices & Others - 1922 — Page 656

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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