Word: opiumeators
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...help provide for this expenditure, taxes on vice-opium-smoking, gambling, etc.-are levied to the extent of $17,200 a day. Raising huge sums by loan came to an end when Cantonese merchants declined to take up a New Year loan...
...Paris, the Council of the League of Nations continued its session. Among the subjects discussed: slavery, traffic in arms, opium, Russian refugees...
...Opium. The Council decided to call two conferences on the opium traffic at Geneva, in November, 1924. One will consider the limitation of the manufacture of the drug to scientific and medical needs, the other will consider the strategy of a war on opium. It was decided to name a committee to prepare plans for the conferences...
...Council of the League of Nations, or the Board of Directors of the League, now in session at Paris, has the following agenda: fixation of arrangements for two international opium conferences, which may be held at Geneva next Summer; discussion of the white slave traffic evil; investigation of questions affecting international health, slavery, Russian refugees, anti-obscene literature campaign, intellectual cooperation movement; consideration of reduction of armaments, compact of mutual guarantees (TiME, Aug. 20), German colonists in Poland, Memel dispute, Saar Valley report, appointment of a new High Commission for Danzig, Austrian report, plans for financial rehabilitation of Hungary, reports...
Bishop Charles H. Brent, of the Episcopal diocese of Buffalo, has a record of over 20 years' service in various bishoprics. At one time he was on the editorial staff of The Churchman. He has been a leading member of many national and international commissions on control of the opium traffic...