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Show Is There Graft in Shanghai? SHANGHAI, July 14 All of tho opium dens of Shanghai have been closed in accordance with thc recent law to suppress tho smoking of the drug. Opium is nevertheless being openly solo, in defiance of the imperial edict 'and is being sold secretly. It has been suggested that tho local authorities authori-ties havo been guilty of accepting money mon-ey to allow tho salo to continue despito the imperial edict, and a commission will be appointed to put a, stop to all of these practices, provided it is possible pos-sible to do so. |