Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1906-07-14
opium Curse Removed.

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rcmaval off the opium yoke which sine
Imposed upon China more than one
hundred years ago The Countfy's au-
nual revenue from Inc tax upon opium
produced To- India and sold IN China in
enormous Last year 10 was over $780,
Un0 600. 10 was Co secure This revenue
mat England for more than one hun
dred years denied China The righi 10
prohibit the Importation uf opium.
The Ia Ior.l.lucral parliament
however. has consented 20 pat am ,nd
90 England's shameful traffic ln opium
aud awaits word from China.
Opium Us the dried juice OF the
poppy grown In certain paris OF india
under strict regulations The acreage
under poppy cultivation Is limited by
law. the present limit being 02l 800
acres.
The cultivation Of opium rs carried
on only under license from the govern
ment. which fixes price a. which the
grower must sell hts crop 20 govern
mcnt opium agents, VINO ship the stun
10 the government factories. Only a
small proportion OF the prepared
ou'um ls consumed In India being
handled by the excise department,
while the bulk is sold by monthly
auctions al Calcutta for export 70
China
Thus hugh revenue Is derived by
Britain from iis opium monopoly
chiefly supported By the terrible Vices
of the Chinese.
oEford University saves Money.
The accounts OF Oxford University
ior 1905 have JUST been presented 90
thp cOnv0GatiOn. and they exhibit a
surplus for the first time IN many
wears. Al the end OF 1904 there was a
deficit Of sIt2sO, bur this has been
converted into credit balance Of
nearly $50 10 is. therefore, iustlhahlc
90 hope that az the end OF the present
year there will Dee a surplus OF nearly
$1,000. az the mll benefit 20 bee ex-
pocted from the recent raising Of the
fees has not yet been roCNzed The
total receipts during 1905 Amounted "a
s87is2s, including $4,000 form the
University Press.
New French Opera Great Ht
Massenet's miracle opera "l.e Ione.
ieur de NOtrO Dame which was pro-
ducsd no Cogent Gardens two weeks
ago has made g great hli. The music
praised for Cos freshness and suiia-
hUty to the naive story written by
Morris oanau. d ls the story of Jean
q iuggler. who becomes "a monk to gei
ahsomtion for hia 0nensoa and u
sneered at by his brother monks ioi
bis ignorance.
Jean. who 81 distressed as 20 how
hc shall pay honor tO The Virgin, mn
aily becomes convinced that he mss
40 q with the only gifts be- possesses
When alone In iho chapel be sings bee
fore her shrine the best songs IN his
repertoire. which are fnlk songs Of tht
fourteenth century. IN she cnd he
canoes q frantic h0urree.
The monks. who have been disturb
I'D hy the noise enter and denounc,
the mggIer for his sacriloge hui The
statute uf the Virgin glows With D
strange light and the voices uf unecli
are heard The hands of Che statute
move ln the act of blessing ihe pros
iratc Jean. He does nos see ihl
miracle hut dies happy knowing ihal
hla worship has been received and nt
auraole shines forth above bis head,
Lahite. inc new tenor from Brussels
sings the part of Jean and gives a ms
INTERPRETATION 40 The character y Wal
for ,hif opem chat a donkey was need
ga ior Doe iuggler. hut thc Cofeni Car
den management, afcr many euofr