Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-10-02

pensed with former decollete and sleeve
less dress.
Pastor Was Leading Figure
in Fight Against Drugs.
North China Herald, Shanghai
For so years the Rev. E. j. Dukes,
whose death occurred April 81, at the
age Of 80, has been one of the leading
figures in the world fight against the
opium and drug traffic. His work in
China brought Mr.. Dukes into direct
from 1874 to 1916 he was tireless in his
fight against the traffic. In the latter
year it seemed that the work of the
Anti-Opium Society, of which he was
presiding committeeman, was completed
with the closing down of the Indo-
Chinese opium trade, but it was thought
advisable to maintain vigilance COM
mittee, Of which Mr.. Dukes was APP
pointed honorary secretary. With the
close Of the Great War, however, it be-
came evident that the opium problem
had entered upon q new and dangerous
phase, through the Illicit distribution
Of narcotic drugs, and, a little later,
through the recrudescence of opium
growing in China. So the Anti-Opium
Society was reorganized In 1919 and
since that time Mr.. Dukes has devoted
all his great and little-dim.ned ener-
gies to its work.
Mr.. Dukes, born near london in
1847, had many memories Of that capt.
tai in the COS and recalled, among other
things, the sale of collars with spikes
in them to protect wayfarers against
garroters and the burning of incense on
the Thames Bridge, so that the Prin-
cess Alexandra might not be offended
by the bad smells from the stream as
she entered London for her wedding
to the Prince of Wales.
Just before his death Mr.. Dukes
learned that the National Chinese
Opium Suppression Society, at its Thirty
eighth Session, at Marking, established
that capital as a model area for opium
control in accordance with the suppress
sion act and regulations sS promulgated
by the Chinese government. The cru
SADIE against opium, as conducted in
this area, will be model for the whole
country, with a central hospital for ad-
diets as type for other communities.
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Argentine Pilgrims
Gain Holy Land Information.
La Nacion, Buenos Aires.-On Feb
ruary of the present year a number
of Argentine pilgrims sailed for Pales-
tine and Syria, under the leadership
OF Mgr. nicolas de carlo, Auxlnary
Bishop of Parana (town of Entire Rios
Province, 10000 population), and the
party has been in those regions ever
since. Many interesting data have been
forwarded to their own country regard
ing their experiences in the Holy Land,
particularly with regard to the explora
tons of the Bible Institute of Jerusa-
lem. beyond the Jordan. r. P. Grew
erendo Padre) Andres Fernandez sub
director of the institute, arranged for
the transportation Of these visitors from
Jerusalem to Bayreuth. (Beirut) via
automobile, trip which gave them am
pie opportunity to behold some of the
stupendous excavations undertaken by
Dr. Alexis Mallon, s. j., under auspices
of the same institution Both the edi-
fees which have been uncovered and
the implements and ornaments likewise
dug from the sands that have covered
them for centuries testify to a high
degree of scientific knowledge and gen.
eral culture Most of the structures
and articles unearthed appertain to the
Babylonian and Assyrian occupations
rather than to the Egyptian and Jew
ish. Among other places of interest, the
Argentine pilgrims visited the sites of
the ancient and morally decadent cities
of Sodom and Gomorrah.