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Authorities to assist the Chinese officers in en-
forcing the new regulations for dealing with the
oplum traffic.
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6.
The practice of subcutaneous injection of
morphia by a syringe or injection needles, consti-
tutes a grave public danger, and as such, it was made
the subject of prohibition under Clause XI of the
Mackay Treaty, but the prohibition was not to be en-
forced until the other Treaty Powers: assented to
such enforcement.
The Wal-W-Pu has communicated on
this subject with the other Powers whose commerciel
treaties with China have not yet been settled, and
has requested them to agree to this point, and to
prohibit the exportation to China of morphia and of
the syringes or injection needles. Most of the coun-
tries, so applied to, have given their consent.
Those which have not yet replied have been urgad to
do so at once. Under these circumstances, and having
regard to the fact that the object in view is a
laudalle one, the Chinese Covernment trust that the
British Government will see their way to enforcing
the Mackay Treaty on this point without delay.