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In collecting the necessary evidence for your report you should in every way endeavour, as far as possible, to co-operate with the Chinese deputies accompanying
you.
(No. 7.) Sir,
Enclosure 3 in No. 1.
Sir J. Jordan to Consul Smith.
I am, &c.
J. N. JORDAN.
Peking, April 16, 1913. I HAVE to instruct you to proceed on a tour of investigation into the cultivation of the poppy in Shantung, jointly with officers appointed by the Chinese Government, in the terms of article 4 of the Opium Agreement of May 1911, Mr. N. Fitzmaurice, of His Majesty's consular service, has been appointed to assist you in the duties of investigation, and His Majesty's consul-general at Tien-tsin has been instructed that Mr. Fitzmaurice should leave that port for Tsinan on the 23rd instant.
On the arrival of the Chinese deputies, you will make the necessary arrangements with them for starting from Tsinan at as early a date as possible after the 24th April.
You will lose no time and spare no effort in visiting, together with the Chinese deputies, the localities in which the information at your disposal would indicate the possibility that the poppy is being cultivated. The season during which the plant is in flower and easily distinguishable is of short duration, and it will be necessary that you and Mr. Fitzmaurice travel separately.
In collecting the necessary evidence for your report, you should in every way endeavour, as far as possible, to co-operate with the Chinese deputies accompanying
you.
I am, &c.
J. N. JORDAN.
Enclosure 4 in No. 1.
Memorandum communicated to Sir J. Jordan by Wai-chiao Pu.
(Translation.)
WITH reference to the joint investigation by British and Chinese officers of opium cultivation at Anhui, it was decided, after consultation with Mr. Wilton, commercial attaché (sic), of His Majesty's legation, that the British and Chinese deputies should meet on the 24th instant at Tsinanfu and proceed by the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway
to Anhui.
The Wai-chiao Pu has appointed Chang Wei, a senior clerk, and the Nei Wu Pu, Cheng Hsiang-k'un, a senior clerk, to proceed together on the stated day. These officers have now been instructed to go together to His Majesty's legation and get into touch on all matters.
The Wai-chiao Pu further has the honour to forward to His Majesty's Minister, for his information, copies of the instructions issued by this Ministry and the Nei Wu Pu respectively to these officers. With regard to the instructions issued to the British officers, it has the honour to request that copies may be forwarded to this Ministry to be placed on record.
(Seal of the Wai-chiao Pu.)
Peking, April 17, 1913.
Enclosure 5 in No. 1.
Instructions issued by the Wai-chiao Pu to Chang Wei, a Senior Clark, on his appointment to proceed to Anhui for the Joint Investigation of Opium Cultivation.
THE prohibition of opium throughout China is an important policy of the moment. The Anhui Tutu has reported that poppy cultivation has been prohibited throughout the province and that it has entirely ceased; further, that the appointment of officials for joint investigation is urgent, in order to prove the reliability of his statements.
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Chang Wei, senior clerk, is therefore now appointed to proceed to Anhui and travel from place to place in the company of the officials appointed by His Britannic Majesty's Minister at Peking, by the Ministry of the Interior, and by Anhui province, observing the conditions and making a thorough investigation. He shall keep a record of the conditions disclosed, to be compared in a friendly manner, as occasion presents itself, with the records drawn up by the other Chinese and foreign deputies; this record to be presented to the Ministry for its determination on his return to Peking after completion of the investigation. No delay or carelessness must occur.
Enclosure 6 in No. 1,
Instructions issued by the Ministry of the Interior to Cheng Hsiang-k'un, a Senior Clerk of that Ministry, on his appointment as Deputy, (Translation.)
A LETTER has been received from the Wai-chiao Pu as follows:-
"With regard to the appointment of British and Chinese officials to proceed to the provinces of Hunan, Anhui, and Shantung respectively for the joint investi- gation of opium cultivation, officials have already been appointed to proceed to Hunan to carry out the joint investigation. The time has now come for the investigation of Auliui province also, and it has been agreed with His Britannic Majesty's Minister that officials shall be appointed within a few days to meet at Tsinan on the 24th instant, proceed by the Tien-tsin-Pukow Railway to Peng Pu, in Anhui, and in company with the officials deputed by Anhui province begin their journey of observation place by place. My Ministry has already appointed Chang Wei, one of its senior clerks, to proceed when the time comes, and has, moreover, instructed him to go, before starting, to the British Legation and get into touch with the British official, Mr. Wilton. I have the honour to request that you will shortly name the official whom you will appoint, and inform me in reply, and that you will further forward a copy of his instructions to this Ministry for communication to the proper quarter."
The above-named official is therefore appointed deputy, and ordered to proceed to that province with the others.
Enclosure 7 in No. 1.
Memorandum communicated to Sir J. Jordan by Wai-chiao Pu.
(Translation,)
ON the 18th instant the Wai-chiao Pu had the honour to receive Bir John Jordan's memorandum, in which he stated that he had appointed Mr. Wilton, special opium commissioner, to carry out, together with the officials appointed by China, the joint investigation of opium cultivation in Anhui, and that he had, further, appointed Mr. Smith, British consul at Tsinan, and Mr. Fitzmaurice, consular assistant. to proceed together with the Chinese officials to carry out the joint investi- gation of opium cultivation in Shantung. The instructions to the British officials on their appointment were also forwarded to the Wai-chiao for its information. Copies of which instructions were duly received.
Copies of the instructions issued to the officials appointed by the Wai-chiao Pu and the Ministry of the Interior to proceed to Anbui and carry out opium investigation have already been forwarded to His Majesty's Minister.
The Wai-chiao Pu has appointed Yu Tô-chun, senior clerk, and the Ministry of the Interior Liu Hsiang-Yun, senior clerk, to arrive at Tsinan on the 23rd instant, and in company with the British officials and those appointed by Shantung province to begin their journey of investigation place by place.
The Wai-chino Pu has instructed the above-mentioned officials to go together to the British Legation and get into touch on the matter, and has the honour to forward copies of the instructions issued to them by the Wai-chiao Pu and the Ministry of the Interior respectively for the information of His Majesty's Minister.
Peking, April 19, 1913.
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