Inclosure 3 in No. 1.
Customs Notification No. 637.
THE general importation of morphia and of the needles or instruments for hypodermic injection is now prohibited, with the exception that physicians and druggists are at liberty to procure supplies for medical purposes, on payment of duty, under special permit.
Special permits will be granted to all qualified importers on their signing bond before their Consul guaranteeing that their intended importations of morphia or instruments for its injection are either for the use of hospitals, or, if for sale, are to be sold only in small quantities and on receipt of a requisition signed by a duly qualified foreign medical practitioner.
H. E. HOBSON,
Commissioner of Customs.
(Signed)
Custom-house, Shanghae, July 6, 1905.
Inclosure 4 in No. 1.
Your Highness,
Sir E. Satow to Prince Ching.
Peking, October 10, 1905.
HIS Majesty's Consul-General at Shanghae has reported to me that Messrs Llewellyn and Co., Mactavish and Co., and Watson and Co., British firms trading as chemists and druggists in Shanghae, have recently been refused permission by the Customs to import morphia except under bond guaranteeing that it should only be sold in small quantities and on receipt of a requisition from a duly qualified medical practitioner. Subsequently Messrs. Llewellyn and Co. were allowed to take delivery of their consignment, while the other two firms were told by the Commissioner of Customs to wait until special permits were issued.
His Majesty's Consul-General addressed a letter to the Commissioner of Customs asking if the statements made by these firms accurately represented the facts, and, in reply, was referred to Customs Notification No. 637 of the 6th July, which prohibits the general importation of morphia, except under special permit.
I need hardly remind your Highness that the question of restricting the importation of morphia is dealt with in Article XI of the Commercial Treaty signed at Shanghae on the 5th September, 1902, but the provisions of this Article only come into operation when all the other Treaty Powers agree to its conditions. I have not yet had the honour to receive from your Highness notice that the other Treaty Powers have signified their agreement to this provision, and I must therefore request that instructions may be issued for the withdrawal of the Customs Notification in question.
(Translation.) Sir,
Inclosure 5 in No. 1.
Prince Ching to Sir E. Satow.
Peking, October 14, 1905.
Your Highness,
Inclosure 6 in No. 1.
Sir E. Satow to Prince Ching.
Peking, October 16, 1905.
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Wai-wu Pu's letter of the 14th October in regard to the recent Notification issued by the Shanghae Customs restricting the importation of morphia, and to state at once that the humanity of the measure is not the point at issue. The views of His Majesty's Government in that regard are clearly shown by the terms of Article XI of the Commercial Treaty. The object of my letter of the 10th October was to bring to your Highness' notice an infraction of a Treaty stipulation. Article XI explicitly says that it will come into operation when all the other Treaty Powers agree to its conditions, but the effect of the Customs Notification objected to is to bring Article XI into operation before all other Treaty Powers agree to its conditions.
I avail, &c. (Signed) ERNEST SATOW.
I have the honour to invite your Highness to reconsider this matter, and to instruct the Customs at Shanghae to withdraw the Notification and conform to the Treaty stipulations.
IN reply to your Excellency's red note of the 10th instant, respecting the question of the restriction of the importation of morphia, and requesting that the recent Customs Notification issued at Shanghae may be withdrawn, in view of the fact that Article XI of the Commercial Treaty is inoperative till all the other Treaty Powers have agreed to its conditions, we have the honour to observe that the prohibition of the general importation of morphia is, after all, a humane measure, in agreeing to which Great Britain led the way in the course of the recent negotiations for new Commercial Treaties. The protection thereby afforded to human life and health is very considerable, and although Article XI of the Treaty does stipulate that it shall only come into force when all the other Powers agree to its provisions, still no Power could but gladly lend its support to such a measure. Great Britain's assent was followed by that of America in their Commercial Treaty, which provided also for the prohibition of the general importation of morphia needles, &c. The Customs Notification issued at Shanghae...
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Inclosure 3 in No. 1.
Customs Notification No. 637.
THE general importation of morphia and of the needles or instruments fi hypodermic injection is now prohibited, with the exception that physicians and druggist are at liberty to procure supplies for medical purposes, on payment of duty, under specia permit.
Special permits will be granted to all qualified importers on their signing bond before their Consul guaranteeing that their intended importations of morphia or instruments for its injection are either for the use of hospitals, or, if for sale, are to sold only in small quantities and ou receipt of a requisition signed by a duly qualifie foreign medical practitioner.
H. E. HOBSON,
Commissioner of Customs.
(Signed)
Custom-house, Shanghae, July 6, 1905.
Inclosure 4 in No. 1.
Your Highness,
Sir E. Satow to Prince Ching.
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Peking, October 10, 1905. HIS Majesty's Consul-General at Shanghae has reported to me that Messr Llewellyn and Co., Mactavish and Co., and Watson and Co., British firms trading: chemists and druggists in Shanghae, have recently been refused permission by th Customs to import morphia except under bond guanteeing that it should only be sold i small quantities and on receipt of a requisition from a duly qualified medical practitioner Subsequently Messrs. Llewellyn and Co. were allowed to take delivery of their consign making special permits necessary before importation will be allowed, is only intended to ment, while the other two firms were told by the Commissioner of Customs to wait untist in the exercise of proper examination and control, and I therefore hope that instructions had been received from Peking.
Excellency will be good enough to help us in this humane measure by directing the
His Majesty's Consul-General addressed a letter to the Commissioner of Customs proprietors of the drug stores concerned to take out special permits. asking if the statements made by these firms accurately represented the facts, and, reply, was referred to Customs Notification No. 637 of the 6th July, which probibits the general importation of morphia, cxcept under special permit.
I need hardly remind your Highness that the question of restricting the importation of morphia is dealt with in Article XI of the Commercial Treaty signed at Shanghae o the 5th September, 1902, but the provisions of this Article only come into operation of all the other Treaty Powers agreeing to its conditions. I have not yet had the honor to receive from your Highness notice that the other Treaty Powers have signified the agreement to this provision, and I must therefore request that instructions may issued for the withdrawal of the Customs Notification in question.
(Translation.) Sir,
Inclosure 5 in No. 1.
Prince Ching to Sir E. Satow.
Peking, October 14, 1905.
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Your Highness,
Inclosure 6 in No. 1.
Sir E. Satow to Prince Ching.
your
I HAVE the honour to acknowledge the receipt of the Wai-wn Pu's letter of
Peking, October 16, 1905. restricting the importation of morphia, and to state at once that the humanity of the the 14th October in regard to the recent Notification issued by the Shanghae Customs measure is not the point at issue. The views of His Majesty's Government in that regard are clearly shown by the terms of Article XI of the Commercial Treaty. The object of my letter of the 10th October was to bring to your Highness' notice an infraction of a Treaty stipulation. Article XI explicitly says that it will come into operation on all the other Treaty Powers agreeing to its conditions, but the effect of the Customs Notification objected to is to bring Article XI into operation before all other Treaty Powers agree to its conditions.
I avail, &c. (Signed) ERNEST SATOW.
I have the honour to invite your Highness to reconsider this matter, and to IN reply to your Excellency's red note of the 10th instant, respecting the questionstruct the Customs at Shanghae to withdraw the Notification and conform to the of the restriction of the importation of morphia, and requesting that the recent Customs
fcaty stipulations. Notification issued at Shanghae may be withdrawn, in view of the fact that Article X of the Commercial Treaty is inoperative till all the other Treaty Powers have agreed its conditions, we have the honour to observe that the prohibition of the gener importation of morphia is, after all, a humane measure, in agreeing to which Gree Britain led the way in the course of the recent negotiations for new Commercial Treaties The protection thereby afforded to human life and health is very considerable, an although Article XI of the Treaty does stipulate that it shall only come into force wher all the other Powers agree to its provisions, still no Power could but gladly lend it support to such a measure. Great Britain's assent was followed by that of America their Commercial Treaty, which provided also for the prohibition of the gener importation of morphia needles, &c. The Customs Notification issued at Shangha
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