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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.