exhorting the abandonment of the habit. Such enterprises deserve the highest praise, and the high provincial authorities should direct the local officials to take the lead among the respectable men of standing in each place, and develop the establishment of such Societies; so that with each addition to the number there will be an additional centre of activity. But such Societies must only be allowed to concern themselves with the single question of giving up opium, and must not discuss current politics or questions of local government or other subjects not related to the abandonment of the opium habit.
Art. 8. To charge the local authorities with the duty of leading the movement among the local gentry and heads of guilds, in order that it may prove really operative.
The present measure depends entirely on the local authorities taking the lead among the gentry and heads of guilds in giving proper effect to its provisions. Success can only be attained by a loyal and conscientious effort in this direction. The high provincial authorities must therefore carefully examine each year into the reports of their inferiors, and study the returns of the number of consumers originally recorded and the number of abstainers, besides seeing whether due activity has been shown in the supply of anti-opium medicines and in promoting the formation of Anti-Opium Societies. By comparing these various records they will be in a position to apportion praise and blame as due. They should also draw up an annual report for transmission to the Council for State Affairs, and to serve as a basis for examining the operation of this measure.
As regards the city of Peking, the officers in charge of all police stations, the Captain-General of the Peking Gendarmerie, and the Governor of Peking (Shuntien-fu) will be responsible for the due execution of these provisions.
If before the expiry of the term of ten years it can be shown that there are already no opium smokers in any particular jurisdiction, the local authority shall be recommended for promotion.
In carrying out the survey of land bearing opium, the inspection of opium dens and opium shops, and the issue of certificates and licences, as well as in the regulation of smokers, the strictest injunctions must be imposed on the official assistants, clerks, and servants that no exactions whatever will be permitted, under penalty for infraction of this rule, and upon information duly laid of the punishments prescribed for extortion.
Art. 9. To strictly forbid the smoking of opium by officials in order that an example may be set for others to follow.
The complete prohibition in ten years of the use of opium applies to the general population. But the officials must set an example to the people. If they have such a vice how can it be expected that they shall lead the people straight?
Now it is desired to make this measure effective, and with this end in view, it is absolutely necessary to start with the officials and make the time limit for them more severe, and the penalties for non-compliance more heavy, so that as grass bends to the wind the people may comply with their example.
From henceforth all metropolitan or provincial, civil or military, officials of high or low grade, who are over 60 years of age, and who are so strongly addicted to the opium habit that they cannot break it off, will be put out of consideration, as if they were of the common people and treated leniently. All Princes, Dukes, and other hereditary Nobles, Presidents, and Ministers of Boards and Metropolitan Yamêns, Tartar Generals, Governors-General and Governors, Military Lieutenant-Governors, Deputy Lieutenant-Governors, Provincial Commanders-in-chief, and Brigade-Generals holding substantive appointments are the recipients of the Imperial favour to no small degree, and of exalted rank and standing. No deception or pretence on their part must be permitted in this matter. Any of these who have been in the habit of smoking shall be permitted to memorialize the Throne direct, praying for a limit of time to be fixed for them within which to give it up. During such period they will for the time being not be removed from office, but a substitute will be appointed to act for them. When they can show that they have given up the habit they will be allowed to resume office. But it must be clearly understood that no excuse of illness will be entertained as necessitating the further use of the drug beyond the appointed time.
All other metropolitan and provincial officials, civil or military, substantive or expectant, of high or low grade, who are addicted to opium shall be placed under supervision of a delegate appointed by their superiors and be directed to present a true statement of the facts of their case; and without consideration as to whether their craving for opium is heavy or slight, they will be given six months within which to give up the habit altogether. At the expiry of this period they must apply for an officer to be appointed to examine them again and enter into a bond which will be filed. If they become seriously ill and fail to break off the habit within the stipulated time, they may represent the facts to their superiors; in which case any hereditary title they may possess will be transferred according to the proper rules of succession to another to hold, and if they are officials they will be retired with whatever rank they may be holding. If it be discovered that they are holding back the facts and infringing this rule by means of deception, they must be impeached and degraded as a warning against any such trifling and deceit.
If the superior authorities are lax in examining they shall be reported to the Throne for the determination of a penalty.
Further, all teachers and scholars in any schools or colleges, and officers or warrant officers of the army or navy who are addicted to opium shall be dismissed within three months.
Annex C.
CHIHLI 10,000 MANCHURIA 15,000 Peking SHAN SI 5,000 KANSO 5,000 SHANTUNG 10,000 SHEN SI 10,000 HONAN 5,000 KIANGSO 5,000 ANHUI 3,000 HUPEI 4,000 Shanghai CHEKIANG 5,000 KWEI CHOW 15,000 HUNAN 3,000 KIANGSI 500 FUKIEN KWANGSI SZECHUAN 200,000 YUNNAN 30,000 KWANGTUNG 3,000 500 Hongkong 2,000English Miles
0 50 100 200 300 400
The Figures represent the annual production of picul of opium in each Province.
A picul is 133½ lbs.
(80.2/06.1031) F.o. 2813 L-6
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exhorting the abandcument of the habit. Such enterprises deserve the highest praise, and the high provincial authorities should direct the local officials to take the load among the respectable men of standing in each place, and develop the establishment of such Societies; so that with cach addition to the number there will be an additional centre of activity. But such Societies minst only be allowed to concern themselves with the single question of giving up opimu, and must not discuss current politics or questions of local government or other subjects not related to the abandonment of the opinm habit.
Art. 8. To charge the local authorities with the duty of leading the movement among the
local gentry and heads of guilds, in order that it may prove really operative.
The present measure depends entirely on the local authorities taking the lead among the gentry and heads of guilds in giving proper effect to its provisions. Success can only be attained by a loyal and conscientious effort in this direction. The high provincial authorities must therefore carefully examine each year into the reports of their inferiors, and study the returns of the number of consumers originally recorded and the number of abstainers, besides seeing whether dne activity has been shown in the supply of anti-opium medicines and in promoting the formation of Anti-Opium Societies. By comparing these various records they will be in a position to apportion praise and blame as due. They should also draw up an annual report for transmission to the Council for Stato Affairs, and to serve as a basis for examining the operation of this
incasure.
As regards the city of Peking, the officers in charge of all police stations, the Captain- General of the Peking Gendarmerie, and the Governor of Peking (Shuntien-fu) will be responsible for the due exsontion of these provisions.
If before the expiry of the term of ten years it can be shown that there are already no opium smokers in any particular jurisdiction, the local authority shall be recommended for promotion.
In carrying out the survey of land bearing opium, the inspection of opium dens and opium shops, and the issue of certificates and licences, as well as in the regulation of smokers, the strictest injunctions must be imposed on the official assistants, clerks, and servants that no exactions whatever will be permitted, under penalty for infraction of this rule, and upon informa- tion duly laid of the punishments prescribed for extortion.
Art. 9. To strictly forbid the smoking of opium by officials in order that an example may be
set for others to follow.
The complete prohibition in ten years of the use of opium applies to the general population. But the officials must set an example to the people. If they have such a vice how can it be expected that they shall lead the people straight?
Now it is desired to make this measure effective, and with this end in view, it is absolutely necessary to start with the officials and make the time limit for them more severe, and the penalties for non-compliance more heavy, so that as grass bends to the wind the people may comply with their example.
From henceforth all metropolitan or provincial, civil or military, officials of high or low grude, who are over 60 years of age, and who are so strongly addicted to the opiam habit that they cannot break it off, will be put out of consideration, as if they were of the common people and treated leniently. All Princes, Dakes, and other hereditary Nobles, Presidents, and Ministers of Boards and Metropolitan Yamêns, Tartar Generals, Governors-General and Governors, Military Lieutenant-Governors, Deputy Lieutenant-Governors, Provincial Commanders-in-chief, and Brigade-Generals holding substantive appointments are the recipients of the Imperial favour to no small degree, and of exalted rank and standing. No deception or pretence on their part must be permitted in this matter. Any of these who have been in the habit of smoking shall be permitted to memorialize the Throne direct, praying for a limit of time to be fixed for them within which to give it up. During such period they will for the time being not be removed from office, but a substitute will be appointed to act for them. Whou they can show that they have given up the habit they will be allow to resume office. But it must be clearly understood that no excuse of illness will be entertained as necessitating the further use of the drug beyond the appointed time.
All other metropolitan and provincial officials, civil or military, substantive or expectant, of high or low grade, who are addicted to opium shall be placed muder supervision of a delegate appointed by their superiors and be directed to present a true statement of the facts of their case; and without consideration as to whether their craving for opium is heavy or slight, they will be given six months within which to give up the habit altogether. At the expiry of this period they must apply for an officer to be appointed to examine them again and enter into a bond which will be filed. If they become seriously ill and fail to break off the habit within the stipulated time, they may represent the facts to their superiors; in which case any hereditary title they may possess will be transferred according to the proper rules of succession to another to hold, and if they are officials they will be retired with whatever mnk they may be holding. If it be discovered that they are holling back the facts and infringing this rule by means of deception, they must be impeached and degraded as a warning against any such trifling and deceit.
If the superior authorities are lax in examining they shall be reported to the Throne for the determination of a penalty.
Further, all teachers and scholars in any schools or colleges, and officers or warrant officers of the army or navy who are addicted to opium shall be dismissed within three months.
Annex C.
CHIHLI
10,000
MANCHURIA
15,000
Peking
SHAN SI
5,000
KANSO 5,000
SHANTUNG 10,000
SHEN SI 10.000
HONAN
5,000
KIANGSO ANHUI 5,000
3,000
HUPEI 4,000
Shanghai
CHEKIANG
5,000
KWEI CHOW 15,000
HUNAN 3,000
KIANGSI
500
FUKIEN
KWANGSI
SZECHUAN 200,000
YUNNAN
30,000
(80.2/06.1031) F.o. 2813 L-6
3,000
KWANGTUNG
500
2,000
Hongkong
English Miles
0 50 100 200 300 100
The Figures represent the annual production of picule of opium in each Province.
A picul is 1331⁄2 Us.
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