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CHINA TRADE.

CONFIDENTIAL.

[45563]

No. 1.

RECE

6762

REG 25 FEB 09 [December 31.]

SECTION 4.

Sir J. Jordan to Sir Edward Grey,-(Received December 31.)

(No. 556.) Sir,

Peking. December 11, 1908. WITII reference to your telegram No. 136 of the 27th ultimo, approving, with certain amendments, the terms of a King's Regulation prohibiting the importation of morphia into China or its manufacture in this country, I have the honour to transmit to you herewith two copies signed by me of the said Regulation which I have issued as urgent, pending the receipt from you of copies bearing your signed approval.

I have, &c. (Signed) J. N. JORDAN.

Inclosure in No. 1.

Notice,

THE following Regulations made by His Majesty's Minister, and hereby declared to be urgent, are published for general information,

(Signed) J. N. JORDAN,

His Britannic Majesty's Minister.

Peking, December 1, 1908.

King's Regulations under Article 155 of "The China and Corea Order in Council, 1904."

No. 5 of 1908.

453

Prohibition of the importation and manufacture of morphia. Whereas by Article 1 of the Commercial Treaty of the 5th September, 1902, His Britannic Majesty's Government agree with the Chinese Government upon certain stipulations relating to the importation and manufacture of morphia into and in China;

And whereas His Britannic Majesty's Government having been notified by the Chinese Government of the concurrence of all other Treaty Powers in the stipulations aforesaid, it has been agreed that the said Article 11 shall come into force on and from the 1st day of January, 1909;

And whereas His Britannic Majesty's Government have agreed with the Chinese Government that further measures for the regulation of this matter should also come into force on and from the same date of the 1st January, 1909;

And whereas the Chinese Government bave notified' His Britannic Majesty's Government that the said further measures have been agreed to by all other Treaty Powers;

It is hereby ordered as follows :----

1. On and after the 1st January, 1909, any British subject importing into China morphia or instruments for the injection of morphia, except in accordance with the conditions laid down in Article 11 of the Treaty of the 5th September, 1902, for the importation of morphia, or any British subject manufacturing in China morphia or instruments for the injection of morphia, shall, on conviction, be liable to a fine not exceeding 501., or to imprisonment to any term not exceeding three mouths, or to both such punishments, and the morphia and the instruments for the injection of morphia may be declared to be forfeited.

2. These Regulations may be cited as "The Morphia Prohibition Regulations."

(Signed) J. N. JORDAN,

Peking, December 1, 1908.

His Britannic Majesty's Minister.

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