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Enclosure 1 in No. 1.
Consul Tours to Sir B. Alston.
Gazette
I NOTE from the Peking Government President of China has appointed one Wang Ta-chon as cultivation for the province of Fukien.
Amoy, July 16, 1921.
of the 7th July that the inspector of opium poppy
I do not know how much is known of this Wang family in Peking; but I have the honour to mention that the family is a Fukien family, hailing from Chuanchow, on the coast between Amoy and Foochow. Two brothers, Wang Ta-chen and Wang Ta-heng, went to Peking some few years ago to open a banking business. I am informed that Wang Ta-chen obtained a post in the Board of Revenue, and that Wang Ta-heug is the president of the Fukien Guild in Peking.
About three months ago Wang Ta-heng arrived in Fukien, having been appointed from Peking to make an inspection of opium poppy cultivation in the province. I have seen no record of any report by Wang Ta-heng; my despatch No. 20 of the 21st March, 1921, gave you the local position of opium cultivation. If the commou talk regarding Wang Ta-heng's procedure is not wholly untrue, it would be interesting to see whatever report was rendered by Wang Ta-heng to his superiors at Peking. It is said that he made much personal profit out of his official tour; his system being to mulet the cultivators in "hush money," and then to bribe the local civil and military authorities; the handsome balance thien falls into the pocket of the inspector, and everybody is pleased.
An inspection of Wang Ta-heng's report, if any exists, would throw light on the truth or falsity of the current reports concerning him; but in any case the present selection of his brother as his successor in the inspection would seem particularly unsuitable.
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Chinese Students' Anti-Opium Association to Sir B. Alaton.
July 22, 1921. CHINA'S slackness in prohibiting opium has reached the extreme point, and we are all moved to shame on this account.
We have read the note sent by you to the Wai-chiao Pu the other day on the subject of trade in and cultivation of opium, giving full details; the facts are clear and cannot be denied. Our Government's one idea is to make a pretence at dealing with the matter. Owing to Wellington Eco's telegram and consequent fear that the League of Nations Committee would delegate persons to investigate with the result that present conditions would be known to the world, the Government decided itself to appoint commissioners to investigate. But there are fifteen provinces and territories in which there is opium, and they have only appointed commissioners for five of these. Their object is that if it be said "delegates should be appointed," they can say "we have appointed delegates;" if it he said "investigation should be carried out," they can say investigation is being carried out."
The five commissioners who have been appointed should have gone to their respective provinces before the opium harvest. But delay succeeds on delay, until it looks as though the investigation would only be carried out after the harvest had been completed. The citizens of China are utterly ashamed of the attitude so disclosed, and we hope that you will press home your warnings, so that perhaps the Governinent may yet repent
As regards provinces other than the five for which commissioners have been appointed there is much traffic in and cultivation of opium, and they should also be closely inspected. We hope that you will not be persuaded to allow the matter to be dropped or slurred over.
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