Peking, June 1.
A mandate was issued yesterday evening, drawing attention to the mandate issued last year, prohibiting all traffic in opium and other noxious drugs. The mandate points out that, owing to local disorganization, the former mandate has not been faithfully observed in some parts of the country, and emphasizes the Government's determination to see that it is strictly carried into effect in future.
The mandate adds that special commissioners will be sent to the provinces to inquire into the cultivation of poppy and the traffic in drugs, and threatens severe punishment for local officials who do not observe the anti-opium measures already introduced.—Reuter.
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