Sir Robert HartChapter VIIReading editionChapter navigation24 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterSIR ROBERT HARTChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XIntroductory materialA WORD OF INTRODUCTIONChapter IChapter IIChapter IIIChapter IVChapter VChapter VIChapter VIIChapter VIIIChapter IXChapter XPrevious chapter ←Chapter VINext chapter →Chapter VIIIAll chapters and sections (24)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsSIR ROBERT HARTChapters12345678910Opening pagesIntroductory materialOther sectionsA WORD OF INTRODUCTIONChapters12345678910YUAN PAO HÊNG SUGGESTS PROHIBITION OF OPIUM SMOKING IN CHINA—NEW BUILDINGS FOR THE INSPECTORATE—THE FIRST INFORMAL POSTAGE SERVICE—THE FRENCH TREATY OF 1885—OFFERED POST OF BRITISH MINISTER← CHAPTER VICHAPTER VIII →